2 TJIE OMAHA DAILY KBK : SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 4 , 185)7 ,
THE MAN AT THE SEMAPHORE J
IWKT IIAltTK. * fr
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In the early days of the Callfornlnn Immigration -
migration , on the extremes ! point of the
randy peninsula , where the bay of San FranCisco -
Cisco debouches In to the I'aclllc , ' there etood
A semaphore trlcRrapli , Tcslng Its black
nuns against the sky with llfi hack to the
Golden OHIO and that vast expanse of ( tea
whcap nearest shore was Japan It signified
4o another semaphore further Inland thu
"rigs" of Incoming veroels , hy certain un
couth fdgm , which were again pawed on to
Telegraph hill , San Francisco , where tliey
reappeared on n third semaphore , and road
to ( ho Initiated "schooner" "brig , " "fillip , "
or "steamer , " Hut all homesick San Fran
cisco had teamed the last sign , and on cer
tain days of the month every eye was turned
to welcome Ihcao gaunt arms widely ex- j
'tended ' at right angles hlch meant "side-
wheel nlcnmcr" ( the only steamer which
canted Hid malls ) and "letters from home. "
In the Joyful reception accorded to that
herald of glad tidings , very fc\v thought
of the lonely watcher on the sand dunes who
dlopalchcd them , or even knew of that deso
late station ,
Vor desolate It was beyond description.
The presidio , with Its volceleoa , dismounted
rannon and empty embrasures hidden In a
hollow , and the mission Dolores , with Its
crumbling walls and belfry tower lest In
Another , made the ultima thule of nil San
Francisco wandering. The Cliff house and
Kort point did not then cxUt ;
from Illack point the curving line
of shore of "Ycrba Uucna or San
Kranclsco" showed only a stretch of
glittering wind-swept and dunes , intcr-
epcrsfd with Htraggllna gulllro of half-
Inn led black "scrub oak. " The long lx
month' * summer sun tlercely heat upon It
fiom the west ; the monotonous roll call of
the long 1'aelflc surges regularly beat upon
it from the ro. Almost Impossible to face
by day through sliding samla and bufte'.lng
winds , at night It was Impracticable1 through
th dense 'ca fog that stele softly through
the Golden Gate at sunset. Thence ) , until
morning , sevi and shore were a trackless
waxto , hounded only by the warning thun-
dcra of the unseen sea. The station Itself.
n rudely built cabin with two windows -
ono furnished with a telescope looked like
n heap of driftwood , or a stranded wiecl ;
lift by the retiring pea ; the semaphore
the only object for leagues lifted above
the undulating dunra , took upon Itself varl-
oui shapes more or le * > s gloomy , according
to the hour or weather a blasted tree , the
mastH an1 ellrglntf spate of a beached ship ,
a dismantled gallows ; or , with the back
ground of a golden sunset across the gate ,
nnd Its arms wore extended at right angles ,
to a more hopeful fancy It might have
fre-dmed the mlsslonery cross , which the en
thusiast Portala lifted on that heathen shore
oi hundred year * before.
Not that Dick Jarmnn , the solitary sta
tion keeper , ever Indulged this fancy. An
escaped convict from one of her majesty s
penal colonies , a "stowaway" In the hold of
nn Australian ishlp , he had landed penniless
In San Francisco fearful of contact with
hla more honest countrymen already there ,
nnd liable to detection at any moment.
Luckily for him the English Immigration
consisted mainly of gold seekers enroute to
Sacramento and the southern mines. He
\ < as prudent enough to resist the temptation
to follow them , nnd accepted the port of
Rpiniinluin ; keener , the first work offereil
him , which the meanest Immigrant , filled
with dreams of gold , would have scbrued.
His employers JO'kcd htm no questions and
demanded no references ; his post could be
scarcely deemed one of trust there w.is
no property for him to abscond with but
the telescope ; he was removed from tempta
tion and evil company In his lonely waste ,
lli'i duties were as mechanical as the in-
stiunient he worked , and Interruption of
them would be Instantly known at San
Francl&co. For thin he would receive his
board and lodging and $75 11 month a Mini
to bo ridiculed In those "llubh dayd , " but
which seemed to the broken-spirited and
half-famished stowaway a princely Inde
pendence.
And then there were rest and security !
Ho was free from that torturing anxiety I
nnd fear of detection which had haunted !
him night and day for three months. The I
ceaseless ) vigilance and watchful dread IIP ,
lihd Known since his escape , he could lay
aside now. The rude cabin on the wnd
dune was to him as the long sought cave
to some hunted animal. It seemed Impos
sible that any one would seek him thtre.
Ho was spared bllke the contact of hU
enemies or the shame of recognizing evtu I
n friendly fare1--until by each he would he i
forgotten. Horn his coign of vantage on
that desolate waste , and with the aid of his i
telescope , no stranger could approach within I i
two or three miles of his cabin without '
undergoing hlrf scrutiny. And at the worst. I
If he were purfeiied here , before him was .In- i
trackless "hare and the boundless sea'
And at times ther was a certain satis
faction in watching unseen and In perfect
Kccurlty , the decks of passing shljis. With
the aid of hli. < glass he could mingle again
with the world from which he was disbarred ,
and gloomily wonder who among those pas
sengers fcnew tlitlr solitary watcher , or had
heard of his deeds ; It might have made him I '
gloomier hail he known that In tbofe eager
faces turned toward the golden haven , there
was little thought of anything but thrm-
* elves. Ho tried to read In faces on board
thf few outgoing ships the record of their
"AND 1)0 YOU WANT TO MAHKY HIM ? "
success with a t-trauget envy. They were
returning home ! Home ! For sometimes
but seldom he though of his own home and
his pant. It wan a miserable past of forgery
. mul embezzlement that had culminated a
career of youthful dissipation and self-in-
diligence nnd "hut him out , forever , from
the ktald old English cathedral town where
be WBH born. Ho knew that hid relations
believed and wlihcd him dead. He thought
of his punt with little pleasure , but with
little remomc , Like most of his stamp , he
believed It was Ill-luck , chance , somebody
flie'e fault but never hU own responsible
action. Ho would not repent ; ho would he
wlucr , only. And he would not bo reittktn
iJlveJ
Two or three months panned In thla monotonous
onous duty , In which he partly recovered
hi * strength nnd hU nrrvcu. He lost his
furtive , notices , watchful look ; the bracing
fu air and the burning sun put Into lilt
facn tut ; healthy tan and the uplifted frank-
JUHS of a iiilltir , MIH eyes grow keener from i
long Manning of the horUon ; he know where
to look for cull * , from the crceulne coast-
schooner to the far-rounding merchant
man from Cape Horn. He knew the faint
line of haze that Indicated the steamer long
before her masts and funnels became visible.
He saw no fcoul except the solitary boat
man of the llttlei "plunger , " who landed
hU weekly provisions at a small cove hard
by. The boatman thought his sccrctlvenes ! >
am ! reticence only the surliness if' his na
tion , and cared little for a man who never
asked for the news and to whom he brought
no letters. The long nights which wrapped
the cabin In se.t fog , and at first pecmcd to
heighten the .exile's ecnao of security , by
degrees , however , became monotonous and
Incited an odd restlessness , which he was
wont to oppose by whisky { allowed as a
part of his store. * ) , which , while It dulled
hlx sensibilities , he , however , never per
mitted to Interfere with his mechanical
duties.
He had been there five months , and the
hills on the opposite shore between Tarnal-
pa s were already beginning to show their
rimfct yellow sides. One bright morning
he was watching the little licet of Italian
llihlng boats hovering In the bay. Thla UBS
always a picturesque spectacle , perhaps
the only one < . that relieved the general
monotony of his outlook. The quaint lateen
te-en sails of dull red , or yellow , showing
against the sparkling waters , and the red
cap * * or handkerchiefs of the fishermen
might have attracted even a more rbstracted
man. Suddenly .trie of the larger boats
tacked and made directly for the little cove
rthere his wocktynplnngcr used to land. In
an inntant he wea alert and suspicious. Hut
a clcftc examination of the boat through
hU glais ratlsJU'l him that It contained , In
addition to the crew , only two or three
women , apparently the family of the fisher
men. As It ran up on the beach , and the
entire party .disembarked , he could see It
was merely a careless , peaceable Invablon ,
acd he thought no more about It. The
Htrangera wandered about the sands , ges
ticulating and laughing ; they brought a pot
ashore , built .a fire , and cooked a homely
meal. He could see that from time to time
the semaphore evidently a novelty to them
had attracted their attention , and having
occasion to signal the arrival of a birk ,
the working of the uncouth arms of the
Instrument drew the children in half fright
ened curiosity toward it , although the others
held aloofas If fearful of trespassing upon
some work of the government , mo doubt
secretly guarded by the police. A few morn
ings later he was surprised to see upon the
beach , ne-ar the same locality , a small heap
of lumber which had evidently been landed ,
n the early morning fos. The next day an j !
old tent appeared on tin spot , and the men ! I
eUUciilly fishermen began the erection of .
a nidi ? cabin beside it. Jarman had been !
long enough there to know th.it It was gov-
errmo"t land , and that thceio manifestly
humble "squatters" upon It would not be
Interfered with for some time to come. He
began to be uneasy again ; it was true they
weie fully half n mile from htm , and they
wfte foiel icr ; but might not the-lr reckless -
less 'nvaslon of the law attract others , In
tliiR lawless country , to do the same ? It
ounht to bo stopped. For one ? Richard
Jarman sided with legal authority.
Hut when the cabin was completed It was
evident from what he saw of Its rude tr-uc-
ture that it waa only n temporary shelter for
the fhlrorrnarr'i family and the stores , and re-
fitting of the fishing boat , more convenient
to them than the San Francisco wharves.
The beach was utilized for the mending of
nets and sails , and thus became half pie-
tmebque. In splto of the keen northwestern j
tr-adt" . the cloudless sunshiny mornings
tempted thp e soiithcinera bi.ck to their native i
nl fesco cxl'tence ; they not only basked In
the sun. but many of their household dulle.H
and even the inysterlen of their toilet were
performed In the open air. They did not seem
to c < ire to penrtrate- lute the desolate region I
behind rhem ; 'heir half-amphibious habit kept
them near the water's edge , and Richard
Jarman , after taking ills limited walkt , for the
( list fe.v mornings In another direction , found j
it PI longer necessary to avoid the locality ,
and even forgot their propinquity.
Hut one morning , as the fog was clearing
awuy and the sparkle of the distant sea was
lu ginning to chow from .lib w liidaw , he rose
from his belated breakfast to fetch water
from the "breaker.1" outside , which had to be
replenished weekly from Sancellto , as there
wo mi anrlng In his vicinity. AH he opened
the door ho was Inexpressibly startled by
he figure of a young woman standing In
front of ItV.ho. \ . however , half fearfully , half
laughingly , withdrew before him. Hut hi"
own nunlfcU disturbance apparently gave her
C'OlllMgU.
"I JIMS wig ( looking at that thing , " she
said bas-hfully. pointing to the semaphore.
lie wa.s still more astonished for , looking
M her datk eyes and olive complexion , he
had expected her to speak Italian or broken
EiiKlli'h. And * , possibly because for n long
tlnit ) he had seen and known llttlo of women ,
lie was qult'i ! struck with her gond looks. He
hesitated. 'taJiiiueiPd , and then call ) :
"Won't > nu come In ? "
She drew .back btlll further and made
a rapid gesture of negation with her head ,
her hand , aril even her whole lithe figure.
Then Mie sn'd with a decided American in
tonation :
"No. blr. "
"Why not ? " said Jarman mechanically ,
Thy gltl fldlcd up against the cabin , keep
ing her eyrri > Uxcil on Jarman with n certain
joiilliful shrewdness.
"O , you know ! " elm said.
"I really do not. Tell me why , "
She drew herself up against the wall a
llttlo proudly , though still > oulhfully with
tier hands behind her.
"I ain't that kind of girl , " Hhe said slrn-
Thp blood rushed to Jarman's cheeks.
Dissipated and abandoned an bis life had
been small respecter of women as he was
ho was shocked and shamed. Knowing ,
too , as he did , how absorbed he was In other
thingu. he wa * Indignant , because not guilty.
"Do as you please , then , " he said shortly ,
and re-t'iitcrerj , thp cabin. Hut the next
moment ho saw hie error In betraying an
In ( ration that was , open tn misconstruction.
He came out again , scarcely looking at the
girl , who was lounging away.
"Do > oil want me to explain to you how
i he thing works ? " ho said Indifferently "I
can't fchnw > ou unless a ship conns In. "
The glrl'fc eyes brightened toftly a she
turned to him. .
"On tell me , " nhoKalO with an anticipatory
smile arid Hash of whlto teeth. "Won't jou ? "
Shi ) certainly won very pretty and simple
In split * of her late speech. Jarman briefly
explained to her the movement * of the
semaphore arms ami their different xlgnlfi-
cjnci' She * listened with lipr rapped Ticad
a little on one fide like un attentive bird ,
anil her arms' ' unconsciously Imitating the i
filKiix. Certainly , for all thnt i > lic spoke like i
an American , her Rratlculatlou was Italian !
"And then , " she eald triumphantly when i
bo paused , "when the eallore isec that elgn
up , thcv know they a t coming In Ihc har
bor. "
Jarman smiled a * ho had not umlled
rlncc he nad been there. He corrected
this mistake of her eager haste to show
her Intelligence , nnd , taking the telescope ,
pointed out the other semaphore a thin
black outline on a distant Inland hill. He
then explained how his signs were repeated
by that Instrument to San Francisco.
"My ! Why , I always allowed that was
only the cross stuck up In Lone mountain
c me y " she Raid.
"You nru a Catholic ? "
"I reckon. "
"And you are an Italian ? "
"Father Is , but mother was a ' .Mcrlkan
came c me. Mother's dead. "
"And your father Is a fisherman yonder ? "
"Ves-but,1 with a look of pride , "he's
got the biggest boat of any. "
"And only you and your family are ashore
here ? "
"Yes. and sometimes Mark ; " she laughed
an odd little laugh.
"Murk Who's-he ? " he asked quickly.
He had not noticed the sudden coquettish
pose and half-affected bashfulnesa of the
girl ; he was thinklcig only of the possibility
of detection by strangers. . ,
"O. he Is Marge Frantl but I call him
'Mark' ; It's the same name , you know , and
It makes him mad , " said the' girl , with the
same suggestion of archncrs and coquetry.
Dut all thla was lest on , Jarman.
" 0 , another Italian , " he said , relieved ,
She turned away a little awkwardly when
ho added , "Hut you haven't told me your
name , you know. "
"Cara. "
"Cara that's 'dear' In Italian , Isn't It ? "
he sold , with a reminiscence of the opera
and a half smile.
"Yes , " she said a little scornfully , "but
It means Carlotta Charlotte , you know.
Some girls call me Charley , " she added hur
riedly.
"I see Cara or Carlotta Frantl. "
To his surprise she burst Into a peal of
Iniightcr.
"I reckon not yet. Frantl Is Mark's name ,
not mine. Mine Is Murano Carlotta
Murano. Good-bye. " She moved away , then
stopped suddenly and eald ; "I'm comln'
again some time when the thing Is work
ing , " and , with a nod of her head , ran away.
Ho looked after her ; could see the outllnco
of her youthful figure In her slim cotton
gown limp and clinging In the damp sea
. air , and the oudden revelation of her bare
ankles thrust stocklngless Into canvao shoes.
Ho went back Into his cabin , when pres
ently his attention wcs engrossed by an In
coming vessel. He made the signals , half
expecting , almost hoping , that the girl would
"I AIN'T THAT KIND OF A GIRL. "
return to watch him. Hut her figure was al-
leady lest In the canJ dunes. Yet he
fancied he ttlll heard the echoes of her
voice and his own In th's ' cabin which hai
so long been dumb and voiceless , and he
now started at every sound. For the firs
time he became aware of the dreadful dta
order and untidiness of Its Invaded privacy
He could scarcely believe he had been living
with his stove , his bed and cooking utenslli
all In one corner of the ) barn-like room , am
he began to put them "to rights" In a roug !
haul formality strongly pnggcatlve of his
conv.ct experience. He rolled up his blankets
into a hard cylinder at the head of hia cot
He scraped out his kettles and saucepans
and even "washed down" the lloor aftcnvan
sprinkling on it clean , dry sand , hot with the
noonday sunshine , on lit , half-dried boards
In arranging these domestic detallo he hafi
to change the position of a little mirror
and , glancing at it for the first time In many
'layn , ho was dissatisfied with h's straggling
board grown during his \oyage from Aus
tralla and , although he had retained It ci ? a.
disguise , ho at once shaved It off , leaving
only a mustache and revealing a face fron
which a healthier life and out-of-door exist
ence had removed the last traces of vice ana
dli'Slpatlon. But he did not know It.
All the next uay he thought of his fair
visitor , and found himself often repeat
Ing her odd remark that she was "not tha
kind of gill" with a smile that was al
ternately significant or vacant. Evidentlj
she could take care of herself , he thought
i alttough her good looks no doubt had ex
posed her to the rude attentions of fisher
, men or the common drift of San Francisco
wharvos. Perhaps this was why her par
cuts brought her here. When the day
passed and she came not , he began to
vaguely wonder If ho had been rude to her
! I Perhaps he had taken her simple remarl
I too pcrlously ; perhaps she had expected he
| ' would only laugh , and had found him too
dull and btupld. Perhapa he had thrown
away an opportunity. An opportunity fo
what ? To renew his old life and habits
No , no ! The horrors of his recent Imprison
! nient and escape weie still too fresh In hi
memory ; he was not safe yet. Then he won
) dep.d if he had not grown spiritless and
plgtou-llvcred In his solitude nnd Ionellnes.0
The next day he searched for her with hi
glass and saw her playing with one of the
children on the beach a very picture o
child or nymphllko Innocence. Perhaps I
was because she was not "that kind o
girl" that she had attracted him. Hr
laughed bitterly. Yes ; that was very funny
he' , an chcaped convict drawn toward lion
cut , simple Innocence ! Yet he knew h
was positive he had not thought of any II
when he Bpoka to her. Ho took a singular
a rldluulous prldo In and credit to hlmscl
for that. Ho repeated It Inccbi-antly to him
self. Then what made her angry ? Himself
i The devil ! Did he cairy then , the record o
his pabt life In his face In his speech li
his mr.nnrrs ? The thought made him bill
leu. The next day he would not look tow an
the shorn ; It was wonderful what excltemen
and satisfaction ho got out of that strang
net ot self-denial ; It made the day seem fill
1 that hid hn'M fco vacant before , yet h
could not tell why or wherefore. He fel
Injured , but he rather liked It. Yet In th
j night ho was sfuck with the Idea tha
she might hare gene back to San Franc'nco
and he lay rwako longing for the mnrnln
light to hatlfcfy him. Yet when the fo
cleared , and from a nearer point , behind
hand dune , he discovered , by the aid of his
Klaas. that the was seated on the sun-warmel
sands combing out her long hair Ilko a mer
maid , he Imnictllutely returned to the cabin
and that morning looked no more that way.
In the afternoon , there being no rails In
sight , he tinned aside from the bay and
walked westwards toward the ocean , halting
only at the league-long line of foam which
marked the breaking Pacific surges. Hero he
was surprised to &ce a little child , half
naked , fallowing barefooted the creeping ll.nc
of spume or running after the detached and
quivering bcrapu of foam that cha&cd each
, other over the wet sand , and only a llttlu
, further on to come * upon Cara herself. Hit
ting with her elbowt. on her kncct > and her
! round chin In her hands , apparently giuing
j over the warte of waters before her. A
I Midden and inexplicable uhynrtiH overtook
l him. HrhoMtaled and Meppcd half-hidden
I In a gully between the sand dunes.
! Afl yet h had not been observed ; the
i young girl called in the child , and , ami-
i donly rising , threw off her red cap and
I shawl and quletl ) he an to illkrouo her-
, Belf. A couple of cpartu toweU wer at
, her feet Jarman instantl ) comprehended 1
that slid was going tu bathe- with the child
She tiinlmibu'illy hne-u. at. well as ho did.
that the was baftIn that solitude that no
one could intrude upon her privacy from
thu bay there , nor from the desolate Island I
trail to the * o.i without her knowledge ,
, Of his own contiguity she had evidently
| taken no thought , believing him safely
] housed lu his cabin beside the semaphore. '
r I
She lifted her hands and with a sudden j
movement shook out her long hair and let
It ( Up down her back at the name moment
that her unloosened blouse slipped from
her bare shoulder * . Richard Jarman turned
ulckly and walked away , until the little
illlock had Phut out thp beach.
Hl/s / retreat was nuddcn , unreasoning and
nprcmcdIUtcd as his Intrusion , It was not
Iko himself , ho knew , and yet It was as
lerfoctly Instinctive and natural as If ho
i ad Intruded upon a sister. In the South
Seas he had seen native girls diving beside
he vessels for coins , but they had provoked
no such Instinct as that which possessed
him now. More than that , he swept a quick ,
vmthfut granco along the horizon on either
Ido , and then , mounting a remote hillock ,
vhleh still hid hlnv from the beach , ho sat
here and kept walrti and ward. From tlmo
0 tlmo , the stronciBea brcezo brought hint
ho sound of.lnWntlno screams and shouts
of girlish laughtw from the unreeir shored
ho only looked , the > morekfcnly and suspi
ciously for any wondering trespasser , and
lid not turn hl head. He lay there nearly
half an hour , and. when the sounds had
ceased , rose and made his way slowly back
o the cabin. Heahad not gone many yards
before ho heard thi twitter of manv voices
and smothered laughter behind him. He
urned : It was C m. . and the child a girl
of 6 or 7f Cara'b .face was- rosy possibly
rom her bath and' possibly from eomo
shame-faced can olousnc s. Ho slackened
its pace , and aid they ranged beside him
said , "flood rnorninjc"
"Lord ! " oalit Carav stifling another laugh ,
'wo dldn t know you were around ; wo
bought you were talways 'tending your tele
graph didn't we , Lury ? " ( to the child , who
vas convulsed with mirth and ishcoplshncsa. )
'Why , wo'vo been taking a wash In the
tea. " She tried to gather up her long
hair , which had been left to stray over her
shoulders and dry In the sunlight , and even
made a alight pretense of trying to conceal
ho wet towels they were carrying.
Jarman did not laugh. "If you had told
no , " he said gravely , "I could have kept
vatch for you with rny glass whllo you
wore there , t coulel ECO further than you.
"Tould you see us ? ' asked the llttlo girl
vlth hopeful vivacity.
"No ! " eald Jarman with masterly evasion.
There are little sandhills between th's ' and
, ho beach. "
"Then how toud other people BCC us ?
pcrrl.- > ted the child.
Jarman could see that the older R rl was
evidently embarrccxied , and changed the sub-
ect. "I sometlmes.KO out. " he said , when
vessels In sight , and
[ can sec there are no
1 take my glass with me. I can always get
back In time to make signals. 1 _ thought ,
In fact. " he said , glancing at Cara s brlgh.-
enlug face , "that I might get ne far na your
house on the shore some day. 1 o h Is cur-
embarrassment suddenly seemed
prise , her
had lookcel relieved
to Increase , although she
lieved before , and she did not reply. After
a moment she oaid abruptly
Did you ever see the sea lions.
"Not the big ones on Seal rocks , beyond
the cliff.- ' ? " continued the girl In real aeton-
" ! " ' Jarman. " } never walked
In hat direction. He vaguely remembered
which sometimes
at they were a curiosity
attracted parties thither , and for that reaeor ,
,1 , around the rick in
to walk or drive there. Hut It s orilj , n ate
from hero. Look here ! " she said siiddenl >
"ni frankly opening her fine eyes upon him
I'm going to take Lucy there t ra * ;
and I'll show you. " Ja'inan full Mi clieeKs
that cratar-
flush quickly with a pleasure
" won't take long , saltl
r-'sed him. "H
clra. mistaking his momentary hesitation
d/wll ' rr lfse
d KV
sef-con.cousness ] ! he was glml that her lad
suggestion had relieved him of a sense of
reckless compliance. He assented eagerlj
when with a wave of her hand , a flash of
her white teeth nnd the same abruptness she
had shown at their last parting , she caught
and darted away In a
Lucy by the nm
i craping race to her dwelling. Jarman
started after her. He had uot wanted to
KO to her fathw's-house particularly , but why
was she evidently 'as averse to It ? Aitn
the Bitbtle pleasure that this admission gave
Mm there was a faint stirring of suspicion.
It was gone when he found her and Lucy
the next morning , radiant with the sunshine ,
before his door. The restraint of their
"revloua meetings had been removed In some
mysterious way , and they chatted gayly as
they walked toward the cliff * . She asked
questions about himself
Him frankly many
why he had come there and if he wasn t
lonely " hho answered frankly , I fear much
more frankly ttan he answered her , the
many questions he.iasked her about herself
and her friends. When they reached the
cliffs they descended to the beach , which
they found deserted , , Hefore them , It seemed
scarcely a pistol shot from the shore ,
rock. h--atcri
arose a high , broad
at Its lase by the Icog Pacific surf , on which
a number of shapeless animals were uncouthly -
couthly disporting. This was Seal rock , tin.
2-jal of their Journey.
Yet , after a few momenta they no longer
looked at It. but , seated on the sand , with
Lucy gathering shells at the water's edge ,
they continued thair talk. Presently the
talk became eager confidences , and then-
there were long and dangerous lapses of
silence when both wcro fain to make per
functory talk with Lucy on the beach. After
ono of these silences Jarman Bald :
"Do you know 1 rather thought yester
day you didn't want me to come to your
fatber'o house. Why vas that ? "
"Because Marco was there , " said the girl
frankly. , , .
"What had he to do with It ? asked Jar
man abruptly.
"Ho wants to marry me. "
"And do you want to marry him ? " said
Jarman quickly.
"No , " said the girl passionately ,
"Why don't you get rid of him then ? "
"I can't he's hiding there he's father's
friend. "
"Hiding ? What's he been doing ? "
"Stealing. Stealing gold dual from the
mlnera. I never carad for him anyway.
And I hate a thlst. "
She looked up quickly. Jarman bad risen
to hU feet his face turned to ora.
"What are you looking at ? " she said won-
derlngly.
"A r-'lrlp ' , " said Jarman In a strange , hoarse-
voice. "I must hurry back nnd signal. I'm
afraid I haven't even time to walk with
you I must run for it. Coodby ! "
He turn'd without offering his hand and
ran hurriedly In the direction of the sem
aphore.- .
Cara. discomfited , turned her black eyes
to the sea. Hut It seemed empty as before ,
no sail , no whip on tha horizon line only
a little , schooner slowly beating out of the
gate Ah , well ! It no doubt was there
that sail though she could not see It ; how
keen and far-seeing his handsome , honet't
eyes were ! She heaved a little sigh , and
calling Lucy to her side began to make her
way homeward. Hut she l > ept her eyes on
the semaphore ; U seemed to her ths next
thing to teeing him this man she was be
ginning to love. She waited for the gaunt
arms to move with the signal of the vessel
hi had seen. Hut. strange to bay , It wau
motionless. He must have been mistaken.
All this , however , was driven from her
mind In the excitement that she found on
her return thrilling her own family. Thcj
had been warned that a police boat will ;
detectives on board had been dispatched
from Ssn Francisco to the cove. Luckily
they had managed to convey the fugitive
Frantl on board u coastwise schooner Cara
storied as she remembered the one ho had
seen beating out of the gate and he was
new safe from puiault. Cara felt relieved
at the same time ghr felt a vlrango joy ai
her heart , which sent the conscious blow1
to her check. She was not thinking of the
escaped Marco , but nf Jarman. Later , when
thu police boat i arrived whether the de
tectives had been forwarned of Murca's escape -
capo or not thetf contented thomaelveo
with a formal starch of the little * fishing
hut and departed. Hint their boat remalnc <
lying off the shore. )
1 That night Oara.tossed sleeplcsely un hei
bed ; bho wau sorry she had ever spoken o
| Maico to J'irman. It way unnecessary now
| perhaps he dUbflhlvcil her and thought she
' loved Marco ; perhaps that wa the rcasor
of his srrange and ( abrupt leave-taking that
afternoon. She lun cd for the next day she
could tell him cvvrythlns now.
i Toward mornlns . * he slept fitfully , but
was awakened bji the sound of voices on the
sands outside the hut , Ita flimsy structure
already warped by the fierce day-long sun
allowed her through thinks and crevices noi
ouly to mou 12 * the voices of the di'tec'
tlvts , but to hear distinctly what they wild.
Suddenly the name of Jarman struck upon
her ' car. She sat upright In bed , breat-
less.
"Arc you sure It's the same man ? " asked
the second voice.
"Perfectly , " answered the first. "He was
tracked to 'Frisco , but disappeared the day
he landed , We knew from our agents that
he never left the bay. And when we found
that somebody answering his description
got the post of telegraph operator out here
wo knew that we had spotted our man and
the (2.10 offered his capture.
"Hut that was five months ago. Why
didn't you take him then ? "
"Couldn't ! For we couldn't hold him
without the extradition papers from Au
stralia. Wo sent for 'em they're due today
or tomorrow on the mall steamer.
"Hut he might have got away at any
time ? "
"He couldn't without our knowing It. Don't
you sec ? Every tlmo the signals went up ,
we , In San Francisco knew he was at his
post. We had him eafc out here on these
sand hills as If he'd been under lock and
tey In 'Frisco. He was his own keeper
and reported to us. "
"Hut since you're here and expect the
papers tomorrow , why don't you 'cop' him
now ? "
'Ilecnnse there Isn't a . judge In San
"ranclsco that would hold him a moment
enfl ho had those extradition papula be-
ere him. lleAl be discharged and escape. "
"Then what are you going to do ? "
"An soon np the steamer Is signaled ( n
Frisco , we'll board her In the bay , get
ho papers , , and drop down Upon him. " .
"I sec and as he's the signal man the
1 el fool "
"Will give the signal himself. "
The laugh that followed was so cruel that
ho young Klrl shuddered. Hut the ne-xt
moment she slipped from the bed , erect ,
> ale , and determined.
The voices seemed to gradually retreat.
She drreaetl herself hurriedly , and passed
noiseless through the room of her still
sleeping parents , and passed out. A gray
toe was lifting slowly over the sands and
BCB , and the police boat was gone. She no
ongcr hesitated , but ran quickly In the di
rection of Jarman's cabin. As she ran , her
mind seemed to bo swept clear of all Illu
sion and fancy : she saw plainly everything
that had happened ; she knew the mystery
of Jarmnn's presence here the secret of hlo
llfo the dreadful cruelty of her remark to
him the man that she knew now bho loved.
The sun twos painting the black arms of
the semaphore as nlie tolled over the last
stretch of sand and knocked loudly at the
door. There was no reply. She knocked
again ; the cabin was silent. Had he al-
teady lied ? and without seeing her and
knowing all ! She tried the handle of the
door ; It yielded ; she stepped boldly Into the
room , with his name upon her lips. Ho waa
lying fully dressed upon his couch. She
ran eagerly to ht side and stopped. It
needed only a single glance at his congested
face. Ma llpa parted with his heavy breath ,
to see that the man was hopelessly , help-
Ics-jly drunk !
Yet even then without knowing that It
was her thoughtless speech which had
driven him to seek the foolish oblivion of
remorse and sorrow she saw only his help
lessness. She tried In vain to roiiho him ;
he only muttered a few Incoherent words
and sank back again. She looked despair
ingly around. Something must bo done ; the
steamer might bo visible at any moment.
Ah. yes the telescope ! She seized It and
sw jpt the horizon. There was a faint streak
of haze against the Hue of sea and sky ,
abreast the Golden Gate. He had once told
her what it meant. It was the steamer !
sudden thought leaped into her clear and
active brain. If the police boat Hhould
chance to see that haze too. and faw no
warning signal from the semaphore , they
would iuspect something. That signal must
bo rnado but not the right one ! She re
membered quickly how lie had explained
to her the difference between the signals
for a coasting steamer and the one that
brought the malls. At that distance the po
lice boat could not detect whether the sem
aphore's arms were extended to perfect right
angles for the mall steamer , or if the left
arm slightly deflected for a coasting steamer
She ran out to the windlass and seized the
crank. For a moment It defied hr strength ;
she redoubled her efforts ; It began to creak
and groan , the great arms were slowly
uplifted and the signal made.
But the familiar sounds of the moving
machinery had pierced through Jarman's
sluggish consciousness as no other sound in
heaven or earth could have done , and
awakened him to the one dominant sense
he had left the habit of duty. She heard
him roll from the bed with an oath , stumble
to the door and paw him daah forward with
an affrighted face and plunge his head Into
a bucket of water. He emerged from it
palo and dripping , but with the full light
of reason and consciousness In his eyes.
He started whm ho saw her even then she-
would have fled , but ho caught her firmly
by the wrist.
Then , with a hurried , trembling voice ,
she told him all and everything. He lis
tened In silence , and only at the end raised
her hand gravely to his lips.
"And now , " she added , tremulously , "you
must fly quick at once ! Or It will be too
late ! "
But Richard Jarman walked Plowlv to
the door of his cabin , still holding her hand
and said quietly , pointing to his only chair :
"Sit down ; we must talk first. "
What they said was never known , but
a few moments later they left the cabin ,
Jarman carrying In H small bag all his
possessions , and Cara leaning on his arm.
An hour later the priest of the mission
Dolores WUB called upon to unlto in matrt
mony a frank , honest-looking sailor and an
Italian gypsy-looking girl. There were
many hasty unions In those days , anil the
holy church was only too glad to be able
to give them Its legal endorsement. Hut the
good padre was a llttlo sorry for the honest
sailor , and ga\e the girl some serious ad
vice.
vice.Tho
The San Francisco papers the next morn
Ing threw eomo dubious light upon the mat
ter In a paragraph headed , "Another Police
Fiasco. "
"Wo understand that the Indefatigable pa
llco of San Franclaco , after ascertaining that
Marco Frantl , the noted gold-dust thief , was
hiding on the shore near the Presidio , pro
ceeded there with gteat solemnity , and ar
rived , as usual , a few hours after their
man had escaped. Hut the climax of In
capacity way reached when , as It Is al
leged , the sweetheart of the absconding
Frantl , and daughter of a brother fisherman.
eloped still later and joined her lover under
the very nocw of the police. The attempt
of the detectives to excuse themselves at
headquarters by reporting that they wcro
olfo on the track of an allcgod escaped Syd
ney Duck , was received with the derision
and skepticism It deserved , as It socme-d
that these worthies mistook the mall
steamer , which they should have hoarded to
get certain extradition papers , for a coasting
Btcamei' , "
* * * * * * * * 4
It was not until four years later that Mu
latto was delighted to recognize In the hus
band of his long lost daughter a very rich
cattle owner In southern California called
Jurmaii but he never know lliat ho had
been an escaped convict from Sydney , who
hail lately iccelvnl a full pardon through the
Instrumentality of divers dlstlngulbhcd
people In Australia.
tin * liini * .
Chicago Trlbuno : TufTold Knutt , Hitting
on the back stc | > o of the mansion , had
flnlshe'd the best meal he had eaten for i
many a day. Wiping his mouth with the I
hack of his hand , ho cleared hli throat , and
began :
"Mister , ef the thanks of a pore man
kin- "
kin"That
"That will do , " Interrupted Fellalro ( form I
erly Rusty Rufus ) , who had leaned leisurely 1
against ono of the supports of the hack
porch and watched him eat. "You're a j i
greaiy. dirty , worthless fraud , and 1 know |
It aa well ao you do , but I've fed you be-
cauao you arc a picturesque old rascal with j
an appetite , and that's something 1 haven't .
had for about six years. You're welcoriie to I
the handout , but when It comes to IMcn- ,
Ing to an after-dinner speech from you , 1 i i
draw the line. You are not thn kind of 1
Chuuncey M. Dcpew I want to hear. Get
along ! "
And he gave him a dollar and kicked him
off the steps , and around the house , and
out Into the street
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THE HELD OF ELECTRICITY
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Details of a Tlnn for Increasing Electrical
Power Tenfold ,
NEW SYSTEM OF VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION
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lltcotrlo Itonilx In Nnv l2tiKliiii < l
I'rcBert ntlnti nf Mrnt liy
Ocorgc n , Pcnnock , an electrical engineer
of Ne'w York City , dlalniB to have perfected
a system ot electrical distribution , which
will revolutionize the present methods of
railroad transportation : and relegate to the
scrap heap the present electric motor and
the locomotive. His claim Is that he can
HO distribute electrical energy by means of
a new kind of third-rail n\stem that a
hundred trains can ho moved at a cmt no
greater than Is now1' ' necessary to move one
train. He ays that by his Invention he
can , to all Intents and purposes , transform
100-horse power to 100,000 If need be.
Mr. Pennock was formerly a train dis
patcher on the Pennsylvania railroad , but
for the last thirty-live years ho has been
devoting all his tlmq to electricity. He-
says he has practically demonstrated the
value of his discovery1 Un electric lighting
by supplying sixty bUndard candle power
Incandescent lamps with- one horse power
With the present methods ono horse power ,
he says , Is milllclcnt to supply but eight
lamps. Mr. Pen.uock has a laboratory at
103 Urcenwlch street and In U IH a working
model ot his Invention.
/'My claims , " said Mr. Pcnnock , to a New
Yolk Sun reporter , "may BCCUI extravagant ,
but I know 1 can tirriAtantlate each and
every one. Hy the use of the system I have
discovered , I will guarantee that the Man
hattan Elevated railroad can supply the mo
tive power for Ita llnca at a coat which the
fares from the passengers carried on eiie
train a day will cover. At present It costs
them 30 per rent of their receipts to supply
motive power , so It Is easy to calculate the
saving that will come from my system.
"In moving cares by 'electricity ' , we gen
erate at a central point a certain amount
ot horse power In the shape of electricity.
That must be sent out over the whole route
rri which the cars run , and there must be-
as many times the power required to move
erui car as there ate cars. To achieve the
results which I claim will come from my
sy tcm that In , not to need a power In
creased In proportion to the number of cars
used I would build a ccrtral station mid
way between the terminals of the line , and
lu thla 1 would put a 1,000-horsc power en
gine and a MO-horse power dynamo. That
la all that would be necessary to move any
number of trains. Then I would put up
'my voltage distributer , which brings about
the required result.
METHOD OF DISTRlllfTlO.N.
"This is a circular track out up Into
100 bcgmentfi each ten Inches long. Mounted
on it Is an electric motor car of one-half
I'orsc power designed , to run at a very high
speed , to complete tire circuit of jthe1 track
400 times In , a minute. It is locked In by
two track" above , one of which can Ira the
current to run the motor , and the other
the cut rent from l c 500-horso power dynamo
name ( o thp distributer.
"Dptweon the ralls'of the railroad tracks ,
along their whole length. Is placi-d a series
of conducting segments , a brass" rail one
Inch in diameter , each segment ,100 feet
long , the segments separate , ! from each
other by n space of three Inches. Run
ning sldo by side with these segments will
be a similar but continoua conductor to
complete the circuit. Each of the seg
ments in the distributer is connected with
wires to a 500-foot segment between the
tracks. When all IH ready the motor car
on the distributer nnd the large negmcntp
as it fllee around the circle at tl-e late of
400 times a minute , it successively clout's
the circuit betwen the small segments In
the distributor and the larpe segments
between the tracks , and conveys to each
segment sufficient electricity to start a
train. This current Is taken up from the
largo segment into another but smaller
voltage distributer on the train in charge
of the motorman. This consists of ten seg
ments , each attached to a motor on the
train. The force of the current l 100
voltfi. The motorman has charge of this ,
and by turning his switch can use one
motor with 100 volts or ten with a thouharul.
"The current will be taken fiom the seg
ments on the track to the voltage distributer
on. the trains by means of a connection un
derneath the car similar lo a trolley pole.
Ono of these trolley wheels or cihoes will
rest continuously on the continuous rail , no
that by generating fiOO horse power at the
dynamos , distributing It to the ppgmentH
and putting Just enough in rach one to
&tart the cars , I can do all the work of the
road with ( JOU horse power. In other word * ,
the same power is lptcnrrtttcrrtly.tranonilticd
from one train to another several hundred
times a minute. When ( ho cars aic stilted
they move en to the next segment , where
a new contact Is rnndc. thus giving fresh
Impetus. Finally , 1 have Invented an au
tomatic negative pole stepback to tiee In con
nection with the motor * on the eais that
will multiply the current ten times. "
"Aside from the cheapncfs , there Is thr
element of safety. WJfJi the low voltage In
each of the segments no one can be killed. "
Mr. Pennock says the Pennsylvania rail
road has signified Its desire to experiment
with his Invention.
ELECTRICITY AND STEAM.
Electric railways have been pushed more
rapidly among the thick clutter of town * .
In eastern Massachusetts than anywhere else
In the world. A corresprndcnt of the Globe-
Democrat has been looking Into the Mtua-
tlon there with this special purpose of noting
the effe-ct of the electric lines on the roads
operated by steam. In most eases the- new
roai < parallel the old ones. There SPPIIW
to be more Immediate' profit near e tab-
llshed routca of travel than In p'lietratlng
fresh territory. As far a.s the correspondent
Is able to Judge by early results , people pre
fer to travel by electric roads , especially In
mimmor. On ono steam road running out
of Honton. the suburban travel has fallen
off heavily One morning train reaching
Hoston at R 15 was formerly composed of
seven crowded cars , hilt It ban born cut down
to two , and these are not filled. The steam
road Id reported to ha\lo loat n per cent
of Its commuters. On the electric linen
competing there Is a cot'Htant EUCCPFHOII | of
cars , and their freedom from muoko and
cinders , and their more open coiHtriicllon
for warm weather have turned the hcale In
theii favor.
Every main steam line In Hoston I * subJeU
to a similar competition and the question of
remedies Is under debate. It It conceded
Dint the steam r'jng''are awlfter , but Ibo
difference Is not j5.-mt enough to decide the
matter. One plan suggested ! to miiltlplv
the trains , anotl-er IH lo consolidate the
ctcam and electric lines and a third proposes
to adopt electricity liwtead of steam on trains
In thickly pjpulated territory. Hut mean
tlmo the electric roads continue to reach out
and appear always to be looting forward tc
the next town. A pa/srnger if. v Is , 'arrlcd
by the trolley from lloslon to I'lcnua , N. II- .
u distance of thlrty-nlie miles , and a line
will soon cover the forty-four milts toVor -
.cester. I The twenty-fivp miles lo Lowe ! " were
spanned long ago by electricity. On all the
electric roads a nickel pay < s for a long rldr
, mid this U one of the most Important fa.-torn
In their fluctee , If affairs go on as they are
nearly every steam railroad In Mas a < hut > e-tts
will roon be paralleled by electric lines. All
the towno In the state will be Interlaced by
them. L'ndcr tne clrcuinntantcH the lcam
Mids are cloaclv watching the effect on their
i attic and deliberating on the ben irn-ana to
retain It.
One steam reid In Connecticut haw adpitc'd ;
the electric third rail for elibuiban trovcl.
reaching out fiftcfn or twenty mlleo. and th < -
experiment Is * ald to be sitUffictory. The
third rail differs little from the trolley , except
In the method of conveying the cmrcnt. It li
more solid , but not without danger to persoru
walking on the track. One of the Jstgent
Meant lines at Hasten talks of opeiatlng a
circuit road by clcetrUlty. runn'nir ' pare every
few nilnure * for A-ifiU fares. "Whatever
may be doi.c. " says the cormpondc-nt , con-
c't-nilrig ihw Hoston Hteam jlnes , "It U clcir'
that they must revolutionize their methods
lit they are to succeed. " That the tie-am
roods will be able * to meet thr > problem can
not be doubted. They hViVfc liiincn | o Interest * 1
at take , nndrlth their ttart. should ba able
to utlllro all row elements In their field. In
the end electricity will be Uittr servant In-
tead of their competitor. .
PItKSRUVINa MKAT IlY KL.HCT1UC1TY.
A process of preserving meat by electricity
has been Invented by a Mr. Plnlo 6f Illo
Janeiro , says the Klectrlcal Review The ex
periments of Dr. ( lartner tiavo ehown that
substances In solution catT , when o'nllnary
methods fall , be forced through porous bodies ,
and even through the skins of animal * , by the
electrolytic action of the electric current.
Ho ha iwsed this method to Introduce medi
cines Into the body , when the stomach wan
not available. U 1 < by mmns r , ; a slnilhr
piocejs of electric transtuMon that the tlmo
required for tanning of skins has In recent
\rnrs been considerably minced. I'lnto's
new pickling process Is another application
of this well known property of the electrlo
current. The meat U placed In a lx h of
lirlne and a current of about 100 amperes
sent through by an E. M , F. of fight volts ;
about six pints of brine are used for e-och
kllORiamme ( two and onc-h.ilf pound' ) of
meat. Electrodes of platinum must be u > * cd
to ptx-vent the possibility of poisonous sallH
Retting Into the bath. The electric pickling ;
process takes from ten to twenty hou" ! * .
COOK1NO IlY El.KOTUlCITY.
People- have alwa > s been at a loss to as
certain what It would cast them to use
electric current for cooking purposes , an
against gas or other fuel. Prof. J. p. Jnck-
bon has compiled some figure. " which throw
a useful light on this nibjcc * . After going
Into careful experimentation , he finds that
electricity costs more than ordinary fuel ,
sometimes a great de-al more , but that Its
advantage are worth all the extra expense- .
Ills prices were estimated on the basis of
Ipc per kilowatt hour , the average rate
charged for residence electrical supply In
the town near which he lived. Four plen
cost 2.0.- cents per pie to bake. In the cleclilo
oven ; two large loaves cost fl.l cents each ,
and four email loaves a little over 3c each
to bake. Th ! result of n bcrlen of ineaLs
cooked by electricity showed n cost of 13.1
cents per meal. The heating of water for
washing the dishes raised the cost to IC.li
cents per meal. To determine the relative *
cost of cooking with e'lecttIcily and coal ,
the fanio foods were cooked on the coal
steve ordinarily used by the family. The >
cost was found to be : Ui > cents per meal.
This gave the ccot of cooking by coal asi
1'J per cent of that of conking by electricity ,
or lets than one-fifth as much. These con-
clublons Indicate that , for the ordinary cookIng -
Ing of a family for the whole year the c.\-
pcnso would bo larger than would ordinarily
be acceptable. There aio some conditions ,
however , to which the system Is peculiarly
fltiel. For light housekeeping , for Instance ,
such as Is practiced lu small city apart-
ninilH. or In many large houses during the
Hummer months , no other method prcaeiKu
so many desirable' features. The dirt of coal
and ashes , the abnormal heat of the room ,
the offensive odors , the Inconvenience and
the danger arc all done away with. \ sim
ple outtlt will do Ihe whole work , say. a
broiler , a ( stove , a teakettle , and. If desired ,
a chafing dish. The electrical stove fulfills
many \\ra \ to which at present the alcohol
llamo Is put , such as the afternoon teakettle ,
chafing dish , toaster , etc. . obviating all dan
ger of Ilto. The electric system could be
usrd with advantage in high class howling
houses and rrstaiitanta for purposes which
require an oven temperature. Mich as the
baking of grlddlec.rkcs. the boiling of j'ggs ,
ere. The htrong points of electric cooldng.
Its wholrsoineiicss , IN appetizing and dlgcs-
tUo qualities- haw been said that It ban
ishes Indigestion are just beginning to bo
appreciated , and will eventually establish it
in favor wherever cheapness is not the pri
mary consideration The housekeeper who
had In charge Prof. Jnckson's cooking trits
sajs : "Whiles we nrre using electricity ,
every dish was perfect. Wo were nhle to
cook rnoro rapidly , to keep Ihc heat at just
the right point , and lo readily prevent over
cooking or undercooUlng. When I think of
these advantages , and of the cleanliness and
convenience of the utrnsl's. I HlnenrMy hope
that some of them , at least , may he retained
In the house permanently. " Prof. JarKbon
believes that if central station iiinnngera
would lay themselves out a little to Intro
duce exhibition equipments of domestic elec
tric utensils , a new call on their station
capacity would develop , of ' .vMrli lire larger
proportion would be during the light load
pet lods.
A .1 % ! \\HSI : MM
. < iic is ( ii < - chief < > r siniv < > f u
There will bo weeping and walling at the
Baptist hospital , rays the Chicago Times-
Herald when the brad nur e Hlta Nagano ,
goes back to her native country , Japan , frjr
iho has established heitelf firmly In the
iffections of both mi-tea and latlonts during
the \ear that she lias olllclatrd OH head imrso
In that Institution. MVa Nagano did not
> ; lve any hint of tills-- herself Indeed , tha'
voung woman Is vigorously nppn.scd lo being
interviewpd nnd docs not lio'tltite to say * n.
"I have my plans yea. I tell my frlerrele
not 7.c stranger. "
And there is no rife by which La Japanom *
an be lured Into a Ifllk with n reporter aboat
herself. Ilelng asked If ishe Miked with her
natlcnlK. wile said , with rlia'nilng acrimony
"f am tint a missionary. I say what they
"ccd nothing else. "
Although she doevi nnt speak Engll-h well ,
'lie Japanese brail nurse h'.d won the hearts
of doctors and nutws. ao thnt they Invariably
nealc of her as "that dear little thing. "
Dr. Owslcy Is especially pleased will , her
work.
"I cannot tell you where tha charm and
value of her work lies particularly , " said Dr.
Ow-fdey. "hut she Is remarkable for her skill
is a rruue. knowing at a gliiKo what Is
nce.lcd nnd helping by instant suggestion.
Ilrr touch In FO tendnr and skillful that
indents cannot accustom them elve to other
hands after being used to hers. We con
sider her a marvel and f > ho never forgets to
. ; > lo the greatest polns with her work"
Perhaps 0110 secret of Mtoa Nagano'ivork
'jclng ' the KIICCCFH It Is maj he alflbutublo
tn the fact tint she Is always and under all
cliciim.itancpri serenely cheerful.
"Japanese chlldicn arv taught to smile and
never frown , " die nald. "I never allow my
self to show that I am tiiPd. "
IIIsu Nngnno came to Chicago with u friend ,
Matsu Sakakl , Hitdai'nhtcr of a wealthy
Japanese government olllflnl , who Intends to
build a hospital In Toklo for the two jnuiiK
women when they shall l.uvo a-qitlrvd sulfl-
rltnt e\nerlence. M'h.s ' Sakakl Iwiv returned
tn Japan , but her f lend remains hero. Im
proving her kmwh'dw of inedd'al hi'loticu
and trying to decide wheiliPr fthe will take a
t\vo vears' eoir.pe of Instruction and beromo
a duclor or continue In her pr.fcn. > lon of
ninnliiK.
She U Btlll In her early 20 * . FlicIs tlir
only daughter of n Toklo merchant and
liis two brothers , one of whom Is u gtadu-
tp of the Military university of Japan n"d
fought In the war wl'h China. '
Occasionally ponie new patient will send
for Dr. Owsley and whloper inyetcrloimly :
"Scrrd her away. I want anotheir mirhc , "
III less than twenty-four hours fho doctor
l again summoiied.
"Send the Jararuse nurse back nKaln I
Ilko her tn handle me heat. "
The "Hlcycllflfs He t Fripni * . " is a familiar
name for DeWltt'i Wlti-h Hazel Salvo , al-
wayo ready for eiiurgenclp * Whll' a po-
clllo for plica , It film itHinnlly ralleve-ii and
cures cuts , hrulres , halt rheuin. eczema and
all affections of rho skin It iif-vcr fullH.
Washington Star"It's Jes' my luck. "
cnld Farmer Ceirnliiwll , gloomily. "I'm the
wrist gue-sMr a goln' . The only sure way
fcr a man lo get along H to initho up hli
mind whirl ho' a-golnie-r do an' keip rfoln *
Jcs' that. "
"Havo you had bail luck ? "
"Nothln1 rise. I.HBI year I raised whent
when I ought to hev luck In minimi r
hoarders. This year I luck In Mimmer
hoarders whet I orter hev rulccd wheat "
HriiliiN mill > lu rli- ,
Washington Star : "Education ! the
thing , ' eald the earnest citizen. "IJraln
are greater than nrruvlc eivery day '
"I don't fully . .xif with jou , ' icplltd
the quietly cynical citizen ,
"Hut It Is certainly an advantage- '
"YfH , I know eir. young riiun who
couldn't have gotten along If ho hadn't de
voted himself to letterHe's the pren
agent for a puglllHt. "
If jou have ever se-en a Dttly child In a
patoxjam of whooping round r If > ou Imvi *
bce-n annoyed by a conMant tlclfllnR In th <
throat , you cup app'wlatft the yilu ,0' ' P."U
Mlnuto Cough Cure , wlilcb slyta uulcfc relief.
