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).
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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.
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*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.
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fsi Moderate prices
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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
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Funeral Director
37 3. Main.Sl. Butler n.
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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.