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V WTH THE ATD OF THE WIDOW ooo iJ BY P12T12U MAKTII UK ooo COPYRIGHT 1899 BY PETER MARTHUR tM tA tAA bA fc 5 A 5J A A A H 5 A A In nffnlrs of tho heart n tnnn ospo clully u young iiuin needs a disinterest cd woman to guide to encourage or to chuck ulm ns the case umy require Now Ilnrry Watson wns so fortumitu ns to lmvo a charming widow as Ills confidant and friund She was several years his senior anil he Wns once very much In love with her or thought ho was She had poohpoohod his proposal ami told lilin that although she thought him a line clever young lellow she had no desire to take a hoy to raise nud that he mustnt talk nonsense Of course he was very tragic and visit ed the west to hunt grizzlies hoping to be masticated by one but he presently enme to his senses and returned to New now do rou kxow i am in love York lie was naturally rather shame faced when ho met the widow hut she was so Jolly that he soon forgot his previous absurdity and they became fast friends But about tho middle of tho season n change came over him The widow wondered a little at ilrst and then smil ed lie was abscntmimled had no con fidences to impart and could no longer be relied on for an escort Well Harry she finally Inquired when her patience was exhausted with whom are you in love now How do you know I am In love Oh I am familiar with the symp toms and besides 1 have seen you in love before No no ho exclaimed ruefully I never knew until now what love means The widow thought of some wild protestations she had ouco heard and smiled but her smile was good uaturcd and forgiving Really bIio said this looks seri ous and perhaps I was wrong In not Interfering sooner But come tell mo who she Is Miss Towusend Esther He nodded The widow blushed slightly and murmured something altogether irrele vant about taking a boy to raise after all Then she exclaimed That is the first sensible thing I have ever known you to do Have you proposed to her yet No indeed She knows nothing of how I feel toward her Perhaps not said tho widow Some girls are queer And besides she seems altogether unapproachable Something seems to make It almost a sin to think of loving her Tho widow understood this at once Esthers mother had died some years ago nnd being the only daughter Esther had become the housekeeper for her father and brothers and in consequence she naturally assumed a matronly attitude toward young men You poor boy said tho widow In humorous sympathy What would become of you if It were not for me But If you obey my orders I will guar antee that you will win her What must I do asked Harry brightening You must go nnd propose to Esther tonight I havent tho courage You dont need courage A proper amount of fear nnd trembling helps n man wonderfully when he Is propos ing Harry argued for awhile but the up shot of tho matter was that he obeyed tho widow and sought Esther with a carefully prepared proposal on tho tip of his tongue Being so occupied with this It was only natural that Ills con versational efforts were of the bluu derlng kind that would be cruel to repeat And after tho first few minutes Esther wns no more at ease than he was for embarrassment Is very con tagious among lovers whether they realize that they are In love or not Finally after much disjointed chat Harry made the plunge like a man closing his eyes and leaping over a precipice Miss Townsend I know that I am pro that I or er I love you Her reply was an Inarticulate mur mur of surprise I cannot dare to thluk that you will consent to be my wife Just now but perhaps some day will you uot let mo hope I will do anything to win your love Please dont dont Mr Watsou It is Impossible no sank back into his chair with a groan and covered his face with his hands I am so sorry this has happened she said with forced calmness 1 like you very much and I thought we were always to be friends but you can see that It Is Impossible for me to marry It Is my duty to take care of papa and my brothers and try to take the place of my poor mother 1 felt from the Ilrst said Ilnrry sorrowfully that It was hopeless to think of you You are too good for me Dont say that please for 1 like you very much more than any one I know If I over dhl lo mnrry It would he Just such a man as you good clever and generous But you see Unit It Is Impos sible dont you lie looked Into her appealing eyes but could not answer Nothing Is so sublimely tragic as a beautiful girl sac rificing herself to a mistaken sense of duty and she appeared so sublime to htm that he couldnt help thinking her In the right Please leave me now Mr Watson 1 am so sorry this has happened You must forget me no not that for I shall always like to think of you as a friend and when you have forgotten tills this please go I must be true to my duty When Harry had reached the street the weight of his disappointment pressed down on him In the darkness and maddened him He loved her more than ever and was utterly with out hope When he had walked about until his sorrow had somewhat ex hausted Itself he began to crave sym pathy nnd naturally sought the widow It was a delicate matter to handle but Bhe questioned him tactfully and soon learned all that she wished to know and that was that his love was un doubtedly returned After talking tho whole matter over Harry felt comforted and ho felt sure that the clever widow was going to do all In her power to help him But ho did not Imagine that while they were discussing the subject the peerless self sacrificing Esther was weeping bitter ly and almost rebelling against her fate It was only by magnifying her duty to an appalling grlmncss that she finally recovered her composure and soothed the pain nt her heart to an aching numbness As soon as the widow felt that nar ry had recovered from the flrpt bitter ness of his disappointment she ordered lilin to go and call on Esther ne obeyed and a few such calls restored to some extent their old relationship and they could talk more like brother and sister And one evening she talk ed to him In most sisterly fashion warning him wistfully to beware of the wiles of the widow You know I look on you ns a broth er and I should not like to see one of my brothers as much In her company as you are Of course she is very nice but people say she is so designing The little minx said the widow when she heard of it I know I am designing but she will find that It is for her happiness I am doing it now and Incidentally for my own or Just the reverse She of course diagnosed tho case as one of Jealousy nud was pleased Har ry didnt understand tho last part of her remark but he did not question Are you going to the Madison mu slcale tho widow asked Yes Esther and her father will be there narry replied Well I shall bo there too nnd I may want you to do me a favor Will you do it Certainly On the night of tho muslcale tho wid ow was triumphantly beautiful There was the light of battle In her eyes nnd that with good reason for she had yOU AISE TOO GOOD 1OIt ME brought her own affairs and those of several other people to a crisis But no one could look at her perfect figure and animated face without feeling that she could conquer tho most obdurate by her charms and have her will Harry had never seen her looking bo bewitch ing for lie had never seen her so thor oughly alert and aroused Had Esther not been present to allure and yet re pel him with her lilylike sweetuess and nobility of soul It Is possible that old thoughts might have beeu nroused But his eyes were dwelling constantly on her pure calm face and she seemed to htm more than ever unattainable When the evening was well advanced THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10 1890 ft the widow tapped lilin on tho shoulder with her fan I have come to ask you for that fa vor she said I am willing to do your bidding Take Esther Into the conservatory and propose to her I cant You must If you do I think I ran promise you that you will win her If not tonight very soon afterward But you must propose tonight Hope made him courageous and he did as he was directed When he had found a sulllclently re tired alcove In the conservatory he re newed his proposal and pleaded with the stately beauty But It was in vain It cannot be she answered My duty Is quite clear to me and I must sacrifice my own feelings to It I feel that to take care or my father In his declining years Is a trust Imposed on me by my dead mother Then you are not Indifferent to me She was too honest to deny her love She bowed her head In assent and lie tears welled to her eyes You do love me Esther Yes And yet you will sacrlllco both our hearts It may seem cruel hut I know that 1 am doing what lsrlght Good heavens What can I do You must 50 away somewhere I did wrong to ask that our friendship continue It Increases the pain for both of us lie groaned In misery I am very very sorry she said They looked at each other silently for awhile At last a slight sob shook her and she murmured I must get papa to take me home She turned and walked away from him quickly Before she had gone a dozen paces she stopped as If transfix ed nnd looked with dilated eyes Into an alcove she was passing Then she ran back to Harry and al most fainting caught his arm Take me home Take mo away from here He hastened to call a carriage When they had entered It Esther begun to TAKE ME AWAY FROM nKHEl cry nnd ho tried to console her In stinctively ho put his arm about her and she did not resist A moment after it was the natural thing to do he kissed her nnd leaning her head on his shoulder she wept until her sor row had abated He could not Imaglno what was the matter but when they arrived at her homo she enlightened him As she was leaving him In the conservatory she had seen her father kneeling before the widow proposing to her nnd had seen her grant him n kiss of acceptance All her Illusions nbout duty vanished In an Instant Her father was getting another to take care of him and her occupation was gone I shall leave homo she cried angri ly If he marries her I must leave home I have a homo to offer you said Harry But It Is not necessary to follow them through this last scene which could have but one result happiness for both It never occurred to Harry that the widow had ordered him to propose to Esther so that she could bring her fa ther ns If by accident to see the little scene She had watched his move ments and Judging tho correct mo ment to a nicety hnd brought Mr Townsend to that part of the conserva tory He liked Harry too much to In terrupt which the widow had taken care to learn before she took the step but he wns naturally surprised Of course she promptly sympathized with him on losing his housekeeper nnd so wrested from him tho proposal which sho hnd long ago planned She had not counted on Esther overlooking her part of the drama but that only hastened the notion of her plot nnd sho was not sorry when she heard of It Harry was naturally profuso In his thanks for his happiness so blinded him to everything else In tho world that ho thought it was for his sake It had all been done When tills dawned upon tho widow she laughed loud and long Oh go away sho laughed to your billing and cooing with Esther You are such a pair of fools you should he hnppy together And she added some what mischievously You see I am In a sense taking n boy to rulse after all But you will find me a very Indulgent mother-in-law An Antlfnt Failure A New York restaurant recently un dertook to cater exclusively for obese people Nothing of a fattening char acter wnB served The establishment was hailed with delrght by n largo crowd of banters Its history was about ns follows Tho first day 100 nte there the second 00 the third 80 nnd so on down until tho proprietor found himself without a single patron until the sheriff enmo and took every thing lu sight W I m X yum uisihjui iiuuni OEPENDS UPON LOCALITY AND METH OD OF CONSTRUCTION luipriMcil tin eti I it cry linn Dour Much lit liDNPii I ho in line of lliiml llullillnu Well lliilll Slmie Itonilx On ClieniieM The improvement of noun try roads Is ehlelly an economical quest ion relating principally to tho waste of effort in hauling over bail roads tho Having in money tinio and energy In hauling over good one- tho initial cost of i tit proving roads and the ilillerence in tin cost of maintaining good and bad ones It is not necessary to enlarge on this subject in order to convince tho average reader that good loads reduce tho re sistance to tralllc and conMqnontly the cost of transportation of products and goods to and from farms and markets is reduced to a minimum says M O Kldrodgo of tho olllco of road Inquiry The initial cost of a road depends upon the cost of materials labor ma chinery the width and depth to which tho material is to bo spread on and the method of const ruction All those things vary so much in the different states that it is impossible to name tho exact amount for which u milo of a certain kind of road can be built Tho introduction in recent years oi improved road building machinery ha enabled the authorities in hoiiio of the states to build imptoved stono and gravl roads quite cheaply First cIiinh single track stono roads 1 fuel wide have been built near Caniindnigun N Y for 1110 to sjl000 per mile Many excelii nt gravel roads have been built in New lersey for 1000 to li0 per mile The material of which they were constructed was placed on in two lay ers each being raked and thoroughly rolled and the whole mass consolidated to u thickness of 8 inches In the hiiiiio state macadam roads have been built for 1 000 to 5000 per mile varying in width from I to 20 feet and in thick ness of material froji -1 to ID inches Telford roads 11 feet wide and 10 to 1 ii inches thick have been built in New Jersey for 1000 to 0000 per mile Macadam roads have been built at Bridgeport and Fairfield Conn 18 to 20 feet wide for 11000 to r000 per mile A tulford road 11 feet wido and 12 inches thick was built at Fan wood N J for 0500 per mile Macadam roads lmvo been built in Rhode Inland 10 to 20 feet wide for 1000 to 5000 per mile Massachusetts roads are costing all the way from 0000 to 25000 per milo A milo of broken stone road 15 feet wide costs in tho state of Massa chusetts about 5700 per mile while a milo of tho Numo width and kind of road costs in tho stato of New Jersey only 1700 This is duo partly to tho fact that tho topography of Massachusetts is somewhat rougher than that of Now Jersey necessitating tho roduction of many steep grades and tho building of expensive retaining walls and bridges nnd partly to tho difference in methods of construction and tho difforoneo in prices of materials labor etc Doubtless tho stato of New Jersey is building moro roads and hotter roads for less money per milo than any other stato in tho Union The roads nro now costing from 20 to 70 cents per square yard Where tho tolford construction is used they sometimes cost as much as 73 cents per square yard Tho average cost of all classes of tho roads of that state dnring tho hist season was nbout 50 cents per square yard Tho stono was as a rtlo spread on to a dopth of 0 inches which after rolling gavo a depth of about 8 inches At this rate a singlo track road 8 feet wido costs about 2040 per milo while a doublo truck rood 1 1 foot wido costs about 4100 per milo and ono 18 foot wido costs nbout 5280 per milo Whero tho ma terial is spread on so ns to consolidate to a 4 inch layer tho 8 foot road will cost about 1170 per milo tho 14 foot road abont 20551 per milo whilo tho ono 18 foot wido will cost nbout 2 040 per milo Tho total cost of maintaining roads in good order ranges on nccount of varying conditions lwtwoon as wido limits almost as tho initial cost of con struction Suffice it to say that all inonoy spent on repairing oarth roads becomes each year a total loss without materially improving their condition Thoy nro as a rulo tho most exponsivo roads that enn bo nsed while on tho other hand stono roads if properly constructed of good material nnd kept in perfect condition nro tho most satis factory tho cheapest nnd most econom ical roads that can bo constructed Tho road that will best suit tho needs of tho farmer in tho first plnco mnst not bo too costly and in tho second placo must bo of tho very best kind for farmers should lo nblo to do their heavy hauling over them when their fields aro too wet to work and their teams would otherwise bo idlo Tho best road for tho fanner all things being considered is a fcolid well built stono road so narrow as to bo ony a singlo track but having a firm earth road on ono or both sides Whero tho traffic is not very extensivo tho purposes of good roads aro better served by nar row tracks than by wide ones whilo many of tho object ionabla features of wido tracks aro removed tho Initial cost of construction is cut down ono half or moro and tho charges for repair reduced in proportion Go i it Itoutl Notes Ilorses liko to bo well stalled but not in a mnddy highwny Oh but those motor carriago folks will bo hollorin for good roads pretty fiocn I Now is abont tho timo of year when mudholes aro converted into job lots of dust Any in front of your house t Tho horso wanted good roads tho bi cycle hastried to got good roads the automobilo roust uavo good roads THE LIQUOR MEN They Until mi ltilrKlliiK MimIIiir nt Hiilninnlril mill Vlmt lltn Clly HI14I1I Irnm MivliuwUyV Dully The Nebraska Liquor Dealers iuwooIii tion began n very interesting two days session in this city yesterday nnd meet ings are being held today Tho conven tion is largely attended and it is believed is a forerunner of yet more successful conventions The Hint session was called to order in Marquardts hull yesterday afternoon at 2 oclock by John 1 Tiernev president of Omaha Other olllcers inattoiul unco are Pat Hluutoii vice president Tilihii Oharlos Krug soorolury anil treasurer Omaha Mayor 1 Simpson extended a welcome to members of tho association in a well worded speech and was followed by E Mnyor Hear who emphasized the welcome and iiiiide some other pleasing remarks The report of tho secretary was read ami referred to a committee Coininltteos were appointed on applica tions finance by laws and constitu tions claims etc The president and Oharlos F Tutllo of Oinnha tho official attorney of the association gave short talks and ho convention adjourned until 7 t The evening session was called to gether by the rendition or several pieces of mnsle by the hand after which the musicians serenaded the various saloons The convention was again called lo order by President Tiernoy after which Hie reports of the committees were heard After tlio conclusion of business the members of the association woriiivitod to the Turf Exchange whom Win Blull the proprietor ami tho King Brewing company had prepared for I hem n choice feast of good things to which ample juslieo was done by he members of the invited guest the business of tho day having had ajsploudid effect on appetites Tho various saloons of tho city are tastefully decorated with national colors and other ornamentations This aftornoon the members of tho association were provided with carri ages and headed by the baud started out for a drive about the cily and to see Mm principle sights tho gentlemen be ing very well pleased with tho excur sion and the appoarance of the city Touchers Imi miii Tho Norfolk section of the Teachers Heading Oirclo of Madison county will meet in tho high school building at I p m Saturday Novombor IS 18 Following is the program Music Instrumental MissUutli Ma trau Paper Facts of History History in Fiction Miss Poarl Widaiuan Paper History Taught by Biogra phy History in Poetry Miss Lena Mills Music Vocal Miss Allio Johnson Paper History i as Expressed in Architecture HiHtory as Expressed by Painting Miss PoarlKooso Paper History in Language His tory in Religion Mrs Bulllngton Music Instrumental Misses Morrow Paper History in Fable History in Tradition MissKato McNeil Discussion of relativo vuluo of sub jects D O OOonnor Music Instrumental Miss LotojBlnko ley A BRIGHT IDEA 11 ut WmryN Inril Found a Katnl Fluw In lue Selieme Pete exclaimed Meandering Mlko Im glttln resless Dont do It Take tlngs easy whilo ye kin Ever since I dropped Into dat lec ture hall last winter to git wnrm Ive hnd Homctlu on me mind an I cant git It loose It rankles lu mo con science au ovorhelms mo wit a rellz In sense of do reslstlessness of fate DIs life aint nottiii but one hard luck utory any way you take It But a man of brnlus kin sometimes git do best of do situation Dat lecture mus of sunk into yer system deep It did But Pvo got a scheme datll help out Do nex timo wo takes a freight train well take one goln enst What fur Did you ever hear of velocity Sure Deys got free wheels nn do klnchens tries to run over you wit em Dats close to but not next Veloc ity Is what do world moves wit Its so many miles a second Were goln It all do time sliovln from west to east an when you tInks yere restln ltB on ly another delusion an a snare Ye cant stop movln Well asked Plodding Pete discon tentedly whatro you going to do about It Jes what I told ye Do worlds movln from west to east Do only chance to neutralize de swiftness Is to take a train goln from east to west I dunuo as wo kin hope fur any actual repose but Its de only chnnco I seo fur comln anywheres near It Its a bright Idea but It wont do Why not It only works ono way We cant keep on rldlu west furover An tlnk of do double exertion when wo have to turn nroun an come do other way Washington Star Tho Ink Plant The Juice of tho ink plant which can e ued as luk without any prepare don comes out on the paper at first n fed color but after a few hours It ibnnges to black 11 I J mim j AR PHILIPPINE STOmCSASTOLD OY THE UOYS Iri fliiiittl Anionic Hip Unfile mill Pile 11 inllnu O Ulcer Wlu Trim 1 In MmleM Si In to Avoid Pill Hell San FiiANcisro Nov I - This city in roll of soldiers Some are iclurulug lo their homes while others aie prcpnr lug for Hie long oyage lo Manila Men lu laded ttnlfoims and Willi ban daged wounds are plentiful They are buck from Hie Philippines where they have fought a good light They all look healthy and well fed and Ills Ilitiillllon Is partly due to the ocean trip befoie they reached San Francis- ROIIllKllS IIOMi KltOM Till Illl IUIINKH co The recriillH about to go to the front appear In be made of good ma terlal anil hne been well chosen We also see dozens of olllcers Those In the volunteer regiments strut along the street with an important air nud distinguished bearing Arrayed In bright regalia they conimaiiil our ad miration Tin regular olllcers attract our attention none the less I have talked with dozens of these men olllcers and privates and those back from the war all seem anxious to get home Privates are more communi callve than their superiors One cap tain talked entertainingly of his im pressions of the Philippines but tho only thing he would say regarding the situation there was that It was pretty tough I learned a most Interesting fact about the way some of Hie leading generals travel They will not Btep Into a Pullman or a Wagner car but prefer the ordinary tourist sleepers The porter In one of the tourist cars observed a most distinguished stran ger in his car He reported the fact to the conductor who went in to inves tigate They did not know who he was at Ilrst so they compared his face with a number of photographs in the current magazines He proved to be iciicml Wheeler When spoken to ho nckiiowleiigeil his identity and said his object lu traveling In that manner was to escape observation and espe cially reporters Oeneral A W Gree ley also came out hero lu the Kami manner dressed In an ordinary gray coat When discovered and spoken with he too enjoined secrecy nud thou related his experiences in Cuba Here Is one story of bravery Lieu tenant Davis of the Fourth cavalry was leading his men lu a charge with Hword high in tho air when he was pierced by a bullet through his lungs Captain Hardy ordered him to the hos pital but the daring otllcer refused to leave the Held The case was reported to headquarters and General Otis sent him to the hospital for treatment A sergeant and a corporal of this Mime regiment went out fishing on one of he rivers of Luzon Island They were having a gay time and wero thoroughly enjoying the sport Pres ently tho two Americans observed a big boat with a fishing party of na tives 15 in number all of whom had become Ushers of men The Yankee boys opened llro at once nnd while the Filipinos only had clubs still they pushed on The guns were kept busy and one by one the natives wero killed and before long the whole crew of 15 were dead One of the California volunteer com panies was suddenly confronted by over li000 native soldiers Tho captain happened to be In front of his men nnd was so frightened that ho dashed back But the men did not retreat No tho American private never does Sudden ly a inhale broke through the ranks and gave the order Forward It was rank disobedience but the net of In subordination saved tho day Tho na tives started to retreat and the singlo company was soon ably supported by re enforceinents William R Biutton For cut of SlruiiKu Tree The most extraordinary forest In tho world was discovered by Dr Wei wltsch and occupies n tableland some six miles in width between 300 and 400 feet nbove the sea near tho west coast of Africa The peculiarity of tho trees of this forest Is that though their trunks nro four feet In diameter they attain tho height of only ono foot Na tree bears more than two lenves and theso attain a length of six and a hrendtii of two feet The flowers make gorgeous crimson clusters