WHERE THE BATTLE IS FOUGHT | Ss A fig for your honors aud honored scars Won finely on land or sea, i Though you storm the sky, and scale the stars, Beek your soul for victory. = Lippincott, MISS GARDINER, BY JAMES CC, PURDY, Miss Gardiner, while looking through the advertising columns of her favorite newspaper, the Mooring Meteor, found the following lines, whi h she eagerly scanned : “WANTED, A young woman of refine | ment (employed during the day), who can sing well and play the piano, can have, free of charge, during the summer, a pleasant home in the country. Private family mother and daughter). = Best of references required, A personal interview by appoint ment through correspondence. Address, J. B., Meteor office.” It pleased Miss Gardiner to become an inmate of this pleasant country home: and she accomplished her purpose, with results delightiu! of atl parties concerned. Mrs. Malcolm, the advertiser, and her daughter were very pleasant, lovable, loving women, with plenty of money, plenty of servants and plenty of room, Ihe advertisement had been a Kindly device of Mrs. Malcolm's, to relieve the loneliness of their handsome country home, and at the same time afford a happy opportunity to some poor girl of refinement. When the device brought them Grace Gardiner, they gained the companion ship of a young, unus handsome girl; with keen intelli . a cultivated manner, and 8 positive genius for music. Her principal reference was Mr. Fletcher, the lawyer having Mal colm's business al ] man was enth ai her For the rest, she was stenographer and type-writer in the highly respectable firm of Enderby Sons for the rest of the summer, Mrs. Malcolm's car riage brought Grace Gardiner th railroad took her to the every But after a time acloud of troubled mystery rose upon the summ Scotland Lodge. One afternoon t riage returned from the Miss Gardiner. Shel saying that but would lay. "r charge of M satie A581 So, train morning. sky of 1 Car thou station wi at It was a ) her; and she was greatly breakfast table the next morning in a short time her absence forgotten in the of a citement which ingulfed tl household. While the ladies were still fast, the servants brought them sta news. One of the rich houses in neighborhood had been entered by burg lars during the night. The inmates of the house, it was supposed, had stupefied with chloroform ; for they had known nothing of the invasion until morning. Every nook and recess of the house had been ransacked and rifled. Everything of value, even to wearing apparel, had been seized upon: and s wagon-load of booty had been secured. All this was very interesting, but the conclusion of the story was strangely perplexing. All the stolen property had been compactly bestowed in bags and bundles, ready for removal, and then the burglars had gone away without the bags and bundles, Not the smallest article had been taken out of the house, Everything was found in the morning on the floor ¢f the hall, close to the front door, which was standing partly open. The thieves had evidently been fright ened away at the last moment; but mn that retired neighborhood, what had frightened them away! Here was a fine field for speculation, When Miss Gardiner came home in the afternoon she talked vivaciously about the burglary, and on one or two obscure points made singularly apt and lucid suggestions. Dut she soon left the subject: and during the evening she sang as she had never sung for them be- fore. It was noticed, however, that she was pale, and looked wearied from over work. As they were separating for night, she said to Mrs. Malcolm, with some apparent embarrassment “You ought to know, Mr. Malcolm, I have left my place, and am unsettied sow . although I still have to be in the ty during the day.” “Oh, you poor child !™ Mrs, Malcolm exclaimed, kissing her. “Of course | ought to know it, so that Mr. Fletcher sad I can get you another situation at once, But to the good lady's surprise and indignation, Mr. Fletcher did not re spond enthusiastically when she spoke to him about the matter the next day. “We need hardly trouble ourselves, he said. “I think Miss Gardiner hae plan: of her own. It will Le best to say nothing further to her on the s:bject.” : A few mornings later, as Mrs, Malcolm was leaving her room, she encountered Miss Gardiner coming to her. The girl waa pale, and evidently in pain “I wouid mot trouble you if I could help it,” she said: “but after you had all gone to hed, last night, I had an aceident, I caught my hand in some way, and it hurt me so that | jerked it loose, instead of freeing it gently, and so tore the skin.” She held out her hand as she spoke, and the shapely member was discolored with bruises, and badly swollen: while in one place the flesh was lacersted, The old lady cried out, with horror, and then prozeeded to bathe and bind up the wounded hand, “Why,” she said, “it looks almost as 1 it had been bitten. 1 don't see how you mavaged to hurtit so. Well, there's no going to the city for you to-day with that hand. That's decided.” “Oh! | must go to-day to-day of all days!” the girl cried, vehemently. And then, ns If recollecting herself, she Inughed pleasantly, sod said: “There are two or three things I want to attend to in the city to-day; snd, jadeed, | am quite able to go." Miss Jessie was in the breakfast room missed resence entire been the » Grace tried to reassure her. -— ——— —— — by the open front door. The thieves had been frightened away the second time. This new affair caused genuine dis- | may in the Malcolm household, and Mrs, Malcolm spoke about getting special guards to stay in the house at night, “1 really don't think we have much to fear,” she said, ‘‘with so many strong | men-servants as are known to sleep on the premises. Burglars know what they are unde: taken before they begin opera- tions." “I cannot imagine why they should finish their operations by leaving all the stolen property in the hall then,” said Jessie, shortly, Grace laughed, and went her way. A little later Mrs, Malcolm, sitting in her own room, was startled to see Jessie enter abruptly and lock the door.” Hav- ing done this unususl thing, the daughter placed in the mother’s hand a stained and crumpled paper, “We may as well face it, mother dear,” she said, *‘Read that.” Mrs. Malcolm smoothed out the paper and read: “Ellwood will be at Mont- gomery's at 2 o'clock Thursday morn ing.” “Why, my dear, what does this mean said Mrs, Malcolm, “It was Mr, Mont. gomery's house that was robbed last night. But who in the world is Ell wood? And where did you get this paper" “Ellwood is the r plied Jessie, so trembled. ‘This is Thursday morning, you know. As to the paper--mother, I'd rather suffer anything than have it to tell you, but Grace Gardiner dropped that paper between here and Mr, Mont gomer after 2 o'clock this morning.” “Grace Gardiner! Craz) child “No. ybber, I suppose,” excited that re. she You're mother I ama fond of Grace as you are nd oped : lon't intend anybo iy shall 1 know who it was | m. I was she was n sick, 1 Mrs. Malcolm ya dreamed it all nd upset on ace ary, you know.’ that, too, But, after day- licht | went out, and there were her tracks in lew, making a straight path across the lawn, walked all about as to hide the tracks, and then | found this pa; where Grace had dropped it. I could make n thing of it then. of ccurse: still I thought some other woman might bave gone into Grace's room and out so I went there while you were doing up her hand, and in her closet I found her water proof cloak sad sn old dress, all wet and drag- gled around the bottom, and a pair of her shoes, soaked and muddy. Mother, that hand was hurt at Mr. Montgomery's house in the course of that robbery—I am perfectly sure of iL.” At this moment a servant announced, through t med door, that Mr. Fletcher was in the parlor to see the adies. Mrs, Malcolm hastily dried ber tears of grievous distress. “ 1 to him of all about said. as she hastened Jessie to before unt 1rhit the x 50 or again, he cl Not a Wi this Grace Gardiner,” she away to receive her guest to steady hersell she Fletcher explained that he had just enough of a busi errand to serve as an excuse Heally, ho \ for a well-earned holiday, and would stay all day if they coaxed him, snd all night, too, it there was & ioom at his disposal. He could not have done a kinder thing, after the recent disturbing events, and he knew it. Of course these cvenis were ex wstively discussed by all “It is a very mysterious business alto gether,” said Mr. Fletcher, “Every ght, of late, there has been a! urglary somewhere, and the same enterprising artist excutes all the various jobs. The detectives are sure of that, because as you know, there are schools of burglary, as there are schools of painting, and these masterpieces all belong to the same school.” ““Is this person of genius supposed to be a man or woman!" asked Jessie, with extravagant carclessness, “A man, undoubtedly,” Mr. Fletcher replied, with a sharp look at his ques tioner. “And as gentlemanly and aristocratic a mscal as ever deserved hanging. Romantic, too, He was well born and well-educated; married a charming woman; had a prosperous business, and kept his family in luxury, He became depraved somehow, and for years he led a double life, maintaining a high social position on the proceeds of hio high criminal enterprise. His wife died of a broken heart when the ex nosure came at ast.” “How is all this known! And who is this charming rascal!” Jessie asked, “He calls himself Ellwood. Ah, you know the name a ready from the papers, ] soe. As to your other question, his history all eame out at the time of his trial, two years ago. He was arrested after a series of just such burglaries as these: was tried, convicted, and sentenced to a long imprisonment. 1 was prosecuting attorney st the time, and much of the evidence was furnished by my son, who is my purtner, you know, He is a very nest amateur detective, and 1 wish he would take as much interest in the matter now, but he don't. Well, wd 1 the come out with neas w 0 | been captured | or withdraw his WEEN INE DEY A ——————— A RTI worked quietly at honest employment; | but no sooner does he saps than she gives up her situation, and associates herself with him in the most mysterious fashion. Itis terrible!” Mrs. Malcolm's only answer was to | twist her hands together and cry softly “I'd ery myself,” Jessie went on; “but I have to save my eyes for night work, For I vow, all the sleeping | do shall be done in the day time, until this house has been robbed, or Ellwood has with his secomplices.” Miss Jessie's vigils began that same night, She sat through the dark hours in her own room, wide awake and alert, and with a stout club at command, About two o'clock in the morning she heard a slight sound under her window. Somebody was apparently trying the side door. This door opened into a passage which connected with the main hall and stairway, and also by an inner door with the dining-room. Jessie Malcolm hurried noiselessly to Mr. Fletcher's room and softly tapped on the door. There was an instant re sponse, The lawyer had been keeping vigil also, and stood before her, fully dressed and ready for prompt action, “Ellwood Is down stairs,” whispered Jessie, “1 thought he would come to-night, because he would suppose nobody ox pected him here after last night's per. formance,” said Mr. Fletcher; and with- out further loss of time the two went : down stairs guest, Jessie positivel ome Lhe ! rei cautl to wel untimely ing to stay back hall-lamp had been #8 usual, and by its IASLY y Ihe 3 Durning, \1 Malcolm clasped her ) a mant pitiful to » But that w I standing besi a aecidedly handsome young he had his around her, while seemed gitated and in nes such suppo iy now did Jessie re- pent having kept watch this night for the young man beside Grace Gardiner was George Fletcher; snd had brought hes father to see this dreadfu revelat look at the father, and de no si vo need for sign or words. They coul all see now why this degenerate son took y if Ellwood Work his ows er : gray haired le Miss Gardiner man Arm gre SMITE she on She dared not tather no interest in the While Ellwo i | thi capture « WAS free i you al coul guilty work unsuspected These recogn had 1 ! s moment of time, and now there was a elopment The » r of fining room had been placed ar, and it was very « iy pen. It swung inward, and as it opeoed, Grace and young Fletcher were behind it A man's head was thrust through the opening, and then the man himself stepped into the room. The dim light showed them that he was tall and well formed, and had the bearing of a gentle nan. in spite of the business he was in His hair was white, and his face was handsome. Yes: this was undoubtedly ¥liwood. So there were three confed erates, As Elwood appeared in the room, Grace stepped quickly forward and stood in front of him, straight, fearless and silent. All at once Jessie knew that this girl was not an accomplice but an accuser, and a pang of remorse gmote her heart The man started slightly, but seemed less surprised than might have been expected “| thought you would let me alone after what | gave you last might,” he said, in a low voice, pointicg to her in- jured hand, “How can I let you alone! I have given you two chances within the week to escape without addiog to your guilt; why did you not take them, and go where you could be an honest man?” “Because,” he replied, with a slight laugh, **1 want to get something to be honest with. Now, you know, Grace, I'm too fond of you to hurt you if I can help it: bul I've given up two Jah to please you, and I'm going to finish this one.” “You will not finish it." sald Grace, still in the same low tones, but, at the same time, with terrible intensity. “You know how I have watched over you and guarded you from arrest ever since you made your escape. I gave up my work, snd sacrificed the first real peace 1 have known since 1 first learned what vou wore, that I might try to keep you from fresh crimes. Bat I told you inst night that if you came here—to the g£ crimas tions dev ie do he slightly utiously pushed house of my friends—1 would send you back to pn; and unless you leave here this instant and promise never to re- | turn, I'll keep my word." “You willl” said the man, putting his hand behind him, “Ive enough of this! Now Before he could speak the next word, hand, a blow from 's fist had sent Ellwood 1 : i | { I’ll have to be honest now, you know,” said Ellwood, with a grim laugh, Mts, Malcolm and Jessie were already on their knees beside Grace, their arms around her, their tears and kisses on her face, and their words of love and repent. | ance in her ears. Mr. Fletcher and George got the three women upon their | feet at last, and the elder gentleman, | taking Grace's hand in his, said: “My dear Jadies, it is my special pride that this brave girl is my friend, and my still greater pride that she is to be my son's wife, friends.” No answer was needed, but Mrs, Mal | colm managed to exclaim, with tearful emphasis: “‘Friend! She is my second { daughter, and my home is hers, always.’ “Well, not exactly always, Mra, Mal. colm,” suid George Fletcher. At this moment it was discovered that Ellwood had utterly vanished. He was never scen again by those who sought him, — Frank Leslid's, WISE WORDS, Excess of duty speaks a lack of mind. The he the lover, lover of 1 soul is true Anticipated sorrows are harder to beay x ¥ than real ones He who foresees calamities, suffers them To have | € part of a wiet the part of a § over, twice ch forethought, 15 the to have too little, u 0 mn h Wi. your friends, s¢1 ¢ na Lo your ene your A Syuirrel's y Paaimist’s Prodigions § his corn ho and re 3 noticed that they were disappearing much faster than the ate deman He ine, is for his family suy overed soot a small red boys call a hole under and was stocking nuts the farmer Er suirrel had ut twenty of and them, afterward en gone, legrilit gu Warman ie. ward which mune ypol dis that irre the farm had : (SEVER L with th As rapidly rem n toreliouse had gathered learn 1} worked, an experiment OW he i the nulls “1X Bours I'he distance from ra house to the ¢ i its ne a nut squirrel had was required Hut this did not in. yes dogs frightened squirrel, and it had to turn back, and twice the family cat got after it, re quiring it to take a circuitous route to the storehouse. The nest was examined soon afterward, and a big, iat, lazy male squirrel was found snoozing quietly while his little mate was per forming a prodigious feat to supply him with food. — New York - ——— the reach A Bee's Sting Cures Rienmatism. The following treatment of rheumatism js so singularly original that, even if it should be altogether ineflicacious, it still merits to be described. It comes to us directly from Vienna, and it belongs to Dr. Tere. It is necessary at first to suppose that you have at your disposal a hive with many bees. Now, the discoverer wishes to observe that the sting of a bee gen- erally leaves after it a tumeflaction more or Jess considerable: but after a certain number of stings this tumefaction is no longer produced, because the body has acquired a certain immunity. With rheumatic persons this tumefaction comes with diffienlty, sud only after a certain number of stings. By continu ing the stinging process the swellin: ceases completely, The patient is cured of his rheumatism, and remains for some time out of danger of relapses. To pro- duce a complete cure it js necessary to saturate the entire body with bee venom, | and keep on multiplying the stiogs. M. | Tere has applied this method in 174 cases, and administered 30,000 stings. dent cures in especially in chronic cases where the patients attacked by rheumatic cachexy were in a hopeless condition, Some times a patient has received hundreds of | stings. It is true that they are lows painful to rheumatic persons than to per sons in sound health. Is not this bee stinging treatment truly delightful! The cure of rheu. matism with the stings of bees! One would go to Vienna just to try it, EE —— Does His Work While Asleep. Joseph Hobinson, twelve years of age, living hh his father four miles routhol 8t. Joseph, Mo, sail jcied with neurosis. Only two cases of the known to medical And I know that you are still her | He | alirms that he owes to this method evi- | obstinate cases, and | DId It Elect Harrison? The following appeared in a Minnesota por: “Members of the Democratic party ive been using all subterfuges to account ous are the causes alleged. ‘I was talking with several of the van posite a bill board, and one of the party ex claimed: “If it had not been for the closeness of the National Committees in the expenditure | of money, we would have slected our man, The Republicans advertised their man like s | cirens Boeveral of the party remarked that no advertiving was done except stoall an pouncements in the papers, and a few “hangers” ou the dead walls “Haugers”™ said our informant. “What do you call that but a circus poster ™ point. | ng wa tweivesheet medicines poster on the biil bosrd, bearing the cuts of General Harri son and bis grandfather, “If the Democrats had advertised like that, Cleveland would have been re-slected.’ The poster referred to was one of the fami] far black and white Log Cabin Sarssparilla posters ssnt out by an enterprising firm en- gazed In home cures, under the name of Warner's Log Cabin Hemedios, and among other equally valuaide articles includes the famous Log Cabin Barsaparilie, which is everywhere recognined as the best of all spring medicines and stands without a rival for the cure of all disorders which : bod, The BE when the sy winisr hins with .mptir Theres & strengthen — . Incidents of a Great Drought, every-day inciGent « has prevailed ia tf Wald who ew h-coveted the get d \ TY © Weak, owned or who heep the wales Weight dlness a Snowilake, WwW AKeS BB» reat when me, and Is Mi intey by the i intity of air amid their frozen pari atain about nine air, ental their crystals, fine occupies al ut ach pace a8 to twelve U ulk of that flu of their Lg» hei me ppared wit wr in a ree ot snowilakes ¢ times 58 many volumes of Jd, #0 to peak, among they COntaun w 3 Very ightly deposited twenty-four Lin ter, and is from lighter than an e eL as jual " : tak L : fi seam if you have f you haw a badly ventilated r aki 9 ou » . lB and blond ihe a Tove IL early ab ward of atiacis of STREe OF eRCRpPs vate b thal Lived ing 0 fn the wp { delay. Take Hood's now ae 8 wisi tes wen fied _Y food's Barsape the fou wowd ana ing. Dox ureapmrilis {wish d Bar sparilla. I hare used 12 in ‘he pring for thre pears for drt sod streanth after using One me of sick headache Mas § Woodstock, Conn Hood's Sarsaparilla 1 hy all draggiets, $1; six for $5 Prepared only br CL ROOD & CO, Apothecarios, Lowell, Mass 100 Doses One Dollar i * et SSS. My littls boy, Bb yours od, was sick {with a disease for which doctors had po name, The nalls came off his fing ers, and the Dope came off to the middle joint. For 3 roam he nfernd dreadfully; is now petting well, and § am satisfied Swift's Specific is the chief cause of bis Impure semand. onyx Jan. 12, 1950, Ay ALF-M RD ISONED BY AE dre and nicer, the ev 1 of the saliva of & eslf tact with a cat Caper. The nicer were ful snd showed po Inclination 10 Bwift's ile, and he js pow wel Feb, Joux F, Hearn, Anbar, Als, Send for books on Mood Poisons & Skin Disses, fros, or wir? Sree 2 Con, Allasta, Un It also cured sxpares, South bed the H Cr ae 1 enfreved from calarh 12 pears, The droppings nis he roreneor 10 atively gone. Davidwon, with the Botton oie 4 | upon the colt the manufacture of old log-cabin Spring Sickness off (he POPUGAT «pti medi state the benefit 1 derivad from Hoots | y and can say that § gained in Sesh i | year began in Pelruary to (ake Hood's Sarsaparilia, 11 used Sve bottles and The Paim Tree, Among the Indians of Breil thercis a | tradition that the whole human rae for their overwhelming defeat, and numer~ | *PTA0E from a palm tree, says | Magaiine, | eellence for things good and besutiivl, quished on Fourth Street the olther day, op- | Viek's It has been a symbol of ex- Among the ancients it was an emblem of victory, and. as such, was worn by tux early Christian martyrs, and has been found sculptured on their tombs. The Mohsmedans venerate it. Certain trees, i said to have been propagated from some originally the prophet's by planted | dauguter, are held sacred and the fruig sold at enormous prices. The day upon which Christ entered Jerusalem, ridivg of an ass, is called Palm Sunday, being the first day of the Holy Week. In Europe resl psalm branches are distributed among the people, Goethe says Bonuay pad OW reverenliy RITNS Ae UNE In Home, on Palm They have the trus The cardinals i And sing old Elsewhere BOBS branches southern climes the sad willow these More must religion of wddha were nearly all of writien the fan und by iss'onaries they have been used in the paper, aspect of of . wt yor 4 : ‘ "te together wilh ils surpassing reint « . sha reisting 10 the The book 1 them upon leaves of palm, The noble LE cail Eating Muaskrat. i ever eat 1 South Dakeia's Boon A BRIlA (General « recently brough { the Netheriaz makes provison abor of o Ede f sxoeEnve wornen TeNight and To-Marvew Night, o weed of the Lond annually to $2 LHe business change amount n A Radical Care for Epileptic Fics, Ek y tive re ey! Bb I warrant Ss ny fait) Catarrh Cared, A clergyman after ves of hat jeathsome disease, starred rying every known remedy at iast which completely cured and saved Any sufferer from thisdresd. ing a se!faddressed stamped FRYeN 1. A. Lawrence, 88 Warren i. N.Y ii] receive the recipe free of charge, prescriplion denth 1 afMicted with sore eves use Dr, Isaae Thomp. eon 3 Eye.water, Druggists sell at Zhe. per bottle, —————— ——— wns Hood's Sersaparilia Dandeli a, Mandrake other well known paou iar manner as walus of cach, It will t prepared {rote Sarsapaiilla, Dost, Juniper Berre, and vere ais remedies, In such » detive the Mad msdiciosld cure wien in the power of medicine, fale, salt rhea, pores, boil, ple ples, all humors, dyspepsia, b liogeness, sick hades ache, indigestion, peneral debility, catarth, rhoumee tiem, kidney and lever compisintsa ve that extreme tired fesling csuwed by change © : mate, season, of life, and imparts life and strength $0 the whole systom “For five gears | wan sick every 1 It overom wri ve, at lad have not seal & wick Gar wines “dh, W, Suoax, Millon, Mas ’ Hood's Sarsaparilla SoM by all @roewiets. 81: ix for gs. Prepared only ar CL HOOD k CO, Apotheoaries, Lowell, Mass 100 Dcses One Dollar DO XTOLT Want to tonrn all abot a Horse t ow to Pik Out a Good Ope Know Impress Sovtioome well wo gruerd agwinet Frand¥ Detert Dipwase and efoto Cote ' Tol} the Age boy thee Teeth, 1 W lat be onli tie ferent Ports of the Antal How nd 1 Bw ASL hide wr formalin in our 198 ee) wat ARATE pro Rigo oh patie of only 05 4XXTH In Fru w PUR HOUSE. 1% Lewmend®: . XV. Clty. - SIKU NORTHERN PACIFIC, LOW PRICE RAILROAD LANDS & FREE Covernment LANDS, 1) ™ EE. -._e’”s lo. Catarrh 10 give Taylor's Hospital Cure for Warranted satisfaction or money refunded. Sold on ten day’ trial. Price come
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