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't, r-T-JS var- t -J - Jtai,- 1i' r .r rJ "u sr-' '-PV -5 &SwSSSs! ; a 5.V lis i-fc m r 5 I .MS 1C '..J- w fet! ? tj" l Eaff S3W s SKI r- jjSgCT COialKCS.J vre will not reproach each other, Har ry." "Why what else do yon do all day long bmt reproach me with your gloomy looks and yonr silence?" "Well end it, if you can. Find some change In the life." "Be graclons for a little, and listen f to my plan. I have made a plan. Listen. Iris, lean no looser endure this life. It drives me mad." "And me, too. That Is one reason why we should not desire to change It. Had people forget They think they are some where else. For us to believe that we were soaiewhere else would be in itself happiness." 'T am resolved to change it to change it, I say at any risk. We will leave Lou vain!" "We can. 1 dare say," Iris replied, cold ly, "find another town, French or Bel Clan, where we can ret another cottage, behind high walls In a garden, and bias there." "No, I will hide no longer. I am sick of Uding." "Goon. What Is your plan? Am I to pretend to be some one else's widow?" -we wm go to America, xnere are heaps of places in the States where no En glish people ever go neither tourists nor settlers places where they have certainly never heard of us. We wilt find some quiet village, buy a small farm, and settle among tne people. I know something about farming. We need not trouble to make the thing pay. And we will go back to mankind again. Perhaps, Iris when we have gone back to the world yon will" he hesitated "you will be able to forgive me, and to regard me again with your old thoughts. It was done for your sake." "It was not done for my sake. Do not repeat that falsehood. The old thoughts will never come back, Harry. They are dead and goue. I have ceased to respect you or myself. Love cannot survive the loss of self-respect. Who am I that I should give lore to anybody? Who are you that you siiould expect love?" "Will you go with me to America love or no love? I cannot stay here I will not stay here." "1 win eo with yon wherever you please. X should like not to run risks. There are still people whom It wonld pain to see Iris Henley tried and found guilty with two others on a charge of fraudulent conspir acy." "I wouldn't accustom myself, if I were ou, lri., to fpeak of thinirs too plainly. eave the thing to me and I will arrange It. See now. we will travel by a night train from Brussels to Calais. We will take the cmss-country line from Amiens to Havre; there we will take board for New York no English people ever travel by the Havre line. Once in America, we will push up conntry to Kentucky or somewhere and find that quiet country place; after that I ask no more. I will settle down for the rest of my life and have no more adventures. Do you agree. Iris?" "I will do anything that you wish," she replied, coldly. "Very welL Let us lose so time. I feel choked here. Will you go Into Brussels and bny a Continental Bradshaw or n Baedeker, or something that will tell us the times of sailing, the cost of passage, and all the rest of it? We will take with us money to start us with; you will have to write to your bankers, we can easily arrange to have the money sent-to New York, and it can be invested there except your own fortune In my new name. We shall want no outQt for a fortnight at sea. I have arranged it all beautitullv. Child, look like our old self." He took an unre sisting hand. "I want to see you fcniile and look happy again." "You neverwill." "Yes when we have got onrselves out of this damnable, nnwnolesome wav of life: when woarewithourfcllow-creatnres again. You will forget this this little business which was. you know, after all, an unhappy necessity.1' "OhI how can I ever forget?" "New interests will arise; new friend ships will be formed" "Harry, it is myself that I cannot for jglyeTeach me to forgive myself, and I fogetreryllnB, - He pressed her no longer. "Well, then." he said, "co to Brussels and get this information. If you will not try to conquer this absurd moral sensitive nesswhich come too late you will at least enable me to place you in a healthier atmosphere." "I will go at once," she said. "I will go by the next train." "There is a train at a quarter to two. Ton can do all you hare to do and catch ,the train at Ave. Iris" the chance of a change made him impatient "let us go .to-morrow. Let us go by the night ex press. There will be English travellers, Jbut they shall not recognlre me. We 'shall be in Calais at one in the morning. We will go on by an early train before the English steamer comes In. Will you be reartv?" "Yes; there Is nothing to delay me. I suppose we can leave the house by pay ing the rent? 1 will go and do what you want." "Let us go this Tery night?" "If you please: I am always ready." "No: there will be no time; it will look like running away. We will go to-morrow night. Besides, you will be too tired after going to Brussels and back. Iris,w are going to be happy again I am sure we are." He, for one, looked as if there was nothing to prevent a return of hap piness. He .laughhed and waved his bands. "A new sky new- scenes new work yon will be happy again. Iris. You ball go, dear. Get mo the things I want.r She put on her thick veil and started on her short Journey. The hnsband's sndden return to his former good spirits gave her a gleam of hope. The change would be welcome-indeed if it permitted him to go about among other men, and to her If it gave her occupation. As to forgetting ow could she forget the past, so long as they were reaping the fruit of their wick edness in the shape of solid dividends? She easily found what she wauted. The steamer of the Compagnie Generate Traus atUntique left Havre every eighth day. They would go by that line. The more she considered tne plan the more it com mended itself. They would at any rate go out of prison. There would be a change in their life. Miserable condition! Te have no other choice of life bnt that of banishment and concealment; no other prospect than that of continual fraud re newed by every post that brought them money. When she had got all the Information that she wanted she had still an hour or two before her. She thought she wonld spend the time wauderingaboutthe streets of Brussels. The jraimation and lite of the cheerful city where all the people except the market women are young pleaded her. It was long since she had seen any of the cheerfulness that belongs te a busy street. She walked slowly along, up one street and down another, looking into the shops. She made two or three little purchases. She looked into a place filled with Tauchnilz Editions, and bought two or three books. She was be- gnniag to thing that she was tired and id better make her way back to the station, when suddenly she remembered the postofflce and her Instructions to Fan ay Mere. "I wonder," she said, "it Fanny hat written to me." She asked the way to the postofflce. There was time It she walked quickly. At the post restante there was a letter for her more than a letter, a parcel, ap parently a book. She reoeived it and hurried back to the station. In the train she amused herself with looking through the leaves of her aerv hooks. Fanny Mere's letter she would read after dinner. At dinner they actaally talked. Lord Harry was excited with the prospect ot going back to the world. He had enjoyed la hermitage, he said, quite long enough. Give him the society ot his fellow-creatures. "Put me among Cannibals," he said, "and I should make friends with them. But to live alone It is the devil! To-morrow we begin our new flight." After dinner he lit his cigar, and. went e chattering about the fnture. Iris re umbered the packet she had got at the postofflce. and opened it. It contain ed a small msnnseript book filled With writing, and a brief letter. She read the letter; laid it down, and opened the book. CUTTKB IT. TH LAST DISCOVZBT. "I shall like to turn farmer," Lord Harry went on talking while Iris opened aadbezauto read Fanny's manuscript. After all my ad ventures, to settle down la a quiet place and cnlUvate the soil. On saarket-dsr we will drive into town to gether" he talked as if Kentucky were Warwickshire "side hy side In a sprisg ..I Shall have samples or gram ia has, aad you will have a basket of batter SEnaa: It will be aa Ideal Ilea. We aer.OTeraprpeaBo.agtaatoigroc.itss discuss the weather and the crops. And while we live In this retreat of ours, oyer here the very name of Harry Korlaad. wul have been forgotten. Queer, that! We shall go on living Jong atter we are dead and burled and forgotten. In the novels the man turns up after he Is supposed to be cast awav wrecked drowned 4ead long ago. But he never turns up when be is forgotten unless he is Rip Van Winkle. By gad. Iris! When we are old people we will go home and see the old places together. It will be some thing to look forward to something to lire "I feel quite happv this evening. Iris; happier than I have been for months. The tact is, this infernal place has hipped us both confoufldedlr. I don't like to grum ble, but I've felt the monotony more than oik aou au nave you. uj mini vou brood over things. Now. for mr cart. I like to look at the bright side. Here wo nra mmfortablv cut off from the Cast. That's all done with. Nothing In the world can revive the memory ot the disagreeable things if we are only true to ourselves and agree to forget them. What has been done can never be discovered. Not a soul knows except the doctor, and between him and onrselves we are going to put a few thousand What's the matter. Iris? What the devil Is the mat ter?" For Ids. who had been steadily reading while her husband chattered on, sudden ly dropped tbe book, and tnrned upon him a white face and eyes struck with horror. "What Is It?" Lord Harry repeated "Oh! Is this true?" "What?" "I cannot say It. Oh, my God! can this be true?" "What? Speak. Iris!" He sprang to his fHi. "Is It is it discovered?" "Discovered? Yes, all all all Is dis covered:" "Where? How? Give me the thing. Iris. Quickl Who knows? What is known?" He snatched the book from her hands. She shrank from his touch, and pushed back her chair, standing in an attitude of self-defense watching him as one would watch a dangerous creature. He awl f tly read page after page, eager to know the worst. Then ht threw the book upon the table. "Well?" he said, not lifting his eyes. "The man was murdered murdered!" she whispered. He made no reply. "You looked on while be was murdered! Yon looked on consenting! Yon are a murderer!" "I bad no share or part In it. I did not know he was being poisoned." "You knew when I was with you. Oh! the dead man the murdered man was ia tbe house at the very moment! Your hands were red with blood when you took me away to get me out of the way so that I should not know " She stopped, she could not go on. "I did not know. Iris not with certain ty. I thought ho was dying when became Into the house. He did nut die: he began to recover. When tbe doctor gave him his medicine after that woman went away I suspected. When be died, my suspicions were stronger. I challenged him. He did not deny It. Believe me. Iris, I neither counselled it nor knew ot it," "You acquiesced in it. You consented. Yon should have warned the tbe other murderer that yon wonld denounce him if the man died. You took advantage of it. His death enabled you to carry out yonr fraud with me ns your accomplice. With me! I am an accomplice in a mur der!" "No, no. Iris; yon knew nothing of It. No one can ever acense you" "You do not understand. It is part ot tbe accusation which I make against my self." "As tor what this woman writes," her husband went on, "it Is true. I suppose it is useless to deny a single word of it. She had hidden behind the curtain, then! She heard and saw all! If Vimpany had found her! He was right. No one so dangerous as a woman. Yes: she has told you exact ly wnat Happened. sne suspected, all along. We should have sent heraway and 'changed our plans. This comes of being too clever. Nothing would do for the doc tor but the man's death. I hoped we both hoped that he would die a natural death. He did not. Without a dead man we were powerless. We had to get a dead man. Iris. I will hide nothing more from yon. whatever happens. I confess every thing. I knew tnat he was going to die. When he began to get well I was filled with forebodings, because I knew that he wonld never ba allowed lo go away. How else could we find a dead body? You can't steal a body; you can't make one up. You must-have one for proof ot death. I say" his voice was harsh ana hoarse "I say that I knew ho must die. I raw his death In tfco doctor's face. And there was no more money left for anew experiment if uxDre snouia get wcu ana go away. When It came to the point I was seized with mortal terror. I would have riven upeverything everything to see the man get up from Eis bed and go away. But it was too late. I Baw tbe doctor prepare the final dose, and when he held It to his lips I saw bv bis eyes that it was the drink ot death. I have told you all," he con cluded. "You have told me all," she repeated. "AW Good heavens! All!" "I have hidden nothing from you. Now there is nothing more to telL" She stood perfectly still her hands clasped, her eyes set, her face white and stern. "What I have to do now," snsssid.f'Ues plain before me." "iris! I implore yon, make bo change In our plans. Let us go away as we proposed. Let tbe past be forgotten. Come with me" Go with you? With you? With yon? Oh!" She shuddered. "Iris! I have told you all. Let us go on as if you bad heard nothing. We cannot ba more separated than we have been for the last three mouths. Let us remain as we ore until the time when you will be able to feel for me to pity my weakness and to forgive me." "You do not understand. Forgive you? It is no longer a question of forgive ness. Who am I that my forgiveness Ehould be ot the least value to jou or to any?" "What is the question, then?" "I don't know. A horrible crime has been committed a horrible, ghastly, dreadful crime sncha thingasone reads of in the papers and wonders, reading it, what manner of wild beasts must be tbose who do such things. Perhaps one won ders, besides, what manner of women must be those who associate with those wild beasts! my hnsbandl my husband! and I I am one of the women who are Hie fit companions of these wild crea ures!" "You can say what you please. Iris; what JCJ pleasel" "I have known onlv since I came here Vive I really known and understood that I have wrecked my life in a blind passion. h.tve loved you, Harry: It has been my .nrse. 1 followed you against the warn ings of everybody; I have been rewarded ' -by this. We are In hiding. If we ere Viand we shall be nent te a convict prison or conspiracy. We shall be lucky if we are not tried for murder and hanged by the neck until we are dead. This is my reward!" "I have never played tbe hypocrite with yon. Iris. I have never pretended to virtues which I do not possess. So far" "Hushl Do not speak to me. I have something more to sar, and then I shall never speak to yon any more. Hushl Let mo collect my thoughts. I cannot find the words. I cannot Wait wait! Oh!" She sat down nnd burst Into sobbings and moanlugs. Bnt only fur a minute. Then she sprang to her feet again and dashed back the tears. "Time for crying," she said, "when all is done. Ilarrv, listen carefully; these are my last words. You will never haar from me any more. You m un manasa your own life la your own sr. In save it or to snoil it; I will aerar mere bear any part In it. lam got ag tack to England, alone. I shall give np your name and I shall take my maiden name again, or some other. I shall live some where quietly where you will not discover me. But perhaps yon will not look tor met" "Iwfflaot," he said. "I ow job so much. I will not look for yon." "As regards this money whUh X hare obtained for you nnder false pretenses, out of the fifteen thousand pounds for which yon were insured, fire thousand have been paid to my private account. I shall restore to the Company all that money." Gooaaeareas,m9.Touwui o prosv anted on a criminal charge." 'Shall It That will matter little, pro vided I make reparation. Alas! Who shall make reparation who shall atone tor the blood-spilling? For all things else In this world we may make what we call atonement, bnt not for the spUUng of blood." "Yon mean this? You will deliberately do this?" -"I mean every word. I will do nothing aad say nothing that will betray yen. Bat the money that I can restore, 1 will restore. So help tne God" With stream ing eyes she raised her hand and pointed apward. er hashaad bowed his head. She went to her own room and peeked a atngiabexwlth necessary things. Thea she nailed the honsewildand informed her that the had been summoned to return addealy to England; she mast reach Brus sels a Mess saas evaawg. xae woraaa the station: and Irisleft Louraln and hex hnshano tor ever! "I never deceived you!" CHARZB LVL TOTS BOARD OF DITtECTOES. A Board Meetfug ot the Royal Unicorn Life Insurance Company had been special ly convened. "I submit. Mr. Chairman." said one and he was a barrister "that the Com pany Knows uotntng at all aoouc jaay Harry Norland. We have had to deal with th.e firm of Ersklne, Mansfield, Den ham & Co., of Lincoln's Inn Fields, and a most respectable firm, too. On their rep resentations we paid the money. If it can be ascertained that we have been defraud ed we must look to them. If we have to prosecute anybody, it must be that respect able firm." "Good." said the Chairman. At this moment a card was brought in. It was that ot Mr. Erskine himself, senior partner in the very firm. He came in, old, eminently respectable, but shaken. He was greatly shaken. "Gentlemen," he said, nervously. "I hasten to bring you a communication, a most extraordinary communication, which I have just received. It is nothing less than a confession a fnil confession from a person whom I had every reason to believe was dead. It is from Lord Harry Norland." "Pray read It." the chairman said. "Gentlemen," the lawyer read, "Yon will bo surprised and pained to learn that lam not as you were given to understand : dead; but, on the other hand, lit lug and in the enjoyment of rude health. I see no reason way my life should not be prolong ed to three score years and ten. The claim, therefore, which you sent in to the Royal Unicorn Life Insurance Com pany was fraudulent. It was the result of a deep-laid conspiracy. Yon have been made the Innocent accomplice ot a great crime. My wife, who now knows the whole truth, is most anxious for restitution to be made. She is about to restore that por tion of the money which lies in her name. The rest will be sent back by myself, on certain conditions. In communicating tbe fact of my being still olive to the head of my family you will please also to inform him that I au thorize the discontinuance of the pre minm. This will save the family 300 a year. This will be a solatium to him for the fact that his brother still lives to disgrace tbe name. If I should die before the next premium Is due I order my heirs not to claim the money. I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Habbt Noelaxd." "The premium, which should have been paid under ordinary circumstances," said tbe secretary, "was due six week ago. The policy has therefore expired." He will not be caught," ooserveu xno Chairman. "The letter is from too cool a hand. He has prepared a retreat. I daro say by this time he is In some safo and convenient disguise. We are only con cernedare we not? for the moment with the lady. She bos received the money from vou. We paid it to you ou your rep resentations." 'Observe." sold the lawyer, "that the moment she learns the truth she hastens to make restitution." "Humnbt" said the Director, turning over Lord Harry's letter sothat tbe lawyer snouia not do soie to reau tne contents. "Hare you seen her?" "I hare not. I expect to do so beforo long. She will certainly call upon me." "She will be ill-advised." said the Chair man, "if she calls upon anybody just at present. Well, sir, 1 confess that I am sorry every member of this board would be sorry to see that lady placed in tho dock beside her husband." "In the interestsof tbenoble family con cerned, I hope that neither of them will be placed In the dock." "Wo are much obliged to you, sir, for your prompt action. It is. of course, only what we should have expected of your firm. Meantime, remember that the claim was made by you, that you received the money, and but we will communicate with you in a few days. The Secretary wrote such a letter ss was suggested. By return of post a check was sent, signed by one William Linville, for the sum of eight thousand pounds. The Company had. therefore, recovered thir teen out of fifteen thousand pounds. Ths Secretary had another interview with Mr. Erskine, the result of which was that the Compauy recovered the remaining tne thousand pounds. Every firm ot solicitors contains its own secrets and keeps them. Therefore, we need not inquire whether It was intended that this money shonld be paid bv the tirr' or by the noble family to which Lord liar ry Norland belonged. It Is, however, cer tain that a few days afterwards Mr. Hugh Mountjoy called at the office and had a long conversation with the senioi partner, and that he left behind him c very big check. CHAPTER LVIL A KEFUa, It was all over. Iris had sent In he; money. She was in asmall lodging founr" for herbr Fanny Mere, who called lie: cousin. She stayed Indoors all day long, afraid ot stirring abroad: afraid to reiii the papers: afraid that her hnsband war arrested on the chnrgo of consplr.-cT. nn' cry might be out after her. Therefore, when she beard a manlystep on the stair, she started and turned pale, expecting nothing short ot an armed mes senger of the law. She never was in this danger for a single minute, bat conscience made a coward ot her. The step was that ot Hugh Mountjoy. "I found yon out." be said, "by means of Fanny. The girl knew that she was safe In letting me know your secret. Why are vou in concealment?" "You cannot know all, oryou would not ask me that." "I do know all; and again I ask, why are you in concealment?", "Because Oh. Hnghl spare me." "1 know all, which is the reason why I cannot choose but come to see you. Come out ot this poor place; resume your own name. There Is no reason wbyyoa should not. You were not present at Passy when this conspiracy was batched: you got there after tbe funeral. Yon. naturally, went to tee the family solicitors. Iris, what has the conspiracy to do with you?" it will be observed that Hugh had not read the letter written to the directors of tbe company. "Do yon know about the money?" "Certainly. You sent back all that you could five thousand ponnds. That show ed yonr own innocence."' "Hugh, you know that I am guilty." 'The world will think that you are Inno cent. At any rate, you can come out and go about without fear. Tellme,.whatare yonr plans?" "'I have no plana, I only want to bide my head, somewhere." "Yes. We will talk about that pres ently. Meantime, I hare some news tor you." "News? What news?" "Keally good news. 1 hare to tell you a thjng which will surprise vou." "Gaod news? What good news it there for me?" "x our hasbxod has sent back the Whole ot the mooey." "Sent it Vaak? So the Iainraaee Of fice?" . "Aa has bees sent back, He wrote two letters one to the solicitors aad thy other to the Insurance Compaay. It it act like ly now that anything can be said, because the Directors have accepted the money. Moreover, it appears that they might have proceeded agaUst the lawyers toe the re covery of the money, but that ttey have nothing i o do either witt yon or with Lord Harry Norland. That ft a dlQcntt point, however. Somebody, it seems, has com pounded, oris goinz to compound, a fel ony. I do not understand exactly what this meant, or what dreadf oteoaeeqaencea might follow: but -I am soared by the lawyers that we need STprehcnd nothing more. AHisrer." Iris heaved a prefomsd sigh. "Then he tt safe?" she said. "Yon think of hist first," said Hugh, jealously. "Yes: he is safe: and, I do hope, gone away, eat at the conn try, never to some lack any mere. The more Import ant thlag Is that yew should be safe from htm. Aa for the doctor bat 1 aanaot Fpeak ef the doctor with eoauaoa patience. Let him he left te the ead which always .- M late ha haaa that he will nn-er, wherever he-goes, reel aav self in safety." "I am sat s." sain Iris, "not only from my husband but from what else beside? You know what I mean. You mean that L as well as my husband, am safe from that. Oh! the "ear of it has never left me never for one moment. You tell me that I am safe from publla disgrace, and I rejoice when I ought to sink Into the earth with shame!" She covered her face with her hands. (To Do ooatmnea.j WIT A1VD HUMOR. The Devil's army is drafted; tbe other side is made up of volunteers. Ashland Press. The resort hotels will soon be mak ing' preparations for the summer seizin.'. -Washington Past. Put your trust i a, the Lord and your money in a trust and you'll come out air right. Ashland ires. AfcGoggin calls tiis room on. the tenth floor a princelv apartment on account of its royal highness. Light. ObesKy induces to inactivity. That's nrobablv why the fat office never seeks tbe man. Binghamton Leader. Well Johnnie, do j-ou enjoy going to school?" "It's prettv good fun. I like comin homo the best, though." Puck. The two great wants of the day belter mail sorvico abroad and better femalo service at home. Burlington Free Press. Miss Flyppe "Do vou think a wo man is ever justified in swearing?1' Mrs. Watts "Not if she is single' Terra Saute Express. "Srailcr is a hearty Jaugher." "H.are you been telling him a funny story?" "O, no; I hare been listening to him tell one." IT. T. Sun. In the Navy; Captain "How la that fellow I cut down?" Doctor "Dead, sir." Captain "Well, don't bury him until he has apologized." Puck. Cladys "The freshman class seems to hare so many tall men this year." Jack "Probably had their legs pulled by subscription"fiends.1, Tale llecord. "What are you working at now?" said one young man to another. "Noth ing." "It strikes me you ought to have had that done by this time. li'MAtno--ton Post. Eastern Boy "Did you ever play football?" Western Boy (watching the game) "No; but I once got caught in a drove of stampeded mules." N. Y. Weekly. Lawyer (explaining to client) "Well, now, my dear, to tell you the truth " Clieut (bouncing up and out) "You are no lawyer." Wash ington Star. "You rhould air your apartments if you wish to rent them. Mrs. Browne," said the agent. "You know what H.tmlet said. 'Flat, stale and unprofita ble."' Pact Chairman of Committee "Wo want a watch worth $100 to offer as a prize in an amateur athletic contest." Jeweler "One that will cost about ?3l). I suppose.'" Life. He "When an Indian gives a present it is always with the expectation of getting something in return of equal or greater value. She "Why, how funny. That's just exactly like out wedding present system, isn't it:"' Terre Jlaute Express. Little Boy 'This paper speaks of Tountrlndr who has an attractive face. Does that mean pretty?" Papa "What young lady isthe paper talking about?" "It's "about an heiress." "It means she isn't quito homely enough to stop a clock." N. Y. Weekly. "Larapy," said the Ibis, who was sucking the paste-brush, deep in thought, "can't high-toned people live in a tenor-ment?" "Certainly," replied the Jester, mechanically; "so can low down people lire in a bass-ment, can't they?" Harvard Lampoon. Faithful Domestic "Please, mum. you'll have to get another dog or I won't stay." Mistress "I mourn the loss of poor Fido as much as you do, but I don't think of leaving, the house on that account." Faithful domestic "But. mum. you don't have to wash the plates." N. Y. Weekly. "Look here," said a Senator to his spend-tlirift son; "I must protest against your idleness and extravagance. What would you do if you had a father who made you work?" "What would I do?" repeated tbe lad, as he blew a ring from his cigarette. "Well, I'd say he was a good "un." Washing ton Post. Mrs. Gadder "You really must ex cuse me, my dear, but I fell so in love with your seal-skin jacket that I posi tively had to get one like it-'' Mis. Chatter (with a scornful glance at Mrs. Gadder's plush garment) "O. I'm sure that's very nice of you. They say, you know, that imitation is the slncer est flattery." America. Boston Photographer "Now (it your eyes on this subject." Customer "Do'you wish me to.smile?" Boston Photographer "A gentle smile might be well. Remember what Richier says: "The happiness of life consists not in single flashes of light, but in continuous mild serenity.1 Thank ou. That is Hie idea cxactlv." America. Merchant ho his clerk) "How can you take your hat off to that man when you kuow how lie lias cneatea nicr "How can I help taking my hat off to auy man who cau cheat you?" Flic gendc Blatter. Mother "My boy I didn't mean to whip you so hard." Willie (who has been stealing jam) "That's all right, ma. I didn't get quite enough jam anyhow, and I'll go and get a little more." N. Y. Sun. Briggs "Do you ever have to tell your wife where you have been when you are out late o' nights?' Braggs "O, no.; she is not unreasonable. She is "perfectly satistied to know where I haven't been." Terre Haute Express. Tra goinz to make a speech to- nijht." said Congressman Blank's private secretary to his- wife. "You make a speech?" "Yes: I'm going to make it to-night and Mr. Blank will deliver it to-morrow." Washington fast. Husband "Ain't you ready yet?" Wife "I'll be ready in a minute. I've onlr cot one glove to put on." Hus band fstehinffl "One of those ten button gloves. Well. I'll sit down and write four or fire more letters. Texas Siftmjs. First New Yorker "Well, we may as well scratch Gen. Sherman's name off the list." Second New-Yorker "Why?" F. V. Y. "The General an nounces that he has his meaaasenl selected aad' paid for." St Ami ft"ojjeer-2Vss. Mr. Lincoln. I believe yon will be the nominee." Mr. Lincoln laughed and said: "I think not I beUere those Eastern chaps will euchre aa oat of it, but you are very kind to thiak 1 will ba nominated and I aa bbcs obliged to you." Finally nuo ot the players dropped out, aad" Mr. Lincoln invited Mr.- Cox to "take a hand," Mr. Cox of coarse did so, for be was anxious to play witk the man he was sure would be nomin ated, and the gamo lasted come Una, Mr. Lincoln displaying great skill an strength. When the game was fiakhec Mr. Lincoln kept score for another se ot players by notchiog the points oa t stick aad calling out "score" ia a tear roiee. -Cincinnati Times-Star. KANSAS STATE NEW& Parsons Journal: A gentleman from old Mexico arrived in the city, Sunday, with a lot of parrots, on his way east. iHe sold several birds for 96 -each. Ford Gazette: Fred Mendenhall 'has taken charge of the editorial de partment ot the Dodge Citj Times, and Mr. Martin, former editor, retires. Pawnee Bock Leader: A-scording to tne agricultural report ot J niy, Barton county bad ZZ3,U1G bushels more wheat on hand Match 1st, 1890, than on March 1st, 1889. Eudora, judging from news items generally published, concerning dopre dations of all kinds, eeems to hare about the toughest lot of kinky-haired population. Gardner Kansan: We are especially favored with abundant fruit crops in this locality. There are plenty grapes on the market at 2 cts. per pound; ap ples at 25 cts. per bushel, and peaches at SI per bushel. Washington Republican: A ride through various portions of the conn- ty this week convinces ns that the out look for corn is not as unfavorable as reported. The northern portion ot the county will hare corn for shipment. From Beatrice, Neb.: An attache of Wallace it Anderson's show was ar rested here on a charge of stealing a quantity ot silverware at Junction CJity, Kan. The silverware was found in his possession, and he fits the description of the man wanted for the theft. From Wichita: Judge O. G. Foster arrived from Topeka and will open tbe United States circuit court. There are about 400 cases to be tried, end the witnesses summoned number betwean 3,000 and 4,000, 1,200 coming from Guthrie and vicinity alone. From Wichita: Harvey Moreland, of St Joseph, became suddenly insano while watching the death of a compan ion in a city hospital. He had every thing his own way in the hospital, attacking doctors and attendants, until tho police finally captured him and placed him in jail. From Atchison: Alfred H. Martin, brother of the late Governor John A. Martin, suffered a stroke of appoplexy while at the supper table, Saturday evening, and is believed to be in a dy ing condition. He had ju6t returned from Kansas City, Kan., where ho has been for several months past Junction City Union: G. A. Atwood, of Manhattan, did not locate in Helena, Montana, as he expected, but goes to Grand Forks, North Dakota, to tako a position as editor-in-chief of the Plain Dealer, a daily and weekly publication, with a large job office in connection. Mr. Atwood has purchased an interest in the paper. Fredonia Democrat: The evaporat ing factory has hardly got fairly atartod yet The carpenters are at work per- iwwug uKouieu. a goou many both the earlier and later kinds were apples have however, been brought in, partial failures. The' medium sorts and several hundred bnahels run . made a fair crop. As a means of corn through. They will be able to dipposo orison of v.-iriotioa thn TT.;mntD of 250 bushels BriAlB dkWtHr 04 llA.A mt-. ? ..., u. """ arrangements are completed. Burlington Nonpareil: Coley Hill soia peacnes on tne street, luesJay, for 9i.ov per Dusueis. xney were the fcebt lot brought to market this year, and measured eigut to nine inches around and weighed well on to a pound each. viuiuwj jreov-ucn am Douui unuiiv 10 sixty cents, and there are plenty of them in this county. Jamestown Kansan: A plan has been put on foot by the farmers of Beaver township, Bepublio county, to get the state to appropriate 815,000 for the purpose of damming the marsh, and thereby securing a fine largo lake, the influence of which on the rainfall and temperature would be a great blessing w uiib uoriiioii 01 coanirv. Lindsborg News: Prospects for an increased attendance at Bethany college next school year, are very flattering in deed. Already a very large number hare made arrangements to attend, and tho ladies on the roll now almost equal the number of last year. Tho gentle men are enrolling rapidly, and the pros pects are that their number will be largely increased orer last school jar. Wellington Monitor: The immense peaches entered by Thomas Mason, otPaleetme township, for the Gelino , soecial nreminm. attraetod an murf, at. .;-: t-,i,: : . ,: i: I lention as auyimug in ine iruis line. lal M aastn a Ian heri a fine exhibit of I winter apples of tbe standard varieties, J and several kinds of peaches. He has an orchard of about a thousand rnph trees which came into full bearing thi, , year, and from which he has gathered an abundant crop. Kansas City Gazette: The new Un ion Pacifio elevator that looms up so majestically in the Kaw Valley on the south side of the city, is one of tne largest and certainly the most com pleteelevators in the world. It has been erected daring the last three months by Peary & Co., of Minneapo lis, It cost something over 8200,000, and has a capacity for 1,500,000 bush els, and machinery and appliances ca pable of handling 400 cars of grain erery day. Leavenworth correspondence: Hon. E. W. Snyder, president of the Manu facturers' National bank ot this city, has presented to the Soldiers' Home a beautiful and costly drinking fountain.- ine gut is exceedingly timely and is greatly appreciated by the old veterans ' as well as by the larire number of vis itors who are constantly going to tbe home. No more appropriate gilt could be conceived, and in ndditinn trio fnnn. tain is a very material ornament to the j nome grounds. Chetopa Democrat: The other day when Yes Eellar wasoleaninsr un the store he gathesad np a lot of waste! paper on the floor and put it in the stove. Among the rubbish was a paste board box which had contained nitro glycerine cartridges. It seems tho box had become so thoronirhlr saturated with the nitro-glycerine that when tbe xrsaa was burning it exploded with ter rific force, the report being plainly heard all over town. The store was quite badly demolished. Topeka Capital:' E. A. Preseott, ot the Butters Preserving- works, says that all the apples of the United States this year will be round within a radius of 100 miles of Kansas City. His com pany are taking all that offers. He says the prospects for a permanent can ning factory are very good, beliering as he does that pickles aad other veg etables can be raised here as easily as elsewhere, with proper management. The factory has contracted for and is now receiving the product ot twenty fire acres ot cucumbers. They have on hand for pressing aad apple butter aboat.000 bashek. Kansas City, Ma, Journal: A train ot twenty cars, loaded with plaster from Gypsam City, Kam. for Miaaeapolis, waa brought ia by tie Htsaoari Pacifio railway and left on exhibitioa ia tbe yards of that cotapeny aear the state Coasidersbie, iatereat ia beinsr because tt is aa adrerttseawmt of what promises to be an important Hennas" industry. The plaster beds ot Gypsum) City are extensive, and the product ia ot excellent quality. Gypsum City ia a local point on the Missouri Pacific road, between Hopo and Salina, but the growth of the plaster business ia likely to secure for the point competi tive lines. Concordia Empire: During a storm lightning struck the 'house of J. B. Clark, south of Lawrenceburcr. It went down the stove-pipe, knocked the lida off the stove, then passed down tho legs of the stove on to the four boards thq stove stood upon. Mr. and Mrs. Clark and son were severely shocked. The son soon recovered and worked with Mr. and Mrs. Clark some time before they became conscious. A dog that wai lying on the porch was killed. It wa; a narrow escape for all. Burlington Nonpariel: For about ten days a pension examiner sent on to investigate a snonosed fraud near La Roy, has been busy in this vicinity and LeHoy looking it up. Tho facts as wi understand tbem are about as follows) Charlotte Miller, widow of Samuel S. ,T. Miller, applied for pension, proving mat ner nusband was in the d Kansas, and that he died of disease contracted in the army. She drew Sl,359 back pay sometime in July last, and a pension of 812 per month for horself, and S4 4er month each for several children. -the pension agent thinks he can proto that her husband was never a day in the army, and the Samuel Miller who was in the 2d Kansas is still alivo, and drawing SG per month pension. It tEo facts are as he eupposes. some parties will probably visit Leavonworth fos thsir health. Of course in a case ot this kind there can be no defense; tho, records at Washington will soon settle the matter in one way or another. STOCK AND FARM. The Oxford Mockincr Bird states that somo of tho late fields of corn will make more corn than the farmers had anv idea they would. La Crosse Chieftain: The ruin ol the Ness City sugar mill is complete. A high wind on Monday night blew tho standing walls over onto the en gine house, destroying all the firo had left Troy Times: There are a great many fields of corn in this county that will averago forty to fifty bushels per acre, wheat has turned out far better than was expected, and our fruit crop is im mense. Jewell City Republican: The corn prospects in Jewell county are one-half better then they were two weeks aero. In somo fields, thoucb, the tassel was dead before the ear came out, snlt in 8nch cases is a fine 'lareo cob. with hore and there a kernel of corn. Manhattan Industrialist: Eighty five vatieties of oats were crown this season on the college farm, of which i have been successful. Arkansas City Traveler: F. M. Tuckett, the distinguished heavy horse . breeder nnd importer has just returned ' from a Hying visit to Dallas and south- eastern Texas, where he has inst rem. I Klimmiitml n (nilir Iflfl finn fu.t l sumraated a trade" of 100,000 feet of lumber. All ot that timber goes into uuuuins necessary on nis larms. Arkansas City Traveler: The Arkan sas City cattle company eohl 900 head ot cattle last week. Tho manager, Captain Burt, says tho cattlemen are making all possible efforts to get their cattle from the strip ou time. Some of them would not be able to do it Tom Hill had threo gangs of men assisting him, and still ho would not be able to-' get his cattle on the market Concordia Daylight: About all the young cattle are now eleaned out of northwestern Kansas. For the past two months, the Central Branch has hanlod on an arerago 180 cars ot steers per week to the Big Muddy, and it is safe to presume other roads have secured, an equal portion of shipments. This' means that 45,000 head of steers will be wanted to faten upon next year's crop. Concordia Empire: T. J. Shaw loft; nt. onf ofEco a h?Me f" llkoJ wbeat M.a specimen of 2,000 bushels he has ns the product of seventy acres. 1,1, 1 a If " b - rw t""t' " ro. Ho P3?1 hlB wheat antil late, and his ne'Rhbore that he would have no crop. The Turkey Bed wheat 8?e.m! to bo l.ne kind for this country, and the pooplo are learning that wheat must bo one of the staple crops oC Cloud county. The chinch bug prob lem seems to be solved by the discovery of the chinch bug cholera, that soon clears a field of these pests. Santa Fe Monitor: W. F. Doughty, living just across the Haskell county line, in Grant county, thrashed 157 bushels of wheat and 37i bushels of rye, this summer, and didn't sow a grain of seed or give it any attention, it being all volunteer growth. The wheat averaged a little over six bushels to the acre. Jamestown Kansan: Tho alfalfa seed crop of this vicinity will cut quite a figure in the resources ot the farmors who are lucky enough to have fields ot this dry weather clover. W. B. Ans- d.eI1 tbreehed over forty bushels ot splendid seed from five acres, and many others have threshed with equally good results. The total amount in this vicin ity will go up into the thousands of bushels. From Lincoln: A great many cattle in Lincoln county bare teen attacked with a strange disease of the ere. After suffering from tbe affliction for a few days, they become totally blind, it is a disease entirely new to the stock men ot this section. Some attribute it to the eating- of a poison weed, others to a contagious disease or epidemio similar to pink-eye among horses, but of more violent character. Bluff City Herald: Among -the im provements we hear ot is a new dwell ing house on the farm of A. M. Staf ford. Mr. Stafford has a half-section farm of splendid land, extensively planted witn timber and trait trees, aad when he gets his new house completed will have one of tbe most valuable farms J in the county, and what is better, owns ii. lreeoieucuiuurancr, wnu nomine; oq earth to prevent his enjoying the fat of the land and living to a patriarchal age. Wichita Eagle:. H. C. Buck, whose residence and vinyard are on Hillside, gathered two and a half tons from 204 vines,. sad, the fruit being the best, he received the top price on this market for all he sold. He also gathered a fine crop ot raspberries ia the early iTaitr. secariag 450 qaarta from the vines oe one teataof aa acre of groand. Hera ia another inst sacs of tbe profitableaesa of kactiealtare aad vialicnlture, eves ia a assail war. ja thtsaoantrr. where a w sneasaiuiu,,as ia the -, tar, ss heats aa aretta oaa Smaday fleree earning a atadbf ef hah. "Da .'those bekag to yearYe-yeT &. Tea sea thaf s what they got &r chaa itaifyaBji oa Smnday,'' iooaxssme conversation parties" bare beast introduced as a now form of bmusenjeai. A progressive ooavar ,sation party takes place whan three is; tmaim mess mr the Orst ana i i days: and whenamaa AAatwft vita has used his raaor to epaaa ft can. he's that kind ef a 'Hbykiaisell ' You can't praise a man tat hariag done a great thing without hearing from the little nun at hia aide who "advise) himtoaott. BUxxxas to bow Slathers, 7ht oat there?" SlatheriHow so? Blathers Oh, well, if yen don't see it I But it strikes me she's some thing of a eatter. To 8TBTD life at your aide, Miss Elise, I would giro up everything; parents, title, property." "But my dear air, it you sacrificed all those what would be left far me?" Fibst fisherman What task Becond fisherman None at all: can't get the cork out. Unanswerable. Anxious sister (to brother just re turned from a sparring lesson) Oh, Jack, don t learn to fight in that brutal i t?V', u Jou.wnt to perfect yourself. ii xessons in lencinir. Jack les. but if I was lr t (probably wouldn't have a foQ with me. She (triumphantly) But you might (not have your boxing-gloves. tiOimr The Jester Consolation. Break, Break, Break! Ye banks, where'er ye be; But I'm glad to know )hat a single cent Will not be lost by me. Johnny Mamma what's the use of keeping the whip you use on me behind the motto, "God bless our home?" Mamma Can you suggest a better place? Johnny Yes: put it behind the mot to "I need tfiee every hour." Miss Gabble Ihare bad that parrot for th red months now, and it has never spoken a word, Caller Perhaps you haye never giv en it a chance. . Passenger What makes the train co so sk ? It seems to fairly creep. Con ductor Why the roid ain't over a year old. Wouldnt expect it to do anything but creep yet, would you? Cady I heard you had a firo f ere and are selling coods at a bargain '' Butcher Thats ritjlit ma'am. Look at thosp tine hams lor jourteen cents a pouud, only slightly damaged by smoke! Is Fbicxlt Asa" Bitter; pood for anv thing! Bead what Frank Grisgsby, of Dodge City, Kan., says: ''For three jears 1 suffered from a disease that mv physicians pronounced Incurable My friends had given me up to die, when I was induced to try your remedy. ltoo!c it for three months and have gained S3 pounds in weight. Am a well man andPricklv Ash Bitter aved I my life. I am under life-Ion? obligations tder lifc-lonjj obligations and will never ceise to K "" nicuicine, 1 'ecomtnend it" "That baby will never ba a good bus iness man- He has uo enterprise.,, "Why not?" 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This remedy Is now se well and favorably known by all srae ban used it that arguments as is its merils are ese !sas, and il others who require a oarrtct Ive lo Ihe system would bat five H a trial the health ef Mis country weeM be vastly Improved. Resrsmbof Me nama-FWCKLY ASH BITTERS. Ask your eVueeit! lor H. RICKIY ASH IITJEBS CO,. ST. LOUIS, MO. Wrrhl'-a watmpr Cnfoo. RaitM. -lo (to Slathers, who nnmanul and was imoiWh T ... isn't Miss Blood lit tW.l Thrijt is fc-vr-uood rgvenug sV-Psssssmlt"19 dassssssa. asssTasT " n Pm W. -BeassaWV BBBsUataV -amVaVafsswBBlBBBr" DV T kSkraHakaaWsZ. '13 QF 4miBtmW . uBMLilmxzfmlB?'. Jj results cleanliness mi rVriTTTiwiSiSn It is a.solid c&Ke 3of scouring soap Try iHnyournext-house-cleaning and behopjy CHEAP COMFORT Can hs matnd fty ihe wnaR inimbnent in ms cake cf SAPOLIO whmym hm a house or kitchen dn. From thepainiUihepoU and perns, and indudtng the wmiaum mid rfwrr, ff ff ff y " i-ig -r was. MoausT. ae -ran - - hra hare pot another little brother bwrning? "Oh! have 1 1 Does mother iClareaosr buy If tai a, tEWa 'a dear. Ifs the dearest little thin in the world. He One aseaaent. Does the superlative adjeeaVe refer to the Prftti ofe tUfceaaaJJL SE Albert, I hare como to the con clusion that I lore George better than I. lore you, and He What about that eagacement ring I gave ou to wear? "Oh, that's all right George says he won't objeel if I w ear it" v An IrisFman seeing a Cuiaama read ing a Chinese book backward, as is their enstom, exclaimed, "Johnny, are ye left:handed or only crojs-eyed?" ''Tt'iiAT shall wo do to got our young toen to the front?" asks a writer. The knswor seems plain: Induce the older bnes to take back feats. Oct Fatbor CBeffly tart Patrick, so flTly. iYersrtf la tHat station "ad bo my talfatlon " y'4 t Into neavln the likla't ot m." No, ratrick; dont fatter jocrtolt on tlv. mattker, Sart rather O'iMHy, "I know je too well. Tct for jtr eontoUn. I'd bnl be oootrollla' The MC ol tho Jlv, to bar ye from hell. Mb. Surra (to neighbor's son who n dining with him) Well, sonny, ha part of the chicken would you hie ' Boy The whole of it Minister Here's a motto I want the eyes of my oongiegation to d eil upoa until its words are engrm ed upon th tablets of the people's memory. Shall I hang it here in the center of the pul pit? Minister's wife Oh, no l Hang it over yonder in tho corner right side of the clock. CopTtlfM,! AU on one sitle the offer that's made by the pro prietors of Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. It's $500 reward for an incurable case of Catarrh, no mat ter how bad, or of how long stand ing. They mean what they aay; they're responsible, and the oiler lias been made for years. It's ail on your side you lose your catarrh, or you're paid 5300 for keeping it. But it's 6afc for them, toothey know you'll be cured. Dr. Sage's Remedy produces per. feet and permanent cures of Chronic Catarrh in the Head, as thousands can testify. 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