12 THE OMAHA DAILY 3HDE : SATITBDAY , AUGUST 14 , 181)7. | TWO AMERICANS. S . nv nijRT IIARTB. ( CopyrlBhtH , 1W , by llret Hirtc. ) u I3ut Mltfl Helen (111 not know that when the look'il after the retreating figure of II her protector as l.o descended the , tnlrs that nteht. ha was really carrylnR a.way on llioso broad thoulilcra the character she had to laboriously gained during her four years' solitude. l'"or when she came down the next morning the conclerRc bowed to her with an nlr of May cynical abstraction the result of n long conversation with his wife , the night before. Up had taken Helen's part with a kindly cynicism. "Ah. what would you It wn. bound to come. 'The ' affair of the Con- fcrvjtolre had settled that. The poor child could not ctarve ; penniless she could not marry. Only why consort with other swal lows under the i-avta , when fllio could havu hd a glided rage on the first olnRc ? Hut plrli were so foolish In their first affair : then It was always love. . Thu pccond time they were wiser. And this malnrd warrior ind painter was as poor as she. A comov trlot. too.Vfll. . perhatia that fnved some fatrlal ; one could never know what the ! do. " The Anr-rlr-ans weru nccustomod to fim floor , which had been Inclined to be clvl' ' to the yotinK teacher , was more ijt > but i U'8,1 iPRpectfiil. One or two young men were iI ii I tentatively familiar until ( hey looked In her i Kf.iy eyes and renrmbcrcd thn broad slioul- de-s of the painter. Oddly unmiRli. only Mademoiselle Mflue of lier own landing exhibited any sympathy with her , an.l fortho first time Helen was flrlehtensd. She did not E ! > OW It , however , only she changed her lodgings the next dav. Hut before flic left she had a few mo ments' conversation with the concierge and an exchange of a word or two with some of h'r fellow lodgers. I have already hinted that the young lady had great precision of rtMrmcnt ; she had a pretty turn of handling cp-"iulal ! French and an Incisive knowledge of French character. She loft No. 34 Hue dr Frlvole working Itself Into a white rag ? , but utterly undecided as to her real char acter. Hut all this and much more was presently Mown away In the hot 'breath ' that swept the boulevards at HIP outburst of the Franco- G rman war , and Miss Iljion Maynard dls- I appeared from I'arl.s with many of her follow - ' * * low countrvmen. The excitement reached TCVPM a quaint oH chateau In Hrlttany where Major OPtrundcr was painting. Thu woman was standing by his sl'de as ho nat Irfore i hla easel on the broad terrace objcrved that he looked disturbed "What matter" ' " sh Bald , gently. "You have progressed so well In your work that vou can finish It ols ° - where. I have no great desire to stay In Frmi"e with a frontier garrlpnnod by troops while I have a villa In Switzerland w''ero you could still be my guest. Paris can teach you nothing more , my friend ; you have only to create now and be famous. " "I ir.ust go to ParU , " he nld qu'etly. ' "I have frlrr.de countrymen thcievho maj want me now. " "If you mean the young singer of the Hue de Frlvole you have comnroinlscd her already. You can do her no pood. " "Madame ! " The pretty fac" which he had been fa miliar with for tlio paiit lx weeks somo- liov seemed to c'nnge Its character. Under the mask of dazzling skin ho fancied be saw the high cheek bones end squire T.irtir ansle : the brlllbnl eyes we'e even brighter than before , but tbev showed more of the white than he bad ever seen In them. Nevertheless she smiled , with an equal stormy revelation of her whlto teeth , and said , still gently : "Forgive me If I thought our friendship justified me In bolne frank perhaps too .rank for my own good. " Phe stopped as If half exnectlng in Interruption , but as ho remained looking womleringly at her , she bit her llns and went onVu : have a great career before you. Those who liclp you must do so without entangling you ; a chain of ro Cijinay be ns Impeding as lead. Until you arc Independent you who may in timi > compuss everything yourself will ncel to be helped. You know , " she added , with a smile , "you have but one nrm. " "In jour klndneffi and appieclatlpn you have made me forget It , " he stammered. Yet be had a swift vision of the little bench < it Versailles Where he had not forgotten It and , as ho glanced around the empty torraet where they stood be wa struck with " fateful "resemblance to It. "And I should not remind you now of It. " fiho wont on , "cxcent to siy that money can always tnko Us place. As In the fairy tory the piince must have a new arm nnde of Ko'd. ' " She stopped , and then suddcnlv coming closer to him , said hurriedly and al most llercely : "Can you not ec that I am ndvlMtiK you agfllnst my Interests again. . ; mvzclf ? On then to Par's , and go quickly before I change mv mind. Only If you do not find your friends there , remember you have always one here. " Hofore he could re ply or oven understand that whlto facu , she wa * gone. Ho left for Paris that afternoon. He went directly to the Hue do Frlvole. His old resolu tion to avn'd Helen was blown to the winds In the prctpeot of Icslng her utterly. Hut the concierge only knew that Mademohelle had left a day or two after Monsieur hud accompanied her home. And poln' dly tbcro was another gentleman who had In quired eagerly and bountifully , as far aa inrney wont for any trace of the young woman. It was a Hnsse. The conclcrgt . , eiile | < l to himself at Ostrander'a Hushed cheek. It served this one-armed conceited American poseur right. Mademoiselle wan _ wliicr In this second affair. Outmnder did not finish his picture. The princess uent him a check , which ho coldly returned. Nevertheless he had acquired through Us Hiiralau patronage a lo alla'ne which stood him well with the picture deal- era In fr-pltc of the excitement of the war. Hut his heart was no longer In his work. A ( ever of unicst seUed him which at another time might have wasted itself in murell.vHl - patlou. Some of hl.s follow artlsU had .il- ready gone Into the army. After the fiist great reverwa ho offered his ono arm and hi. ! military experience to that Paris which had ilvon him a home. The old fighting Instinct returned to him and a certain desperation lie had never known before. In the sortlrs from Paris the one-armed American became famous , until a few days bcforo the capitula tion , when ho was struck down by a bullet through the lung , and left In n temporary hospital , Here , In the whirl and turror of Gommunu dajfl. ho was forgotten , and when 1'arls revived under the republlo he had dl.i- nppearcd au completely as hlu compatriot Hut'.Mlss Helen Maynard had been only ob- 6curtd and not extinguished. At the first out break of hosHUtlea a few Americans bad still kept Biddy fclate among tl't ' > ruiiib of the tot tering empire. A day or U\o after she left < ! IB Kuo do Frlvolo she was Invited by onu of her wealthy former schoolmates to assist with her voice and talent at one of their extravagant entertainments. "You will un- tlcritand , dear , " said MUs do Lalne with In- Rcnlnus delicacy as she eyed her old com rade's well worn dress , "that Poppa expects to pay > o'.i professional prices and It may l > e an opening for you among our other frlcndu. " "I should not como otherwise , dear , " said Mlsu Helen with ccjual frankness. But ( ho phyt'd and sang very charmingly to the faili- lonablo assembly In thu lintel In the Champ : Klysee so charmingly. Indeed , that Miss de Jjaine patronizingly exploited her worth and her butter days in contldcnie to t > ome uf the guests , "A moat ilejervlog creature , " salil Miss de Lalnu ti > the Dowager Duchess of Soho , who wan pabslng tltrough Parli on her way to Kiigland , "you would hardly believe that poppa knew her father when he was one of the richest men In South Carolina , " "Your father seems to have been very fortunate , " eald the duclicss quietly , "and go are you. Introduce me. " This not being exactly the reply that Miss de lvalue expected , Mio mo mentarily hwltated , but the duchess profited by It to walk over to tnu piano and Introduce lierielf. When she rose to so the Invited Helen to luncheon with her the next da > . "Como early , my dear , and we'll have a long talk , " Helen pointed out hesitatingly tint ehe was practically a guest of tha le ladies , V.h Will ! Ituf * true my ilcar ; then you may bring ono of them with you , " Helen went to the luncheon but wa unac companied. Shu uaJ a long talk with in ? dowager , "I am not rich , my dear , like your friends , and cannot afford to pay > ou Icn napoleons for a sons ; . Like you. I have een better days. ' Hut jhls is no place for you. child and If you can bear with an old ( woman's company for a while , I tmak I can find you something lo do. " That evening Helen left for England with the duchess a piece of "Ingratitude. Indelicacy , and shame less snobbery" which Miss de Lalnc was never weary of dilating upon. ' 'And to think I Introduced her , though she was a profes sional. " , . , ' * It was thro ( Jara ( > nftcr , Paris reviving under the republic had forgotten Helc'i and the American colony ; and the American col ony , emigrating to more congenial courts , had forgottKh Paris. It wa" n bleak day of English mimmer when Helen , standing by the window of the breakfast room at Hamley Court and looking over the wonderful lawn , kept perennially green by huiul'l KngllMi skies , heard the practical iiuOfc'iitlne voice of the dtich"Nj In her car , at the 1ame moment that she felt the gentle womanly touch of her hand on l-er shoulder.Ve arc going to luncheon at Morclaml hull today , my dear. " ' "Why , wo wore there only last week ! " said Holonf : "Undoubtedly1 , ' . returned the duehrss dryly , "and wo'inffy luncheon there next week and the next following. And , " she added , looking Into her companion's uray eyes , "It rests w"lth you to stay there If you chocse. " Helen' stared ut her protector. "My dear , " continued the duchess , slipping her arm around Helen's waist , "Sir James has honored me as became my relation * to you with his confidences. As you haven't given me younj 1 suppose you have none , and that I am telling you news when I say that Sir Jatr.es wishes to marry you , " The unmistakable astonishment In the girl's eye satisfied the duclicss even before her voice. "Hut ho scarcely knows me or anything of me , " said the young girl quickly. "On thu contraryi my dear , he knows everything about you. I have been particu lar in. telling him all I knew and some thing * oven you don't know and couldn't tell him. For Instances that you are a % ery nice poison. Come , my dear , don't look so stupe fied or I shall really think there's something In It that T don't know. It's not a laugfilng nor a crying matter yet at present It'o only luncheon again with a civil man who has three daughters and a place In the county. Don't make the mistake , however , of refus ing him bcforo ho offers whatever you do afterward. " "Hut " stammered Helen. "Hut you are going to say that you don't love him and have ncr thought of him as a husband , " Interrupted the duchess ; " 1 read It In your face and It's a very proper thing to say. " "It Is so unexpected , " urged Helen. "Everything Is unexpected from a man In these matters , ! ' said the duchess. "We women ore tlie'only ones that aic prepared. " "Hut , " peial'ted Helen , "If I don't want to marry at all ? ' , ' ' I should say' then that It Is a sign thai i you ought ; If you were eager , my dear , I should certainly dissuadeyou. . " She paused and then drawing Helen closer to her , said with a certain matcullno tenderness : "As long as 1 live , dear , you know that you have a homo here. Hut I am an old woman liv ing on the smallest of settlements. Death Is as Inevitable to mo as marriage should be 10 you. " Nevertheless they did not renew this con versation and received the Rreetlngs of their host at Moreland Hall with a simplicity and frankness that were , however , perfectly natural and unaffected In both women. Sir James a tall , well-preserved man of middle age , with the unmistakable b-arlng of long years of recognized and unchallenged posi tion howpver , exhibited on this occasion tint flight consciousness of weakness and susceptibility to ridicule which is apt to Indicate the Invasion of the tender passion In ho heart of tlio average Hriton. His duty us host toward the elder woman of superior rank , liowovor , covered Ills embarrassment mid .for a moment left Helen quite undis turbed to gaze again upon the treasures of the long drawing room of Moreland Hall , with which t'ho was already familiar. There were the half dozen old mastcis whose re spectability had bjeen as recognized through centuries au their owners' ancestors ; there were the ancestors themselves wlgged , ruf fled , and whlte-hamlcd by Vandyke , Lcly , Itomney and Gainsborough ; there were the uniform , expressionless ancestresses In still brocade or short walstcd clinging draperies , but all possessing that brilliant coloring which the gray skies outside lacked , and which seemed to have departed from the ! dresses of their descendants. The American girl had eometlmos specu lated upon what might have been the ap pearance of the lime tree walk dotted with these gayly plumaged folk , and wondered If the tyr'nny of environment had at last eub- ( > ucd their brilliant colors. And a new feel ing touched her. Like1 most of her country women , she wan strongly affected by the fur niture of life ; the thought that all that she saw there might bo hers ; that she might yet s > tund In suecc.oalon to these strange courtiers and Ftranger shepherdesses and , like. Hum , look down from the canvas upon the Intrud ing foreigner , thrilled her for a moment with a half proud , half pafnlvo senpe of yielding to wlut fteqied to be her fate. A narr&w- eyol , stlT-laIred ( ) Dutch maid of honor b foio whom she vyas stand'ng ' gazed at her with atarlng vacancy. Suddenly she started. He- fore the portrait'upon a fanciful easel stood a small , elaborately framed tkctch In nils. It was evidently some recently Imported treasure. She hid not seen It before. An ahe moved quickly forward , she recognized In a glance that 11 was Obtrandcr's sketch from the Parlsi'grenler. The wall , thv'.TCom , the park beyond , even tie ) gray eky. . # emcrt to fade away before her. She \vas f taneMng once more at her at- tlo window loolUng across thu roofnand chim ney 6tacks.fuljard to th ° Muo 6kV of Paris. Through a gap In the roofs she could see the chcistnut trees trilling In the little square ; she could hear the swallows twlfterlm : In the leaden troUB s ° f the gutter before her ; the call of , a chocolate vender or the cry of n gatnln floated up tp her from the street be low , or ( he latest pong of the cafe chantant wae whUlled by the blue-bloused workman on the scaffolding hard by The breath of I'nrta. of youth , of blended work and play , of ambl tlon. of Jo.\oiih/fri'cuH > n ) again filled her end mingled with Hie scent of the mlgnoiutto tlijt used to f > tand on the old window ledge. "I am glad you like It , I have only Jus' " put It up. " It was the voice of Sir James. A voice that had regained a little of Its naturalness a calm , even lazy , BnglUh voice confident from the experience of years of respectful 1U- toiU'is. Yet It somehow jarred upon her nerves with Its complacency and Its utter In- congruQusneEa to her feelings , Nrverthclcfb th ImpultM to know more about the sketch was the Wronger. "Do you mean you hav ? just lioufelit II ? " asked Heien. "It's not English. " "No ! " t'itd Sir James gratified with his companion's Interest. "I bought It In Paris Jiut after the Con\tnunc. " ' From the arlUil ? " continued Helen In j > slightly constrained voice. "No. " laid Sir Jjmea. "alihoupli I knew thr poor chap well tuounb. You can easily see tint ho v.-ia oner a painter of great proml-e. I rather think" it wan stolen from him while be was In the hospital by tlioue Inceudliry wretches. I recognized It , however , and bought for a few francs from them what 1 would have paid him a thousand for. " "In hospital ? " repeated Helen dazedly. "Yes , " said Sir J m . "The fact Is It was tha ending of the usual Hohemlan artist's life. Though In this case the nun was n real artist , and I believe , by the way , was a coun tryman of yours. " "In hospital ! " again repeated Helen , "then he was poor ? " "Kecklcfls , I should rather say ; ho threw himself Into the fighting beforePalis and was badly wounded. Hut 11 was all the re sult of the usual love affair ; the girl , they say ran off with the usual richer man. At all events It ruined him for painting ; ho never did anything worth having afterward. " "And now ? " said Helen , In the same un moved voice. Sir James shrugged his shoulders. "Ho disappeared. Probably he'll turn up some day on the London pavement , with chalks ! That sketch , by the way , was one that bad always attracted me In lih studio , though ho never would part from It. I rather fancy , don't you know , that the girl had something to do with It. It's a wonderfully realistic sketch , don't you see ; and I shouldn't wondet it It was the girl herself who lived behind one of those queer little windows I" thereof Ihtte. " "She did live there ! " said Helen In a low voice. Sir James uttered n vague laugh. Helen looked around her. The duchess had quietly and unostentatiously passed Into the library and In full vlow , though out of hearing , was examining with her glass to her eye , some books upon the shelves. "I mean , " said Jlelcn , In a perfectly clear voice , "that the young girl did not run away from the painter , and that ho neither had the right nor the caupe to believe her faith less or attribute his misfortunes to her ! " She hesitated , not from any sense of Indis cretion , but to recover from a momentary doubt 1C the girl were really her own self-- but only for a moment. "Then you knew the painter as 1 did , " ho said In astonishment. "Not as you did , " responded Helen , She drew nearer the picture , and pointing a nllm finger to the canvas , said : "Do you see that Binall window with the mignonette ? " "Perfectly. " 'That was my room. His was opposite. Ho told me when I first saw the sketch. I am the girl you speak of for he knew no other and I believe him to have been a truthful , honorable man. " "Hut what were you doing there ? Burely you arc joking ! " said Sir James , with a forced smllo. "I was a poor pupil at the Conservatoire , and lived there where I could afford to live. " "Alone ? " "Alone. " "And the man was " "Major Ostrandor was my friend. I oven think I have a better right to call him that than you ha ! . " Sir James coughed slightly and graupcd the lapels. ' of his coat. "Of course I dare ay ; I had no Idea of this don't you know when I spoke. " He looked around as If for "omo chance to escape. "Ah ! suppose we isk the duchess to look at the sketch I don't think she's seen It. " Ho began to move in the direction of the library. "THANK GOD , SUE HAS LETT YOU COME TO ME. " "She hail better wait , " said Helen , quietly. "For what ? " "Untll-j- " hesitated Helen , smlllnRly. "Until ? I am afraid I do not under- otand , " said Sir James , stiffly , coloring with a slight suspicion. "Until you have apolORlzed. " "Or course , " said Sir James , with a halt hysterical laugh , "I do. Vou understand 1 only repeated a story that was told me and had no Idea of connecting you with It. I beg your pardon , I'm sure. I er-er In fact , " he added suddenly , the einbairaitoil smile fadIng - Ing from his face as hp loolicd at her fixedly "I remember now it must have been the con cierge of the house or the nnpsltc one who told me. Ho said It W.IH u Husblan who parried off that young girl. Of course it was some made-up ftory. " "I left Paris with the duchess , " said Helen tlitletly , "before the war. " "Of course. And she knows all about your friendship with thla man ? " "I don't think she does. I haven't told her.Vliy Miould I ? " returned Helen , rais ing her clear eyes to UB. ! "Iteally , I don't know , " stammered Sir James. "Hut here she Is. Of course If you prefer It I won't aay anything to her. " Helen gave- him a first * glance of genuine emotion ; It happened , however , to bt Ecorn. "How odd , " the wld , as the duchcw leisurely approarhcd them , her glass still In her eye. "Sir James quite unconsclouslj has Just been showing mo a sketch of my dead old mansaide In Paris. Look ! That little window wa my room. And only think of It. Sir Jainrs bought It of an old friend of mine , who painted It from the op- uoslto attic , where he lived. And quite as uneonsclousl ) , too. " "How very singular , " said the duchess. "Indeed , quite romantic. " "Very , " t-ald Sir James. "Very. " said Helen. The tone of their voice was bo different that the duchess lookort from the one to thu other. "liut that Isn't all , " said Helen , with a smile. "Sir Jamea actually fan cied " "Will you exruee mo for a moment ? " said Sir James , IntrrruptlnKly , and turning hastily to thu duchess , with a forced smile and n somewhat heightened color , "I Imd forgotten that I had promised Lady Har riet to dilvH with you over to Deep Hill after l.inchcon to meet that South American who has taken such a fancy to your place , nml 1 must send to the stables. " "As Sir Jnmes disappeared the duchess turned to Helen. "I sco what has happened , dear. Don't mind me , for I frankly confess that I shall now eat my luncheon less guilty than I feared. Ilut tell me , how did you refute him ? " "I didn't refuse him , " said Helen , "I only prevented him dbklng me , " "How ? " _ Then Helen told her all everything except her first meeting with Ostramler at the rrs- Uuiaut. 'A true woman respects the prldo of those die lovcn more even than her own , nmlhllo Helen fi > | t that although that Incl- dent might somewhat condone her subsequent romantic pa&ifou in the duehrss' eyes , uho could not tell It. The dtiehcfis listened In fllence. "Then you two Incompetents have never ecfn each other since ? " she asked. "No. " "Hut joii hope to ? " "I cannot speak for him " Edld Helen. " 'And you have never wilttcti to him , and don't know whether he U allvo dead ? " "No " " or , "Then I have been nurttliiK In my besom for three yearo at ono and the same ilmo a brave , Independ ent , matter-of-fart young person an'J the most Idiotic , sentimental passion that ever figured In a romantic opera or a country bal lad. " Helen did. not reply. "Well , my dear , " tald the duchesE , after a pause , , " ! BCD that you are condemned to pass your days with mo In bomo cheap hotel on the continent , " Helen looked up wonderlngly. "Yes , " ho continued. "I suppone I must'now'mako up my mind tosell thla place to thin glided South American who has taken a fancy to It. Hut 1 am not going to spoil my day by.eeelng him now. No , wo vlll cxcuec ourselves from going to Deep Hill today and we will go back hoine quietly after luncheon , It will be a mercy to Sir Jamea. " "Hut , " said Helen earnestly , "I can gn back to my old life and. cam my own Hying. " "Not If I tan help It. " eald tlio duchess trimly. "Your Independence has made you a charming companion to me , I admit , but I shall nee that It dots not again spoil your chauccs of marrying. Here coined Sir Janice. Iteally , tny dear , I don't know which of you looks the more relieved , " On their way back through the park Helen again urged the duchew to giro up the Idia ot sailing Hatnley Court and to content to her taking up her old freedom and Independence again , "I ehall never , never forget your lor- ng kindness and protection , " continued the roung girl , tenderly , "You will let mo come : o you always when you want me ; but you will let mo also shape my life anew , and ivork for my living. " The duchess turned icr grave , half-humorous face toward her. "That means you have determined to seek ilm. Well ! Perhaps If you give up your other absurd Idea of Independence I may as. slst you. And now I really believe , dear , that there Is that dreadful South American , " pointing to n figure that was crossing the lawn of Hamley .Court . , "hovering around llku n vulture. Well , 1 can't see him today It he : alls , but you may. Hy the way , they s.i > lie Is not bid looking , was a famous general In the South American war , and Is rolling in money and comes here on a secret mission from his government. Hut I forget the rest of our Ilf * Is to be devoted to seek ing another ! Andil began to think 'I'm not a good matchmaker , " Helen was Iuno mood for an Interview with the stranger , "who , like the duchess , ehe was Inclined toi regard as a portent of fate nnd a sacrifice. tSllo knew her friend's strait ened circumstances that might make such a sacrifice ! necessary to Insure a competency for her old age.rand as Helen feared , a pro. vision for herself ; i-ho knew the strange tend erness of this marcullno woman , which had survived a husband's Infidelities and n son's forgetfulncss , td litigcr with her , nnd her heart sank at the prospect of separation , even while her prldo demanded that she ghoul 1 return to her old life again. Then she won dered If the duchess was right ! dirt she still cherish the hope of meeting Ostrander again ? The tears she had kept back all that day asserted themselves as * he flung open the library door and ran across the garden Into the myrtle walk. "In hospital ! " The words had been ringIng - Ing In her cars through Sir Janice" compla cent Rpccch , through the oddly constrained luncheon , through the half tender , half mas- cullne'rcasonlng of her companion. He had loved her he hid suffered and perhaps thought her false ! Suddenly ehe stopped. At the further end of the walk the ominous stranger wJiom she wished to avoid wan standing looking toward HIP house , Hov provoking ! She glanced again ; ho was leMihii ; against n tree nnd was obviously as preoccupied aa she was herself. He was actually sketching the Ivy-colored gable of the library. What presumption ! And he was sketching with his luft hand. A sudden thrill of superstition cnmo over her. She moved eagerly forward for a better view of him. No ! he had two arms ! Hut hla quick eye had already caught sight of. her and before she could retn'.it she cculd see that he had thrown away h's sketch bcok and was hastening eagerly to ward her. Amazed and confounded she would have flown , but her limba suddenly rofuved their olfice and as he at last cnme near her with the cry of "Helen ! " upon hln lips ghe felt herself staggering , and was caught lit his arms. "Thank God ! " he said. "Then she has let you come to me ! " She disengaged herself slowly and dazedly from him and stood looking nt him with wondering eyes. Ho was bronzed and worn ; there vaa the secnd arm , 'but ' still It wan he , and with the love which she now knew was h'B looking from hln honest eyes. "Sho has let mo come ? " she repeated vacantly. "Whom do you mean ? " "The duchess. " "The duchess ? " "Yes ! " He stopped suddenly , gazing at her blank face , while his own grew ashy white. "Helen ! For God .3 sake tell mu ! You have not accepted him ? " "I have accepted no one , " she stammered , with a faint color rising to her cheeks. "I do not understand you. " A look ot relief came over him. "But,1 ho raid , amnzedly , "has not the duchess told vou ? Has she not told you how In dc'palr it your sudden disappearance , with my am bition crushed and nothing left to me but my old trade of the fighter. I joined n secrel oxncdltlotl to help the Chilian revolutionists' How I , who might have starved as a painter , gained 'distinction as a partisan general am' was rewarded with an onvoyshlp In Europe1' How I came tci Paris to seek you1 ? How I found that oven the picture , your plcturo Helen , had been sold ? How. In tracing it here , I met the duchess at Deep Hill , and learning you wcrciwl'b her. In a moment of Impul'o told hen my whole story ? How she told me thatthough ehe was your bosl friend , you had never spoken ot me , and how she begged , me not to spoil your chances of a good match by revealing myself , and 150 nwakenlng a pnst. which she believed you 'wil forgotten ? * How < * he Implored me at least to let htr make a fair test of your affections and your memory , and until then to keen away from you and her , and to spare vou , Helen , nnd for your sake I consented ? Surely , ehe ha& told you this now. " "Not a word. " said Helen , hhukly. "Then you mean to eav that If I had not Inunted the park itoday In the hope of nee- ng you , believing that as you would nol icccgnlze me with this artificial rm , I fl'iould not break my promise to her , you would nol have known I was even living ? " "No ! Yes ! Stay ! " A smile b-oke over her pale face and left it rosy. "I sec It ol' now. Ah , Philip , don't you understand , she wanted only to try us ? " There was a fllence In the lonely wood ijiTlten only by the trllh of a frightened bird , whose retreat wai Invided. "Not now ! Walt ! Come with me ! " The next moment she had seized Plilllri'- left hand , end , dragging him with hrr , w r Hying down the walk toward the house. Hut as they neared the garden door It gmldoiiK opened on the duchess , with her glasses to her eyes , smiling , The Gcnor.il Don Felipe Ostrander did not buy Hatnley Court , but he and Ills wife were always welcome guests there. And Sir Jamo11 , as became an Engllah gcntlomin. gallantly presented Philip's wife with Philip's first picture. "IIOMK , SWHHT I1OMK. " Plrnl KIIIIK In I'liltllf OX-IT tiniriivr - of un Inilliiii. When the boundary line between Tennessee - nesseo and Georgia way eetcblbhed , says the Atlanta Constitution , it passed half a mile south of the spring Tnok-a-lec-chec-cheo , nmong the foothills of the Unakas , and , as It crossed ono of the principal Indian trails , It became n place of much Importance. There had already grown up a strong ri valry between the Tennessee tribes , headed by Chief Hess , and the Georgia tribes headed by Major Illilge , both half-breeds HIM ! men of extraordinary ability ns leaders. Tlio establishment of a new boundary line fixed the limits of their respective terri tories , and , to try to harmonize so far as possible the contending factions , the gov- irnmcnt rstabllbhed a trading post there. John Howard Payne appeared upon the sccno and was accused of Inciting the In diana to Insubordination. Ho was placed under arrest as an Incendiary and carried to the council house. While Payne was held there , one of the first bands arrived , and among the Indians was the chief. Oo-clice , or Rattling Guard , a broken-hearted man. He was moody and abstracted and refused all Invitations to the council house and would partake of no festive enjoyments whatever , hut ppent the most of the time at the graves of hi.i wife and child farther up the .valley. One morn ing ho was mltsc < l. Weltering In hts own blood , the body was found between the little mounds that covered the squaw and papoose. In tome wa > he had secreted a liajonet , fell upon the point of It am ! died on the spot where he had often expressed a desire to bo laid for his last long iilcep. A grave was dug on the spot where he lay , and the chief was burled by the sol diers , one of i Uw Moravian mUnioiiarlrs otllclatlng. After , the nervkwcre over , John Howard Payne , who had been a sllrnt witness to the pathetic scene , began singIng - Ing softly to bliiifcolf tliti song which ban since been cchotd through every land on the earth. General Hlehop , who had kept a close scrutiny on hs ! actions , heard the song and called Payne to him. "Young man , " Ha Id the stern old Indian fighter , "Where did you learn that song ? " "I wro'e that fcoiig myself , " replied Payne , "And where dldiyou get that tune ? " "I composed that also. " "Would you lot mo have a copy of It ? " "Certainly I will/1 "Well , a man who can elng and write llko that U r.o > lncendliry. Appearances may bo agahifat you , but I am going to set you free. I fchalluwrltu out ) ciir discharge Immediately , and i pass you auywhero you chooio through 4be nation. " Payne had been housed at the home of a family living near by and on his return there bo exhibited thepa aud related the clrcumnUnccfi. That w the first tlmo that "Home Sweet Home , " had ever been sung In public , INDIANS ( IHTTIMJ DtVOUCKS. < looil NnttiriMl Knol Ilrnr , Itlwlit from HoarilltiK School , n C < > -rcion < tflit. The South Dakota divorce Industry has received an Impetus from the ranks of the Indian tribes In that slate. At a lime when the Institution was falling somewhat Into disrepute by reason of slurs cast upon the legal status of a South Dakota divorce by foreign Judges there le a promise that the mills of the divorce machine can be fed with homo talent. A correspondent of the Boston Transcript says the opportunity thus offered the divorce specialists that swarm In the various divorce colonies of reviving trade by booming their business among the Indians Is limitless. The marriage relation aiuong Indians have nhvajs been more or less complex to the whlto man , and since Undo Sam offered serious objections to his polygamous practices the Indian has been less disposed than formerly to enlighten any seeker after Information ns to how he stood on the question. At the last session of court at Chamber lain , S. I ) . , Judge Smith heard three cases for divorce In which the principals were full-blooded Indians of the Sioux tribe. The cases attracted great attention oven her * , where the divorce business Is so common , because It was the first time In the knowl edge of the people that Indians had appealed to a divorce court. The charges and counter charges were not materially different from these that figure In similar cases among whites. Ono of them was particularly ro mantic , however. It was the case In which Appearing Earth sought the dissolution ot the bonds that , held her to Klrst Horn. Much comment was made over the fact that the Indian Women keep their Individu ality , so far as name goes , after marriage. Although the grieved woman won the wife of Klrst Horn , her own legal name had not been altered , nnd she had a standing In court ai Appearing Earth. She and Klrst Horn belonged to thi > Crow Creek reserva tion , nnd had been married there In October , 1890 , by United States Imllan Agent Dlxon. According to the complaint In the case she lived happily with her husband until Good Xatured Fool Hear appeared from an eastern Indian echool two years ago for her vacation. The maiden was ranked as a beauty of the highest standing In the Sioux tribe. She was selected to go to the school by reason of her good looks and Intelligent appearance , that gave prom ise of easy eubmUsion tothe civilizing in fluence of the cast. How far appearances were deceitful is to too determined from the course of affaire between Good Naturcd Keel Hear nnd First 'Horn ' from the date of their meeting. It was apparently a case ot love on IIret sight , and the Indian maiden made no attempt to disguise her feelings. On the other hand , according to Appearing Earth , she flaunted her beauty before the eyes of the hitherto faithful spoiu > c and finally took him away entirely. The pair conducted themselves In such a manner at the Crow Creek agency that the Jealousy ot Appearing Earth was aroused to a point where she was forced to take measures to protect herself. Just at this point the misguided husband and his bold charmer lied to the Yankton agency In. defiance of social etiquette and the Indian police. The dcsertwl wife was BO determined In her pur pose to prceecutc them that she persuaded the police to take a hand In the matter , and the "couple were finally captured and taken back to the Crow Creek agency. There they were locked up In Jail ami held for some time. Eventually they were released upon promise of good behavior. The relatives of Good > atured Fool Bear took her In charge also , and again sent her to the eastern school. It was thought In this manner to break up the attachment and permit First Horn to redeem himself in the eyes ot his family. Indian love , however , seems very much like that among other people , and Is quite as ardent as Indian hate. A short time aqo Good Natured Fool Hear again returned tu the reservation after an absence of almost a year. During this time peace had been restored In the family of First Horn , and Appearing Earth had no expectation of an other lapse on the part of her spouse. But Jndlan women misplace their confidence as well as do'their white sisters. Good Natured Fool Bear had no sooner returned than First Born began to seek her company again. In a few days all the old love had returned nnd he again lied with the red-skinned .beauty. This time the couple went to Gann Valley , the county seat of BulTalo county , and were there mar ried by Rev. E. P. Swartout , a Methodist divine. In addition to their bigamy they perjured themselves In persuading the min ister to perform the ceremony. The- couple returned to the Crow Creek agency and brazenly attempted to live to gether , although Appearing Earth was In the sime nettlemeut. The affront was too nine for her , and she had them arrested and ngal' ' thrown In Jail. United States Commlsslone Stuart was appealed to and he Issued ; warrant charging First Born with bigam > At the preliminary hearing First Born' attorney scored n semi-victory by argulnp that the commissioner had no Jurisdiction as the bigamous ceremony was performci outside the reservation , und that the crime was amenable to the state statutes alone. Commissioner Stuart agreed with this view and made an opening through which It Is expected members of Indian tribes will pass In largo numbers on their way to the divorce court. First Horn was released by the federal authorities , and then Appearing Earth brought her eult for divorce In the state court here. Hie acts had been so flagrant that ehe won her case without difficulty. Some surprise has been expressed that the charge-of bigamy was not pressed against Firbt Born , and It Is possible that It may yet be taken up. Another one of the CPSCS had a tinge of romance In It also. Several ycara ago Maggie Crow eloped with Strong Blanket. Both were free to marry at the time , hui they did not choose to do to , and the govern ment frowne < l upon their manner of arrang ing things. In consequence Maggie \\as packed off to the echool at Carlisle , Pa. , and | Strong Blanket was given a period In the agency Jail as a punishment. In 1893 Maggie leturncd to the agency after three years' schooling , and immediately settled down and married Charlie Eagle. All went well with the couple till recently , when Strong Blanket returned to the agency. Finding Maggie there , he resumed hi * atten- tlore to her , and soon caused d.scord In ' the family. In n little while ho pew'uaded Maggie to leave her domestic troubc.i ! be hind and go off with him. This she did , and In consequence Charlie Eagle was a success ful applicant at the divorce court. In the third case Never MUnes and HIT Cane were tbo principles. Their story wan commonplace In the extreme. Incompati bility on the part of each wan alleged by the other. The rupture wa ? quite as complete as In the other cases , where a third party had intervened , and the divorce was granted. It may be noted that all the elements of civilized divorce wore brought Into these three Initial cases of Indian divorce a re creant husband , a recreant wife and a couple that could not agree. for the laundry gives universal aatisfaotion. Much refreshment In llttlo bulk , Liebig CQHIPASWS Extract of Beef That's why you should tnko It In your traveling bag. DUFFY'S I PURE MALT WHISKEY All Druggists. For hpiiilnchp ( whether flck or ncftouo ) . tooth nrlip , neurnlKln , rlicumntltm lumluiKO , Imln iiml wrnUiifKs r the back rpliie 01 kldneyi" IMlni nround the liver , pKiirl y. H\M UIIIK of the jolntB mid paliiR uf nil 'Kind" , thr u | > i > 1lratlou < > Haclwnj'v ItrnJy Hnilcr will ulToiil luinidllalo rare , nml Its continued Ufe for n few ilus cf toe In u permanent cine. A Cure fur nil Sl'MMlill riMIIMiAIVI'S , IIVSIJVI'KHY IMAItltlir.A , CIIOU'.ltA MDIIIIHS. Intornnlly A Imlf to n IcHMioofiil In linlf n tumbler of water will. In a frw mlmitog , i-iiii t'rumiix , Simpniw , Pour Stomach , .Nauscn. Vom Itlnc. Heartburn , Sick Ilcntlnrhi * , Klntiilency nnj nil Htmcl imliiH. Muliirlu In MM Viirlnu * KiirniN Curci mill 1'rovi'iiti * ) ! , There IB not n remedial n eiil In the worlc thnt will cure fever nml nmic and all other malarious , lillloils imd othufi'ere , aided b ) UAmVAY'K 1'II.I.S. no quickly as HAD WAY'S HIAI > V HIUIR I'rU-e Me. per bottle. Sold by nil dniKKlMa. IIIC SL'1112 I'd ' UHT "It VIHVAY'h. " llnawav > t Co. . Now York City. Static electricity Is the only proper tieatmvn for N'eiualKla. Sciatica Oout. Hhcnmatlnn am Xervous DlM'at , * . * . At the .1ohn II Wondltun InMltute. 127 West 4S sliei't. N. Y . trealmen can bo bad for llu"-o iltxi-n'cy Statle vlri-trlelt ) In rei" innieniled unit cmr svctrm of nidlratloi | | endorsed by the Medical 1'rufc sliin I'onsultn lion free. Searles & Searles Sl'HCIALlSTii krvous , Chronic " Private lisea53S ) WEAKEN rrMif Moi TK'ntiiK'iit by null tllllMllllltloil I'V.IU SYP&HUS & Cuiud for life und t.ic polcou lliuruuuhly cKMliacf from the sjMcni. tipermatorihen , .Seminal Weakness. Lost Man hood , Nlfilit t.mifielo)6 , Deemed Faculties , ! ' > inulu Weakness mid all acncuu dlsonlers pe rullni tu cUher tvx posltholl curua. I'lLKls FlSTl'LiA anil HKCTAl. . ULCI-ilS UVDIIO CUL.is ANIJ VAIlirornbE. permanently am - " - curcii. sicthoii n w und unfalllni ' Saat cui-ed . . home by new method wllliotit pain or cuttlnR. Oal on or nd,1rees with stamp , Dr.Searles & ( OH BYM1ILI8) ) A "Wrltion OimrnnU'o to CX'KK KVJ2KY CAHU or MOXIZY iruxi > ii : > . Our euro la permanent ami net u ] intchlnpup , Casca trciitod ( IMI yenrrtiiffo hu\o IICVITM-CII a s > nituit ) ) tinea Hy deHClIUutrjoui t-tiht ; fullvLTHII ( util > uu by mull nnil uuKtvu thu Nitnot'liont-frrufimiiicc tucntuoi n IUIIL rill inutiey. Ihobtlio nrtlti tu cunin heiu Im tiuU- tiKiit inn do so ami we v-lll imj mllioait fmu Itnth wajH undhotil hi UK ulille IIIMC ( I etull to cuie. VVeclml KIIKU the \\oihl turacnt > c that out Jluulo Itemed } uJMnut cuie Wijtu fur lull paitlculJiis and ct Ihu Mldcnct * Wek ollmt3ouiiie > kiplhulju > tly > oluo u the inn t onitiicnt | ii ) > Klclaiiv liato iit\tT ljc ( n able let tflvu tnoio limn ti'iiijtoiurv ullcf. In DUI li-n jcnip pi.ic t Ire with tltU .Unirii : ItciuiMly It liaM licen lllo 1 UKMcult tomciromolht ) ] ) HJudkcsoKftInt-t nil t > o-ca1lci ! lHTfl ! ( . Hut iimler our Ktmnir ( juiiiautot1 jou hhoiik not ht'Kllatc lo try trlx icincily. You take nucliancuol lovliifr jnur money Wo iinianten to fine or it-fuiu : i\cr * dollar nnd us we hu\t * it rLpntHtfnn lo [ iitttri't , ult > o Ilimnclnl backing of J OO.OOO , Jl IH | iLifiull > fair to all who will dy the ticatnient. Ileiclofoio ou have het'ii pultlntr up nml 110311117 out your muncy for dlllcrent lirutinrntannil altlioti h you ait-not jt-t cm til lie out * hax paid b.ick youi IDUIU'A J ) < t not iut i any inoremoiu'v until you tty us. Ouehionlt ] > , dt-i [ vn'utrd rabrn ciiieif In thIt tj tu ninety ilu ) * . . In\i hUtfate our Mimn-ful Mtnn < llnK' our ix-putatlou a l > iuln H nun. Wrlto UH fur names and aililu-cten of tlio uo hntc ciirid. who have chcu iitMiulBtloa to U'ltr lo tlien. It tontt * > ououy ] | .oMuK' ' ! toOolhi i It will HUP jo in world of puileriiiKfioin incntul t-tinfn t andlf > ou > ro umiiled what inaj > our ottcpiliiK tulfiT tluoutrli jciir ownnenIfKenct ; ! If 3our it\niituiiiturt | | > Iutplciiiiii luce , ftotr tliiout , niut'ous jmtclu'K in mouth , iht-uitiallMit In bones and joint * , hair falling out ciuptioim on any part of the body fccJInjf ul ( rineial dtpiL hlon , pnlnHln head or honcc.jou IIIITD notlmo to wadTlmciwho aiv conhUuitly tftkliiK incrcuiy anil potn h t-Jiould din * continue-It. Constant K > of thcho djtign will fruit'ly brlntBoie > t and I'ntinv ulot-in In thernd Dun't ( nil to write. All cunvfiMjiidcnct ! tent Main ! lir plain unel- open. 'elnlJlL' tliu ino.t rlpfd luifitlJirallun and will doull In our jtuwei toaJd > ouln It , COOK w\mn \ GO. , And Surgic.il Institute. ICio UolBO til . Oinidiu , Ntb. I'ONSl l/rvrWN KHI3I3 , . J Bpcel-ilIMB In trcntment of Chronic , Nervous aud I'rlv ' i1 and nil \ \ HAIt-.M b.'t - anil IMMlliniCHS of III LADIICS ulvtn caicful and tpccla ! aiunllon foi ull tnelr inanj alliiK'iitii , SI I'lllLls-It > our i. > iiItoni3 ) ) me iilmplcs on ( ucc , tore tlnuut , mucous | iutUa111 inoutli , ili umutlbin In bollix ami joliitu , Imlr ( all , mi , ' uut , > un InUe no lime toasle. . \VI3AIC Mi\ ( Vitality \Vcali ) , innile no by too cloi-p ajipllca- tluu to biielnesa r tliulS , retcre nuiilul ttraln or urlef , SUXt'Al. t3XCissis : In iiUJdlH life or from Hie cffeetH nj youthrul follltt. Call or nrlt * . DR IB TUB ONLY SPECIALIST WHO lUhATH ALL Private Diseases \tr.bimi < ll > li < > rilir or t/lEH ONLY ! yonrnKxpnrlenco. 10 Yearn m Uinulin. UKik ( Fun , CoiiHiilta- tionl'mo. lix7C8oi ) Mtb and I'xruam Bt > . , < M'AHA. NKH. CURE YblJRSlFT UM lllg lor uiaiaturtl licimrcM , lnB nir.iailoDi , IrrlUlluin or qlcrrnllon , of mil cum iiii'iubrnD.i , IV.alew , ii'l nut uitrlo. llt III pUlll VftH rwir , cu , prrpuJdof 3 votlUl , 1 .7 . A IVlAranUul / ! pcoTffinrn"cupmENE" I \ \ " Vf" ttonot n fatuous J'rencU pbyRlcliin , will qulculycuiu youof all nor- xous or dlwaMs of luo Kt-nc-ratlvu orf.'aiin , tucb it < i J t Manbf Nt. IiiMininla , I'ulnslu ttiu Jl.ick-.Henilnul j ululnimNITVOIIH Jii'blilty , J'iinpU'8 , UnlUnesa tu Marry , Kxbuustlui : Jruhn , Viirlrrado r.ml Ooimlnallon. llttnin ull luisti by day or nlfr'-L 1'itMiits iinlrlc * D 163 of discharge , wlilcli If not cliwVrd loads U > tjpc rinatarrbn-it and iocrnnc.unACrm n" " 10 horrornuf ImiKiUncr. i'lTIMUUM : tlLaliiLb lUullver , Ilia I oL.r wric. Ario riwn jcjn ygand tliourlnaryorpniiflof ullluiiiurtUea , ' roi'IMKN'K trcnBtucnsundre toreg mull wcakorpnns. Ttie reason sud'crHri arc nol rurcrt bjDnelon M buu o ninety per ci-nt nro troul.M with Proklcnifo. fUl'IDKNJiUttiii only known rcmid/to curmrliboul mi oK-ratlun. | - " ' ' rrturnud If klx biai-sdoea ncitllu- - " nil A wrltu.-nKU- nl''oel'Wnwirtinnnry | lJOOoboVii > ' * ' " ! ' - ( ' ' * ' ' Bond orirB iscJrci.larBnd tecllmonlaU. MYEHS-DILLON DllUO CO. , 8. li J5T1I AND 4VUINAU STJIEET8 , OMAHA , NED. WHEN TRAVELING HERE IS WHERE YOU WILL FSKO IT IN THE PRINOIPAL CITIES- BOSTON. I'ulillu 1 tli.-nr > . Veiiiliiinu lintel. BUFFALO. etleM-c. Hotel Nl-UN .Slllllll. B1LUNGS W. Slieiirci- . BUTTE Keefo tit-ox. \Vllllaill SM CHEYENNE. H. A. IiO Clio ) cinie N Depot. CHICAGO , Aiiilltorlinii Hold \e n Mutlil. Aiiilltorluin Annex N'e N Staiid- ! r-cnt Northern Hotel : \e 4 Slllllll. Palmer House \e s Stand. 1'oNlolllec : - N Si ii ml , > o. BIT Denr. liurit Ktreot. GLEN/ELAND. Wcililrll Mouse. Til.llollcllllcil. . COLORADO SPRINGS Itrlxcoc Hi-ox. , > o. : t ( ) South Tojuu St DENVER. 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