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SCHEFFER. - Proprietor Refflrnisbea and Refitted Throughout The Restaurant In connection witli the hotel is always supplied with the best, the very best, the market affords Steamed Oyster and Chafing Dish Stews a Specialty First-Class". Meal for 25Cts. Finest Cafe in the City. April 5, '93 IMPROVED BY CUTS. The editor said he thought some cuts Would go well with my story. I left it with him, feeling I Had covered myself with glory. When I for the pictures looked next dan I nearly fell off the fence 111. That cruel man had made the cuts With a horrid biy: blue pencil. —New York Herald. SHE MABBIED BOTH. Mr. Wilberforce Trott, lawyer, of the firm of Lunkeusteiu & Trott, was the picture of prosperity aud contentment, sitting in his office in the most lux 'nrinutly appointed offico building iv town. His private office, where wo find him, was a poem in hard wood and stucco, but its spick and span cleanli ness denoted its newness. In fact, Mr. ■Trott had not always occupied quarters like these. Indeed as he sat in his rotary chair, puffing the smoke from a Colorado niaduro with a sultanio air of limitless ■wealth, Mr. Trott's elegant surround ings bore the gloss of a week's existence |and not a day more. Not that he wore |the new conditions with any the less [grace ou that account, however. Any jone to have observed him critically -would have acknowledged the aristo cratic repose of his regular features and i]he exquisite taste of his fashionable ap jparel. But the fact remains that Mr. iTrott a week before had been a strug gling young attorney with an inchoate [practice and an unreliable sequence as to meals. i As there aro no such things as fairy wands to change hungry lawyers into well fed barristers, tho truth may as iwell be admitted—Mr. Trott had hit •the races. Tho §10,000 retainer from a delightfully mysterious corporation iv Jthe west, which ho assured his friends 'was tho basis of his new magnificence, jwasin reality a winning of that amount ;on cluster horses upon whoso combined 'speed ho had made a bet after the man ner current among tho poolrooms. For all this Mr. Trott was by no moans a "sport." Ho was unquestionably a young man of talent who would bo heard from ono of these days, and who kuew what it meant to "toil terribly." The reason that we do not find him at work with his books directly concerns our interest in this lucky youth, for Mr. Trott's thoughts wero floating back over five long years of professional vicissi tudes, as dreamily as tho smoke that curled aloft over his blond head, until they rested upon a face of dark, healthy beauty, surmounted by curling locks as black as the tender eyes whose depths he had once celebrated in a feeble quat rain, with the opinion that they rivaled the glories of a starlit night. He had truly been desperately in love with Alice Monroe, a fact that had been ful ly appreciated by that dainty little des pot, who not only accepted all his at tentions in tho way of theater tickets, balls and bouquets, but pouted for more. All of these tilings had been the despair of poor, young Mr. Trott, who won dered how he was ever to marry a girl whose trivial expenses per week exceed ed his income at the bar per month. To render the situation even more poignant sho repeatedly declared that the man she married \\ ould have to have money. In her heartless opinion love iv a cot tage was uuqualified bosh. Often he had exclaimed to the four walls of his dingy room: "She is vain, flaunting, extravagant and unworthy an honest fellow's toil." On every fine Sunday afternoon, for her sweet sake, he had hired a yellow cart and a largo black horse with a stride like tho course of empire, whose tan colored harness was the swellest thing that graced the Clifton drives on that day. The swellest? Alas, no! Thero was one rig that excelled that of Mr. Trott, even as the whito glory of the diamond excels the dull gray of tho to paz. And in that rig sat the bete noir of Mr. Trott—the one being on earth whom he hated with the cheerful, cor dial hate of a lover for a rival. The name of this party was Messer schniidt', a cool, imperturbable geutle mau, the unruffled impudence of whose small, steady eyes had taken Mr. Trott's measure on the night that they had first met in Miss Monroe's parlor aud wero ever since noting tho details of Mr. Trott's suit with a stolid Teutonic amusement that betokened their owner's confideuco in his own supremacy. As a rival Mr. Messerschmidt was indeed pe culiarly dangerous in tho possession of a gigantic soap factory, inherited from a simple minded parent who would have turned in his grave with astouish nicnt had ho seen what his son had douo for the old coucern siuco its founder's death, for the plaut had undergone the mysterious process known only to the subtle promoter who capitalizes a small enterprise into a colossal one by the hocus pocus of the "street." Never in his lifo had Mr. Trott claimed the society of tho capricious Miss Monroe on ono of those bright aft ernoons but what Mr. Messerschmidt could bo seen iv his gorgeous turnout, riding insolently alongside or else tak ing the road in a manner eveu more in solent just iv front. This gentleman's presence was not only obtruded upon them at theso times, but he seemed to divine by a diabolical instinct just when and where to find them together. If Mr. Trott took Miss Mouroo to the theater, the other party invariably had a seat nearby which he would change for one immediately next to the couple and en gage them in conversation with a mild, insinuating assurance that used to irri tate the youug lawyer to the point of iusanity. When he took Miss Monroe to the Art museum—a favorite ruse of his to get her away from possible intruders —his übiquitous rival was there also, suave, calm, entertaining, agonizing! Just why Miss Monroe tolerated this insidious personage had been more than Mr. Trott could understand. She aver red that he bored her, and that she was disgusted with his social stupidity, but Mr. Trott noticed that she displayed far more cordiality toward him than was consistent with these assertions. Having the temerity to tax her with this pal pable fact ono evening, she petulantly admitted that the only obtsaclcs that lay between her and the omnipotent Messer schmidt was his namo and his business. She did not fancy becoming a queen of society under the title of a soap factory that had to have its works extended in order to make room for tho name on tho buildings. Sho would much rather marry the mau who had become tho most celebrated jurist of his time. Say ing this, she had looked wistfully at tho modest Mr. Trott, who had been trying to conviuce her for several weeks that such was his brilliant destiny; that ho was, in fact, already on the highroad to ■success and revenue. As his mind dwelt on that scene Mr. Trott's visage lost some of its tranquil contentment on this morning as he sat in the office, dreaming of what might have been, for he rather blamed Provi taoa for haviuir failed to rjlace him on STAUNTON, VA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1894. Accidentally his eye rested ou the. polished oak cover of his typewriter in the corner, and he smiled bitterly at the associations conjured up by that imple ment of modern correspondence. Well ho remembered a certain morning in early Juno when Miss Monroe took it into her capricious head to visit him at his palatial quarters—as he had repre sented them to her in order to keep pace with the plutocratic Messerschmidt. As ususal, that worthy was tagging placid ly at her side. Mr. Trott shuddered with retrospec tive horror as he thought of the hideous catastrophe of that visit and pictured tho scene before him. Thero was Alice, as blooming and richly handsome as a Jacqueminot rose, radiating a delicate perfume, like the flower itself, which fairly intoxicated tho young lawyer. The complainant and phlegmatic Messer schmidt near by wore his usual smile of vacant urbanity, but in hie small gray eyes shone the light of a demoniacal triumph, and as he watched Alice sweep the office with her keen eyes aud gather in every shabby detail of the office, from the bare floor to the dilapidated desks, he visibly exulted at the disgust in her countenance. Then she spoke. She had just dropped in to pay her respects as she passed tho building. She was de lighted to find his quarters so very com fortable looking! Then Messerschmidt sniffed at tho atmosphere like a war horse that scents the aroma of battle afar. Unerringly those little gray eyes fastened upon the cover of Mr. Trott's typewriter. ' 'What make of tpyewriter do you prefer, Mr. Trott?" asked Mr. Messer schmidt, innocently raising the cover aud disclosing—not a typewriter, but the meager and unsightly remains of some corned beef and cabbage, on which Mr. Trott had been dining. That had been five years ago, and Mr. Trott had not tasted a dish of corued beef aud cabbage since. The odor of that barbarous mixture used thereafter to make him both sick at tho stomach aud sick at heart —he, who had ouco been so fond of it! Messerselmiidt married her that fall, but Mr. Trott had never called upon them sinco tho event. « * # * * * Suddenly ho threw his cigar from him and exclaimed: a "Hang it! What do I care? I'll hunt her up and call for the sole purpose of showing her that" His vehemence came to an abrupt stop. He started erect and listened like a man transfixed to the sound of a soft, anxious voice in the other office that was inquiring: "Is this a lawyer's office?" "Yes, madam," returned Mr. Trott's partner affably. "What can wo do for you?" "I wish to get a divorce," said a voice, more timidly still and trembling on tlxe verge of tears. "My husband is a wretch" Mr. Trott interrupted tho speech, ra diant, precipitate, his voico vibrating with unmistakable joy. "Alice!" he cried as he opaned the door with a rush. Tho young lady rose in astonishment at the figure before her. "Is it possible?" she faltered. He took her hand aud drew her insido his office with gentle force, leaving his mystified partner staring speechlessly at tho vacated seat. "What has he been doing to you, Alice?" cried Mr. Trott, holding her hand and looking as vindictive as a Cor sican. "He'sbeen doserting me," she said. "What, that harmless looking, moon faced idiot!" "Was a horrid, despicable scoun drel!" retorted Mrs. Messerschmidt, with appropriate tact. And then, while Mr. Trott listened and held her hand, she poured forth a tale of such heartrending cruelty that ho wept also. "Did you ever hear anything liko it, Wilber?" sho asked appealingiy, con tracting his name as she used to do when ho had pleased her. Mr. Trott replied with an impulsive embrace and an unexpected kiss. "But I am Mrs. Messerschmidt!" she exclaimed iv demure alarm, drawing from him. "That's so!" said Mr. Trott soberly. ' 'The disability will havo to be removed before a prior courtship can be reinstat ed—ahem! By the way, Alice, have you seen my new typewriter?" uncov ering tho maehino with a mischievous grin. "What do you think of it?" "It doesn't look as palatable as the old one, Wilber," she said, laughing and drying her tears. ''But it isn 't nearly as embarrassing,'' he returned. "Your petition for abso lute divorce shall be prepared upon it— without alimony—for I wouldn't touch a cent of his oleaginous money, con found him!" "Just as you say, Wilber," she said resignedly, dropping her eyes, with a blnsh. And Mr. Trott's partner in the outer office took his eye from tho kejholo and observed contentedly: "Pissness is poomiug!" — Julius Wedokind in Pittsburg Dispatch. Muscle Development. Soruo recent scientific researches, which can doubtless be trusted, show that tho weight of muscles of animals was increased 40 per cent by a proper periodic application of an electric cur rent, the growth being a true develop ment of the muscle. Accordin-x to this, it will now be possible toiucre.ise to or der sizo of any desired muscle without tiresome gymnastic exercises by lying in a soft chair and having the current applied. This, we suggest, might be done at night by aii automatic appa ratus, thus saving time. Persons who are improperly developed may now bo balanced or trued up. Muscles shrunk en by ago may now be made plump again. Calves which nature or exercise havo failed to develop sufticiertly will now no longer be a drawback to wear ing knee breeches or the short bloomers of the female bicyclist. The question naturally -suggests itself, What will happen if this process of developing muscles electrically is continued still longer? If somo way is then found to develop th;; bones, the manufacture of giants by electrical means will be an easy matter.—Electrical World. Sidney Smith's Suggestion. When Sidney Smith was rector of a parish in Yorkshire, ho found his vestry were discussing the propriety or other wise of paving a certain approach to the church with wooden blocks. Having decided to undertake it, tho question arose as to how. "Gentleme*i," said the witty rector, "I think if you will all put your heads together, as the say ing is, tlie thing can bo accomplished without much difficulty." — Boston Woman's Journal. REPENTANCE. "Yon have my decisiou, sir." Miriam Gray spoke in a sharp, quick tone, her dark eyes flashing, her queen ly head set to one side, her gestures nervous, yet graceful. A pallor swept across Bruce Ventnor's face, and ho lifted his hand to his mouth to hide the twitching of the muscles. There was nothing ambiguous about her reply. It was an unmistak able rejection. It was useless either to plead or argue. He was at a loss to ac count for her repressed agitation. He watched her through tho mellow twi light and became more conscious than ever of her exceeding loveliness and tho hard blow which she had dealt him. He had been paying her attention for some time and was suns that she loved him. That was why his bewilderment was so great and his disappointment so keen. Knowing that his character was beyoud reproach, and that he had in nowise offended her, ho felt justified iv demandiug the reason for her strange conduct. He knew her too well to fancy for a moment that she was trifling with him. She was neither variable in her moods nor fickle iv her friendships. "Miriam," Bruco Vcntnor said, his voice husky, his mauner agitated, "I have tho right to ask your reason for this rejection." "No, you have not," she replied, the color coming and going in her face. "Still I'll tell you. lam prompted by revenge." "By revenge?" repeated ho in a dazed toue. "Yes," was her measured reply. "I want you to suffer." "And you enjoy it?" he said bitterly. "Then you know how much I love you it seems. I always knew you did not question that." They had been seated upon a bench outside a small pavilion, but were now standing. She was suffering more than sho would have cared to let him know and was impatient to getaway. "Pray, in what way have I wronged you?" ho asked. "Not in thought, word nor act. I consider myself the soul of honor." ' 'Oh, you do?'' and she laughed mock ingly. "Instead, you aro a man with out principle." He groaned aloud in his powerful ef fort to repress his augry indignation. VI am not avenging myself, but an other," sho said, speaking with rapid ity. "Did you ever.know Blancho Car rol? Oh, it is not necessary for mo to remind you of your baseness!" She turned abruptly from him and walked rapidly toward the hotel. Ho watched her until she had disappeared in tho gloom cf tho gathering twilight, one hand pressed against his forehead, a hurt, baffled, mystified expression in bis face. Ho strode up the beach, then along a wild ledge of rocks, as if to find solace in the loneliness of the hour. When Miriam Gray reached her room at tho hotel, reaction set in, and her great grief showed how devotedly she loved tho man whom she had insulted. She flung herself upon the bed and cried a 8 if her heart were broken. "Oh, Branche," she exclaimed aloud between her hysterical sobs, ' 'you aro avenged, but you will never know what it has cost me! Oh, why was Ito lovo him so passionately before I heard about his perfidy?'' Early though it was sho retired to bed, but it was almost dawn before she fell asleep, so inteuso was her suffering. Three years later again found Miriam Gray at the seashore. She had not met Bruco Ventnor during that interval, nor had she heard from him. She was as handsome as ever and more royal iv her maimers, but her face aud conversation lacked briliancy. She was more quiet and reserved, more chary in her friendships, ready to sus pect and heartily tired of the hollow uess of fashionable life. Her love affair with Bruce Veutuor had caused the change. In punishing him for his perfidy to her Cousin Blanche she had sacrificed herself. Sho could never love another man as sho had loved him. As sho wa3 one day walking on the promenade with her cousin Blanche they suddenly camo upon Bruce Venfc nor. He was alono and stood still for a minute, tho meeting was so unexpected to him. He lifted his hat, looked mournfully and reproachfully at Miriam, as if half inclined to speak, and then strode to ward the nearest pavilion. Miriam recognized him and was touched at the look ho had bestowed upon her. "Who was that gentleman?" asked her Cousin Blanche. "Did he bow to you or to me?" Receiving no reply, tho looked np in to her companion's face. "Why, Miriam, how pale yon are," she exclaimed, "and how agitated!" "Blanche, do you mean to say that you do not know that man?" Miriam asked, her voice a mere whisper. "I never saw him until today," was her cousin's reply. "Oh!" cried Miriam, catching her breath, one hand unconsciously clinch ed, "is he not tho man who trifled with you?" "Bruce Ventnor?" replied, Blanche. "Why, no, child!" Tho blood receded from Miriam's lips, and a low moan escaped from them. She grew so weak for a little while that she was forced to han heavily upon Blanche, who conducted her to one of tho rustic benches. She fanned her, rub bed her hands and spoke to her in sooth ing tones. When her cousin had suf ficiently recovered, she asked: "Miriam, what is this mystery?" "Oh, I am so afraid that I have wronged that—man and —myself. I was so cruel to him, for I supposed that I was avenging you. His name is Bruco Ventnor." "Eh?" exclaimed Blanche, who was beginning to comprehend. "He is not the Bruce Ventnor that I knew." And her voice shook with emotion. "Can it be that there aro two gentlemen of the same name? I remember hearing him say he had some cousins. Oh, lam so tatty and so—so —glad!" Miriam Gray looked at her friend in a sort of stupor. "Sorry, dear, because of what you have suffered and glad because every thing will yet come out all right." Miriam mournfully shook her head. "He will never forgive me," she said. "He is proud and sensitive. My words cut deep—all the more so because so undeserved. I gave him no explanation, no chance to defend himself." "You can explain now," suggested Blanche. "No!" replied Miriam in a strained tone, a proud look coming to her face. She wrung her hands and moaned, and nothing that Blanche could say car ried consolation with it. Her love had been bnt dormant. It reasserted itself. cruce v entnor naa Deou Diameiess. sue had deeply wronged him. She was pay ing the penalty for her haste. "I would tell him all," advised Blanche. "He may spnrn me," cried Miriam through her sobs. "Ho may be as crnel and unreasonable as I wars and with more of an excuse. It happened three years ago. He may love some oue else now—u:it, he may be married to an other. T..tro is nothing for me to do but to remain silent and—endure." Her grief was so great that Blanche ceased her efforts to pacify her. ****** The orchestra was playihg a quadrille. Miriam Gray sat on the veranda by an open window, looking iv at the dancers, her face aud form plainly visible. A gentleman stepped from among the shadows on the porch. He stopped be side Miriam. "Miriam!" he simply said, though his voice trembled. Ah, she kuew who had spokeu! 'No one else could havo prououncod her name with such sweet teuderuess. Tho blood filled her face, then left it deathly pale. She lifted her eyes swiftly to his, a fond, glad, appealing look in them. "Your cousiu has told me all, "ho said, his handsoino eyes aglow. "She felt it to be her duty. Yon did it for her sake. Your pride stood iv your way. Tho mistake arose from a confusion iv names. A cousin of mine was the per fidious fellow, while I am the honest, true hearted man I claimed to be." Oh, it was so precious to her to know that ho had forgiven her aud was will ing to receivo her iv favor again! She grow so excited that her fan shook iv her hands. "The moou is rising," he said as he offered her his arm. She did not want to attract attention to herself. She appreciated his purpose. She gave him a grateful glauce. She arose, took his arm, and they strolled dowu the beach. "Miriam," ho said, looking down upon her, his eyes shining into hers, "three years ago you rejected me. What would yon answer now?" Ho felt that she was trembling. "Oh, how I wronged you!" she oriecl. "Have yon forgiven me?" "Yes, darling." "Oh, Mr. Ventnor!" she exclaimed, "I do not deservo it. I loved yon very much then—l love yon more now. I cannot make a wreck of *mj bappinessi You dear, kind, forgiving, great hearted man, I accept you gladly, proudly, just as" "Emphatic-ally as you rejected me," completed he, bis face shining. "I a;j thoroughly satisfied." Ho stooped and kissed her, and no reconciliation could have beeu moio complete.—London Million. TWO AMBITIONS. The chief and first tendency of the army, individually and collectively, is to love all new arrivals. The second and lasting one is to pick them to pieces and to backbite them. Wo loved Miss Rohan with true Christian spirit when she first came to the fort. It being the headquarters of the regiment and we haviug a baud at our disposal, wo gave her a serenade upon the night of her entrance upon military soil. Tho style of tho serenade was largely in what our colonel called "Q minor," being his way of express ing "ultra classic." The programme had been arrauged before we had had the pleasure of seeing Miss Rohan, and when we realized how entirely it was nnsuited to her stylo thero was no time to change. Wo called on her in a body the night of the'day that sho came, which is the delightfully barbarous custom at mili tary posts, like a lot of savages crowd ing about a newly arrived runner who brings news of the outside world. It is meant well. Most of the iuaue and an noying thiugs that we do iv the social body are meaut well, which is their only excuse. Nobody stops to think that the travel stained wanderer would like time to rid herself of the rubbed in coal soot and the alkali powder of the plains; that she would like the first impression to be a favorable oue. We sat within the tawdry littlo par lor while the band played symphonies and andantes under the wiudow, aud we watched the drop of new blood in our stagnaut voius. It w*as not blue blood in the least. It was hearty aud red and strong, but it was the better ap preciated on that acconut. Wo were four, the bachelor officers— I moau iv the room—and one of us was undoubtedly doomed to become the prey of this young person. Which of us heaven had set its mark upon was not then to to guessed. Miss Rohan smiled on all alike. It was a generous smile, which showed two rows of teeth rather heavily upholstered iv gold. They sug gested that she had eaten a good deal of taffy and pickled limes in her very youthful days. As I see it now, in tho light of cool reason, she would havo made au ideal milkmaid, for sho was plump and fair, her nose was crimsou from exposure to the Arizona sun, her hair was an undecided blond, and her eyes were blue—real Irish blue; also, seen in tho cool light of reason, her gown was more intricate than graceful. Sho had on a skirt rrfHc'l quite to the waist, a fashion, it seems, among stout women, a very largo flounce, if that is the namo for it, falling from the shoul der and sleeves, which wero simply huge. Sho was very much laced, too, which may havo had something to do with her florid skin. Ono is pretty apt to notice a woman's feet. Hers wero short and broad and cased iv red slip pers. As for her bauds, thoy were dumpy, and the tips of her fingers wero square. I learned afterward that her hands wero her pride. She would sit on tho front porch every morning at guard mounting aud manicure them. There was no hesitation in her manner nor in her voice—iv fact, sho spoke loudly and not always quite grammatically. Then I looked at my three compan ions. There was Blake, who was tall, fair and handsome—the kind of man that women fall head over ears in love with, who stood and looked deep into their eyes as if he read therein the* story of his life. He was tho son of a New England farmer of tho kind called "good, plain people," and he was about as manly aud whole souled a fellow as tho cavalry held. Then there was Thomas, who was small and trim. He had enough conceit for a much bigger man, but then con ceit is usually iv inverse ratio to a man's proportions. Ho was of the cavalry, too, and he rode tho largest heme iv the garrison. As to his ancestors, they were Philadelphiaiis, and, he led oue to be lieve, of good old Quaker stock. Also thero was Bayard. Now, he was what any mau with his name should be —we all know the old motto. Aud he was so blue blooded! His people wero tha vary best that the United States af* he could marry beneath him, so she gave him no deathbed warnings. His father, a tall and stately old general, with huge white mustache aud a fond ness for good wines, still lived in Wash ington where he sat in the war depart ment all day and at the Army and Navy clnb all night. Now Bayard had not much beauty of feature, but he was well built and re fined to the last degree. His ambition was something unbounded. He was regi mental adjntant now and could have had almost any detail or appointment he chose to ask for. Thero was for him oue aim—to rise as high as an officer may. He would have graced any rank, too, better than a good many others. For myself I need no description, for I was out of the race from the first. Wo had a Welsh rarebit and some beer before we left. Miss Rohan liked beer, but I think she was disappointed in tho rarebit. She caino upou the porch the next morning to see guard mounting, and she brought her manicure set with her. If you can get used to it, a woman real ly looks fascinating when she sits before the world iv broad daylight and "does" her nails, more especially if you happen to be oue of several lone bachelors who fcave not looked ou the face of a young woman for six months. After guard mountiug she went for a ride with Blake and Bayard. She sat her horso splendidly, although she did hold the reins in both hands, but that was a habit sho had picked up from rid ing hard mouthed cart horses, she sweet ly explained. Blake aud Bayard took luncheon with her. Wo sat by and bet on the outcome. In honor of the young lady's arrival we had a hop that night. It was quite an affair—2o couples in all, some of the best people from the neighboring rail road town having driven over. We promptly discovered that Miss Rohan could not dance—at least her way was not our way. She went around in a circle, which was enough to make even a soldier's head swim; but, then, she took it so cheerfully and sweetly when she stepped on our patent leather pumps ami informed us so honestly that she "guessed she never had been much at daucin" that we were only too anxious to assure her tlu.'f she was a perfect fairy. In courso of timo she cam j to be- Sho had one habit which was delight ful. It was so old fashioned and quaint. She said "Yes'm" and "No'ni," "Y< s sir" and "Nosir," always. Captain Grant said it was like a servant girl. But, then, ho had just been ou leave and was engaged to an eastern girl. We thought she was very good com pany, and so did the garrison children. They took a violent fancy to her. She played tag and prisoner's base with them, sho climbed fences and wood piles, she sat on the top of .the barns, and she rodo barebacked horses around the post. Antl, then, she was such a thoroughly good hearted girl, generous to the last degree, and such a cook! For a long timo Bayard and Blake divided tho honors. Miss Rohan and fato smiled on both equally. But Miss Rohan was a girl with cousiderablo natural tendency to aim high. Moreover, her married sister had an eye to the main chance. If there was one thing more than auothor that she hoped for, it was to see the girl Kato Bayard. Here is the case stated plainly: Given a lieutenant of 2G, who is born with a fondness for feminine society, who has not had any of it for at least a year— that is, not any young feminine society; given also two women, ono of them married and determined, the other un married and not unattractive. It needs no great wisdom to see the natural out come. Had Bayard just theu had one redeeming, womanly influence, had he brokeu away for a mouth and gone back among his equals, or hail one of his equals come tohini, he would havo been saved. As it was, he was left alone with his ambition and this girl. He fell iv love. Therefore he lost his reasoning powers; otherwise he would havo been bound to see that this woman and ambition could not both be in his life. He fell in love, and he married her then and thero. She wore the dia monds of the stately old mother as she sat on tho porch at guard mounting with her manicure set. The first intimation we had of the way the wind blew in that family was when the young Mrs. Bayard sat oue day on the front steps and read a copy of "Don't, "which she told us that "my husband" had bought for her. She was very much pleased with tho gift and took much pleasure in reading it. We noticed after that that she was most careful about breaking, biting and cut ting her bread at dinner, breakfast and luncheon, but "Don't" evidently did not include any reference to manicure sets. I think Bayard told her about them, though, after a time, for sho ceased making her appearanco in public with it, but sho bit her nails nervously. I went away on leave about this time. Wlu-n I came back, there was a littlo Bayard, which promised to look very like its mamma. There had been a great quarrel as to the naming of the child. There were a good many qnarrels now anyway. Mrs. Bayard had liked the name of Kathleen—-lie said it was her mother's name, and. for my pnrt. it seemed that it was very musical und pretty—but the father was determined upon Beatrice, with the accent on the second syllable. The child was baptized Kathleen. When I had gone east on my leave, Bayard had begged me to give my atten • tion and what personal influence I had to his promotion as captain and com missary at Washington. He wanted it even worse than he did a foreign at tach eship. I saw the turn affairs had taken—that madam was growing stouter, ugly aud untidy; that she neglected even the manicure set for the very noisy and un prepossessing baby; that poor Bayard's spick and span clothing and appearance were a thing of the past; that he looked worn and did not seem to feel at easo among his brother officers. So I carried to him some encouraging news with re gard to his erstwhile desired appoint ment. I told him that 1 knew it to be a sure thing; that tho enviable post in Washington would soon be his; that ere long he would be again in his native air. An uneasy look came into his brown eyes. He shrank back as his wife and tho baby came into the room. For an instant his glance rested on them. "Thank you, old fellow," he said. "I think I shall be content to pass the rest of my life on the frontier, 'far from the madding crowd,' yon know," ho added, with a choking laugh. Poor Bayard! And this was the end. 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