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Western News-Democrat VALENTINE , NEBRASKA WAS PEEMEDITATED NEW YORK MAN'S ACT WAS NOT ACCIDENTAL. Alfred Morrison , who Claimed He Took His "Wife for a Burglar and Shot Her , Arrested on the Charge of Murder Other Items. York : Alfred Morrison , who shot and killed one of his wives , with whom be was living in Mt. Vernon , was arrested , arraigned and held to the grand jury on the charge of murder in the first degree. Morrison , on the night of Dec. 8 , shot his wife , Alida , and she died the following day. He appeared to be grief stricken over the affair , and told a pitiful tale of how the shooting was the result of a fright occa sioned by a dream of burglars. The woman herself , knowing that death was certain , said that the shooting was acci dental , and attributed it to the same cause as Morrison did. The coroner's jury ex onerated him. Some dajrs later Morrison's original wife , whom be married many years ago under the name of Gordons gave out the information that the man was a bigamist , and bad practically abandoned her , and from that time on facts tending to place Morrison in a bad light have been de veloped. The police have been watching Morrison ever since , and it was rumored that he was acting like a crazy man. When he was placed under arrest , bow- ever , he was very quiet and perfectly com posed. Morrison was committed to jail without bail. District Attorney Andrews claimed that he had sufficient evidence to prove that Morrison , in shooting bis wife , com mitted a deliberate and premeditated murder. MORTGAGE LEADS TO MURDER Maj. J. F. Stone , a Prominent Okla homa JDawyer , Is Slain. Guthrie , Oklahoma : Maj. John F. Stone , one of the most widely known lawyers in Oklahoma and president of the People's Bank of Kingfisher , was shot and killed at Crescent City , twelve miles west of here , by J. E. Walcher , who afterwards made his escape. Walcher mortgaged his property to Stone to secure a loan and later mortgaged the same property to the Capital National Bank of this city , for which be was ar rested and is still under bond. Stone fore closed the mortgage and drove out from Kingfisher to take possession of the prop erty and was met by Walcher and shot to death. Stone was United States assistant attor ney for Oklahoma under President Harri- EOII and major of the Oklahoma battalion of volunteers in the Spanish war. He leaves a widow and one son. JOKE IS NEARLY DISASTROUS Panic Is Caused at a Concert at the t-Theater at Harvard. Cambridge , Mass. : The explosion of a bomb in a closet in Sanders' theater at Harvard , while 503 or GOO people vrere lis tening to a Beethoven pastoral by the Boston Symphony Orchestra , not only put a sudden end to the concert , but for a few minutes , by reason of the panic which fol lowed , threatened the lives of many in a rush for the doors. Fortunately the tur moil was calmed and the audience left tiw quietly. The college authorities believe tiG the whole affair wab intended as a joke on G the history class , and that it exploded ei twelve hours ahead of tune. si IK BOY CONVICTED OF MURDER e w Sixteen-Venr-OId 3Iurderer at An- wA thony. Kansas. li' Anthony , Kan. : Gui'.ty of murder in the first degree \ \ as the verdict returned in the of John Kornstett the case , 16-year-old bo } % who lias been on trial here for the tLG murder of liis cousin , Nora Kornstett , a 10- tLJ year-old girl. In June last the child J went to a field wheie Kornstett was plowIng - eiof Ing and was not seen again until two days of later , when she was found in an aban of doned well. She was taken out uncon re scious and died within a few hours. When arrested , the youth admitted having thrown the child into the well after having th brutally attacked her. to FIRE AT COLORADO SPRINGS va e Entire Business Part of the City in SI Danger I oss Is $15OOOO. se Colorado Springs , Colo. : The entire business portion of the city wa $ threatened by fire , which broke out at 4 on the morn ing of Jan. 13 in May's clothing store. w Aided by high winds the flames spread St rapidly , but were controlled after three la buildings were destroyed. The loss is es $150,000. eswi $150,000.To To Settle Row Peaceably. tit titwi Santo Domingo : The- United States wi gunboat Machias and one more French warship has arrived here. The French admiral had a conference with the govern ment. According to rumor the difficulty siwl wl is being settled satisfactorily. wlTz Tz TzMi Fire at Dasscl. Minn. Mi Dassel , Minn. : Fire destroyed the prin da [ cipal business section of the town , includ bu ing four stores , two saloons and other business places. The total loss will ex ceed $30,000. Sp Cattleman Arrested for Murder. off llutchinson , Kan. : AlexMcCoid , a cat So tle man , has been arrested near Spring foi field , Kan. , on a warrant charging him zed with killing Austin Davis. The murdered man was found in bis own pasture on ( Thursday night with a bullet hole through of his hca'l. tru Two Hanged for Murder. to Montrose , PH. : Cornelius Shew and James Otgan , the murderers of Jackson I Pepper , an aged and wealthy farmer of grc ; Ptusli Township. Susquehanua County , his ivere uauged here Jan _ . 10. \ LOOKS BAD FOR CLARK. - Damaging Evidence Introduced in Montana Bribery Case. Washington : In the investigation into the case of Senator Clark of Montana on the llth inst , State Treasurer Collins of Montana appeared as a witness. He exc hibitcd $30,000 turned over to the state by State Senators Whiteside , Clark , Myers and McGurr. He identified and described each envelope containing the money and exhibited big bills to the members of the committee , while he described them in de tail. He said the money was turned over to him by the legislative investigating committee. Collins turned the envelopes over to the committee. Whiteside was then recalled and identified the various envelopes - velopes as having been given him to hold for himself and Clark , Myers and McGarr. State Senator Clark testified he received $10,000 in $1,000 bills from United States Senator Clark's manager , Welcome , Jan. 4,1897 ; that the money was given him on the express condition that be was to vote for Clark as long as his vote was wanted. After receiving the money he placed it in an envelope , marked the envelope and banded it to Whiteside for safe keeping. 40,000 SEE THE DEAD. Remarkable Manifestation of Poph ular Affection for McGlynn. New York : The funeral on Jan. U of Rev. Edward McGlynn in Stephen's Church , of which heyas formerly pastor , occasioned a manifestation of popular affc fection such as is rarely witnessed. The coffin was deposited at the alter rail at 5:30 , and from that time until the doors were closed at 12:30 : p. m. 40,000 persons looked upon the face of the dead. For four hours a compact stream of humanity poured through the church past the cas ket. The obsequies began at 9:30 with a solemn chant for the dead. Twenty-five thousand persons viewed the body during the five hours it was exposed - posed to view the night previous. NOVEL TWO-CENT FARE BILL Measure in Ohio Legislature Pro vides for Sale of Mileage Books. Columbus , Ohio : The 2-cent fare bill reappeared in the legislature on the llth inst. in a novel form. Representative Cyburn introduced a bill providing for the printing and sale by the state commissioner of railroads of mileage books at 2 cents per mile , the books to be good on all roads in the state. - The commissioned is to appoint agents in each county for the sale of the books , the proceeds to be turned over to the state treasurer , who shall redeem the coupons , deducting the cost of printing. Agents are to receive a fee of 3 cents for each book sold. d TRICK AGAINST ENGLAND. Russia Is Strengthening Outposts Along the Persian Frontier. London : The Calcutta correspondent of the Daily Mail says : While the official statement that no alarm is felt concerning Afghanistan is quite true , I have good reason to believe that the Indian govern ment has received disquieting news re garding Russian movements in the direc tion of Persia. Russia is taking advantage of the Transvaal trouble to strengthen her SK arguments and to push forward her out SKC posts along the Persian frontier , with C a view of ultimate annexation , a design in TJ which Germany would probably acquiesce fr in consideration of receiving railway con lii cessions. be SHAW TAKES OATH. C OS Is Inaugurated Governor of the State for a Second Time. Des Moines , Iowa : For a second time P. Gov. Shaw was inaugurated chief execu P.at tive of the state on the llth ins.t. The oath fo was administered by Chief Justice tit Granger of the supreme court , in the pres di ence of 5,000 people. The ceremonies con en sisted of a parade from the state house , headed by a troop of national guard and exercises at the auditorium , concluding with an address by Lieut. Gov. Milliman. inpe After his inauguration Gov. Shaw de pe livered a lengthy address. an th Banker Pleads Guilty. ! Xew York : In the criminal branch of the United States circuit court Louis E. Goldsmith , assitant cashier of the Port chW Jervis Xational Bank , accused of having W embezzled funds of the bank to the amount by $31,000 and of having falsified ithe books the institution , pleaded guilty and waf remanded for sentence. ? Japs Offer Services to British. $3 Van Couver , B. > C. : The Japanese of to this city are not only willing but anxious COte serve on the British side in the Transvaal tech vaal and they have been organized by an ch ex-Japanese officer. A .Japanese named I9c Sbimazu has made a formal tender of the per services of this Japanese corps to the $ < IJritish government. shwl Finnisli Junta Active. wl Calumet , "Mich. : The Finnisli junta , wl which , is agitating for American aid in re , 2Jc straining ! the czar from oppressing Finland - land , has headquarters here. Its members ? , , estimate that as many as 55,000 Fins ye will immigrate this and that year prac JGc tically all of them will come to the north west. § 3 Said Goeliel Is to AVed. w ! Cincinnati , Ohio : A Lexington , " " " o special says : Senator William Goebel , ' 1 who is contesting the seat of Gov. W. S. $3. Taylor , it is stated , is to be married to $3.wli Miss Corrinne Blackburn , the only single yel laughterof United States Senator Black to'J burn. 'J "Oc Spaniards Want to Fight Boers. Xo Gibraltar ( : Three thousand time expired to Spanish soldiers from the Cuban war have 3 jffered their services to Great Britain in G3 ! south Africa. The governor here has in- Xo 'ormed their agent that he is not autlior- tome to enlist foreigners. me I Trust Gets Another Distillery. $3. Cincinnati : The Allen Bradley distillery So , - Kentucky has been transferred to the tote rust. Consideration , $10ti,000 , according to the deed. $3. Hanging in Philadelphia. wh Philadelphia , , ! * ! ! . : Robert Brown , a ne- 40c , was hanged Jan. 11 for the murder of but vk ife. era LYNCH TENNESSEE NEGROES Two Officers Shot by Negroes at Ripley. Ripley , Tenn.Marvin Durham and W. D. Turner , officers of this place , were shot to death on the 10th inst. while in the dis charge of the'ir duty by two negroes. A throng of 1,500 people went in pursuit of the murderers and a double lynching is likely 1 to follow their capture , as the com munity is horrified and exasperated by the unprovoked crime. Turner and Durham Lad arrested a negro named Gingery and were takeng him to the Ripley jail , when they were overtaken by two negroes , brothers of the prisoner , who , without warning , fired from the rear , shooting both officers in the back of the head , killing them instantly. When the news of the tragedy reached here it cre ated great excitement and many business people closed up their shops in order to join in the chase for the murderers. The murderers were overtaken by the mob and lynched. FLOUR IS RELEASED. Britain Replies Regarding the De- Ingoa Bay Seizures. London : The American flour seized off Delagoa Bay has bean released. Choate had an interview with Salisbury Jan. 10 and received a verbal reply to the representations - sentations ( of the Washington government , and ' a British note was sent to the embassy. The gist of the cable to Washington in brief is that food stuffs are not considered contraband of war unless intended for the enemy. DO HONOR TO DEAD. Senate Pays Eloquent Tribute tog Memory oi" Hobart. Washington : The senate on the 10th inst. paid an eloquent tribute of respect and . affection to the memory of Vice Presi dent ' Hobart. Senators Depcw , Lodge and Sewell delivered the eulogies. Hay Is Persona Non Grata. Washington : When young Adelbert Hay , son of the secretary of state , reaches Pretoria to assume charge of the United States consulate at the capital of the South African Republic , he will be informed by President Kruger that he is persona non grata and that he is at liberty to return to Washington at bis own convenience. London : The Daily Mail says : With characteristic bad manners the Trans vaal authorities have refused to allow Mr. Hollis , the American representative at Pretoria , to care for British interests. This is an act without precedent in modern diplomatic history. Arrest Confederate Money Dealer Chicago : On the unusual charge of dealing in confederate states money F. M. Davis , who conducts a general mail order business in Monroe Street , has been ar rested by government officers and held to the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner Humphrey. If an indict ment results the case will be made a test in the United States district court and if a CO is returned all persons dealing in confederate money , even as curios , will be liable to prosecution. Combinations Are Xccessary. Washington : The industrial commis sion has received an answer from John D. Rockefeller < , president of the Standard Oil Company ( , in reply to questions sent him. The company never received any income from < any railroad for oil shipped over its line. The enterprise has been successful because of the cheapness of its commodity. Combinations , be says , are absolutely nec- essarn ; in order to carry on large business. Kentucky Lawyers- Contempt. .Frankfort , Ky. : Judge Carrill fined Gen. v P.Wat Hardm and Theodore Italian , attorneys for .John II. Wlmllen , $20 each for : contempt. The court held that the pe tition filed by them demanding an imme diate ; trial of Wlmllen was contempt and a entered an order dismissing the petition. st stol Allen Introduces Pension Bill Washington : Senator Allen on Jan. 11 ITW introduced bill in the W a senate granting a pension of $10 a month to every soldier tl bi and sailor who served in the civil war for m three months or more. Denver Machine Shops Burn. ec Denver , Colo. : The foundry and ma y chine shops of lue x. M. Davis Iron g \Vorks Company were totally destroyed ro fire Jan. 11. The loss is about $150,000 * MARKET QUOTATIONa di hsPi Chicago Cattle , common to prime , Pi 3.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , shipping grades , in 3.00 to $4.7f > ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 , .rj $5.00 ; wheat , No. 2 red , G4c to 6f c ; ne corn , Xo. 2 , 30c to 31 c ; oats , No. 2 , 21c th 23c ; rye , Xo. 2 , 32c to 54c ; butter , " choice creamery , 28c to 30c ; eggs , fresh , he to 2lc ; potatoes , choice , 40c to 50c sh bushel. shwl Indianapolis ] Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to wl (5.73 5 ; hogs , choice light , $3.00 to $4.73 ; se ; sheep , common to prime. $3.00 to $4.50 ; ha wheat , No. 2 , GSc to 70c ; corn , No. 2 no ivhite , 30c to 32c ; oats , No. 2 wkite , fin to 27c. ) St. Louis Cattle , $3.23 to $6.73 ; hogs , ca : 3.00 to $4.73 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.23 ; he svheaf , No. 2 , 70c to 72c ; corn , No. 2 hove rollow : , 30c to 32c ; oats , No. 2 , 24c to vo ; rye , No. 2 51c to 53c. lit litW Cincinnati Cattle , $2.30 to $0.75 ; hogs , W 3.00 , to $4.75 ; sheep. $2.30 to $4.23 : ' ivheat. No. 2 , 70c to 71c ; corn , No. 2 Ele nixed , 32c to 33c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 23c fai 27c ; rye , No. 2 , Glc to G3c. all Detroit Cattle , $2.00 to $0.75 ; hogs , nor 53.00 to $4.50 : sheep , $3.00 to $4.50 ; r vheat , No. 2 , GOc to 70c ; corn , No. 2 caH -ellow , 32c to 33c ; oats , No. 2 white , 2Gc le 2Sc ; rye. 57c to 59c. bei Toledo Wheat , No. 2 mixed , GSc to If ( ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 32c to 33c ; oats , Ua [ . 2 mixed , 23c to 25c ; rye , No. 2 , 55c a 57c ; clover seed , $4.73 to $4.85. ha Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern. wo ( to G5c ; corn , No. 'I , 31c to 32c ; oats , be . 2 white , 24c to 2Gc ; rye , No. 1 , 35c 5Gc : barley , No. 2 , 44c to 4Gc ; pork , ive uess , $10.30 to $11.00. SOI Bnffalo Cattle , good shipping steers , 13.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , common to choice , wa 13.25 to $4.75 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 belHe $3.2o ; lambs , common to extra , $4.50 He $ G.50. ev < Xew York Cattle. ? 3.2r , to $7.00 ; hogs. fai 3.00 ' to $3.00 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.23 ; rheat , No. 2 ired. 75c to 7Gc ; corn , No. 2,1 he to 41e ; oats , Xo. 2 white , 31 c to 33c ; the utter , creamery , 23c to 31 c ; eggs , wsst- lie , 24c to 2Gc. mo BY CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME. CHAPTER X. "Let us repeat the happy experiment of last autumn , " said the Duchess of Rose- dene to Sir Arthur. "Come with us to Dene. I do not remember ever to have enjoyed anything more than your visit. I will ask Sir Basil to come , and the two lovers will be happy that is , if such un reasonable beings as lovers are ever hap- py. They seem to me more often discon- tented. " August found them'at Dene , well and happy , without the faintest knowledge of the doom that was fast drawing nigh. Partly on account of its bracing air and partly because he at times had a few engagements - gagements in the neighboring towns , Martin t Ray had for some years made this place his home. These were the days of Martin Ray's decadence , and he could not perhaps have chosen any spot on earth where he could have been more secluded or more forgot ten. It was u strange chance that brought these two sisters so near together , yet placed them so far apart. The steep green hill that stood between Dene Abbey and Southwood was typical of the great barrier of caste which parted them. There were times when both at the same mo ment watched the same seas , the same Es skies , yet neither had the least notion of the other's presence in that part of the country. v The summer had been hot and oppres sive. Martin Ray had suffered much , and it was some relief when the cool breezes of autumn came. They heard casUally that Dene Abbey was filled with visitors , but that any of the visitors con cerned them never occurred to them. Father and daughter would not have sat so quietly watching the heaving waters had they known that Leah was so near them. The occupants of Dene Abbey seldom attended the pretty old Norman church at Southwood , where Hettie sang so sweetly and so clearly. There was a church nearer to them called St. Bar- bauld's , which stood in the center of a little village near the sea. But Sir Basil lis sil : liked Southwood best. He admired the quaint old Norman church , with its square tower and fine arches. So , one SIS Sunday morning , when the whole parry- went over to St. Barbould's , Sir Basil went through the woods , climbed the steep hill and descended the beautiful grassy slopes , until he reached the old Norman church where his fate awaited him. him.The rector read the prayers , and said t a few words to the people simple , hon est words that went home to every heart and left an impression there. When the clear , earnest voice ceased , there was a slight stir in the organ loft , and then a Eld dead silence. ElTC What broke it ? A clear , sweet voice which Sir Basil never forgot , singing a solo ( in a grand old anthem , every word of which was distinct and audible beau tiful words , Avell matched with the fine d music and the angelic voice. He listened ir wonder ; he had heard some of the fin est singers in Italy t and some of the grandest ' music in the'world , but nothing B Jike this. He was not sentimental , and flattered himself that he took a practical Iliv view : of most thinks ; but as he listened le he thought to himself : "That must be how the angels sing ! " et He looked up into the organ'loft from which the sound came , and there he saw ca picture that was photographed on his bt brain for evermore. A tall , slender girl stood in the midst of the choir , in a dress er ol pale blue a girl with a face so fair , so rapt , so seraphic , that it awed and be " wildered him. She was singing not to the ; people , who listened with bated re breath not to him , whose eyes never vi moved from her face. se Her thoughts had pierced the oid groin seM ed roof and the blue ether that lay be M yond , and had gone to the land where an ha gels dwell. Her golden hair made a halo es round her head , and he could have ai thought that an angel had descended from "the realms of light. " Then it dawned upon him slowly that this girl ed had been the original of the picture , "The ar First Glimpse of Morning- " and he re armi membered what he had said to Leah , mi "That face has what yours lacks tender ye ness. " "I am destined to know her be thiough the arts , " he said to himself. no "Sbtt. dawned upon me in painting , I see an her etherealized by music yet what is sic ; she to me ? " ab She was nothing to him , yet during the in ivhole of the day that rapt spiritual face eeined ahvays before him. He would an aave asked who she was , but he knew olt > one there , and when the anthem was Inished she vanished. He lingered In the re ld churchyard where the tall elm trees ini ast graceful shadows on the grass , but JU caught no glimpse of her. He went lome to Dene Abbey with the clear , rich roice ringing in his ears. There was a ittle rivulet that ran through the Dene he hemt voods ; he bent over it , and , lo ! the sweet mt 'ace smiled at him from its clear depths ! wl laughed at himself. No woman's he 'ace had ever haunted him before. With thRo its brilliant beauty , even Leah's had ie Invented him as this one did. ieRa The vi ti-afc passed before Sunday big anie again was a loiig one te Sir Basil , lee had not the least intention of ever im eing , even in thought , untrue to Leah. pui he had dreamed that there was any 1 anger in seeing the beautiful singer nd .gain , he would have avoided her. What wa larm could there bs in going to South- firs rood Church to hear a grand old anthem fas icautifully ! sung ? He did not speak to he Lieah about it. He had one definite ino- sw for silence , and he had twenty rca- floi ons that were not quite definite. doc On that bright Sunday morning no dre rarning came to Sir Basil that he had wa tetter not see the young singer again , ste went. She sang more sweetly than ver , an'd looked to his enchanted eyes to J airer than before. " When the people went out of church , at contrived to be among the first , and 'I hen he saw the blue dress trailing over me grass ; and he noticed that every tha lovcinent audaction of the girl was as her full of grace as her singing was full of music. He found the old sexton. Sir Basil dis covered in a moment the way to his heart ; it was suggested by the almost pa thetic manner in which the man said that it i was a dry day. He was so completely overwhelmed when Sir Basil dropped something in his hand with which to make the day more comfortable that he would have answered any number of questions. "Who was the lady that sung ? " She was Mhs Ray Miss Hettie Rny , daughter of the old man who lived at Rosewalk. Where was Rosewalk ? "It is a cottage built on the slope of the hill around there by Southwood" a vague direction , but Sir Basil remember ed every word of it. Who was the old man ? Ah , that the sexton did not know ! All that he could tell was that he had heard that he was a bit of a writer in the po litical ] line , that he was poor , and that his daughter worked very hard. He knew little of him , because he kept away from everyone and shut himself up in his lit tle cottage. "Rather a curious history , " thought the young baronet. "Such a father and suen a daughter ! He cannot possibly be a political writer of any note , or I should have heard someone spealc of him. Be fore long I will see for myself what Rose- walk is like. " One autumn day Sir Basil strolled over to Rosewalk. He told Leah that he was going for a long ramble ; but he did not ask her to accompany him. There was in his mind no direct thought that he was going somewhere clandestinely. He climbj ed the steep hill once more , and there before him lay the pretty town of Southa wood. After walking so far his courage failed him ; he passed through the lane and did not even look at the cottage he had come to see. He felt ashamed of himself , and went back agjiin the lane was a long one. When he returned , he found that an el derly man was standing watching the passing of a ship at sea. Tiie scene was so beautiful that he was charmed with it. Some instinct told him that this was Martin Ray. "This is a lovely scene , sir , " Sir Basil remarked , as he paused in front of the old man. "It is well enough , " he said. And then Sir Basil was slightly dis concerted. ( He hardly knew what next to say. He stood and looked , first at the blue , rippling waters and then at the stern , worn , haggard man. It was better stP perhaps < to be frank. "I am looking , " he said , quietly , "for the house of Mr. Martin Ray. Can you tell me if this be it ? " "I am Martin Ray , " answered the other - er , briefly. And again Sir Basil was nonplused. The man raised himself from his lean ing attitude and looked at the handsome , dark ! face before him. "You wanted to see my house and me why ? " he asked. wB "My reason is very simple , " replied Sir Basil , raising his hat. "I heard that you were living here , and I wished to see one who , rightly or wrongly , has been a leader among the people. " "Are you of my way of thinking ? " ask ed Martin , abruptly. "No , I am not , " replied Sir Basil. "You carry to excess that which I believe in but little. I hold a middle path between you and those whom you would call your enemies. " "A middle path , " repeated Martin. tl "Ah , then you will not interest me ! " "I am not sure that I wish to do so , " itor replied Sir Basil. "It was not with a or view of interesting that I you desired to oi see you. " "I did not intend to be rude , " returned " Martin Ray. "I mean this that my life dc fias been a fierce fight. I know but two sxtremes. You must forgive me I hate "t ill : mediocrity. " Si "You are like an old soldier who smells SiB junpowder , " said Sir Basil , good-temper- B jdly. "You would enjoy a warm political be irgument with me ; but it is not possible. am only just beginning to understand bv bvM natters. In a few mouths or a few M rears , " continued Sir Basil , "I shall be 3etter informed about T > B politics than I am low. I intend to read , to study , to think , hi md then , when I have mastered both ides of the various questions , I shall be ible to form clear and decided views of ny : own. " "That is right , said Martin. "Come pr md see me again. You have stirred an im ld pain in my heart. Good-by. " imm And without another word Sir Basil ve etraced ) his steps to Dene Abbey , think- " the whole way of the man"he had fni ' T01 ust ! left. nc CHAPTER XI. tic Sir Basil resolved to study politics ; and of was well pleased that chance had de aade him acquainted with Martin Ray , so vho in his time had caused some stir in be < political world. When he started for tin [ losewalk the next day , he honestly be- ieved that he was going to see Martin ; of lay from the most honorable and the ) tighest motives. He might , of course , md the beautiful singer again ; it was not .ce mprobable ; ; but he was not going for that ch urpose. hoar When he reached Rosewalk a young ar beautiful girl was seated near the lor all overlooking the sea. What , at the we rst sight of her , made his heart beat so ? He had to pass close by her ; but would not look at the golden hair and ay weet < face. He went into the quaint cla ower-wreathed porch and rapped at the sei oor. Then as one watches things in a bol ream , he saw the young girl arise and tal alk toward him with a firm , graceful ing tep. O . TT1 beg your pardon , " he said. "I want _ see Mr. Martin Ray. " nd < "My father ? " she replied. "He is not wo home. : " we The blue eyes looked into his for a mo- icnt : , then they fell , and a soft color like of the fairest petal of a rose covered I face ; the dark' eyes looking at her pla were so full of passionate admiration- that she could not raise her own to hi - ' . . , Xot at home , " repeated Sir Basil , 1 am very sorry for that. I was to see- him to-day , and I walked some distance. - Have I your permission to wait until he- returns ? " She looked slightly confused at first ; . then she felt that it would be impossible to refuse. She was only too pleased that her father should Lave a call from so- pleasant a visitor. ' "You can wait if you wish to do so , she replied ; "but the hour of his return. is quite uncertain. " "If you will ajlow me , I think I will risk it ; " he said. "I do not think any one could find a more beautiful spot than this in which to while away the time. " He sat down on the pretty rustic benclv which wag so placed that one could see the incoming tide. The waves were roll ing in grandly ; .the wind had freshened , . and they broke 'in sheets of white foam. The sunlight lay on the sea and on thft- shore , on the white cliffs and on the gm > i * . hill ; it fell on the golden hair and swei'C face opposite to him. A feeling of per fect rest came over him , of bappini - > - > - such as in his whole life he had never known before. "I heard yon singing in church last Sunday , " he said. "I have been staying in this neighborhood for some time. - You. have a very beautiful voice ; I was quite delighted with it. " "I am fond of music , " she answered "above all things , I am fond of singini- it is the one pleasure of my life. 1 for get everything else when I sing. " i When once Hettie had lost her shyr embarrassed manner , she talked to Sir * Basil with all the ease and grace that were natural to her. He toldJuer of the- picture in the Academy , and she was amused to hear about it , and in her tun * . related how the artist came to Southwood. in search of picturesque scenes , and saw her sitting by this same wall , and begird that he might make a sketch of her face. , She did not know that the picture had been the success of the year. He told her * all about it. "You seem to be quite out of the world here , " lie said , when she expressed beet- surprise. And then she told him of her busy life- and how , do what she would , she could not make the days long enough. He sat by the ivy-covered wall more than an hour ; and , when at last he rose , longing j to stay , yet aware that he had- been there long enough , they both , felt as though they had been friends for- years. Sir Basil called several times at Rose- walk , and 'Martin Ray. who had all his- life hated everyone who could not be- called aristocratic , took a fancy to him. They did not agree in all respects. Sir Basil told him frankly that he thought some of his ideas terrible and hideous. "You will see , " said Martin. "You. will live .longer than I shall. What I now teach the world it will believe and - practice when the stinging nettles are- growing over my grave. " "Why do you suppose that your grave- will be covered with stinging nettles ? " asked Sir Basil. Martin laughed a bitter little cynical- laugh. "I do not imagine that anyone living will to plant ilowers " care there , he re plied. So the weeks sped on , and Martin Ray , in his own cynical , selfish fashion , : tft "r a time became quite fond of Sir Basil. He looked for his coming ; lie was more gloomy than usual on the days when he- did not make his appearance. They were talking together one morn n while Hettie was away giving her le sons ; and Sir Basil said laughingly that it was strange they had met so often. . without Martin even knowing his name. There was something impressive in the- gesture with Avhich Martin suddenly held : up his hand. "Is it a name that you have made for * yourself ? " he asked. "Xo ; it was made for me , " replied Sir- Basil. "Then I do not want to know it. As a man with good intentions , I like you ; youi. are straightforward , honest and honora ble ; but , if you have one of those namcs- with a 'handle , ' probably borne by many generations of men who have lived upon- their fellow-men , I do not wish to know it The first time I saw you I thought you < looked like an aristocrat. If you'are- one , do not tell me so ; it Avould spoil my opinion of you. " "If you call me 'Glen. ' " said Sir Basil , "I shall understand ; and that name will as well as any other. " "I hope , " said Martin half savagely , 'that you are not a young duke in dis guise. u I am quite sure of that , " replied Sir Basil ; , laughing. "I am neither duke nor belted earl. " "It would be hard work to hate you ; but I should hate you if vou were ' " s-iid' Martin. time ll0 alv ys called Sir Basil : Glen ; and when Hettie spoke of him it wab as "Mr. Glen. " ( To be continued. ) -Lost in the 31ails. It is not so many years since the- province of the mail was limited al- nest entirely to letters , newspapers and- magazines ; , but now it has become a veritable beast of burden , and parcels miscarry for the same reason that let ters do ; consequently an annual sale is- ncccssary to get rid of the accumula tions. This usually gives a net profit about ? 3,000. The museum of tne lead-letter office contains a varied as- 301-tmcnt : of articles which have not- been included in the sales. Among hem may be seen ivory miniatures of reat age , watches , false teeth , boxes raisins and of wedding cake , pistols knives , a clothes wringer , a cof- pot , a kerosene lamp , infernal ma chines , decorated china , dainty fans lorned frogs , centipedes , human skulls mounted alligator more than four feet eng , and , in short , everything that one vould imagine would not be sent by nail. It hardly seems necessary to - that dynamite and live serpents are ilassed as "unmailablc " , yet the mail ervice has been called on to transport oth. Meantime if , more care were- aken with wrapping parcels , in hav- them weighed so that the required .mount . of postage would be put on in addressing them the museum rould be less rich in little things which rcro intended ' for gracious gifts.- s' Home Journal. Parlor was originally the talking I 1
