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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1901-2-21, Page 7THE WHITE ROSE. �y SW was grateful to Lord 1;lzys- "You Have made her a happy one," male; she felt for hint most .unbound-' i ho deceased, And in the midst of ad esteem. She had been touched by his 'tier own perplek.itlea it was some oom- proteetattone of; love, and by his prom- fort to her to know that aim consoled ised kindness to her 'father; but she him. knew that she would never be happy "Dolores,"said the old man, "I did with him -she would endure and tol- not know that Lord Rhysworth loved citrate be life, but 1.1; would never be you so much. T know. true love when filled with gladness, ae the lives of I; see it. I bave tad— Bat all that other women were. So she hesitated is past and gone. 1 know true love es to what:' she should do. She wonder.. from tease; and he loves you, Dolores, ed vaguely, if she were to sae Earl with' the deepest love of his heart." again, whether it would make any dif- "I am quite sure tbat he dons," she Terence if she were to seem and be replied. a little kinder than aim bad been- "I would, not persuade you to do not so cold, so proud, so reserved, anything for which you have an aver- Shonlel she give herself that one eon," he continued, "bat love is be- altanoe 1 She had told Lord Rhysworth yond all price ; and that man, Dolores, that be meat wale for her answer- would give you tbe last drop of blood she had something to decide; and the In bin heart." something was this -whether Sir Marl "I believe it," sbe said. loved her or not, If be loved her, " Yon see, Dolores, it was the hear - elm would give up the whole world ing ot our misfortunes which forced for him; Lf he did not, life would his secret from bim. Seeing you so be without hope, and she might as young and so beautiful, he was afraid; well marry Lord Rhysworth and save be thought himself too old; but love ber father from ruin, But she was like his is worth everything. You young; and bee own heart pleaded must reflect well. I would not urge hard with her for one more chance. you to do anything unwillingly; but Thisdecision would influence her I should dread to die a pauper." whole life; surely she might try for- 'With tenderest love she kissed the tune once more So Sita came to this worn old face. Before there was time conclusion -that, feeling that she lit- to reply to her father's speech, Miss ed Sir Earl bettor than any one In de Ferran was announced, and Dolores, the world, she would not promise to ber heart torn byeonflicting emotions, marry any one else until she was nee to whether she ought to be guided quite sure be cared nothing for her. by love for a man who had as yet not One more trial; but bow atm was: declared bimself, or by duty to the to bring it about site did not know.' father to whom she owed everything, She was quite unable to decide whe- i had only just time to banish the agit- the•r she should arrange for on inter.• I ation from her face when the danger - view with himor leave their next' ously beautiful and designing French meeting to accident. However, the do- girl entered. termination comforted her, and left' --- . bier with her mind more at ease. If I CHAPTER V. be cared for her, and was likely ever " I heve driven over, Dolores, to say to tell her so, she would wait for him tbat, quite unexpectedly, we have and work for her father. Her love some visitors from Paris to -day. Main - should stand first, because her love ma is making almost• superhuman ef- was her life ; nothing else could be forts to eutertuie them, and she wants put in comparison with it. The bare to get up an impromptu party this idea of the happiness that would be evening -dancing, charades, music - hers if he loved her brought a beau- everything that will while away time. tiful flush to her face, and a thrill She sent a messenger to Lord Rhys - to her heart that it was never to worth; but he is out of temper about know for any other man. If no did something, I should Imagine, for he not care for her, -if, as Lola avowed, has declined to come." lie preferred her, -then her coarse lay The knowledge of what that some - plain before her. She must marry thing" was brought a burning blush Lord Rnysworth and make ber father to the fair face of Dolores. bas . "What are you blushing about ? Other women have acted similar - What is the matter?" asked Lola, ly," she said to herself. " Tbey have loved unfortunately, loved against tvhotn nothing escaped. "Have you their better sense, and thea have bur- anything to do with Lord Reysworth's ted their love, never to see its face not coming? again. They bave lived good, dutiful „No, nothing at all," replied Do - lives, died with a smile on their lips, loves. and no oreature living bas ever guess- " Then, why are you blushing 1 Pao - ed tbe hidden tragedy or the buried pie do not blush in that way for noth- levee' ing. Have you seen Lord Rhysworth She thought of this constantly, and to -day bar fair face grew more beautiful as "He called hero this morning; but her thoughts grew more noble. he did not mention Beaulieu; perhaps When she lett her room and went he had not received your note then. back to the Squire, he had just awake Will it be a largo party, Lola 1" ensd, refreshedwith his long sleep, Dolores was anxious to change the He celled ber to bim. subject; but Lola detected the mo - "It seems to me like a dreadful are, dream, Dolores," he said, "This morn-' "'You do not want me to say any Ing I awoke with the hope of making more about Lord Rhysworth. I will you n rich woman, and now I am a be silent; but none the less sure am beggar, Is it true Dolores 1" :1 that there is a mystery, or you " Yes, papa," she answered, putting would not blush," her arms around him; "quite true. ; Ou what trifles do human lives turni but you are net to be anxious, Ruin If Doloree had not blushed her life comes to many people who have no would have been entirely different. comfort.; but, dearest, you have me.; "Will you have a Large party, Lo- b love you, and 1 shall stand between ila 1" she asked again, quite ignoring you and every sorrow. I shall devoted the remark, made by the beautiful myself so entirely to you that you French girl will never know trouble. It is some- "I hope so. Sir Karl is coming. 1 thing, papa, to have a daughter who secured bim first. A party or any - loves you so dearly, is it not?" 1 thing else without him would be in- " It is, indeed, my darling," replied tolerable to me." the old Squire, drawing bor closer to „And to me," thought Dolores; but his. "But that daughter Iought to bim until the fresh fair face tonchedishe said nothing. bave made a rich woman." "He is coining; that is settled; and t1, r ti fter g rip e. Build the System lip and Revitalize the Nerves by Using Dr. Oha.se's Nerve Food. Every reader of this paper can re- call many carol in which the after effectsof la grippe have provost fatal. How many people are now oomplain- Ing of special ailments or lingering sufferings or weaknesses which aro eleterly the result of the debilitating effects of la grippe? The beet plan is to prevent la grippe, if poeeiblo, 0a', once a viatim, to apply yourself diligently to obteining what relief you can. 'Dr, Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine is wonder- fully, beneficial, because it allays the inflammation in the th,noat and bron- chial tulles, lemons the cough, heals the lungs and prevents pneumoniae ce consume time , • it Le a great mistake to suppose that Dr, Chase's Syrup of Linseed and ;Cur- politeo le a mere toughs remedy, It is far more, 11 thoroughly euros the cold as well, and seems to talto the ache2 and pains out of the bones, No ordinary cough mixture could ever at- tain the`eltornamie sale which this mo-• Melee ' now has, rote old and young alike Lt ,ensd be used with perfect saf- ety and with absolute assurance that the effeets w1,11 be remarkably bene. ficial. If weakened and debilitated by the When the enervating effects of la grippe there y reached the Hall, Do - is nothing s0 suitable for your use as lores, after exohangeng greetings with I feel a placid indifference Asset eve er'y one elm, bet you, Dolores," con- tinued Lola. She sew that Miss Olieiden wes not nulte borself-that sJzo had somee thing on her hind, something that zuffled bor thoughts and shadowed her clear eyes, Ifer Lola there wee but one objeot, end that wes her lover, She judged Dolores by ber- seif, " It cannot be Sir Earl," ahe thought; "it must be Lord Rhysworth, I al- ways said that he was .fond of bor. He has been there this morning, and I am quite certain that something nn- usual has 000ureed. Yau will drive. back with nee, Dolores 1" she said aloud, " You willhave plenty of time to neo to your toilet; and you must. stay all to -morrow and help us to en- tertain our visitors." That Dolores could- not do; she did not like to leave the Squire so Mee. Indeed she would bath deolined the invitation altogether; but that it seemed to her Providence had pre- sented the one cbanoe more for -which site had longed. She would go, be- eauee she would sue Sir Karl; and, if he' did like her, she would find it out. " Dolores," cried Lola, " you are keeping Something from mal It is quite useless for you to deny it ; your face betrays yon, Now, what is it? All the time I have been talking to you, you have been looking out there over the trees, with a far -away ex- pression in your eyes which (under- stand, if no one ease does. I do not believe yoke have heard a word of what I have said," " On the contrary I have heard all" " You know, Dolores, it is better to make n friend than an enemy of me," said Lola, "You will do better to trust me, You are keeping some secret from me, and I am quite sure to find it out for myself." "I give you permisalon," answered Dolores carelessly, yet vexed in her Wart that Lola had guessed so cor- rectly, "What shall I give you to amuse yourself with while I get ready 1" "I will talk to the Squire," said Lola. But Dolores knew that in the Squire's present state of mind the lively and at times half-malleious con- versation of Lola would be intolerable. There was nothing else to be done but ask the young lathy to accompany her while the operation of packing was going on. She would have liked,how- ever, some little time to collect her thoughts. To others it seemed that she was simply going out for an even- ing's amusement, and that her chief anxiety was her dress; but in reality she was going out knowing that the happiness of her life was at stake; going out in the hope that she should discover whether Sir Karl cared for her. No wonder that she looked grave and thoughtfulI She had never yet tried to attract him; but she resolved that she would make the mast of her beauty on this evening, and that she would wear her most becoming at - titre. The beautiful French girl, with a smile on her lips, lay back in her chair watching her, the very picture of lux- urious ease. Sha was thirsty, and bad asked for some fruit. With her white pleader fingers she held a lovely ripe peach, talking while she eat it; and Dolores looking at her, thought she was more like a picture than ever. " You are debating in your mind," Dolores about your dresses," observ- ed Lola. "I eau see the perplexity in Your face. Let me decide." But Dolores had already deolded. She took from her wardrobe a dress of creamy silk with rich lace trim- mings, the only ornaments she chose Wing a beautiful parure of pearls. The dark eyes watched steadfastly. " Evidently," said Lola to herself, " Dolores means to eolipsa us all to- night. Now for whom is she going to dress in this style? Not for Lord Rhysevorth-that is certain ; for he is not coming. It must be for Sir Karl. I must put a stop to that. Dolores," she said aloud, with the girlish frank- nese no one could bettor assume, "you have selected your very prettiest dress; yet Lord Rhysworth will not be with us." But Dolores was on her guard and made no answer. She was more aslant then usual all the way to Beaulieu. Lola laughed, talked, told her some absurd anec- dotes neo-dotes of the Pa.rieian visitors ; but on the sweet face of Dolores there Ovals 'a look of anxious thought, Whiit would the evening bring for her? 1)12, Chase's Nerve Food, the great Madame de Ferrerwent straight to The regular and persistent use of this er rpom, and bole want to dress also, great food euro is bound to result in nerve restorative: and blood purifier. Or the um building of the system, because 11 contains in condensed pill form, the most efficient restoratives, known to man, ''though only ]cno'wn in Canada for a few years, this famous discovery of Dr. Chase's, the Receipt Bask author, has become generally reoogniz•el by physicians and people alike, as a great strengthener and blood builder. In no ogee its it more su000ssful than in re- storing end' reinvigorating a system wasted by le .grippe. Whether weak- ened by ovemwerk, worry or disease. Dr. Chase's Nerve Fond will renew vigor' and vLtnlity, Fifty cants n box, all dealers, or kditnaneoo, Bathe ea Co., '102onto, On that evening Miss de Ferran wore a dress of wlhito and gold, with gold ornaments and her favorite flowers, red, roses, in her hair, She had never looked more brilliant, more beautiful or more animated. Yet, when the two girls 'stood to;rether, it was almost iznpossiblo to judge between ahem. Do- 'teres, with the graceful, silken folds tef her diose falling round her, her golden hate, and flower-like faee,was perhaps more bewitching in her way. Lola wes daszting; she reminded one _ Depend on no man, on no friend but 'Ogilvie haat not been recalled or die- of a rich tropical flower. Dolores was him rvlao can depnnii on himself. reit: missed from his p.eeition In the Yukon Only who ants conscientiously towards the type of aS30001 English girl,frosh himself, will net 80 towards others.-- district, abet that no official commuei. and pure as a lily. No one thoughtol.intinpt eilIcesi" M. c$uAb: either of innocence er simplicity when looking et Lola. Dolma had vowed to herself that she would not be shy, ootd, oz' proud to Sir Jlari, that ;the would ;give him every opportunity of speaking t0 her, and that she would be ea amiable as possible to hint. Fot, when the. first sound of his voied name to ber, abo grew faint and stele at heart; 0118 scene eel to realize all at mem the great Stake she wale to win or lose that guestnbg^ht, , Ile did not come atreight to ber. Lola had gone forward to meet' him, and kept him for some minutes in close conversation about tbe Frenob s. "You must talk to Madame Glen - Ilse," she send. " She was a great fav- orite with the Empress and knows more about the French Court than any. one else, Site is a devoted Imperial - let" continued Lola. "She would give her last Wattling for the cause. When you; bave heard ber speak of the Em- press, yeti will be compelled to love here'" 13e explicit, Miss de Ferran. Love whom! Madame Glenli,se, or the Em- press?" m-press8" "The Empress, of 0002801 "X011 know that. I love the Empresa too. Her life always reminds me of a tragic poem. lC think she is the moat beautiful, the most charm- ing woman 'who ever graded a throne; and if you wish to please nee" :she paused and looked at him arch- ly -"that la, if you really wish to please me -t' "'Can you doubt it 1" be said, with laughing gallantry. "I' do not want to doubt ; I wish to believe it," she answered. "So, if you desire to please me, you will talk to Madame Glenlise and learn to love the Empress, Sir. Karl." " Rave you any other commands 1" he asked, with a low bow. "I will tell you as the evening goes on," she replied ; and her daleeyes seemed to ilasb light into his. To Be ;Continued. PRIZES FOR SEED WHEAT. Maines or Ontario nays and Girls Who Succeeded. nd A despatch from Ottawa, says;- The seleetions of wheat received from competitors in the "seed grain ohm - petition" for which Sir William. C. Macdonald, of Montreal, donated a large sum to be distributed in prizes, have been examined. These prizes are awarded to boys and .girls who live on Canadian farms, and who have performed specified work in tion - have performed specified work connection with the selec- tion of seed grain. A set of prizes was arranged for each province in the Dominion, the North-West Ter- ritories being considered as one pro- vince for this purpose. The seleetiona received for the year- ly competition of 1900 contained 100 selected beads of the variety with which the competitor is operating. Twenty-five points were given for each .gram, by weight; of grain of good quality contained in 'those 100 heads, and one poi It was given for each grain which tike 100 beads con- tained. The list of successful competitors with spring wheat for the Province of Ontario is as follows: -Henry T. Wraliglut, Powassan, $25; Charlotte St. George and Cb. Tratnore, $20; Jos. IC. Dunlop, McDonald's Corners, $15; Mar- guerite Dell Andrea, Golden Valley, $12; Pearl Hendricks, Heaclford, $10; Tonathaue Osborne, Ellairhampton, $8; Edith Fleming, Ivanhoe, $5; Bert Bend, Mondemoya, $5; Nettie MeN. Heslip, McKellar, $5; David Fleming, Ivan- hoe, $5. The following is a list of the suc- cessful competitors with fall wheat:- Bartle Andrew, and Co., Sheridan. $25; Alfred Moultain, Avonbank, Ont., $20; Ambrose Higgins, Will]amgrove, Ont„ $15; C. E. Gies, Heidelberg, Ont.; $12; Albert J. Wheaton, Thorndale, Ont„ $10; Willie Murray, Avening,Ont., $8; Wm, J. G. Armstrong, Constance, Ont., $5; Adam Stevenson, Avonbank, Ont., $5; W J. Dunlop, Macdonald's Corners, Ont., $5 ; Gordon Geddle,Paris,1 Ont., $5 ENOUGH TO HILL A MILLION. 300 Pounds of .&'oeoi,e In Week's Con sangNlon or neer in eiveree,iI. A despatch frown London says, -Dr, Campbell Diemen, the city analyst, testifying at a beer -poisoning inquest at Liverpool to -day, estimated, from samples examined, that the average weekly consumption of beer in Liver- pehl In summer time would contain three hundred pounds of arsenic, en- ough to kill a million people, if ad- miniatored in equal doses and at one time. DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA. Great ]Skis Fires eve 1G1211,0 Threuel a,LL Ai despeech from Muibourno says;-- BO11 f IU1V PARLIA.; , T. Notes of the Peeeeedings in the Canadian Boone of CO1]llzzons. t;,1U1:,fax1ONS AND Alpine J RS. Mr. Bennett was informed by Mr. Petersen that during the season of navigatb.;at of 1900 wain was received Reim* water as Relaat the following Parte s -Midland, 10,014,80 bushels ; Owen Sound, 1,189,810; Peery Sound, 18,89'2,327; Celltngwood, 450,782; Goder- 11, 1,006,880; Sarnia, 3,957,070. Mr. Clarice was informed by .Dr. Bor- den that am dedltetion bas been mane teem the pay of any of the men of "C" Betterly who served in MouthAfrLea. Kr. r. Lariviore was told by Mr. Sif- ton thele it wall not the intention of the Government tp have all the unsur- veyed public land in tee south-eastern Portion of the Province of Mealtime sub-divided during the coming season. Mr; Biften said it would be impossible tq' accomplish such a thing, but every effort would be made to have sub -di- vided such land, nae wes required for se t:tloment. Mr. Lariviere enquired; -"Will tbe few Indians remaining on tbe Bosseau Elver reaerva in Manitoba be soon removed to some more convenient and pa'ofitable place for them, and will the Iased now mostly unooeupied by them be open to settlement 1" Mr. Siftcan replied thalt the Indians referred to could not be removed with - cut thole' own consent, because the hull had been reserved: to. them by tt'e a. t y. Mr. Henderson was told the total amount of duty collected on toboeoo for the year ending Tune 30, 1900, was ; Inland revenue, $0,281,689.48; Customs $140,046,47; of these sums, the amount due to tbe additional duty imposed in the session of 1900 was: Inland rev- enue, $971,977.60 ; Custoens, $20,017.58. Dir. Henderson was told ley Mr. Pat- eirA. o,n that the numlber cid bushels of Italian earn imported into Canada from the United States was ;-Year ending June Nth, 1899, for distillation, 810,096 bms'hels;. value, $278;113. Not elsewhere specified, 28,342,817 bush- els; value, $0,996,896 In 1900, for kliatillation, 607,544 betsh•'Is; value. $:01,515; hat elsewhere spec:tied, 17; 50.,639 bushels; value, (,8,961,970. The exports of Indlian corn from Canada were im 1899, 16,009,847 bushels; value, $6,362,693. In 1900, 11,758,882 bushels: value, $4,757,595. Dr. Borden, replying to a question by Mr. Puttee regarding the Valley- field strike last fall, said that the Mayor of the town of Valleyfield irnacle a requisition for troops under the offi- cer oammatnd1ng ]military district Na 5. The Militia Department was not consulted, nor wa8 it necessary t0 con- sult the department leefore calling out troops. So .fa'r as known rat head - quarter's none of the men were seri- ously injured in the riot. The, military operations were carried on at the ex- pense of the 'reeve Council of Val- leyfield, and the department did net know whether the accounts had been (set'tle'd or not. DIr. McGowan was tele by Mr. Fitsher that scene r'h e epresentation had been made to the Cocernmeni tre- g'nrding the unreliable and injuriens effect's of the tuberculin test used an cattle erreported into Canada at the quarantine station. The Goveirn- anent had the matter under considera- tion. Mr, Kemp was informed by Sir Wil- frid Laurier that the correspondence regarding 1'he discrimination against Canadian products be, Germany could not be brought down at present. Mr. 'Wilson was informed by Mr. Sefton that during the calendar year 1900 tbe i•mmi+grants to Clinada num- bered 44,11197. They were (Voided ns fol- lows; United States, 15,500; English and Welsh, 8,1111: ';coach, 1,412; Irish 705; Ga]icians, 6,190; Germans, 705; French Canadians, 11,380: French end Belgians, 483; mi.�oellaneaue, 0,876. SirWilfrid i.aztrier told Dir. Le- ic�iere' that ,correspondence was now going an in reference to the transfer to the ItLinitoiba. Government of tom school lands and funds already are cumulated sales thereof. 11', would not be advisable, therefore, to hang this correspondence dawn just eloi12. Wei1 se air, ro lyertga to Mr. Monk, said that as soon as the Government had learned through the newspapersnk that the Grand Trurailway and the ,pow•inion etteamehtp Company might make Portland their shipping port to the, exclusion of Montreal, cor- respondenOe was entered' into by the Government with both'r000tpen;es, 'i'hls correepandenc0 wee still going on, and to diselosn it al present would be pre- mature. Mr. McCormick wag told by Sr Wil- frid Lnurior time it is nerd the Mien - tion of the, Government to teem: scrip Great bush Times, the result 0f the for land to the effecters, non-eommis- contirnued drought, are raging stoned officers, aced men from Canada throughout Viotoriu. There has been some loss of lite, and 11umens0 de- strttotiian of farms and stook. who served the Empire in Seutb Af- rime s htuloek, replying Le a question by Sir Hibbert' Tupper, said that kir. Levator, Dation had been sent of received speeting. his r0n111310 llee Ix hie retirenleft llaei'efrozn. Mr. haw Leukt totter dolts by ger, 0 •r. that tee Indikns of Baum township. Oniarin, like all other lathe pa, lothe Ikazn`nion, are exempt from pr imcol of atenieipnl texo4 en lands svitllin ih„ rea-'rve. 'Jh"y 'Oez'foara statute labeler on the roads abutting, as Lyell as those running through the reserve, This reserve comprises .2,880 aeries, The 51iolr of algae -ling the while settler,' .f 11anit toffs'nship 1n the me mine velure of roads and bridges Le ale, municip-giily ie audio uonsidera. ammo! The amnt standing to tbe credit of ilae Indians of this reserve in the department is $52,485.45, J3 In reply to Mr. ennett, Mr. Sifton stated that 24,305,5E5 feet of sawlogs had been out�ou Indian reserves in 011.. Lark) last season. lien, Dir, Borden 'informed Mr, In- gram that it was not proposed to ine texture with the traditions and atesi. toms of the British army in respect to the burial in South Africa of Cana- Alerteolclik'r1 Nisei: lost their lives there. In most cases the graves bave been appropriately marked, TO ESTABLISH A MINT, The Government will introduce a measure this 'session, so Hon. Mr.ee Fding aunounaes, for the establish- ment at a mint in Canada. There is at present no provision for the calling in of mutilated gains, which are not legal tender. TJiose who deface them are liable to imprisonment.PAID WITH INTEREST, The $96,400 loaned by the Govern- ment to, the Mennonites who settled en Manitoba bas all; been repaid, with interest at 4 per cent. RURAL POSTAL DELIVERY. The subject of rural postal delivery ie esegaging the nttenlitan of the de- partment, Hon. Mr. Mubook informed Mr. Brock. INVITATION TO AUSTRALIA. The acceptance by Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier of the invitation of the Premier of Australia to attend the opening of the first Parliament of the Commcm- w•ealtb by the Duke of York, w111 de- pend upon the length of the present session of the Canadian Parliament. Wee or Raising the Pee. in that particular year it happened that the national political convention of wind] we are speaking was held In some otber town than Chicago, and the place was crowded. This Is how it came to pass that Colo- nel Hankthunder, who went merely as a prominent citizen of the republic and had not taken the precaution to engage a room beforehand, found himself shut out of the Hotels and compelled to choose lodgings from a list of eligible; private dwellings. The woman of the house near the corner of Fish street and Potato ave- nue, the Brat residence at which he called, showed bim the only room she had to spare. "That suits me, ma'am," he said. "How much will it cost me for board and lodging here for the next four days?" "Well," she answered, "this is not a regular boarding house, and I am only taking boarders because I want to ed- ucate my boy for a lawyer. I shall have to charge you $6 for the four days." "Madam," loftily rejoined the colonel, taking out his pocketbook, "you will never educate your boy for a lawyer by giving such an example as that. I will pay you $10." Not Second sight. In happenings that savor of the en- pernatura] there is often less rather than more than is "dreamt of in philos- opby." In the English county Of 'Wiltshire there lived a woman whose deceased husband had been a pig dealer, After his death it was her habit to remark to chance visitors, without looking out the window: "That's a nide lot of young pigs, those." "\Where?" the person present was sure to ask. "`Comm down the road," was the In- variable reply. "They're in a cart, and, what's more, there's a fine fat sow among 'em." And 1t would not be long before a cart would appear and in It a litter of pigs end among them the sow which the woman had perceived at such a distance up the road, One day a vie - !tor, who saw in this exhibition an evidence of second sight, exclaimed; "How do you do it? It is simply wou- 'ierful l" "'Tat 't no mlraele," was the modest reply. "I've just got my ear trained to pigs -that's all," Groan Ingratitude. Elizabeth Cady Stanton used to tell the story of a band of good women who furnished the means for educat ing a poor young man for the ministry, who rewarded their kindness and sell sacrifice by preaching his first sermon From the text, "Let your women 13 cep silence In the churches." Somewhat similar was the experi- ence of Editor WO of the tvbang- ville Patriot, He tells it in this wise: "I gave that boy of mine a college education, 1 had to economize, but I did it, Through m3' acquaintance with a friend In the big city 1 got him a job on a Bret class city newspaper. I could have made good use of him in my own office, but 1 wanted to do bet- ter for bim than that. How do you suppose be repaid me? The first thing he did after he got bis chair warm to mew w job, by George, was 10 write a two telltale burlesque en country THE ELEVATOR BOY. HE TR1S$ TO BS A t1RATH B TO hili SISTER EVA, Incidentally 11rings' nota IStitnMeet. Ilot Only' leer Vengeance, but ensi wrath of One 9f The Oloet I31g1114404 Olen In the Sleyserancx, The lust I knew shout Mi50 Milt* sleek, the stenographer,dnd'typewrlter, moving into our skysernper wes wbeni she Sent for.eue to call at room 23. I found her to be a woman of 40, and I Couldn't say that she was it dream of loveliness, She was tall and thin and scrawny, and her hail' would have been gray if she badn't bleitelzed it: She put on a sweet smile as she greeted me, and of course I smiled back. "Sammis," she began, "I have stent for you tp say that I am all alone -al alone in this big world." "Yes'm," "Which is a sad thing for a young girl, you know, I like the frank, bon, est look of your face, and I bear good reports of you, and I have sent for you to ask if you wouldn't bo my little bretber. I once had a brother about your age, and I thought the world of bim, but he died in my arms. Shall We be brother and sister, Sammie?" I told her I was willing. I thinly that every elevator boy who has the inter- est of his employer at heart is always willing to be a son or brother to any lonely hearted tenant. "You are so good!" sbe said as she kissed me on the ear and then stood off and tried to blush and look coy. "I shall call you Brother Sammie, and you can call me Sister Eva, and we will both have more to live for. Broth- er Sammie, do you think your sister a bad looking girlie?" "You are a dream!" I replied. "And bow old would you say I was?" "About 20." "Ah, you young rogue, you must not flatter me. I am almost 23. And how's my walk, Sammie?" She rose up and wriggled and tip- toed back and forth and smiled and simpered, and I told her it was the gait of a 16 -year-old maiden. She kissed me on the other ear for that, and then she told me In sisterly confidence that if any one sent her bouquets or invited her out to lunch I mustn't say any- thing about it. If any one asked her age, I was to put It at 23, and I was to be very, very discreet in case of little notes or theater tickets. Sister Eva and I had a thorough understanding before I left, but I can't say that I was highly deligbted to have found her. She didn't offer me a cent extra to help pay off that mortgage on the widow's home, and It seemed as if all the bene- fits were to go her way. A week pass- ed, and no one inquired her age, sent her bouquets or invited her to lunch. She sent for me to know the reason why, and I felt obliged to lie to ber. It is no harm for a boy to lie to Itis sister. I told ber that lefr. Jumper, on' the floor above, was casting sheep's eyes at her; that Mr. Johnson, on the floor below, had praised ber wally; that the gentle- man In room 48 said tbat her race had reminded him of a Grecian goddess, and the cotton buyer in room 54 was dying to ask her out to lunch. She kissed nee on the forehead and patted my shoulder and blushed, and the fam- ily conference broke up in great good feeling. Now and then "Sister Era" had a caller who wanted some work done, but tbe days passed, and the bouquets didn't shower down. 1 kept lying to her in a brotherly way, as it seemed my duty to do, but there came a day when I saw that something must be done or there would be a family row. I bought her a big bouquet and wrote the name of i,tr. Saunders on a card and handed it in to her. Mr. Saunders was the gas engine man on the same floor. He was 60 years old. as dignified as a knot ou a log, and few men dared to speak to him. "Sister Teva" was de- lighted. When I toad her that an inti tation to lunch would speedily follow, she blushed and simpered and looked so e0y and shy that I was really proud of her. I hoped to get out of it with the bouquet, but she kept asking me every day if Mr. Saunders bud said anything more, and I was'ilnally driv- en to say that be would call very soon and ask her to honor him with her com- pany to lunch. I was wondering how many more lies I would have to tell to get out of the scrape when a sudden climax came. At noon one day 14ir. Saunders called at her room with some work he wanted clone at once. She had her Sunday clothes ou, and as he en- tered she simpered and tiptoed around and put on ber bat and said she felt so honored. HO wasn't over two minutes destroying that poor girl's illusion. What be said of bow be said it I don't know, I saw him go In, and, knowing that all was lost, I hid under the stairs. I heard him talking about light headed women and she answering back about fool headed men, and three minutes late1' 1 wA9 n discovered eietator boy, "Sister Eva" hauled me out of my hid- ing place, and the way the did thump me around left me an almost belpiesa wreck, She bauled me into her room by the heir of the head and acid 1 wast no brother. She boxed my bead from side to aide and said the family had been disgraced. She led um abaft by the ear and cast me out into tbe cold world without a sister, and three b0ur8 Inter she had moved out of tbe room and disappeared• I hoped that was the end Of It, but 1t wasn't, Next day Mr. Saunders called me up eto lite room, and, after giving tee a shake which loosened my teeth, he said: "Boy, you Oily another trick like that on me, and I won't leave a whole bone 1u your otlyi"' 01b1latte, the Elevator Bey,