6 CLARE'S HOLIDAY By liJDXTH M. BLANCHAKD j (Copyright, ICK>I, by l>»ily Story Pub. Co.) OUTSIDE, the snow lay thick aud white. Inside, a young girl atared out upon it with unseeing s. Some fine lace that she was making had slipped unheeded to her lap, and she did not notice the tiny blasts of cold that swept in through the cracks near the window, sometimes with such force that they stirred Ihe locks of her rich brown hair. For a long time she sat thinking; then, suddenly, a sleigh dashed rapidly by, leaving a confused picture of splen did horses, flashing harnesses,fur robes and tinkling bells. She drew back quickly; but not before the man in the sleigh had seen her and lifted his cap. With a tinge of color in her cheeks she picked up the lace and be gan to work rapidly, just as the door was thrown open. "Well, Clare, working as hard as ever, 1 see!" was the visitor's greet ing. She was very fashionably dressed. Even her voice had the latest fash ionable drawl. Clare thought invol untarily of a fashion plate as she helped remove the costly furs and ex pensive hat. "I passed the senator as I came in," she remarked, with a sharp, in quisitive glance, seating hersell 011 he wide window seat, where she ould sie everything inside or out : ide the room. A trifle more color ame to Clare's cheeks. "Yes, 1 saw his drive by," she an swered. Then there was silence. Th" vi itor drummed on the window pane. "Well," she finally inquired, "haven't you anything to tell me? Isn't it settle! yet? Haven't you seen the folly of slicking here, when you might have more money than you could spend—" "A 111! a disreputable old man thrown in!" fl all OV;T the old ground again. We have done it so often before, you know, with 110 good results. I have as much right to my opinions as you have to yours.. You made your own choice, and took wealth and position —and the man! But why bother about me? You have everything you want." "Y and some things I don't want —amorg them a sister who disgraces me!" Clare looked up proudly. "You will apologize for that word, or you and I will never meet, again," she said, calmly. Mrs. Singleton saw the dan ger signal in he.- eyes. "Oh, I will, of course!" she ex claimed. "But I really do not know what word to use in its place. You are the one thing that keeps me back, socially; every once in a while people mention :i;y "seamstress sister.' Ever s!nce Lady Herford heard it she has taken pains to inquire for you every time we meet. I was not invited to her last dinner, either, and 1 am sine it was on account of you," she fin ished, in an aggrieved tone. "Poor Julia!" exclaimed her sister, half mockingly "I am not a seam stress. But don't you think tli-■> > would better eall me one than to say 112 sold myself for gold?" Mrs. Singleton shrugged her shoul ders. ."If you are going to get personal, I think I'll go," she said, rising. "But, Clare, if you won't say 'yes' to the senator, please, oh, please leave all this and live with me. Perhaps soci ety will take you back after a while." A . peculiar smile flitted across Clare's face. "Do you re-.lly think so?" she in quired. Mrs. Singleton pondered. "Yes, I do," she finally said. "Of course it will mean a lot of hard work; they won't forget for a lon« while. But 1 think it might be man aged." Then Clare laughed outright, and laughed again at Mrs. Singleton's sur prise. "Let me see, Julia," she said gently. "It is now six months since father died arid I came here to earn my own living by painting and making lace. Yes, I know I refused to share your home, ami insisted on coming to this 'unfashionable street.' And this, you say, has cost, me my position in soci ety? Will you open that top drawer of the desk? See what is there." "Why, it is full of letters —invita- tions!" exclaimed Mrs. Singleton, do ing as she was requested. "What! Do you mean to say you've been receiving them all the time?" "Several every day," carelessly. "And you never told me! You al ways were the oddest person I ever saw, and—what's this? The Hon. George Verner's dinner and IXJUIS Beresford's!" she exclaimed, envious ly. "Lady Herford's, too!" she almost screamed. "And you refused .nvita tions that half the town would have given anything to get! Are you crazy?" "No, not quite," laughed Clare. "But I think I shall be if you do not go soon, Julia. You get me all 'mud dled up." as old mammy used to say and I can't work so well. Here, let. me hold your coat." Mrs. Singleton dressed silenfly. She was too dazed to speak. As she started togo she brightened up for a moment. "Of course they knew you would decline,' 'she explained, "and they in vited you just to spite ine. Good-by, dear!" The lace fell unheeded again , Clare was once wore alone. "And that is the world 1 have left! she whispered. "Aud the world liial is calling me to relit ru! Never!" she exclaimed aloud. "1 was undecided before Julia tame; now, 1 em sure of myself. Uis clear that I can never live with her, nor allow her to help me; and better live here alone forever than marry the senator, or any other man simply for money. .There, i will settle thai mat ter at once." Flinging her work aside she crossed to the desk and wrote rapidly. Then she ran down the siuirs and dropped the note into a letter box just across the street. When she returned she waltzed gaily around the room. She had acquired the habit of talking to herself, for at time il was a relief to hear even her own voice break the silence. "Good-by to the senator forever," she sang. "Farewell to his money and all that it can buy! Why, I believe I feel better already. I believe It was that money that was making nie blue. Now 1 will work hard; for 1 like work ami the life here —all but Sundays and holidays—they drag!" Thanksgiving day had just passed. Clare had spent it alone, trying to think of a long list of reasons for be ing thankful. Some way the list was rather short. Her mind had persist ed in veering off to a certain young man with boyish lace and laughing eyes—a friend of long ago. She kept wondering why lie had gone away so suddenly. At times she had thought that his eyes told a story that would have been worth listening to; but he had gone without a word. Since she had been living alone she had thought of hi 111 often. The senator, and all the advantages he could offer, being definitely re fused, Clare grew brighter, and the tired look left her face. She often sang light-heartedly, as the days flew on toward'Chiistmas. All invitations were refused, and 011 Christmas morn ing she arose as usual and beyau to paint. Soon she threw down her brush in despair. "it's 110 use; I can't to-day!" she said, mournfully. "I do really liat>; holidays. Everything will go ali right to-morrow, but for to-day—l must give it up!" To pass the time away she began to look through some of her father's old hooks; but her mind still wandered off to the laughing blue eyes. She re membered, with a start, that it was just one year sirTce she had seen him. There had been company —she had slipped away to the library for a stolen glimpse of a book she was reading. He had followed and they bad a happy half hour together. Then some one called, and when at last she returned the room was empty.' She had never seen him since. What was it she had been reading? Oh, yes, 'Vanity Fair!' She looked through the books, and when she found it touched it tenderly. They had dis cussed it together! Someway, the laughing blue eyes seemed very near her now. "If he had said only one word," she murmured. Suddenly something white and bulfry fell from the book to her lap She caught her breath as she saw that it was a letter with an unbroken sea! She knew the writing—and her hands tremtoled. In a flash she saw it all He had left it in the book she had been reading, thinking she would find it at once. And she had not opened the book since! As she read, tears filled her eyes; it was the outpouring of a boyish soul, revealing his love | and asking her to wait. When she reached the end she bowed her heal and wept tears of joy. "I would rather have one letter like this," she sobbed, "than a thousand senators, with all their money! I do | not think I dislike holidays so much, j after all!" Christmas evening was spent in : writing page after page of cxplana ! tions. There were so many that the 1 letter was much over weight. The last days of the year slipped rapidly by, and no reply came. Clare began to look anxious. All sorts of fears beset lier; she could not account for his silence. Finally came the last day of the year—arid still no reply. "Another holiday to-morrow!" Clare groaned. "How I hate them!" She retired early aud cried herself tc sleep, dreaming all night of deaths, j sickness, murders, fires and many j horrible, impossible things. A ] ous knocking awoke her early in the morning. "Telegram, ma'am!" said a voice Clare dressed as hastily as possible, a terrible fear at her heart. Her dreams must have meant trouble of some kind, and she felt that it had come Trembling, she tore open the envel ope. "Happy New Year for us both. Will arrive to-day. Letter just received. "FRANK." "Oh, I wish I had never said such horrid things about holidays!" ex claimed Clare, with solemn joy. Sugar-Glcss on Butter. A singular method of protecting rolls of butter from deterioration due to out side influences is practiced in Germany. It consists simply in coating the butter with a glaze of melted sugar laid on with a soft brush. The surface of the butter is slightly melted and a protective var nish is formed. The process has recent ly been employed on a large scale in Eng land. As an encouragement to school chil dren to be regular and punctual in their attendance at school, the Surrey county (England) education committee h; t s de cided to give them picture postcards bearing views of places of historic and local interest in the count>. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER i, 1904 Who is j Your Clothier? J If it'B R. SEGER & CO,, you are getting the right I kiudof merchandise. There I in 110 small or grand dccep- I tion practiced in their store. 1 Sustained success demon- I strates that there is I "growth in truth"in the gj retailing of NEW AND UP-TO-DATE CLOTHING AT POPULAR PRICES. .R. SEGER & CO. j | 4& J&. 4fc £*.& * fc 4* Jti* .£& 4 <* jst £3fc *3L JNfc £9fc ittt jat * C. B. HOWARD & COMPANY jjj| - General Merchandise. ** |4 STORE ON THE "RIALTO." 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Reports from corres pondents at the front indicate renew ed skirmishing, culminating the night of November 22 in a fresh attack on Poutiloff (Lone Tree) Hill, in which the Japanese were repulsed with heavy loss, and also a severe fight with Chinese bandits near Kaiuan. London, Nov. 23.—The correspond ent at Moscow of the Daily Telegraph claims authority for the statement that Gen. Stoessel's dispatch sent by the torpedo boat Rastoropny informed Emperor Nicholas that the Port Ar thur garrison was being starved out. Tokio, Nov. 25.—Telegraphing yes terday the headquarters of the army before Port Arthur reports: "The conflagration in the buildings near the arsenal, caused by our naval guns, which began about noon Novem ber 22, continued until 2 o'clock on the morning of Nover 23. It is probable that, the coal stores have been burned." Manehurian headquarters in a tele gram dated November 23, reports: "At midnight November 22, COO of the enemy's infantry attacked Sing luntun. Our advanced pickets, after ri sisiing the attack for several hours, safely retired to the main body. The village was entirely burned by the enemy. "At (lawn November 23 the enemy made several surprise attacks near the Shalihe railway bridge and at Paotzuyen, but the attacks were en tin ly repulsed." Che Foo, Nov. 25.—The report that the steamer Tungchow, laden with 30,000 tins of meat, was captured by the Japam so 011 Wednesday while trying to enter Port Arthur, appears to be correct. The Tungchow was a British vessel. H ad quarters of the Third Japanese Army Before Port Arthur, Nov. 25. — The only permanent forts in the pos session Qf the Japanese are the two Panlung forts captured in August. They hold the advance works of the Rihlung redoubt, called Fort Kuropat kin, an entrenched hill miscalled P fort, Kobu Hill. Sachitakiyama and One Hundred and Seventy four Meter Hill. They also occupy the galleries and moats of the two Rihlung forts and North Kekwan fort. EMPEROR NICHOLAS CAVE ZEMSTOVISTS A HEARING. St. Petersburg, Nov. 20. —The unex pected may happen after all. The meeting of Zemstvoists may indeed work the inauguration of a new era for Russia. Emperor Nicholas, the initiator of the plan for universal dis armament, may turn back upon the reactionaries and crown his reign by granting to his subjects the constitu tion which his grandfather had al ready prepared when he fell by the hand of an assassin. The basis of such a possibility is the significant fact that yesterday the em peror received in the palace at Tsars koe-Selo four prominent members of the Zemstvo congress. They explained fully their position and reiterated the views expressed by the memorial that the salvation of the empire from ruin by revolution lay in the adoption of the ideas expressed in the memorial. The emperor was greatly impressed by what he heard and asked many questions. While it is understood that he gave no indica tion of his purposes except the sym pathy he displayed, the deputation, when they returned to St. Petersburg, were in high spirits. St. Petersburg, Nov. 2G. —There is an entire lack of news from the front. The report that the Japanese are con centrating their energies for a desper ate assault on Port Arthur, in view of the approach of the Baltic squadron, is generally credited. Long Standing Suit Settled. St. Louis, Nov. 23. —Judge Wood, of the circuit court, in the case of Henry Nicolaus against Charles H. Turner, formerly president of the Suburban Railroad Co., the German Savings In stitution, Ellis Waiuwriglit and others, decided yesterday that the plaintiff was entitled to recover $75,000, the "boodle" fund placed 011 deposit with the Lincoln Trust Co. by the Suburban Railroad Co. to bribe members of the house of delegates, for the reason that "Mr. Nicolauc was ignorant of the purposes for which the money was to lie applied." . Ship and Crew Probably Lost. Philadelphia, Nov. 22. —The British steamer Aros Castle, Capt. Day, 57 days out from Java with a cargo of sugar, arrived at this port Monday and reported the probable foundering on November 15 of the Spanish bark Tafalla with her crew of 15 men dur ing the recent southern storm. Passenger Train Wrecked* Hoxie, Ark., Nov. 23. —Passenger train No. 17, southbound from St. Louis, known as the Hot Springs spe cial, on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroad, yesterday ran into an extra freight train which was tak ing the siding at Swifton, a small town 20 miles south of here. Harry Wells, fireman of No. 17, was burned to death ami Engineer A. DeGuire, of the same train, was badly hurt. Fifteen pas sengers were slightly injured. The passenger engine was demolished and three coaches and ten freight cars loaded were burned. 5H5H5T2irt? 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