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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. • 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. 1 • 1 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, • 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 P' csFIC HARVESTERS ince rt WANTED wassoun FARM LABORERS' EXCURSIONS tilt If ace Preen seams Mbit a tele all Alp: Tweet* � trodtM�C'KM aUOl/gr e! said Tomato, v Ttw Let euouirres oowA. refer Mt� be vw a e wrese& vs the Aldo imam sn mel pa bNoay 'Y°�ast�� tir�•,w�tll 9K opt t» 14.0 w weer. er lake sad Naapllte A n Rail via North far yStop0s?�.�,, , willM al et vis Owes Wk,Mpat and ap.dailYalpe • M•vasTonste al t.D whom. 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