VOL. XXXIII H There's No Excuse i s For Suffering Now _ ; < All >ou have to do is ► > come and make a se- < < lection from our ex- ► > tensive line of < | TAN SHOES AND OXFORDS. \ We've More different styles J > and qualities of Summer A F Footwear than has ever k been shown in Butler. [ PRICES ARE AWAY W. k You can make a selection. { Va Shoes SI.OO to $5.00. Ox- > k fords 50 cents to $3.00. i < All marvelously cheap. > ;A. RDFF I SON, ; i 114 South Main Street Butler, Pa. T. 11. B'IRTON My aim the past year was to give you the best quality of goods for the low est cash price. And to say least, my trade has been beyond all expectation. Bo if you wish to know what has caused it COME IN and you will soon be convinced that I am headquarters for good goods at lowest prices. T. H. BURTON I 120 South Main Street Bfltler, Pa. « ♦notice:* FIRM*- I have taken into partnership, Mr. Edward J. Grohman, and the drug buaincss will be conducted in the future under the firm name of Redick & Grohman. Mr. Grohman is no stranger in this community. He has been connected with our house for the past seven years, and ft gives me pleasure to testify that lie understands his business thoroughly. He is a graduate of the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy, is also a Registered Pharmacist. I take this opportunity to return thanks to a generous public for the liberal patronage extended to me for so many j ears, and I hope to have a continuance of the same as we are now better prepared to serve our patrons than ever before. c .. ; Respectfully, J. C. REDIOK. 1■ " i mam i ■ * Summer Hillinery AT Popular Prices! Children's Trimmed Hats at 50c, 75c, SI.OO, $1.25, $1.50, £2.00 and $2.50. Ladies Trimmed Hats at $1.50, $2.00, $2,50, $3.00 3.50, #4.00 and ss.co. Complete line of Sailors from the 50 aent quality to the best grade Javas. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. M. F. & M MARKS, 113 to 117 South Main Street, Hutler, Pa. DIAMONDS I"""*- *«»«•"». tiff ATRHPCC MiKNTM MOM). I.ADIKH' IIOI.I). ■■ I (IKN rS' hi I. V Kit. I,A 111 KM PIIA II.A IN. JEWET.K V \ " om Ki * r K ' r, Kl- Klnif*. ~ *•***» M ( CluUos, llriuvh'lH. Kt.c. 4kTT. \J fi Ml m/ A IS "■T® l T«a Castors. Butter IMhliph uri'l Kverytbliik ™ WW MIMI tlial <an be found in * llrHt. clhxh HU,re. •ODGFR BROS. 1874 } KN,vm rof,KH S,,,,<^,. IKHATK E. GRIEB, jewTLEK. No. 13!) North Main Bt , Butler, Pb. ■HIIIST STILE * MSI (IIDS+ *SMIMM * 1118 (||CB* 1W are the tliingn that have enabled me to bnild trp ;t prut-class tailoring tradt during the last year. s Wcliavc the most skillful, painstaking cutter; employ "one Irat the vorv best workmen; handle nothing but tHe very best goods, both foreign and domestic ami guarantee yon jierfect satisfaction in each and every particular, and for all tint cta*gc you simply a fair livm# profit. , J. S. YOUNG, Tailor, Hitter and Men's Furnisher, -• ,SSr;. THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Constipation j Causes fully half the sickness in the world. It ' retains the digested food too lonp in the bowels . aiid produces biliousues*, torpid liver, iruti- Hood's gestion. ba<l taste, coated ■ ■ ■ ill f* ' tomnia, etc. Hood's I'illi 111 ■cureeotrstipation and all ™ j results,easily and thoroughly. 25c. All druggists, i Prepared by C. I. Huod & Co., Lowell, Mass. j The only Pills to take with iiixxl's Sarsaparillib C. >D. o wmmmmmo ss g I I |V/car | I Points 1 rv> OS? 'V proisctioi? tie irritZitlOF? • "V ' Od <xs cv ti azj-sbriflfmble CKJ fsi Moderate prices CSJ -• - -^ owmmummto All grad»> of i-nderwcr at very low prices. Largest stock of hats and furnishings for gentleman ni the country. An inspection will prove this to any ones satisfacture. Colbert & Dale. 242 S. Main St., P.ufltr, ern'a THE HAHIT OF wearing good clothes is a good habit and our clothes are good habits. We want to help you lorm this good habit. Begin now! in a short time you will be convinced we have saved you money and that you are always dressed in gooii taste. Good taste in dress secure: a cordial recognition for those who show it. No man can tell how much injury a shabby appearance may do him. Our handsome new Spring stock is now ready for your 'selection. MODERN METHODS. MODERATE RICES. ALAND, MAKER Oi* MEN'S CLOTHES. A Line of Black Silks WITHOUT PARALLEL AS TO VALUB. Many Bilk bargains have b< en presented before—Never the equal of this, anywhere! 3/HX) yards £1.25, $1.50 and $1.75. Black Silks, All , c 1 , T . All «t Comprising brocaded _ gross grain, satin da- / ;)(' maS ' 27' inch sutin duch. " J" 1 " 1 esse, rustling taffetas, etc. Come, or send soon for such exceptional values can not last, and we don't want dis apyointment lo follow your order. L.. C- WICK DKALKR lit Rough and Mpi! Ipl>h or AL» KIMDS Dours, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles mid Lath Always In Stock. LIVE. HAIR AND PLASTL h OtUce nppoxit* P. A.W. Depot, Pr'T I.,P!K _ mj, mm' Funeral Director 37 3. Main.Sl. Butler n. ' f' l ?• 11 tI \ " L A /1:' [J , t i VX'lJ.'i j j.« \J 1 » "j , lut «.c . v 111 ■** lUTTLKH. PA.,THURSDAY. J L 11 1896. I^^ATICMT. S. sv wiiiiiiflM T. riicHous. *l lg »s- b > J - B Uppincott Comr».'.y -- One evening, about a fortnight later, T stepj>cd out of niv ofllce for the double purpose of enjoying a pipo and a stroll in the open air. The hour was lat*. at least for that community of early ris ing and early retiring, and few lights were to be seen in any of Lhe cluster of farmhouses. A faint glcHtn from one of the upper rooms of the house across the way showed that Mrs. Loring was wooing slumber under the protection of her nighHamp. She and her niece, hiv ing arrived that day, were now in full po. si sfiion <>f their new quarters. Iloth had stood the journey well. Mrs. Lor ing, in f.-ict, was never more cheerful than when on the wing. The invalid bad greeted me with elTusioii, while Mias Gray had displayed a cordiality that was almost U>o full o' friendline* and too lacking in self-consciousness to please my fancy. Cheerful good-fel-J low -hip was, perhaps, all that I had rea-J son to expect in her; yet it was a very*) flattering result of many a tete-a tete in the nioonlightof the tropics. The night was clear, and, though there was no moon, it was pleasant to stroll along, reviewing the events of oifr acquaintance and speculating upon the effects of its renewal. I was fol lowing the path to the knoll, and so en' grossed were my meditations tbut on raising my eyes ftjTVn the ground I was surprised to find myself close to the base of Its land ward slope. I was on the l*oint of turning back, when 1 heard a voice recognizable as 1/H.nar's, which seemed to come from the northern skle of the. little hill, at the bu«e of which, as has been se.t forth, wa* one of the salt-water creeks. The worils were not to 1j« distinguished, but liin tone gave evidence that the bu«in« tafe he" watt engaged in liail nothing aJario ing a 1 «>ut it, although, from the hoitr selected for carrying it on, It was likely that he deeircd to avoid observation. It might lie w-eJI to prove to hfm that even at such a time and place he could not be. pure that some loiterer was naitr about., and t/> give a practical illustra tion of the need of a sentinel; at least that was the excuse I framed for advanc ing. Cautiously 7 stole by the spring an') up the ascent. On the dark surface of the creek the still darker outlines of a boat eould be made out. The era ft was moored to the rocks, to which a man WHS transferriiitra riuml>erof cases and packages. A little way np the slope, directing the operation, stood I„amar. Intent a« ho wa*> upon the task in hand, his quick ear caught the Fumnd of my stej*, and hu turned toward in<* like a flash. "It'« I Morris," I ealled out. It was too dark to perceive his motion el,-arly, but I thought I detected a swift move ment of hi? right hand toward the breas! of his coat. "Ah! You are u rajnbler until lato," he a.ri4.wei'«l. Startled uc he mm.thn.vo been by the Interruption, he spoke with all hfft usual deliberate coolness. "Yes; I was wakeful and happened to walk this way. Hearing unusual sounds, 1 pushed on to investigate. There was a chance, you know, that a reinforcement might be acceptable." There, was nrtthing In his manner to Indicate whether the explanation satis fied him. "Johnson bilngs a fcjjinll cargo, sup plies that might caui,e talk if obtained through the village," said he.. "He will placo them presently fn the house." "An excellent plan. He buys tin-mat the larger i«Orts up tho coiust, I sup-< fi one." "Yes." "There seems vetry little danger that anyone should stumble upooiVOu while the goods are beij.g land eel," said I, "but my experience to-night show s that It is possible. It might lie advisable to post a sentry, for If a rumor of these midulght. lalKxrs got about it would set the village by the ears." "Hereafter the precaution shall bo taken. Rcinaiu a little," he added, aa I was about to go. "I, too, am wakeful. Let UH.eoiivelM*." lie led the. Way to the front «>t tl»« houso and seated himself on the door step. "How of your medical practice?" hu asked, when I hod found a lasting--place near him. I told him of Mrs. I/oring's arrival and of the probability that she would remain a considerable time in tho neighlsirhOO*!. She was uu old ac quaintance, I added. That. I had mot her on tho voyage from Kio seemed to lie a detail which it was as well not to mention. Had he learned ithe might have displayed a livelier interest in tlio matter. As It was, however, he mere ly said that It was to be hoped that she would recover ber health, and then changed the subject to remark that he desired me to bring him a considerable sum of money in a day or two. "It Is for Johnson," he condescended, to ex, in. "Very Well; you shall have it," wild I. "By the way, Is your telegraph line 1 to his house still In working order?" "Yes; but It is not a telegraph, only u simple signal," he answered. "Enter, if you choose, and 1 will elucidate it-" We stepped into tiio living-room, on one wall of which lye showed me nknoh, fo tiny as hardly to be noticeable. By pressing It, he explained, a metal disk was made to fall at the other end of the Hue, conveying the Intelligence to the fisherman thai he was to hasten to his employer. If he was absent from home, one of his brothers would re spond to the summons. "But if all throe are away?" I asked. "That will not occur," lie replied, de cidedly. "But In case they are asleep,?" "Tho disk, in falling, strikes a gong There Is « provision for the chance." II ere was a further Illustration of the Ingenuity tho man displayed in pre paring for possible dangers. But, If lie had taken the pains to Insure sup l>ort from Johnson In case of need, why had he not arrting'-d a method of calling upon me also? l!at.her piqued. In spite of my dislike for hlui, I asked, bluntly. If some signal could not 1m- devised. "It Is not a necessity," said he, dryly. And even had I tx-eu dis|io«ed to argue Ilie point there would have been no opportunity to do so, for Johnson en tered the room, staggering under the weight of one of the eases. He gave. m<- his customary curt nod, and carefully deposited his burden upon a table, La mar stepping to 1 lu- door and beekonlng me to follow him IWore I could more than guess at what the contents of the case might be. Jlut. I walked home that night potus'ssed by a notion that, when the cover was removed, a small arsepal might be fyupd away In tho He turned tawaris me like a flush. uox, aeeignea to supplement tne nraee of revolvora I had liought for Ijuiku- after our coming to the shore. X. There was a struggle th«* following morulng, in which courtesy and ob stinaey were finely blended, when Mrs. Loring and her medical adviser came together fo- a diseusrlon «>f her case. The points at issue were the length, particularity and minuteness with which she should describe lie*- (symp toms, real or imagined, the, systems of treatment to which she had been sub jected, the effects, good, bad or lu» different, produced by them, and the opinions Ui>>!>•<>!", weighty or valueless, of many porsons unknown to ber auditor. It was a contest, vaHant hut unequal, and at litfit the> v.oman had the man at her mercy. "Oh, doctor, dear dbctor," she rat tled on, "you can't imagine how pleased —yes, rejoiced—l am to tie under your care. I wish I could tell you, descrilte to you, the miseries I've suffered, the horrors I've undergone at the bunds of those wretches. Ugh! it makes me shiver to I hink of them. But I can't tell you; I ean't bear even to think of them. .Vow there was that last one, so highly recommended, too. T went to him, doc tor -picture my going to him—abso lutely putting my life In his charge, doctor —just after I had escaped from thai, quack who had made mo take electric shocks atnd ride a horse —such a-fJrcudfully bnrd trotting horse, too - four hours every day. And what, doc tor, do you Imagine that noxt w retch did? Think of it! He thrust me into what ho called a 'rest-cure;' absolutely nothing to do, nothing to »ec, nolvxly to Hj>efik to. Why, doctor. It was mad dening, simply maddening!" "My dear Mrs. Loring," I broke in, "pray 'lo not agitate, yourstjf with such memories. If you please—" Hut she hail regained breath and was again In full career. „ Ib-st-cures, water-ciiws, mi lk-cures, s team-cures) drenching* ftiternal and external, pills, pads and plasters; sea air, mountMiu a!r; mnssagc, calisthenics, and out door c\cr<'wl*; drufrs by wholesale, diets without number, treatment*; rep r< sen ting a range from nJus latest and best 1d the medical science to a elosi 1 up protu'h to the superstitions of voudoo isrn- all these she had survived. Fox two long hours h«r t4ile flowed on in a flood which overwhelmed all inter ruptions, an<l when she paused at last It was rat her from weariness than froru an exhausted subject. l'or a womnn of such expcrfenecs she looked irmnrkably well. Her com plexion was pale and sallow, and her nerves were "on edge,"*aM she herself iphrased It} but the suthoscope showed thafc her lungs were not affected, and tlwire was nothing to cause alarm in tho action of lhe heart. Her digestion was weak—it could hardly have been otliei 'wl*l nfter the trials to which It had tieen put for so many years and un questionably she had had some gejiu liie twlmfes of but these not very weighty reasons for traipsing about two hemispheres. \s toauy of my predecessors had prob ably decided, it teemed clear to mo Jhat t.hi! U-iit jilan to pursue was to let lu - r entertain herself wih some hartu- Jefis to strive to Induce her to forget t hat she bolloved herself an in valid. "Your ease, Mrs. Loring, Is most In teresting." said 1, gravely. "And complicated," said she, earnest ly. "8o many physleiafrm have spoken' of complications." "They could hardly avoid It. Hut that Is liot the point lust now. I shall have to ask you to submit. Implicitly to my guidance. I shall glvp you a prc scriptlon of great efficacy, but on.i whl<-h must be used with rigid can-. You will nrlsc at a regular hour—let.ua say seven o'clock. You will then take three drops of the medicine in a wine glass of water—the glass must be full to the brim. Then go out of doors and wulk slowly for 15 minutes In the sun niest. sjiof. available, not for exercise, of course, but. In order to have the cir culation nt Its best to promote the ne tion of the delicately powerful combi nation of drugs. 1 will arraugo with Mrs. Clark for your breakfast diet. After breakfast you will sit in thetipen nlr for an hour, at the end of which time you w ill take a walk or ride. I>on't return flrom It until th« - dinner hour, when you muv take a second dose. Ik-st for an hour after dinner, and t hen pass your time us you please out. of doors. A third dose should l»" taken at. sup ner-time, mid a fourth before retiring. I rely upon you to carry out these di rections to the letter." "Indeed I will," she promised, and j then l»er face fell,and she leaned toward ! rne as she asked: "Doctor, have I a , tuberculous diathesis? There was a Frenchman, such a delightful man 1 t.hcfught a* first, who talked so lieau tlfully about that. Tell mc, truly, do yon think I have one?" "Mrs. Loring,' - 1 declared, earnestly, "take iny word for It, you have nothing to fear on that score." "But there wits that Tondon doctor," she persisted, "ho said that I was anaemic; and he looked so wise, with his great white lxiixd like an ancient sage. If it bad not been for the. snuff, perhaps but, doctor, do please tell mc If he was mistaken; I had toghchlni up; really, doctor, 1 hud to; the snufC was too much." "Another Instance of groundless fears," said 1. "And I'rredlt.ary tendencies? Bo in*ny advlwrs have spoken H'em, doctor, nut always so indefinitely; tnat is, all but one was indefinite, and he— would you believe it, doctor? —he In sisted that there must be gout in the family, and he would have it so, though I knew, doctor, I knew he must be mis taken. for I never remembered —never, doctor, never—mj r father suffered in his feet but once, and then, doctor, I knew it was chilblains; I'm sure it was. doctor." "Really, Mrs. Loring," I urged, "you have no cause of complaint against jour ancestors, except, possibly in that you inherit from them susceptibilities of unusual keenness. There can hardly l>e an escape from some of the penalties 'nature exacts from the possessor of an artistic temperament. The finest por celain demands the gentlest handling. I think you catch my meaning." "Just as I have thought so many, many times," she declared, with usmilo of delight. "You put it so feelingly, doctor -so feelingly. You can't realise how rejoiced I am to know that 1 am under your treatment. I shall exj>e<:t you to accomplish wonders, doctor, really wonders." "We shall do our best, you and 1, and much can be counted on from the medicine you are to take. Butre member, please, that the directions for its use are to be followed exactly." Iler face brightened. "You won't mind showing me the pre scription, will you?" she said. "I dear ly lo*e to see them, although of course, I can't read them. They're like the hieroglyphics in the museum, so in teresting and instructive; don't yon think so, doctor?" "Why certainly you can see it," said I, scribbling away on a sheet of my noto hook. "Here it is." She took the paper, and surveyed it with something approaching awe. In spite of her long acquaintance with such documents. Probably it was well for both of us that she could make nothing of it. There was quassia, to gi\e an impres sively \ igo rous flavor to the compound: tincture of asafoedita, for the sake of its bouquet; burnt sugar, in supply the proper color effect: and aqua pura to the amount of eight ounces. It would Ik: an evil-touting, e>vii smelling, evil looking mixture, quite capable of sat Isfying the patient's craving for grue some jK>tlons, but harmless enough, notwithstanding Its warnings to the senses. "So reassuring, isn't it, doctor, to have things in black and white?" said she. "One sees them so much more vividly, don't you know?" "Proof of the vaiue of the eyes, Mrs. Loring." "Indeed it Is. That thought has oc curred to me often, yes, so often." She sighed gently, su< if there were some thing melancholy In the reflection. "I shall drive to Bassettville tikis afternoon to Lave the prescription made up," I told her as I bade her good-morn ir.g; and her thanks pursued me as I hastened down the stairs and out of the house. Once out of range of her sight nnd voice, I paused to wipe my fore head, as a man will alter finishing a long and trying task, n-j matter wheth er he be phllonopher or navvy. I had a very kindly feeling for Mrs. Loring, end it was as much a part of my busi ness to listen to her plaints as it was to endeavor to remove their cause, but no amount of reiterotion of the fact sufficed to reconcile lue to the inflic tion. She spoke so rapidly, nnd with so many exclamations, that her tulk jarred on one's nerves as quickly lis a brisk hut irregular hammering. The lot of her niece as her constant com panion was not to be envied; it was Mraiigo that It was not the girl who was ill need of medical attendance. What an agreeable patient Miss Gray would have been! But, after all, I re flected, Dorothy Oruy well was to be preferred to Dorothy Gray 111. And the 1 cxt reflection, in natural sequence, was, where was she to be found? N'o one was visible about the Clark premises; evidently the young lady was out for a stroll. Somewhat regret fully, I crossed the road to Mrs.Weston, who was enjoying one of her rare res pites from household duties. "I've got a new hired mnn," she pro rial mcd; "come 'long to-day, and I jes' hired him on tiie spot. My, but it's 11 relief! Till them boys grow up, I'll never feel real easy unless we've a good, steady man on the farm." "Who Is he? and where is ho from?" 1 asked, knowing thai a failure to evince Interest Iti her acquisition would be highly unwise. "I guess he's a tramp, though lie looks kinder spruce for one of 'em. His name's Hiram Jones. You can seohlm weedl 11' over yonder." "It strikes me he's a little awkward at It," I suggested, after a brief survey of the newcomer. "Well, lie conies cheap; seemed like he'd take most anything, ho was that set to get work." "Then he's not a tramp," said I. "By the way, will you huvo him harness my horse aV>out two o'clock ? Excuse mc," I added, hastily, for Miss Oray had come iuto view as she turned tho cor ner of the house over the way—"excuse me, I want to speak to that young lady." The girl saw me as I hurried toward her, and, pausing, awaited 111 c at the porch stej»s. "Good morning, doctor," she said, with a hint of a smile, pcrluips at the speed with which I ma lo toward licr. "Good morning," I responded. "I hoj>e you find your Zooms com for ta ble 7" ' "They are very pleasant. But what do you think of my aunt?" "Oh, she's well enough," sahl I, un guardedly. "That is, I mean, she's well enough comparatively; well enough, yT»u know, to encourge me greatly, [though of course you Understand, far better than I can tell at first, how much she suffers." She probably gauged my dlugm sis (•orrectly, although she said, gravely: "I am very glad to learn that you are hojteful." "<lf course we cannot expect any rapid Improvement," I in iny most professional tone. "Chronlo casejt luvolve slow recoveries." "I must, go to her now," Kald the girl, paying, it seemed lo mc. rather slight heed to the great truth 1 had stati-d. "I'm afraid I've sadly neglected licr this morning." "I am going fo drive to Itassettvillo this afternoon at. two o'clock to have a prescription filled," I hastened to ray. "1 should be delighted lo have you come with inc. You cotildu't have had an opportunity to enjrty the scenery when you went over the road yester day. Please come, do; the views are very pretty." "Put my aunt?" said she, doubtfully. "It will do her good T)ip fact that I advise you to leave her for a few hours ■-. ill prove to her that she is 111 rejtdy be ginning to pick up in this splendid, vi talizing atmosphere. Besides, as wo lido along, I cau post you on the trent iment mapped out for her." There was quiet amusement In her eyes hs she listened to this Ingenuous plea, but sho permitted it to end her Ihesltancy—which was all It wan de signed to accomplish. _ "The day Jq too ulluringlv charm ing," she said. "I ce.n't resist the temptation. I shall be ready at two." As I turned from th-- porch 1 had a j glimpse of Mrs. Weston's face disap i jieariug Through her doorway, and | from its cheery smile I conjectured that the gfood soul heartily approved ' of the little scene which had taken across the way. Hiram Jones, the new i.u ' cer tain ly had one merit—he obeyed or ders. Prcisely at two o'clock mv hor.se and buggy stood before the office door. The fact that he was on time made me study the fellow's looks, as one gazes with interest at some prodigy devel oped in an altogether unexpected place. He was stout and well built, \\ifh little of the slouching clumsiness cf the typical plow-boy. His face, though far from stolid, was not at tractive, and several days' growth of beard helped to lessen such' slight claims to comeliness as it miprht have possessed. His garments were coarse arid stained, and his boots w ere old and worn. • "You're prompt," 1 observed.as he re linquished the reius. "It's a pood pltu." "It's easy 'nougb." he answered, gruflly, and. turning on his heel, walked away. At another time his manner might have annoyed me. but just then I had other interests in life than specula tions as to the. crudities of farm-labor ers' civilization. Miss Gray was ready for the start, and in a moment or two the bay was leisurely beginning- his Ultcrnoon's work,to a*i appearances the sleepiest old roadster in the state. 1 had thought the vehicle well enough lu its way, but now I noticed the dust on its body ami the cakes of dried mud on the tires and S|K»kt«, and u suspicion crossed my mind that horse, carriage, uad very possibly driver contrasted oddly, nnd not to their advantage, with tin- trim, well-dressed young;s-rsoii be r'.de. me. "I believe I can guess your thoughts," I said, not too amiably. "You're mar veling at my fiery steed. Am I right?" "In part, yes," she answered; "but only in part." "And what do you think of him?" "That he is very quiet and gentle, red very well suited to a physician's uses." "So far so good: hut is that all?" "About the horse, ye?." "May I risk asking if your thoughts turned from him to his master?" There was a little pause before she .spoke, and, looking at her out of lhe corner of my eye, 1 thought her cheek flushed a bit. "It was merely a question which sug gested itself," she said "1 was won dering whether the evident fitness of lhe horse for his work meant that his master looked U[>on this village as his permanent field." It was now my turu to hesitate. "Keally," I said, at last, "it is a hard question to answer. I can say neither yes nor no. I can't get beyond the present. May 1 not L>« content with that?" "Do yon think it Is enough for yon— for any young professional man?" "But if It satisfies me?" "Hoes it?" "At tills particular instant, yes; at other times, when 1 can't get away Irora myself, no." There was another pause, and when she .spoke again it was to ask me the .•outinc to be followed by her aunt. While I described it she listened as poberly as if she had no room to doubt tliat the Invalid was close to death's door. Before the recital was finished we had begun to traverse one of the level stretches. 1 tightened the reios, and tho bay lengthened li'is strides; a chirrup or two and his lazy air was sltaken off and his hoof-beats rang quick and sharp 14)011 the liard rood. Away we went at a pace far below his best, but one which would have left most of the 1000 l trotters hopelessly in tho rear. Pulling hlui tip when wo leached a rise In the grade, I turned to the girl a little triumphantly. The swift motion had brought a new light iato her eyes, And the rush of the wind had heightened ber delicate color. "That was delightful," she cried. "Let me confess at once, I misjudged your horso cruelly. Ifo has wonder fully exceeded expectations." "The brute has redeemed himself easily," said I. "Would It were as light a task for the man." "Pcrliaiw the man lin* not been mis judged, after all. But come, Dr. Mor ris, you've told 1110 almost nothing of your adventures for tho lost two or three years. Surely, yort must have had some before coming here?" " "Die short and simple annals,' — jou know the Hue The was not generous; tiiero Is nothing ».ore to tell. Believe mc, you arc fortunutc, Indeed, to escape any risk of the monotony of a humdrum existence. 1 envy you the variety of scene and surroundings which has fallen to your lot-." "As if there could be no monotony In variety; tis if one could not grow weary of it I" »»ho cried. "Why, Dr. Morris, it is the superlative of monotony .'•Many u time I've been tempted to recall ap provingly the growls of an irascible old Englishman wo met In Spain. 'Madam,' said he to my aunt, 'take my word for it, all hotels ate bad, but some are worse than others; idl strangers are obnoxious, but some are |>estilen tial; all sight-aeeing Is a weariness of tho flesh, and the more one lias of it lhe greater the burden becomes.' " "And Mrs. Loring?" "His vehemence startled her, and she lied at the first opportunity." "Yet she could not have heeded tho tirade to udvuntagc. In all sincerity, let mo say that until she consents to fcttlo down quietly for a considerable time tiiero Is not much hope of effect ing her cure. You must have observed that on a journey she acems to be at her best, but that when the trip Is ended there 1s a reaction, and after a few weeks she is off ugain, finding lu the renewed excitement relief which, in turu, lias to Is* paid for at a high rate. When her greatest need is rest tho applies the spur. If ever there was a victim of the travel habit, sho is one. Can she not Ihj persuaded to give her iccupcnutivc powers a fair chance, to assert themselves? One can't do bet ter than to let nature iiloms sometimes. This Is plain talk, plainer than I should like to address directly to your aunt; but it is due to you, for in many wuya you can help to put It into practice." "And I will help only Us» gladly," bald the K' r '. earnestly "Please be as sured of thnt." "Is it a barguin, then?" "Indeed it is." "May It lie a successful one," said I. "And uow, Miss (jray, you may bo j pleased to know thnt from this turn In the road can Is* had I lie only view of iassettvillo which warrants u claim of beauty for tho place." We diwc into tho town and turned into its principal street, halting In Trout of the shop of Iti solitary drug gist. While I stood before the counter, waiting for the prescription to lie ii-a«le up, Sam Carpenter sauntered 111. "I kinder wanted to swo ye. 1 ' he rc- i marked, after the weather, the Mate of | trade and tuMii jtolitics had heeo dis | cussed. "Tain't much, bui may tie yer'd I like to kuow about it." "What's the trouble?" said 1. i "Wall, a couple o' days ago a chap come ter my stable an' hung round till we pot ter taJkin*. lie didn't seem ter have no special bizness ugitatiu' him, but he did seem ail-tired cur'ous. I'ret ty soon he g-ot round ter that old brewer from Charleston, South Car'liny, you're doctorlu". Seemed mighty interested iu him—loo mighty int. noted, I reck oned When a neighbor'.; boy asks me how my apples is pet tin' on 1 put It down ter friendliness, but when 1 catch him up the tree 1 call him too blamed affectionate. So as this chap was try in' ter pump me. I tried ter pump him, but I guess neither of u® gotauy more satis faction than the schoolmaster did w hen he tackled the parson's Hebrew l>ook, thinkin' it was Greek. Struck me you mightas w ell know about him,though." "What was his name?" I asked. "He didn't say." "Can you describe him?" "Hefty fer his inches; old clothes, trousers tucked in his hoots; kinder springy* in his walk; more dirt than tan on his lace. I kept an eye on him, nil* saw him,after hangin' round a spell, steer fer the Kodneytown road." "Thanks for the information," caitl I. "Probably he is some tramp who has heard yarns about my ]>aticnt, and, hav ing nothing better to do, a.-Vs questions to keep talk going. Nevertheless. I'm much obliged for the tip." "That's all right," Carpenter re sponded, with the air of a man w ho feels tnat he has done his duty. "Hay, how's the boss suitin' yer?" "Excellently. It's a pity, though, there's so little sty le alxv.it him." "If he had style, ye'd never got him fer the price ye paid. He ain't the kind of H hoss a pretty girl likes ter liev hitched in front of her house on a Sun day afternoon —that's a fact—but fer plain week-day use he'sO. K." "He's hard-mouthed. That's a draw back. Quiet HS he is, you wouldn't call him a lady's horse, would you?" "No, 1 wouldn't," said Sum, oracular ly. "A lady's hoss—that's any good is as sceerce as in angel hoss; and' angel bosses as scarce as angel men." The ride Wok to Hodneytown was hardly asplensaiit as the llrsfc half of the trip had been, for Inith of us were In clined to taciturnity. Miss (Jray doubt less was busy w Ith thoughts of her aunt, while for me the afternoon was spoiled by Carpenter's tidings. It had been a luxury to forget the house on the knoll, if only for an hour or two, and here was this news, very probably of no moment, yet enough to remind me of roy tlirall duni, to drug me back to a iralization of tbo fact that Lamar had the first claim " Wbtt'i th» trouble 7" uid L upon me. Of course, he would have to be told of the incident of the suspicious stranger, aid told -it once, with the j>os sibility quite within reason that he Would decide to seek a now asylum without delay. In that, ease I might find myself bidding Mrs. Lorlng and her niece an unceremonious adieu, or 1 might, be left be him I with my chief source of revenue cut off In either event I should be a And, worst of all, 1 could devise no way In which to shake off iny helplessness. A hint as to the Identity of the stranger hail suggested Itself as soon lui (Carpen ter attempted to jiortray the man. So far as it went, his description fitted the new farmhand —just as It probably fit ted half the tramps In that region. While the etory threw simpleton upon the fellow's motives, and might prove most useful os a warning. It was not, of course. In itself sufficient to w arrant a demand for hiH discharge. The out come of all of these unsatisfactory re flections was a determination to lay the matter be fore the person most Interest ed, and to abide wholly by his Judg ment. Early in tlie. evening, anxious to lie dons with a had business as speedily as possible, 1 visited I.umar and told him all I had beard or surmised, lie listened to the story with the closest attention, asked a few questions as to the appear anco of the man under suspicion, and then, puffing oalmly on his eternal cigar, sat In silence for several mo ments, seemingly undlstuibed by the possibility of a new complication In his affairs. "Well," said I, at last, no longer able to rest l ain the question, "what are we to do?" "For the present.—nothing. As it Is said: 'Forewarned is forearmed.* " "Hut thU uncertainty must lie cleared up. You know better than 1 can why this man "may have cotun here, pro* ided, of course, that he has any designs upon you. It's all theory, you understand, but it is strange that lie should l>e work ing for Mrs. Weston at very low wages, unless he has soui" particular reason for desiring to Ist In this neighborhood. Were employment his only object, b« could do far better In The more I think it over, the plainer It seems ho w ante to l>c w here he, can keep an eye on this house," "It Is probable." "Then," said I, puzzled by his Indif ference, "can't something lie done to checkmate him?" "It Is not necessary. Ho is of thN country?" ■'At least, I'll warrant English Is his native tougue." "The ease, «lien. Is simple, lie labors under a mistake." "Hut even that mistake may cause trouble," 1 protested. "For the present, not. at all. In the end. It is possible," ho unswered, as coolly as if the matter WSJ of slight con cern "What are your direction*?" tasked, still by no means satisfied with his phil osophical view of the case. "Oliserve him well, study him as you choose, but do not attempt to disturb him These thing:* will suffice. Even if he intrudes here, there Is no cause for alarm; be shall lie rultably received." i And with one of his grim smiles, I.n mnr bade me good night. (TO SB CONWSVKP.I II UPR I •*«*. Wife What do you think of Bridget's cooking? Husband 1 think if sh< tried to boll water, she'd burn It. —Tit Hits. N"O. H4: JEWELRY IS NOT POPULAR. *»»rrrly Worn with limy Tullfttw -Col oreti Stone* for llveiling We»f. Jewels seem to be worn less and le*s every year. With day toilettes they are scarcely seen at all. and the fact was au thoritatively illustrated the other day at the marriage of the daughter of Count d'Haussonville, w hieh brought together all that is related to royalty in France. Scarcely a jewel was to be seen In this eleptint assemblage. The bride wore not a single ifem. The festive earring Is so nearly ooi of date that it is hardly found, except on the elderly. Not one wAuao in ten under 30 to-day has her ears pierced. As for the breast-pin, which in other day s was a necessary finish to the dress, fashion at present has crowded it out of use. The collar hand being fastened lwhind, its effect is only marred br placing a jewel in front. Also a brooch that fastens nothing, being superfluous Is out of taste. In England, where white linen cuffs are worn with day gowns, sleeve but tons are a part of dress, but Trench fashion does not tolerate linen cii! - :md so sleeve buttons are as a rule n sewn. Bracelets cannot be worn with long rleeves, and thus there Is \er> iiltl<j left but finger ringr and the wu: h. Fashionable watches are very Miiall; the ordinary size Is al>out an Inch in di ameter. Tlicy are carved with decora tions, either crusted with diamonds oi covered with colored enumels. If their is a fob or a pin. it is decorated to mututfc "1 here are also plain gold CHSCS, perfect ly smooth. The old Geneva pattern a engraved concentric lines seems to haK disappeared. There is au awkwardness in placingr watch on a feminine dress. If it U pinned on one side of the l>odice it lookr foolishly like a society itecoration, a&f it it is worn on a long chain danglicy from the neck, the chain Is too conspioy ous, because it is out of harmony wi% the dtess. Both these fashions are the last one the preferable. The chain In vogue Is of fine links, u ith i>carls. Better than either these Is the fob eliuin or chatelaiß* clasp, aud it is the only method that taste can Justify for a w utch worn ovt In sight The side combs worn in the daytime arc of simple tortoise Rhell, prwitjj a re ceptiou dress they may lie hacked with gold. The hair dresser if asked will contradict this ami say that pavte (Ibv mond coinbs ure all the rage. "Hie good sense of the reader will decide wheth er women of taste are likely t® decorate the head with diamonds for the street. nut evening dress lends Itself as much as ever to Jewel decorations. The low necks call for a necklace and the short sleeves for bracelets; with evening one may still wear a brooch, and wfth the blouse bodice in fushion buclvlts, particularly diamond ones, haTfc at tained some importance. The vogue continues for colored stones. They are set with diamonds or pearls, which, being colorless, form ft neutral background, and a meauß of Veeping them apart. Thus necklaces and bracelets are made of rubies in *l - with pearls, each stone set separately and the settings linked to gether. l'earl dog collars, which are still the favorite necklace, have slides set with colored Btones bedded in dia monds. This passion for color hus led to the combining of tran*i>arcnt light on the pearl. It should bo Bet with a diamond f also it may be set with an opal, tof the crimson of one seems to find echo In the red llames of the other, with a result that Is exquisite. The emerald and the luncthyst combino perfectly with pearls. Opals continue very fashionable, as do torquolse and other translucent and opaque stones. There can be com bined for color Without the disadvan tage that pertains to the brilliants, and saiue of the most beautiful Jewels of this year are formed of such stones In contrast. Thus a Jieeklaoe of cut coral and black pearls In alternation, sep arated by a fqiaeu of three or four small er diamonds. This Is deliutous. An other similar urangejnent is Of tor • and moonstones. The same rule of combination ltoida gvxxl for rings. There Is a great deal of colored enam eling, and as the French ore post mas ters In this art, some wonderful work Is to he seen. It la particularly applied to watches and to the piu td the fob thut holds the watch, lis mentioned übo\e. Jewelry designs In general have Im proved la taste.- N. Evening iTule gram. SMALLEY ON THE ENGLISH. Their Social l.lfo OUcuaMtl by tl»« Xot«d Correspondent to I'ula Mttufont*. George W. Smalley, the noted foreign correspondent, recently spoke under the auspices of the Phi Beta Kappa so ciety at Yale on the subject, "Social Lifs In England." The lecture wus de livered at New Haven for the first tlniu, and w as very Instructive of the charno -I«ristios of society life In England. Mr. Amalley wtis Introduced by Prof. Ed wtird J. Phelps, of Yale, ex-minister to fltigland. Mr. Hnialley admitted in his prefatory remarks that there was much naltry and ignoble In I/oudon society. %ut he confined his description to th< bright side of English social life. Mr. Smalley declared that not wealth, fame, honor, nor even rank alone, gave po sition In English society, and stated that many of the titled personages of the realm wore outside the gates of what Is known as »ociety. He aaid that position in society in England was ob tained and held only by ft combination of leading traits of mind and character. Mr. Smalley Interspersed his talk with a vast number of jiertineiit anecdotes Illustrating the different phases of Lon don society life. He spoke of the mani fest regard for the company of nthen by the members of London society, and declared tluit Mr. Gladstone was the only i>erson in the last half century who had ever be«n able to Ignore this rule without paying the penalty. He enumerated many of Gladstone's char acteristics, showing him to be arbitral * at all times In society. In concluding, Mr. Suiallcy called the English "the greatest of actual races," and said that we had much to learn from them, they from u« RII«I the world from both.—Troy (N. Y.) Time*. til* Opportunity. "Mean! Why, he's the meanest man that ever lived!" 4 "Wluit has he been doing?" "lie has made u collection of all the presents that his wife has made him In the course of their married life— dresid ing gowns, embroidered suspenders. ' »liu\ Ing sets, slip|iers, neckties and lint, bonds--" "And then?" "Why, ever since she lias put on bloomers lie lias been giving them bactc tohcras anniversary presents oil the an niversary »f everything connected with their married life. In that time ho hasn't bought her a single thing that, pertains to femininity."—Chicago I'ost. , Above* Hunpiolon. Mrs. lligwad It mußt l*e terribly «m --barrassiug to Is- as poor as the Joncsc* —they never give anything to charity, Mr. ltigwad - Hut wc don't either. "Well, they eau't say that it is liecausa we haven't got it to git*.''—Vanity.
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