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THE NORFOLK. NEWS : FRIDAY , AlKUW 15 , 1002 , WHEN DALTON \ WENT EAST § By JAMES ALLISON $ Jjj Copyright , 1001 , by A. S. Hlchardson * , 6J Dalton entered Mrs. Murray's pur chases In the daybook and then went back to his desk and the letter. | Ho drew It from the pigeonhole of Imitation walnut and turned It slowly from sldo to sldo as if ho were { rytn § to match the polo gray tint from his scant rlbbpn stock , lie looked curious ly at the deeper gray scaling wax. Ho [ was always very careful not to break the seal when he opened her letters. , Ho liked to study the stately "n" . which hid what she said to him from the bustling , impertinent world. I Not that he had received many such missives. There were Just four In all , nnd he knew them by heart Ho rend this last one slowly and for the third time : Frank Dalton , Esq. , President School i Board District No. 11 : * I Suhuncho County , Colo. Dear Sir Replying to your favor of the 23d , stating that your board had acted fa vorably on n.y application for the Twig ging school and would allow the salary which I asked , permit mo to say that I feel that I owe you many apologies. The most urgent reason for my desiring to se cure a position this summer In Colorado was an incipient throat trouble which has nnnoyed me for the past year. Recently , however , It has yielded to treatment , and with It has gone this motive for making the western tilp. In addition I have been offered a class In elocution nt the Mount Clement summer school , an opportunity for acquiring some small reputation which 1 feel that 1 should not miss. Knowing full well that there are scores of worthy applicants for such an opening as your board offers , 1 am availing myself of a woman's privilege nnd changing my mind. In other words , I withdraw my application for the Twlgglns school. Par don my thus going Into details , but you have been so courteous , I may almost say BO cordial , In your correspondence over the matter , that I feel a full explanation Is due you. Again expressing my apprecia tion of your kindness , I remain , yours faithfully , ELIZABETH HARDIN. i Dalton folded the letter , laid It re gretfully on the desk nnd sat with his hands plunged deep In his pockets. There were no customers In the store L to Interrupt his meditations. Even the straight , uncompromising Main street beyond the door was steeped In thb calm of the sweet spring day. Ranch men were home plowing , and no wag ons rolled In noisily from mesa nnd riv er land. But Dalton was not worrying nbout the lack of trade. Ho was think Ing of the girl who hnd written that letter. | Elizabeth Hardln ! She had been rec- bmmended to the board by an eastern [ teachers1 agency , nnd Frank hnd been Instructed to conduct the correspond ence. From the very first letter he had been Interested In her personally , nnd jiwhen the salary she named wns be yond the appropriation mnde by the board for Twlgglns school he hnd calmly announced that the district wns growing nnd needed better teachers , 'and ' If the board wouldn't pay Miss 'Hardln the snlnry she wnnted he hWould make up the difference. The children of Twlgglns Corners must bo given modern educational advantnges. 'And the remainder of the bonrd , real izing that the mnle voters of Twlgglns Corners wore nn uncertain clement In ( 'county elections , flnnlly acquiesced , nnd Miss Hnrdln wns "cnllcd. " Dnl ton , nervously fingering the bit of gray stationery , felt thnt fnte hnd been era el In thus requiting his temerity In co- 'orclng the members of school district No. IL * \ Ho wnlked out the side door nnd mounted the steep stairs leading to the second floor. Lately Dalton had been figuring with Tompklns , the carpenter , on building Inside stairs , but somehow this afternoon he did not care whcro 'they ran. Ho entered the carpetless hall and threw open tbe door to his "front room , " overlooking the street and stared silently nt Its familiar crim son , with just a dash of ollvo green. flho ? woodwork was painted dark green , nnd the carpet was red. Dalton had se lected this much and a sh'lny onk organ before his sister Mary bad come out from Massachusetts to keep house for him. But Mary bad turned homesick before tbe year rolled round and bad left Dalton to care for as best he might t the four rooms be had furnished so , proudly. I He looked nt them now , wondering vaguely what was wrong. A comfort able Morris chair stood In ono corner , but the moths bad eaten great holes In its cushions. He could write his name in the dust on the center table , with Its old rose plush album. Flyspccks adorned the photographs he bad tacked on the wall. A sudden feeling of desolation swept over the man. iWhat did It matter that he bold public office , that bo was always referred to in the Sahunche Eagle as "our success ful young merchant" or that nt the last fair of Union church he bad been voted the most popular bachelor In La- 'drone ? What mattered anything so long as Elizabeth Hardln hnd declined to teach Twlggms Corners' school ? The very next morning be said to his head clerk : "Herman , do you reckon you could handle this store if I went back east next month ? I haven't seen the old folks for flvo years. " , And Herman reckoned that ho could. ' Tbe summer school at Mount Clem ent was in full sway when Dalton ar rived. He took a room nt the lending botcl nnd then quietly started out on his quest At the flrst newsstand ho picked up a copy of the Mount Clem , ent Educator , devoted to the Interests of the summer school. The frontispiece iwas the picture of n tall , willowy girl , dressed in n sweeping evening gown. Under the picture were the lines , "Miss Elizabeth Hardln , the accomplished iroung elocutionist , who Is delighting Mount Clement audiences this mini- siier. " Dnlton walked back to hlfl room llko ono in n dream. And this glorious crea ture was Elizabeth Hnrdln , whom ho had pictured aa n gentle * , clinging cren * turo In need of protection against n cold nnd unfeeling world , the sort of wtmnn who would fit enugly Into hid four rooms above the store nt Lndrono , this girt who was delighting fashion able eastern folks and who could jinyo her picture cover the whole l > ngo"bf d papcrl Dalton did not know that Miss Hardln had paid $25 for that frontis piece nor that at this very moment aho was Bitting In her room nt aa cheap boarding housqjlgurlng on thg Bum- " . . . * , * -f il t ' - gJfcrr' Ji.-JtZ-- " " ? mcr B expenses , the cost of now frockn , photographs and advertising. Bho would not clear 55 , nnd then what ? Another winter in n New York school room with fifty cast sldo children. Half an hour later ho found her nnd sent up his card , written by n man who had a stand on the corner. Miss Hardln was startled. In a flash she recalled the name , the Twlgglns school and the correspondence. Would ho have on leather "chaps , " spurs nnd a belt full of revolvers ? She entered the parlor with nome trepidation. A tall , square shouldered man , well groomed and clad in dark blue serge , rose to greet her. She almost laughed at her recent misgivings , nnd the thought brought n pretty Hush to her checks , a new light to her tired eyes. Ho never knew just how ho managed It , but that night Dalton escorted her home from the concert. She wore the marvelous dress ho had seen in the pic ture , nnd she gathered It up daintily ns they walked in the moonlight Ho felt as If some explanation of his presence were due , and finally ho plunged into It "You see , Miss Hardln , I thought perhaps you'd change your mind about the school If I Just could talk to you. Perhaps you'd llko to como out next summer anyhow. I've always pictured you so sort of different , but now of course I understand. You wouldn't llko It out there no matter how much wo might want you. " Ho was looking down nt the chiffon rufllo on her gown , which billowed llko white foam around her feet An odd smile trembled on her lips ; something very like n tear shone in her eye. She had read his thought as in an open book. "Perhaps you are mistaken , Mr. Dalton. I think I would like Colorado , and If the position Is open next sum mer I may como. " They were passing through a small grove. Dalton stopped short nnd gazed Into her face. "If it's opcnl Why , Miss Hardin , of course it will always be open for youl" Then he added in a lower voice , "But next summer Is a long way off ! " Elizabeth sighed softly , and a far away look came into her eyes as if she wore scenting the keen mountain air and the Colorado pines. "Yes , a long , long wayl" Then Dalton forgot her picture in the paper forgot the imposing frock. Ho remembered only the little gray note signed "Faithfully yours , Elizabeth Hardln" and the sigh. What happened next is not herein sot forth , but western men arc notorious rious for acting promptly. This summer another elocutionist de lighted tbe visitors at Mount Clement , and her picture adorned the first page of the Mount Clement Educator , but In Frank Dalton's Colorado homo a now cushion has replaced the one of moth eaten velvet in the Morris chnlr , there's a drawnwork cover instead of dust on the center table , nnd a stair way has been built from the Inside of the store. Men , Women And Hftti. The man who brings out a now bat almost invariably remarks when some body with an investigating turn of mind asks him whcro ho got It , bow much it cost , etc. : "Ob , I've had that hat for about a month now. It's far from being new. " However , tbe same hat when care fully scrutinized , does not show any signs of wear and generally looks as spick and span as when it came from the packer's box. If you question the owner's statement as to the tlmo of his possession , ho will usually tell you that ho has not worn it , but it has been around the bouso for at least thirty days. A woman is different When she gets a new bonnet , sbo is anxious to got It properly placed and get out on the street If she meets an acquaint ance and words of ecstasy and delight are not forthcoming , she invariably gets mad. "Can't you see my new hat ? I Just bought It Ain't it sweet ? And I only paid $9.09 for it The milliner told me she had held out for $10.50 and re duced the price for my special ben efit" That's the reverse In human nature among the sexes. Pittsburg Press. Modern Bachelors. The bachelor docs no longer pat him- Eclf on the back for remaining single , as did Caslmlr Delavlgnc , the author of "Louis XI. " But neither docs the bachelor turn his coat as did Caslmlr when bo got married on the same day as his broth er Germain , best known as the collab orator of Scribe , and in the same church , though , luckily , "not to the same girl , " as Louis Phillppo in his sudden fright had feared. The great and prominent men of the present day who Intend to remain free do not Inveigh against women llko Goothc nnd Swift and Mussct and , for the matter of that llko Milton. They simply eschew matrimony , and , what is more curious still , society appears not to wonder at It , and women them selves arc taking the abstention aa a matter of course. VOLCANIC REGIONS. the Five Artlvo ( Jroiiim of tlin Wr N erti IleinlmiliiTC. The nctlvo volcnnlc grouiw of the western hemlRphero occur in llvo wide ly separated regions : . First. The Andean group of volca noes of the equatorial region of west ern South America. Second. The chain of Bomo twenty- flvo great cinder cones which ntrctch cast and west across the south cud of oMexljan plni9fln.w * M * < KlraT TluTContrnl American group , with Its thlrty-ono nctlvo craters , ex tending diagonally across the western ends of Uio cast and west folds of the Caribbean corjugaUons rlnglng the " Pac.iflc.jBldo of" Guatemala , San Salva dor nnd"Costa Rlcn. This Is Bcpnrated from the Moxlcan group on the north by n largo nonvolcanlc area , the Isth mus of Tohuantcpcc , and on the south from the Andean volcanoes by the Isth- rnuB of Pannma , whcro no nctlvo vol canoes are found. Fourth. The chain of volcanoes of the Windward Islands , marking the custom en to of the Caribbean sen , standing In a line directly across the eastern termini of the Caribbean moun tains , trending cast nnd west and paral lel to the Central American group sim ilarly situated nt the western termini. Fifth. The volcanoes of Alaska and the Aleutian Islntuls. Professor Rob ert T. Hill In Century. Clrciimlocntlnn. A young Yorkshire collier , anxious to pop the question to n girl whom ho hon estly admired , but not having the cour age to ask her straight out adopted a method of sounding her which roman tic people will bo Inclined to think rather too practical. "Jessie , my lass , " ho said nervously , "Ah'vo Insured my life. " "Has ta , lad ? " said the damsel indif ferently. "Aye. an' Ah'm thlnkln' Ah'm a fool for doln' It" "How's ta male that art ? " "Why , supposln1 Ah get killed In t' pit , where docs ta think t' moncy'H go ? " "Why , to thy fcythcr , for sure. " "True enough , an * It ain't fair. It ought to bo paid to my wife. " "To thy wife I Why , thn hasn't got one , Bill. " "That's Just it , " cried Bill in n burst of confidence. "Tha'rc a nice lass , Jes sie , an' Ah want thco to have that mon ey. " "Why couldn't ta say so at fust ? " cried Jessie Joyfully. Then the happy couple embraced nnd trotted off to break the news to Jes sie's mother. Pearson's. Went Him Ono Ilcttcr. A well known Glasgow divine related the following anecdote , showing thnt the ready wit of n countryman was more than n match for him : Ho was going to the country for his holidays and was In a railway train when a young man entered. In a short time the two commenced a conversa tion , In the course of which the clergy man nskcd the youth what ho worked at"I "I am a coupler , sir , " was the reply. "A coupler ! So am I , " replied the clergyman with n laugh. The youth looked at him for a min ute or so , then burst into a fit of laugh ter and said : "Oh , I see ; yo'r n mcenls- tcr. Yo marry folks. But I gang far ther than yo dac. I balth couple and uncouple. " The clergyman laughed heartily and acknowledged that the youth bad the better of the sally. Man' * Greatest Enemy. "Fatigue Is ono of the greatest ene mies of the human race , " says a writer in Ainslee's. "Modern physiology shows that it is the cause of nearly half and perhaps more of the several hundred catalogued diseases that prey upon man. In our age , with Its high pres sure , its hot and bitter competition and the unrelenting struggle for survival , its moral and physical ravages arc steadily Increasing. Cities , in which an ever larger proportion of our pco- plo dwell , are biological hothouses and , for some , furnaces , forcing develop ment prematurely and encouraging late hours and excitement and consum ing nerve and brain. " Lava Stream * . It la scientifically reported that the lava streams from Vesuvius in 1858 wore so hot twelve years later that steam was issuing from the cracks and crevices , while the lava beds from the eruption of Etna in 1787 were found to bo steaming hot Just below the top crust as late as 18-10. But still more remarkable are the scientific reports - ports of the volcano Jorullo , In Mexi co. This sent forth Immense streams of lava in 1759. In 1780 the lava beds were examined by a party of scien tists , and It was found that a stick thrust Into the crevices Instantly Ig nited , although there was no discom fort experienced in walking on the hardened crust. Again some forty years after the eruption it was visited by scientists and reported to be steamIng - Ing in many places , and even eighty- seven years after the eruption two col umns of steaming vapor were found to bo Issuing from the crevices. Some times the upper crust of such a stream of lava cools so that plants and lichens find precarious growth on the surface , while a few feet beneath the lava is Imost redhot MUtuke. Two elderly women and an old man , evident strangers In the city and who were carefully guarding n huge tele scope between them , stood In front of the Grand for nn hour the other day , waiting for some kind soul to direct them to the residence of n friend they had como to visit The nolso and bustle - tlo of the city oyidently.confaBcd.thorn. . Olid tlK'.V HtOOd IIOWlKIUrCu , nm nn.M.- Ing which wny to turn , Finally ono of tint women plucked tip couragu to luldroHH a man who WIIH patting , pay- J Ing , "Could you tell mo wliiTo Will Blank Hvt-H ? " "Who ? " liuiulivd the man. "Why , Will llliink. Ho uncd to llvo next door to UH at Lnton | , and \vo huvo como In to HOO him. " * - > * " ' Tito man had to acknowledge ho had never oven heard of Will IHiinU , nnd the old lady turned away with n ticorn- ful sinllo , paying , "Oh , 1 thought per- hnpn you lived here. " Indianapolis Bcntlnol. - < i-w - * - fff Until * Iii Klnlnttd. Olio of thu greatest trials u vlnltor in Finland Ima to cnduro IB n Flnnlfth bath. The method of promluro Is unique. Divested of outer clothing and nttlrcd In n light and airy cotton gar ment , you iiro nlting In u Hurt of hum mock composed of cord nbovo u largo receptacle llko the boilers In public laundries. ThlH Is aliimut filled with cold water , Into which nt the right mo ment Is Hung n largo redhot brick or piece of Iron , which of couroo causes nn overwhelming nmli of utcain to as cend and almost choke you. Then when that procoflH him gene on milll- clcntly long you are shaken out of your hammock , ImmorHcd In cold water , and after very drastic treatment you resume - sumo your raiment , sadder and wluor than before your novel experience. No .StiiiHft Fur Klvn On- * . At the bead of the gulf of Bothnia there is a mountain on the mimmtt of which the HUH shlnoH perpetually dur ing the llvo ilnj'H of Juno 1 ! ) , J > 0 , 21 , 22 and 2H. Every six hours during thin season of continual mmshlnu n Hteamcr leaves StocMiolm crowded with visit ors nnxlotiH to witness the phenome non. At the Hiuno place during winter the mm disappears and In not seen for wcckH. Then It comes In sight again for ton , fifteen or twenty minutes , gradually lengthening Its stay until finally It stays In sight continuously for upward of 120 hours. A ( liicMdon of Color. Benjamin Constant when painting the portrait of Queen Victoria mndo the grand ribbon of the Garter , which was part of his Illustrious sitter's cos tume , a certain tone of blue. The queen criticised this part of the pic ture , but Constant stuck to his color. One day ho received from Windsor a little parcel containing the order of the Garter. Tl o queen , fully convinced that she was right , had sent him the ribbon to prove his color sense was wrong. Slie did not confer the Garter upon him , however. _ the AVeutlier From Mint * . The motion of mists , rapid or slow , was regarded as ono of the best meth ods of foretelling the approach of rain or snow. When there was a mist lie- fore the rise of the full moon , If clouds were seen In the west before the sun rose or there was a mist In the fields before sunrise , wet weather was ex pected. When tbe mists vanished rap idly nnd the moon Boomed to rise fast er than usual , fine weather was sure to gladden the hearts of the merrymak ers on the succeeding day. When the winds changed and the clouds flew along on "tall , " the farmers predicted n storm. Ilnllronil Tlmo Folder * . The average person who picks up a railroad time folder docs not rcallzo the enormous amount of work which the preparation of such n publication Involves. The big Burlington system , for In stance , has n general time folder made up from sixteen different division tlmo tables. The folder contains 2,000 names of towns , gives the schedules of over 500 trains , and whenever there Is n change in time 60,000 figures have to bo carefully checked and corrected. Wo Suinlclnir. There is one country in the world where it Is considered a crime to sinoko Abyssinia. The law forbidding to bacco dates from the year 1042. It was at first merely intended to prevent priests from smoking In the churches , but It was taken too literally , and now adays even foreigners have to bo careful - ful not to be seen smoking. Conceded It , "There's n burglar In the house , Ben jamin , " said Mrs. Frett arousing her husband in the dead of the morning. "Hear that ? ' she continued. "It's sure ly the sound of a chisel. He's a safe burglar. " "You bet ho Is , " sleepily returned Benjamin , turning over for another nap. Richmond Dispatch. Couldn't Improve the Method. Mrs. Chugwater I'd bo ashamed to sleep in church the way you do. Mr. Chugwatcr I can't help It It's the only wny I know how to sleep. Chicago Tribune Tbo Lunch , Chumpley That hypnotist Is a fraud. Ho couldn't control my mind at all last night Pokely Of course ho bad some ex cuse ? Chumpley Yes. He said there wtis no material to work on. You ought to have heard the audlenco give him tbe laugh 1-Tlt-BlU. Expensive. Tve quit joking my wife nbout wo men carrying their pocket handker chiefs In their pockctbooks , " said Tcnspot "It didn't pay. " "How was that ? " asked Hunker. "Sho sold she'd carry money in hers If she had it Handed her out $10 on the spot. " Detroit Free Press. Cultivate patience. As you get older you will find that it Is the only talent you are expected to have. Atchison Globe. Fall Term Opens Sept. I. Catalog Tree. ROIIRUOUGII BROS , PROPRIETORS. 17th and Douglas Sis , Cour 6 * of Blurfv RmaUr rtuiliun , Cemblnnl. Prer r leiy , Normil , lliorlhind , Trptnrlilne. Tel ir phr. I'ciuninililp , r n-Att , Ulocmlon , Onlorr tnd l'li .lr l Culturt. AUv . nt < -Collei ( lUml , Cell i Otclinlr , lloird o ( Trmla. Priming Offlc * . LlK > t .rj .Micinir . l. cint Coufia. L n Scliool , 1'ublle KiilnrKliuninlf nJ Allilnllci , Work for Doard Any ittiilvnl ran woik for liotril. Addmi ) C UloOuf u w Illmtriied tt lo . n nr ona. HOHnnoUGll UHOH. . OMAHA. 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This train U now throughout and la mndo np of the finest equipment , provided with electric lights and all other modern traveling conveniences. It runs via our now completed Red River Division. Every appliance known to modern car building and railroading has boon employed In the make-up of this service , Including Cafe Observation Cars * 1 nndor the management of Fred. Harvey. Full Informationlia to rates and all details ol a trip via this now route will bo cheerfully furnished , upon application , by any repro- Bcntatlvo of the HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS. On November 5th , and 19tb , nnd December 3rd , and 17th , the Missouri Pacific Railway will Bell tickets to cer tain points in tbe South , Southeast , and Southwest , at the rate of ono fare for the round trip , plus $3.00. Final re turn limit 21 days from date of sale. Fast Time and Superior Through Ser vice. Reclining Ohalr Oars ( seats free ) . 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