THE OTtfAHA DAILY BT313 : StfND.VY , MAY 10 , 1897. 11
L e ftlmpls afternoon reception toilet still lew
71 \ bone and lacing Is resorted to and ordinarily
Urn women use the llltlo rene supporters
\ entirely. Sco hcrel" and Ihd froprlclrcss
of the shop so full of dainty wares drew
down a. square box nnd took out a contrlv- '
anco of thrco 'cap-colored satin ribbons ,
caught together at interval * with clusters of
two whalebones , about elx anil one1-
lialf Inches IonUy clasps bidden
under roncttce of narrow ribbon , this zone
of ribbons pamlriK about the body
clasps In fiont. Still more lovely tvero
the zones made ot white lace , braced with &
few bones , and hooking toRcther In the same
way , whllo to wear over cither of these dell-
cato stacte corset covers made of alter
nate bands of lace and ribbon , Meevcless , cut
In n deep mirpllcc In front and gathered In
to a ribbon belt at the waist lino.
The AftiTiioon
An afternoon nnn IB a restful and necw
ary mranu ot refreshment Bnd recupera
tion to the majority of welt-preserved , whole-
BOinc-lonklnK society women ono meets these
da > a. Late hours and thr crush and ovor-
oxortlon of crowded ball room * nnd ) J.ip'ilon-
nble dances will soon take the sparkle out of
n. woman's eyes and change the pink
rose In her cheeks to white ones , Bleep Is the
best restorer ol thcso two Items of beaut } ,
and a afternoon nap before an evening
function should bo secured at all hazards.
Sleep sound and well regulated , good , well-
prepared , nutritious food , nlent > of frrsh ,
pure air and a dally bath ought to prevent
any woman from e\cr taking a doss of
medicine.
rnxllloii Noirn.
Tartan plait silks arc used for wide draped
belts on both day and evening gowns.
Grenadine , both plain and fancy , takes
high place among summer dto < * fabrics.
The new thlrt waists of tratiKparent ma
terials aic Improved by a fitted and boned
lining ot lawn In some plain color.
Ribbons nf giaduated widths , put on
straight 11 rounil or In Intricate patterns , am
a very fnnhlonabU skirt trimming ,
Stnora. the new bright fthade of Spanish
red , Is slightly less vivid than cherry color ,
but more billllint than rlthci the geranium
or Dantah dyes.
The turban trimmed with tufts of flow cm
and n iicart Is the latest fancy In mllll-
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RUSSIAN BLOUSI2 YACHTING DRESS.
nciy , and It Is very pretty and becoming
when thp hair H arranged perfectly.
Canvas Is still very popular and seern.s
stoutly to resist the Invasion oC double-faced
cashmere and mohair two rivals of canvas
now In the field.
Victorian coiffures , which con = ist of ono
or two upstanding loop.3 of hair on the top offer
for a finish at the back , are the English
fashion.
Petticoats ot ecru linen batiste with col-
tlic head , with a bow ot ribbon and a comb
V orcd polka dots arc sold In the eliops for
summer wear , and they certainly have qual
ities of comfort on a hot day which elllc
does not posssees.
The craze for violet , mauve and all the
shades of purple has extended to the corsets ,
nnd yards of violet silk and satin , either
plain or flowered , are made up In this Im
portant article of dress.
Gray embroidered tulle , orange velvet , Ve-
ncttan lace , a cluster of Mcrmet rcscs , and a
very unique buckle of French brilliants form
a lovely model for an evening bat made by
Vlrot.
Pave , or pavement gray , Is the very new
est of tlio new tints of this popular color. It
la not as becoming as It Is fashionable , for
there ! neither a hint of rose , cream or
fawn In the simile.
Aprons ot ample proportions are said to bo
the fashion In Paris for home wear either
morning or afternoon , and they are made of
alternate rows of ribbon and lace Insertion ,
printed silk or flowered muslin trimmed with
lace ,
Broad effects across the shoulders and a
small waist are the two things considered
very desirable In a gown , but the prevailing
style this season acens to bo a slightly
pinched front cut llko a pinafore to show an
undcrbodlco of lace or chiffon.
The old-style English barege Is revived In
qualities almost as sheer as grass cloth. Pat
terns of this material are shown In new va
rieties and colorings , and another pretty fab
ric lu Turkish crepe In lovely summer tints.
Gold canvas la ono of the features of dress
at Queen Victoria's drawing rooms this sea-
on , and entire bodices and the fronts of
dresses iiru made of this material , which Is
often made more beautiful b/ little sprajs of
diamonds and pearls.
The Ungllsh walking hat with tbo brim
rolled up a llttlo at oath tlda Is brought out
In great variety as to shape of crown ami
kind of straw ; tht > most stylish one ot all
Is the Panama , trimmed severely with black
wlngd and black satin rosettes.
Picture hats of white Leghorn and fine
black straw ore the latest productions In mil
linery , rhuy are very large , with black and
\\hlto \ ostrich feathers for ( Mo principal trim
ming , To thcso art ) added | Ink roses , black
velvet bows , lace and rhinos one ornaments.
The Kormandj girdle Is composed of blaa
folds of ellk ; the front la pointed and It la
made with whalebone and Is fastened with a
handsome gold or tllvur clasp. This belt will
be very popular with summer outing BiilLu
and will bo worn with the shirt waist ,
The new waists and Jacket bodices grow
more and more elaborate , and each novel
conceit In thc < way of decoration secma a
llttlo prettier than thc > last ; and the art ol
making these tucked , frilled , shirred , van-
dkcd , slashed , velvet-edged , or ribbon-
ttinuned combinations a perfect miccets la
now a Htudy for the modiste.
Tl.ero Is a l rgu sale this season of genuine
Scotch tweeds , is the materials are much
used for cycling and traveling dresses. The
patterns are UaiuUomo and show- any number
of pretty color mixtures. Tbo durability of
these goods wo are entirely familiar with ,
For general utility uses , they rank well with
Ungllah eergo and the pretty cravenettca.
Geranium Turkish , and cerUe reds arc
Eo\emll ) < used as a touch of color to relieve
KOHIIS made wholly of pavement gray , for II
la a metallic dye moro exacting Jhan any
worn slnco the da > of zinc gray , that wad
the regulation color tor brides' traveling cce <
tumes , and a tuade that would detract greatly
from the good look * of Venus herself.
Thi height ot the season' * extravagance 1
dlepayetl | In the paratoli with their costly
handles of cryntal , amethjst , - namel , tortoise
thcll , and gold bet with Jewels , and line
quality of material * and trimmings. ICxpcn-
elvp lace la put on the silk lu applique , and
embroidery uf Hue beads U used for decora
V tion. Heal lace parasols have been revived
gain , and the variety In cbltfon and mous-
eellno do solo , rutUftte ruched , acd accordion
plaited , U bovond dt crl ( > Uon. Uut Uure arc
no end of Inexpensive parasols of silk , dainty
muslin , and embroidered batlsto lined with
a color. Blftcll and whlto striped silk la ono
of the novelties In covering , and narrow bUck
yclvet ilbbon la the trimming.
IVtitlttliii * .NoU'B.
Mlfs Edith Thomas * of New York City Is
tbe most bcdutlful player upon chimes In
the world.
Ono hundred nnd thirty horses are being
trained nt the royal mews at Buckingham
palace , to take part In the rojal procession
on Jubilee day ,
Mrs. Anna nam'.ftl ! Dlelil la president of
the oldest Shakespearean club In the United
States. It la composed ot very progremlvo
v.oiuon ot Brooklyn ,
The late Ml > * Julia Cooper of New York
left $130,000 to the Cooper Union a sum
which will enable the Institution tt > receive
200 moic puplU.
Tim Women's Heal Tour association , with
hcadquartciB I.i Boston and a membership
ot COO , has oltahllshed a tiavcllng fund ,
lending niorey to women needing holiday
trips ,
The German government has commissioned
Mrs. Guild , an American , to execute two
utatnes reinii tntlng the pent and the tele
graph to be placet ! on thu new general post-
nnVe In Berlin ,
The czarina1of Hu&Ma 1 ? of a practical
turn of mind , and usct the typewriter with
facility , The frame of her machine Is In
laid with mother of pearl , and tbo bare are
of gold.
Mis. Ilaymond , the mother of the president
of Vassal * college , 1m * given the \Forclgn
Missionary society of thu Hplphany Baptist
church , Now York , $11,000 for the education
of heathen women.
The women of Belfast , lie-land , are greatly
Interested , assisting In rfllHng$25,000 , which
will bo the cost ot the statue of Qtieon Vic
toria , that Is to bo bu erected In commemora
tion. of thp sixtieth year of her reign.
Mlsti Uugcnla Sellers hoi had the degree
ot LL. D bestowed upon hci by St. An
drew's unlvpislty In recognition of her trans
lation ot "Pliny's Letters on Art. " She
( . allied hoi reputation as a lectuicr on
tirchncoloKy nnd art.
'Mls Gordon dimming Is raising money
In all the principal cities of Ctighnd for the
purpose of teaching the blind In China. She
will found a large blind asylum at Peking ,
nnd Is doing this In commemoration of the
Diamond Jubilee , The Murray system will
be taught.
Mrs. Ollphant Is In Italy to gather im-
tcrlal for a volume which she will entitle
"Siena. " It will form ono of a scilca of
books on historic towns of the Medlaevil
period , The books will bo lllustiated by
artists living In the localities where the
scenes ate laid.
Mrs. C , H Spurgoon , widow of the late
icnowncd pantoi of the Metropolitan Taber
nacle , London , cut the first ted of the ground
upon which JL large Baptist chapel will be
coiiimcnccd at once at Boxhlll , near London ,
She made an appropiiatc address at the cere
mony.
Mlbs Trances H. Simpson , ono of the flrst
women graduates ot the University ot Edin
burgh , has beer appointed ward on of the
MasBon hall , Edinburgh , which Is to be
opened next jear as a rcbldcnce for women
ctmlents of the university. H Is a gift of
ir'pncls and pupils of Prof. .Masson.
llov. Augusta ! Chaptn , D.D. , lately spent a
few wicks In Cortland , N. Y. She preached
on two Sundays , addressed the students ot the
nounal ochool , and gave hei new Illustrated
lecture , "From London to Palestine " Dr
Chapln Is going westward , stopping ai
Uoeliestei and various other points.
Another daughter of Dr. Charles A. Brlggs ,
of higher criticism fame , has entered upon
u profcpslonal career. Mlss Sophia Brlggs
has graduated as a lawyer In thewoman's
clans of the New York university. In ad
dition to Miss Brings forty-six other young
women iccelved certltflcates at the same
tlnif , and a scholarship of $200 was gained
by Miss Isabel T. Alexander.
The Woman's CnrMlan Temperance union
has foi warded to Lady Somerset about $5,000
collected In the United States for ttic suf
ferers In Armenia. It Is for the education
and support of orphans whose parents were
killed In the recent massacres. The tame so
ciety has sent ? 500 toward sending out nurses
to Crete , under the superlutcndance of Mra.
Ormston Chant ,
Miss Mary Torster , a graduate In science
of Newnham college , Cambridge , England ,
and who came to this country a few years
ago as tenclici of natural sciences at Bryn
Mavvr , Is lecturing on the science of living.
Miss Forster has made an evhaustlve study
of foods , and Is showing the effects upon
health and daily life of falfc gods In the
kitchen and false ideals In the parloi.
Miss Mary E. Halley of Lawrence , Mass. ,
will complete her term as Elate factory Inspector
specter for Massachusetts in a few weeks.
The Boston Tj pographlcal union and the
Fall River Central Labor union have passed
resolutions to recommend to Governor Wol-
cott her rcappolntment. Miss Mason ol
Lowell Is understood , to be also -candidntr
for the position. Miss Mason Is a shoe-
worker ; Miss Halley a weaver ,
Miss Serena Uhlnelander lies given $500,00(1 (
to St. James Episcopal parish , New York ,
When complete there will bo a church buildIng -
Ing , with audience room , lectuie room , men's
club rooms , a gymnasium , with baths , swim
ming pool and bowling alleys ; also a kinder
garten , a. nurseiy , sewing and cooking school
rooms ; also a rectory and parish house. Thi
whole Is In memory of her father and giand.
father , and several of the windows will be
memorials to other relatives.
Since the opening of the Tennessee cen
tennial Mis Sara Ward-Conley , the architect
of the Woman's building , Is being1 congratu
lated by the women visitors from various
states. Eight massive columns stand in
front of the building and support the roof.
which Is surmounted by an observatory. A
flight of Blx step * of Tennessee marble , each
thirty-five 6 > ct long , leads to the entrance
ot the building , and on cither side of Ibis Is
a magnificent Iron vase of unique and hand
some workmanship , filled with palms and
flowering plants.
Kate Grecnway , the famous English artist
Is almost as .veil . known In America as In
England for her work of bringing about a
reform In the dress of llttlo children , yet
comparatively little Is ktvmvn of her private
life. Like most other successful women , she
worked for a long time unknown until the
publication of "Under the Window , " a col
lection of sketches of children In the quaint ,
old fashion. ! of centuries ago , brought her
fame. She lives In a plctuiesquo old house
near Hampstcad Heath , London , and has
her studio on the top floor. It has long windows
dews opening ou to a balcony , where on
pleasant days she spends much ot her time.
Miss Clara B. Martin , who , an announced
some time ago , was the ftrst woman admit
ted to the- bar In Canada , has decided upon
making a specialty of the law as i elates to
women. It Is now nU yeais since Mlsa
Martin undertook her dlfllcult struggle to
obtain a B. A. degree. The regulation did
not ail ml I of tha enrollment of women. By
appealing to the Ontario Parliament a bill
was presented In 1892 to authorize the ad
mission of womc-n. The bill pas&ed by one
vote. Another year passed before she was
able to Induce a law firm In permit her to
study In Its olllce. Alter a time Miss Mar
tin found Jlmt the bill passed by the legis
lature only allowed women to become , solici
tors , and she wished to become a barrister.
After uho had again petitioned Parliament
a bill was passed , by thirty-seven votes , au
thorizing women to practice as barristers
the result of the bill having been presented
seven times during the last six months of
1S9G. She attributes her flnal success to
having Interested Sir Oliver Mowat and , sev
eral other Influential gentlemen ,
Til 13 fillAV .MIX.
Thcro comes each dying tiny to bless ,
A little vvhllo beforu the night ,
A gentle nun In convent dress
Of clinging lobes ull gray und white.
She lays her cool hand on my face ,
And smooths thu lines or care uwuy ;
Her tender touch , with magic grace ,
the worries of the day.
She fohls the mystic curtain by
Thin hides from view the shadowy throng ,
And glvca mo lliodo for whom I slRh ,
The vanished frlenda for wnom I Ion ? ,
Sometimes she brings n perfumed ppray
Of ( lowers that bloomed Ions' yearn ago ,
The breath of summer laid away ,
'Neath muny a winter's drifted snow.
No other guest gives t > uch delight ,
Nor can of ) > ence bestow the. same ,
As slm who conies 'twlxt duy and night ,
And Twilight Is the Kruy nun'a name ,
Cook's I i
Imperial Jig a delicious wine.
THREE PARTNERS ;
OH. ,
The Big Strike on Heavy Tree Hill. ; ,
MY imcT iiAitTE.
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CHAPTCR IV.
The dictation and copy finished together ,
Demorest laid tba freshly written sheet beside -
side the letter Stacy had produced. Thcj
were very much alike , and jet quite distinct
from each other. Only the signature seemed
Identical.
"That's the Invariable mistake with the
forger , " said Demorest ; "he always forgets
thit signatures ought to be Identical with the
text rather than with each other. "
Uut Stacy did not seem to hear this or
require further nroof. His face was quite
gray and his lips compressor ! until lost In his
closely set beard as ho guzed fixedly out of
the window. For the first time really con
cerned and truUicd , Demorcst laid his hand
grntiy on his shoulder.
"Tell me , Jim , how much docs this mean
to joil apart from me ? Don't think of inc. "
"I don't know jet , " said Stacy slowly
"That's the trouble. And 1 won't know unlll
1 know who's at the bottom ot It. Docs any
body Know of your affairs with me ? "
"No one. "
"N'J confidential friend , eh ? "
"None. "
"No ono who has access to your secrets ?
No no woman ? Excuse mo , I'hll , " ho oalJ ,
as a peculiar look pfescd over Uomorest's
fute , "but thH Is business. "
"No , " he returned , with that gentleness
that used to frighten them In the old dajn.
"It's Ignorance. You fellows always say
Cherchez la fcmmo' when > ou can't say uny-
thlnR else. Come now , " ho went on mou
brightly , "look at the letter. Hem's a tuin
commercially educated , tor he has used the
usual business formulas , 'on receipt of this'
? nd 'advices received , ' which 1 won't merely
say I don't use , but which few but commer
cial men use. Next , here's a man who lines
slang , not only Inaptly , but artificially , to
give the letter the easy , familiar turn It
hasn't from beginning to end. 1 need only
say , my dear Stacy , that I don't writeslans
to you , but that nobody who understands
slang ever writes It In that way. And then
the knowledge of my opinion of Darker Is
such as might be gained from the reading ot
my letters by a person who couldn't compre
hend my feelings. Now , let me play in
quisitor for a few moments. Has anybody
access to my letters to you ? "
"No one. I keep them locked up In
cabinet. 1 only make memorandums ot > our
Instructions , which I givil to rny clciks , but
never your letters "
"But your clerks sometimes see joti make
memorandums from them ? "
"Yes ; but none ot them have the ability to
do thla sort of thing , DOK the. opportunity of
profiting by It "
"Has any woman now this Is not retalia
tion , my dear Jim , foi I fancy I detect a
woman's cleverness and a woman's stupidity
In this forgerv any access to your secrets or
my letters ? A woman's vllhlny Is alwajs ,
effective for the moment but always detective
when probed. "
Tha look ot scorn which parsed over
Stacy's face wa-i quite as distinct "as Dem-
ortst's ' previous protest , as he- slid contempt
uously : "I'm not sucli a tool ns to mi up
petticoats with my business , whatever I do. "
"Well , one thing more I have told joii
that In my opinion the forger has a com
mercial education or style , that he doesn't
know me nor Baiker , and doesn't understand
slanK Now , I have to add what must have
occurred to you , Jim , that tup forger Is
either a coward or hFs'object Is not altogether
merccuaij , for the &ame ability displayed In
this lettei uouhl on the signature alone
had it been on a cheek or dratt drawnfrom ,
your bank twenty times the amount con
cerned. Now , what Is the actual loss by thla
forgery ? " .
"Very little , for you've got a good price tor
your stocKS , considering the < leinecl.itIon in
realizing suddenly on eo largo an amount. I
told mi bioker to sell slowly and in small
quantities to avoid a panic , Uut the real loss
Is the control of the stock "
"But the amount I had "ttas not enough to
affect that , " said Demorest.
"No , but I was cauylrig myself a largo
amount , and together we controlled the mar
ket , and IIOAI have unloaded , too"
"You t > 3ld out ! and with your doubts ? "
paid Demorest.
"Tliat'o just It , " Bald Stacy , looking stead
ily at his companion's face , "because I had
doubts , and It won't do for me to have them.
I ought cither to have disobeyed your letter
and kept your stock and my own or have
"YES , YES. IT IS HER. "
done just what I did. 1 might have hedged
on my own stock , but I don't believe In
hedging. There Is ho middle course to a
man In my business If he wanto to keep at
the tup , No great success , no great power
was ever created by It , "
Demorest smiled. "Yet you accept the
alternative also , which Is ruin ? "
"Precisely , " paid Gtacy. "When you re
turned the other day you were bound to nnd
me what I was or a beggar. But nothing
between. However , " he added , "this hat
nothing to do with the forgery , or , " ho
smiled grimly , "everything to do with It ,
Hush ! Darker la coming. "
There was a quick step along the corridor
approaching the room. The next moment the
door flew open to the bounding step and
laughing faca of Barker. Whatever of
thoughtfulnera or despondency he had car
ried from the room with him was com
pletely gone. With his amazing buoyancy
and power of reaction he was there again In
his usual frank , cheerful simplicity.
"I thought I'd como In ana say 'good
night , ' " he began with a laugh. "I got
'Sta' asleep after some high jinks wo had to
gether , and then I reckoned it wasn't the
square thine to leave just you two togethei
the flrst night > ou came. And I remembered
I had eomo business to talk over , too , so ]
thought I'd chip In again and take a band ,
It's only the shank ot the evening yet , " lie
continued gayly , "and we ought Ut sit up at
least long enough to see the old enow line
vanish , as wo did In old times , But I say , "
ho added suddenly , as he glanced from the
ono to the other , "you've been having II
pretty strong already. Why , you both look
as you did that night the backwater of the
Sbulh fork came into our cabin. What's up ? ' '
"Nothing , " said Demorott , hastily , as lie
caught a glance of Stacy's Impatient face ,
"Only all business la serious. Darker boy ,
though you don't seem to feel It EO. "
"I reckon you're right here , " Bald Barker
with a cbucule. "People always laugh , ol
course , when I talk business , eo It mUh
make it a little livelier for you and mon
of a change If I chipped In now , Only !
doa't know which you'll do. Hand toe a pipe
Well , " ho continued , filling tbe pipe Dem
orest shoved toward mm , "you gee , I wag li
Sacramento yesterday , and I went into Vtu
jU > o' branch ofllco , M I htard be .waa then
and I wanted to find out something about
Kitty's Investments , which I don't think he's
managing exactly right , He wasn't there ,
however , but as I was waiting I heard hid
clerks talk about a drop in'the wheat trust ,
and that there wits a lot ot It put upon the
market. They seemed to think that some
thing had happened , and It was going down
still further. Now , I kricw' It was Jim's pet
scheme , and that I'hll lied a lot ot shares
In It , too , so I just slipped out and went tea
a , brokci'fl and told him fo.buy oil he could
of It , And , by Jovel Ivas I , n little taken
aback when I found wljat I was In for , for
cvcrjbody fecme.d to have unloaded , and I
found 1 hndn't money enough to pay mar
gins , but 1 know that Dcnlprrat was here ,
and I reckoned on his seeing me through "
Ho stopped and colored , but added , hopefully
"I reckon I'm safe , anyway , for just as the
thing was over those same clerks of Van
I.oo's came bounding Into the odlcc to buy
up everj thing. And offered to take It oft
my hands and pay the margins. "
"And j.ou ? " said both men eagerly and In
a breath.
Darker stared at them and reddened and
paled by tut us " 1 held on , " lie stammered.
"You see. boys "
Both men had caught him /by the aims
"How much have vou got ? " they oild , shak
ing him , os If to pieclpitata the aiuwer.
"It's a hc.ip , " said Darker , -"It's a ghastlj
lot now I think of it. I'm , affalJ I'm in for
$50 000 , if a cent " /
To hU Infinite astonishment' ' and delight he
was altotmtelj hugged and tokscd backward
and forward between tlie two men quite In
tljo fashion -ot the old days Breathless
but Kuighlns , HP at len tp gasped out. "What
does H all mean ? , " i )
; "Tell him everything , Jim ovcrj thing , "
I Bald Domorest , quickly , . ' /
i Stagy briefy-r.elattd ] thof stcjry of , the for
gery , ' and" then fold , tli ? InteV and' Its copy
before him. But Baihec. only' ' read the for-
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geiy. -
"How' 'could jou Stacy one of the three
partners of Heavy Tiee be deceived ? Don't
> ou see It's Phil's haiidvviltlng but It Isn't
Phil ! "
"But have jou any Idea who It Is ? " said
Stacy.
"Not n.e , " said Baikei , with widely opened
e.ves "Vou bee It must bo somebody whom
we arc familiar with. I can't imagine such a
scoundrel "
"How did you know that Demorcbt had
stock ? " aaKed Stacy.
"He told mo In one of his letters and ad
vised me to go Into It. But Just then Kitty
wanted money , I think , and I didn't go In. "
"I icmcinber It , " struck in Demorest.
"But fciuely It was no secret. My name
would bo on the transfer books for any one
to see "
"Not so , " said Stacy quickly. "You were
ono of the otlglnal shareholders ; there wtii
no transfer , and the books &e well as the
sharia of the company were In my hands. "
"And your clerks ? " added Demoiest.
Stacy was silent. After a pause he
asked : "Did anybody ever eeo that letter ,
Barker' "
"No one but mself and Kitty. "
"And would she be likely to talk of It ? "
continued Stacy.
"Of course not. Why should she ? Whom
could fche talk to ? " Yet ho stopped sud
denly , and then with his characteilstlo reac
tion added with , a laugh , "Why , no , cei-
talnly not. "
"Of course , everybody knew that you had
bought the shares at Sacramento ? '
"Yes Why , you know I told jou the Van
Lee clerks came to mo and wanted to take
It off my hands. "
"Yes , I remember ; the Van Lee clerkr ;
they knew It , of course. " said Stacy with i
grim smile. "Well , boys , " he said , wlti
sudden alacrity , "I'm going to turn In , for bv
sunup tomorrow I must bo on my way ta
catch the first train at the Divide for 'Frisco
We'll hunt this thing down together , for I
reckon we'ro all concerned In It , " he added ,
looking at tbo others , "and once more vve'io
partners , as In the old times. Let us even
say that I've given Barker's signal or 'pass
word , ' " he added with a laugh , "and we'll
stick together. Barker boy , " he went on ,
grasping hla younger partner's hand , "your
Instinct lias saved us this time ; d d If I
don't sometimes think It better than any
other man's sabe ; only , " ho dropped his
voice slightly , "I wish you had It In other
things than finance. Phil , I've a word to say
to you alone before I go. I may want > ou to
follow me. "
"But what can I do ? " said Barker eagerly.
"You're not going to leave me out. "
"You've done quite . .cnoyph for us , old
man , " said Stacy , laying lib * hands on Bar
ker's shoulder. "And l .may be for us to do
something for you. Trot 0 $ to bed now ,
llko a good boy. I'll kflpp you posted when
the time comes. " .
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ShoIng the protesting , and leave-taking
Barker with paternal familiarity from the
room , he closed the door and faced Demorcst.
"H'3's the best followi4p 4ie | world , " said
Stacy , quietly , "and hap flavjfjl the situation ,
but we mustn't trust tofi w\ich. \ to him for
the present , Not even jeemitp , "
"Nonsense , man ! " sdlil iemorest ) , Impa
tiently , "You're IcttlneiywJr prejudices go
too far. Do you mean to say that jou sus
pect his wife ? " u \ n
"D his wife ! " eald nBtncy , almost sav
agely. "Leave her out of this. It's Vait Lee
that I suspect. It was Van Lee who I know
was behind It , who expected ) to pioflt by It ,
and now we have lost him/ " !
"But how ? " said nemoroitjiastonUhed.
"How ? " repeated Stacy Impatiently , "You
know what Barker saldT Van Lee , cither
through stupidity , fright , or the wish to get
the lowest prices , was too late to buy up tha
market. If ha baa , we might have openly
declared the forgery , and if It was known
that ho or his friends had profited by It ,
oveit If wo could not have proven his actudl
complicity , we could at leant have madu It
too hot for htm In California. But , " eald
Stacy , looking Intently at bis friend , "do you
know how tbe case stands now ? "
" \\V-11 , " said Demorcst a llttlo uneasily
under his friend's keen eyes , "we've lost
that chance , but we've kept control of the
stock. "
"You think BO ? Well , let mo tell you
how the case stands and tbe price wo pay
for It , " said Stacy , deliberately , as be
folded his arms and gazed at Demorest ,
"You and I , well known as old friends and
former partners , for no apparent reason
for we can not prove the forgery now have
thrown upon the market all our stock , wlti
the usual efTect ot depreciating it. Another
old friend and former partner hao bought It
In and eent up the price. A common trick ,
a vulgar trick , but not . trick worthy ot
Jamee Stflcy or Stacy's bsnkl"
"But why not simply declare the forgery
without making any specific charge against
Van Lee ? "
"Do you Imagine , Phil , that any man
would believe It , and the story of a provi
dentially appointed partner like Darker ,
who saved us from loss ? Why , all Cali
fornia , from Cape. Mcndoclno to Los An
geles , would roar with laughter over it )
No. Wo must swallow It and the reputation
of 'Jockejliig' with the Wheat trust , too.
That trust's as good ns done tor , for the
profontl Now > ou know why I didn't want
poor lUrKcr to know It , nor have much to
do with our Beat eh for the forger. "
"It would break the dear fi'llow's heart
If he Knew It , " enld Dcmorost.
"Well , It Is to save him from having his
heart broken further that I Intend to find out
this forger , " said Stacy , grimly. "Oood
night , I'hll I'll telegraph to > ou when 1
want you and then cornel"
With another grip of the band bo left
Demorcst to his thoughts. In the first ex
citement of meeting his old partners , nnd In
the latct' discovery ot thp forgery , Demorest
J had been dlv ertcd from his old sorrow , and
for the tlmo had forgotten It In sympathetic
Interest with the present. Uut , to his horror ,
when alone again he found that Interest
growing as lomntc and vapid as the stories
they had laughed o\rr at the table , and even
| the excitement of the forged letter and Us
consequence ? began to be as unreal , as Im
potent , as shadowy as the memory of the at
tempted robbery In the old cabin on that
very spot. He was ashamed of that Bcldsh-
ncss which still made him cling to this past ,
so much his own that he knew It debarred
him from the liumiiu sjmpnthy of his
comrade.
And even Darker , In whoso courtship and
marrlngc he hnd tried to resuscitate his
jcuthful emotions and condone his selfish
errors , even the suggestion of his unhappl
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only touched him vaguely. Ho would
no lotiKer be a slave to the pist , or th <
memory that had deluded him a few home
ago Healkcd to the ) window ; alas ! then
was thp finmi' prospect that had looked upor
lilrj dienms , luil lent Itself to his old vhions
Tin re vvas the eternal outline ot the hills
tln.ro ro o the steadfast pines ; then was IK
change In them. It was this surroundlnp
constancy of nature that had affected him
He tinned away and entered the bedroom
Hero he suddenly . cmcmbered that UK
mother of this" vague enemy Van Lee foi
h'a ' fetllng- toward him vvao still vague , ai
few men really hate the personality thcj
don't know had only momentarily vacatet
It , and to hU ilIstaEtq of his ov.n liitrualoi
was now added the profound Irony of hli
sleeping In the same bed lately occupied b ;
the mother of the man who was suspcctet
of having forged hla name. He smiled falntlj
and looked around the apaitmtnt. It vvai
handsomely furnished , and although it stil
had much of the charactulcssnofs of tlu
hotel loom , it was distinctly flavored by lie
last occupant , and still brightened by tha
mjsttrious Instinct of the sex which Is In
cvltablc. Where a man would have slmplj
lett his foi gotten clippers or collars then
was a glabg of btlll unfadcd flowers ; thi
cold marble top of the dressing table wa <
Uttered by a few linen and silk toilet covets
and on the mantle shelf was a t > heaf of photo
graphs. Ute walked toward them median
Ically , glanced at them abstractedly , and thcr
stopped suddenly v1th a beating heart. Defon
him was the picture of hla past , the photo
graph of the one woman who had filled hk
life !
Ho cast a hurried glance aiound the room ,
ns if he half expected to see the original
stiirt up before him , and then eageily seized
It and hurried with it to the light. Yea ! Yes !
It was she as she had lived In his actual
memory , she as Iwd lived In his actual
memory , rfie as nad lived in his dream. He
-saw her sweet eyes , but the frightened , Inno
cent trouble had passed from them ; there
was the sensitive elegance of her graceful
figure In evening dreas , but the figure was
fuller and maturer. Could he be mistaken
by some wonderful resemblance acting upon
his too willing brain ? He tinned the pho
tograph over. No ; there on the other side ,
written in her own childlike hand , endeared
and familiar to his recollection , was her
own name and the date. It was surely she.
How did It come there ? Did the Van
LOOD know her ? It was taken In Venice ;
there was the address of the photographers.
The Van Lees were foreigners , he remem
bered ; they had traveled ; perhaps had met
her there In 18GS ; that was the date In her
handwriting ; that was the date on the pho
tographer's address 1858. Suddenly he laid
the photograph down , took with trembling
lingers a letter ease from his pocket , opened
It , and laid his last letter to her , Indorsed
with the cruel announcement of her death ,
before him on the table. He paot-ed his hand
acicas his forehead and opened the letter.
It was dated 1856 ! The photograph must
have been taken two yeais after her alleged
death.
Ho examined it again eagerly , fixedly ,
tremblingly. A wild Impulse to summon
Darker or Stacy on the spot
was icstralncd with difficulty and
only when * ho remembered that they
could not help him. Then ho began to oscil
late between P. Joy and a new fear , whlcli
now , for the first time , begin to dawn upon
him. If the news of her death had been o
ItendlEli trick of her relations why had she
never sought him ? It was not Ill-health , re.
Btralnt , nor fear ; there was nothing 1ml
happiiiEfs and the strength of youth and
beauty In that face and llguie. Ho had nol
disappeared fiom the world ; he wat ( known
of mm ; more , hla memorable good fortune
must have reached lier ears. Had he wasted
all thcEo miserable years to find hlmsell
abandoned , forgotten , perhaps oven a dupe !
For the first time the stlne of Jealousy cn >
tered his soul. Perhaps , unconsciously It
himself , his strange and varying feelings thai
aftcinoon had been the gathering cllma >
of his mental condition ; at all events , In tin
sudden revulsion there was a shaking off o :
his apathetic thought ; thcio was activity
even If It was the activity of pain Hen
was a mystery to be solved , a secret to bi
discovered , a past wrong to ha rxoaied , at
enemy or perhaps even a faithless love to hi
punished. Perhaps ho had even saved hi :
reason at the expense of his love. He qulckl ;
replaced the photograph on the mantel hhclf
returned the letter carefully to his pocket'
book no longer a souvenir of the past , but i
proof of treachery and began to mechanic
ally undress himself. Ho was quite caln
now , and went to bed with a strange gcnao o
relief , and slept as ho had not slept since In
vvaa a boy ,
| The whole hotel had sunk to rest by thli
tlmo , and then began the usual slow , nlgbtl :
invasion unJ Investment of It by nature , Foi
oil ltn broad verandau and glaring terraces
Its long rat.gcs of windows and glitterlm
! crest of cupola and tower , It gradually sue-
I ctimbed to tbe more potent Influence :
around It , and became their sport and play
ground. The mountain breezes from tin
distant summit swept down upon Its films !
structure , shook tbo great glare windows ai
I -with a strong hand , and sent the balm o
bay and epiuco through every chink am
cranny. In tbe great hall and corrldon
I j b.0 carpota billowed with tile Jntrudlni
blast along the floors ; there was the murmur
of the pines In the passages and the damp
odor of loaves In the dining room. There
was the cry of the nlghtblrds In the creaking
cupola nd the swift rush of dark -vlngd
past bedroom windows , Ll'some Miapes
crept along the terrace * between the etotld
wooden etritucs , or , bolder , ncampered the
whole length of the great verand.i. In the
lulling of the wind the breath of the woods
was everywhere ; even the aroma of swell
ing sap -as If the ghastly stumps on the de
forested slope behind the hotel were bleedIng -
Ing afresh in the dm\lc * night filling the
ojcs ami nostrils of the Bloopers.
It was , perhaps , from such cause as thla
that llarker was awikcnod suddenly by the
voice ot the boy from the crib beside him
crvltiR , "MinimaI Mamma ! " Taking the
child In his arms , he comforted him , sa-
Ing she would como that morning , and
showed him the faint dawn already veiling
with color the Khratly pallor of the Sierras ,
As they looked at It n Rrcnt Btar shot forth
from He brothien and foil. It did not fall
perpendicularly , hut Deemed for some seconds -
ends to1 slip along the Mopes of Illack Spur ,
gloaming through the trews like a chariot
of fire It plonked the child to fay that
It WAS the light ot mamma's buggy that was
fetching her homo , and It pleased the father
to encourage the boj's fanry. And talk-
IIIR thus In confidential whispers , they fell
nfilcep once more , the father himself n child
In so many things holding the smaller and
frailer hand In his ,
They did nol know that on the other side
of the "Divide" the wlfo and mother , scared ,
doubting , and despciatc , by the side of her
scared , doubting , and despeiato accomplice ,
was llyltis down the. elope on her night-long
road to ruin. Still lo's did they know that ,
with the early singing birds , a careless horse ,
nnn , emerging from the trail ns the dust-
stained buggy da&hed past him , glanced at It
with a puzzled air , uttcrul n quiet vthlstlo
of surprise , and then , wheeling his horse ,
cantered after It.
CHAPTER V.
In the cxciclso of his arduous piofcsslon
Jack llnmlln had sat up all night In the
Magnolia .aloon the "Divide "
of , and as It
wis inthcr early to go to bed , he had , after
his usunl habit , shaken off the mUntnry
ottltudu and pieparcd himself for Hleep by a
Ilerco preliminary gallop In the woods. He
sldevj , he had been a larie w Inner , and on
those occasions he generally Isolated himself
from his companions to avoid foolish alter
cations with Inexperienced plajom. Kven In
fighting Jack was fastidious , and did not llko
to have his stomach for n real dllllculty dis
tended and vitiated by small preliminary
Indulgences.
Ho was Just emerging from the wood Into
the high reid when a buggv dashed pa t him
containing a man and a woman , flic woman
wore a thick veil ; the man was utmost nn <
distinguishable from the dust. The glimpse
was momentary , but dislike has a keen , eje ,
and in that glimpse Mr. Hamlln recognize J
Van Loo. The situation was equally clear.
The bent heads and averted faces , the dust
collected In the hccdlcssncRS of haste , the
early hour Indicating a night-long flight
all made It plain to htm that Van Lee was
running nway with borne woman. Mr. Ham
lln had no moral scruples , but he had the
ethics of n sportsman , which he knew Mr. ,
Van Lee was not. Whether the woman waa
an Innocent school girl or an actress , ho was
atlsfkd that Van Lee was doing a mean
thing * meanly. Mr. Hamlln also had a taste
to.4 mischief , and whether the woman was or
was not fair game , he Knew that for hla
purposes Van Lee was. With the greatest
cheerfulness In the world ho wheeled his
horse and cantered after them.
They were evidently making for the "Di
vide" and a fresh horse or to take the coach
due an houi later. It was Mr Hamlin's
picscnt object to circumvent this , and , there
fore , It was quite In his way to return. In-
cliUntilly , however , the superior speed of hla
liorso irave him the opportunity ot fre
quently lunging toward them at a furious
pace , which Ind the effect of frantically In-
cieasing their own speed , when he would
pull up with a silent laugh before he was
fairly discovered , and allow the sound of his
rapid horse's hoofs to dieout. . In this way
ho amused himself until the straggling town
of the "Divide" came In sight , when , putting
his spurs to Ilia horse again , ho managed ,
under pretends of the animal becoming un
governable , to twice "cross the bows" of the
fugitives , compelling them to slacken speed ,
At the second of these passages Van Lee
apparently lost prudence , and slashing out
with his whip , the lash caught slightly on
the counter of Hamlin's horse. Mr. Hamlln
Instantly acknowledged It by lifting his hat
gravely , and speeded on to the hotel , arriv
ing at the steps and throwing himself from
the saddle exactly as the buggy drove up
With characteristic audacity he actually as
sisted the frightened and eager woman ta
alight and run into the hotel. Hut In this
action her veil was accidentally lifted. Mr.
Hamlin Instantly recognized the pretty
woman who had been pointed out to him in
San Francisco ns Mrs Ba.'kcr. the wife ol
ono of the partners whose fortunes had In-
tciested him five years ago. It struck him
that this was an additional reason for his In
terference on Barker's account , although per
sonally ho could not conceive why a man
should ever try'to prevent a wonnn from
running away from him. But then , Mr.
Hamlin's personal experiences had been quite
the other way.
It was enough , however , to cause him to
lay his hand lightly on Van Loo's arm as
the latter , leaping down , was about to follow
Mrs. Barker Into the hotel. "You'll have
time enough now , " said Hamlln.
"Tlmo for what ? " said Van Lee savagely.
"Time to apologize for having cut my
horse with your whip , " tiald Jack sweetly.
"Wo don't wont to quarrel before a wo
man. "
"I've no tlmo for fooling ! " said Van Lee ,
endeavoring to pars.
But Jack's hand had slipped to Van Loo's
wrist , although he still smiled cheerfully.
"Ah ! Then , jou did mean It , and you propose -
pose to give me. satisfaction ? "
Van Lee paled slightly ; he knew Jack's
reputation as a duellist. But ho was
desperate. "You see my position , " ho said
hurriedly. "I'm In a hurry ; I have a lady
with me. No man of honor "
"You do me wrong , " Interrupted Jack with
a pained expression. "You do , Indeed. You
are In a hurry ; well , I have plenty of tlmo.
If you can not attend to mo now , why I will
bo glad to accompany you and the lady to
the next station. "Of course , " ho added ,
with a smile , "at a proper distance and
without Interfering with the lady , whom I
am pleased to rccognl/o ns the wife of an
old friend. It would bo more sociable , per
haps , If we had some- general conversation
on the road ; It would prevent her being
alarmed. I might oven be of some USD
to you. If wo vvcro overtaken by her hus
band on the road , for Instance , I should
certainly claim the right to have the flrrt
shot at you. Boy ! " ho called to the hostler
"just sponge out Paneho's mouth , will you ,
to bo ready when the buggy goes ? " And ,
loosening bis grip of Van Loo's wrh > t , ho
turned away as the other quickly entered
tbo hotel.
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