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VOL. XXIV. PITTSBOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY. DFCKMUEU 10, 11)01. NO. 18.
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CHAPTKIt XV.-HWimieiU
The uext evening he discovered that he
had to fill mi engagement nt tin' residence
of the Ki-aior member uf Rose and Com
panythe s.imc senior member being pop
ular in society, chiefly by n-as.ni of his
Jiaudsuntc daughters, of wli:rli fact An
nette, wns fully anaro.
For a nerk fir two Max curbed hi con
versation when with Annette. Ho was, it
It true, always the hhiiu' jovial young gen
tleman, but the Kill missel the soft mid
tender words of Ihvp that he was wmil In
wur into her ear. At times, too. he p
leareI absolutely ni-l; inli.il . am! the
more Annette ntteuiteil to roils.; him the
more dejected he appeared to become, un
til at last she really did Brow quite nnx
loua. This sort of thiii); could ii"t go on for
ever, but it continued until the last night
of the two weeks allotted to Mux by
Mra. Pupont, when he went to pay his
customary visit to Annette.
He found her name.
It Hun precisely S o'clock when he
knocked lit the l r of the Spencers'
apartments. At ! o'clock he met Mrs.
Dup.int in the haiiway. His face beam
ed, for ho was nctnally laboring under the
delusion that he was the happiest man
alive.
"You are a wise counsellor," he said,
Joyfully.
CHAPTER XVI.
Max Brett had indeed secured his prir.",
but was compelled to at onee relinquish
the pleasure of personal possession, for
pressing business demanded his presence
in the far West.
"It is n hard world, indeed," s.aidjic to
himself lis he took his seat in the train
and prepnred for a long ride.
For exactly forty-eight hours the "light
ning express" pursued its way, without
any incident of moment occurring to re
lieve the monotony of the journey to our
friend. On the third day the express was
running along nt a very high rate of
peed in an evident attempt to recover
two lost hours. Through broad, expansive
fields, through pastures, through valley
and along hillsides the train rushed. Max.
all the time engrossed in his magazine
nnd perfectly uii.-nnsci'.n of the fad that
a man with rod hair and bushy whiskers
at opposite, eyeing bin. intently. A'l day
long thin man watched Max and noted his
every movement, but Brett gave not the
lightest heed to him. The afternoon
waned, and as the deepening shades of
night began to slowly settle over every
thing, the train slackened its speed and
ran ou to a side track, so ns to allow a
freight train to pass it.
The freight en me along nt a good round
pace. Max amused himself by reading the
Initials and numbers on tt ars. but soou
grew weary of bis self-imposed tusk. a
the train vns a long one. As the caboose
wan Hearing he stain looked out. but Mrs
time lit the roof of the freight cars instead
of at their sides. On the car next to th
last stood a man with a lantern in his
hand. The freight train increased its
peed aud almost immediately that par
ticular car was moving past Max. .Ins'
then Brett ob'.iined. in the twilight, a
fairly good view of the trainman's face.
He gave one lusty shout, but the noise of
the moving train drowned his voice, and
minute later the man was far out o!
aight.
"It was him!" said Max, ii. so loud a
voice that It attracted the attention of his
fellow passengers, especially the red-headed
man.
At the next regular station the express
waited several uiiuutes, and Max seized
the opportunity to investigate a little. The
man he had seen standing on the roof of
the freight car was Henry Richards, or.
more properly. Harry Spencer. Brett
tepped up to the ticket agent and inquir
ed for the name of the conductor of the
last freight train that had gone east.
"Jbn Silverthorn." replied the agent.
"Hair muttered Max, "I supisisc you're
pretty sure of that? Sorry to trouble
you, but who are the brnkemcn?"
The man with the red hair had followed
Max and now moved up close, so as to
hear all. The agent gave Max a list of the
names, but his friend' was not among
them. Max was about to offer some other
suggestion, when the agent spoke again
"It me see, now; there was another
man with a common sort of name, but to
ave my neck I can't think of it."
Here the engineer gave the warning
ring of the bell and the conductor shouted
"All aboard!" .
"Va it Richard?" asked Max.
"Yes, that's the name Henry Richard.
Look, there goo your train!"
Brett in hi excitement had forgotten
II about the train, and o, apparently,
had the man with the red hair. Without
losing another second. Max rushed after
the train, followed by the oilier.
Brett increased hi speed and was suc
cessful to the extent thut he was soon
standing on the rear platform of the lust
car. Panting for breath, he glanced back
toward the station, and for the first time
became aware of the other dilatory pas
senger. The man was still reining, but
soon gave op the chase for his hat blew
iff, and with it a red wig, followed by
the red beard, which fell ofT as if by
magic. The man who was left, after the
disappearance of thee slight "extras."
Max easily reeognired as his old enemy.
D Watts. De Wntts halted, turned
round and wa soou lost to view.
It wan impossible for Brett to leave the
train now. Indeed, he could not break his
journey without djing injustice to his tin
ployers. S) be quietly sought hi tent,
and d'lri.ig the balance of ttia: day busied
himself rtitii lay lug plat- fur tte future.
Among these contemplated projects wa a
visit to Hose. I nlc in the near future.
Max completed hi business iu San
l-'ranei'o by the end of two week, and
then found that he could spare a couple
if days on his homeward journey for u
detour to Rosedale.
The sun was sinking behind the Rocky
Mountains on a close, sultry day in Au
gust. A score or so of the "old timers"
of Rosedale were seated upon or lounging
about the "verandah" in front of Uilli
cuddy's, smoking highly seasoned clay
pipes ir cigars. The boys were chiefly
discussing the dance that had been held
in (iillicuddy'a "Annex" on the previous
evening. Rosedale had changed consid
erably In two years. u nere formerly
three Women held full sway, at least three
sinrc now divided the honors, and, as one
immediate consequence, dancing had come
into fashion in the Andy Jackson (Jiilch.
So eager were the miners for the fun that
dances were held ereu during the heated
months of July and August.
"Hid you see how Si Bell brightened up
when Mary Boyle asked him to dance
with her?" said Ted Nenle, ns he slowly
arose from a sent on one of the verandah
barrels, and shook the nshes from his
clothes.
"No, I didn't. Why should I?" sharply
replied Dud Sterling, who was somewhat
envied ns the prospective husband of
Mary.
"Well, there's no use in getting mad mid
acting jealous," retorted Ted. "That poor
fellow ain't a-going to last long in fact,
he's equal to a dead man right now. I
was surprised to see him out and about,
for he Just linngs on nt that old cabin of
his, niul most of the time don't trouble
nobody."
Just then Ted eyed a stranger coming
up the street undoubtedly from the sta
tion on the new railroad some three mile
distant.
"A stranger, boys!" he cried. "And he'
wearing store clothes. He's liable to be
a sheriff or a detective; then, ngiiln, hu
may he n gentleman like ourselves!"
Two dozen pairs of eyes Were turned
upon the new arrival, but he was, appar
hi ly. a stranger to them all. Suddenly,
however. Ted Nenip rushed forward and
grasped the stranger's arm. which hu
shook ns if it had been a pump hand-.
"Why, hello. Max. old boy! Have the
police chased you out our way again?"
Then, still gripping Brett's hand, he turn
ed to the assemblage and said: "(ietii.e.
men, allow me to introduce my old frend.
Colonel Max Brett. A few years ago i.e
was the social corner stone, so to speak,
of the old gulch. Now, boys, cigars rotinl
on tne.'
After nu interchange of civilities, ns
practiced in the far West, Max slipped
n way. This action was prompted by some
Information, whispered in his ear by Mr.
tiillicmldy himself, who was slightly in
the onilidelico uf Silas Bell.
It was now quite dark, but it was i
beautiful night, and Brett felt that lie
could thoroughly enjoy u walk. A gentle
mountain breeze was fluttering down the
valley, swaying the branches of the rcn
trees, while the fragrance of Colorado's
wild flowers tilled the air. Max took pre
cisely the same road which Ic Watrs n.id
followed ou the night of the murder waica
had, s . far, gone unavenged. But hu did
not go nil the way that Do Watts had
tm versed, for, when be entered the wood-,
he turned off nil. I directed his footstep
toward an old cabin in a clearing, on the
door of w hich he gently rapped.
In answer to a feeble voice, which bade
hiin "come iu." Max opened the door and
entered. I'pon a rickety table was u
tallow i-nndle. burning dimly, and an olJ
revolver, and stretched upon a ccueh wns
a Pian, with his f.ice turned toward the
wall. Brett picked up the candle and
approached the prostrate form, whereat
the man turned slowly nnd recognized hi
visitor.
"Max Bre'.i at last!" shouted the man
as he tried to raise himself into a sitting
posture.
"Yea. Si," replied Max taking one of the
Ihiiiv hands in his grasp, "but don't gut
excited you are sick?"
"Yes, one of my bn.l days. But when
did you reach the gulch. Max?"
"About two hours ago."
"I. in ky thing you came to-day. I'm
pretty nigh a goner. Max. Something
toils me this is my last bout, and 1 shan't
be a bit surprised if I'm railed on to pass
iu my chips afore to-morrow night."
Here the oor fcllnn- was attacked by
a terrible lit nf coughing, to which it was
painful to listen.
"Pass that medicine," he said, as he
slowiy recovered his breath. '"Now. Max.
dr.i.v up that stool and sit down on it
and then listen while I !'! you seme
thing." Max did as he was hidden, aud Si Bel!
proii e.lcd.
"I built this here cabin after Sarah
Browne was murdered. 1 was hinder
gone on Sarah, you !.imw. and I felt terri
ble bloc nut the way she w.u trca'ed.
First I thought I'd qu't the gulch, but
concluded I w-uiMii'i. But I got away
fr. iu the boys some, by c iirng up here
One day I was grubbing ii; 'he root of a
tree I h.id .nf down, .col what should I
find but a little fir: h. '.mle l ali oit Ho
feet under the ground. I k it info the
i.iVn mil broke it open, but only found
a lot of green p.-pers. I ain't innch of a
scholar, as yn vv 1! know, hut I managed
to figure on: y,,cr iia ue on one of ri:e
p.tpec. Si ;'... s l Hi;. -ef. bus
' He ine :t g. od tura iaor- lli.i., on.v,
I'll Hike cere .I t o ..- for him ' I. it: i,ie
lip .I tot, Max. K-l.t bci ..v l.i head,
.ud. r t'.e in lit'cj-. v i ll ftud thetu d.yvk-
lla.eut."
Max produced the papers, untied the red
tape that wa n ro u ml them, nnd, to his
utmost astonishment, found them to he
twenty-two one-thousand dollar bonds,
registered in his iinine, besides a number
of railroad stock certificates lite wlio'e
aggregating twenty-four th.uiitti.l lic
hundred dollars! With them h" r .uitl a
letter signed "Do Watts," which be com
menced to rend. But Silas interrupted:
"Are they worth Anything, Max?"
"Ye, Si, a you shall tind out. You
will be well cared for, Si, if there's grati
tude In my nature."
"Thanks, my boy you're very good
but but I guess it's too late for money
to to help me."
Even then the poor fellow wns once
more overtaken by one of his coughing
spells, which left him terribly exhausted,
and when Max returned to (iillicuddy's,
about midnight, he carried word to the
boy that old Si Bell was no more.
Kxeept for the death of the faithful
Siln, Max felt extremely gratified with
the result of hi visit to Rosedale, He
wn morally certain that De Watts had
buried the bonds, and the letter wliich he
had found wrapped up with them furnish
ed him with valuable information nnd eii
deuce to be used nt some future' occasion.
He returned to Chicago, converted his
bonds into cash, bought and furnished a
pleasant home, and
Well, by n strange coincidence, ou a
certain October day, when the New York
papers announced a marriage that had
taken place at Albany, the Chicago dailies
contained a notice in follows:
"Married At l.t-nee Chnpel, by the
Rev. X. Y. Silver, Max Brett and Annette
Spencer, both of this city."
CHAPTKIt XVII.
On the first day that Edward Handford
sat In his otlice after his happy vacation,
a messenger nnnoiincert that o.ie of the
trainmen wished to see the president of
the road. Handford, supposing the man
had some grievance to lay before him
ordered him to be admitted. The mail en-
j tered, clad in the neat uniform adopted
I by brakemen on the roud. Though his
hands were blackened and hardened, they
j were small, while his face bore traces of
j good breeding nnd gentle birth, though his
I eyes were sunken und his cheeks flushed.
I Handford recognized him in an instant ns
I the hero who averted the catastrophe
j which so nearly overtook the mail train
between Prairie City and Big Creek.
"Ah, you recognize me. Mr. Handford!"
I said the man, ns Handford grasped him
warmly by the baud. "Then I shall iloub -less
secure the favor I am come to usk?
i I have a story to tell you. I am sick, very
I sick, although up till now 1 have been
ablo to get around pretty well. The doc
tors now tell me I must cease working,
and the next thing, I suppose, I shall have
to cense breathing. Years of fast living
in the old days and the sudden change to
the hard out-door life, have done their
i work. I once told you my name was
i Heyry Richard. That is n name, how
ever, which I assumed to avoid recogni
tion. My actual name is Spencer Harry
Spencer, reported dead iu San Francisco
a year ago. That reiorf was circulated
by some of my enemies for their own pe
cuniary benefit, ami I have never thought
i it worth while to contradict it until now.
1 Do m t bo alarmed, Mr. Handford. I am
not a blackmailer, nor am I here for effect.
Before I say any more, lot me satisfy you
that 1 nm no impostor. Here ia my watch
' chain. If you open it you will see Ktnily's
picture nnd u strand of her hair. In this
i old pocketbook, ton, is a copy of our mar
rnige certificate which I now destroy.
Furthermore, iu the package which 1
i handed you some years ago, ore all of
Kniily'a letters to uie, and a letter from
mo to her, which I wish her to read
. some day.
"Now, Mr. Handford, I wish to repeat
, I am not here to rcoprii old sores or to
crente fresh mischief. I respect you, and
; bear you no malice. You are. I know.
a brave mail and. I think, n good man.
j You won my w ife honorably both of you
i believing me to be dead. I am ile.'i.l. so
' daily, and wish to remain so. That br ngs
me to the main object of this interview.
' One mail, jiossibly two, will iiniicy ou
' with threats to produce me. Their scheme
! will be, of course, an attempt to black
mail you. Fear nothing; F.mily and yon
will never again see me. We both love
Kmily, Mr. llutidford; then let us swear
that no word of uiy existence shall ever
cause her a moment's uneasiness."
The two men shook bauds, but the olli
cial's emotion prevented him from utter
ing a word. Spencer continue. I:
"I blame no one but myself for the pas!.
I was a bad fellow the most of my life.
1 am merely dowu ou the old pay-roll for
the wages of sin. I still love Kmily, but
the best way in which I can prove that
love is by keeping out of her way, which
1 shall surely do. Twice I journeyed to
Kugland just to catch a glimpse of her
nnd well, I am glad she is married to a
mull who will care for her. I hope she
will be happy; I trust you will both be
very happy. To-day I shall leave the
service of your company nnd head for
Mexico. And now for the favor I would
ask of you. You remember once promis
ing to do me a favor? It is this. Tell
her prove to her that I did not die the
disgraceful death that was reported. Try
to raise me n little in her estimation. It
will not hnrm you, and the thought of
your good word to come will help me out
for the rest of my days. So. when 1 nm
dead, tell her, if you will, all tiint you
know, and tell her, foo. that I never ceas
ed ta regret how I justly forfeited her
love, esteem nnd companionship."
There was it slight pause, which wns
broken by Spencer.
"Kdward Handford. for Kmlly's sake
you will promise all I have naked?"
"I promise I swear it," said Hand
ford. As I li ! r hands unclasped Ilandford's
mind wandered off ns if to gather up the
threads of the strange web of circum
stances that had culminated iu this in
terview. When he released his thoughts
from their service. Spencer was gone.
When Spencer b ft the office of the
railroad president, be d seen. led ! the
street nnd was toon wending his way to
ward the b p !. happier that be had light
ened his mind of what had lately In en a
heavy burden. As he walked along the
busy thoroughfare he suddenly f.-lt a hand
resting upon hi.s shoulder, and before he
had time to turn about. ,i familiar voice
wh spercd in his ear "Harry Spcm-cr!"
He turned, stanb-d and alamod. and
t i I face to fniv n i:h his old i bum. Max
Brett. For an ins'.-int the two nn-i gazc.l
it nch other iu surpri' Spe h . r t ..ins"
he had np.-ii i e.-ounizi-d. Max i account
if the si. kly appearance of his friend.
Spcucer wis the i:rt to speck.
"Brttt," fi.ld I.e. "under ..ni:i..iry cir--niiii'aiucs
I should be gl.. I to see y ui.
s it is, 1 inn t cufess i am scry that
Be hare nut to -day. Many of my
; ou alcj t!ii lji spee ai i f u':;e deiuati I
explanations, so let us move off to r .pie
more n niotc place, nlier.; v,v v, d not lear
disturbance."
"Very good," replied Max, "we wiil get
into a cab which will f joti take us to my
home, wln-ie more th:!n one awaits yuvr
coming."
"Nut to-day, not tvday," nu-wcrod
Spencer, as he endeavored to over, cri.c his
emotions. "Take tne to a l '.ii'-".1 v. l.e:.'
we shall be absolutely al. .lie."
So they turned into the I'uiincr House,
where Max secured n private par'o.r. and,
when the door wns closed. Brett said:
"Hurry, I have scoured half the world
iu a search for you, though in lining so I
merely coiitiinicd tile g 1 work which
your sister, now my wife, commenced
years nso. Now that you have material
ized, I think you owe it to nil of ns, n..t to
mention ymirsoif, to M.iy here and afford
us the opportunity to set you on jour
feet."
"Yes, Brett, I know. I know that I owe
so very much that It i folly to think .f
ever paying my debt. I.is'cn. Y-.n
know how I left my wifp, In disgrace, be
fore wo hud been married twenty-four
hours. I was already estranged from her
friends and some of tny own relatives.
In less than a day I let limili's good
wiil and esteem. Then, f r u t:ni. . I
lost nil persona! pr'de. making had v. ..rse.
until I sac- that al! hope of a reco, i
tioli was hopi less at hast diir.ng .1 .':i:l
.Satterlh'.vaitc's lifetime. S I came We-t
and went to work a- a bralc ti:a:i ...i ti.e
(irent Occidental. Twice I mivuI eiiou-.-ii
money from my pay 1 1 tr.lic it mt t i
Knglaiidi lu.t my f.niii r-ln iaw lo.l; good
care that I should i;..t gain iicc.i. to my
wife. Shortly after my second l.lp I
managed to do a small favor f ir Mr.
Handford. of the ( treat ( ic i.l nt:.: -though
in ninUin.: n fr'ctid of iii.it ;ot.t!o
nian I made a letter , ..etny of ,.nc of tl
ciigincciM. Tin- r.i.lr.al w.irl: proviur- a
little to i. inch f,.r tne, I I. .cited i:i CI
cago ami, as ..u know, ccure.l a pol.'. -i
with your linn. I !.:'! in the nt-rupt n::i ::
ner, that joii doub.:.--s i-euiember. !
-a .!. I w . i i,c r. , ::i ;..ti l y
my mother and sister. I returned c my
old work i :: tl.e rail: ci.l. nt which I re
mained until to-day. I know everyiii.iig
- of my wife's man 1 .j.. to I a -.ulf .r.l ,::.d
of your own ple.i-:i:tt tvl' ti.-tis :'t ;.iy
sister. I nm glad you are all happy
though I will ii ,; attciiiot to deny t.i.it I
envy, oh, more 1 1. a a envy, you nil :
.lid cor.t"ii;iiten: ,,' v.mr !ic. But I
iliaik I have burled s .me of the s,.;,i,,.,;i..- .
f bygone days. I .r I tan hcartl'v wl-li
for all of .ton l-ing an I happy lives. And
why should 1 hi lie tc.lt genuine w'sli of
mine by but iling I a deadly b.unb into
these home groups? You know Hand
ford knows the liii-h. llamlf.rl lias
pledged his Word to ..-rccy; yon do I ke
wise, brother Ma v. :;;,!, us y.ci l ite toy
si.-ter ninl pity v.: the knuwled::" of
my existence remain Intra d iu the darli
.-- t receases of your lu'nd. I passed y oir
home las; n ulit, ami. if what I k lud l
throiiith tic uncurtained win 1 cv gave i,io
.a sharp twinge of pain, it also filled my
heart with in ii l'Ii j..y. There y..u were
entel it' j..ur pa l.o- with y.eir .tile by
.-our side, wl.ile m i- Ii, hi r .w u
armchair, was sc.. -m. tVochl it n t le
nt most cruelly iti tne t- tl : , .- !. sh-ubiw
of my ilisL'fa e upon s.ic'i a ! u;i. (,. re
op n old sores .hi-,: are ;'.,-; h. .i;,-. l.v
:ny rui!- p:'.-M-:i c, to . ;.,.-: an i .al;
a Minder a un'-.n !ih is r'::lit a: I j'l-t,
but w iii.-h the l.te c .!- ! my eA' .ti ne
w-.. ild en I illigal? No. Max. I tl. t'ili
heaven tliaf cruelty and m ':!, 'n an
no longer a part and v.'iv.-l of my l.f. .
No, I cannot. I will mo .'.i;-. i;.,.nl by -ivtm-mher
I !!. ! i:i Saa Francisco. Hood
ie.', brother Max. c . .!-' v .'1
With that. Spencer left the i, atil
was soon lost iu tiie bm-y tii'otrr .in .i the
street. I'.ivi: returned to i.ls et!i i . ami
when lie reach,.-! home 'Itat cv.ci'iig he
found a letter from his ct - le, John Sat
terthwai'e. (To be continued.)
CRACKSMEN ARE COWARDS.
Mortis of
urKlm-4 Itelui; Urate Arw
All Itoiii.
"Bold buiglai-i, or bold '( ru'p.UV of 1
any suit, arc murli nvire i-carce than
their victims, have any id- :i of. T'acy
don't E'iccccd because tli.-y are l)')ld
or htivo bravery tliut am cmt-i t tiio.c
than sublime a. ntranee. but because
the pt'cat majority of their viiii'v arc 1
cowards," said a burglar ju. t out of tbo
pcnilcntlary at Juliet, 111. "A littrs- j
lar with i-tctisc," lie continued, "l.tiows
that pcriplc will pd out of his way '
ns a rule and will be only too glad t
allow him to c:-iapc rather than run
the risk of havinp their own fUitr:
hurt. I have known a man t t 1 e
awake In bed and malf beiLvo l'.o waj
asleep, hoping that the bur.n'ar in hi'
room would get throiiTh bis work
and hurry away without hurting li'.in.
Ho was a coward, and tin lmf'a'.
who waa jutt as bis n coward, tmdt
advantage-of the fact. He ltnov tlie
man xvas awak. If that man had
moved the burglar would have "ske
daddled." with vision of a build b -hind
him. Of course. If a burglar h
cornered, lip is like a rut in the mine
tlx ho will fifiht.
"Cowardice dimply invites btin
If the rule was to ri-celvc bur:-,';. rs
with n club or revolver there wiuibl
be lots fewer in the bii.-lnc-a. If m ti
were willing to take a little chance of
bclnfr hurt butg'ars wouldn't ta'.;"
chances with thrm. No men arc more
careful of their Idles thun burnla-s
and their courage amounts only tj r.
reliance on tho wea'.incss of 1mm ir
nature. Think of the cowanlie
which allows two or three men to ho d
tip two or three ih..en men In a rail
way train. A lifl" f.'rit wouM :i
ablo them to overthrow the. highway
men In a minute, but each o:e Is
afraid to lead, and they submit i'!;
sheep. Tho priifcsidon under.-n-rd
this. After two or three casca a"
jumping on the train robbers evn a'
the risk of some Injury or even d a l:
there would be no more train roii
berlca. But people submit, anil th
business rocs on. Bravery of burg
lars Is bo-h."
Mar-hai Afbury, t Macon, Ml, ln
decided that, t.i avoid ail dou'ats in the
rases i men arre t. 1 in his town for
drunkenness, tiny mil hereafter liave
to waik a chs'ik-l.r.s sixty fect long in
he station house .r a picked com
mittee of g.id cit . ts Wabbling will
i'iurc conviction.
. m &
Till. BIO was nothing wimtiiiL-.
The beautiful big, lll.r.i "y
V0IV ii fc.-live ale, us Indeed
(, It -In u!d. Was It not Christ
mtis Kve ntl.l w.ts lh;',e n .f n t llild ill
the house? In I lie bow Window stood
the lice. Sun l.v in. ixpcnse litid been
span . I la n::il,e it bciu: Iful. ami In
stead nf bciii;; li-illlod ill lin- tdd l'us.
ion. d wny w iili Hub' baby ciimllcs
whi' li ili'ip ii tin. i.', und linvc to hi
wniclit'd. it va ; ;; u-gi oil .ly lllilliill.
lilc.d Willi tilt" !i,i-c ligiil,'. A sin'
clul man hutl !e :: tic re timi nioniiiig
to lit lb" w .-.ud :i n.ji iii r had come
to decorate ihi'iti,. mi Ilia! ii v.-mid be
Correct tiiid u.ti-tie Ami nil for one
little girl i nly t. ti v . ri i old. she fel;
very smail ami i;'.:. .-r ns U- :u. curb d
up 111 a great hati'.-r cli.tir, vvalclilm
tile man put tin1 littisiiilr.' 1 iciciiPt-: to
her t 'lirl-: inns tree.
"Weil, iiii.-s. 1 siijipo.-e S.iiua Cluiis
will l.o .m'..i-; tifiet- a v. i,!lc with his l.tit;
of prcitits. You : l. .f.'d run iiwn.v and
gi.e bun :t ciiiitiee':" ;.nid lie. coming
down ft mi tic- l.iililer.
" lli, re i-ti'i any Sniiia Clans. I'm
tni l.ig t.l lii ltole i liiui, ,iy pr,s.
ii'.s are 1,1! plli d up on lii.' iitill scut.
Yo'l n.n.v 1. t'.e :eili lii. 'in here are
iji'.iio a !'.;." 'lli" furbu'ii little voice
caused llio mull lo pan.-e Muniii us lie
. :,s io.in y Ihl, :i way.
"Nn S.-'lit:. I'l.-.tt-'.' WML Iliiit is just
as lit ile p.-.-pt- Li Hei r. Yot; i;ti i'.v peo
ple, little .' big. can't all think alike.
1 in i iy 1' ilc .lie s M.y thai every olio
,'i Sant.'i 'l:".;s wiio ylvcs a gift. . r
die's a l.lti i aid .11 Christ mas lime,
tlecil n' t'lt. au.l ,; Merry C!:ristin;.:i to
yo:. ini.--."
"It. ies a I. .id .'.!." tiiiiught the
child. I.lti.gllii; In r deli' V'l itZ closer.
"Motii i- sai.l : c ..v.. $jr. to th" or
phar. n yl'ii, a .- i,. and I saw it In
it ic.i in i . c i..- ., ! -.Mrs. .l:inie Mar-
i tis-Crcw. .-. t . in",' .'aiigu'er. Riv.e !
nu. S'JV 1 v. id : ii tin' Pian w iiihin'i
lllllll; t'l.'.l .. k it I ih ed?"
I'-it. I'.-.ts a sy.i t.Mtl.c'ic. tiny brown
il'ii.'. mill h I. new 'l.at . ii.-ii his linic
lllisi.l'es. Milt" . '.... I i , ,1 li.ii- I llill lll-olllld
the licci. she tt led iili.i I ii'lly. so be
nu ggl. d up closer illll put his fold
luis.' on lie cir c!i. Sifv i lioilgll. the
teiti s (l,l col, ic. ;:n 1 iii.s poor little
gi'-lic Mitdieil i.tii'. soiit.c.l. and Fl'itZ
col 1 no nothing more m ..i.iil'oi't her.
Sli tl 'cv.- in lit T bri iiili sii.lili nly :i tul
s'.ntined when she heard - i'i.c oil-- en
til- the itioin. nnd lool;;ii'g up. saw
Sally c mo ... light the litii.,-. -.
" t-H. :'ii. I cij.n' arc c. e poor lit
tle lnnili? What i: iroiil.iln' y now?
'I'ii-. siitn:- old itcry, sttr.-. no one to
ii:ty w it It."
.!;! :';. n there was a rustle ir. liic
KATIS.i Tit tinop TlllM.S.
hall nnd n pi'tlett isiou burst fuui
the d t I w:.y.
"Mil In. I" cried I!oivni-.:i. ritsh.nu
foi'Wiiril, "I nevci' saw yo so beauti
ful." "Why. wii.it Mattery from nun's nwn
little gu ll" said the vision, slot p.ug
.-.nil plai lug a kiss soiiinu here about
Rowel'.tl's for. In ad. "Well. fo.-i!
night. little in:', we arc late, for this
is to Ic an early dinner s that we
shall he ' i lime for tlm opera afte"
wards -
She tut net Willi .1 mile to the ji.m
bciiitni lo r ! i-' iiiif: lu r licaittii'ttl wrap.
"Sitrli .. p.ciiy picture tiiai wa.
didn't r leu!; tv? The tree. ti
e!.!ld. t!..' ii" '4 and cvtu Stilly, xvi.h
Lei s.ii'l'li;. face added to the picuilv.
.4-'"' ;ii5:3ifli i
" 'Ttll'.lti; lss'T ASV SANTA rl.AI'ij.'" I
' . . ' . . .
0.:V-vVis .
I don't think we neglected anyl iiiug,
do you, ilt'itr. fur the child's Christ
mas?" "No. i.;y tb.'iirc.-r. ninl If siie Is not a
happy Utile puss, Ir is her own fault."
"Oil, 1 lioti't kinw -- I sometimes
ihinl; she m cms like sn,. A r .rlorti
child sun;,., hues," misuirod t li. moil;,
er ns tiiej drove away.
R.ii'iui v .'ts iiidt ed l'oi it i n, Hittiiit;
tlici'e :ib. ii... llii.ucli with her dog ninl
a t.rc.u lighted Clii-i.itiiias tree it.e
would think fin- iiil'ghr be very happy.
"I wiil bring your dinner in lieie to
.von, miss, nnd joii iiiii have it mi this
ilille lii'de." said Sally.
"Sally, did you ever sec any of those
Utile orphans?"
"That I did. M.S.. There's little
K.il'.e Shannon, tin i iil:an. and It's of
ten 1 look In on tile liiinli."
line, cii.i t.-tl thinking.
Ye .nn'l catln' lit for n bird, Miss,"
rciiiiiiistiatcil ll e girl.
"No. Flu tli'niu'ng nboii: llieni. Sully.
Ii.i y.iti think they have a Curi-stii-us
"1 iliip.no, .Miss, they may have, bu:
they mostly licribt close. That :itrmcy.
the 'Christinas fund.' they're ctilliii' 1 .
Is to buy each wan son. i thing m via -,
nn" itii'h of t lieui poor laiiibs wa i pvis
int .'ijiici-e. That's what the iititiroi!
loidy told nn1."
"Oh, do yen know Hie matron?"
"Yes. an' a line young person she is,
tlnii," answered the maid.
"Sail v. ili. my dear Sully, why
A MlDNItillT ALAHM.
cuililn't wc liave some of them here to w 'aicli it is ached. 'J his is nccniti
in night to see my tree?" er.claiincd I plisiied by inc.. s of n caiulle holder
i;, ,,,,.,;! t x. iiedly. ! ni.d ticcnmpntiy itig drip cu., provided
' Tvvoi.il.l n':ci' do. Miss. What'ivcr . wtih a weight Mispcndod n a tl .liver
woitbl te're inither myl" ' al join;. As 11 be readily tdiserved
"Now. Sally, you know she would ; by an inspect :-:i of the illustration,
pi.t cure She never cares what I do. when the ctind -boblc:' Is placed en
and n could telephoiii' now and have j the lliiili nf a ;,ve by nietins of th
tlictn entile right i. ff." und she xvas hah' j boo,. the wei;,!:, falls free, and, lie
way ep the stairs with Fritz harking : iii'; heavier th:,-' 1'ie candle holder ami
:u h.-r heels. j ciiiidle, It heeps the hiticr in an up
It's not a stiiroke of the Maine I'll ' right position. Any tint' who las had
take. Miss, sich an idee!"
"M.'.v I fpiak to tiie matron?" 1!' '
weiia ,ias saying over ilia telephone a
iiiiii.nc li.iei'.
-oh. ibis is lliuvi'iiit Marcus i r. vvcs.
of l'ifiy lirsi street, and we. 1 would
like so. oc of your or. children, te ca.'.-e ;
and see tny I've. It Is vciy pivuy.
and I have lots tr presents, nn.."
Tho mail-oil ret . iigii ii d ihe I'.imo i
one '!' the fashionable Moincil nf the J
board." and. not iiiideisiaiuiing that j
it was only the invitation of a i'iil'1.
mid she would, with pleasure, send (
.-o:in' nf the iiildrn who were not in t
bid.
"She aM.rd if twenty would Ic j
cp.ittgh. and I said that would do." ,
sai.i Bowcliil. t'uiiciiig a'.eui Willi t'...- I
li-lit. while Sally just stood am! j
l.l'cl.C.l tit her.
"Will, there's wiifi thing 1 b know, ,
:ui' that's they i.iiti-i e.-iti" and away i
she v. .::: to prioiar" r ttr.s
party.
'll -y c.nue. Twenty "." ilu-ni
bright, expectant faci s. ami in
itc r
!
with
pic 1
she
of i ln-iii w as as iil.iu fas-' d o" suy
as Wiis Rowclia Marcus ( rewes Bin j
the delight of having all those children ;
tlu-re for her in inai.c happy overcame
c'.cty thing, and i; would ! hard t.
ay which had i in- best lime, all th. is
li.iighing cliihlrt p. '! .w, .'..t. or i in- dog. i
The run was ui its I.c.lIiI wiu-li SaM.v
ciiii-' in, bi'iirii'g a tray heaped wii'i j
1 thine;'. She had l tiiid siuci' I' ii ,
. pity in goliiii;: a'.vay tro; i tl;.' kit' it 'll '
ia,s last time. litf young ntau eras
g. ; i lug liitpaticii . !
"I'm. now. .. nl-.er would b lnlc. i
i i- if ye could sc.- ili'it t lob!. I nivi r
saw tii" ! nb lit:' t ' ;. tin' I don't t
e.'.rc if I leave lilt- pi. ice lor it. I'll help !
i li .s parly ab ii'.-." .
And with that I'al had to 'no rrni ;
l.'if. tiioilgll Ill's was Hoi Ills bb :l m I
sp. tidlii, Christmas Kve.
oh. ii.i'st thry go?" said Rowclia. ,
ps ttie .-iiahby hoods and cloaks vr, :c 1
:.,..ng tatlu-rcd together. At last 11 y J
wt; e rrttic. n merry little troop and rtot .
.id, i trp y hn titled. The rooai looked i
as Cm ugh " Muail M'hirlw ind Ii.ld
sti ll- U Ii, but who caied. I
"I never hud Midi a gcod time," said
Rnu-enn. "a ml I idiall do that every
Christinas."
NOT ONE WENT EllI'TV-H ANUS1).
Oh. Miss, xvhntlvcr will your inither
my about nil your folne prlsents? I
dare to tiiink. not at nil."
"I haven't one left, and I'm so find,
so glad! Moiicr won't care at least
I liope she wot t. Sally, do you think
my beautiful n. other will care?"
"IVrhnps ui' . my tlarlin". If you ns!c
her pretty like Mint."
This was the '.egiiiniiii. of Itowena's
bnriiy work, it id though she is now a
grown up yoiu g woman, ihere lias
never passed :i Christinas live that
she lias not gathered uipe'.her a little
group i f po- r children whom she
makes happy.- Detroit Free I'rcss.
( hrlstoui Tree Slnile hare, f
The fat;ilities and accidents that at
tend the decor.: tion of Christmas fees
wiili lighted candles can now be in a
large measure avi itlctl l.y the use of
the cruivenicnt httlidb'-hoblei' just pat
ented. This little device is so designed
that the entidlc Is always inaintai led
in an upright position no matter what
the position or movement of the lim'i
!-ilV .'i:..' ... s
ir:m
experience i
i. ' ciiti.il L'i
ci iuu an I t '
the v.'iiito i
ihnujrh cT1
the disaj'l'oeabl" liieli
ttll iiver the floor ci.
.; gil.ga will appreciate
1. bile device, which
. is M'iipiioity itself.
ng A- nerlcit .
A f.'ed a.. ( h.
V i! l-!c(iiu fi
aid r'e.n
l.r't. br.
I'.iP I iocs gr .
i I V ' nf
lie wants a hor-el' .-s i ar-nige. mot
r si
vf-, :5i. tes?L .' it-..
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