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SAYS IN HIS MESSAGE
Hanon7 full nnd complete
should exist between the executive
and the legislature
There should bo strict econ
omy without parsimony
we should seek Divine guidance
in the affairs of atate
The increase in public debt Is
caused by undervaluation by the
assessors The law should bo
changed so that all forms of real
and personal property must be
listed
An experimental farm should be
established in Western Nebraska
The supreme court commission
should not bo abolished Six of
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A board of pardons shoutd be
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Educational institutions should
receive generous treatment
Oil should be carefully inspected
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should be made for the St Louis
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The unfinished portions of the
penitentiary should be completed
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rebuilt
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should be broadened
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In his message to the legislature to
day John H Mickey the new gov
ernor of Nebraska says
To the Members of the Senate and
House of the Twenty eighth Legislative
Assembly of the State of Nebraska In
assuming the office of chief executive of
the great state of Nebraska I am pro
foundly conscious of the responsibility
resting upon me and of the magnitude
of the undertaking With mo this is a
time for every serious thought The acts
of my administration will have more or
less effect upon the Interests of every
citizen and the possibilities of doing
good stand out before me in such promi
nence that I trust my mental perception
may never be diverted therefrom As
between the executive and your honor
able body concurrent branches of our
state government there ought to be and
I have confidence to believe there will
be a perfect harmony In our mutual
relations You are the law making body
and your presence here is proof of the
fact that you are leaders of thought and
controllers of events In your respective
districts Much therefore will depend
upon you not only in tho enactment of
wise legislation but in co operating with
me in the enforcement of the same to
the end that the law may be respected
and the interests of the people best con
served Our responsibilities are mutual
and there should be no disposition to
shirk on the part of either of us While
we are not all of tho same political faith
I believe we are all patriots and from our
several view points are honestlv looking
toward the accomplishemnt of the great
est good to the greatest number In the
work that is before us we should rise
above the exercise of mere partisan spirit
and occupy a plane of broad tolpratjon
and charity My ambition is to be the
governor of all the people regardless of
party and to merit their confidence
GOD AND AFFAIRS OF STATE
Preface to the Recommendations Is on
Character of Legislation
The necessity for safe guarding the
public purse has been pertinentlv called
to your attention In the message of my
predecessor Very many matters per
taining to the public good will be brought
to your notice a large portion of them
contemplating more or less of expense
In the consideration of all these questions
your motto should be strict economv
without parsimony The stato should
be too wise to be lavish and too just to
be penurious We should remember too
that we are builders for the future
Our acts are not confined alone to the
present but like the concentric circles
formed when a pebble is dropped into the
water they extend on and on in their in
fluence and effects Legislation there
fore should be of that broad unselfish
character which looks past the present
into the future and contemplates com
ing as well as Immediate necessities It
is a great responsibility to be permitted
to have a prominent part in the develop
ment of a young and progressive state
so rich in resources and bright with
promise as Is Nebraska and I trust that
this thought may be ever present in your
work
Above all we should seek Divine guid
ance God -controls the affairs of states
and nations just as he does of Individ
uals and no people can permanently
prosper who are not submissive to His
will It Is therefore important that in
all our deliberations we should be led by
Him for in such leadership there Is the
moat perfect liberty begetting a charltv
which In itself is the fulfillment of all
law I sincerely hope that this legisla
ture will achieve distinction for the wis
dom of its acts and for the harmony and
fraternal olrit which shall characterize
all its deliberations I especially chal
lenge your attention to a few matters of
public policy
FRANCHISE ASSESSMENTS
Floating Debt Existing Due to Under
valuation by Board of Equalization
The question of revenue is one which
virtually concerns every interest in the
state and always presents troublesome
phases At present the floating indebted
ness of the commonwealth is largely In
excess of the amount permitted under the
constitution and is rapidly increasing
There is no defensible reason for the
existence of such a condition It is
largely due to the prevalent and perni
cious practice of undervaluing all forms
of property and franchises which jeuter
Into the makeup of the assessors sched
ules the result being that the grand as
sessment roll is merely a financial shadow
of the tangible resources and wealth
which It is Intended to represent With
a statutory limitation on the number of
mills that can be levied the amount of
revenue derived from any given assess
ment is correspondingly abridged and at
present is far below the amount abso
lutely required to meet running expenses
Another important contributory cause
to the Increasing Indebtedness is the fur
ther fact that many county treasurers
are exceedingly lax In the matter of tax
collection Large sums are allowed to
encumber the books year after year on
which collection ought to be forced and
the proceeds turned Into the public
treasury for the gene al good At the
present time the delfJuent taxes owed
to the state aro approximately 2400000
Of thi3 enormous amount only a small
per cent outside of the taxes of 1301 and
1902 is now collectible though it Is fre
quently quoted as an available asset for
tho extinguishment of debt These con
ditions are unsatisfactory and should bo
relieved It is apparent that the state
cannot ignore its obligations Its educa
tional philanthropic Jid corrective in
stitutions must not ba impaired in their
usefulness and the spTrft the consti
tution must bo rcspctI ha Rs
ton of indebtedness To harmonize- theso
divergent necessities is the task devolv
ing upon your honorablo body
As a first step It seems to mo that tho
assessment roll should bo Increased to tho
proportions contemplated for it by law
ectlon 1 article 0 of tho constitution
makes It obligatory on tho legislature to
provide such revenue as may bo need
ful by levying a tax by valuation so
that every person and corporation shall
pay a tax in proportion to the value of
his her or its property and franchises
tho value to be ascertained in such man
ner as the legislature shall direct tc
The legislature has declared that all per
sonal and real property shall bo valued
at Its fair cash value and tho plain In
tention of the statutes is to impose upon
every person connected with the assess
ment the duty of enforcing that Idea
I recommend that oxlstlng laws be cor
rected nn ns tn InsnrA thnf nil forma of
1 real and personal property will be listed
ac iuh valuation ror purposes or taxa
tion also that the laws governing the
collection of taxes -be made more strin
gent and effective I further recommend
that the duties of the state board of
equalization be broadened so that it shall
have ample power to raise or lower as
sessments for stato purposes in harmony
with the full valuation plan and that
county boards be given such additional
authority as may be needed in order to
carry out the same Idea
It is Important that these matters re
ceive your immedlato attention that the
resultant laws may be operative for the
coming assessment
NEW EXPERIMENTAL FARMS
A Station In Western Nebraska and Its
Advantages
Nebraska Is distinctively an agricul
tural and live stock producing state
These two Industries with horticulture
are the basis of tho major part of the
prosperity enjoyed by our people What
ever tends to promote these Interests In
creases the general weal In the same ra
tio In wise recognition of these facts
the stato has long since established an
experimental farm near Lincoln in con
nection with the state university where
careful and elaborate tests are mado In
the production of grains grasses and
forage plants under varying conditions
where tho several kinds of live stock
which add wealth to the farm are kept
for purposes of experimentation where
horticulture Is systematically promoted
and from which is disseminated from
time to time facts and data relative to
the work accomplished
As has been stated the experimental
farm Is located near Lincoln In the
humid part of the state where the cli
matic conditions are very different from
those which prevail farther west in tho
arid and semi arid portions of the com
monwealth The conditions there in my
judgment demand tho establishment of
an experimental farm also in connection
with the state university and under the
management of the board of regents
which shall give special attention to tests
in agriculture stock raising and horti
culture under the peculiarities of soil
and climate there prevailing Such an
Institution would give an Impetus to the
rural interests of that part of the state
and would prove an Important factor in
the moro thorough development of a
section which is sometimes regarded as
being handicapped by nature but which
is rich in natural resources if agricul
tural energy Is directed along proper
lines
Our congressional delegation has re
ceived assurance from the general gov
ernment that it will gladly co operate
In the work In connection with Its ir
rigation and reclamation plans and if
Nebraska takes the initiative it is prob
able that our station will become the
seat of the governments tests and ex
periments conducted in behalf of the
other states in this same region I there
fore recommend that the legislature make
an appropriation for the purcnase
equipment and maintenance of a farm
at some suitable point In the west part of
the state to be under the control of the
state university and known as an ad
junct of the same for the purposes men
tioned
SUPREME COURT COMMISSION
Recommends That the Existing Body be
Continued
Tour attention is urgently called to
the necessity of providing for the con
tinuation of the supremo court commis
sion The present commission has per
formed commendable service and reduced
the volume of litigation for years pend
ing in the supreme court While the
number of commissioners might be de
creased I am firmly of the opinion that
the number should not be less than six
considering the rights of litigants and
the Imperative demand of the people that
every case should receive fair and full
consideration
I therefore recommend the enactment
of a law similar to the one passed by the
last legislature creating the present
commission so modified as to provide
for six instead of nine commissioners
A BOARD OF PARDONS
One Is Necessary to Consider Worth of
Applications
While I have no disposition to shrink
from the constitutional and statutory re
sponsibility imposed on the chief execu
tive in the matter of exercising clemency
toward Inmates of the penitentiary yet
I believe that the public good would be
greatly enhanced by the creation of an
advisory board of pardons to which
should bo referred all applications for
relief from punishment ror penal offenses
and matters pertaining thereto
Such board should be authorized to
hear and weigh all evidence on which
the application for pardon is predicated
and within a reasonable time to report
its findings to the governor with a recom
mendation for or against the exercise of
executive clemency as each individual
case may seem to require I therefore
recommend that such a board of pardons
be created the details to be arranged
by your honftable body
LIBERAL TO FREE EDUCATION
Institutions of the State Commended to
Best Consideration
The people of Nebraska are justly
proud of their educational Institutions
The foundations of these interests have
been laid broad and deep and may be
properly regarded as the corner stones
of that degree of eminence and distinc
tion which tho state now enjoys No
other part- of our country Is blessed with
so small a per cent or illiteracy or has
so much to show in proportion to popu
lation in the way of good school build
ings fine equipments and specially fitted
instructors At the head of these in
terests stands the stale university with
its numerous departments closely sec
onded by the state normal
The Institutions have done and are do
ing for the state a work greater than
can be estimated the influence of which
will be felt throughout all time These
interests should receive the careful at
tention of your body and such appropria
tions should be made as will insure the
continuance of their beneficent work on
a scale commensurate with the states
development
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
An Amendment to Section I Article XV
Hi is Advocated
During recent years a number of at
tempts have been made to secure needed
changes in the organic law of the state
by submission to the voters of proposed
amendments to tho constitution Under
the constitutional provisions all proposed
amendments must tts submitted at the
general election at which members of the
legislature are voted for
By the present law such proposed
amendments in abridged form are
made a part of the regular ballot and a
majority of all votes cast must be re
corded affirmatlely for each proposition
beforo it can be adopted In the greater
interest attaching to the election of can
diuates the voters lose sight of the im
portanc of constitutional changes sd
a majority of them fall to vota on the
propositions submitted As each failure
to vote is in effect a negative vote on
the question or questions It becomes
practically impossible tp amend the con
stitution by such means even In cases
where the people are generally agreed
that the change should be made
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As a correction of this difficulty and
a means of securing the needed consti
tutional modifications I recommend that
your body propose an amendment to
section 1 of article 15 of the constitution
which will provide that amendments to
tho constitution may too submitted to the
electors for approval or rejection at a
general or special election and I fur
ther suggest that the present election
law be so changed as to authorize a
separate ballot for the submission of
such questions
CONDITIONS AT PENITENTIARY
Meney Needed For Reconstruction and
Enforcement
By reason of the failure of tho last
legislature to make a sufficiently largo
appropriation the rebuilding of the cen
ter and west wing of tho penitentiary
destroyed by fire two years ago Is not
yet completed Tho stone Is practically
all laid but tho Interior cannot be fin
ished and made ready for occupancy un
til another appropriation becomes avail
able To this duty I trust you will give
early attention It is also absolutely
imperative that the west wing be
equipper with from fifty to seventy five
new steel cells tho present cell room
being entirely Inadequate to the needs
of the Institution
At this time three convicts aro com
pelled to bunk In one small room the
capacity of which Is scarcely equal to
tho proper accommodation of two The
result Is that these unfortunates are
crowded together in an almost barbarous
manner and In violation of the prompt
ings of humane reason and the laws of
health This condition is in no sense a
reflection on the management of the pen
itentiary but Is unavoidable on account
of the lack of room I recommend that
sufficient appropriations be made both
for tho completion of that part of the
penitentiary which is now in nrocess of
construction and for the addition of new
cells as suggested
POOR QUALITY OF OIL
More Careful Inspection of the Shipments
Is Necessary
For some time there has been very
general complaint of the quality of oil
which Is shipped into rTeoraska for il
luminating purposes The trouble seems
to be that It Is not properly freed from
Its natural Impurities or In other words
that it is not sufficiently refined Our
present inspection law adequate so far
as the points covered by It are concerned
was Intended to protect the public from
the use of Illuminating oil which might
volatilize at so low a temperature as to
occasion the danger of explosion It
does not provide for a test of these im
purities which measure and weigh and
the presence of which detract materially
from the illuminating power of the oil
with which they are compounded I
recommend that the oil inspection law
be so amended as to include a test for
impurities and that a standard of purity
bo established
ST LOUIS EXPOSITION
Proper Representation For Nebraska
Desired
During tho year 1904 the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition will be held in the
city of St Louis It Is estimated that
not less than 30 million dollars will bo
expended on this enterprise The gen
eral government and a number of the
states have already given it substantial
recognition and the other states will
undoubtedly do so as their respective
legislatures assemble Nebraska should
have a part in this grand display or the
worlds resources and especially so as
the event is intended to commemorate
the acquisition of the most important
territory ever added to the national do
maine a territory from which the state
was carved and of which it is the
brightest jewel Your bodv should make
a liberal appropriation for the proper rep
resentation of Nebraska at this exposi
tion subject to such restrictions and de
tails of expenditure as prudence may
suggest
More
PURE FOOD COMMISSION
C iprehensive ODeratlons
Are
iecessary
The food commission law should be
made more comprehensive At present
its operations are confined to dairy cider
and vinegar products and while the com
mission having charge of the department
has done excellent service in its lim
ited sphere it is evident that a broaden
ing of the enactment would be of cor
responding benefit The public health is
largely dependent on the character of
food products and certainly it is fitting
that a matter so intimately connected
with the very existence of our people
should be regulated by proper legislation
The scope of the present law should
be broadened so as to Include the regu
lation and control of food products for
the use nf mnn SnoVi ntviriimfo iii
The Bow of Orange Ribbon J
A ROMANCE OF NEW YORJK
By AMEUA E BARR t
j Auuior or Ftiontl Olivia I Thou and tho Other OreEto
Copyright 1880 by Dotfa Mead and Company X
CHAPTER IX Continued
One Is wanting of the dozen moth
er At the last cake baking with the
Jlsh of cake sent to Joanna it wenL
Back It has not come
For it you might go Katherine I
like not that my sets are broken
Katherine blushed scarlet This
was the opportunity she wanted She
wondered if her mother suspected the
want but Lysbefs face expressed
only a little worry about the missing
damask Slowly though her heart
beat almost at her lips she folded
away her work
The nights were yet chilly though
the first blooms wore on the trees
and the wadded cloak and hood were
not far out of season as to cause re
mark As she came down stairs the
clock struck seven There was yet an
hour and she durst not wait so long
at the bottom of the garden while it
was early in the evening And this
singular reluctance to leave home as
sailed Katherine If she had known
that it was to be forever her soul
could not have more sensibly taken
its farewell of all the dear familiar
objects of her daily life About her
mother this feeling culminated She
found her cap a little out of place
and her fingers lingered in the lace
and stroked fondly her hair and pink
cheeks until Lysbet felt almost em
barrassed by the tender but unusual
show of affection
Now then go my Katherine To
Joanna give my dear love Tell her
that very good were the cheesecakes
and the krullers and that to morrow I
will come over and see the new car
pet they have bought
And while she spoke she was re
tying Katherines hood and admiring
as she did so the fair sweet face in
its quiltings of crimson satin and the
small dimpled chin resting upon tho
fine bow she tied under it Then she
followed her to the door and watched
her down the road until she saw her
meet Dominie Van Linden and stand
a moment holding his hand A mes
sage I am going for my mother she
said as she firmly refused his escort
Then with madam your mother I
will sit until you return he replied
cheerfully and Katherine answered
That will be a great pleasure to her
sir
A little farther she walked but
suddenly remembering that the dom
inies visit would keep her mother in
the house and being made restless
by the gathering of the night shadows
she turned quickly and taking the
very road up which Hyde had come
the night Neil Semple challenged
him she entered the garden by a small
gate at its foot which was intended
for the gardeners use The lilacs
had not much foliage but in the dim
light her dark slim figure was undis
tinguishable behind them Longingly
and anxiously she looked up and down
the water way A mist was gathering
over it and there were no boats in
the channel except two pleasure
be placed on the market strictly on their lops already tacking to their proper
Sfy ufdbTdea SeffSeS i The Dauntlf had bee T
The present fee and permit system should of sight for hours There was not the
be paid from the general fund and other river
- - - o mn aim a splash of an oar and no
direct appropriation should be mafl fnr
that purpose
Governor Mickey Thinks Conditions
Favor Reconstruction
In September 1901 the main building
of the asylum for the Insane at Norfolk
was partially destroyed by fire and ren
dered unfit for further use At thnt
sound at that point but the low
I culiar of the turning tide
NORFOLK should retain ASYLUM All her senses were keenly on the
alert
Suddenly there was the sound
of oars and the measure was that of
steady powerful strokes She turned
her face southward and watched Like
a flash a boat shot out of the shadow
time the institution was caring for about a long swift boat that came like a
SSlaSZl rapidly and without hesitation
stitutions owned by the state at Lincoln I to her very feet Richard quickly left
and Hastings and were there given the if ann fv a few strokes it was car
care and attention which their cases t
demanded as well as could be done under lled back into the dimness or the
the crowded conditions thus imposed central channel Then he turned to
Since then an annex has been built to
the Institution at Hastings affording ad- tne lllac trees
ditional accommodations which have I Katherine Mv love my wife my
temporarily relieved the
embarrassment I
u ffi f0i tit tmo pywI hpnrt
beautlful vltel My true g neart
It is possible that for a short time the
state could continue to care for its un- j Now at last my own nothing shall
fortunates at the two institutions named
part US aain ivamerme never acain
but it should be borne in mind that the I
Lincoln hospital is now charged with I have come for you come at all
tnuy more tnan its papacity iH justify i risks for you Only five minutes the
while the asylum at Hastings has its
i o
normal capacity filled it is evident I beat can wait Are you ready
therefore that prompt and decisive ac- j I know not Richard My father
tion should be taken in order to avoid i mnfh
the necessity of caring for these suffer- i m muLIler
ers in any other way than in a well My husband Say that also be-
equlpped hospital The state now has tnVpfi Am T rnt firqf
at Norfolk an investment of about 95000 TIirsc
in the way of land uninjured buildintrs If one word I could send them
and equipments exclusive of the partial i They suspect me not They think you
are it will Kill iatner
repiesunL a conaiueraDie money value
In view of this investment of the grow
ing needs of the state proportionate to
the growth in population and the cor
responding increase of dementia and as
a matter of convenience to the North
Platte country It seems to me that the
institution at Norfolk should be rehabili
tated and I recommend a reasonable
advise that this and all other buildings ard was wooing her
authorized by your body be made as kisses and entreaties
nearly lire prooi as possioie to the end
that danger to human life and of the
destruction of property on account of
fire be reduced to the minimum
TO HANDLE STATE ACCOUNTS
gone my
You shall write to them on the
ship There are a dozen fishing boats
near it We will send the letter by
one of them My wife do you need
more persuasion
She had no time to consider Rich-
consent with
Her own soul
urged her not only by the joy of his
presence but by the memory of the
anguish she had endured that day in
the terror of his desertion She clung
to her husbands arm she lifted her
An Office Should be Created to Assist face to his she said softly but clear
the State Board y i wjh g0 with you Richard With
KJitilotlletSSSil2Se oT state ou I wil1 So Where to I care not at
business it becomes more and more nee-
essary that a state accountant shoulji be a-
provided as an adjunct of the board of They stepped into the boat and
public lands and buildings whose dutv
-
it shall be to scrutinize and verify the Hyde said Oars- Not a word was
accounts of the various state officers and spoken He held her within his left
state institutions and who shall
authority over the books and records have of nrm C10Se to 1US 5irp iml Pamau
said institutions with a view to reducing covered with his military cloak All
afflcerouid tSSSnSJ the PSt TaS behind her She hfl dne
service to the state and would serve as vbat as irrevocable For joy or for
a check on extravagance in the conduct Borrow her place was evermore at
of state affairs I recommend that the
- -
petition be created her husbands side Richard knew
These are the more important points that everv doubt and fear had van-
of desired legislation that
sugcost itj i ii-
ished when hand stole into hls
themselves to my mnd During tho ner
progress of the session It may be that hand when she slightly lifted her face
other matters will arise to which I shall
nTlf1 Pirbirfl
wi3h to call your attention by special an1 1119Pered Kicnarcl
message I trust that the utmost of During that same hour Joris was in
fedyalinyomorti BOOd um may at the town council There had been a
JOHN H SUCKEY i
stormy and prolonged session on tho
Quartering Act All the way home
he was pondering the question and
when he found Dominie Van Linden
talking to Lysbet he gladly discussea
i over again with him Lysbet sat
beside them knitting and listening
Until after nine oclock Joris did not
notice the absenco of his daughter
She went to Joannas said Lysbet
calmly Still in her own heart there
was a certain uneasiness Katherine
had never remained all night before
without sending some message or on
a previous understanding to that ef
fect
In the morning Joris rose very early
and went into the garden Generally
this service to nature calmed and
cheered him but he came to break
fast from it silent and cross
He reached his store in that mood
which apprehends trouble and finds
out annoyances that under other cir
cumstances would not have any at
tention He was threatening a gen
eral reform in everything and every
body when a man came to the door
If you are Joris Van Heemskirk I
have a letter for you I got it from
The Dauntless last night when I was
fishing in the bay
Without a word Joris took the let
ter turned into his office and shut the
door It was Katherines writing and
held the folded paper in his hand and
looked stupidly at it The truth was
forcing itself into his mind and the
slow coming conviction was a real
physical agony to him Through a
mist he made out these words
My Father and my Mother I hava
gone with my husband I married
Richard when he was ill and tonight
he came for me When I left home
I knew not I was to go Only five min
utes I had In Gods name this is
the truth Always at the end of the
world I shall love you Forgive me
forgive me mijn fader mijn moeder
Your child
KATHERINE HYDE
He tore the letter into fragments
but the next moment he picked them
up folded them in a piece of paper
and put them in his pocket Then he
went to Mrs Gordons She had antic
ipated the visit and was in a meas
ure prepared for it With a smile
and outstretched hands she rose from
her chocolate to meet him You see
I am a terrible sluggard councillor
she laughed but the colonel left
early for Boston this morning and I
cried myself into another sleep And
will you have a cup of chocolate
Madam I came not on courtesy
but for my daughter Where is my
Katherine
Truth sir I believe her to be
where every woman wishes with her
Husband
Her husband Who then
Indeed councillor that is a ques
ton easily answered my nephew
Capt Hyde at your service
When were they married
In faith I have forgotten the pre
cise date It was in last October
Who married them
It was the governors chaplain
the Rev Mr Somers a relative of
my Lord Somers a most estimable
and respectable person I assure you
Col Gordon and Capt Earle and my
self were the witnesses
Twice over deceived I have bees
then
In short sir there was no help
for it And if you will take time to
reflect I am sure that you will be
reasonable
I know not I know not O my
Katherine my Katherine
I pray you sit down councillor
You look faint and ill I protest to
you that Katherine is happy and
grieving will not restore your loss
For that reason I grieve madam
Nothing can give me back my child
Come sir every one has his ca
lamity and upon my word you are
very fortunate to have one no greater
than the marriage of your daughter
to an agreeable man of honorable
profession and noble family
CHAPTER X
Popular Opinion
Then Joris went home On his road
he met Bram full of the first terror
of his sisters disappearance He told
him all that was necessary and sent
him back to the store And see you
keep a modest face and make no
great matter of it he said Be not
troubled nor elated It belongs to
you to be very prudent I will not
have Katherine made a wonder to
gaping women
Lysbet was still a little on the de
fensive but when she saw Joris com
ing home her heart turned sick with
fear Thee Joris dinner will not
be ready for two hours Art thou
sick
Katherine she has gone
Gone And where then
With that Englishman in The
Dauntless they have gone
Then he told her all Mrs Gordon
had said and showed her the frag
ments of Katherines letter The
mother kissed them and put them in
her bosom and as she did so she
said softly It was a great strait
Joris
Well well me also must pass
through it The Dominie Van Linden
has gone to examine the records and
then if she his lawful wife be in tke
newspapers I must advertise the mar
riage
If If she his lawful wife be
Say not If in my hearing aay not
ir of my Katherine
When a girl runs away from her
homo
With her husband she went keep
that in mind when people speak to
thee
What kind of a husband will he bo
to her
Well then I think not bad of him
Nearer home there aro worse men I
think my Katherine is happy and
happy with her I will be though the
child in her joy I see not
While they wero eating an early
dinner Joanna came in sad and tear
ful What then is tho matter with
thee asked Lysbet with great com
posure
O mother my Kathcrino My
sister Katherine
I thought perhaps thou had bad
news of Batavius Thy sister Kath
erine hath married a very fine gentle
man and she is happy For thou
must remember that all the good men
do not come from Dordrecht
I am glad that so you take It I
thought In very great sorrow you
would be
See that you do not say such words
t any one Joanna Very angry I
will bo if I hear them Batavius also
he must be quiet on this matter
O then Batavius has many things
of greater moment to think about
Of Katherine ho never approved and
the talk thero will be he will not
like it Before from Boston ho comes
back I shall be glad to have it over
Joanna many will praise Kather
ine for she to herself has done well
And when back she comes at the
governors she will visit and with all
the great ladles and not one among
them will be so lovely as Katherine
Hyde
And if Joanna had been In Madam
Semples parlor a few hours later she
would have had a most decided Illus
tration of Lysbets faith in the pop
ular verdict Madam was sitting at
her tea table talking to the elder who
had brought homo with him the full
supplement to Joannas story
Neil had heard nothing He had
been shut up in his office all day over
an important suit and was irritablo
with exhaustion though he was doing
his best to keep himself In control
and when madam his mother said
pointedly Im fearing Neil that tho
bad news has made you ill you arena
at a like yoursel he asked without
much interest What bad news
The news anent Katherine Van
Heemskirk
What of her he asked
Didna you hear She ran awa
last night wi Capt Hyde stole awa
wi him on The Dauntless
She would have the right to go
with him I have no doubt said Neil
with guarded calmness
Do you really think she was his
wife
If she went with him I am sure
she was He dropped the words
with an emphatic precision and
looked with gloomy eyes out of the
window gloomy but steadfast as if
ho were trying to face a future in
which there was no hope
But if she isna persisted madam
In a moment Nell let slip the rein
in which he had been holding him
self and in a slow intense voice an
swered I shall make it my business
to find out If Katherine is married
God bless her If she is not I will
follow Hyde around the world until
I cleave his false heart in two His
passion gathered with its utterance
He pushed away his chair and put
down his cup so indifferently that it
missed the table and fell with a crash
Joris tried to put the memory of
Katherine away but he could not ac
complish a miracle The girls face
was ever before him He felt her
caressing fingers linked in his own
and as he walked in his house and
his garden her small feet pattered
beside him For as there are in cre
ation invisible bonds that do not
break like mortal bonds so also there
are correspondences subsisting be
tween souls despite the separation of
distance
To be continued
Oh Hes All Right
Of course every young mother
thinks her baby the center of the uni
verse There have been several boy
babies born in tho little town of
A during the past summer
This is not intended as a startling
piece of news because their arrivals
have been duly and appropriately
chronicled but it is only stated as the
basis of a little joke
Some days ago four of the happy
young mothers all of whom had fine
boys at home met in one of the large
shops Tney completed their pur
chases about the same time As they
were all leaving the place within
speaking distance of each other a
fresh young assistant in an effort to
be pleasant fired the stereotyped
question at one of them How is the
boy to day
In an instant four beaming faces
were turned towards him and four
pleased voices answered in chorus
Oh hes all right thank you
The assistant nearly fainted
Had She an X Ray Eye
They had not been married very
long and that complete blissful trust
which young husbands and wives have
in each other had not yet been broken
But one morning wifie meekly re
marked
I mended the hole in your trousers
pocket last night after jou had gons to
bed John dear Now am I not a
thoughtful little wife
Husband dubiously Well er
ye os you are thoughtful enough my
dear But how the mischief did you
discover that there was a hole In my
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