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Author of At a Girls Jltrcr Etc
Entered According to Act of Conps In the Year 1890 by Street SmitfiT
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D C
CHAPTER XI Continued
I hope so replied one of the doc
tors gravely It Is a severe case
Yes young Green said A fur
row of thought appeared on his fore
head He stood silent a moment his
blue cyes meeting the black ones of
the doctor squarely as though lie
would see down into his very soul
Then he passed from the room noise
lessly closing the door behind him
For a moment he stood behind Dolores
poring over the books hi the fire
light She neither heard nor saw him
she was tracing out one of the con
stellations on the map before her her
lips were parted as though she was
smiling The face of the watcher un
derwent many changes in the short
minute he stood there in the nickering
light and darkness behind her chair-
then he turned silently away and pass
ed out of the room without disturb
ing her He took down his hat and
coat from one of the nails In the room
and went out into the storm as though
ho vere dazed by some sudden start
ling thought
By and by when the nurse came out
of the room Dolores closed her book
slowly as though with regret and
gathered up her hair twisting it about
her graceful head carelessly The
color and fire died out of Iter face and
eyes as she arose to prepare supper
But Mrs Allen interrupted her
Sit still Miss Johnson she said
cheerily and read your book but not
by this light I will fetch a candle
She took down a candle from the
shelf and lighted it with a strip of
pine wood from the fire She pulled
out the clean pine table noiselessly
and set it she cut some thin slices of
bread and toasted them before the fire
When they were done to an exquisite
turn she buttered them deftly and
set them on a plate on the hearth
to keep warm When all was ready
the nurse drew up the table and
placed it beside the fire placing a
a chair for her
Come child she said gently
The professional tone had left her
voice utterly the girl felt a sudden
rush of tears that burned her eyelids
They were the first she had shed in
her life as she remembered
Its a dreary night the nurse said
cheerfully taking no special notice of
the girl apparently The fire bright
ens one like a merry face I always
have a fire on stormy days if it is pos
sible My girl calls me Cinderella I
will tell you about my girl I call her
my sweetheart her heart is so sweet
She has no mother
She is an invalid the mellow
voice went on she has been an in
valid for six years and I have been
with her during that time Dora is
eighteen now and I wish you could
see her She Is like a picture some
times I believe I love her as a lover
would
Dolores knew nothing o love or
lovers but she listened quietly Per
haps this woman would tell her what
love was
Dora has gray eyes the nurse con
tinued Her hair is golden brown
soft as silk and long arranging it is
one of my greatest pleasures She
has a beautiful home in New York and
everything that heart could wish to
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Its a dreary night
make her happy her father considers
her his richest possession and he has
many possessions
But Dora has consumption and a
short time ago her physician ordered
for her a thorough change of air and
recommened the mountains Her
father lived here when he was a child
and has a brother living here or he
supposed he was living here he had
not seen or heard of him since he
started out at twelve years old to
make his way in the world leaving
this brother the homestead the patch
of garden and the shop He worked
his way to New York now at this
thing now at that His life is a mar
vel to me and Dora is never tired
of listening to him when he tells of
his life He is a rich man now with
his word as good as his bond my
girl is proud of her father as well
she may be
As to his brother he has not for
gotten him but he lost trace of him
he leads a busy life with little time
for hunting anybodys brother Long
ago when he began to succeed he
wrote to his brother offering to help
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him along if he cared to join him but
the letter was returned unopened His
brother could neither read nor write
and had no correspondence or else
was dead
As to Dora she has had all the
teachers and masters necessary to an
excellent education she is an ex
quisite musician her touch on the
piano is like magic and her voice is
soft and sweet but she does not sing
now Her singing used to be her
fathers delight
A shadow fell over the facp of the
nurse and she was silent for a mo
ment looking into the fire with a far
away expression on her face
The bedroom door opened noiseless
lyl and she turned calmly in answer
to Dr Dunwiddies summons every
trace of emotion gone She left the
room for a few minutes and when she
returned her voice and manner were
quiet as usual
Dora draws and paints very well
she said resuming her seat and her
story she teaches several children
from the mission school None of her
time is idled she has her fathers am
bitious spirit and her life is full of
work in spite of the fact that this dis
ease Is slowly eating her life away
Each one of the children loves her
she sometimes tells me laughing that
she has so many blessings she cannot
count them To hear her talk one
would never imagine the nights I have
held her up in my arms that she might
breathe while she coughed her beau
tiful life away
Dolores leaned forward with luminous-eye
for the time she forgot her
father and the dread awaiting for the
men to come to prove the malice pre
pense in the laming of the mare The
world of which the woman told was
outside of her world it was the world
of her dreams
Silence reigned in the room for a
few minutes the nurse arose and
drew the little half curtains across
the windows When all was arranged
for the night even to preparing a bed
in the corner on the settee Mrs Allen
drew her chair up to the fire again
and resumed her story
Dolores face was troubled her
thoughts had returned to her father to
young Green and his efforts to save
her father somehow mixed with his
words lately uttered of love and its
sadness and of the trial that was to
come off as soon as her father was
able to go to prove She started
at sound of the nurses voice and grew
white to the lips This did not escape
the watchful eyes of the nurse There
was little that did escape her watch
ful eyes
Doras father did not know whether
or not his brother was living she
went on That the letter had been
returned uncalled for went to prove
that he might be dead but he knew
that his brother had no friends out
side of the settlement and was not in
the habit of receiving letters That
he could neither read nor write still
left it possible that he was living and
when Dora made known her wish to
come here to see her fathers old
home arrangements were made at
once We arrived in the town over
the mountain yesterday They are
stopping at Judge Greens for the
present and Dora sent me here at
once when Mr Charlie wrote for help
She said it was one of Gods provi
dences that he had arranged things
for us and were only to obey
The interest died out of Dolores
eyes She knew nothing about God or
his providences she had never heard
either except as a wandering
preacher stopped at the settlement on
his way through the moutains and
was jeered at by the men and listened
to by only a handful of women
The nurse leaned back so that her
face was in shadow but so that the
girls face was full in her sight
Dora had been in the town but a
day yet she had found out a great deal
that she wished to know Every one
in the town has heard of your father
Of you no one knew much excepting
Mr Charlie He told my girl over
and over what he knew about you
she never tired of hearing and planned
such pleasant things for you and your
father and knows she will love you at
once
Dolores face was full of wonder
That any one heard of cared to hear
of her strange enough but that Dora
the beautiful golden haired gray eyed
girl from the midst of the marvelous
world of her dreams should love her
or wish to love her was beyond her
comprehension
Do you not wonder child the
nurse said slowly why my girl is
so interested in you Have you never
thought of this uncle of yours of
whom you have never heard or seen
or wondered that he never came or
let your father know he was living
Dolores voice was unmoved her
eyes still gravely questioning
Yes she replied I think if he
is living he is happy in his life and
prefers to leave us out
The nurse made a quick movement
as of indignation When she spoke
however her voice was gentle as
usual
Your father is not like his brother
Dolores You will not blame him
when you see him and Dora will win
your heart at once as you have al
ready won hers As soon as the storm
is over they will come Doras father
is your uncle Dolores and they came
here on purpose to find you
CHAPTER XII
Its Effect
A flush crept into Dolores face then
died out leaving her deadly white
The room grew dark around her the
roar of the storm died away every
thing died away save the dim horror
in her heart and an echo that grew
and grew until the air throbbed and
filled her ears deafeuingly What
would Dora say and think If she
knew and of course she knew
She endeavored to speak to cry out
to struggle with them but she was
as one struck dumb and motionless
with the dread words thundering in
her ears weirdly their terrible mean
ing
Every one has heard of your
father and could tell her of him be
cause of the trial that was to come
off the trial trial your father
trial
Child the voice of the nurse
sounded leagues away scarcely dis
tinguishable in the roar of words
around her Child what Is the mat
ter Why do you say nothing Are
you not glad to know it
Glad to know it glad to know it
father trial know it know it
The girl roused against the terror
that was holding her down She sat
erect white faced but with a quiet
dlgnty that hid the tumult within
She lifted one hand and pushed back
the stray soft curls from her fore
head in a dazed fashion
Surely you have no hard feeling
toward your uncle because he has not
come to your father before You can-
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Do you not wonder child
not blame him His is not like your
fathers life You should be just Do
lores just and not judge harshly
His life is not like your fathers
life judge harshly judge harshly
Your father could have been such
another man as his brother had he so
chosen You cannot blame your uncle
for your fathers choice any more than
you can blame your father for your
uncles choice
You cannot blame your uncle for
your fathers choice your fathers
choice
The words rang over and over
around above and below out of which
the half scornful voice sounded far
away
Dora will be so disappointed she
has thought and talked of nothing but
plans for you You will have all the
advantages a girl could have and it
will be your own fault if you do not
improve them This would be the best
time too when your father needs per
fect rest and few around him No
doubt he will be glad for this chance
tor you n you are not lor your
self
To be continued
BRIGANDAGE IN ITALYS HILLS
Standing Rewards for Capture of Ban
dits Seldom Paid by Government
Brigands are constantly giving
trouble to the Italian government
which seems rather strange in view of
the fact that rewards are assured
to any persons who wage a successful
war against these law breakers Ac
cording to an edict which dates back
to the time when the Pope was all
powerful in Italy and which is still
in force anyone who captures a bri
gand alive and whohands him over
to justice is entitled to a reward of
600 anyone who kills a brigand will
receive a reward of 500 anyone who
captures a brigand chief will get
1200 and any brigand who betrays
an accomplice will be pardoned for his
past crimes and will receive 106 as
an auuiuonai rewara this last re
ward has seldom been paid since
Italian brigands are not accustomed
to betray each other
High Living Under Charles II
The following was considered the
best universal sauce in the world
in the days of Charles II at least
what was accounted such by the Duke
of York who was instructed to pre
pare it by the Spanish ambassador
It consisted of parsley and a dry
toast poundedin a mortar with vine
gar salt and pepper
A fashionable or cabinet dinner of
the same period consisted of a dish
of marrow bones a leg of mutton a
dish of fowl three pullets and a dozen
larks all in a dish a great tart a
neats tongue a dish of anchovies a
dish of prawns and cheese
At the same period a supper dish
when the king supped with Lady
Castlemane was a chine of beef
roasted
Pennies Make Dollars
A church recently dedicated In SL
Paul and costing 7000 was paid for
in seven cent contributions the nov
elty of the request bringing pennies
from all over the country
THE EXTEA SESSION
TO CONSIDER THE CUBAN
TREATY AND THE CURRENCY
Some Questions of High Importance
Which Congress May Decide to Con
Jider in Connection With the Pro
posed Reciprocity Arrangement
It is authoritatively announced by
Senator Lodge as the result of a re
cent visit to Oyster Bay that the
President has fixed upon Nov 9 as
the day on which Congress will assem
ble in an extra session called primar
ily for the approval of the Cuban
treaty which wah ratified by the Sen
ate last March and incidentally to
act upon current legislation upon the
lines indicated in the views and declar
ations set forth in various speeches by
the President Opinion varies alike
as to the wisdom of summoning Con
gress into extra session for these pur
poses and also as to the length of
time thar will be required to enact
the legislation that shall carry into
effect the Presidents wishes both as
to the Cuban treaty and the Improve
ment of our currency system The
New York Tribune thinks the session
should be a short one It says
The Cuban legislation indeed
should take no time at all for all that
is needed is a simple act modifying
the tariff law in conformity with the
treaty already ratified by the Senate
No question of detail calls for discus
sion The simple issue is carrying out
the treaty or not carrying it out
Tractically every member now knows
what he thinks and the bill could
properly be brought to a vote in each
house at once Any delay on the pre
tense of discussion merely means that
persons who want the treaty to fail
but do not dare face public opinion in
favor of concessions to Cuba are
taking indirect method to kill it As
the Senate has already ratified the
treaty it may be expected that it will
frte without question to put its own
measure in operation The difficulty
if any is to be encountered will doubt
less be in the House where a determ
ined element is opposed to any closer
trade relations with Cuba from per
fectly well understood selfish motives
Without stopping to inquire why it
is thought necessary to ascribe selfish
motives to those who do no more than
to ask that the government and the
Republican party keep faith with them
in the matter of tariff protection guar
anteed to them by the Dingley law
while motives of the highest potriot
ism are ascribed to those who seek
to set up the new and strange doctrine
that it is always proper to sacrifice
one industry for the benefit of another
industry provided you can influence
enough votes in Congress to carry out
the deal without going more deeply
into this peculiar phase of a peculiar
question let us proceed to consider
whether it is true as the Tribune as
serts that the Cuban legislation in
deed should take no time at all etc
We are inclined to think that the legis
lation necessary to consummate the
reciprocity arrangement with Cuba
will and ought to take very much more
time than no time at all The
treaty has been ratified by the Senate
and now awaits the action of the
House Before the House can reach
a final vote on the question of ap
proval it would seem to be natural if
not indeed absolutely inevitable that
the Republican majority in the House
should very seriously consider and
thoroughly debate the following ques
tions among others
1 Is the proposed treaty constitu
tional Does not the Constitution spe
cifically require that all legislation af
fecting the revenue shall originate in
the House Is there a case on record
where legislation affecting the revenue
has originated in the Senate and has
subsequently been approved by the
House
2 Does it not involve the violation
by the government of a contract of
agreement with certain producing in
terests of the United States namely
the Dingely tariff law
3 Is it equitable fair or politically
expedient that the American farmers
who grow sugar and tobacco and the
Amercian capital and labor engaged
in the manufacture of cigars should
alone be selected to bear all the bur
dens of reciprocity with Cuba
4 Is it economically wise to dis
courage American sugar production
when with the Dingely tariff duties
retained for a period of less than ten
years that rapidly growing industry
would completely supply the domestic
demand and retain in this country the
100000000 a year now sent abroad to
pay for sugar imported from foreign
countries
5 Does not the United States run
the risk of provoking retaliation and
commercial warfare when it
nates against the sugar producers ct
Germany France Russia Belgium
etc and in favor ot the sugar growers
of Cuba
6 Are we not subjecting Cuba to
the risk of provoking retaliation when
we compel her to discriminate in fa
vor of manufactured products from tho
United State3 and against competing
products of all other countries
7 If the policy of protection to all
domestic labor and Industry is to bo
abrogated or relaxed In favor of Cu
ban compeitors how can we refuse
similar favors to other and far more
important countries And where and
when will such abrogation and relaxa
tion stop
FARMERS ARE PROTECTIONISTS
Reasons Why They Favor the Repub
lican Policy
An esteemed Democratic exchange
says that the farmers In the Second
district are In favor of such a tarlfi
reduction that it will be about equal
to free trade Our editorial friend
knows better than that or he knows
mighty little about Second district
farmers He will be much wiser if ho
will lake a few days vacation from
the arduous task of guessing at public
opionion and go out among these
thoughtful industrious people He
will find that a large majority of the
farmers he meets are protectionists
There is a reason why farmers are
in favor of protection They must find
consumers for the surplus products ot
their farms in order to make a profit
on their labor and investment It is
necessary that people who do not pro
duce food have employment to enable
them to buy food to consume The
protective policy of the Republican
party is built on a foundation to en
able labor to be employed and this is
just what American farmers want be
cause they feed labor Idle labor was
tried some years ago and the value
Dingley Tariff Prosperity in the Month of July 1903
WANTS 7000 MEN W5
Jm To HARVEST ITS IKi
of farm products created disaster tc
products
The principle of protection Is to bal
ance the price of imports from foreign
countries which are created by cheaj
labor with what is made by weil paic
labor at home This protects the
home wage earner If Americar
farmers were to depend almost en
tirely on exporting their surplus pro
ducts to feed men who are crowding
out own men out of employment b
the goods they send here our farmers
would meet such competition that thej
could not stand it and prosper The
local demand for farm products is
what agriculturalists want and this
demand can only be good when con
sumers are plenty and with money tc
buy what they need This condition
can only exist under protection and
that is why farmers are protectionists
Davenport la Republican
The Iowa Tariff Plank
Gov Cummins is inconsiderate ol
the feelings of those gentlemen whe
have read in the tariff plank of the
Iowa Republican platform not only i
surrender of the Iowa idea but the
fine -hand of Senator Allison He
claims to have written the plank him
self and as long ago as last April
Thus perishes another little fiction ol
the stand patters As the case now
stands we have Gov Cummins as the
conventions unanimous choice for re
election and an expression on the
tariff question drawn by the candidate
and unanimously indorsed by the con
vention Does that look like thi
burial of the Iowa idea If so the
idea is certain to rise again Watch
for the vote in November and see whal
the people of Iowa have to say on the
subject at the polls Washington
Star
The Bumper Wheat Crop
This is a great country Despite the
inpour of three quarters of a mil
lion immigrants the past year
millions of bushels of wheat are over
ripe in the Kansas and Nebraska fields
awaiting harvesters not yet in evi
dence Bidding for help has carried
wages up to 325 per day with board
for farm workers and one colored man
gets 6 a day and board agreeing tc
stack all the grain one header caD
cut
This is a country indeed when Its
farm hands get four or five times
higher wages in harvest than the farm
hands of Europe
We use so much machinery in oui
wheat fields that we sell wheat to Eu
rope and pay record breaking wages
also
Is all this in spite of the American
protective system Boston Journal
For Political Reasons
Everybody favors a protective tariff
as a means of restoring prosperity and
after it has done t its work a great
many of the politicians begin to as
sault it for political reasons only
Des Moines Capital
SKYLARKS LIVE IN OREGON
Only State In the Union In Which
They Flourish
The vexed question as to whethoi
skylarks hive abandonetl tho Ladd
tract In Hawthorne avenue or not hait
been definitely and satisfactorily sot
tied by L L Hawkins who in do an
Investigation of tho tract He found
one pair of skylarks with a pair ol
young ones and also some horned
larka another bird imported from
Europe when the skylarks and other
song birds were brought over Thero
is no longer any need for dispute
about this subject and Oregonlans can
rejoice that their state is the only one
In the union where skylarks flourish
It has been discovered that the
v reason why tho skylarks have deserted
one of their haunts near the city lim
its is that tho tract where they useo
to nest has been leased to Chinese
who have started a six acre cucumber
patch there Under such circumstan
ces the larks cannot be blamed for
going further into the country as the
cucumbers grow so plentifully that
there is no room for tho larks among
them As long as the vines are kept
well stripped and none of theeucum
here are allow 1 to ripen new ones
are produced in great numberB and a
single hill of vines will produce four
bushels of gherkins People cannot
live without pickles but they can get
along without music so the larks must
go Portland Oregonian
IS YOUR PIPE TIRAMALl
If So It Is Genuine but It May Be
Something Else
Meerschaum the beautiful white
earth which is used for expensive
pipes Is found In exceptional quanti
ties in the village of Brussa in Asi
atic Turkey where 2000 small mines
are being worked now
Most of the miners are Persians
and Kurds They dig a hole into the
earth till they strike a bed of red clay
in which the meerschaum lies in kidney-shaped
pieces usually about as
big as a walnut and rarely larger than
an apple After a piece is dug out of
the clay it is cleaned by scraping the
surface with a knife and is then ready
for sale
Every Friday the dealers gather
and the meerschaum is sold in open
market There are four qualities
tiramali birembirlik pambukli and
dakme The buyers come from Esk
ischehr and about a dozen of them
control the market They wrap the
meerschaum carefully in cotton and
sell it for high prices Only about
C000 pounds of Eskischehr meer
schaum are obtained in a year
ORIGINAL AND ACTUAL SIN
Some Fine Distinctions Drawn by
Australian Children
A wealthy Australian Scotsman
named Allan died some years ago and
bequeathed a considerable sum of
money to provide perpetual prizes to
the Presbyterian children of the com
monwealth for proficiency in Scriptur
al knowledge The latest report of the
Allan Bequest committee presented to
the Presbyterian General Assembly in
Melbourne contains some entertain
ing reading What is the difference
between original sin and actual sin
elicited these answers among others
Original sin is Adam eating forbid
den fruit actual sin is Cain killing
Abel One is good sin the other
is bad sin Original sin Is sin with
out murder but actual sin is sin
meaning swearing Original sin is
the things we ought not to do Ac
tual sin means a want of obedience
but original sin Is a work of provi
dence
The Stars of Midnight
With jeweled spur and dazzling- crest
The belted warrior guards the West
And waves his mlithty sword to span
From Sirius to Aldebaran
With him I watch the midnight sky
And see the glittering hosts go by
Till all my heart is one desire
Towards those glorious sons of fire
Yet beauty such as mortals know
Can dwell not in that fervid glow
Nor kindred life to that we claim
Abide within the orbs of flame
But circling round each fiery spark
Are worlds to us forever dark
Nor eye of man nor optic glass
Those bounds of distance may oerpas3
The beauty of the sunbeam there
May fall as genial and as fair
And there may Life from primal cell
Repeat her long drawn miracle
With flower and fruit with bird and
beast
May kindly Nature spread her feast
And starry dust its worth avow
Transfigured into breast and brow
O dark and silent though ye be
Great ships that sail the heavenly sea
Jt is for you our hearts should yearn
T wards you our straining vision turn I
Far off or near by day by night
We find ourselves the fools of sight
Pursuers of a fruitless quest
Who seek the brightest not the best
B Paul Neuman in the Spectator
The Modern Way
Edyth That horrid old man
Blinks who has one foot in the grave
actually had the nerve to propose to
me last night
Mayme The idea Of course you
gave him the frosty digit
Edyth Indeed I didnt do anything
of the kind Just to punish him for
his audacity I accepted him HeV
worth at least half a million
Pasteur Treatment
The annals of the Pasteur institute
state that during last year the num
ber of persons under treatment at the
institute in Paris was 1106 of whom
only three died one of whom had not
completed the treatment when he suc
cumbed to hydrdphobia
Do Not Tax Colonists
The number of white skinned men in
the British colonies is about 11000000
They pay no imperial taxes not even
a part of the expense of the great navy
which protects them