Driver's Wife. Toe Stage Four bay horses dashed in fine style @ 10 the voor of the Inn, pulling be- kid them the gorgeous red stage, wich swayed and reeled and rocked im a fashion that made the more very: ous pusscigers wince and shiver. Holli=ier threw his reins to the sta- ble boy, nud went into the house. He was a bluff, big-fisted fellow—rather rough looking in his sxin overcoat and broad -visored cap. Nobody ever doubted the kindness of heart under tha: unpolished exterior however. Now, as he tramped through the big bal , on his way to the bar-room, he paused at the sight of a female figure dim with her face into both hands, and her ia one corner, dropped whole attitude one of sorrow and des- pair. The figure was slender and young, clad in a well worn gray suit, and the hands on the brown head was bowed were white and deli cate. “| beg your pardon, ma'am. Are Can I be of service which you in trouble ? to you ” Then the girl looked up, and Hollis- ter recognized the daughter of a man it was eaty to see she was not liked. Miss Pressy had held herself too far aloof from every one in the house to win the approval of this free and easy western community. Que loutish looking fellow, leaning against the bar rail, remarked, with a sneering grin : “That gal's a mighty stuck op little eritter—reckon she won't put on any more airs with me!” and he sent a of tobacco juice in a very the stream skillful manner mouth of a spittoon which occupied straight into the centre of the room. Hollister, had listener until now, crossed leisurely to this striking him a light blow upon the who been a silent to talk any more like that about Miss Pressy.” |" Lo “Goin’ to marry her, Fran “1 expect to,” I'e plied Frank, cool ly, as he turned to select a cigar from the case, There were insinuations no more against Cora Pressy in his hearing: turer, no matter how thorough a lady who had been at the inn for some weeks—a man whom the driver had | no hesitation sing as an adven- | i | 11 turer and a blackleg. He bad priie d the girl on brought them when he had ! la the city ; for she seemed her quiet ways and her and 1 hemianism, suc! father was lead She looked the « xpression of Frank Hollister’s cl struggled a momer snd then buorst i Frank sq he fore he r t! © Curious pass through silence. Presently the once more, lo stained eyes and lips. “I am in the first {rier to-day. My flash dyed her fai has left me; whe know. | among stra not unpaid.” Fer one i doubtfully, a rush of self &l hand went drew therell book. The gi gesture, and | opened, haughty “Sir! I scarcel Whereupon F aad indignant Hi sinualion. who had [41 gweelest LL off there in t for him ! “Fraps choice of w Im a rough dreadfully mam is con look on ms man-—one his word, Now, then, h The peared, and t his rough galls: big p | one little hand “Forgive me, & are all that you cept any pecuniar any one. The me a situation « secept it, and in our indebiedness, kindness, | With a lity ped past hi dark stairway, w a n ceelidtotiebar were talking, laug! drinkin. Here Hollister listened t scount of the onel Pressy, a detailed (ol wersed with various disappearanc 3 « 1) ters comments concerning him and his daughter Cora. Pressy wns #1) rmatized as a cheat, a villain and » spe everything, they called him, but an honest man. Tlere gome ex ressions of sympathy for the girl, but nor anvth ng and were rhi see m, and the sweetheart of strong-armed, ng A ad, aud Wall reveal th | which he had hinted But Frank was curiou It | | he would nover speak. long whil At last, a sudden effort, he said “Miss Cora, you've known me only a few days, but you've seen enough of blunt fellow, so I hope you won't be me to know that I'm a spoken u pael I'm gentleman, but | by what I'm going to say. not much of a fine a fair living, and a wife, little gal, and I love you, If extraordinary marksman, and | | upon the lips this time shoulder, said, evenly and distinctly ; “Look here, Jerry, you don’t want | was a call upon a justice of { night the girl wha ( | lor | Farnk’ face ‘he daughter of an nnknown adven- | haven't any very bad habite and make atnd--will, I want you'll have me, I'll do my prettiest to make you the happiest womau in the country.” Corasmiled up at him through tearfilled eyes, and this gave him courage to slip one arm over the back of the cutter and draw her closer to his side, She marmured something about being almost a stranger to him : but, Frank, grown wonderfully bold,press- ed with bis lips the lids over the girl's dark eyes, and queried : “Do you love any other man 7” “No,” she answered, honestly en- ough; “I believe you are the best man I ever knew.” Whereupon Frank kissed her again a and made second proposition, to which at first ¢ would not listen, But the will and of wooer carried the day, and the result 8h the energy her earnest-hearted Cace Pp EM ; ora Pressy no but Cora ger, Hollinger, and | was radiant and phant, In the dingy waiting-room an cited crowd was gathered, vored to nfirmed old bache know that it | lamentable thing that yo married 7" ‘Why “Because you are lonely, selfish life. sh room uld be obliged to break into some morning and find dead.” “Well, it feeling might hurt his n tho least, | and when they re-entered the 1nn that March 13. | quires trium- | 1 but I'm sure it would not injure mine Knights of Labor, ANOTHER BECRET MR, CIRCULAR POWDERLY., FROM Curcaco, May 10,—The Daily News publishes the following this morning : The following secret circular has been received by the Knights of Labor of Chicago, and will be read in the vari, ous assemblies. during Week | the coming Nonre Orper or ane Kxieurs op LABOR oF AMERICA, PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 1886.—To the Order Every The to the secret circular issued on March 18 where—Greeting : response has been #0 generous, and the indorse. of the it has been 50 unanimous, that I feel ment sentitnente contaiped in the Nearly 1000 assemblies hav® encouraged and strengened io WOrk. pledged themselves to act oo the ad contained of I feel that it only re the fre vice in the circular the coming to nt « f our Order to set 1. We have a8 public real men « us o 1} for it only when everything else fails Appeals for aid, circulars, petitions advertisements of every kind are scattered everywhere through the Or. der. I copy letter which comes to me on the subject : “A large part of our time has been spent in reading boycott notices and appeals for aid, keeping us in until 12 o'clock. We were led to believe the Knights of La. bor to be an educational institution, We have no What do you advise ductive of good, time for instruction. us to do?” I advise then to either burn or table these matters, and now ask of the Secretary of each assembly to do the same. If your Journal were not boy- cotted by our members, it could be made the medium of communication between the general officers and the Order, but the Journal is not read in one-quarter of the assemblies. Some assemblies send our documents in envelopes addressed to “Secretary of Assembly No In many places discharged he Secretaries have been i | ot | because of this practice, the No member | has ha | | that WAY, mn i unc ights of Labor. has been usea as 1 different kit ft il dre poar al THR I hate the must EVIIA OF THE BOY word boyeott, i 4 \ ’ | : (1 1h vi : a Ahad CON t rk nt my trade for month It lis a bad practic it has been handed to us by the capitalist, 1 have use the ie ral Assembly ynmitt " " 1st 10rmuiag and willnot b 14 me rej ont [ will » Answer no jell : VOUS, ssomblies, ise imperative, | must have a chance 1 do something of benefit for the Order, aud 1 cannot | ween the guns or dynamite country, do it if I am to #it for eighteen hours a day reading letters which have be answered and reapswered Journal and Constitution. n in Lhe What | will say to the General A ssembly will be said to the entire Order, and must give me time Lo prepare it, BOOKS AXD 8TUDY, you NOT GUNB AND DYNAMITE, We have bad some trouble from | drinking members and be i embe id from men whe but this kind of education is not pro- | via , talk about buying guus and dynamite, | If the men who possess money to buy guus and dynamite would invest it the purchase of some well a lected work on labor, they would money to good use. The in put the never this It is my opivion man who does not study of the nation and the would make «UN 4 KNIGHTS, 1 HBILyY ul Ww hu I can 6s unmanly 2 atiack ui any good reason why ¢ any cause for a quar- btw ins! 1 | two meh lab cause of the Arian y am the uble 1 stand Ly 13 aad ready at a moments notice 10 p a It 1a
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