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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1905)
r The flaunted By TOM GALLON. Picture. K first went down :nto Lincolnshire Voveo A Tl ; i ikI I 'm b. half nf n certain illustrate! Jf 1 l,1l"'r; '. ' urlmisly i t (.1114)1, unci f.ir a T V I reason 111 shall l-:i rn. the article contain ing Hi' holographs was never published. 'I'll' i' fun'. 1 would Iwg nf you not to search fur It. Mm tine?, as w rl i 1 . In the most itiiu.ictit and prosaic f.isliinti. It Is the more r. tnarkablc 1 1 1 r t iri tragic an advent ur- should have sprung upon us . It mho, unawares. Ilnnnirni' M innr 1 s among the !'. ns. Flat. It vl rmli " r pln-d Kno.-h. and will point lb hi sh iVing n'lt t'lr tea it u-is t h 1 1 sun g. st s t h li 1 t (I. t. r: 1,. I Mm lead to it; si dank breath from th. 1 i.ir-ln r atioiit it. It l. I vnly believe, cm f tin- be In the 11,;.. kin.l'.uiM It 1i1-m h ax- chronicles iniiv kii"' how m;iii i" --...i..-. crammed with ti ei.s iri s. M fly In tin shape nnrl pictures. It was the pictures that took and mxstlf 'low ti to llineortie. 1:1 ilp a II I'M Spots 1 :i'v1 tin' . and li Is of statuary Flinch Voye-e " (I, rli ht. 110 will go with lis things. I trl.fl to ell house WHS locked Up was too big for him ntnii- In space ami st rvants ' Thi' following morning 1 1 1 old crabbed In nt old felhuv. W'.o Was r himself to us iir'oi'd w ith :i In r (wi n whs waiting to go with u to would act as warder. We were t photograph (i 1 lain phtur.s. to h- himself. 'I'll' r. fore. 1 took tnv malt-rials. From the first I notie-eel t ri-- cxtra-u'd with which tin man wat.h.el u. I ild v monu nt to admire- any particular thiim an. I together i-otu-t rnlng It Fir xv. n had an car c. h-ad ;iy v .1 put . .1 !.- 1 Hi " fi ll. V . 1 s nut s 1 1 " 0 ntly Inti en tlicf. . I.ao.'i V.i ' 1: l at 11 i t. .1 by tin '..1 1 1 v (out, h. .1 it. The v slid In the seen.. I p .'t 'I! .' , ic VV . lie of S r I w 1 how 1 V. t nt in ..r n l.rokc wl I' h to it. a'l l iii i. ji- Ii. . . l ied striding a si. p .1 little sulkily, and tl . old hux c I. . I 1. v Sir 11.1.11 TV S isj.leiol pause for .1 to xvhlsp. r ki .l to lis- n I'lhloek the last nf a long ! In tnanur was the proprietor of the 11 approached by the editor of that w ith a vl. w to certain tn-as- A certain Sir 1 that h id own. d I place, a:,. I he had p.irti. "ilar illm tr ite, 1 j .p. r 11:0 of ait In irq rpprodiiced f..r tl;e In tn tit ..f Hi. put iir. There I ad, t b'il Ve. I,' . II ..ne !iule dflaj nr. I ..io rein. !h ri.-p 1 11 l,u pal 1 to Kl : o t hp wo: Id t v n rept .. ilnctli'l ? of tremMln b. had m j. .loiisly RtintJed; lint t h to r. t ia' leim were Ic night 'a n diicressfiil i.--ue, with there milt that 1 weit down, 111. I ha VP !! ate.l, lllli. I.illCi.ltlftllll'. ill C'olll- l 1 ti ie-il by Knnoh V'oyce, w ho I m.I for the time living as 11. y ashismnt. The place; ra t a chill over me from the tlrst. Half or It s. enieil to In shut up; the Maiden were- a in k I empty, in il I saw few M-i vantd, con--nl ring the tlze of the hoii-e. And . ven the ier v.ints were elderly and sour looking, and seemed to re sent the litem nee of a strut. bit. In the village, when I strolled through It 01 ce and got Into conversa tion w il h fome of the people, it was freely ftateil the old hmise w as- haunted. It was suggested that wild and un earthly cries had been heard ut night; that ilailim serv ants who had ventured Into the shut up parts of the building had heard the pat tering of feet and the rustl ing of garments, and so hud wisely left at once. I put dow n these t a If s to the situ ation nf the house and the desolate surroundings. Kir Owen Flshlock was a man of some 50 years of age lean and dark, with a swarthy skin and sullen, black eyes. lie was ccui teems enough, I am hound t . admit, and had made ai rangi mi nts for us to be well looked after during the few days It would be neressary for us to oe at work. Kor the rest, we saw but little of him. Once, I reinemlier, I met him wandering forlornly In the neglected grounds with his chin sunk upon his breast. He did not see me, as I stood aside until hi' had passed. The rooms were so old and so dingy, and the light was let Into th. m so sparingly, that the work of photograph ing the various pictures took 11 long time. In one or two Instances It was necessary that I should give three or four hours' exposure in order to get a proper effect. How ever, I was extremely fortunate with the work, and had every reason to congratulate myself on the results. Knoch Voyce had been wandering about the house on his own account and making observations for himself. I have never been able to understand whether or not my little old friend had a sixth sense, not ordinarily given to mortals; but certainly he seemed to discover things that another would have passed by, and that In the most ex traordinary fashion. And on this occasion he seemed to be fascinated by that closed wing of the house. For my part. I hud enough to do with the various treasures I had iliscover.-d, and the closed part of Hancorne Manor did not Interest me. FInoch Voyce, on the either hand, could not let it alone. He actually informed me he had tried alre'iidy to fret Into It, but found all doors locked against him. Ilia manner became so persistent at last that 1 own 1 was almost equally excited. At first It dawned upon nie that some other treasures mlk'ht be shut away there In the disused rooms; but Knoch Voyce. nlthotigh he said nothing beyond expressing his desire to see the rooms, seemed to have some other object in view. And at l ist one day he came to nie with a beaming face and In formed me that he had received perniislon for us both to visit that closed wing. ' He wanted a deal eif talking over, 1 assure you." said KniH'h. referring to Sir Owen. " Remarkably suspicious as to why I wanted to fro; admitted, however, that there were pictures there some, I understand, wall paintings. He seems to think they'll lie a bit sHiilt by neglect." " I'm glael you've managed to talk him over." I said, laughing. " I iocs he give us free leave to wand, r where we like?" ten; did we linger behind for a (.'.tiling at last to the d.w.r whi wing old Simon, at a nod from his master, op. n. .1 We went in. The place was musty and damp; .nil f' seemed to ei ho through Its corridors and .lark. 11. . 1 niom. nt he 1'nu. re-d also, h led into that p irtieular it. and o. li ps nils. " 1 'on t touch that picture:" be : .'il-' It. "I sha'n I hurt It." said Vi.vc.. . I I'll' H.I .IV i 11 I Simon carefully let us out of thai wing and ... k. d il.. ..ill. r iloi.r. I noticed. howi . r. that the other .loots ! not locked. In all probability liecause we shouM I., r. turning to that tow. r room witl in 11 short tlin; And ii tlie all. moon he took us b n k again, only on that oc casion Sir Owen did hot put in an appearance. There was something peculiar about the plate. I I'.'iind. win 11 I came to develop it. For a long time 1 c uiM not 1. lake out what it was. Then, to my astonishment. 1 .1 1 ov. r d that by some extraordinary fn.ik nf the camera tin- picture was not there at all. In the midst ol my work I was Joined by Knnoh w ho looked over tny -noaldei p. y pi without speaking. When at last I... was with a note of deep satlsla. ' ion "So theMe was something b lnu.l a!l." he said. . 1 was too much occupied with the For the picture on the wall had in tirely disappear el. leaving a sou 11c In that aperture, with a broad band across it. stood a figure, peering int. broke In his Hi it the sil.no 11 plate to notice hint. the photogl.ij.h 1 II- e-iit iip. rture. And .f ligi't falling right 1 the loom- a figure There, eurely enough, crouching in the doorway. wi something that gibbered at us. In one or two Instances the shutters were opined by the old servant In order that we might view the pictures; but there seemed lo be nothing of any great value them. At last, as we seemed almost to have exhausted the place, Knoch Voyce stopped and made a suggestion. . " 1 understood the'rei was a painting on a wall," ho said. ' If we might see that " I saw Simon turn quickly and glance at Ills master. I saw also an Impatient frown gather on the brows of Sir Owen. "It's eiuite valueless," he said, after a pause; "hut you may se-e it." It proved to be In a room In tower at the extreme end of the building. This part was evidently the oldest of the manor; the deep window s and the tin. v. n stairs and Moor ings proved that. The curious thing was. too. that other doors had to be unlocked in order to reach It, although, ns a matter of fact, that first door through which we had passed secured the whole wing from Intrusion. We- must have reached the highest room In that tower before we face'd the picture at all. It was not a good picture by tiny means, and the damp of the wall had crept into it and blotched and stained It. It was the rather stiff portrait of a woman of about the sixteenth century, standing upright, nn.l fondling the head of a dog. It was of full life size. The only light came from n high, deep window at one side of the room; and the light, although not good, was fair. The picture, how ever, seemed to me to possess so little interest that I was turning; away disappointe-dly when the voice of Fnoih arrested me. " We should like to take the portrait," he was saying. "The picture Is old. and Is more curious because It Is ap parently painted on the wall Itself." " You'll want a long exposure," said Sir Owen. " An extremely long one." I broke in. " Hut I n fix the camera In position and leave It. I shall be aide to guess the time wanted." So It was arranged, and I set about my pre parations at eince. I determined that I would come lute k early in the afternoon and take away the camera; In the meant mop so wild and awful and unearthly that 1 shuddered as I looked at it. It was the tlgur.- of a man. with wild, ragged whi:. hair falling about his face, and . i id in rags 11 .stooping horrible, decrepit thing, like some lare monkey. 1 look. ., round at Knoch Wyce, and bis face w is serious. Hi nd ug over the plate together, we looked at it while Knoch spi.k. . "This Is the unraveling of a secret that has I111114 about this place like an unholy (loud for years." lie said nt last. " I have heard a word here and a word there. 1 have put the little bits together, until It only need, d this to complete the puzle. Listen a moment and 1 11 explain what that figure means." 1 wate-hed the' eild man 111 sil. nee. I saw by his com pressed lips and the' hard glttt. r in I, is eye s that there' was h-re senile- tale of wrong, or trag. dy out of the. common. "Kighttin or twenty years a-ei this Sir Owen Fish lock was a young man of some :;o ye ars of auc, and he was a pretty hail lot. This place saw- but little of htm; ft was in Loudon that he ha.l his haunts. And among bis companions in London was a certain y.iung man a mere boy 1, lent. Arthur 1 organ. He was wild and he was weak, and he was complete lv unde r ti e sway of the elder man. Vet tile note ef tragedy was only struck when the inevitable woman I'ame Intel their lives, ami betth loved her." I was still at a loss to undei M a ml what this bail lo elo with the extraordinary figure in tin- photograph: but I walteel in patience, tlrimly e nough Knoch Voy. con tinued: "Her name was Heborah Ilmis, and she chose the boy. Sir Owen apparently accepted his dismissal e.il.nly enough; in secret, it seems, he l.ro.i.led ..r il. There was more' than one ipiarn-l between the men; but thus, iiuarrels were patched up again. The 11 at last it can.. about that In a brawl in a gaming house, a man was killed, and the boy, half dazed with drink, was feiutnl alone with the boely. And that was the last e ver seen eif him." " What became' of him?" 1 asked. "No etne- knows. He was smuggled oui eif the u.ty, e'hie-lly through the instrume ntality eif Sir ow n F.shlock. There- was a line and cry after him. hat In was mn'T funnel. It was be lie vd' that he' had siiei-ee e. el in getting away from Kngianel and was living under anothe r name at the other siel- of the world. Sir Owe n hael the coast clear as regarded the girl, only to discover, to his chag rin, that she was foolishly faithful to her lover, and re fused steadily to have anything to do with his friend. Her hlsteiry ends with her death eif a broken heart, peo ple said some two years after the disappearance of the hoy." In Ills excitement Knoch Yoyec was pacing about the room. He came back to me and lowered his voice when he began speaking again. "The dUmscd wing of the house was shut up at the time young Limit. Dorgan disappeared; It has been kept shut up ever since. Two people only have' e ve r cut. re el It-Sir Owen and the old servant Simon. For eightee n or twenty ye ars no one i lsi has bee n allowed to enter It but ourselves, ami wild cries mark you, Katteiibury. wild ci i. s "-tin- old man tapped me on the bre ast to empha s::'.e. the- words" have' be .11 heard proceeding from it." " Mv Clod!" 1 cried. " You don't mean to suggest " " While we were In that room I distinctly beard the light patter of feet above our heads. Win n 1 stood near the picture 1 heard, faintly turough the thickness e.f the wall, a sound like the breathing or the sighing of mane animal. " And leiok at that:" He pointed as he spoke to that dimly nullim-el ragged figure in the place of where the picture should have be. n. 1 felt my hair rise. " When I touched the picture today." he went on. In a low tone. "I found that a Jewel painted on the hand if the woman was raised above the apparent stone work of the wall. 1 pressed It and felt the tiling move slightly. Whe n I was called away by Sir Ow.'n I left it in that con dition." " And w hoever was la-hind the picture' was able to open It still further?" 1 whispered. " Kxaetly." he replied. "The. light In the room was dim, but when this poor prisoner thrust open tin- door for the first time of ins own accord in all those years he' steio.l for a moment in the full sunlight streaming from some place outside in which he lives; that blinding ligdit secured the photograph. Then, terrified he must have closed tin- door again, ami crept away." The re was a lemg pause, while we leeeikeel nt eae h other. "What are we to do.'" I asked at last, feebly. "l'iut .111 evens,, and go back to the remm." was ids prompt i.ply. "The plate has been spoiled; we must ta ke allot h- r." ' Hut if Sir Owen su---cts?" "Th.n we'll tlx rough, r ni' thoelx nn.l force htm to t us and others In." sud Knoch sternly. "If. however we are careful, he m y not susp it anything. I!' he finds, as he thinks, that one visit has shown us not ling. In may b" more careless rejiat ling an. 'tin r." And that was exactly how It turned out Knoch Voyce was so :iji log.-t ic. l.nt so (htcruitiied to have a proper I'h-'togr.if h e-f the. pie lure ne.'.v that we had begun, that he w s 11. .1 '.i I. d. ni .1 Sir Owen laughingly gav The 1 t i n t net w a ti lung u. limpid and junipt el round Its Knoi h s vole e arr. ste'el it fiir 1.1 picture, .ifii r - 1 EI H : ' - --'' mm, 1 i 1 fern t V 43&-s il w ttetv -4 H creature A wild scream rang through the room and at Flshlock him and buneJ the weapon sent. I have- thought since that in all probability be felt Hun the showing of that photogriph of the picture might seal forever that door behind which his prisoner lived. Ih- that as It may, we were actually admitted Into that wing. nnae ceinianleel by eliher St Owen or the servant. We- came Into the room and faced the picture, listened can fully for any sound that nilghi come from below, and then began to talk In ordinary tones. The moment our voices ceased 1 Ilea id above me Hint light, quick tread as of some animal. The next monu nt the room was Hooded with light, as Knoch Voyce pr.-ss. il hard upon the spring, and the picture swung open like- a door. And then-, sure .Hough, crouching In the- doorway, was something whether human or not I could not see in that Hash of time - somi tlnng that gihbe r.-d at ns. and beat us oft with claw like hands and dart. .1 away. We both sprang through the hole at once; we ran. stumbling against each other, up a narrow stone staircase of a dozen steps; we both tumbled out together on to some hails nt the ton- the-roof of the tower and so lookisl leiiiinl about us at Hip prison of the poor creature that crouched in a coin, r and glared at list The prison first. It was formed of the actual roof or the tow. r. hi. h had e ncircling il a wall some six or seven fe. t nigh. From the top of this wall springing upwards ami me e ting In one .-omnii.n knot in the center, w. re stout Iron bars, cvideutlv old. and hull! in that way to form a sort of cupola. This had been the wretched creat ure's prison. Here-, with the roof and that short staircase for his soh- apartments, he ha.l crouched in every sort of w-eath. r-blister, d by the sun and snaked by the rain of many years, and utterly unable to make bis presence know n to any one outside. Hoi, hi less, w hen first lie came there. Iip was glad e nou :li. with that terrible charge hang ing over him. to find so safe a refuge; but the man who had got htm in his powe r like that was not the man to let him go. I found it hard to believe at first that this tiling -so horrible, with long matted hair falling about it. and with ghaming teeth and clawlike hands could once have been the bright boy loved long since by the girl who now lay 5V swung round th In hia breast. in her m cage, always a nintncnt " Arthur 1'organ ." said Knoch null tly. "we're not h'Te to hurt yo'i Stand up. man." Some loioj dot maul memory was stlrrefl In the creiit nr. He stoppe.l and stand at us. and brushed ashle th I t aw masses of while hair from his for. head. It struck 1 e th. n as lioirlhl. that he could not be quite so much hi 4'i wars of nge it he might have lit en more than a It in. Irnl to look i t him. lie' made semie- Inarticulate sounds; but when we attempted t.i approach him he b i.k. d away int.. a e-orm r and showed such savage fight that we ebsisied " Now that we know." whlspi red Knoch. "We'd better no den rind face his k. ep.-r lie Won't defy two ftf lis ' We went down Into tin room and softly piislud tl. pi. t lire hue k Into phn w it hunt closing It, how e x el I gathered my materials togetlnr. ami. prrceil.d b Knoch, wrt.t towar.ls th. outer door eif thnt w ing As I r.nchcd It I saw Knoch funiblltig With the handle lie looked round at me liiii tly as I approiic hi d " I .. k. .1' " he said. F.Milently Sir Ow en had i . . v. red w hat we ha l el. .in we were trapped. I won leie I a little whether lie an ii :.l to b axel he place and to le.tVe lis till fe er W hat I Iir git nie w t s. We w aii el ipiietly for at h ast a coupli of hunts before we were per mitted to know. Kvldehtly. however. It was mi rely his purpose to shoxx- his power, and to show u that he knew that we had discovered the secret of the lure, for utter our long wait a key turned In the lock, and bit Owin rain, through. He cnrrln1 the kiys jatiirllrtg in his hand, and stunly motioned us lo go before hull. And In that ol.ler we came hack to that topmost room l.i the tower. There he faced us. Inso le ntly t hough. " Weil, gentlemen." he said, "so you have discov cruel my mntlmau ch - I do hot like he in g spiel apon- I resent that sort of thing bit terly hut let us know what ls( has bi'cn discovered?" " We know exactly who this tinf..i till: .lie ct eat arc is , we kii..w him to be the tn.i-s Ing Lieut. Arthur Oorgntl," I said. " e k now hy ou ke pt him caged hi re like a wild beast lor all t!i?-a x.ais; we know that It was l.t cause he stooei in the wax with a Woman you loved." " You have the story pretty pat." he said tnni.dily. " 1 did love tiPT. I thought that Willi nim out of the way -disgraced and dead, for nil that she km w to i he contrary she would turn to me. She didn't do that. Hying she breathed his name. Dead wore a sinlie on In r face for love of blni." He had st ate el himself on a table Willi his back to the picture, and It xxas then thnt I saw the' picture begin to move. I conlil not hae cried out If I hail wished to do so. I was fascinated. A clawiike hand held the frame of the picture and was thrusting It slowly open. "That madman there "-he Jerked l is head upwards to denote the r.KSt' of tin tower " belle-ves that she lives still; nubbles In r name w he neve r he sees nie. I've kept him there-fed him. as they feed beasts; some day he'll die there, lb doesn't know she's dead." 1 saw that curious door om ii a little wider. I saw the wild face staring in. 1 As Sir Owen went on speaking again the figure glided through the ope nlni: and dropped with a little soft thud to the floor. Sir Owen did not look round. " I h ad sxv. . t little poborah Hayes dead these many years," said the man. with a laugh. " Now, what lire vein going to do about mv madman?" It was not for us to do anything. Kven while the man silting on the table spe.ke I had seen that wild creature) behind him stoe.p and .-natch sunn-thing from a table that stei.i.l against the w ill -something that gleamed bright In the semi-d.ii U. ne .1 i As the man mentioned the name of the girl I saw tin- lice nf r Dorgan light up; perhaps In that moment he umlerstooel all that had hap p. to d. A wihl scream rang tnro.igli the room, and, as l'ishloik swung round, the creature sprang upon him and hliri.'ll the Weap.ll twice like lightning 111 his breast. The y went elow n together, locke d hideously, overturning the laid, as they ft II. When at last we for. e el the in apart Sir Owen xvas stone' dead. We hieikeil to I'd Kan. who la y limp ill our arms; a little li ii k It- of blood cre pt dow n and mingle d witli tin ragged white tsiii-.l. lie looked at us with a faraway look for a moment or two. then turned, and sobbed once, with i sob that seemed to r.-nd him. and died. sprang uron CONCERNING CAVIARE. BY JESSIE POPE. " Her's a letter from uncle," cried Jack In surprise, " The flist fur a year, the old sinner; He's staying In town for a couple- nf days, And suys he'll come over lo dinner. " We'll belter have everything up to the nines; He'll leave me uome money some dav; llcsldes, he's an awfully decent o'.d chap." (.I'm married lo Jack, by the way.) " He's awfully decent to people he likes. Or i-Ue he's distinctly unpleasant, And In says though he didn't turn up at the church Ile a unxious to g.vo ut a present." We settled the menu clear soup ana a sole, A chicken and Ilechamel sauce. An entree ami lees" and K'.ie," said Jack. " You'll wear our w hi it chili em. of course." 1 pi utilised, as far as il lay in no power, To niaku myself pleasant and pretty, 'l 'hell lie gave nie a ki.-m though it may have been two, Kre.hu wended hia way to the city. " l.n l.ave a hois d ieuvrc," he eunie back to say, " Uel some caviare, will ou, ni) pel?" em e more We embraced, and hu ran down the path t'ryii.g, " (.'uviare, don't you furge t!" 'Twas five by the clock when e-uok opened i he door And told int. In accents of hemey. the d trted to buy caviar every In i e round. Put couldn't tor love or for money. Bo like a good huiist wife I hurried to town And bought h-ilf a pound at the Men. -And caught the down train by the skiu of my teeth STORY OF A YOUNG HOUSEWIFE'S ADVENTURES RELATED IN VERSE. As the porter was slumming the d.xjra. The eve ning was warm and the- paper was thin. And 1 he i aviate slowly was oozing. So Hi i.-i i 1 plae. "u n the seal by my siele. For ir. tailway . oii-.j..in.ous were snoe.zing. When. i. ! ,.s the carriage xxas just on the move And llie guard eisciliaie.l h.s flag, A I'Ot'.ij . Id person can.. Ilusttiu.g in And sat on the caviare bag. He seemed eiuite delighted at catchn.'g the train. And beamed on the people assembled; 1 turned to the w.hdow, evading Lis eye. For 1 g allied at h a t:oi.e-ls and tt cinV.cd. e They weie black and while chee k of a tum- nu r-y hue. Their ci eases were strictly preserved. And the tale they had met was undoubted.) sad. And mote thaa their owner deserved. Hat he beamed all around, unsuspicious of wrong. While 1 quaked in extreme t rep. elation. And leaving compart nn-ut and patcel behind Slipped out at th eiy next station. To a miFhboring carriage I guiltily fled. And drew a l ing breath of relief, For it sc. med I'd got out of the scrape very well. Hut my self-gratulatlon was brief. As s. oii as I sat in the corner ensconced. Mi x i. t in came huiryli.g after. And the g.iatd showed h.m In with his hand lo his mout ll. Attempting to sittle his laughter. Inspe ct i, the s. at we 'd before he sat ileewn. He be gan ailvei tising his wots To the opposite man. Ilex e-r noticing nie, Till hope ill Ili.v hosolll aieise. Th- man r v mpu ' Liz. el with the injury dont ; "Who'd abandon, el the- parcel?" he won d. r d. " The vii.ain escaped. I ut I'll track him to eai th!" Tin- h limizid veteran thundered. How t Vet . my si at. on came lie xl on the line Not a second I lost ge tting home, Ii termini d lint never again w hile I lived With . avia.-e palce-ls Id leant Info, tiling i he kae.ui n hoi s d U-uvres were off, I dres.--d w.tli a hit of a scramble. And run to tin eli.twa.g loe.m. impatient to give A wittv aecoutlt ett tu lallihie. Th. li I c'ung to the door, or i Is. to ti... t),,.,i I'd have sunk, an Inanimate wreck. For the man who stood talking to Jack by the fire Was the man in the black and white check There was no time to faint or du anything rash, Though my knees turned b Jelly and tie mhled, So I greet t d our gut st w ith a h ft y ha r.d shake And a confident manner diss, n.h'.ed. Then m pulses leapt up with a throb of delight. It was clear I was not recognized. Fur he capti.ted my hand between both of ni.s own As ihotigli 'twas a thing to be ptire-d. At table he ptalseel both the hoi.se and the w Ine, And. warmed by tin prospect .f d i ner, He lifted his glass, and he wish. 1 i s good luck, Ssylng. " Jack. ou We re lu--ky to w.n her!" " Toll are right," re plied Jack, as 1 blushed vi ry rt el ; " Hut I hardly deserve her, I fear." Then his countenance dtopped with a run as he saiel " I'.ul white Is the -caviare, d- ai ? ' My b.'llsh tad. d i u' . I Was fa .tlx M I pill-' .' Ml. -to 1 1 1 .i.i s , I. . i!ai h id hi i ii in am Then with .j-iick inspiration I saelly icplitd "Cook tiled hut she couldn't get any." " And. spi aking of caviare," um i. teinaiked, " I've bee n most unlucky ton.ght." 'Anil t lit tale of that hon ible caviare bag Foithwitli hi- began to ttcite. "If the owner had i.ii st.-.id th. n like a man The thing u tiid ha vt s. t.n I o n a.lj-.-l t d. Hut," sahl he. " to sneak off xx as a elastardly tri.k. And left me both butt and d sgi.st. d " " What a w li te- livcied eowai.l he xxas' " . x elaimcel Jack. " If it rested with me to decide I'd lock i.p all such, wouldu t you, little gill?" " 1 would d. ur, itideed!" I replied. Tl.i ri ui n the h-ad of tlie villain we poured A torrent of hot male diction. " I'd have owned un at eme-c, wnuidu'l jou?" re marked Jack. "That 1 woulell" I replied with convle tluii. Our guest see no J e-omplucent to In ai our abuse. And Iho more nutated Jack .-ie.iii.el. And the dee .e r I w. nt as I followed li s lead. The more i in- old g. nll. m il. I earned That Id won his afl.iiieeii lie . wasut doubt. And Jack was sincerely delighted; The Joy In his eyi s took nie back to tin- day When nut- earliest plcdgi s xvei e plighted. Till, wandering no, nil, a cigar in Ins hand. in si and. of a match or a spill. Tin smile on his lace died away as he criid. " llul-lo. here's a cuxlaic bill!" O. why did I stop lo In caught n a tiap? Tlie mat. -Ins why hadn't 1 run for? Keti ibtit .oil was nigh and tin thumb-! hoit fell. 1 shivered, and knew 1 was done for. " Tln-11 yoit bought son.... w In ic Is it V explain yuutsclf, pleiise!" Hut my In ail t ht e.bhe d to loud .11 my r ara .Ink's X.hi Se.UI'.eh.l fallil.a- I lowiieelmy U-ad And hut. st uitei a passion ot IcatB. L.fc was mi i for in. , thoi.gli so lately a hi id.-. The tul ui e h. id blank d sol. il ion, My i oui ag. eolaipM d at tin lot nhle thought of li oi .a.., or at h ast s. pat .lion. L'lr hum .. - us of all but 1 h. .1. pi h ejl u, Miami-, I doll' heel, st If-' olive t d of eliuie, W In ii a l .t h.-rly voice w hisp. i . d. close to my ea:', W hy . 1 knew It, uny dear, ail tin-time!" " 1 1. n't ct y. little girl, 5 ou sua k w ell to your guns, At. 1. J. i. k. I forbid you to s. ..ld her " li. palled my ch. '4 in a e nintoi ting wny, Ai d 1 subbed my i rnini sc on h bslioul.h r. S . in sp te of t in- t a ia i e, u tie h- and I I I i s.i.ei ht 'ai t h. si a in In st of fi lends -Xiul hen-, wi'li a limn! that ali may dt S' i y. Mj till. '.rent mutative . Iiels. l