I THE WOMEN OF WESTBRIDGE.
WN *
Westbridge Is a thriving New En
land town. Until six months ago
was also a conservative town.
But six months ago certain even
took place which affected material
&oth the conceit and the customs
this conservative town.
On the morning of the eventful dz
Xichard Downing , of the firm of Dowi
fog , Broad & Co. , brokers , was ha
awake. It was nine o'clock , and 1
was due at his office at eight thirt
He was blissfully unconscious of tl
lour. The extra sleep had put hi :
in good humor. He stretched out h
arms , yawning , .and thinking lazil
that for once his wife would not ha >
to call him. He was awake , that I
almost he would be soon as soon i
3e had fin No , this was too childisl
He would wake up
Keeping his eyes open might hel ]
v
He opened them once more to the
widest extent. The first object ths
Tested oncput him wide awake. It w < 3
a new broadcloth gown , dark red , wit
, rich satin trimmings.
Downing eyed it approvingly.
"Awfully swell taste , Mary ha :
"Won't she look stunning in itPrett !
"
fcill with it , I'll warrant. Just hom
from the dressmaker's evidently. "
His eyes wandered lazily to the littl
? ock on the. mantel. Then somethin
. - suspiciously like an oath was throw :
X ack with the bedclothes.
"What could Mary be thinking of ?
He cast a wild glance about th
Toom. He rushed to the door am
called down the stairway.
There was no reply. His voice earn
lack with a suggestion of emptines ;
from the rooms below. He looked abou
, the chamber , perplexed , exasperated.
"Where can my trousers be ? " h <
'r muttered.
His eyes caught a slip of paper 01
the pillow. He would not own th <
srtart that he gave , nor the hand tha
seemed to clutch at his throat as h <
tore open the paper. ,
"Dear Richard : I cannot endure oui
present way of life "
Yes , it had come. As he read , a dozer
thoughts were coursing throug his
fcraln. This was what Dick Crawford's
wife did. He remembered the look or
Dick's face the next day. He groaned
and hurried on :
"The only way out of it that "I can
see is for you to change places with
sne for a day. Perhaps then you will
Snow how I feel about living such a
cramped , shut-In , buried-alive life. I
am sure you will , Richard ; you are so
aensible In most things , and a dear
husband. You cannot really understand
my misery unless you have to wear
the same kind of clothes. So I have
ad a nice gown and shoes and other
things made for you. I hope you will
like the gown , dear. I jjjcked it out
myself. The day will not seem long ,
darling , for I shall be coming back to
3 u at night. Your Affectionate Wife
and Protector.
"P. , S. CDon't worry about the office.
E/will attend to everything. "
He sat , half dazed , trying to take it
2ft. His mind ran back , catching up
the phrases in the note , fitting them
3nto the past. "I picked it our myself ,
dear. " He often picked out Mary's
Presses. It was only Ust week , he re-
'oalled hazily , they had differed almost
quarreled 'about her dress. She had
Canted to have a different style some
* Tiifalutln" aesthetic make. He had set
Sis foot down pretty promptly on that.
His wife was not going to make n
Irump of herself for any "common
sense" foolishness. All well enough tor
su man who has the hard work of the
world to do. But a lady should be ele
gantly clad. He glanced at the gown
withits velvet collar and embossed
Test.
Test.His
His hearty gave a leap and stood
tllL The office ! He must be-there ,
an inside of ten minutes. That fa-
BQOUS deal was to be made today. It
meant a clear five thousand. It would
Be a costly joke for Mary if he missed
tfcat !
. He sped up the attic in search of a
3ast year's suit. The rafters were
swept "as bare as your hand" of all
3nasculihe attire. Only gowns and pet
ticoats hung in mocking-unified folds
Before him. He turned and fled back
to the closet not so much as a necktie
to reward his search !
Then first the enormity of the joke
came over him ! He was a prisoner in
2ii& own house ! It was like being
smothered buried alive. He raged
across the room. He stormed. He
caught up the , ' red , dress and glared
at it. He shook it fiercely. It may be
well to close the door.
When it opened again a tall , well
formed woman , dressed in a broadcloth
30Vfn , swept out across the threshold ,
and tripped lightly down the stairs.
On the bureau lay a soft pile of curly ,
blonde hair. It was Richard Down-
ing's moustache. Behind the bureau
lay one mangled , discarded article of
attire a stiff , unyielding corset.
A cheerful fire was burning in the
dining-room grate. The table was
Bright with linen and silver. Only one
place was laid behind the coffee-urn.
Downing glanced at it. He started and
frowned , and attempted to run his
Bands into his trousers' pockets. They
slid Ineffectually down the smooth
cloth.He crossed them behind him
and stared gloomily into.the fire.
The sombre look lightened ; the ser
vants they were in the house , of
course. He seated himself behind the
coffee-urn , and rang the bell sharply.
Thank fortune ! the morning paper was
there , and it was big. He buried him
self behind It , and listened eagerly to
the step that entered the room. Ah !
It was James a great relief. It would
Save been awkward to have one of
tiiose giggling maids come in.
* y
"James ! " from behind the paper.
"Yes , sir. "
Something In the tone guarded , nc
committal and deprecating caus
Downing to peep around the corner
the paper. What he saw caused h
to retire more quickly than he hi
emerged. James , the tall , the dignlfi <
the imperturbable , stood there expn
sionless , in a spotless dimity gown ,
muslin cap topping his solemn cou
tenance.
"James ! " Dowing's voice was shar
with a barely perceptible quiver in
"what is the meaning of this no
sense ? "
There was no answer. A dimity ar
carefully arranged the egg cup - ai
prepared cream and sugar for his co
fee. Downing sipped the coffee cai
tiously. How was he to eat ar
.breakfast with that Punch-and-Juc
show standing behind him ! He cou
feel it through the back of his hez
arms folded , solemn gave straigl
ahead , cap , by this time , slightly awr
Whateversense of humor Mai
might have Indulged In arraying hi
butler , _ she had communicated none <
it to James. To him the affair wi
serious. Downing was driven to me <
it with like seriousness.
"James , " he said sternly.
"Yessir. "
"Go down to Cole & Thompson's an
bring me a complete suit of clothes-
everything from the ground up. Hui
ry , now. "
Downing breathed a sigh of relie
Really it was absurd he was gettin
hysterically nervous. The combina
tion of James and solitary confinemen
was too much for anyone. Mary-mus
have ' lain awake nights to think u
anything so preposterous. She shoul
suffer for this. No , he would let her o ]
easy. She should be a good deal mor
surprised to see him walk in , Downin ;
chuckled.
He began to eat with a relish.
James' step sounded outside the door
The handle turned. Downing looke <
ap with a pleased smile. It turned t (
tvrath.
In the doorway , starched and immac
ilate , stood James , a plate of steam
ng muffins , in his hand.
Downing glared. He seized th <
vooden James , shook him until cap
ipron and dimity sleeves stood in thre <
ieparate directions.
Before he could recover breath his
victim had retreated behind the heavj
ak door. The conversation that fol-
owed was carried on through a cau-
ious crack , at which appeared now
me wary eye , now a crumpled cap-
rill , and now a degenerate ear.
"James , what does this mean ? "
"Missus told me to. "
"To Avhat ? "
"Keep an eye on you , sir. "
"Well , you'd better come Inside
rhere you can keep two. " There was
eep sarcasm in the tone.
"No , thank you , sir , " respectfully.
"James" after an eloquent pause
if a fiver would be of any use to
ou "
"No , sir ; missus said you'd try it. "
"Try what ? "
"To bribe me , sir. "
"Did she , perhaps , tell you why I
m caged up here like a lunatic ? " sar-
istically.
The watching eye gleamed intelli-
ently through the crack , and onelong
ony finger appeared under the rakish
ip and tapped significantly on the
spanse of forehead.
"Oh ! " Downing gasped. He sank
ack speechless. So that was it ? Mary
ad told NJames that he was out of
Is head , 'had she ? And she had shut
im up ? For what ? Perhaps he was
isane. He laughed aloud. The eye
; sappeared hastily from the crack.
"See here , James , you are all right ,
ou do what your mistress told you to
only clear out of my sight and hear-
g. And shut the door. I'll be quiet. "
Downing smiled grimly. Mary had
losen a good tool. ' She knew , by bit-
r experience , the , thickness of James'
: ull , and that if an idea were once
dged there another could not possi-
y enter. If she had told James that
s master was insane and must be
imored even to dressing up li'ze an
ibecile wax doll nothing could drive
e idea out of his head.
"And mv actions have not been al-
gether sane , " reflected Downing can-
dly.
There was a sliding click of the latch
id the sound of scurrying feet.
Downing did not at once avail him-
If of his liberty. He sat looking
oodily into the fire , pondering on the
.uation. What could Mary mean by
? She was a sensible woman ugh !
hat was the matter ? He felt sick ,
id compressed , and choldng. Why
juld women have their dresses made
tight ? He pulled impatiently at the
"ending buttons , already stretched to
e last degree of tension. At a touch
ey popped merrily across the room ,
nvning drew a deep , full breath.With
e inspiration came a wave of brain
smory. He had always insisted on
iry's wearing shapely , tailor-made
wns. He had pooh-poohed the short
listed , aesthetic ones for which she
rhed. "Bags , " he had called them ,
remembered penitently , as he crawl-
around the floor'after escaping but-
as.
fVhen the ravages of digestion has
en repaired as skillfully as mascu-
e fingers could accomplish , he than
owled about the house , a restless
iriL He could not sit still ; but nei-
sr , after a time , could he move about
th any comfort. The eternal swish-
ish , twist-twist of the heavy skirts
out his ankles drove him wild.
Ie limped at last to a couch , and ,
rowing himself down , lay staring
serably at the ceilinff. His head
ached. His back ached. No wond
women were sick ! He-would be a co
firmed invalid before night.
He had not ventured to peep out
the windows. Someone might see hii
But at last , about three o'clock :
the afternoon , he limped miserably i
the front window and looked up ar
down the quiet street. Not a soul i
sight. How good the sunshine looke
and the dusty pavement.
He raised his languid eyes to tt
window across the street. What
very peculiar loking woman ! Her pr <
file was strong and fine , but there wz
something awkward in her bearing-
Jenkins ! ,
As Downing doubled up with laugt
ter , he became aware of at simila
mirth on the part of Jenkins. He b
thought himself of his own unmanl
garments , and beat a hasty retreat.
Jenkins did the same.
The curtains fell chastely betwee
them.
The temptation was too strong to b
resisted. Cautiously , after a tirm
Downing raised a corner of the curtail
and peered out.
Jenkins was doing the same.
They grinned. Communications be
gan signs , deaf-and-dumb letters , am
gesture.
"What is it all about ? " telegraphe <
Jenkins. ' 'Morton , next door , in sanv
fix. "
Morton appeared and grinned.
Presently no less than fivegowne <
men discovered themselves , peepinj
from behind sheltering curtains. Th <
whole street was in a state of petti
coat siege.
Downing's mind leaped farther. Ii
was probably the whole town. Th <
men of Westbridge were to be taughl
a lesson.
Swiftly Downing telegraphed to Jen
kins. They , would keep quiet until
evening. They would not expose them
selves to the ridicule of the day. But
when the friendly shades of night
should fall indicated by closing his
eyes and falling into exaggerated sleep
they would steal forth and confer.
Once more the curtains fell , and
Downing crawled miserably back to
the couch to await Mary's return. The
stillness and loneliness of the house
were unbearable. Was it thus , he
wondered , that she waited for him
to come at night ? Even the wooden
Tames , who had become invisiblewould
have been welcome. At times Down-
Ing heard a swish of starch or a ruffled
scuttle that told him he was still un-
3er faithful guard.
There was a quick key in the door ,
i hurried step in the hall , a snatch of
song. The portieres parted.
Downing lay on his side , one arm
jrotecting his face. He watched her
Tom beneath it.
She came swiftly down the room.
Tired , dear ? She dropped gracefully
: o one knee beside him , and smoothed
lis hot forehead with firm , soft fingers.
The long curtains parted. James , in.
limity and cap , appeared. "Dinner is
ierved , sir. "
"Come , dear , " said Mary , gently.
'You will feel better when you have
iad something to eat. "
Downing made a mental vow never
o say it again. It was one of his pet
hrases.
As they seated themselves , he saw
vith envious eyes the evening paper ,
iis paper , laid carefully by Mary's
late. He must play the role to the
itter end. He would ask her meekly
hat had been done today.
But with the first spoonful of soup
he disappeared behind the paper.
Downing studied the lines upside
own.
He was remembering many things
) ccasionally , as he sipped his soup he
aught a glimpse of Mary's face
round the corner of the paper. He
ad no idea that she could look so
uperior. Those gold-bowed specta-
les were immensely becoming to her.
[ e had never let her wear glasses. He
ked her pretty , feminine , short-sight-
H way of looking at things. The
lasses spoiled all that. But they
aited her present role awfully well ,
hey somehow made her look like
oung Barclay at the club. Downing
ad always stood secretly in awe of
larclay and of his opinions. As he
oked at his wife he was conscious
lat she affected him very much after
ic manner of young Barclay. He
led to rise above it ; but a miserable
msciousness of soft silk about his
rists and "costly , lace at his throat
jpt him down.
Now and then Mary vouchsafed him
piece of news. She murmured to
jrself over specially interesting items.
rith the coming of dessert , she laid
> wn the paper with an air of con-
: ious virtue that Downing recognized
: utely.
The gold eye-glasses surveyed him
ndly , if a trifle patronizingly.
"What was done about the 'Big
our , ' Mary. ? " The question that had
; en burning on his lips had leaped
it.
it."Oh
"Oh , that is all right. I made ten
ousand. " She spoke with modest sat-
faction.
Downing gasped-inwardly. Five had
; en his maximum hope.
"Was Dexter there ? "
"He wasn't able to come. " Mary
tiiled ever so slightly and kindly.
Jrs. Dexter took his place. "
"How was the deal managed ? "
" ' would under-
"I don't believe you -
and itdear. _ " She spoke firmly , but
try , very kindly. "But you really get
e cream of it all. " She extracted a
II from a generous roll and tossed it
ross the table. "I thought I would
aw a little on account , " she said.
Downing pocketed it that is , tried
pocket it humbly. Good money was
it to be refused. But deep in his
art was a resolve never to toss
oney to Mary again. It was not com-
rtable. She should have an allow-
ice and a bank account after this
there was any "after this. " He be-
, n to feel as if the satin folds and ,
lace might be grown to his person. 4
soon as James should leave them alo
together he would tell Mary what ]
had' bee'n thinking about today.
James passed the dessert , .filled t ]
glasses , gave a final glance to see th ;
nothing more was needed , and grasp <
the handles of his tray.
"Have you had a comfortable da
Jamesasked Mary kindly. She d
not trust herself to look at him.
James released his hold on the tra
and lifted the dimity skirt in one han
gazing at its stiffner. "It's the like
that wud be the death of a man if 1
was a wumman , " he' said solemnly.
Mary looked at him reflectivel ;
"Thejsf aren't comfortable , are the ;
James ? How do you think you woul
like to wear them all the time ? " at
asked , scanning the wooden face.
"Dade an' I'd niver be doin' it ar
other day not if ye was to go dow
on yer knees for it , " returned James
promptly.
He grasped the handles of the tra
once more and rustled away with sol
emn mien.
As the door closed behind him.Down
ing glanced at Mary. Their eyes mel
They smiled.
"Make out your list , Mary , " sail
Downing , humbly. "You shall hav
the things tomorrow. In the main
agree with James. "
In the main every man in West
bridges agres with James. For whicl
reason the women of Westbridge ar <
today comfortably clad. Some of th <
woman continue frumps under the nev
regime as they would under the old
But they are comfortable frumps.
Westbridge comes near to being th (
'Little Nut inside the Hub. " But th
Tien of Westbridge are less boastfu
: han of old. They walk softly befon
he world. Jennette Lee , in the Ne\v
fork Evening Post. *
TIME OF LINCOLN'S DEATH.
It was announced a few days after
he death of President McKinley that
i movement was on foot to induce
ewelers throughout the country to
lave recorded on the pointed clocks
rhich serve as advertisements for the
raft , the time at which President
IcKinley was shot by Czolfeosz , five
ninutes before four. At present these
locks record the hour and minute of
Lbraham Lincoln's death. However ,
hat was many years ago , and today
omparatively few people know that
he hands on jewelers' dummy clocks
oint to 8:18 : , because that was the
ime when the nation's first martyred
xecutive breathed his last.
As history records that Lincoln died
t 7:22 in the morning , says The Key-
tone , it is evident that the dummy
lock with hands at 8:18 does not tell
the time when the nation's first mar-
rred executive breathed his last. "
What seems to be the truth in the
latter was well told some time ago by
member of the jewelry firm of Ben-
3Ict Bros , of New York. It seems that
ummy clocks or watches indicate 8
clock and eighteen and one-half min-
tes because that is the position on the
ial where time can be shown , the
inds being on opposite sides and
iak5ng a perfect tngle , and also be-
ig equally distant by minute marks
degrees from the figure - , taking
tat as a starting po nt. There is but
le other place on the dial where the
me would be correct and show the
inds equally distant from the figure
; that is at IS S-4 minutes past 9
clock , or , with the hour and minute
inds reversed ; but this would not be
i desirable , as the hands would be
most directly at right angles across
ie face of the dial. It must' be * re-
embered that while the minute hand
akes the circuit , of the dial of 60-
inute , degrees , the hour hand moves
it five minute degrees ; therefore , the
ovement othe hour hand one min-
e degree necessitates the movement
the minute hand 12 minutes , or one-
th of the whole. There is in exist-
ce an old dummy sign watch , used
the late Samuel W. Benedict in
e early part of the present century ,
inufactured long before the death of
ncoln , which indicates exactly 8lSVj
: lock.
TALK ABOUT WOMEN ,
[ "he governor of South Carolina has
pointed Miss Lavina Laborde State
rarian. The successful candidate has
jn a stenographer in the governor's
ice. She 'is an orphan and the main-
iy of a family of ten children and is
11 educated.
) ne of Baltimore's harbor notables is
colored woman who goes out in a
it in all weather to get washing
m ships arriving. "She obtains the
slness , " the account says , "and her
sband does the washing. " Baltimore
ist be credited with another type of
i new woman.
? he town of Deerfield , Mass. , has
: ermined upon a unique memorial to
ss Martha Pratt , whose influence for
3d in that community has led to a
> ire to perpetuate her memory. In-
ad of erecting a monument of a
mze tablet a village club room and
rary was decided upon.
" "oreign exchanges note that a late-
I among Englishwomen is the coi
tion of small pieces of lace , which
ty keep in albums specially made for
r purpose. Beneath each specimen
recorded the name of the kind of
e , the date and place "where it was
iduced and other particulars.
Irs. Roosevelt has appointed Miss
le Hagner to be .her secretary. jMiss
gner , who was for a time clerk in
: war department , is a daughter of
, Charles E.-Hagner of Washington.
; has acted as secretary for Mi's ,
tries Emory Smith , Mrs. Elihu Root ,
ss Paulding , Senator Depew's .niece ,
1 other women prominent in official
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FABSX2TOES THAZ7ZO
SAINT LOUIS ,
SOME BOOK DEALERS ,
Have Refused to Hardie the Novel
CMens Come Home
To Roost ,
On the Ground That the Story is Immoral , '
John "Wanamaker's ( of New Tork. )
reason for not keeping it in stock la
that all the salesmen and salesgirls
were always reading it. i
The American Xews company have
explained to their customers a half ,
dozen false reasons for not supplying
the book when ordered.
A dealer in New Jersey refused to
pay for one hundred copies he had or
dered because , he said , "it is a bod
book. "
He was sued for the bill , and a judg
ment was rendered against him. Judge
Cutler , who tried the case , said : "This
is a beautiful and well written story ,
daring perhaps , but of strong moral. "
This novel has had nearly one thou
sand press notices. Many papers have
devoted columns ; one paper recently a
while page , in describing its qualities.
The Ohio State Journal says : "The'
greatest novel of the century. "
The New York Press : "Will be read
as long as the flag floats. "
The Chicago Inter Ocean : "Phenom
enal for its beautiful word pictures. " '
Minneapolis Tribune : "Cannot be too
strongly recommended. "
Zanesville Courier and the Xorwalk
( Ct. ) Sentinel : "The description of the
horse race has no parallel in fiction. "
The story has been translated into
the German language , is being brought
out In Paris , has been dramatized for
the stage and has been selling at the
rate of 1,000 copies per week for the
last 50. weeks.
Xow , if you cannot get this great
story from your dealer , news agent , -
train boy or jobber , sent to
(
The Mutual Publishing
Company ,
156 Fifth Avenue , New York.
Please mention this paper.
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