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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1901.
46
The Avon Strike'
a frtVNQ SIDNEY DIX,
Submitted in The Tribune's Short Story Contest.
tllP lOW.
sluggish,
winding tlvrr nnd ninld the
noise mill diiHt or a mining
A W dlstilct lnv tlie village ot
" Aon, poiiLfful ti nil quite
111 tlie Hllllncm of nil einlv
October morning, In nil illi rations uti-slghtlv-ltwlllng
uhlmuevs tnweird high
nbnvo each other, mill licie "till them
iKld-Ouipptl coil IjioiiKpis stood out
lined with monotonous irylihii ItJ'
against tlio blue, ullllitiin jlv.
Night hIIII putlv hIii oiicled tin slopp
ing i Itv, when multitudes of nipit and
bojs of vvlddv dlffMcnt iiitllnuiilUifs
might linvo bppn s en moving hiitilcdlv
nnd nolsllv about tin ntijth the stteets
and bywn. Many of these woikets
were limit towuids tin dlngv hiotthois:
whllp others, leaving tlie city and Itusy
wot Id above t Imiii, went down Into the
weird gloom of flip mines. Then was
a stilltlng dlffpiPiiee In their lorms nnd
features some h 1 1 home thp tolls and
l.i bin or life mote llghtl. th.m their
( omp.uilonii. 'I'Iipip was however, a
notltcablo 'anipnp'-s about piipIi brow:
rnrh showed signs of hntdsliips nnd
dl-rnnl"iit: fioni nonilv cvoi v p.vu
M litll'H biiglitnes luul tPlill tpil, jot
ctii'h was suffeiliig Toi himself not a
nuiimir of dlscontpnt bad over p
( aiipd tliPlr Il4.
Air. .1. Win iii. foi eiii.-i 11 .Hid also
owner of Hip mines, was, thiniigh some
tnluti(lpi standing, grpitlv dlsllKpd bv
neatly all bis men: but tlipre was one,
IMw Ifaidv bv name, who had ,i
licitllni I'Ttilion foi tin- foienian, and
.is Unio was an old man nnd knew
mnip .ilmut Hip oltv and mines
tlimi nnvone pIsp. in spile of this
love foi Air. AViiiioii, his opinion
was clcsliotl In all linportanl nint
nattcis. lint .is iniieh a Ilnidv ic
pooted Mr. "VVaritn. Antonio Capollln.
i .spltlted leader among tin- mlneis,
despised him. A few jcais bach, lin
IntPiitloiiallv, Antonio had inclined the
ringoi if Mi. AVanpii and b.id lieeii
discharged. Since thpn he h.ul been
1 limning r.lght and dav for revenge,
lie woiKrd persistently to stir up the
sritlt of revolt among his pompjulon,
and hp was sucppedinR, for of Interfile
miners weip becoming restless, anfl It
was only loo plain that the time would
soon lO'ue when thov would iebel
against what thev tot mod "existing
c nndltioiis "
Xevot liul affaiis gone well at the
lnir.es. and, though lmidlv notireahlc.
nch jp.ir Ihcv ripw stp.idily woie.
And een aftei an aprrpement ia'i
inndp, wl.ercbv miujps wpic moie unl
foini, tb- jitnbabilltv of a stiiko pri-nv
moip and morp appuent' in foil, the
i ut look foi a peaceable settlement 'as
f loninv indeed, as about this tlinj
mllips woo postd to the effect that
wnsrs would be ledueed tell lier t nut.
i r the cnsiiinp: tlnep months. Befoie
it hid needtd but a M"ik to kindle
Hip ill ill-wood of icbolllon that hi
1 en an imiilallncr lor leais" now the
spark was in slcrlit. ind Antoni saw it
and fanned It to a flame
As no leisons woie nd n for the ip
ilili tion tlie niiiiPis looked upon II as
a dlippt lesull, not of neecpssltv, but
uf hmhIi " and si port Public mcetliiRs.
.t wbiib Antonio alw.us pietdeiy
weip no, held often. ITe was a fair
sjiakpi and iioi h i s saw tbi )is Hst
mil best oppoi ttimtv to i.uiv out a
lon-hoped-for ipphsp
On a nmlit in tin 1 itlei patt of Oe
tobii, th3 most jmpoitiiit nier-tinfr of
the Illinois took plaip V, pi v miiipr
of note was tlieie, oveij well-known
l.boier .iboiit the mines and eolliei
irs w is piesiiit. eeii tlie snte-plekei s
nnd dtiei liov.s wpip theip in foieo,
and i pk u iled fill- nlIit as tbn most
iiltk.il ppilod or theli lire
.rtei tlip meeting liad been inllod
to oiilfi. Antonio, with oice tienibllnpr
lifihth, "t Alth an pairiestuess and
tone that deeplv iuocd the men,
.iiosp and fiililisseil thorn, eloslnpr
with (he fiillnwint;
I'tllow i Illens- We hae been too
Knlent in Hip imst, too larofu! In what
we liaio -a itl and done. Up to this
1 me tlio mlneis of this vnllev have
been and aie belnp hllentlv, slow 1 v.
'iiiPlv deptled of their liberties and
Inrii ppildenio. N'ow. if put. is the
lime to rtilko a blow foi fipptloni th.it
will bo h( aril not only in ibis nllv of
Axon, but tbioiiRlmut the leiiRtb and
bip.idth of this valle. tliioiiRhoiit all
Aineika. Ych, I belloNP the sound of
our stiUKKlo will eieii hi lieaid in
lie.nen, and eNoiituallv vi(toi will be
mils1. (Appliuiio.) Seeii' i ases de
mand soeip 1011111111"-, ami we must
it"p oni only olfiiliial lemedy the
.stiiko! t'itUons and Illinois, stilke
i-.iv and tijda ; and nniy the find ot
UnROlTN'DUD by
m rnggrd hllli, it
FINE DISPLAY OF
Ready-to-Wear Garments
AT ATTRACTIVE PRICES.
Pique Linen and Duck Skiits,
Black Mercerized and Taffeta Silk Petticoats,
Waists Perfect fitting shirt waists with some new
features not shown by others.
Mercerized Chambrays Madras, Lawn and Linen,
In stripes and plain shades, a room full of White Waists.
Waists with tucks, frills, lace embroidery, all sies and
qualities.
Top Coats and Etons,
Tailor Suits,
Black Taffeta Etons.
Pedestrian unlined Tweed and Homespun Skiits, Mohair
and Tweed Venetians, beautifully tailoied, Light weight
Walking Skirts at prices to tempt bargain seekers,
MEARS&HAGEN
415-417 Lackawanna Avenue.
the woiklngliliui Rive Vletcty to whom
letoi v Ic du.
As he elosod, a wild ilpufpnlliR ap
plause, shook the old biilldliiR. and like
it wlililwlnd, the spltlt ot Htrlke wept
In nriv dliec'tlon until inpti, women
and ehlldien sboutcd, latiRlicd and
ii kit altptiintplv. (JontL'-lon ipIriipiI
ppiwheio. Ciowds roitnud nnd dls
peised. Him vun took Its IIIrIU and In
lt pint" iiiiidncss was putlnnned.
"I'd Hi" Vim ion Hicakei." ihoutcd
vonip one. "tttitn II down,' ci led au
othei. Ml:p a llasn of llt;htulni fioni
an alieady oveii'luiiRcd and daikened
sky. the winds fell upon the esclted
lestless ctowd ot humanity. Like n
thuiidci stoini, the ciy was spattoied
oer tin multitude, nil inRer to do
t-oiiiethlni;, they enied not what!
"To Hi' Wat i en Uienker" At the
"oiind. iituonscloiislv icry foi in bpnt
lowuid tin tbientened collleiy, llvit
liiumcd up dink and grim tluoimli the
rIooiii ot" Hip nlRlit: unconsciously
ppiv foot moved with sti.inRe, un
nattital itulc kness towntd the doomed
bienkpi. tint Antonio Jul (bpin all,
and. as bp m lived at the btilhlln;,
with fteiiled luistp, he bold womethlnR
lor a moment close to the riouikI and
then dashed, with uplifted hands, back
toward the oh-ooiiiIiir ciowd. "Hack!
liack"' li cil"d, Willi mi omnlous
Rlanc towaid the muikv lollleiv.
The foieuinst of the ciowd halted, the
otlieis desiieiatelv vtiuggieil on nRilnst
the final. "O (Tod'" etled all 111 a
siippiospi voice ot hoiioi. At that
moment eveiv piit ot the Rieat stiue
tutp oT V. men's Hieaket tottered and
iei led as thoiiRh In the lnnds ot tlio
demon of destitution And staicelv
had the (tames shot up tliioiiRh tlio
biiildliiR, when a dull boomiiiR not un
llki that of hi'.iv.. distant aitillerv,
hook the veiv foundation of Hie eltv,
and awoke whit few had dited to fall
ash ep on that Octolxv nlRht.
Home windows woie tin own up all
ovci the town l.ins appinied .t euh,
ue-)tloiiiiiR (lieii nelRhboi. Some
tboiiRlit an esploslon bad occuted in
the mines, others, that the powdei
mill bad bieii blown up, and not a few
declaied, it was iudsempiit da, and
labilel was sounding bis tiumpet:
well thev iiili;lit wondei. for pploson
after explosion sbook, wllli ineteased
'oIenee, the bulldinRs o tlie eltv un
til the windows lattice! a tliotiRh a
ivind-sto-m hud suddenly biiit upon
tin in.
At Hip lueakei all was confusion"
ihp men and women bv oidei o
Antonio now i inie up drr-rr to tlie
burning stiucluin. And soon In mad
exultation, thev bepan to shout mid
dance about it, while the lletcp (lames
leaped lusher and higher nnd the
ii.ickilriR of the bui'il and falliiiR
tlnibprs Rievv pvei lnoip dislinit The
conflaiaR.it Ion lighted up pi Unlv this
siene of honor, and rIovvpi! with a
fihastij palloi upon th" ixelted faces
of all
Anions the whole ciowd. not a
thoiiRhtluI f.ne noi an eve but flasb
ed with a Rleam of eain.iRp or slione
vvilh a diii! look of roiRotrulrtP- One
woid fi om Antonio, and the mob would
have roup iuet (0 tliei, homes; one
woid i nd thev would have left the
whole eltv in ashes, but while the
I'owd danced and shouted, he alone
'.as silent. L,a7tiiR thoiiRhtfullv on the
Riound. Up liad hid his leioilRO, lint
he was not s.itjsid As be tinned
awav fi om the sleek ton oT the balf
(onsuinril bualtii. the mob dlspeised;
a few bieakei bovs lemaiiiPd, wntdi
Iiir Hip dviiiR ninliPM of tbcii woik
shop as tliev failod with the nlRht.
MoiniiiR raine. AVhat a c Innqe sp..p
had wrought! Xow, the minds of the
mm and women who Inst night hid
been at ihp fiont, in the veiv (lerciness
of the maddened ciowd. tottered at the
thought of (be destnn tion thev had
mused. Then madness bid nikd tin Ir
minds; now, u ason iilgnid In its
stead. Then, one man thought foi all;
now, each man thought for bimsi if,
and Willi nianv bittei iegiet.
At length the dnv dawned the dav
on which the new siale or wages was
to have taken elfect; but on that dav
the -111011 gatliPiod about the Ml eels,
talking over and discussing pio and
on the happenings of the night be
foie not a miner wont lo work' As
the after norm waned, hpie and theio.
some wild lni loinptu .spoakoi, peiched
upon the shouldeis or his admlilnR
i nnipanlons, was excitedlv hniangu
inR the thiongs that contlniiallv ebbed
iinil.lloweii alMiul the stieets; help, too,
niPie (hiilieii wltli anlmijted races
weio m Ruing the nlMtnpcii Hint lople
tlio stilke.
Hut stiddpnlv (iiimlnR in iii,f,
tlie
stilkers began marehliiR up nnd down
the busiest stteets of the city, then,
without apparent teapon, passing out
Into the Rllhttibs, they tiled down the
dark .slopes Into the mines below. It
Kas nearly evening of that dnv wIipii,
with Rliouldeied tools, like a letteat
Iiir in my, the multitude of lebellloim
nilners, with itipiisiired ttead, slow I v
tramped back tlilotlRli the streets of
Avon, At length, went led nnd dtist
eoveied, the workers raine to a stand
still beroie the well typt bttllditiRS of
tin roreman's home; hi'tp each and
I'M'i.v mini, without ii niuiinitt", Miiletlv
laid down Ills tools wWi which he had
tolled uncpiisliiRly ear after oai
laid then i down beTore the benutlful
rippii rncliclliiR tlie house, and with
dpriated .vet resolute faips moved
thuiiRhtfiillV to their lininm homes
soon to be vlltei1 by htuiBer und stat
vntlon. .Mr. Wat ten, though u kind and
benevolent man, u just and honest
emplo.ver, ii often nceiistomed to
slight sceiulngly unimportant matteis
until thev grew to prodigious nle,whon
necessltv forced him to do something
that itulckly. As jet he had made no
noticeable move.: he seemed ilum
foinided by the letent buintng of the
breaker: he had seen how onsily a m
tlonal being could be tiansfoimed to
nil ungov ot liable demon: how that
demon ruled with destiuctlve hand.
Hut he had seen too late, and he knew
veiv little could be done till the pies
ont excitement was ovei
Mut lie'had a beautiful home and a
devottd wife bi sides his pretty d.iiigh
li'i, .M Milled, pei haps (lielr lives woie
in dnnget! Thus the non-pai tlsan In
habitants of the (itv thought, and
hoped foi some ai tion on the pan of
tlie nrinagii that would oon settle
the stilke Hut Mi. Win ten was en
llielv at sea .is lo whit should be
done: he had talked with the men pub
Ik lv and bad told them he was at
present unable to allow an liuieas(. In
wages; on tlie other hand ho liad to
make a i eduction. Mut now, lliey
would not believe him.
And so the das passed bv with af
fnlis la an unsettled condition Dur
ing the tiim that follow ed, diessed In
holiday attlie, the miners paraded the
pit j. Speeches weip delheied and the
topics of the hour debated m the most
public places; but the time soon How
bv, the pooicr classes became desti
tute and a ctv at use tor food, row of
tlie wealthy people daied give assist
ant, and it would dlrectl. help the
stilkeis, jet theip was one uho, morn
ing and evening, imied food into
these pooi distiict. No one molested
hot and no one suspectpd she was the
maiugprs daughter. Jllldied AV.uicti
The home she most often visited and
which most needpd hei assistance was,
stiangoh enough, Antonio's. Ills
family woie neatly staiving when she
made hei Hist visit, but s,o often had
she gone thorp, and so much hope had
she Inspired in the ehlldien, thev weic
becoming more like their former selev s.
rioni the liist tlie whole family natui
allv took n great liking to theli pietty
helper, hut no one so much as An
tonio Bofoie no one had seemed to
aio enough foi him to visit his family
In their need And In some w.iv these
visits had touched a choid within hiin
that had long been silent. It vlbiated.
il thrilled him, and lie felt with each
loluin of her slt a lonewed pleasuie
ho felt that some one, somewhere,
was thinking of him in his dlsguico
Up had hi ought it upon himself, but
-Mildred thought lie needed a filend
none the Ipss.
Yet, while Mlklied was thus minis.
toilng to his siiffeiing famllj-, while
the inhabitants of Avon vveio all un
mindful of Ay impending dangoi. An
tonio was stuilthilv completing plans
foi the total dpstiuetion of thp city.
Of late, oftthnps thoughts of cainagp
and devastation was his ohipf delight,
the jiktuio ol Avon enveloped in a
holoc uist of Hie and .smoke now gave
him a wild domon-llkp Joy. He gloiled
In the noise and otash of falling build
ings, and the labld ciles of a nwd
deiiPd multitude woie music In his
oais; ho loved to listen lo tlie tianip or
matching feet oveij thing with clamor
and upin.it was fuel lot his binning
spit It of teventio Dilven on by tills
ungovernable passion, tlio plans woie
now neai ly laid roi the binning or the
eltv. In fact, he was toadj only foi a
l.ivoiable night was lie uniting.
A few evenings later as daiknoss
foil down over the sleeping wind-swept
city, little did tlie inhabitants think
t lint about theii homes, oven beneath
their doois deatli lay in hiding: Utile
did they think what the moiiow might
bilng foitli; and. had they known, no
doubt many would have shut their
ojes and bulled theli heads like the
loollsh ostilch of the desett with dan
ger near at hand. On that evening, as
Mr. Waireu hat leading hefoip the fiie,
his daughter entetod, looked earnestly
at him for n moment, as though ln
kinm she might not seo him again,
and then, leaving the house stealthily,
hastened nut Into tin Mieet.
Il was a daik night and cold, the
wind tiuted about with over Inoioas.
Ing swiftness, wlille lioio and tlieio
gie.it ill If ts of snow blocked tlio stlools
and hwiilei and addjid about her as
though bout on some piiand of douth.
jet thiough this blinding stiiun of
snow and wind Mlldted bravely made
her wnj and entering ut last tlm
piioiei pint of the ity, hut tied towatd
a line of low, wooiUcnloied houses.
Had .Mm been upon one of the unlet
Imi K .stteets of Avon thai night, when
thp stoi in i.iged must fiulouslv, and
had jou known Unit Antonio I'upello,
moving sljlj up tlie stimt, luteiidcd
10 liitvo levellgo by btiiuillg the illy
that night, jou would havu noticod
him iloselv Though his step was pot
mi el istk as a few mouths ago, .still,
as ho pushed on up thiough the fast
dilftlng Miniv, there was a iiotheable.
qulikness ilbutit his whole pel son.
The agonj nnd pent-up levonge In
Ills mind showed In the defiant Hush
of IiIk ejes and his .steallhj, itoiuh
lug inuveiiieiit, Mut .suildcTTlj he
stopped, loqKeil Ilodlv at something
for a moment, and then went huiiied
ly foi wind. Theie, neuilj coveted b
the tecoiit btiow, was u joung gin
grasping tightly In hei liand a lettei,
while upon hei (aie .seemed still to
llngei n smile lulled with sonow Tak.
ing from hei hand the leltpr, through
cuiloslty Antonio bioke It open, and
by the gleuni of his daik lantcin, lead
as follows:
-Mr Ujiioii
llil letter Mill lit jou knuw Hut an iitcuipt
has hrtn (iluineil to bum Avon "tiitouiu C'iul
llO wllOtll JOU itUlllJlljtll d tCW )HXH III.', id
tic leader, and not until a fen lioum azo ilki
I knuw n liU liilcntioiu I lave devoted wlut
litllr time I ioukl ( ferret out ilio mjipoed
Ii.idcn, and mciiu I lie emln,eil infniuiatiun It'll
nil tonl.lil 1 lud licc.il uii)cii.s(ul iu eicry al
k. j sfrjfrjj
--"veer
w"
Buy Shoes Now if Ever.
Our Great PreSummer Sale is now on and the great crowds that always at
tend our special sales will prove that it is no ordinary event. We don't wait until it is
time for you to buy Winter Shoes and then, under the head of that stereotyped "Mid
Summer Sale," clear out old, undesirable, job-lot shoes, (for we haven't any), but this is
a bonafide sale of honest, high-grade, up-to-date footwear on which we have built our
reputation. In thirty days we do not want to have a single pair of our present stock of
shoes on our shelves, and for this reason the price on
Every Shoe We Own Is Reduced
Come at once while the assortment of sizes is still complete. We will make no ex
ception as to make or style. They all must go these prices will help to move them :
For Men.
All $5.00 and $b.oo Shoes and Oxfords at $45
"Stetson" and J. M. Make.
All $4.00 Shoes and Oxfords at $335 and $3.50
"Crossett" and F. B. Make.
All $3.00 and $300 Shoes and Oxfords at. . . ,..$2.50 and $300
All $2.50 and $3.00 Shoes and Oxfords at $2.00 and $2.50
We have others at $-25, $1.50 and $1.75
Men's Russet Lace Shoes at 85c
For Women.
All $5.00 Shoes and Oxfords at , $4.25
(Wichert & Gardiner and H. H. Gray's Make.)
Lewis, Ruddy, Davies &
tempt. I irqup-liil Mililicil to 1 ill it im liou
Willi ilu lidpe tint run linn hie the plants
vionlil Icik out and lifiimie Known to me I
1 now for Mire tlio titv N to l si t on tlio, but
mil not positive when; it nwi lie iuini;lit. 1
milil 1um lit jou l.inwn aliunt IliN mitior lf
furi, but fninl I in ik lit In 111N1 il.iii. ilaulu
1 iiihId iimui-. iiv. .iiiiiu.itiii
lit im I nmr it onu tut 1 111 li limit tu otT
ut lluv iiIjiic Villi!; Jim.
As Alltiillio H11M11 il lfiuliillf, lit
Rl.uicod at tile Mi. befoio I1I111, then
iKitlii at tin lottet; ami .it tlie tlioiiKlit
that .slip hail fallnl, that In still loulil
awiiKe lilnisoit', im a moment his face
lltliuil 1 1 with the wild .iiiit ot 11
iienion: then. lllc 11 Hash of sunsliiiii.
the thought iluiwttil iiiiui his n,tless
spltlt; tlm iiiettv lam bofon him was
Hint of .Mililii'rt Win 1 1' 11 the Kill who
had all the tlnu liccn Kci'iilnn: him anil
ills t.unll.v tioni stm witlon hllo In
was il.i 1111 i 11 -r Id Inn 11 htt fathi't's
InilliiliiKS anil Inc lili'iitall" Hit whole
iil. And iloinl! Tin rull lone of his
selllsli, wTcKfil lift now stood nut In
bold 1 outlast to tin bountiful inislllsli.
ni'.ss of tin di'imti'd llfo hcfoio Him.
And tin? i-i'iiui'utL ol his lewtiujeful iio
sin's Mlldicd's death now neatly
ueicaini him. lie seemed (o see a
lianiluiltlti!,- on the wall; "It Meie
betler 11 inlllsliuio weio hung about
,oin neeli, and uiidei the wateis ,oti
had lotlllil u Kfae" His (liiiilhhls
wiilideted and he .lw while and silent
(ilio who had but a taw ilujs hko 1 al
lied food to his stnn lilt,' family In loo
und nyiiiiithv. .Soon tlm mad tliouylit
01 ioei!Ko lied fioni hiin, mid i.iUluft
Hie Kill Ui In his nuns ho slatted
loiw.ud thiniiKh the stiiun, everv
when the snow was ilei'iieiilui; .mil the
wind whistled ominously uiuoiih- Urn
loiuh looUiiiK btiiluis that stood
(In t K and loiohodliiB mi eliliei side.
H111 he enlei tallied not duo, 11111 did he
(tat (j, tot no liad h.i ill '.sil.e' and
lliey within weie .sttfiethi,' fiom It, Hut
h.ul he dated lie would not h.ne un
ified, lot his bellei hen$," was iiHseit.
& Itself at last his met-iiiesent le
euKi', his inuiileiniis Imentiotis, his
otliet and low in self had faded wi ol
llvioii In tlie luosenen of death taUlii,
the only one who had heemed lo i.ne
lot him In tho i1Iski.rh which the
thus.fai iinsuiiessfiil stilke had
btoiiKht upon Ji 1 111
Pot .1 Ion,' lime Antonio wailed
thioimh the dllfh'd snow, but at last
the lights of the Win ion home ap.
jiiMieil lllukeiltiK illnilj out tlirough
the stoini. And soon ho was standliiB
hefoio the ni.uhlo stops le.nlliii- to tlm
I'titt. hull; hoiu he stopped ineiliuuie
ally; somtthlnB within him strovo f
foi co him ft mil Ilia (loot,
A olio bcoinod lo sa, 'Tho nioiiK
ri will bo aeiiRid, leave the girl by
the door nnd be about the binning, for
tumuuuw too late." Jus thou another
ST ""' i s-j1'
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
oioe from beneath his Kieat coat
asked: "Whcte am r; is this home ' '"
And Antonio Capellio knew tint Mil
died was still alle. "Lei,. bei and
huiiy to the bui uliifr." -aid Antonio,
the muideiei. "f!o with liei to .Ml
AV.iiifti," said Antonio, tlie mail, He
lit slt.itf il, He Willi foi w aid, Xevet
befoie had ills (oiisdenie thus lea
soiiLd with itselt, never betote had
passion in hiin lit en ( oii(iiei t d; and
.Mlldifd lid li I ut within the house,
within .1 lulKhtly lighted tooin, wheie
sat Mi. Win 1 en dtep In tlimiKht
thinking of the stiike. So lius was
he thus ctiKUKCil ami so lost was he lo
all about him that he did not notlie
Antonio as he euteicd. Hut .Mlldted,
who liad fallen in the stoim, not fiom
rold, as Antonio had supposed, but
loalltj 1 1 (mi exhaustion, now hecfime
tully hei si f, and 1 iiiitiliit,' to liei ia
thet, put in 1 aims about him, kissing
his tumble 1 blow as she had not done
in ninny a da, Alt, W.nien. .sinpils,.,!
at this une.Npeeled aellon 011 the pail
of .Mildied, looked into hoi face and
saw at once that she had been out of
doois and rarlnis the Htm 111 ".Mlldted,
wheie have on hem"" he illcsioiied,
kindly, I'olntliiK to Hie amu.ed luu
hlleni IIbuii' of Antonio, .Mildied an
sweied, 'Ask hint," And then An.
totilo, In a hold ,et simple muniiei, p.
M'.llid the lattse of the sniki -his e.
enj,e, and then loiklesblj sliownl
how tin. ill, would hitve been but tied
Unit iiIkIii had not he found Allldi-n
whil 011 lite way in tun, out his well
planned (IosIkiis, Then he handed Mi
Wan en Uavld'.s hiitei and walled lu
Mtspi use foi the immaKPi's tliml wouN
of rommont and illsmN-iril
When Mr. Wan en had tend and ie.
lead the lettei. foi a lung Hm,. ,e t-iu
iu a btiiwu flmlv, his IhoiiBhls iiulikly
lieu iwh 111 his bollood ins ila.s
when he, with other bos likv hiuinli
weio toillntt iu the IneaRei mid thn
mines, nnd step by step he ti.ued his
wlndliiK, itiKHed path of life up to in
pte.sent end Looking m tu. pasi and
ptesent, he saw Iu nianv of his etn
plojos the (ompanlons ami eo-woikets
ol his outh Did he not owe them
something Was not his picsent sin
ies due In some tneasiue to past (ii
uimst.nues, (ould ho not better pies
cut iluunistaiues and inuoase his
I'liiphiM's' tiituiii MieiLSH The (ttes.
lions .seemed .sounding lu his e.ns tot
, auswei, but the old thought lint
hu was a self-madu man piessui up
1 lose to Hip iiiiausueied (juestiotis nml
almost ciowded thtiii fiom his mini.
Then a halMhought llitted like .1 vis
ion auoss his tumbled splilt. it sang
of poaio on oat Hi, good will tow aid
men. It was a hali'-thought that had
boon Miaplng itself slum the limning
of the iolllei. Now It had assumed
de'inlti shape, una tuklng up the pen
.--t'iV w.
All $4 00 Shoes and Oxfords at $3oo
The Domby and Ziegler Bros.' Make.
All $3.00 Shoes and Oxfords at $2.50
Wichert & Gardiner and H. H. Gray's Makes.
One lot of Ladies' Fine Dongola Lace Shoes, some with
cloth tops and patent tips at 75c
One lot of Ladies' Russet Lace Shoes at 85c
Ladies' Fine Dongola Oxford Ties at 50c a pair
Infants' Fine Dongola Button Shoes at 10c a pair
Child's Dongola Button Shoes, all sizes 8 to 11, at....50ca pair
Men's Patent Leather Shoes, all sies, at $1.90
Regular pi ice $2.50.
(There is not space enough here to tell you all Come in.)
that lav beioie hiin, Mi. W.iiipu wtote
as appeals below :
l.iinli nun. V mi-iiii li it in luu iIhimI w u
llH (JIL-H.l a mci! lllll ol lliilllill IlllnllJ n 1
tun kiiun I will mi inllilnir lli'iul 1 11 I i
tl.ii-. ulnili 11 111 1 111 Inn im, lull will il. 1.
,11m uf tin llltllli Willi li rln 11I1I 1 "in nil u 1
ft ,mhi kniu, tin Imi il 01 m- I11111111I, mil li
till VM'lk (in in ri'-iiMiul, lilll-l In llllill :i'
a'.i in It lll 111-t xteia) lininluil llmii-unl il il
Ins In I'llil'l Hu r 1 1 v, . I 1 . 1 k 1, jii'l 14 I Ikim ml
tin 11111-.-111 in hi v wllli uiil'li tu il" 11, I Iiim
IIiik pi"Kii. 11 in null 10 Mn I ui-li nil in
iii'ii In til.c rinik 111 1 ii' ii'inpim, iliiili will
In klllUMl In 1I11" 'I H nun K llllplliM"' II
slinih will lii i'lil .11 Tli cull and i Hu in 11
ul mil I 1 niplui will 111I1 Uli in- -Inn, I in
tu inv w i 1I111 tu iihinu' tin 11 -I Hu (
i-Iuii 1 mil ill tu 1 I1.I11 p. 1 nut Intiiiil, pnil'li
. nil alum 1II1 kimlh li 1 im I now iihmii,Ii Mi
Initio Uli It Mill think uf llii- pii i-llli 11
lllll Im pi 11 1.
I Win. n
TllP lte (I.I.V a public meeting wit"
(alliil and Antonio lead Ml H'.iin'n'
lett r beioie ,1 ihousatid uoi kiiiMii'Mi
p.Kked iu the old Milk lu uli'ih th
liad giuheied. As a lew wolds olteti
miiUe 11 gieal illffeu 111 1 Il so liappeiud
Unit lilllii as had been the millet
liatnd iikiiIiisI Mi Waiien, theli in
tlitislasni and it sped for him was nun
as appai cut, not In ilotoiis demuustia
tlotis the 1 ni Unmake but with good
will and rheei tulnp-s-the still .small
volte Tll pioposltlou was auepttd
those win) wen uol able to aihatne
the nionny iiiimidkitil,v, liouowed it ot
Unit initio foiiunaie nelghliois novel
had ptople been mon nelgltbnilv
lievei had ituliv and pe.u e and goo I
will been so fun in ihe mining town o
Avon, the illtu.ix ot hapiiiuess ii
neatly leaihei!
A few weeks passed (lliiU.v bv
WtPkrt illllltlK Willi ll the new bienkii
was building win n nine inoie ihe
niiiuds of woiknieti illletl, lilt nihil s
and 1 (1III1 ties and .main 'ilie iiiiuei
moved up and down the stteets uf
Avon, but instead 01 ill.-plcisin . thei 1
apppiied on all a sign of deep outnitt I
DURYEA,
IptiUI to (lit Siraulun Trlluint
Hui.ven, .liine I.'. Miss Tansj htiele
of C.iibond.ile. Is visiting ,n the Itoine
if Ml Piank MoteN of lliuve stitel.
Mis lleiu.x Matk is the guest of hit
s-lslei, Mis (iijlie.tit of l"iuiit sltiet
Mis Willi. 1111 hlniles vlslnd lu
I'lllslou Tite-da
N'eWN was teiilved heie ol the iluitli
of Mis .IdIiii Thotulou'.s lat-iei. In
Siiaiilnii Dei eased was loitueily a
lesideiu of litis pliie.
PRICEBURG,
Ml- ItivK Iljiil-'ll. Ill IlllllVn MM IMItllE
at tin liunii ol s.iuli lot'iHi, mi Vll'iil (.nru,
'IiicmI.iv
Mr. Aitliui Mllkr, u ui.e UUir ami Jjincs
Murphy,
A Revolution
in Furniture....
It is furniture made
from
PRAIRIE GRASS
In over three hun
dred original styles
and designs.
Hill & Connell
Are showing Prailie
Grass Furniture in
Chairs,
Settees,
Tables, . ,
Stands,
Tabourettes,
Couches.
Call at 124 Washing
ton avenue and look
over this very artis
tic and useful line,
Allis-Chalmers Co
Sttccessois to Machine Uuslnoss ot
Diiksou Mantiiaituilug t'u , l-Jnantoii
nnd Wilkes-H.iut, l'a.
Ktatlouni Kngincs, Holleis, Mining
Mm liltiei), I'limps.
lljllii
ul li 1111111 nru vl.ilin at tlm Imnr ol
l.i.'i.
I 01 1 11. vii Villi it bliul, on llicvljj
eiiiiiiii;
Miss Ktii lijilii ot Vrilil'il'l. U3l vmtnu;
Mi I links, on I'armolt .luct, VednMil
Vlt j ml Mm VI. K, I a Men. ol Sirintoii, wero'
ulliinr un I muds lure bunda; a,t.