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AN ARTIST
AND
HER AUNTY
BY
HOWARD
FIELDING
Copyright 1899 by C W Hooko
Marion gasped Miss Adams loan
ing against the balusters at tin head
of tho third flight tlo you moan to toll
mo that you camo hero alone at night
Why Id bo soared out of my wlts
I dont come very often aunty re
plied the girl but tonight 1 had to flu
isli some drawings as 1 told you
Theres nothing to he afraid of Tho
ttuildlng seems quiet hut there are peo
ple In many of the studios If any
thing should happen and you should
scream
Im likely to do It any minute In
terrupted Miss Adams
youd have assistance In no time
Marion continued There Do you
hear those voices V
A door was opened In tho far end of
the hall above them and a burst of up
toarlous song rang out
Jcdson llrown tried to steal her away
Collin rent to Ills house jester Jay
Now hes In It
The door closed again and tho do
tails of Mr Hrowns obsequies were
lost to tho two ladies
Well 1 suppose even such people as
those aro better than nobody said
Miss Adams but not much
The gas flickered and strange alarm
ing shadows ran along the dingy walls
of the old studio building but Sarah
Adams marched with head erect and
face to the front Marion unlocked a
door near the end of the hall and en
tered her workroom The gas llamed
lip as the elder lady crossed the thresh
old revealing a small apartment full of
nrtlstic odds and ends furniture of
weird designs tapestries aesthetically
ugly and In the midst of all a dummy
model with draperies that were still
Cluttering in the draft from the door
Marion had found a letter on tho
floor and was holding the envelope un
der the gaslight It was decorated
with a pen and ink sketch of a table
bearing a punch bowl and numerous
bottles and Miss Adams viewed it
With the strongest disapproval
An invitation to tho ladles night at
tho Paint Pot said Marion Its a
Very swell artists club
These artists are a disreputable lot
rejoined Miss Adams and the more I
think of you In such surroundings the
uneasier my conscience gets I wish
youd come right back with mo to Hat
field Of course youre not going to
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In what seeiupd to be a shoot the four
corners being tied together
As Aunt Sarah stooped to examine It
she saw a card lying on the Hour She
picked up the card and read tho name
Philip llobart
So these are Mr Ilobarts things
said Aunt Sarah and a nice way lie
has of sending them around Tied up
In a sheet Well for goodness sake
what kind of society has poor Marlon
got into I should like to know Lets
see what Mr llobart has sent
Aunt Surah lifted the bundle up on
to a table and untied the knots In the
sheet The contents then revealed
themselves to he a considerable por
tion of a gentlemans wardrobe
There were half a dozen shirts n
dress suit two pairs of trousers an
overcoat and some shoes
Aunt Sarah contemplated this as
sortment and a red spot appeared In
each of her cheeks Any one who
knew Aunt Sarah might have seen
that she was angry Presently she
strode across the room and gave the
messenger call a twitch that nearly
disloeatetl its machinery
Tho Idea of asking Marlon to take
care of this mans old clothes she ex
claimed I never heard of anything
so monstrous Its time some of these
crazy artists had a lesson in manners
A boy appeared promptly in answer
to the call Aunt Sarah let him In aft
er making him give his word of honor
three times through the door that lie
was neither a burglar nor an artist
You take this bundle to Mr Philip
llobart said Aunt Sarah lie lives
I know where he lives said the
boy Ive taken messages over there
before
From here
Sure
Oh you have said Aunt Sarah
Well I guess this will be tho last one
You toll Mr llobart that Miss Marlon
Adams declines to bo responsible for
his old clothes and that her aunt Sa
rah Adams from Ilntlleld Vt says he
ought to have known better
The boy rubbed the side of his head
thoughtfully
Los see if Ive got it straight he
said and repeated the message with
great care
Youre a bright boy said Aunt
Surah and she gave him half a dollar
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Mil HOBAItT CRIED MARION AMAZED
No said Marlon I havent any
thing to wear Aud now aunty I
want you to stay here and make your
self comfortable for a few minutes
while I hunt up the janitor I must
tlnd out whether Phil llobart has sent
those things around
Whos Phil Uoburt and what Is ho
going to send
Hes an artist replied Marlon tho
most eccentric mid at the same time
the finest fellow in the world He Is
goiug away for two or three months
and he has asked mo to tako caro of a
few little things for him He has giv
en up his studio aud has no place for
them
Doesnt ho live anywhere Inquir
ed Miss Adams I suppose not since
hes an nrtist
He lives in that house that I point
ed out to you on Eighteenth street the
one with the vines on tho front but
Its a boarding house and of course
ho will give up his room when lie goes
away Now Im going to find the jani
tor If you get lonesome ring for a
messenger boy Theres the call box
Marlon hurried away and Aunt Sa
rah hastily closed tho door supple
mentlng the sprlug lock by pushing a
bolt No sooner had she done this than
she became aware of a big buudlo that
had been concealed by the door when
It was open The bundle was done up
Ho had no sooner gone than Marlon
appeared With the rapidity and di
rectness of speech characteristic of tho
New Euglander In earnest Aunt Sarah
related what she had done Marion
was aghast
Oh aunty she cried how could
you Hell never forgive me Thero
must be some explanation I told you
ho was eccentric but
Eccentric I call It downright In
sulting Where are you going
To catch that boy aud bring him
back answered Marlon as she rau
out of tho room
Aunt Sarah followed her down the
three nights of stairs to the street but
the boy was beyond recall
So they climbed tho stairs again
Marlon In tehrful wrath Aunt Sarah
suffering in sympathy but sustained
by conscious rectitude
You shouldnt havo done It without
consulting me sobbed Marlon as she
re entered the studio Ho may bo of
fended and go away without giving mo
a chance to explain I may never see
him again
Small loss I should say rejoined
Aunt Sarah Still If you feel so bad
ly about It you can write a note to him
and say It was all my doing Thank
heaven my shoulders aro broad
enough Let him come aud see me
Ill give him a piece of my mind
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY OOTOHRR 12 1899
Marlon sat down by the table and be
gan to struggle with a note to Mr llo
bart She tore up half a dozen sheets
of paper but finally folded one aud put
It In an envelope
Im merely begged him to come and
see mo tomorrow said she It was
nil 1 could do
She rang the messenger call and then
sank Into a chair Aunt and niece sur
veyed each other In silence Neither
could find words to express her feel
ings
A loud knock startled them Marlon
opened the door aud In strode a tall
and dark young man whose appear
ance suggested slightly the handsome
villain of society drama Ills manner
was appropriate to the scene where
the villain begins to bo foiled but does
not yet despair He was pulling and
biting his mustache In quite the con
ventional manner llehlud him came a
messenger boy carrying a big whlto
bundle
Mr llobart cried Marlon amazed
and Aunt Sarah sat up very straight
in her chair and looked severe
Miss Adams said the young man
I have entirely failed to understand
your message and as for that of your
aunt
Ho finished with a gesture of despair
as ho glanced at Aunt Sarah
Do you think It was quite proper
sir said tho maiden lady from Hat
field that you should consign your
Huperiluous wardrobe to the care of a
young lady
And may I ask madam said llo
bart what led you to believe that it
was mine
Then Aunt Sarah was what she would
have called llustered Tho suspicion
of an awful mistake began to dawn
upon her
I left my card for Miss Adams late
this afternoon said Mr llobart with
dignity but as for these garments I
know nothing about them They aro
not mine and 1 shall ask Miss Marlon
Adams to explain how they came to be
here 1 should tell you madam and
ho turned to Aunt Sarah that there
Is an engagement of marriage between
your niece and myself or at least thero
was
At this last clause Marlon burst Into
tears
I I really beg your pardon stam
mered a voice from a corner of the
room
Every one started and tho two Indies
screamed A bearded face appeared
above a screen Evidently Its owner
was standing on a chair in order to
make himself visible
Why Its Mr Walling exclaimed
Marion Well 1 should like to know
what hes doing there
So should I cried Aunt Sarah and
Mr llobart in one voice
I can explain in one moment said
Walling You will pardon my remain
ing here I am somewhat Imperfectly
attired
Aunt Sarah throw up both hands
with the gesture of one who abandons
n wicked world to Its fate and Hobnrt
looked like the villain just before ho
commits the murder In the last part of
the first act
You see said Walling my studio
Is next door I live there This evening
after dinner I came homo to dress and
was astonished to find my dress suit
nnd many other articles missing The
studio was upside down In the middle
of tho lloor was a sheetful of my
and other small belongings
Of course I saw at once that I had
been visited by burglars and that they
had been frightened away by some
sudden alarm How they had got in or
out I could not understand and I spent
some time In wrestling with that prob
lem and In discovering the extent of
my loss
At last in knocking about tho stu
dio 1 became aware that the door be
tween It and this one was not fasten
ed as usual
I nailed it up myself cried Mar
lon
Evidently the burglars drew the
nails and picked tho lock said Wall
ing They doubtless knew tho habits
of the tenants and counted upon your
being out while I was a doubtful prob
lem So they planned to get my things
together nnd carry them Into this room
from which they would liavo more lei
sure to escape In caso I Interrupted
them Hut the interruption came un
expectedly from you and they had no
time even to collect their booty They
probably got nway by means of the
fire escape at your window
When I found that the door between
the rooms wns open I camo in here
because I saw through the thieves
game aud supposed from the fact of
the light being here that they had tied
hastily I hoped to find some of my
property
While I was looking nbout you two
ladles came In like a whirlwind I hail
not time to rencli the door so I dodged
in here where I have been trying to
concoct an apology that should fit the
crime
Your apology Is accepted Mr Wall
ing said Marlon It comes in good
time Phil will you accept mine and
Aunt Sarahs
Then handsome Phil llobart ceased
to look like the villain nt all Instead
ho resembled the hero when he says in
the last act that together they will faco
the world It was a pretty scene and
Aunt Sarah In memory of her absurd
mistake could do no less than give her
blessing
And now good people said Mr
Walling If you will be kind enough to
btep out into tho hall 1 will go to my
own place You see I discovered tho
loss of my dress suit last of all and I
had got ready to put It on when the
discovery of the open door tempted mo
here
When this maneuver had been suc
cessfully executed Mr llobart sent
over to bis house for tho few llttlo
things that he had wished Marlon to
keep for him nnd they proved to be a
half dozen small landscapes very nice
ly done In water colors
GOOD GRAVEL ROADS
FAH SUPERIOR TO THE COMMON
EARTH HIGHWAY
Illforiillllloii nn 1o I lie Srlrollon of
Itlitlt rlnl 1ripnrliiH lir Ioiiuitfi
tlon lirmlliiK mill It oil In h ViT
lniiitrlnii
In connection with tho building and
maintenance of gravel roads tho most
Important matter to consider Is that of
selecting tho proper material A small
proportion of argillaceous sand clayey
or earthly matter contained in some
gravel enables it to pack readily and
consolidate under tralllc or the road
roller Seaside and river gravel which
is composed usually of rounded water
worn pebbles is unlit for surfacing
roads Tho small stones of which they
are composed having no angular pro
jections or sharp edges easily move or
slide against each other aud will not
bind together and even when mixed
with clay 11115 Inrn freely causing tho
whole surface to bo loose liko materials
in a shaken sieve
Inferior qualities of gravel can some
times bo used for foundations but
where it becomes necessary to employ
such material even for that purpose it
is well to mix just enough sandy or
clayey loam to bind It firmly together
Kor tho wearing surface or tho top layer
tho pebbles should if possible bo com
paratively clean hard angular and
tough so that they will readily consol
idate and will not bo easily pulverized
by tho impact of tralllc into dust aud
mud They should he coarse varying in
size from half an inch to an inch aud
one half
Where blue gravel or hardpan and
clean bank gravel aro procurable n good
road may bo made by mixing the two
together Pit gravel or gravel dtig from
tho earth as a rule contains too much
earthy matter This may however ho
removed by sifting Kor this purpose
two sieves nie necessary through which
tho gravel should bo thrown Tho
meshes of one sieve should bo 0110 and
one half or two inches in diameter
while tho meshes of tho other should bo
three fourths of an inch All pebbles
which will not go through tho one and
one half inch meshes should bo rejected
or broken so that they will go through
All material which sifts through tho
three fourths inch meshes should be re
jected for tho roixl but may bo used in
making side paths Tho excellent road
which can bo built from materials pre
pared in this way is so far superior to
tho ono made of the natural clayey ma
terial that tlio expense and trouble of
sifting aro many times repaid
Some eartli roads may bo greatly im
proved by covering tho surface with a
layer of three or four inches of gravel
and sometimes even a thinner layer
may prove of very great benefit if kept
in proper repair Tho subsoil of such
roadway ought however to ho well
drained or of a light aud porous nature
Roads constructed over clay soils re
quire a layer of at least six inches of
gravel Tho gravel must bo deep enough
to prevent tho weight of traffic forcing
the surface material into weak places
in tho clay beneath and also to prevent
tho surface water from percolating
through and softening tho clay and
causing tho roadway to bo torn up
Owing to a lack of knowledge regard
ing construction indifference or care
lessneis in building or improving roads
made of gravel are often very much
worse than they ought to be Some of
them are made by simply dumping the
material into ruts mudholcs or butter
like depressions or on unimproved foun
dation and uro left thus for traflic to
consolidate while others aro made by
covering tho surface with inferior ma
terial without any attention being paid
to tho fundamental principles of drain
age As a resuU of such thoughtless
and haphazard uiethods tho road usual
ly becomes rongher and moro complete
ly covered with holes than before
In constructing a gravel road tho
roadbed should first 1k brought to tho
proper grade Ordinarily an excavation
is then made to tho depth of 8 or 10
inchos varying in width with tho re
quirements of tralllc Kor a farm or
fanning community tho width need not
bo greater than 10 or 12 feet A road
way which is too wido is not only nso
less but tho extra width is a jwsitivo
damage Any width beyond that need
ed for tho traflic is not only a waste of
money in constructing tho road but iH
tho causo of a nover ending oxpenso in
maintaining it Tho surface of tho
roadbed should preferably havo a fall
from tho center to tho sides tho snmo as
that to bo given tho finished road and
should if possible bo thoroughly rolled
and consolidated until smooth and firm
A layer not thicker than four inches
of good grayel such as that recom
mended above should then bo spread
evenly over tho propared roadbed
If n roller cannot bo had tho rond is
thrown open to traflic until it becomes
well coiiFolidated but it is impossible
to properly consolidate Materials by tho
movement of vehicles over tho road
aud if this means is pursued constant
watchfulness is necessary to prevent
unequal wear and to keep tho surfaco
smooth and freo from ruts Tho work
1 may bo hastened and facilitated by tho
I uso of a horse roller or light steam roll
I or and of conrso far better results can
I be accomplished by this means If tho
gravel ho Ux dry to consolidate easily
I it should bo kept moist by sprinkling
I It bhould not however bo mndo too
wet an an earthy or clayey matter in
l tho gravel is liable to bo dissolved
As soon as tho first layer has been
properly consolidated a second third
and if necessary fourth layer each
threo or four inches in thickness is
spread on and treated in tho same man
ner until tho road is built up to tho re
quired thickness and cross section Tho
thickness in most cases need not bo
greater than 10 or 13 inches and tho
fall from tho center to tho sides ought
not to bo greater than 1 foot in 20 feet
or less than 1 in 26
liiiul Nim for our Itnulntn
Who have scrofula taints in their
blood and who has not Scrofula In
all its forms is cured by Hoods Hnrsu
parilla which thoroughly purifies tho
blood This disease which frequently
appears in children is greatly to bo
dreaded It is most likely to alleet the
glands of neck which become enlarged
eruptions appear on the lionduiid face
and the eyes aro frequently atlected
Upon its first appearance peihaps in
slight eruptions or pimples seiofuln
should ho entirely eradicated from the
system by a thorough course of Hoods
Bursaparilln to prevent all the painful
and sickening consequences of running
scrofula sores which drain the system
sap the strength aud make existence
utterly wretched
Since the busy season has opened tho
switching yards of tho Union Paoille
where they cross Main street have be
come a place of great danger There
is hardly an hour in tho day that a train
is not at work in that locality and
while it is a fact that the road main
tains a flagman at tho crossing yet that
does not always do away with danger
especially when trains cannot he seen
anj distance ell her way by a person
approaching from tho east People
driving should bo particularly careful
when nearing the crossing to not only
keep an eye on the llaginau but to uho
caution as well in Hearing the track
The arrangement is a bad one at best
and the time will come in the distant
future when the switching yards will
either have to 1h moved or 11 viaduct will
have to lm built over the tracks
AFTER THE RECORD
Triitmroiillnmiliil III
ryolo Itlilii of 11
Olio Armitil Voulh
O Albert V
ltoe is tho ono
armed m es
se 11 go r hoy
who is mak
ing a bicycle
tollmen ish the
continent lie
expects to break the record which has
been made by a wheelman with two
good arms
Young Koe left New York at the
same time the uulomohllc parly left
for a trip to San Francisco but the
party could not keep up the pace with
him and he lost them at Syracuse
Itoe travels on a wheel especially made
for him In the center of the handle
bar there is a grip which helps him In
AL1IKI1T V IiOK
steering his wheel and a bar to the
right of this grip gives him additional
leverage when he needs It
When ho reached Chicago the olll
clals of the Postal Telegraph company
presented Itoe with a new uniform
and when ho began his Journey from
Chicago It was like a new start An
escort of 20 messenger boys set the
pace for him out of the city Krom
Chicago Koe goes to Omaha and other
big cities In the west Ho will visit
for a day at his homo in Grluuell la
Roe Is 19 years old
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WAR WITH BOBRSNKAR
Transvaal Sends Ultimatum to
Great Britain
DEMAND WITHDRAWAL Or TI100P8
Month iWilmti ltriulilli Wiirm CiikIMi
Onvri iiiiioiiI II Mutt until II llottlln
lriui Jillotit ill Unci Itiullinil Outrun
III I riiimtiuit Nil iihIIiiii
Luniion Oct II A London news
agency publishes the following illspatoh
from Pretoria An iiigent dispatch
has been handed to Conyngliaiu Uicene
the Hritish diplomatic agent request
lug explicit assurance of the withdrawal
within IH hours of the Hritish troops
fioin the Transvaal borders as well as
the withdrawal of the Hritish forces
landed in South Africa siuoo the Ittnoui
fontein conference
The Transvaal ultimatum which is
signed by K W licit z secretary of
state concludes with the following four
demands
Her majestys unlawful intervention
in the internal ullairs of this lepuhlic
in eoiilllet with the London convention
of IHHI by the extraordinary strength
ening of her troops in tho neighbor
hood of I ho borders of this republic has
caused an intolerable condition of tilings
to arise to which this government feels
itself obliged in the intcioM not only of
this republic but also of nil South Af
rica to uiakn an end as soon as possible
and this government feels itself called
upon and obliged to press earnestly and
with emphasis for an immediate ter
mination of this state of things audio
request her majestys government to
give assurances upon the following four
demands
First That all points of mutual
dilVorenees be regulated by Irieudly re
course to nrhitrulioii or by whatucr
amicable way may ho agreed upon by
this government aud her majestys gov
ernment -
Second That all troops on the bor
ders of this republic shall bo instantly
withdrawn
Thud That all reinforcements of
troops which have arrived in South
Africa since Mine I INltl shall bo re
moved Irom South Africa within a rea
sonable time to he agieed upon with
this government and with the mutual
assurance aud guarantee on the purl
of this government that no attack or
hostilities against any portion of tho
possessions of the Hritish government
shall be made by this lopuhlic during
the further negotiations within a period
of tune to bo subsequently agreed
upon between the governments anil
this government will on compliance
therewith be prepared to withdraw tho
armed burghers of this republic from
the borders
Kourth That her majestys troops
which aro now on tho high seas shall
not be lauded in any part of South Af
rica
To these demands is appended tho
definition of the time limit for a reply
This government presses for an im
mediate and an alllrmativo answer to
these four questions and earnestly re
quest her majestys government to re
turn an answer before or upon Wednes
day Oel II IHMI not later than 5 p m
Il desiies further to add that in the
unexpected eent of mi answer not sat
isfactory being received by il within tho
interval it will with great regret bo
compelled to regard the action of her
majestys government as a formal decla
lation of war and will not hold itself re
sponsible for tlio consequences thereof
and that in tlio event of any further
movement of troops occurring within
tho above mentioned time in a nearer
direction to our border this government
will be compelled to regard that also as
a formal declaration of war
Son of Chuiiciillor Snow
LawkiAck Kan Oct IL Will A
Snow the reporter drowned in San
Francisco bay last night was a son of
Chancellor Snow of tho Kansas state
university
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vertisements worded in such a deceptive man
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