That . . .BY. . . Mysterious ETHEL A. SOUTnAH Major. . . CHAPTER XL ( Continued. ) In an Instant , however , she had re covered herself. Quick as lightning , she turned to the table again , seized the china slop basin , and , raising the cup , was just about to empty the whole of the contents , when , as though detecting her intention , a de taining hand was laid upon her arm , and Falkland , In his suavest tones , said "Ah , that Is for Major Brown ! Will you not give it to hint ? " "Oh , do not trouble.please , Miss Lut trell ! " exclaimed Brown , who at that moment appeared in the window. "Let mo fetch it myself ! " and before Eve lyn was even aware of what was hap pening he had taken the cup of coffee from her hand and , turning to the sugar basin , was carefully searching for a piece of sugar of the exact size ho required. "You you will not like that ! " gasp ed Evelyn , making a quick movement forward , with an expression of ab solute perplexity upon her face. "Let me get you another cup that is not strong enough ! " "No , certainly not , thank you ! This is delicious ! " declared the Major , help ing himself to some cream ; and , be fore she had even time to utter an other word , , . Evelyn saw him pass out on the veranda and , to her horror , act ually raise the cup to his lips. It was too terrible ! She made one despairing effort to reach him , one vain attempt to dash the cup from his hand. But- what was it seemed suddenly to hold her back , to rise up like a cloud before her eyes ? She passed her hand in a dazed-bewildered manner across her forehead , made one staggering step forward , and then , with an instinctive sense of preserva tion , grasped hold of the arm of a chair and sank back among the cush ions perfectly unconscious. CHAPTER XII. "Yes , Evelyn it is quite true. I never saw you looking so pale before. thought of the fearful alternative the thought that even then Major Brown might be lying under the Influence of some frightful narcotic , perhaps per fectly unconscious. ' As long as she lived never would she forget the wretchedness she endured as hour after hour she lay awake , watching wearily for the first streaks of dawn to break through the closely- drawn blinds. Still , when even eight had been struck in muffled tones from the depths of the little leather travel ing case even then , what was there to be learned ? Parker looked thoroughly puzzled when questioned for news of Major Brown. "Major Brown , miss ? Why , there is nothing amiss with him ! " she had re turned decidedly. "He looked as well as anybody need last night when I saw him fanning you down stairs. " But what small comfort poor Evelyn derived from this information was speedily destroyed by the maid's an nouncement a little later that the major had evidently overslept himself that morning , as , in passing down the corridor , she had noticed that long after the usual time his door was closed , and his boots and hot water were waiting on the mat outside. It was thus that Evelyn , in a state of strange hopelessness , had dressed and gone downstairs. She had pre pared herself for the worst. She felt she would not be astonished then whatever happened , and yet every step which sounded on the corridor , every time a waiter entered the room , she started up as white as ashes , dreading the news that might come. It was. therefore , almost as great a shock when , chancing to look out of the window , she beheld , strolling leis urely across the lawn , a tall , well-built figure , which she recognized at a glance as the major's. And this had Deen the cause of Lady Howard's remark con cerning the necessity for some little 'BEG PARDON , MISS , IS THIS FOR YOU ? ' That affair of last night has quite upset you. You had.better take Sam bo for a good run this morning , in 1 the hope of bringing back some -color to your cheeks ; and , as Mrs. Courte nay has just told me that her hus band has been called suddenly to Lon don and will not be able to accompany her to the theater to-night , I shall send to say you will be delighted to accept the offer of the ticket if only she will be so good as to chaperon you. I believe , child , a little excite ment will do you all the good in the world. " Evelyn's only answer was a faint sigh as she leaned back in her chair and clasped her hands above her head. At that moment , with her head throb bing continuously and the feeling of utter weariness , which was the result of a sleepless night and hours of inexpli cable worry , the very idea of play was intolerable to her. She seemed to have lived days instead of hours since the events of the previous evening since that terrible moment when she had suddenly lost consciousness , to re member , nothing more until she found herself lying on her own bed , with her aunt's maid , who had evidently been left to keep watch , fast asleep in a chair by her side. ' And then how utterly helpless she had felt when vivid recollections of all that happened rose up in horrible distinctness before her mind ! What could she do ? Alas , nothing nothing whatever ! -She had no actual knowl edge that Falkland had administered anything to Major Brown. She could give no reasons for supposing that the coffee which he had handed to him had been drugged. If she roused the whole--.hotel she could not possibly stateanything * for a fact. Yet at the same .time she was haunted by the excitement as a diversion from her thoughts ! And perhaps Lady Howard had never spoken with greater wisdom ; for , having satisfied herself on the score of the cup of coffee , which she had quite made up her mind had been fatally drugged , all the feelings qf horror ror whica Evelyn had experienced when the suspicion of the forgery had first fallen upon Major Brown , but which she had forgotten in the alarm that followed , returned to her now with a force which seemed ten times Increased in its intensity. Never before in her life had Eve lyn known a day which proved itself so interminably long as did this partic ular morning and afternoon. To see , to speak to , Major Brown again was impossible ; and so , rather than under go the risk of a meeting with him she absolutely shut her ears to all of Lady Howard's entreaties and remained in strict seclusion in her own room , never once during the whole of the day ven turing out of her customary rambles. It was thus probably through sheer weariness that Evelyn , tired to death by her own society and conflicting thoughts , at last gave in to Lady How ard's persuasions , and allowed herself to be driven off under the chaperonage of Mrs. Courtenay to the little seaside theater. The house was packed to overflow ing , and a loud burst of applause was greeting the appearance of the "princi pal actress , when Evelyn , bending for ward to catch her program , which had fallen to the ground , caught a glimpse of the occupant of the seat next but one to Mrs. Courtenay. Instantly a flash of annoyance rose to her face as she recognized the In dividual in question as Gilbert Falk land. Turning away quickly , she fixed her eyes upon the stage , where they remained for the rest of the scene. She had held herself aloof from him most carefully all the day , never venturing downstairs at any time when he was likely to be ab-ut , and , though In one Instance she had had the mis fortune to encounter him , she had pre served the strictest silence regarding the previous night's procee-'llngs , no' ' even asking if he had managed to se cure the forged check , nor evincing any curiosity as to the means he had adopted. "Beg pardon , miss , but is 'this let ter for you ? A messenger has just brought it from the 'Georze , " and asked for it to be given to you himme- diately. " The words borne to Evelyn's ears above the strains of one of Sullivan's most popular airs made her look up In surprise , to find herself : onfronte ( ] by a small program boy , who was holding out for her inspection a note directed in her aunt's handwriting to "Miss Luttrell Stalls , No. 14. " "Bc-ar me , I hope there is nothing wrong ! " murmured Mrs. Courtenay in agitated tones. ( To be continued. ) TOLD OF ANIMALS. The two zebras sent by the emperor of Abyssinia to Queen Victoria have reached England , to the climate and fare of which the zoological gardens is now doing its best to accustom them. Here is a dog story. A short time ago a sheep dog owned by a person at Robin Hood's bay , near Whitby , England , was dispatched by train to Liverpool and from there was removed to Egremont , where it was housed in the back yard of the residence of Mr. Coulson. The following morning the dog had disappeared , and notices which were distributed about Liver pool , Birkenhead and district elicited no response. Rover , however , arrived in a week or so at Robin Hood's bay , weary and lame , and bearing an un mistakable appearance of having had a long journey. The dog had jumped a high wall in order to escape and afterward crossed the Mersey , and sub sequently traveled 170 miles in order to reach his destination. A remarkable case of animal eccen tricity has been discovered near Cayuga - uga lake , New York state. In a high tree a large white cat , which would weigh probably twenty-five pounds , has taken up its abode , and from all observation has been there for several years. It is seldom seen in daylight , but prowls about at night after food , living on birds , squirrels and other animals that it can master. It is shy of any of the human kind , and cannot be approached. In its midnight per egrinations it visits the cottages and anything eatable left outside generally disappears. A few days ago the cat was seen lying stretched out on a limb , like a squirrel , and when a stone was thrown at it the animal rose up and jumped , like a flying squirrel , from limb , to limb and tree to tree , until it disappeared. Not Beeclier's Prayer. One of the older newspaper men told a story the other day. "Browning was one of the best reporters to get out of work that ever broke into the busi ness , " he said. "The city editor sent him down to report Henry Ward Beecher one time , and he came'in about 11 o'clock with his 'stuff' ready for the printer. He had taken no notes , but had made a running long hand report. He told how the church looked , who were on the rostrum about the pulpit , and how Mr. Beecher rose and lifted his hands and said , very solemnly : 'After this manner , there fore , pray ye. ' Then Browning added , in parenthesis , 'Turn rule for Lord's prayer. ' He meant to copy that ver batim from the office Bible when he got to his desk , but forgot it , and the parenthesis was only to guide the printer. " So the paper came out in the morning with a good picture of Brook lyn's famous preacher , and his im pressive manner of saying , 'After this manner , therefore , pray ye. Turn rule for Lord's prayer. ' Which really wasn't what the eloquent orator had said at all. " Chicago Post. Don t Cry. The mere giving away to tears , or to the outward expression of anger , will result for the moment in making the inner grief or anger more acutely felt , says Prof. James of Harvard. There is no more useful precept in one's self-discipline than that which bids us pay primary attention to what we do and express , and not to care too much for what we feel. If we only don't speak the complaining or insulting word that we shall regret as long as we live , our feelings themselves will presently be calmer and better , with no particular guidance from us on ; heir own account. Action seems to follow feeling , but really action and : eeing go together ; and by regulating the action which is under the direct control of the will we can indirectly regulate the feeling , which is not. His Misfortune. Teacher Try to remember this : Mil ton , the poet , was blind. Do you : hink you can remember it ? Bobby Smart Yes , ma'am. Teacher Now , what was Milton's great misfortune ? 3obby Smart He was a poet. Colum bus ( Ohio ) State Journal. To dread danger from the progress of any truth , physical , moral , or re ligious , is to .manifest a want of faith n God's power , or , in His will to main tain his own cause. * * * * * TRUSTS AND PARTIES. RECORD SHOWS WHO HAS FAVORED THEM. An Anti-Trust Campaign on the Fart of the Democrat * with Ctevelnndlsm Thrown It ) , Would bo u Stock. The Examiner , after''quoting the statement of ex-United States Senator W. D. Washburn of Minnesota that the Republican party ought to put forth its full strength and legislate against trusts , remarks that Mr. Washburn and his friends do not say how they are going to do this and at the same time train under the leadership of Hanna. It would indeed be difficult for any party , under any leadership , to mark out a lawful plan of attack upon the trusts , but not more so for the Repub licans than for the party of Calvin S. Brice , Coal Oil Payne , William C. Whitney , J. Pierpont Morgan and the late Roswell P. Flower , to say noth ing of Richard Croker , whose interests are almost as securely wrapped up in trusts as they are inthieving. . We might add that remarks about the lead ership of Hanna come with bad grace from a newspaper which favors the election for governor of Ohio of John R. McLean , who is the richer man of the two and was mainly Instrumental in foisting Joseph Hoadley.a trust law yer , and Henry B. Payne of the Stand ard Oil company , upon the Ohio gov ernorship and senatorship respectively. If Hanna is indeed for trusts it is not for the western organ of John R. Me Lean to think any the less of him be cause of it. Criticisms of Senator Hanna do no conceal the fact , however , that during the past few years the Republicans have been more active against trusts than the Democrats. The Fifty-third congress , Democratic , did not move a finger against them , and it was left tea a Republican congress to pass the Sher man anti-trust law. Last winter and spring the most drastic laws for the suppression of these great combines were passed by Republican legislatures the one exception , proving the rule , be ing the legislature of Texas. As a mat ter of fact , there is no politics in trusts They are no more Republican and no less Democratic than partnerships are , What are the politics of the Anaconda Copper company , the Standard Oil , the Sugar trust and the Diamond Match company ? The Examiner lays especial stress not only upon Hanna , but Griggs. But what is the offense of the Republican attorney general ? He refused , as in duty bound , to make a federal matter out of a wrong which could look for lawful redress only in state courts. His Democratic predecesor , Richard Olney , did worse , as we shall show by a quo tation from the Examiner itself of a past date : "It is probable that the indifference or hostility of the attorney generals of the United States to the anti-trust laws has had something to do with failure of the statutes to accomplish anything Attorney General Olney frankly stated his belief that the Sherman law was unconstitutional , and the remarkable decision of the Supreme court in the Sugar trust case has the effect that the power of the United States over in terstate commerce applied only to per sons and corporations whose principal business is handling goods for sale and not to those whose principal business is manufacturing , and that the sugar trust's business was mainly manufac turing and not selling sugar , seemed to support it. " How can Republican Attorney Gen eral Griggs' attitude compromise his party any more than Democratic At torney General Olney's ? It is idle and in some degree vicious to talk of trusts as the wards and pets of parties. They are no more so than corporations. If they are harmful the damage falls alike upon the Republican and Democrat ; if advantageous the profits and rewards are common to both. Only demagogues seek to create a contrary impression. San Francisco Chronicle. GOVERNMENT REVENUES. Splendid Showing of the Dlngley Law Confounds Free Traders. At the risk of appearing to display excessive brutality toward a foolish and ignorant contemporary , we invite attention to the government finances for September. The revenues have been so large that the month probably will show a surplus of $7,000,000 , and the first quarter of the fiscal year a sur plus of more than $2,000,000. Possibly our readers may recall that it the end of July , the first month of the fiscal year , we took the New York World to task for the most remark able exhibition of stupidity about gov ernment finances or the most reckless jerversion of facts which we had ob served in a long time. What the World did was to take the July def- cit , and , using that as a monthly average of deficit , figure out and sol emnly predict for the fiscal year a def- cit of more than $100,000,000. At that line we explained to our ignorant con- emporary that July deficits always were enormous owing to the excessive expenditures which the government is compelled to make in the opening month of its business year. Also , we warned that Democratic organ , which s the fiercest enemy of the Dingley ariff and the most ardent champion of Aguinaldo , that the July showing was in reality a very fine one , as the deficit of that month was smaller than t had been for many years and that it boded well for the future. The September figures show whether we were right or not , and they teach so mphatic a lesson that we are hoping hat even papers so reckless or ignor ant as the World may bear it in mind when discussing the tariff , Federal reverues and other questions of gov ernment and administration. Accord ing to the World , we should have had for September a deficit of more than $8,000,000 , and for the quarter just end ing a deficit of more than $25,000,000. The facts which hit the World in the pit of the stomach are that we shall have for September a surplus of $7,000- 000 , and for the first quarter a surplus of ยง 2,000,000. Need anything more bo said ? New York Press. FATHER OF THE TRUSTS. Lack of Competition Would Trove Tliclr Moat Fotont Ally. That the tariff is the father of the trusts has been asserted by Mr. Have- meyer , but it has been disproved. That prosperity was the father of the trusts has also been asserted. Prosperity has been the cause of the organization of a large number of trusts , but It is the enemy of trusts that attempt to ad vance prices and resrlct the price of la bor. This has been illustrated in the past few months to the satisfaction of all who have kept posted in regard to the progress of trusts and combina tions. No sooner than an industrial combination has attempted to advance prices beyond a reasonable profit than competition has sprung up. When "good times" prevail capital is on the alert for opportunities for investment , and when any combination like the Sugar trust begins to make large prof its by advancing prices , this capital is available for the organization of competing corporations , which bring down prices to a reasonable basis. In the hard times brought about by the Wilson free trade law the trusts enjoyed immunity from such competi tion , for there was no money to invest in the building of competitive mills and factories. Then the trusts easily controlled the markets.while now at the first evidence of unusual profits there springs up a competitor which serves as a balance wheel to prices. These facts show that hard times are the best aid to trusts , and that neither the tariff nor prosperity are to be held responsible for the crimes that are committed in the names of the trusts. Tacoma ( Wash. ) Ledger. "It Is a Wise Child , " Ktc. 3 to ' ' Uncle Sam "What is the matter , little boy ? " Little Boy "I'm looking for my father and mother. Nobody can tell me who they are. " Uncle Sam "Never mind , little boy. In your case it isn't so much a question of parentage as of proper discipline and restraint. We'll look after you all right. " "Let Well Enough Alone. The south and west are not looking to the east to furnish them money with which to move their crops. These sections are now better off financially than they have been for years. Ar kansas Gazette. In other words , "General Prosperity , " of whom Colonel Bryan was wont to make facetious remarks a short time ago , is becoming tolerably well known to the voters of the west and south. When the leading Bryan organ of Ar kansas concedes that prosperity has come it may be taken as a tacit confes sion that all of Bryan's calamity prophesies in the campaign of ' 96 were mere bosh to fool the voters. It also may be taken as an honest but sly warning to the voters of Arkansas to prepare for the ravings of windy cal amity howlers of the Bryan stripe.who will soon be abroad in the land ap pealing to- them to vote against the party of "imperialism and corruption. " In short , the Gazette's prosperity item may be taken as advice to the people to let well enough alone. Little Rock ( Ark. ) State Republican. The Greater Evil. "By removing the high tariff , " says the New York Journal , "the power of1 the trusts would be greatly curtailed and competition could no longer be re stricted. Neither the producer nor the consumer would be forced to contribute to capital unjustly. " No doubt , so far as Americans are concerned , for the contributions would go to foreign capi tal , which is employing pauper labor. Even with the evils made by the trusts , they are a thousand times less than the results of free trade. A compari son of present condition , with a large number of trusts in operation , with the terrible effects of free trade on the people ple of this country , will speedily con vince any reasonable man that we much prefer the trusts than to re stricting or even abolishing them by any such remedy , which would be as fatal to our national prosperity as it would be to the trusts. Tacoma ( Wash. ) Ledger. No Inquiries. General Prosperity , wearing gold epaulets , is visiting Nebraska for the benefit of the Pops , who said there was no such person. Calamity orators have : not inquired for him lately. Erie ( Pa. ) : Dispatch. OUR LUMBER TRADE. How the Tariff IIa Thrown Open Neir Market * . It Is admitted that the farmers are more prosperous now than In any. pre vious year of the decade. This state ment or fact is resented by the free traders , who insist that the prosperity of the farmers is In no way related to the tariff and that the heavy sales or exports of agricultural products are not necessarily an index to the pros perity of the country at large. But if the farmers are prosperous they are it heavier purchasers than when farming < * is depressed. They purchase more ag ricultural Implements , more clothing , more organs and pianos , more furni ture for their houses , and more buildIng - Ing materials for new houses , and in so doing contribute to the demand that induces activity in all manufacturing establishments. In an Interview published In this newspaper recently it was shown that the tariff on Canadian lumber opened New England and other sections to American lumber manufacturers. It was shown also that in spite of the ad vance in prices farmers and others are doing so much more building that there Is a greatly Increased home de mand. In addition to this it was stated that the foreign demand for American lumber was never so great as now. Most of the lumber shipped to Europe now is sold before it reaches the point of consignment , and prices , of American lumber have advanced from $3 to ? 6 per 1,000 feet in the last two years. The tariff on Canadian lumber threw open the New England markets to western lumbermen and prices advanced. At the same time new markets in Europe were opened to American lumber and prices ad vanced there. These facts tell their' own story Chicago Inter Ocean. IMquotte. A consular report to the state de partment contains some interesting facts about a new French drink called "Piquette. " It is brewed from low- grade American dried apples , includ ing skins , cores , worms , etc. , together with raisins , and as the brew acquires through fermentation just enough of alcohol to give it a piquant taste , but not enough to intoxicate the drinker , it is becoming very popular among Frenchmen. Last year they drank 60,000,000 gallons of Piquette at 2 cents a glass. It is said that the French people have taken kindly to the new tipple , because of the vast amount of adulter ation practiced in the production of cheap French clarets , and that Piq uette , being too cheap to be adulter ated , is steadily growing in favor. Frenchmen do not like to be poisoned in their drink. It is only Americans who persist in preferring deleterious decoctions bearing foreign labels to the pure and wholesome wines of American makes. They would rather drink foreign stuff , real or alleged , drugs and all , than patronize a perfect ly honest and in all ways a better arti cle made in America. Some day Amer ican wine drinkers will wake up to the folly of this sort of thing. What Ails 3IcLeansbo.ro ? There is prosperity in the country , but unfortunately it is confined to the men with money. Those without It have seldom , as a whole , been worse off. Even if they are employed the cost of living is great , so dispropor- tioned to the scale of wages paid that they find it almost impossible to make ends meet. These men begin to anx iously ask what is to become of them. McLeansboro Times. We are sorry to hear that the labor ing men of McLeansboro are "in such a condition. Here in Benton they have work and seem happy and contented. In fact , it is hard to get hands when you want something done. This same report comes from almost every lo cality in the state , and we can't see what is the matter with McLeansboro. We are inclined to think that the only thing the matter is that Brother Dan iels needs a dose of paregoric. Pos sibly he is vexed at having to change a five or ten dollar bill every time a farmer pays his subscription. Benton (111. ( ) Republican. Free Trade and Protection. Under free trade the masses must , , get poorer , because they get less em ployment. If our protective system is so terrible , and their free-trade system so beneficial , why do foreigners flock here in such numbers ? How many of them return to their free country ? Did workingmen ever emigrate to a free-trade country ? Where are the best markets in the world ? Where the people have the most money to spend. Sir Robert Peel was not a protection ist when he uttered the words that England must make her people work cheaper , if they controlled the markets of the world , than the laboring people of the country where they sold their goods. He was the free-trade leader of England , but was manly enough to acquaint the English people of what they had to contend with before they made the leap to a policy which has proven disastrous to them. American Shipbuilder. Has Lost Its Charm. Col. Bryan , like the funny man on the American stage , makes "local hits. " When he is in the east , the heart of America's commercial life , he lets silver alone and talks on some thing more to the eastern taste. When in the south among his silver- plated followers , he talks free silver , fn the west he used to whang away m this one "silver string , " but the prosperity of the west under a pro- icctive tariff and a gold standard has aused the silver 'tune to low its harm for the westerners. Tiffin (0. ) rribune.