HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1899-8-17, Page 6A DAUGHTER OF CAIN
A Novel of the Present Day.
The woman kid regained ab her ar rhe asked, is low, ocementrated toasa.
ruguuce and wit no urine am she coo- ••dual you could come hese and wrest
eluded.
only treasure front are f Did you
Mira Laugioy flushed angrily. y
She remembered only too well Ce-
c11es retort that day regarding her
unfltaer to be w mother, and it had
rankled la her heart more than the
would have been willing to conform
to anyone.
"You are trlflsh-yaw do nut iron•
milder the welfare of your child."
Pb. cried.
Cecile heard her out.. standing tall
aid seely art a you elm before
Mr. her fair fate and marten head
gleaming above her black robes like
a lily crowned with sitars.
Her Mande were lorrs•ly clasped in
front of her, and *besot there was not
a vestige of Dolor In bar cheeks her
voice was clear as a sliver bell. and
steady, as rhe replied :
Mrs. Langley doubtless you have
net forgotten &bat rim ogee proposed
this came thing to me before and I
re you my answer. 11 s needless
for me 4t way that it will be the rams
today." _
It le became I 40 *wider the
welfare sof my child abet I will nut
let you have her," Cecile retarded,
sternly. "No. if I were living on but
a crest a day I would not trust her
with yoe. f1 would be far better
-ti> for her to puffer with me tban w
be reared to such poverty of soul as
the would be In your care. But you
are greatly In error. I am happy to
say that I cap give Daisy every ren•
touabfe comfort, and u I live site will
be well educated -she will receive
every advantage that the most ex-
acting could desire. That will be Cay
life -work, and to make her Just the
pure. tender. true woman that her
tattler would have loved to have her
g row W he, had he lived to watch
ter develop into maturity. slbd. in
taking my husband. &howled tae' that,
1 had other duties. He has shown me.
too, bow to Improve tee talents tie
has given me. and although DAIRY
should never have one dollar of How-
ard'. property, ,he will have. 11 I
compare WC trooper -in the feiare; as
L.buve been la the past. no 'mean
-inheritance when she reaches her
eajorlty."
--Lamle
-Or
ten LLamle-Or wit
wonderingere aid heied
more and
more bow thin (light, delicate girl
could have aceompluhed so much.
All around her were evidences of
• • ; _', rtyi4 -Slid cell'' not 'ltoitbt
the truth of what the had lord her.
Her own apparel, although Amply
made, was fine and of the best ma-
terial, while the toted sad appeared
every inch the cultured lady and
fitted to Shine in any sphere. Her
child she remembered, had been ex•
qulattely dressed ; the kept a nurse
for her, and bile could net under -
e land how such a simple. Inefficient
OIL as he believed Cecile Varaaour
to be. could have risen above me -
rectum% conquering fate as It
were, In -this way, working out her
own independence, when a year and
a half ago she knew that she had
not a doUar that stye could call her
own.
It was beyond ber crtmprehemsion,
and stye realised at that moment
that this lovely young mother w'M
by far her superior in many ways. Oho
recognized her as a perfect woman,
a nobiy planned, more beautiful in
form and torture t.aa herself, her
face &being with thought and le-
Irileet, while her self-reliance and
dignity d bearing commanded ber
admiration eventhough the hated her
for it.
You are carrying things with a
high hand, it seems to me,' she said.
I suppose you would not let me have
Daisy even it you knew Howard was
Thing and desired it r'
Cecile catgut her breath at this
question.
Gould it be possible that Helen had
learned anything oonoerning How-
ard's fate., add was now trying to
rob her of her child so as to keep
hie iortuce is the familyf 11 she was
convinced that she realy knew any-
thing, the would have thrown herself
at bar feet and begged her to make
14 known to her.
But one seance into her face was
sufficient to tel( her that rhe would
get nothing from her ; she had only
referred to her heathltd to accom-
plish bar own dedgts, if possible.
She knew that be could tat have
✓ eturned, for he Grit work would
have been to search for her; beeidea
she had searched the passenger list
of every steamer that had arrived
mince her own return. Not because
dee really expected or hoped to gain
any intelligence of him, but be-
cause some tascinatio• always drew
her eyes to them' lists of names. But
his was never among them.
"lily headband would eat well you
to have the care of his child; be would
never give her to the tender mercies
of a woman who bad rammed and in-
itiated another in distress as you
have insulted me. It this was your
smowed d to- me to -day, I moat
you without farther parley that
yea have utterly failed in it," Cecile
maid to coldly .and decided) that
1ers. Langley felt convinced that ib__er
mawas hopeless.
Stiil alt. would not give up .re,
Would try briber?
I will settle a handsome hneomi`eb
. you, if you will 'anomie. and you sea
deme to ass Daisy -occasionally," she
mid.
A 'handsome income' belongs to me
oat a[ my husband's fortune," Cecile
answered, with carli-ng lip., 'but you
could sot ewh nt, although you
tried to do so, by keeping it from me ;
and some time, I wars you, I seal
take rnIu nee to recover all that Ho-
ward would wish to be mine and
Daisy's. But your heart must be har-
der than adamant to offer me slob
a bribe 1 I do not want anything frnm
you -I have sufficient for all our
seeds " ; and again Helen wondered
how the had done thin.
You will not give Delay, thein, un-
der any dretnaatanoe'r she demand-
ed,, with (tittering eyes.
Mast emphatically no l" and 0.-
elle'e starlike face fisuthed defiance
from every delicate feature.
Helen Langley arose and faced bar.
"Teeter* you have dared to thwart
nee Cecile Vavasr," she cried.hcarse
with wopuaaian : you married my bro-
ther indefinite of my wishes, and this
resulted in eat riming him from me,
for its wit htieself bets' to his troth
is 11)gee o� _ell that I old nay. To-
day' to give me his child,
idiom d abotO4 warship it f mule
have, and now i ware yew, sett if
ever the opportunity a met when i
era erne yew -I will do it r
She fawned as ,ate fltaithed le if to
ge • bat with a taw awilt, prae.tel
stets, Castle peered herself between
her ale fire floor, them barring her
Mit.
pew bhead was raised like a
stage et bee ; hew eyes bad grown
almost' blank from the n filet of aut-
time" W14%10 leer, s'd her ether*/ were
• vivid scarlet.
Atha was glnrioaaly, daazliagly heaw
tired as die bested herself to do bat-
tle with her
think you could come, with impun-
ity, Into the bons that I heve made
by the force of nay will and pe.eever-
anoe, and insult me' by offering me
mild in esotbaoge fur my offspring i
What do you take me for.
W nippier othat I would barter my
owns flesh and Weed were I even
etarvt ng. and were Howard Mont-
gomery twee ytaar brother T-11 is a
mystery to me bow tee natures In
the rima family could be do wholly
unlike -hie OD gentle. noble Aoki kind;
yours eco unfeeling rad craven.
" You hare little understood my
character If you euppee I would
tamely submit to the Insults you
have offered me to -dry. Before
my marriage -on that day -I bore
your abase in silence for Howard's
cerin: 1 lured haw too well to pada
him by revealing to hen what. a
mwwnter of humanity his oily deter
weal, Bet now. with no oat) to pro-
tect Me. I have my own Interests
to look atter, my own battles to
fight. I am able to do 1t-1 shall
do it.
' Now tet this Interview be our
hist -since you reeves reek me but to
offer taw aburts ; never come to me
again ; I will not see you."
Slue Mood aside for her to pew as
the concluded. and Mrs. Langley.
dumb with eurp r1/e at the girl's
eptrtt, wept out without a word.
meted down the (titre. entered her
carriage and wan driven away ; int
bar face was a dead whtto. while her
kiosk eyea looked- the hate which
the had not dared glue expreerion
to before the fierce and rightoone
indignation of the women whom the
hail so outraged.
I will enmesh her -I will (rush ber!
thou we wUl see, tow the ,battle ler
the child wet twine nut," rhe ruut-
teaeti, as the rotted toward her pal,
'°alae but lovely and deadest home.
eight tied thorn e
large dr goad. *stab! nat ase_
be le to a little ttbopy4►I for bk•
tett.
o lotted 1 17 the
)aleV w a .tool
mounter. aid bade bee alt still uatil
YneY willinge wee through, which abs was
rel( with to du sad devoted her-
earepretty
he puy
air to
tto new tre.
Oecile seieoted west the wished.
and then srtepped w (mutter man
ter further down the store. to exam.
ane SUMO geode that attrte:Led leer
eye.
Btt stilt Dates, 1111 mamma omen
back" the Bald, looking back over
bar shoulder as she went, while her
heart thrilled at the pretty picture
the chill made tending her dull.
She )umbawtl a new dread for lair -•
the. the kind, fulthful girl win
toted herial! to her ; the ui•cu
her about fifteen minuted. uud t
She went bulk ora. where She
left Dalt.
Sae was not there!
lactle's face clouded ; the etthl
not wont to disobey her ; and
first offence et, anon utter giving
pleeuure hurt the fond mother.
Of course, else could not be far
she thought, and olio l,e,gan to 1
about the More.
It Wan very barge, ppnd the leu
°coupled some time but there w
pled
hen
had
was
tits
her
off.
uok
rah
ere
.Yasin
hag
den
OD thea nil.daylrhtree d Lire Moana
figure to vitae. with those charm
blue eyes and that flatting gal
4a lr.v
Eery clerk to the ertabllehm
was Iutei viewal, but no one k
anything about the child; several
seen her sitting there by the ouur
with the doll lu her at•ms, but
nut remember seeing her get du
from the stool.
Aset1e unfruitful moments went
Cec1e grew nearly distracted.
when 111 hope of (inciting her In
store was goat. she rushed Into
street to look for her.
The ooachman whom tate maples
104 been sitting on hit box before
door all the time during her able
but lie asserted that Dairy bad
left fire More; he was positive 1
he should have seen and rccogni
her It she had done so
Cce:k hailed the firm polhe ao
begged information of him, but he i
seen no child answering her aerie
tion.
The anxiety and deepteir of
etroken mother can be tetter Im
CBAP'l'Ks ]IIT. Ined than deacribed
, „�.__ . _ - The polo, were notified at h
r- J9telerh - quarters. detectives were sett out, 1
--72------- baby. my trealare• tr'T everything that could be done
Pule -ben darling, to kala! What note. but without avail; patty CO
evil alp i metal' have posessed her to not be found sof ler e. and Cec
come to me with such a proposition? was now robbed of her child as w
Oh, Grid grant that I may live to me as her husband.
my child a woman. s,rit
u that e need Bite hal begun of late to experiet
not fad Into the hands something of hope w Colin.' -ire
tfaetetiiilt wend!" Ineeiirlte Helen' bee•.wer•; fie.' 11Te was nand-
Lansley s l" as ep her sweet little daughter, and the
Theme were ,ante of the excited sen- cup at'on of rearing and educating 1
tomes to which Cecile gave utterance ler, sed to be a source of delight
altar the depertere of her dater ln- aebl But now the world wan .voce m
lair. wbUe she walked back and forth blank to her.
in her little parlor with quick, hider-
'mailerkor three data and nights
neat step, blazing eyes and cltuctuate nor adept , she walked 1
and went over It her mind again that ro dal in ar agony of despair, iii'
trying Interview. and coutcmplated of all , notth10 ore up he rt,'
the tato that wouklbe Uulsyj 1f Mrs.treaties o "gave up heart," u
Langley could have her ways
refusing to be comforted.
"She would dreue her Tike a doll." batt The third afternoon had nen
want on ; ••a11( would pet and spoil h gmw,0 to a o:as., when she sopped
one hour, arid_ torture her the next at canoe In that mildte of the room,
with her pntgoverutablt tamper ; the sudden thought tucking hes hagga
would foster In her a merit a( pride, reprieve"' more wan and ghastly, w'
vanity, and aelflahteeso, and starve her with a sharp cry her hands flew up
heart and Intellect. Oh. my darling! her templet, as if It had pierced I
m7 darling! all that I have In this
brain.
did I not t61it of It before
wide world to live for ; 1 will give you rhe cried, wildly." Helen 'L y
a mother's' fades love, and oldie I stolen my cleat'!"
taigas h
will bestow upon you every good tha w "What Is It?"' Martha exclalm
thee. i clue. I Will not °path you: I will
teach you truth and purity, elf-w.crt- running la to hrd and greatly mann
flop and aelfdapendence." by her wild words and wilder mien
A door opened at Chia t °Mina r and a Helen Langley has stolen my chi
fairy form, In mottoes white, and with etre repeated, with trembling lips;
floating golden ludr, appeared In the Martha Instantly buret Into teen,
aperture. 'having that her clear Metres' b
A few flying mtelyn, a spring, and d gone mad with grief.
glad cry, and the beautiful child ens But Cecile, witharraying
quick. nervous tmo
f" her mother's aritri tions.,was nrruytng herw.lf for e
CecUe hnggred her cies • to her heart. street ; with thin lien, la her head, r
and kitdrd the fair face and rosebud had anything
ing tangible to act upph1
Ilpss again and again.
and anything was morn tsof the th
"To think that anyone Omuta dare the Intolerable suspense of the past
net Inc 10 part with my chid'!" was threw day&
the pa•sonate thrnrgbt of her wound- "Bring me a cup d tieing uofh
cd heart. Martha," she commanded, feeling aha
T, the said aloud, In swat. fond she meat have something to stay h
tone: waning strength ; and when It was
" Did my Ihikvv hnve a nice nap T trough t she drank is off lite so much
Yak and Maris has Man.le water' and then flew down Into the
me all clean. It's nice to be clean:' wtre.t hailed div first carriage she
and the little one (read out her saw' and was driven with all speed to
hands• • in ma datnt wayNo. - Ft,. avenue.
her immaculate y " is Mn Ltngley ate homed' she
She was very perthwlar, tis lit- h11demanded.h, with wild eye* and trent-
!**
tie "floidlloeka;" the was never non- her imperative tr mnn who anrw.rei
tented to weer n arment that had her igdeiring.
a wpot of any kind un 1t ; rhe likedaH(r tempted
her with ve her6 to 1*
tel be "clean," and was never hap- wane
aped rl tos believe her its
pier than when •hrrayed In a fre.h eclme escaped I'1 att l
gown, no .natter bow gimple the out No, ma'am," hf at length rn Mon -
Fuld make• and Martha took Mn Langley lett for California Mon -
great cony morning.'
pride Ler. in Metering thin trait of ober- Mo„day momicit !
" Ah. my little ono If 1 can 0017 the balmy ered d dissa pe ; that wet
keep .ou clean an her within!.
in !. Cecile
it ,Mone- " What time Monday morning?"
ly about winding
she questioner!, exaltedly.
" Menem. h what mnkes von lookA little after ten," the man said,
a feeling of pity stirring his heart
all -all lighted up?" Daley asked, nt the sight of her agonized face and
regarding her neither with wouder- hueless Ilea.
hag eyes. while she touched with Cecile premed her hands to her fem-
me little finger (;acile'e eve' and eke; the thought she should go wild.
cheek, which still glowed Prem her Meq Lw e
y for the
reeent excitement. station a little ntfter ten ;; Dalry had
' All lighted up 1" i .elle repeated, d'anppeared a little after eleven!
stalling at the quaint query. She dd not know that she had any
' Yee'm ; all bright and shining. rlgtit to atssrct her tdeter-in-law M
Has the stn timed you. mamma, to having kidnapped her child but some -
make you so pretty t i flnk you how the idea lied heron)** fixed hi her
are a ' we -s) beauty anyhow,'" mho and the could not rid herself of
Dally t'espondcid, Imitating the tone 11.
Mod manner of Mew. Langley whet If Mr*. Langley had been driven d1 -
rhe made the same nwsertlon regard. treaty to the stnthei. rate of coulee
lag her a few Jaye previous, when eoutd hare drone nothing of the 11.4;
they met In the Park. Mut, If by any prwiiblllt elle had first
Cecile. laughed a low• fond. amused gene to ntoadway, had p 7;ii Clue
laugh, as the again kilned the pretty otrere wh.rn.Me had (seen ah Ing and
Itpe of the lovely prattler. hlld rnn,,4.,f Dn.11ty there•, eiw. felt enrn
Little flatterer I what do you that, a-ith her Inters, longing to pot.
know about ' weal beauty 1"' .he *new. the child, ale. would Morn no more
tithed. and by tlegreee she drew Prin 1pte thein to take her If alts could
from the child an account of her do eco without exciting esepieI ,i.
meeting with her aunt. The rip /u'tnnity. too, waw one not to
ioned
andwlearrned all aboutthethe Interview est. aandbe lon. ral ea was going would u to the far
Somehow It made her very ancon- that no one atoid' pect c herless think
fart° Wr• ; a sense of danger an! In• deed; and even it they di her et u,.
securitytook he dtficult to fend her theere. It trona'
poss*wloq of her. and
for a hmg time the oonhl not en- "To what part of Callfornii has Mrs.
dura aro have Daley long out of her M j wee Y' the Nekrd
sight. " elan Fefnoynq i twilieve."
But the feeling gredualli wore The waiter law that aloe wet a 10dy.
away ; hta retie tlemandetl nor cart in spite of her excited moaner, and he
and Slteutlou : everything moved had not the heart to rebury to answer
along smooth is and prosierunsly, her mimeo*
and thus the month flew by with. • Will your glom Inc liar addreller
out a cloud °Mall Daisy's lerthlty Mlle acted; Admfre. "'1 haw veto' M-
oate around. portant budnetr with her."
Daley obeli have a pretty new i do not know It." the man said..
doll for her birthday present. and ..le ( 1.l Langley et Ito'tw--can I
we will g o together and .hoose It as hid ?" the anxinem mother oriented.
today," Cecile said, .Int her"CMcseel Lwngley Ice not at home; he
fshrpeheloaltok, tuhwtg0 red lana wars ordbred to ago. wed Wm..arngley'. retinas week
Aeowvllasiy, at 17 n'1loc k wane or. el•fWtst Old lbw servant.
dead a (anlage, and wltb her heart Rooiw-Na fl4 WtsR th Ntre.t "
full of ;ere and Joy teat she was a meld et the AA►.r, la a voice en
able to eontrihntw ties to her lit- hollmr, and with a (new en 41. h diner.
tie one's pleasure, site tel 1'-!e
that 44 Oared the re " Ale Wore
1. -
Millie tate reprised 1)uurohew. gee her th.re."
When they reeehed ales ma'mwotb - TS wanor? to the &drafted mother
toy shop. It wws lMlghtful to watch
alma* ate If Heaven Itself was against
the 1111'1 ewMey as .he wandered her ' hh as I no had begun to .'rune
abnnt examinee the wonderer M the slnnretAlrng of lowtfort and gro.xr,rlt
etnhented and M have the mulching Wow fel y'
many who her waw tort enrol What www lacer Indra
were **tart OM for their own passers i mdneem try
renew at howl Mopped tr, 0 bee -of what vatod
hsevIelt sneaked
all the azure" ery.s e w ate had
the tratrrpctrt whish this tint vit11 acgq�r•d th. rummy
to tome hwretnfove 'ink -noire resifts hoat� et ^ta'7 the watt yeasty
emotedto the welfare. et• erptt /they eatrnttlaatvrl
- "py y'e• h1r est Ittomaest,w l l Th.anti was la setMt,i of her *elm, a t,f*t MveirgOl4ft
tato the' - - M *elm, dare t
aa� If _elle meal' net )lad Luer tiat1ll�:
•
the °tool' die. are WON*, bemoan A
MInildieu
��a.tjtiJ rettrea, tt tet her ut the
der wea. she Menke! with aw0ltsn,a "4DMlnes a
'Martha„"
Code *Oct gating !dank-
ly at the asattrly heart broken girl. ••p
am going to (]alltornla.'
BIB tram moo new yw ttii tilts last, last at
hir-
eable trouble had turned the suffering
wamabb twain.
Oh. madam," the erhd, you ure 111
-you are wore out ; let me get you a
fresh cup of tea. road there Is a nice
chicken that 1 cooked yesterday : you
mutt eat something or you will tam-
ishl'
She put (Jecie into a chair w rhe
spoke, and with trembling hand.e re-
moved her hat and mantle.
Yr4" elle said "you may get me a
word wbWtarttlal meal. Martha, anal I
will try to cat, for I must have
etre girth to accomplish what Is be-
fore me: 1' 'tart for Alan Francisca to-
night P
Martha did tet reply ; she still be-
lieved that Cecile was wandering In
Iter mind. and the had heard flirt It
war not well to oppose the bowler of
the Iuaane.
But she hatter' to gat her a. mina
supper. and was greatly comforted.
when she imam' 1t, to see her eat with
lswnethl dine redyh.
-tee wltlNllt• aalsotbilhr emir Mir alt
her snug )cions and unfolded her pimps.
(11APTER XV.
out The Flight.
new " 05 ', I believe, has bean stolen
had by that woman who wanted- to
tier adopt bee au bag ago' Cecile said,
did growing calmer. while the ate and
w, talked, and grained trmethlng of
loupe and oountltlence wb11. she con
by faded her pins to Martha. ' She
and has gone W l alltornia-le(t Mon-
ths (lal. the very day that Delay disap-
tee peered. and I muga follow her imme-
diately -I oaaaot live a*1 not meek
yid to know wbat kat befallen her."
the Martha begged her to tell her tote
nee, sone for ,impacting that Mrs. Lang -
not ley bad .Coen her.
hat 1 do hot know -I have discover -
sad ed no tact nor Incident that
shoukt lenQ_one to do eo: Meer do,
anuA aevertheleew. I sr Impre.wd that
lad site has tinea her, but bow or when
rip ere could bare done 1t. la broad day-
llghrt, ht that Targe More without
tate being detested. I cannot imagine.
ag- But the thought has burned heel(
into my bale, and I shall not rest
sad- until 1 bow. 1 contort remain
Cud Isere and are. tnactive; the policeiend
wear deteettves are aN on she alert here,
aka and I can, of cotiriee. do .nothing,
ih. and I oanoot wait and be °tali. I
e11 obeli follow Mee. Langley to Cali-
fornia, and thee I can eastty aa -
nee certain u rho bks a child with her.
.Icor, J.L aka: M:r,. p ,(ebalh be '.Hatted
ftp to ea that nt, `aid return at mace
oat- If 1 find that Daisy s with her, 1
ler thall seek 1)r. leorrtimer'r asslatance.
to er."
cum and tie beiwne to Matte' 0.W that she wan tta hbent
upon going, and that it would le
the msein= to try to denude her, and
tee the more rhe thought of It the more
Bei tee was Inclined to approve of the
M- plan. 'The journey would at least
nal occupy her mind for a time, d
prevent her wearing herself out
ray with grieving. ,
all But whet w111 become of the
a in.lnese while you are gone?" elle
rd asked, thoughtfully.
Ile 1 !hall be obliged to lee re every -
to thing with you "--
ter "With me!" interrupter) the girl,
In dstnay • "'surely. Mrs. i oejtgoas-
as California alone! think 11 would not be
tate-ole ! 1 should he distressed to
e1. death about you -you surely will let
ed nae gu with you."
er. "Bat, Martha, qt s very expte-
id." •-'-iwvelling by rail to Cttllfernla,
Mad I do not feel 111re affording o
like you with me, much as 1 should
ad your companionable. I must
husband my money, for I do not
know what la before me, and I
he &ball mend my Inst dollar before I
hr• shall relinquish my search for my
n- t+hIId."
an ' But, madam -I have money - I
have dived nearly all my wages --
e. been &o kind to me, and
e, I *111 not 1ve any expense Io you,"'
t Martha pleaded, anxiously.
er (lb be Uoutinued.l
DALLIT
PUKE F&UIT ZXTEAQTs
have the true flavor of the feet.
First or 1'51r•d Person.
Jim Webster was bales triad for
bribing i colored witness. Sam John -
sing. to 'tettlfy falsely. Yost say the
defendant offered you BOO to teetlty
In his behalf T" asked the lawyer of
Barn. "Yes, rah." "Now, repeat what
he mid using his exact word.." "lie
mad he would gib me *30 1f I--"
Re didn't speak In the third person.
del her' "No, wh, Its tuck good nate
dat dor were no third peon round;
Oar was only two -us two." "I know
that. but he spoke to you 1n the first
person. d'dd't he?" I waa the n ret
per*Mt myself." "You dip's understand
me. When he was ttalking to you, d'd
he nay : I will pay you IMO?"' .No,
ash ; he ddn't say .oath' 'bout you
payhe me $LO. Your risme watd't roes -
toned, oeptln' he told me if then I got
lace a enrape you wile de beet lawyer
hi Ban Ansate to fool d' an' 1p
jury -In fact, you wands beta In town
to carry up reekellty." For a, brief.
breathiest moment the trial waa sue -
Pendell.
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MUleYe Cotrt'ound iron Polis have
each virtue that every one should
try then
Filipinas Not /isyea
The principal point to which ex-
oeptlon must be taken In RoOmwvelt•s
speech is the ewwiumptlon that what
we are confronting in he Phllippinew
is "armed wvaaggetr7 " We started
with that Snppoattlon when we knew
nothing about the letande. Appite the
warning of Admiral Dewey at the
very meet Chet it was a false pre
-
Mee. Rut the trend of events hag
been much as to metal* rwacluelvely
the fact that Dewey was right and
the "armed gw� g.ry wuppasitens
were wrong. In the whole period of
oar awrteetien with the Philippine.
there. Ings not hewn a dngl.. e
of areva(pwry res damaging AA *Wel le
clients that have ocearrevi In the
Stale of George In the Ian fan
mogthec-Rnffw Ermine..
A Query •n.weted.
Antione meratbonere ark "in there
no more cnrefnr mane?" We ar. Sled,
AI be able to tell tItelp dmfleresew t
Puthears Prdnlww f 'Extractor
w111 relieve tem Ina tiny. Md et•
bet �~ °rune It min. It never
*stray
Miele (ea . waide 1 -Mat fellow
who jest same In 1w nothing but a
dry gnat, Merit
Man! -flow 40 yon know
Clara -When the driver gave him A
Mal In ehaagee he involuntarily h.M
It over ,Ja Marl And telt for 11. oath
trolley hoe
iktrrd'e IOable. eta
TnraAoa mltoaJ fie ale taw
t, lta�at a'*an+lpg
" Site has a oowplaxciteslon like a tint-
ed ca cap.' Yea It's a besutie
fol mea.'•
Opdyke-what's the use of are -
log witty a women T You oan never
oonv►noe her. Dime/ger - 'True.
But think of the pleasure It giver
the woman."
Mee Splorter-I think It very 1m-
tte for a gentleman w throw a
ides tqlady. Mss Fllppsot--8o
do I. tet.*
abould deliver 1t 1a par-
Lover (bravely) --gar, 1 want to
marry your daughter. Father (cold-
ly) -Well. I'm net supri.ed at that.
1f I were hu your place I think I
should wait to marry her myself.
" Does your wile take much Inter-
mit 1n your baldness affairs?' "She
taker it about all. If .Me keeps ttti
we w111 matt be living ou the erin-
etpal."
He -Are ail J. Millionaire C,aw-
lnrd �t dafluebktu
Yes, n11 'pe of item. Se --Married
some Fatgll n syndicate, I monose d
Waggls-yea air, a man newer
kaowa what happiness ie until he
'marries. Mrs W. -I m glad to bear
late.ow say
'• that. " And then it le too
He (after the acceptance) - Wye
you never loved anyone so math as
Not In the
you do me winter.
T Sha lthoughtfully)-
Flossy -I don't oars, I think Jack
Townley is real mean
Annette -Why, Float f
Irlawy-He wrote to me from Flor-
ida, saying be had shot an alligator
seven feet long, and said when he had
shot another he would have n pair of
slippers made for me.
A woman called--ar one of our aity
photographic establishments a few
days ago and said:
"I've called to tell you, air, that the
photographs you took of us the other
4ay- are not a1 all satiafaetory ; wby,
my husband looked like an ape 1"
Well, madame," replied the Photo-
grapher, " what fault dello and with
the photograph r
Mrs. Brown -Our langttste is hill
of mianomrlra Por inetasaee, [ met a
mai oioe who was a perfect bear and
they called him a "civil engineer.
Yea Sgp1t4-R.7'., hist +tasty >ao{
ridiclr)Uuas as the man they call to
er" in a beak. Ile won't tell you any-
thing. I asked one the other day how
much money my husband had on de-
posit and be just laughed at me.
Indy of the house -I should think
a big, strong fellow like you would
rather work than go around begging.
Sloppy Sim -I ain't got no family
thief, and I'm afraid If I went to
work I might erowd out some poor
chap wot has little ones to support.
"Aid, then," tame Lair maiden went
on with ler narration, "I covered my
face with my bands and wept.•.
"Impowtble," ejaculated the young
man You could not cover your
face with those small hands.
Aad she was hie from that day tore
ward and they lived happily ever
after.
ander not 14.the ed*du- ctor Willie was
"Hash 1 Thai* a new scheme I:ve
discovered."
"Tell me tate men*"
"well,
'e youhof►" gam, nee s ake number
in WUlL
Tom Dick -flay, old man. can you
give an example of an ir'nebtlbie
force meeting an Immovable body?
Hardy Uptown (sadty)-Can I? Yea
bet ! 1Gotrox'a father Says I can't
marry bee until 117°7 my debt, ; and
I can't pal' by debta until r marry
her.
W 1•rops ioW •T O• rr1 •
linehleTbeNptenabalst ore Deletes
'the Avenlifferwor Mimes-
* The
sae s -
T1s °attain belongs to an ancient
type nut yet fully made lato flab, and
beam those whir. paired flue are all
prolw.rly 1aateaed to 11. head. aa hi.
aro not, Mid him lu wall merited moors.
He has no sealer and no bright cobra,
He (1a■ are anima, sad hs head and
mouth ars large. Around Me mouth
are elghf long '•emellere." fleshy feel-
ers. that he porker out as Ile crawls
along tate bottom in search of any-
thing that he may eat. es he ms
oat anything, be always finds It. His
appetite M as Impartial as that of a
gust. Anything from a dead lampre7
or bunch of aunfl.b egg. to a place
of tomato can 1s greeted to hint. In
each of the tins w'hlch represent is
arms s a tone sharp bone with a
r1 my surfae, nod a serrated edge.
There are fastened by is ball-and-
iacket joint. aad whenever the (tit 1s
alarmed the bore 1a whirled over and
ret Is ie4aoe ; ibis It "Peke out stiffly
on eaol side. There b another witch '
bee in the ttq oa the back, and whee
all of time are set there la" no fish
that can swallow nils.
When he takes'tis hulk, wh:ob he
suroly will do If there le any hook to
be taken_ he w ly�
sane tee M`dratRrU iT $siWrater tin
seta lie throe spines and laughs to
himself as the boy pricks his fingers
trying to [Oct the hook from his atom-
aeh. This the boy 1r sure to du. and
bream* the boy of the Mlsiselppl val-
ley is always %siting for catfish Is the
mama why her finger' ar. a1-
wayr sore. The catfish s care -
lest of the present and sure of the
future. After he le 'strungo, a Wreh
branch and dried In tsun and
sprinkled with duet and hal had his
stomach dug out to recover the hook.
It he fella Into the brook he will ,wast
away. He kakis no mulles. and 1s
ready to bite again at flu first thing
In eight. -Popular Soteaoe Muihly.
Iffeere Thief
We offer One Maladroit Dollars' lee-
ward for akv_epae of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's (Catarrh
Cora
F. J. (71ENEY St CO.. Toledo, 0.
We. alae undersigned. pave known
F. J. Cheney for the twat fUteen yeara
and believe Wm perfectly hottorable
In all Mignon transactions and linen -
Malty able to Barry out any oblige -
time made by their firm.
Want d Truax Wholesale I eta
Toledo, 0 wa{4lag, Hannan h larva°,
w Toledo. 0.
naire CCatarrh C
Haire ure Is takes Inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mamas surfaces of the pates.
Testlmoulas sent free Priem 750 per
Paid ity aH dretgkrlle con" '
J. flail's Faintly fills are the bast.
City New Edit r�r-te, this won't do.
Cty Editor -In youurtaccount of the
BNntboe-Fuddlethwalte wedding you
e� to t� attar.
t room leading the
New Reporter -Yee. That's a com-
mon bit d metaphor.
City Editor -I know it, but It won't
do In this case. I mead to go with
that girl myself, and U anybody ever
leads her anywhere it w111 have to
be while she Is walking In her sleep.
"Daughter, what do you mean by
talking of going to Europe when you
know your father L financially
straitened this year?"
"I thought 1 would get him scared
up so he would let us go to theme-
more.
hesea.sbore, anyway."
" Did that man man to whom you were
just talking your affairs were
misacted Mr. Meekton's
wile, weverely.
" Now. Henrietta, that was simply
a little aside; It wasn't leteeded for
your ear. at all-"
I Insist."
"Oh, weal, If you Insltt, he didn't
sol my affairs were mismanaged. He
said they were Mrvt-managed."
"Henry,we'd get along better to-
gether if you had more will power.",
No. Martha, we'd get along much
better 15 you didn't :rave quite so
much."
used to t0• r'emenher how you
your arm around my
wait, wMn we were engaged ten
years ? You never do wo now.
tap: arm Ives not grown arty
iwopr•
ENGLISH MINT BLACEING
is audit, _lin very but people
bulkier.
A noted physician says that Sulks
are tnjurlons to health, and bates role
statement on his own practice. His
experlenee bas Ind him to believe that
many eufferw a from
owe
titer mbufrrrtnne to a had dlepr>dm tem.
says the Boston Herald (iced humor
mwkes good disorient". aid a lively,
everneeMpered ailments.). escapee 11!+117
II the ehlirltven require*yak none
acts 'o nice as Miler's erns Pow-
ders; very peasant to take.
HK W.►tbet• Iaa•la at/pi,
ile' lou wide° to hewn taw. wolf loan •
the , get..
the fan. Cls' I Welt* tae prep
"when I salamis low spirt
aa1 the Omen tarn "f fled a apin
on my whey Apra me a World of
erleoPw"(1: "1 Itklnk ant 1 toy,, ep a 1 hs
Stet holm all,. that 1 frogond
1
the real M may_..
the Rttod nil
„Was it a fait
ogled" asked the
Fn.tw•h Atwllkufa trivia. "
eres
drawn Iewe p ("pone*
trans to be
bather (lett seeds ene1tQ� tJ k h e
I to trod" "Milt
LOVIRTISINO AND sow huh
II xrsg&jola.
It would be an alaso.t inexplica-
ble anomaly in the mercantile work,
If advertsing should not keep pace
with the expansion of trade. In
fact. It may be asserted as an ea-
tabllebed troth that systematic ad-
vertising, promoted to tare public
%larvae' a safe and popular wawa
paper medium like this one, is
one of the most potent agenelee
by which the enterprling trades -
twin achieve' mess's amidst Ureic,.
competition. A windmill may be
ever so big, but without wind it
wIN pump no water and grind no
grain. A merchant may have a
very extensive establishment; het
U be does aro advertise he
secure a profitable patronage.
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1
•eAtNN•N•••Nj ••••
needy Telegtep► Oaatliiww
The %Odle le beteg tepidly mooed
with _• network of telegraph ware._
11. 1r expected that the telegraph
will be 1,00(1 tales south ori Hhnr
wane at the owl of the year. Tht,
means the practical Juicing up with
Uganda, and M AJwd,a telegraph le
approschlug tie true*
,uutineetal stay be ex
pectod to he 11 easy next year.
DALLIY'S SYRUP of HOHSHOUND
AND LLZCAYPANS.
-z-1111th rnetllcias has ultra !failed to
cars houghs sad colds.
Tope et the Day.
Every one 1e impelled at the re
pal wad e[Ittreg Aria& waidh %so
vl tsar-nereepajh circ-seaterss n..nr
algia aril reermatkue. Nerviline e, a
specific foe all nerve pains anri .111 14
10 kept an band Cly . every (nod.
• Peetable lilacs.
An leneanasan has pat sit of a
portable fitter, wbkl, con .. :, t
toadied to the aide of a water loll
for QM leaving a &lpdos pipe to le ek
over the PM of the pall, with .a rr
opted*, below, twntatslag latterly
material. and adapted to drao
water
`le'lista the siphon se fast es
rased at the bonen
ISIB persoas'esy
11 is natural for
them to lose flesh
durin rner.
But login fleeumsh is login
ground, (.an you •Iford
ter In this weakened corOach another p-
dition ?
'Coughs and colds,veak
throats and lungs, come
quickest to those who are
thin in flesh, to those eas-
ily chilled, to those who
have poor circulation and
feeble (heel'ion
1S,
E . fan
of c,si llama, oil with hyypo-
phosphite• dote IOW as
much good In summer as
in winter. It makes flesh •
in August as well as April. '
You certainly need as e
strong nerves in July as in e
January. And your weak
throat and lungs should t=
be healed and strength- i_
ened without delay. ie
The Pimples have dwppearel
Mailer'. Compound Ire• P11Y did it,
imam ct Ikea News.
The Bank of Engtno1 destroy. moot
350,000 of 111 tetter every week 4, n•
place Lisa with freely yr1te,l „n..
f� evening in each week M eel noire
for the making of this expel/dee b,.,
Ore.
I was cured of painful Goitre by
MINARD'ts LINIMENT.
C'katham, Ont
arti
1 wan Cured of BInflammationlby
a
MiNARD'B LINIMENT.
Mrs. W. Johnson.
waw, Ont.
I was cured of Facial Neuralgia by
MIN ARlea LINIMENT.
Parkdale, Out. J. $ Halley,
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Well. Met -py Jttege
"Well, him 1 -by jiag 1" ejaculated
Mr. Leshingtom, as be Based st bis
raractloa in the mirror. That beats
the disk -hie I--ena 1 I think I feel
lust one of me hen and I think I
nae two of me there. Two rad one is
-hio 1-11*e.. Now, am I rea:ly trip -
eta, or only one f If I'm only one, then
I've -hie t -taken too many so many
-that is, so too many -ewer -let's see;
*o mans (Wiaka too many that re)
seeing tad thea, by ling I It don't
seem bin that I've drank enougb
to mase sit -ale l -thee of meas thun-
dering fd1 as I feel."-Pnck.
IL Dania Liniment (Clue Diphtheria.
Pafd for Has Information.
trouK- ming memo to be
r.
Duddy-Yy; ]s answered an ad-
vertlmement which 'fere' to nand to
all who wnetoed 50 orate a �oaf�
by the mw of which they wool! g
rid of tbe(r aoperfluoea flesh without
the taking of drew He drat the half.
dols, and this L the anew`` be got :
"Bell It to the map -fat man."
No Worm Medicine soh so nicely
as W I Ier•a Worm Powder"; 110 poky.
/He required.
Natural Mem In *Aeons.
Dain on Mee (reek. near Camp
Verde. Aria., lm a natural bridge. that
1s probably greater than any other
in the world It Is nearly five thesis
the dee of the natural brie of Vlr-
tinla, and ha% a Man of more *ban
500 feet acacia Pine (yeeek, which in
dry 800 days In the year. The height
of the bridge 1. about 80 feet. and It
1s &bout e4) feet wage.
lama a Llllloastpasse DlMlgra
On a farm about three maim fnan
Kingston six rattle and one tore.
hare died hen" anthrax or splen
fever. After the Mamee had develo.•,i
the animals were dead is 24 hoers
CANADIAN
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