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I Ij -- TJVJ k Jiis - a- I si Ife V J IV I sm 1 Tj I fe 5 -T gxSxS5x3S3xSXx 64 Bondnvaurv S t By HALL CAINE CHAPTER II Continued Then Greebas eyes flashed with an ger P Por shame she cried for shame Ohfyou mean pitiful men to bait and badger him like this Jacob threw up his head and laugh ed and Mrs Fairbrother said Chut girl youre waxing apace with your big words considering youre a chit that has wasted her days in London and hasnt learned to muck a byre yet Adam did not hear her He sat like a man who is stunned by a heavy blow Not for myself he mumbled no not for myself though they all think it Then he turned to his sons and said You think I come to beg for bed and board for myself but you are wrong I came to demand it for the girl I may have no claim upon you but she has for she is one with you all and can ask for her own She has no home with her father now for it seems that he has none for him self but her homo is here and here I mean to leave her Not so fast sir said John All she can ever claim is what may one day be hers when we ourselves come into anything Meantime like her brothers she has nothing but what she works for Works for you wagtail cried Adam she is a woman Do you hear a woman Woman or man whores the differ ence here said Gentleman John and he snapped his fingers Wheres the difference you jacka napes Do you ask me wheres the difference here Here In grace in charity in unselfishness in faith in the good in fidelity to the true in filial love and duty Theres the differ ence you jackanapes You are too old to quarrel with sir I will spare you said Gentleman John Spare me you whipper snapper You will spare me But oh let me have patience If I have cursed the day I first saw my wife let me not also curse the hour when she first bore me children and my heart was glad Ash er you are my first born and heaven knows what you were to me You will not stand by and listen to this She is your sister my son Think of it your only sister Asher twisted about where he sat by the window nook pretending to doze and said The girl is nothing to me She is nothing to any of us She has been with you all the days of her life except such as you made her to spend with strangers She is no sister of ours Then Adam turned to Ross And do you say the same he asked What can she do here said Ross Nothing This is no place for your great ladies We work here every man and woman of us from daylight to dark in the fields and the dairy Best send her back to her fine friends in London Ay said Jacob glancing up with a brazen smile into Greebas face or marry her straight off that is the shortest way I heard a little bird tell of some one who might have her Dont look astonished Miss for I make no doubt you know who it is He is away on the mountains now but hell be home before long Greebas eyes glistencc but not a muscle of her countenance changed Only she clutched at the Sack of her fathers chair and clung to it And Adam struggling nard to master the emotion that made his whole body to sway and tremble in his saat said slowly If she is not your sister at least she is your mothers daughter and a mother knows what that means Then turning to Mrs Fairbrother who still stood apart with her housewifes apron to her eyes he said Ruth the child is your daughter and by that deed you speak of she is entitled to her share of all that is here Yes said Mrs Fairbrother sharp ly but only when I am done with it Even so said Adam would you see the child want before that or drive her into any marriage no mat ter what I will take her said Mrs Fair brother deliberately on one condi tion What is it Ruth said Adam name it that I may grant it That you shall give up all control of her and that she shall give up all thought of you What That you shall never again expect to see her or hear from her or hold commerce of any kind with her But why Why Because I may have certain plans for her future welfare that you might try to spoil Do they concern Michael Sun locks No indeed said Mrs Fairbrother with a toss of the head Then they concern young Jason the Icelander said Adam If so it is my concernment said Mrs Fairbrother And that is your condition Yes And you ask me to part from her forever Think of it she is my only daughter She has been the light of my eyes You have never loved her as I have loved here You know it is the truth And you ask me to see her no more and never more to hear from her Now God punish you for this you cold hearjed woman Take care sir Fewer words or mayhap I will recall my offer If you are wise you will bs calm for the girls sake You are right he said with his head down It is not for me to take the bread out of my childs mouth She shall choose for herself Then he twisted about to where Greeba stood in silence behind his chair Greeba he said with a world of longing in his eyes my darling you see how it is I am old and very poor and heaven pity my blind folly I have no home to offer you for I have none to shelter my own head Dont fear for me for I have no fear A Continued Story xjJKSs43xtS for myself I will be looked to in the few days that remain to me and come what may the sorry race of my foolish life will soon be over But you have made no mistakes that merit my mis fortunes So choose my child choose It is poverty with me or plenty with your mother Choose my child choose and let it be quickly let it be quickly for my old heart is bursting Then the brave girl drew herself proudly up her brilliant eyes aflame and her whole figure erect and quiv ering Choose she cried in a piercing voice there is no choice I will go with my father and rollow him over the world though we have no cover ing but the skies above us And then Adam leapt from his chair to his feet and the infirmity of his years seemed gone in an instant and his wet face shone with the radiance of a great joy Do you hear that you people he cried Theres grace and charity and unselfishness and love left in the world still Thank heaven I have not yet to curse the day her body brought forth children Come Greeba we will go our ways and Gods protection will go with us I have been young and now am old yet have I not seen the righteous for saken nor his seed begging bread He strode across to the door then stopped and looked back to where his sons stood together with the looks of whipped dogs And you you unnatural sons he cried I cast you out of my mind I give you up to your laziness and drunkenness and vain pleasures I am going to one who is not flesh of my flesh and yet he is my son in deed Again he made for the door and stopped on the threshold and faced about towards his wife As for you woman your time will come Remem ber that Remember that Greeba laid one hand softly on his shoulder and said Cpme father come but again he looked back at his sons and said Farewell all of you Farewell You will see me no more May a day like this that has come to your father never never come to you And then all his brave bearing his grand strength broke down in a mo ment and as the girl laid hold of his arm lest he should reel and fall he stumbled out at the threshold sobbing beneath his breath Sunlocks my boy Sunlocks I am coming to you I am coming to you Chaise AKilley followed them out muttering in an underbreath some deep imprecations that no one heeded Strange said he the near I was to crucifying the Lord afresh and swearing a mortal swear only I re membered my catechism and the good John Wesley At the gate to the road they met Jason who was -coming down from Brarule with the birds at his belt With bewildered looks Jason stood and looked at them as they came up a sorry spectacle in the brightness of the midday sun Old Adam himself strode heavily along with his face turned down and his white hair falling over his cheeks Ey his side Greeba walked bearing herself as proudly as she might with her head thrown back and her wet eyes trying hard to smile A pace or two behind came Chaise with his pony and cart grunting hoarsely in his husky throat Not a word of greeeting did tney give to Ja son and he asked for no explanation for he saw it all after a moment they being now homeless had drifted back to their old home and had just been turn ed away from it And not a word of pity did he on his part dare to offer them but in the true sympathy of si lence he stepped up to Adam and gave him his strong arm to lean upon and then turned himself about to go their way They took the road to Ramsel and little was said by any of them throughout the long two miles of the journey save only by Chaise who nev er ceased to mutter dark sayings to himself whereof the chief were prises to God for delivering them withput loss of life or limb or hand or even out of a den of lions for thanks be to the Lord He had drawn their teeth Now though the world is hard enough on a good man in the hour of his trouble there are ever more ten der hearts to compassionate his dis tresses than bitter ones to triumph over his adversity and when Adam Fairbrother came to Ramsey many a door was thrown open to him by such as were mindful of his former state and found nothing in his fall to merit their resentment No hospitality would he accept however and took up his abode with Greeba in a little lodg ing in the market place with its face to the cross and its back toward the Sea And being safely housed there he thanked Jason at the door for the help of iis strong arm and bade him come again at ten oclock that night if so be that he was in the way of doing a last service for a poor soul who might never again have it in his power to repay Ill come back at ten said Jason simply and so he left them for the present And when he was gone Adam said to Greeba as he turned indoors A fine lad that and as simple as a child but woe to the man who deceives him Ay or to the woman either But youll never -do it girl Eh Never Never Why father what can you mean Are we not going away together said Greeba True child true said Adam and so without rarther answer to her ques tion twice repeated he passed with her into the house But Adam had his meaning as well as his reason for His reason for hiding it Through the silent walk from Lague he had resolved their position and come to a fixed resolution con cerning it In the heat of his emotion it had lifted up his heart that Greeba had chosen poverty with him before I piCULy WILLI J1C1 UlUkUCl U11U UC1 U1VIU ers but when his passion had cooled he rebuked himself for permitting her to do so What right had he to drag her through the slough of his own ne cessities He was for going away not knowing the fate that was before him but on what plea made to his con science dare he take her with him He was old his life was behind him and save herself he had no ties What did it matter to him how this strug gle should end But she was young she was beautiful she might form new friendships the world was before her the world might yet be at her feet and life so sweet and so sad and yet so good a thing withal was ready and waiting for her Once he thought of Michael Sun locks and that the arms that would be open to himself in that distant land would not be closed to Greeba And once he thought of Jason and that to leave her behind was to help the schemes that would bring them to gether But put it as he would no farther could he get than this that she must stay and he must go away alone Yet knowing the strength of her purpose he concealed his intention and his poor bewildered old head went about its work of preparation very artfully It was Friday and still not far past noon when they reached their lodging by the cross After a hasty meal he set out into the town leav ing Greeba to rest for she had walked far since early morning At the quay he Inquired the date of a vessel that called there sometimes in summer on its passage from Ireland to Iceland and to his surprise he found that she was even then in the harbor and would go out with the first tide of the next day which would flow at one oclock in the morning Thereupon he engaged his berth and paid for his passage It cost six pounds besides a daily charge of four shillings for rations The trip was calculated to last one month with fair wind and weather such as then prom ised Adam counted the cost and saw that with all present debts discharged and future ones considered he might have somewhat between six and sev en pounds in his pocket when he set foot in Reykjavik Being satisfied with this prospect he went to the High Bailiff for his license to leave the island Greeba had heard nothing of this and as soon as night fell in she went up to bed at her fathers entreaty Her room was at the back of the house and looked out over the sea and there she saw the young moon rise over the waters as she undressed and laid down to sleep Prompt to his hour Jason came and then Adam told him all I am going away he said far away indeed into your own country I go tonight though my daughter who is asleep knows nothing of my in tention Will you do me a service Try me said Jason And then Adam asked him to stay in Ramsey over night that he might be there when Greeba came down in the morning to break the news to her that her father had gone and to take her back with him to Lague They will not say no to her see ing her father is not with her and the time is coming when she will hold her right to a share of all they have and none if them dare withhold it Jason who had been up to Lague had heard of all that had passed there and played his own part too though he said nothing of that He was now visibly agitated His calm strength had left him His eyes were afire his face twitched his hands trembled and he was plainly struggling to say what his quivering lips refused to ut ter Is there no other way he asked Must she go back to Lague Is there no help for it Nine said Adam for she is pen niless God forgive me and beggars may not be choosers At that word Jason was unable to support any longer the wild laboring of his heart Yes yes but there is a way he cried for there is one to whom she is rich enough though he isajoor him self for he would give his lifes blood if so be that he could buy her Many a day he has seen all and stood aside and been silent because afraid to speak but he must speak now or never Hearing this Adams face looked troubled and he answered I will not misdoubt you my good lad or question whom you mean And Jasons tongue being loosed at last the hot words came from him like a flood I have been an idle fellow sir I know that good for nothing in the world any more than the beasts of the field and maybe its because Ive had nobody but myself to work for but give me the right to stand beside her and you shall see what I can do tor no brother shall return her cold looks for her sweetness and never again shall she go back where she will only be despised You are a brave lad Jason said Adam as best he could for the tears that choked him and though I have long had other thoughts concerning her yet could I trust her to your love and keeping and go my ways with content But no no my lad it is not for me to choose ior her and neither is it for her to choose now To be Continued Bernhardts 2000 Bed Mme Sarah Bernhardts bed in her Paris home cost her before it was- fin ished the sum of 2000 The curtains are of the finest damask the sheets are silk the bedstead is a most elab orate piece of furniture and two little gold cupids are poised directly over the sleepers head Exercise Saved Teddy Governor Roosevelt was thought as a boy to be of a weak constitution He early devoted much attention to exercise and spent all the time that he could in the open air To this he attributes his present health and en durance Up Against a Tough One President George Harris of Amherst college is one of the first college pres idents to attempt publicly to solve the servant girl problem At a recent meeting of womens clubs at Amherst Mass he read a paper on the subject - MISSES RESET William J Bryan Writes on Late Election PROSPERITY RY AND MONEY WON Conservatism In War Time Is Deemed Powerful Factor In Fight The Senatorial Struggle Other Capital News William Jennings Bryan discusses the recent presidential election in a lengthy article in the current issue of inging especially the result its causes and its influence upon the future He says The republicans had a great advan tage in having a large campaign fund The republicans were also able to se cure transportation for all republican voters who were away from home It is impossible at this time to calculate the effect of colonization or the ex tent to which votes were purchased by the direct payment of money or by employment for political work There are instances where as much as 500 was offered to one man for his politi cal service for a few days The republicans had another ad vantage the influence of which it is difficult to estimate viz The advan tage which accrues to an administra tion while a war is in progress The most potent argument how ever used by the republicans in the late campaign was the argument which compared present conditions with those which existed from 1893 to 1896 To the laboring man the repub lican party would say Remember how many were idle during the last administration Do you want to risk a return to hard times The prosperity targument influenced many farmers No time need be wasted in the con demnation of the illegitimate use of money But it is worth while to con sider why such large campaign funds are now used by the republicans and how such funds are collected together with the remedy to be employed for the protection of the public against the improper use of money in the elections The magnitude of the fund which can be collected depends upon the in terest which the great corporations feel m the result and upon the immi nence of the danger to the privileges which they are enjoying Prior to 1896 the moneyed element of the country was divided between the two leading parties but even then the republican party had a considerable majority amng the bankers railroad magnates and manufacturers Since 1896 the consolidation of wealth has gone on h a raPiditv never before known Mr -Bryan gives a list of a few of tne large combinations which have been formed within the last four years and comments as follows All of these trusts and many oth ers had a pecuniary reason for sup porting the republican ticket for they not only have enjoyed immunity dur ing the present administration but they had every reason to expect fur ther immunity in case of republican success while the democratic plat form and the democratic organization were outspoken in their condemna tIonf Private monopolies and the candidates were pledged to aggressive measures for the- extermination of all combinations formed in restraint of trade Is there any remedy for the im proper use of money in elections xes there is a remedy a statute u diai uuense ior any officer J Ption to contribute corpora tion funds to a campaign fun limiting the amount that can be legally ex pended by candidates or committees and compelling the publication of the names of the contributors to campaign tXeagether with the amounts con- The most surprising feature of the SfaiP Was the difference mani fested by many republicans to the at rQon governmental principles here tofore regarded as sacred The party Clearly committed to a vXr - b0 repugnant to our history our traditions and our cLmaXimS that there is no sub ffiSSl160 made by republican fnt0 deteM the partys Position ttP52 re defense s attempted Jr was aboufc as Allows L M n0t Want the pniliPPine isl they came to us by accident but now that we have them we cannot honorably let them go besides t ooks as if it was Gods work and then too thereis money in it iSSS maiDS lor consideration the third and as I believe the most influential cause of the republican the fear of a change The fear of a change is merely a political expression of a conservatism wheh to a greater or less extent exists in every person This fear was increased by the fact that the country for the i6W yars has been experiencing reaction a from the panic which andfhif61 the Iast ainisatiCn and this fear was still further ajnrra vated by the threats of the finans To consider this election as decis ive of the question would be as ordSqafiS t0 have regarded the electfon of 1896 as decisive of the tariff Ques tion It would be more reasonable to regard the late election as conclulve Uefn f toPerfaStoand noon J trUSt uesn both of which San tdlfUssed mre by our people than the f money question But a gajter of fact an election A Big Klondike Nagget The largest pure gold nugget found up to date in the Yukon fields was turned up on No 34 Eldorado It was found by Peter Gorat a veteran miner 80 years of age It weighs six pooads and eight and one half pennyweights The g0ld in it is worth exactly 1148 It is a beautiful piece of pure gold and Its lucky finder sold it for 2500 as a specimen A larger piece of gold has been found but it was mixed with quartz It was worth 1800 and was unearthed last spring Chicago Inter Ocean essarlly conclusive upon any ques tion Back of all the questions which have been referred to lies the deep and lasting struggle between human rights and inhuman greed If greed triumphs its victory will transform our government into a plutocracy and our civilization into barbarism Those who believe in equal right before the law and desire a govern ment which rests upon the consent of the governed and deals justly with I all who are under its jurisdiction must l continue the contest in triumph or de feat Success may be the measure of enjoyment but It cannot be the meas ure of duty In answer to a congratulatory ad dress by the Bryan home guards some days ago W J Bryan sent a letter to H P Rockey thanking him for the expression of esteem and concluding as follows When a political party meets with reverses the greatest consolation the candidate has aside from the ap proval of his conscience is the knowl edge that he retains the confidence of those with whom he was associated and I thanlc the guards for this assur ance The contest between democracy and plutocracy will go on and those who believe in the declaration of inde pendence and the doctrine of equality before the law must still defend hu man rights from encroachment and greed ooo Heavy heavy hangs over the head of the republican governor elect of Nebraska and it is extremely su perfine Like the sword of Damocles it is suspended ready to do deadly work and like Banquos ghost it is haunting the heavy hearted victors It is nothing less than the sworn state ment of Governor elect Dietrich of his election expenses Here it is August 1 For banquet and barbecue to Morearity 25 That is the evidence Here is the law violated House roll No 184 An act to prevent corrupt practices at elections and to provide a pen alty for violations of the pro visions of this act It is Mr Dietrichs violation of this law of their own creating that has put the republicans in a stew kettle and is causing them to jump sideways in efforts to escape the consequences of their own acts There is a disposition to force the matter to an issue but a line of action has not yet been determined on Some republicans are attempting to bolster up their courage by the state ment that even if Dietrich should be ineligible Savage the lieutenant governor-elect would become governor This statement however is said to be utterly without foundation Attor neys who have given the matter some attention declare that the Boyd Thayer case finally established the proposition that where the governor elect is ineligible the holding gov ernor holds over pending a special election The republicans affect to be Indif ferent over the matter and declare that the law is unconstitutional but nevertheless they betray an anxiety that is not in accordance with their assumed nonchalance ooo As the days go by it is believed that Mr Rosewater of Omaha will be more fully convinced that he is not the guardian of his delegation in Douglas county Various occurrences have happened of late to indicate that the delegation will not stick to him against the dictates of their republi can consciences A very influential politician said recently that he had the best of reasons for knowing that Rosewater will have a very hard pro position thrust before him whem he tries to become senator The delega tion has given it out that they are not anybodys to be possessed soul and body This has come out in several ways and has greatly simplified the work of certain candidates v ooo There is a feeling among a few Thompson men at least that eventual ly it will be found advisable to tie up with Meildejohn This may not come during the first of the fight but they think it will be sure to develop later on They believe that after it has been established that Rosewater can get no more votes than he comes into the fight with many north of the Platte members will show a decided preference for Meiklejohn Should he get the support of the Thompson men he would then become a formidable candidate ooo A few more applicants are being heard from for positions in the states Charles Penn of Broken Bow was in the city yesterday making himself known for the position of commandant of the soldiers home at Milford Mr Penn has stood by the republicans through thick and thin in the battles against populism in Custer county and this year when they did so well his friends think the western portion of the state f hould receive recogni tion ooo G V Haskell of Wakefield is a can didate for secretary of the state bank ing board He was in Lincoln yester day looking after his chances It is believed that S D Davis of Wilber will be named chief clerk in the adju tant generals office ooo Dr R S Grimes has been spoken of as a possible candidate for the posi tion of physician at the penitentiary Dr Manary is also an applicant for that nlace British GeTeruments Present to Kansen In recognition of the eminent serv ices he has rendered to the cause of scientific exploration the British gov ernment presented Dr Nansen with a fifty volume set of the Challenger Re ports He is the first single individual to receive them their cost running up to several hundred pounds Authors Poem at His Tomb An old gentleman of over 80 visited Goldsmiths grave In the Temple in England recently and declaimed the whole of The Deserted Village t18tfXr - V ST T- - Dismissed for Gouging The secretary pf the navy dismissed from the naval academy last week on recommendation of the superintendent cadet found guilty of gouging which is the slang for dishonesty in work in this case the copying as his pwn of a theme written by another ca det and of falsehood Fifty six mem toersof his class petitioned the secre tary to exercise clemency and are all placed In the third conduct grade for insubordination which permits thorn to have liberty but once in four weeks Whea Her Xuok Changed An actress who is now acting in a prominent Now York theater found herself so little in demand a few years ago that she was about to abandon all effort to remain in her profession lern how to manipulate the typewriter and seek her fortune in that line of work Just at the time when her pros pects looked darkest she inherited a small sum of money which she had never expected to get It proved enough to enable her to make a start in the way she wanted and after a while she went to New York where she met with a degree of success that no actress so little known had ever enjoyed before Indian Pupils in New York Schools The first Indians ever admitted as public scnool pupils in New York City ire two who entered last week They are Buelah and Bessie Dark Cloud Buelah is 16 years old and has attend ed school in Montreal Bessie the typical Indian child of the Sierras restless quick and gracious entered the kindergarten grade Dark Cloud the father of the children has been a model for prominent artists includ ing Remington and Deming The mother a woman of much beauty is a full blood Abeneki and her husband is of the same tribe and a well edu cated Indian wo during the summer lectures lor medicine companies A miss is sometimes better than a male The man with a pull the street car conductor - Pleasure is but the refreshment that cheers us in the pursuit of true hap piness David R Snovner or Orange N J a lawyer who was convicted of embez zling 1375 from the estate of Cath erine Breiit of Rockport Ind was sentenced to six months Imprison ment AN ENEMY TO DRINK One Woman Who Has Done a Great Deal to Pnt Down This Evil Minneapolis Minn Dec 3 iSpe cial When the Independent Order o Good Templars of Minnesota wanted a State Organizer they chose Mrs Laura J Smith of 1217 West 33d Street this city The American Anti Treat League also selected Mrs Smith as National Organizer The reason is not far to seekt This gifted woman has devoted her life to a battle against Drink and Drinking Habits Her in fluence for good in Minnesota is and has been very far reaching About two years ago however It seemed as if this noble woman would have to give up her philanthropic work Severe pains in her back and under her shoulder blades made Ufa a burden and work Impossible Physi cians were consulted and they pre scribed for Kidney Disease Three months treatment however failed to give Mrs Smith any relief Her hus band was much exercised and cast about him for something that would restore his good wife to health and strength He heard of the cures ef fected by Dodds Kidney Pills and ad vised her to try them which she did She is now a well woman and says Two weeks after I commenced tak ing Dodds Kidney Pills I felt muchi better and at the end of seven weeks was completely cured I have had no recurrence of the trouble but I takei a pill off and on and find that it keeps me in good health Dodds Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers at 50 cents a box They are easily within the reach oC all and no woman can afford to suf fer when such a simple and sura Remedy is at hand Fortune is ofttimes kindest to those on whom she frowns The Census of 1900 A booklet giving the population ot all cities of the United States of 25000 and over according to the census of 1900 thas just been issued by the Pas senger department of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway and a copy of it may be obtained -by sending your address with two cent 3tamp to pay postage to the General Passenger Agent of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway Chicago 111 Mrs Jones Oh doctor is my hus band still irrational Dr Dosem Extremely so When I told him your mother was coming tomorrow he smiled CARBIDE We are the Nebraska selling agents for the Union Carbide Co manufac turers of Calcium Carbide for making Acetylene Gas Order your supplies from us Pacific Storage and Ware housa Co 912 914 Jones St Omaha Neb m - It is far easier to sell a dog than it is to give him away In Winter Use Allens Foot Kae A powder Your feet feel uncom fortable nervous and often cold and damp If you have sweating sore feet or tight shoes try Allens Foot Ease Sold Dy all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy tt Y Corckscrews have sunk more people than cork jackets will ever save It is hard to avoid indigestible foods on Thanksgiving day but it Is easy to avoid indigestion take Garfield Tea It cleanses the system and acts on the liver thus promoting good digestion Every dog has his day and every man has his hobby rr