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The ominous word produced not a
r thrill of surprive in lulu one who lis-
. tened. Lynde himself heard it without -
- out a single shade of change. His face
grew no paler , ho dfd not drop his calm
eye from the face of his condemning
- ' - judge for a moment. IIe lead expected
it and was strong to bear It.
But they carried Agnes Trenholne
out fn a dead faint-for just before the '
final rendering of the verdict she had
crept inside the door , and stood there
unobserved. And it was weeks before
she came to herself one cold morning
In December , when the snow lay thickly -
ly without , and the wild winds ho.vled
dismally around the old house en the
! Rock.
The second day after her return to
consciousness they had to tell her all
that had transpired. Lynde Graham
had been remanded to prison for six
days , at the end of which time he was
again taken before his judge , and there
rcceveil ! the sentence of death. He
was to die by the hand of the executioner -
tioner on the 25th hay of December , be-
tw'ecn the hours of ten and two.
It was now the tenth of December ,
still fifteen days to his death. Agnes
astonished every one by the rapidity
with which she gained strength. On the
fifteenth of the month she went below
stairs , and ten days afterward she
took a short walk. On the morning of
the eighteenth she came into the sit-
r
ting-room clad in her riding-habit.
Ralph and her mother both looked up
' at her in amazement. The calm resolution -
lution on her white face told them both
that she w'as resolved on something
from which nothing could turn her.
"Bottler , Ralph , " she said , in a clear
voice , "I am going to beg for the life
of Lynde Graham. No , you need not
utter one word , for Iwarn you it will
fall upon a deaf car. No authority shall
keep me from saving an innocent
, "
man
"Agnes , " said Mrs. Trenholme , "I do
n , not comprehend your strange interest
t in this dastard son of a rude fisherman -
"
" man-
"liotlher , " she replied , "I love him ,
and I know him to be guiltless. It
would have been impossible for hands
so pure as his to have done this wicked
thing ! "
j '
"Agnes , " said Ralph , sternly , "re-
member you are speaking of a murderer -
derer ! "
"I am speaking of an innocent man.
Sonde time , Ralph , if I save him-and
something tells me I shall-you will
thank God that your revenge was not
accomplished in the death of one guiltless -
less as yourself. I am going to Governor -
ernor Fulton. He is a just man-a
Christian , I am told. He holds the
pardoning. power , and he shall save for
me the life of Lynde'Graham ! "
{ Ralph rose from his chair , his face
wrought upon by the excess of passion
within.
"Agnes , " he said , with terrible em-
phasls , "I might lay the iron hand of
authority upon you and force you to
give up this mad scheme. But that I
will not do. I leave you free. But so
surely as you do this thing , I cast you
of ! You are no sister of mine' ' And
mind you this-never come back to disgrace -
grace with your footsteps the threshold -
old of a dishonored home ! "
She heard him through without the
change of a muscle , and when he had
finisdled she bowed in : ad submission.
' 'So be it. I will hover come back
until you bid me. Good-by ! "
She ihassed out into the hall. Mrs.
Trenholme sprang up to detain her , but
Ralph laid his strong hands on her
ar n.
. " ' 1lotlher , she has chosen. Remember
sae has disgraced us forever ! "
"But she is my child ! 0 , Ralph !
this accursed pride ! "
"It will help us through , " he said ,
hcarrely. "God knows what would become -
come of me without it ! "
Agnes went out to the stables , saddled -
dled her own horse Jove , and springing
into the saddle , took the road to Madison -
son , the residence of Governor Fulton.
Madison was distant nearly 200 miles ,
and much of the way lay through the
woealand of a spars&y-settled country.
But of this Agnes never thought. Her
i sole aim was to reach the place in season -
son to get a reprive back to Portlea
before the twenty-fifth. And she had
little more than seven days in which
to at conhplish it. Her home was a
fleet one , with great powers of endurance -
ance and was well acquainted with his
' rider.
The first day passed monotonously
j enough. Night overtook her at Free-
leigh , just sixty miles from home. She
had made good pace , and set out early
the next morning. At noon she rested
a couple of hours , and pushed on. She
= came now upon the very gloomiest part
t of the way. The road lay through vast
f tracts of forest , with here and there
} a but in a clearing , to show' that the
hand of civilization had not entirely
i . , vanished from the world. It almost
1 seemed as if Jove understood the imf -
f
' portance of the errand upon which he
was going , for he gave no sign of weariness -
ness , but hurried on , animated perhaps
by the spirit of his rider.
About sunset It began to rain heavily ,
and the horse sank to his fetlocks in
mud. : Agnes drew rein at the first
shelter she reached-a small , rude but
in the heart of a dense pne ! forest. It
was a most forbidding-looking
- place ,
and had her mind been less occupied ,
Agnes might 'have hesitated about
seeking sho'.tcr there ; but just now she
was not thinking of danger to herself.
The inhabitants , an old man and
woman , were as rude as their home.
They gave her a gruff invitation to
walk in , and led Jove off to a shied at
the rear of the hut.
She seated herself before the fire to
dry her clothes , and the woman
brought her a howl of milk.
The man now came in , and the avaricious -
ricious eyes of the couple wandered
frequentlyy to the costly watch Agnes
wore at her girdle. The look in itself
would have beeh very suggestive to
an acute observer , but Agnes was so
absorbed in her own thoughts that she
noticed nothing that was passing
around her. Her grim entertainers
shade a few rough attempts at conver-
Nation but meeting with no encourage-
spent , they soon relapsed into silence ,
and after a little while they told her
she might retire when she chose. She
role quickly , glad of We prospect of
being atone , and followed the woman
up the rude ladder leading to the cham-
her above the kitchen.
In one corner there was a sack filled
with dried leaves , and covered with a
warm quilt. The woman pointed to
this meagre bed.
"It lie the hest we've got , " she said ;
"but it's not such as the like of ye
have been use to. But I hope ye'il
sleep well. "
She lay down on the outside of the
bed , without undressing , and tried to
sleep. But slumber held aloof. The
longer she lay , the more wakeful she
became. Full two hours passed , and
she was still restless.
Just as she was about to rise and walk
about a little in the hope that it would
bring the sleep she needed , she heard
a distinct and ominous whisper coming
from the room below. Some secret ,
unaccountable impulse led her to put
her ear to a crack in the flooring and
listen. The woman was speaking.
"It can be done in a minute , and it
will make us rich. You are a fool to
dally ! "
"Softly , old woman. She may not be
asleep. She looks like a lady in some
sort o' trouble. Sech don't go to sleep
as innocent like you and I do. " And
he gave the woman a nudge intended
to be facetious.
She answered , impatiently :
"What I want to know is will you
do it or not ? Time's passing. She'll
die easy. The knife is sharp. And the
old well is a safe place to rest in. No
danger of ever being rooted out. "
"It's a deed I don't like to do , " said
the man rubbing his grizzled , bald
head thoughtfully. "A man I don't
mind , but a woman is a different thing.
But I won't be a coward. Give me the
toothpick. That watch would tempt a
speaker in meeting. "
Agnes waited to hear no more. She
knew that it was her own death she
had heard planned , and stepping noiselessly -
lessly to the window she opened it and
looked out. The rain still fell , but it
was not so very dark. Somewhere
under the clouds there was a nearly
full moon. The window looked out on
a shed , and within its rude shelter she
heard Jove quietly munching his coarse
prover lder. The very sound gave her
courage. She did not feel the danger to
herself ; she was only thinking.that if
she perished there , Lynde Graham
would be sacrificed.
She sprang lightly upon the shed ,
slipped to the ground , and , untying her
horse , mounted and dashed away. All
the night she kept on , never daring to
stop , and when the sun rose in the
morning , red and cheerful after the
storm , it showed leer the glittering
,
spires of the city of Madison.
People stared at her in blank amazement -
ment as she rode along the yet quiet
streets. Her habit was splashed with
mud , her riding cap soiled , and its
white feather ruined by the rain of the
night before ; her horse was jaded and
travel-stained , and her pallid face and
eager eyes , above all-it was no wonder -
der she excited a wondering attention.
She asked for the residence of Gov.
Fulton , and a statelyy stone mansion in
a shaded square was pointed out to her.
The goal was reached at last.
She slipped from her horse , left him
at the great gate , and , ascending the
marble steps , put a tremulous hand
upon the silver bell-knob.
CHAPTER VI.
HE liveried servant -
ant stared at Agnes
almost rudely. The
governor was not
at home , he said , in
answer to her eager :
question-he was
absent at Freeport ,
and would not be at
home until ten that
v . evening. Perhaps
not until morning , '
if the roads 'ere bad.
"Is his wife at home ? "
i
"He is a widower , madam" answered -
swered the man.
"His daughter , then ? I am sure I have
heard that he had a daughter. Is she
here ? "
"Miss FjIton is in the parlor. "
"Take me to her at once. Let me see
hiss Fulton ! "
"What name shall I take to her ? "
"None. She does not know me. I will
explain everything to her , and bear the
blame , if any falls. "
Ife opened a door leading into a spacious -
ious room , shadowy with the soft gloom
of crimson curtains , but wonderfully
brightened by the gleam of a wood fire
on a wide hearth. Before the fire , cured -
ed up on a lounge , a kittten purring in
her lap , and a book in her hand , was a'
little golden-haired girl of 16 or 18.
She startled up at sight of the visitor -
itor , and opened her wide , brown eyes
in amazement.
"Get down , Juno , " she said to the
kitten-then to Agnes , "Whom have l
the pleasure of meeting ? "
"Are you Miss Fulton ? " trembling
ly asked Agnes ,
Agnes caught her hand In hers.
"You look good .anl kind-your father -
er must love you. AVhll you help me ? "
"To be sure , if r can. What shall 1
do first ? Crean the mud from your habit ,
or comb hair ? Bothh ' "
you - al' e shocking.
"I know I am in wretched array , but ,
.my dear girl , I have ridden on horseback -
back from Portlea , almost 200 miles ,
and only halted when my poor horse
COnlyd go no further. I have been too
miserable to think of my appearance. I
have come on an errand of life and
death. Miss Fulton , let me tell you
very briefly my sad story , and then
judge whether I have any chance with
your father. You have heard of the
murder at Portlea ? "
"Yes. The beautiful young bride was
murdered almost at the altar ? "
"She was. And you know , perhapss
that there i s a man under sentence of
death for tills murder ? "
"Ye3 ; pap : : told Inc. "
" Wel : , i live come to ask this man's
life of your father. Not his pardon- '
that were too much to plead for-but
his life , t'e ' life of this man , falsely accused -
cused , wrengcully convicted ! "
Miss Fulton gave a little incredulous
stare.
"I think he deserves to be hung ! "
"No ; because lie is innocent. If he
had done the base deed-though he
Nei e dearer tonic than my own soul ,
I would not lift a finger to save him.
The girl they said he murdered was my
adopted sister-she was to have been
the wife of my only brother. "
"And what is this Lyndo Graham to
you ? "
Agnes blushed Scarlet , and stood
trembling and abashed before the gov-
ernor's daughter. But Helen Fulton was
quick-witted ; she understood it all , and
put her hand on the drooping head
caressingly , as she said , softly :
"He was your lover ? "
"No ; not that. But he has been m ;
companion from my earliest childhood
-and-and-you can guess the rest. "
"You loved him ? Poor girl ! No wonder -
der you are wretched. But what if he
did murder her ? "
"He did not ! Never think it for a
moment. I would stake the salvation of
my soul on his innocence ! The real
murderer is yet to be brought to jus-
tice. A'ff'ili you take my word ? Will you
help me ? "
"Yes , I think I will , " said Helen ,
thoughtfully-"that is , I will go to papa
with you , if he don't happen to be
bearish. I asked him for the money to
buy a new bonnet , this morning , and
he told me to go to Flanders-just as
if they made Parisian bonnets in that
Dutch place ! "
TO n u CONTINUED. )
A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER.
How Ho Acts in the Cab of an Engine -
gine Drawing a Fast Train.
The locomotive engineer is a remarkably -
ably placid fellow , with a habit of deliberate -
liberate precision in his look and mo-
tions. He occasionally turns a calm
eye to his gauge and then resumes his
quiet watch ahead. The three levers
whiab he has to manipulate are under
his hand for instant use , and when they
are used it is quietly and in order , as
an organist pulls out his stops. The
noise in the cab makes conversation r
difficult , but not so bad as that heard
in the car when passing another train ,
with or without the windows open , and
in looking cut of the engine cab the oh-
jects are approached gradually , not
rushed past as when one looks laterally
out of a parlor car window. The fact
is that the engineer does not look at the
side-he is looking ahead and therefore
the speed seems less , as the objects are I
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approached gradually.
Those who have ridden at ninety r
miles an hour on a locomotive know
that on a good road ( and there are many
such ) the engine is not shaken and
swayed in a terrific manner , but is rath
er comfortable , and the speed is not
so apparent as when one is riding in
a parlor car , where only a lateral view i
is had. The engineer can be very corn- '
fortable if he is quite sure of the track 1
ahead , and it is only in rounding curves
or in approaching crossings that he $
feels nervous , and it is doubtful if it is
any more strain to run a locomotive at 1
high speed than to ride a bicycle t
through crowded thoroughfares. Jud ; $
fug by the countenances of the bicycle $
rider and the engineer , the engineer has
rather the best of it.-Railroad Ga'
zette. I i
The Bicycle Path.
If it is true that the road to perditici , t
s paved with good intentions , while the
way to the other place is strait and narrow
row besides being a rough and thorny i
path , it does not require much skill in
guessing to predict which path the hi.
cyclers will select.
There is nothing more serious than
what some people consider a joke. ,
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dford s Exports of Woolen Goods.
By Special Cubic. ]
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biurstcd Protection , if Grover ittizt'tt gore back lun us hritogtthcr , and don't sign their : iuu Tarirl Bill , yon'll'ave thla soap for
tu'o years wore.
OLTR NEW STATE.
UTAH'S NATURAL WEALTH AND
RESOURCES REVIEWED.
Agricultural , .llanufactwing and ' lineral
interests in Abundance-mike , Stort"
and Aetivo 1'ullic Iwproveuteats-
L'rigii Politician.
The admission of Utah as a State of
the Union suggests a brief review of
its agricultural , mineral and industrial
Conditions , which we arc able to compile -
pile from the annual report of the
governor of the territory , Hon. Catch
W. West.
The population of Utah increased
44.4 per cent between 1SS0 and 1390 ,
and 14.15 per cent between 1590 and
1595. It now stands at a total of 2.47,32.4
persons , of whom 12GS03 are males and.
120,521 females. The assessed valuation
of real and personal property and improvements -
provements was $97,942,15 ; the revenue -
enue from taxes was $4971G. Almost
$2,750,000 were expended last year on
private and public buildings and in
public works , and 440,000 acres of land
were surveyed.
The report upon the farming interests -
ests of Utah are very extensive. There
are 467,000 acres under cultivation.
41"7,455 acres irrigated , 29.4,725 acres of
pasturage fenced in , 506,650 acres of
improved land and 979,152 acres of unimproved -
improved land. There are 20,581 farms ,
of which only 2,128 were mortgaged for
$1,971,352 , and $720,000 were expended
on farm buildings during the year ,
$226i879 in repairs , and over $1,000,000
were paid out for farm labor. We have
condensed the principal crop areas and
products for 189.4 as follows :
Crop. Acres. Bushels. Value.
Wheat . . . . . . . . . 144,717 3,113,073 $ I,410,00' '
r'orn . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,543 2i)3.37 ) 1 + 1 ; l33
Rye . . . . . . . . . . . 3,791 42,252 " 0,094
Tarlcy . . . . . . . . . . 8,751 271SGG , 1000 ;
rlats . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,334 1,357,710 470,658
Potatoes . . . . . . . 13.520 i , 19,239 5"2.53 :
L3eots . . . . . . . . . . . " ,05G * 301 1GG,714
Flay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,15.5 * i23GG COI , } 9
Lucerne . . . . . . . . 163.544 54G'49 1.i 1G39 ,
ripples . . . . . . . . . . GGaS 377,23 : 146.7G1
F'eaches . . . . . . . . 1ca ; -l,772 75Ix2
Apricots . . . . . . 251 21,251 10.372
Plums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,810 19S3.i
Pears . . . . . . . . . . . 51 1 27.261 1S.8. ; '
; rapes . . . . 578 ; :21 37.23
Small fruits. . 747 ' * r09 G2,44 ;
Sheep . . . . . . . . . . .12,4222,502 12,119,763 s4a51.-0 ;
* Tons. t Number of sheep. s Value of
sheep and wool clip.
Besides the above there were produced -
duced S66,322 pounds of dried fruits ,
00,000 gallons of cider , vinegar and
sorghum , 3,441,732 pornds cf butter ,
520,74"7 pounds of cheese and 1,102,121
sounds of honey. Of live stock , other
han sheep , Utah has 300,000 head of
attle , including 60,595 mulch cows , 47 ;
703 hogs and 5,000 head of mules and
other animals.
The industrial condition of Utah
shows 880 manufacturing concerns ,
employing 5,054 hands , who earn $2 ,
027,118 a year. The amount of capital
nvested is $5,476,246 , the value of the 1
plants is $5,986,215 , the value of the
aw material used is $2,610,03S and the
value of the product of the factories is
$6,678,115. For commercial purposes , .
Utah has 1,97.4 stores , employing 5,023 !
lands , who earn $2,685.794. The capi = !
al invested in the stores amounts to
$14,551,345 , and the sales aggregate
$32,565,611. The capital of the banks
exceeds $5,000,000 , and the amount of
he deposits was $9,629,267 this year , an .
ncrease of $423,000 over the deposits
n 1894. There are 1,380 miles of railroad -
road in the State , and S4 miles of elec-
ric roads.
The mineral interests of Utah are
mportant. Briefly summarized they
are as follows :
Gold and
Coal. Silver.
umber of mines. . . . . . . 12 54G
Employes . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2:3I
Wages paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5D. 7"a :2,7S9,81i
Output , tons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.101 ' 51,924
Cost of . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ? , F4,552.6O6
Cost of development. . . . 43.C0 7.991,195 ,
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The entire mineral product of Utah
is next given :
1OGG.1G0 pounds copper , at 5 cents
per . $ ; 3"OS.CO
2)2JtiO pounds refined lead , at
$3.11 per 100 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G2,9ri.50
53.a51,6G3 pounds nnrclined lead ,
at t 2 pct ton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SSS,8O.cO
GG,90s ounces fine silver , at
62 07-100 cents per ounce. . . . . . . . 4,193,674.50
5G,427 ounces tine gold , at $20 per
ounce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,12S:710.00
Total export value.G,327,32G.90
Computing the gold and silver at
their mint valuation , and other metals
at their value at the seaboard , it would
increase the value of the product to
$11,631,402.72.
The last delegate sent to Congress
from the territory of Utahi was Hon.
Frank j. Cannon. Upon the admission
of Utahh to Statehood , it is believed that
he will be elected the first United States
senator. Mr. Cannon is a young man ,
bright , energetic and progressive. He
has alreadyy made many friends in congress -
gress , and gained the respect of the
older members by his diligence and in-
tcllibcnce. He is expected to make
a name for himself in national politics.
So large and diversified are the industrial -
trial interests of Utah that he is a firm
believer in the policyy of protection for
the United States.
New York's Greatest Interest.
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. crow "Tarilr Reform" Worked.
In 159.3 we imported 13,057,642 lines
of pearl buttons. In 1395 we imported
18,537,049 lines. Americans , under the
Gorman tariff , were deprived of the
work that could have been utilized in
making 5,500,000 lines of pearl buttons.
The amount of duty collected on foreign
pearl buttons in 1893 was $395,245. In
1595 it was $241,193. By the Gorman t
law , the American government lost
$150,000 of revenue , while American
labor lest the work of making 5,500,000
lines of buttons. Who derived any
benefit from this species of "tariff reform -
form ? " Not the government , not our
workers ; but foreign manufacturers
and foreign labor.
A Snrc T1iin to Bet On.
A commercial traveler , during the
late political campaign in Iowa , got
into a heated argument with another
knight of the road in regard to the ac-1
curacy of some figures in the document -
ment , "Tariff Facts , " published by the
American Protective Tariff League. The '
two gentlemen were of opposite beliefs
and both were acquainted with this
paper. The democrat , of course , said i
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that the figures were false and backed
his opinion to the extent of $25. The
republican promptly covered the
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money and the disputed point was re- 1
ferrets for settlement to a democratic
paper in Chicago. The decision , naturally -
urally , was in favor of the "Tariff
Facts , " which uses nothing but official
figures , unless otherwise stated. Congressman -
gressman Dolliver was an eye-witness
of the discussion , and he subsequently
heard from the republican commercial
traveler that he had received his
money. Undoubtedly the democrat will
begin to realize that everything he
reads in democratic papers is not gos-
pel.
Warning to Itepnblican Editors.
The New York Press recently gave
the values of some of the principal
articles that we imported during ten
months ending Oct. 31 , of 189.4 and 1595 , '
also the total values of all imports.
That paper said it was :
"Comparing the imports of leading
commodities with those of the corresponding -
spending period in the preceding year
( under the McKinley tariff ) . "
This is wrong , very wrong. It is surprising -
prising to see the Press fall into such
an error. The McKinley tariff was not
in force for ten months in 1894. It was
not in force even for eight months. The
Gorman tariff was allowed to become
the law of the land before the end of
August , 1894. Last year's import figures
to the end of October include imports
under the Gorman law for two months
and some days , hence a comparison between -
tween this year and last , if extended
beyond August , does not compare the
workings of the two tariffs except in
the case of woolen manufactures. 1
Tell the Whole Truth. t
Mr. Caffery submitted the following
resolution in the United States Senate
on Dec. 16. It was considered by unanimous -
mous consent , and agreed to :
"Resolved , That the President of the
United States be requested to report to
the Senate what action has been taken ,
in regard to the payment of the appropriation
priation contained in the sundry civil °
bill , section 1 , amendment 107 , approved -
proved March 2 , 1895 , for the bounty on
sugar. Anil if no payment has been '
made of said appropriation , and if the (
law granting said bounty has not been
executed , to give to the Senate the i _
reasons therefor. " p '
We trust that the report , when received -
ceived , will explain why this one item t
was selected from among all the appropriations
propriations made by Congress to be
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Bowler.
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Neccesity for I rotectlon. ,
The safety of our American institutions -
tions against foreign invasion lies not ,
onlyy in a patriotic citizenship which at i
a moment's notice would create a vol. I'
unteer army of defense , but it also consists - f
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sists in the great natural resources we
enjoy. Destroy the wool industry and
what would be the result in case of a
foreign war , with out ports blockaded
and dependent upon foreign wool to
clothe our army and our people ? This
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is in my opinion , one of the strongest 1
reasons for protecting and fosteringle
productions of wool.-J. W. Babcock ,
M. C. from Wisconsin.
Want Another 3Ie uage.
We have been waiting for a ringing
message from the president on the subject -
ject of protection for the United States.
If 41r. Cleveland is willing to fight John
Bull on behalf of the Venezuelans , why
not on our own account ? If he objects
to John Bull's invasion there , why not - " ,
object to his invasion here , at home ,
in our own markets ? If there is to be a
lock-out of Mr. Bull from Venezuela , }
why not also from the UnltcdStates ? .
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