TIIE SOUAKTON TRIBUNE-TUBS DAY MORNING, MAY 25, 1897
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Cbe Rome Rending Circle
Hie Demon of Revenge
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(Copyrlsht, 1897. by E. W. Hornunpj.)
. PART I.
Mr. JncU Sellors wns a fine-looking
young; Cornstalk, who ml&ht bo seen
cutting an Immense dash In Sydney
one week and driving shep up-country
the next. Then the bush would
Hwallow him for unother year. His
bcurd would grow again, and his wages
onco more accumulate until there was
enough for the annual descent upon
the capital, when the twelvemonth's
earnings would duly disappear In as
many days. Well-connected as he was
In short, young Sellers used to "knock
down his checque" with the deliberate
regularity of the ordinary pound-a-week
hand.
Being unscrupulous and plausible to
boot, this was Just the scamp to at
tract and be attracted by Elsie Thorn
ton, who wai as good as she was pret
ty, and as ilch as she was good. Sell
ers met her at a dance on board the
Nelson, a respectable function which
he had attended under protest at the
outset of one of his little holidays.
The Thorntons resided In a goodly
mansion on The North Shore. Sellers
called, was Invited to dinner, and pro
posed to Elsie within a week. Elsie
accepted him, and for another week
her people permitted the engagement.
Then things were suspected discov
ered brought home and the mauvals
eujet sent about his business without
delay. Again the bush received him.
and now his name was never uttered
in the handsome house on the North
Shore. But Elsie fretted secretly,
though not Inordinately, and she took
too seriously a pathetic but dignified
letter which one day reached her from
an outlandish township in the Rlver
Ina. She did not answer It; but a hand
that wrote Greek e's and affected the
colon was surely made for something
better than cracking stock-whips and
cooking dampers In the wilderness; and
It cost Elsie a tear to put the letter
1ehlnd the fire.
The girl was young and healthy
minded, her depths were still un
plumbed, and she quite saw that she
was to bo congratulated upon a for
tunate escape. She harbored no hope
less passion, shj discouraged nil sen
timental regrets, and yet life was not
what It had been before. Home, her
people, Sydney, the gaieties; all semed
subtly changed and depreciated, and
it was no comfort to the young girl to
realize that the change was really in
herself. What she did not realize was
that a new emotion had been aroused
within her, but yet not fully aroused,
and that now she would never be en
tirely happy until It was.
So a year later Elsie Thornton was
engaged againand again to a bush
man. Hut Robert Clay was a very dif
ferent man from Jack Sellers, and the
love that he won was better worth the
winning, for it was founded on genuine
respect and admiration for a signally
honest nature. Clay was a squatter
nearly twice her ape, a still, strong Hon
of a man, who appealed to all that
was best and noblest In the woman
who had promised to be his wife. But
many years of station life had made
him prematurely staid, and what If
that life should pall upon Elsie, and
what If she should be discontented and
make him miserable and yet was that
unlikely If she married In such a
spirit? Doubts preyed upon the girl.
She did not know that those very
doubts were In themselves no entirely
bad sign. But by her wedding-eve she
did think that she had crushed and
conquered them for good.
It was a clear and tranquil night In
the height of the Australian summer.
The North Shore mansion was over
flowing with bridesmaids and grooms
men and already-married daughters of
the house; but the entire party, with
two exceptions, weie dining and mak
ing merry at the house of an intimate
neighbor. The bride-elect was spend-
nlng the harbor lights so that she
should have them in her mind's eye
always. And suddenly as her eyes
fll there stood before them a rough
bushman In moleskins and leggings,
whom she was the slower to recognize
because she had never before seen Jack
Sellers with his beard.
"I have come to wish you Joy," said
he, with a brutal bitterness. "That's
right look well at me, and see what
you have made of me, between you
you and the others you listened to
rather than to your own heart. Well,
perhaps I wasn't all I ought to have
been; but which of us Is? And was
that the way to make me better? I am
ten times worse than I ever was; and
It's your dolng,El3lo Thornton It's you
who will have to answer for me here
after. You may well look at your han
diwork!" Elsie had Indeed been struck speech
less by this sudden and most Ill-timed
apparition; but now It cut her to tho
heart. He looked a Wreck as indeed
ho was but the dog was as picturesque
quietly, on hla return. "He'll never do
that again, at any rate."
"What have you dono7"
"Shot him like a dingo as I'll shoot
any living thing that gives my wife one
moment's unnecessary pain!"
So fierce and so tender was he In ona
and the same breath that Elsie lay
transfixed by a sudden fear of her hus
band. But at that moment she , was
nearer loving him as she longed to lovo
him than ever she had been before.
And they wore never happier thah from
that day to the one when the squatter
rode In and found a fine-looking young
bushman speaking to Elsie on the veranda.
"Well, my man, what Is It you want? '
"Work, sir, If you have any to give
me."
"Then why are you bothering my
wife?"
"It was my fault," said Elsie, hastily.
"I asked him what he wanted, and he
has been telling me." ,
The squatter did not notice her
heightened color, her strained tone.
"What sort of work?" said Clay to
the man.
"Anything I can get, sir."
"What can you do?"
"Any odd Job about the station."
Elsie held her breath.
"I've hands enough about the house,"
said Clay. "It will have to be out on
the run or nowhere."
"It's nil one to me, sir," was the
quick reply. "I'm an old hand with
sheep, or I could rabbit if I had the
plan."
"Very well, I'll start you rabbiting.
Come over to the store and I'll take
your name."
Elsie's heart was beating violently.
She had hardly recovered herself when
the now rabblter emerged from the
store, passed close to the veranda on
his way to the men's hut, and gave her
a smile which left her shuddering.
Next moment her husband Joined her
on the veranda, .
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Clay was torn between the desire to
please his wife and the duty of keep
ing faith with all men. He had the
reputation of treating rich and poor,
big and little, block fellows and whites,
with equal Justice and consideration,
and his word was as good as his
cheque from the Murrumbldgee to
Cooper's Creek. Ho could not break It
to humor a mere whim, eveii though
the whim was Elsie's, and the favor the
very first that she had ever asked of
him. He undertook, however, to' keep
his eye on Richardson and get rid of
him on the first reasonable opportun
ity. The squatter was not skilled In the
reading of the human countenance, or
ho had guessed the truth then and
there. It often, happens, however, that
when one has been very blind, the
light comes Instantaneously at last.
It was so With Robert Clay. Ho was
driving over to the out-station, dis
tant Borne nineteen miles from the
homestead, and his valise was beside
him on the buggy-seat, for he Intend
ed to stay the night. Now, the track
led close by Richardson's camp, and
the rabblter was visible In his tent.
Clay pulled up and asked him how ho
was getting on.
"Oh, not so bad," paid Richardson,
coming out beside the buggy.
"You don't serm to be catching many
rabbits, my man!"
"I'm doing my best, sir. A man can't
do more. I've only Just come In from
setting the traps."
"You must exert yourself a bit more
unless you want your cheque, Richard
son."
"Sly cheque! I do hope you don't
think of sending me away, Mr. Clay;
I'd rather be your rabblter than over
seer to any other man In the district."
Clay disliked this fulsome strain, and
a something sinister In the man's visi
bly ncuto anxiety, to stay with him
recalled his wife's early prejudice and
rejected request. Now he thought of It.
It was since Richardson had been about
the place that Elsie had been different,
nnd he determined to get rid of him
now as soon as possible. Only It would
bear think over first. No man should
say that Robert Clay had treated him
unfairly.
"Going to the out-station, sir?" in
quired Richardson, with a cringing
nmlabillty, as the squatter took up his
whip.
"Yes; any message?"
"No, sir, thank you. I see you mean
to stay the night!"
"What if I do?"
The other was taken aback.
"I I'll have a score more rabbits to
show you on your way back tomor
row," ho stammered, "that's all."
It was not all, and the squatter knew
It as ho drove on. Nor was this the
ill st occasion on which he had stopped
at the camp and been crops-questioned
by Richardson as to whither he was
going and when lie would return. How
ever, It should be the last.
To be Concluded.
was 25 years ot age. Other reigns of
thirty years or longer duration wero
those of Henry VI., thirty-nine years;
Henry VIII.. thirty-eight years; Eth
elrcd II., thirty-seven years Henry I.,
thlrty-flvo years; Henry II., thirty-five
years; Edward I., thlrty-flvo years;
George II., thirty-three years, and Al
fred, thirty years.
The two shortest reigns Ih English
history were those of Harold II., and
Edward V., who both died in the same
year they succeeded to the throne.
Looking at the rises of our Kings
and Queens, It Is surprising how few of
them have reached or passed the al
lotted span of threescore years and ten.
Of all those who have occupied the
throne at one time or another these
thousand years, only four, Including
our present beloved sovereign, have
outlived seventy years. Her Majesty
Is In III., S2; George II.. 77; Elizabeth
barely lived 70; James II... at his death
was CS; Edward I. had reached a sim
ilar age; Henry III. and Edward III.
were both 63 when they died, while
among tho Saxons and Danes, Ed
ward th'c Confessor towers Hke a pat
riarch with Ills 62 years. All our other
monarchs have been under CO when
death has removed them from their
legal splendors.
By far the longest lived of our var
ious royal houses Is the present reign
ing family. Including Queen Victoria,
there have been six Hanoverians
whoso combined ages reach the total
of 444, while the ages of the seven
members of the ill-fated house of
Stuart total 3G3, and as for the eight
Plantagenets their combined ages give
us a total of 423 years, and the ages of
the live Sovereigns of the house of
Tudor make an aggregate of 236.
Thus, If we take the average life, we
find that In the case of the house of
Hanover It stands at 74 years; In the
casa of the Stuarts, at slightly less
less than C2 years; the Plantagenets
at scarcely 53, and the Tudors at a
little over 74 years.
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lng this last evening with her mother
alone, and long they talked on the
sweet-smelling "veranda overlooking
the harbor. Mrs. Thornton was sat
isfied with her girl. Elsie had never
seemed calmer or more content than
on this the brink of her new life; she
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and as engaging as ever. He touched
her heart. He appealed to her Imagin
ation. Ho filled her with a transient
remorpe, so that she begged his par
don, with tears In her voire, and be
sought him to turn over a new life for
her sake. At this the villain became
as theatrical as a tenor In grand opera;
you would havo listened lnsenslbl -for
the conductor's baton; and as m lng
as any bong was the speech that t Jme
instead.
"God bless you for those words!" he
cried out hoarsely. "Yes? I promise It
for your suko I will try. I will for
your sake. I only care for you. Ther
It's out It's the tiutli. Elle, forgive
me; I I am not master of myself."
Here ho waited to seo whether she
would rebuke him for &o addressing
her, when she did not, he came a step
nearer ar.d made his first mistake.
"Life has bean very hard without
you, Elsie; It will be still harder when
you belong to someone else. Elsie, Is
It possible you can care for him as you
cared for me? Can you stand there,
after one little year, and tell me can
didly" She stopped him dead.
"Nof unother word! How dare you
ask me such questions? It would serve
you right If I did answer you candidly,
but I do not choose. No, sir; If. I have
really wronged you, as you say I have,
then I am truly eorry, and If I can ever
be your friend I will; but I do not re
main here to be spoken to ua you havo
presumed to speak."
And with that she turned upon her
heel; but the specious scoundrel Inter
tercepted her, fell upon his knees In a
paroxysm of assumed penitence, but of
very geulne passion, and actually wept
for her forgiveness. The rough bush
man blubbering in his knees in. the
starlit gaiden It is a picture over
which a veil may well be drawn. The
young bride was distressed, of course,
but yet subtly flattered too; moreover,
tho passion for romance, which Is In
all women, was ministered to by his
scamp as unromantlo Robert Clay had
not ministered to It yet. Sellers was
forgiven, had the girl's word that none
should hear of his intrusion, and the
wisdom to tear himself away before
Incurring further displeasure. Conse
quently, Elsie Thornton was married
after all with reddish eyes, and not her
nearest friend knew the real reason
why.
Yet It all turned out wonderfully
well, and Elsie was happier than she
had ever been before. Tho bush helped
her. It made the life a new one'ln every
respect; It was not the old life under
altered conditions which could provoke
involuntary comparisons and real or
imaginary dissatisfaction. Everything
was novel, everything delightful, from
the nearness of the stars at night, to
tho horsemen bobbing a league away
against the sunset with nothing and
nobody between or beyond. And then
Elsie had her husband to herself; she
was getting to know and love him bet
ter; it was her nightly prayer that her
love might one day be more worthy of
his.
Clay was a perfect husband, forbear
ing, patient, incessantly kind, level
headed in all things, placid and good
tempered to a fault. His men loved
him; he was known as a "white man"
far and wide. Yet he ruled them with
a hand of padded Iron, and their Jove
was not unmixed with fear. Elsie, dis
covered that he had a fierce side, a side
which she was never to see. And once
a colt that he had broken In himself,
for Elsie threw her bo viciously that
Clay had to carry his wife Indoors with
a sprained ankle; then he left her for
a minute, and in that inlnuto there was
a loud report outside.
"There!" said the Bquatter, very
"That fellow has been a gentleman,"
said he. "I can spot them at a glance."
Elsie held her tongue. To active
hypocrisy she could not descend. Sud
denly she laid a hand upon her hus
band's sleeve.
"I hope"
"Well, my dear?"
"That you didn't take that man on
to please me?" '
"Not I, Elsie; though I certainly
should have done so If I'd thought
you took an Interest In the fellow. No;
we can hardly have too many rab
blters these times; and this man Rich
ardson looks Just "
"What name?" cried Elsie. Her tone
was odd.
"Richardson, ho calls himself; of
course It won't bo his real name, but
that's no business of ours. I'm going
to camp him pretty near, at his own
particular request."
Elsie was now as white as paper.
"Why should he request It?" she cried.
"To lend a hand when wanted."
"I don't believe It! He means mis
chief! Robert to please me don't
take him on at all!"
The squatter was amazed.
"Why, my dear, what In the world
have you against him?" he cried. ."Do
you know his name, or something? Or
It Is only his face you doa't like?"
"Yes! yes! It Is his face; he had a
look Just now that made me shudder!
No, I know nobody of that name. You
may call It prejudice, or what you will.
Hut I ask you, Robert for my sake
to tell this Richardson that you have
changed your mind and cannot take
him after all!"
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A Now Complaint nt One of tho Ten
dencies of tho Times.
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serting that "never were there so many
pens engaged In dealing with crime and
criminals as at the present time; the
few, seriously nnd solemnly; the many,
lightly and Irreverently, and, unwit
tingly of the moral mischief they there
by engender." He refers especially to
the fondness for "detective stories,"
most of which, he finds, are written by
"Individuals who have not and never
had the remotest conectlon with the po
lice." On this head the writer furnishes
the following statistics:
The number of newspapers, strictly
so called, published weekly in Great
Britain and containing serial stories of
one kind or another. Is nearly 800. Of
these, G92 are published in England and
AVales, 113 In Scotland, and SO In Ire
land. Out of this total It has been as
certained that In the year 1893 no fewer
than 240 published complete, or por
tions of detective stories stories of all
phases and forms of criminality, de
scribing the details thereof with great
er or less degrees of minuteness; here
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lation, and there rightly branding him
as an Iniquitous scoundrel, fit only for
the clutch of Jack Ketch, but almost
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have long ago recognized the Impor
tance of this factor In helping to In
crease their circulation, and they can
not be blamed for It.
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which the Inquiry Into this phase of
the subject has made evident, that In
newspaper of the class lndlcat-Jd
which are published In Ireland the
general character of the serial stories
was, and like enough still is, much
above that of the stories published In
the same place in English or Scottish
newspapers. On an average, there arc
fewer by far that make tho same llt
eray specialty, In story or "experience"
form, of the subject of crime and Its
detection. In the light of the past, or
even of present, events In Ireland, this
evidence may be taken for what It Is
worth; but It Is none the less a signifi
cant fact deserving of a little consid
eration by those whom It may happen
to concern.
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famllv. Thp naln all left ine. so I knowthatvour
medicines will do all that medicine can do.'
A headarhp la a svmntom of constlnatlon.
Dr. Picrce'a Pleasant Pellet cure comtipa.
tlon, promptly and permanently. They do
&ot gripe. Druggists sell thetn.
Interesting t'oints About English
Kings and Queens.
From London Tid-I31ts.
At a time when the celebration of tho
longest reign Is exercising the public
mind so much, it may bo Interesting to
turn back the page of history for a mo
ment, and consider the reigns of those
Kings and Queens who have preceded
Victoria the Good on the throne ot this
country. From the time of Egbert, the
first King of all England, who ascended
to tho throne In 827 and irelgned for
twelve yeans, until the present day,
this tight little Island has had fifty
six Sovereigns, excluding, of course,
tho two Cromwells of the Common
wealth. Deducting the eleven years of the
Commonwealth, this gives us fifty-six
reigns In 1,059 years, or an averago of
a fraction less than nineteen years on
the throne to each of our Kings and
Qneens; so that Queen Victoria has
ruled over us for more than threo times
the average of her predecessors.
George III., whose record has now
been broken by that of his grand
daughter, reigned for fifty-nine years,
but for several year at the end of his
sovereignty he was in the dotago of an
octogenarian, whoso powers) had not
remained unimpaired, 'and hla rule
during three years- wias merely nom
inal. The next longest reign to his was
that of Henry III., who occupied the
throne for flfty-elx years, though he.on
the other hand, succeeded to that great
olllco when he was only 9 years of age.
Edward III., waa Just permitted to
ftUaln his Kingly Jubilee, when death
overtook him, nnd Queen Elizabeth
reigned for forty-four years, although
she did not como to thcythrono until she
The Doctor hai hnd 13 years' practical ex
perience in the nrt of correcting defectlvo
eyesight. No funcy prices for special ground
lcnuea.
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the table being supplled.from Pern Hall
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Postal Telegraph and Long Distance
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Tally-Ho coaches make two trips
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Crystal Lake, Dundaff, Pa.
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MURRAY HILL PARK,
THOUSAND ISLANDS.
The best located and best
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Lawrence river. Accommo
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Opens June 25th, 18o7.
F. R. WHITE, Prop.
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An establUhed hotel nndcr new management
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NEVA YORK.
AMERICAN PLAN,
Day nntl Upwards.
EUROPEAN PLAN,
Day nnd Upwards.
$3.50 Per
$1.50 Per
GEO. MURRAY, Proprietor.
The St. Denis
Broadway and eleventh St.. New York.
Opp. Orace Church. European Plan.
liooras $1.00 Day and Upwards.
In a modest and unobtrusive way there are
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The groat popularity It has acquired c.in
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WILLIAM TAYLOR AND SON.
Round trip tickets, covering a
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W.L OUILLAUDDU. Vlce-Pres. &TrafllcMer
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Uanufacturera of tho Celebrates
Fn m m
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