VOX,. XXXIII
IS. J. E. ZIMMERMAN,
Tremendous Reduction Sale
The equal of which has never been known an.l may not he seen again. We
Lave often quoted low prices, but never liefore at this season of the year have we
made such low prices on all seasonable fabrics. Our reason-the selling time is
short for us, but the season has. only begun for you.
BLACK GOOD SPECIAL.
A lot new fig. Mohairs, very popular
just now for Separate Skirts. Prices,
25c, 29c, 40c, 50c, 60c, 75c and SI.OO.
FRENCH SKRGE SPECIALS.
Black and all the new colflrs; all wool
wrap and filling, 25c,40c, 50c, 75c and sl.
NOVELTY GOODS SPECIALS.
A SILK SPECIAL.
• A d< zt-n styles of rich figures, Tabetta
Waia Silk were 75c; for this occasion,
50c.
A HOSIERY SPECIAL.
Children's heavy black ribbed hose, 4
pairs for 25c; fast black.
SHIRT WAISf SPECIAL. K
75c for Waist with detachable Colls y
and Cuffs; real value #1.25.
The above SPECIALS have been carefully selected from the different depart
ments, and you will find the values axactly ar-leptesented. We like to give you
these Bargaiu surprises because we know that you appreciate them. You can buy
freely from the lots quoted above with the full assurance that they are all under
regular prices.
MRS. J .E. ZIMMERM AN
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T. H. Burton T. H. Burton
Why is it that T. H. BURTON is always busy in his store?
Simply because the people of Butler county appreciate the
fact that he has the best selected stock of
Foreign and Domestic Suitings
extra pants and Men's and Boy's Furnishing Goods, ever
brought to Butler, and sells them for less money.
We guarantee everything that goes out of our store to give
perfect satisfaction or money cheerfully refunded.
T. H. Burton T. H. Burton
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Sweeping Reduetion
THROUGHOUT OUR MILLINERY DEPARTMENT.
Heing a few weeks earlier than usual for our
Summer Clearance Sale makes this the great
est Clearance Sale we have ever had.
Remember the first buyers get the choice
things.
M. F. & M. MARKS,
11 3 to 117 South Main Street, Butler, Pa.
As has been our custom our store will be closed at 6
I'. M. frcm July Ist to September Ist.
+NOTICK+
FIRM*-
1 have taken into partnership, Mr. Edward J. Grohman, and the
drug business 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 foi
the past seven years, and it gives me pleasure to testify that he
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 paironage extended to me for so many jears, and
1 hope to have a centinuancc of the same as we are now better
prepared to serve our patrons than tver before.
Respectfully,
J. C. REDICK.
DIAMONDS P"""' p,k„. OT ui„.
art a mri XT ur*42 ' oknts <iou>, i.aimks' gold.
« a •*> ua*!l3 ( (iKNTS' BU.VBK, LADJVg CHATI.AIN.
latr ) Oold Pins. Ear Kings. RJiikii.
•J JCJ W £ii<£\ Y / Chains, liVMMIeU.IKtc.
CTT.VIPfItXy A It t" ' r '' > bnts, Castors, Ratter lUhliks urnl Kvi-rytuliu
A ■» ww A KLm j tun! run be in a Unit class store..
RODGF'? BROS. 1874 } KN,vtW K,mKB M, ' o<^r„. LKnxTK
E. GRIEB, JE weler.
... No. 131> North Main St, Butler, Pa.
STtlf * GOODS*
*SOOO WORK * m
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Those are the things that have enabled me to build a lirst-class tniloring trade
during the last year.
We have the most skillful, painstaking cutter; employ none but the very best
workmen; handle nothing but Lhe very l<est g<x"ds, liotli foreign and domestic, and
guarantee you perfect satisfaction in each and every particular, and for all this
cl you dimply .1 fair living profit.
J. S. YOUNG,
Tailor, Hatter aid Men's Furnisher, ""
IHE BUTLER CITIZEN.
A BED SPREAD SPECIAL.
Full double-bed size, heavy crochete;
you have paid |l.7sforno better; these
are yours at $1.25.
MILLINERY SPECIAL.
Fine Trimmed Hats for $1.49; reduced
from $2. 75 and &3.00. Special sale in
L'ntriinmed Hats, Flowers and Ribbons.
WASH GOODS SPECIAL
25 styles iJiin'.y Dimities and Jaconette,
perfectly fast colored, 10c; real value
and 15c per yard,
UNDER WE A R SPECIAL.
A case of women's shaped Jersey Rib
lied Vests, low neck and short sleeves,
10c; also one at sc; value 10c.
A MUSLIN SPECIAL."
Heavy Brown Sheeting at real
|\alue 6c; full yard wide.
Much in Little
la especially true of Hood* Pills, for no raedi
cine ever contained so groat curaUv power In
so small space. They arc a whole medicine
Hood's
I chest, always ready, al- ■ ■ a
ways efß lent, - jsQr I 9 I C
; Isfactory; prevent a cold g 111 9)
or fever, cure all liver Ills,
sick headache, Jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c.
The only Pllli to take with Uood's Sarsaparilla.
MILLER'S
GREAT
88-CENT
SALE.
WOULD YOU MAKE HONEY?
in so.
Attend This Sale
$1.50 Men's Shoes reduced to 88c
$1.25 Men's Shoes redueed to 88c
SI.OO Men's Shoes reduced to 88c
$1.25 Boy's Shoes reduced to 88c
OUR LEADERS GO At 88c.
Men's Oil Grain 2-buckel shoes 88c
Men's Oil Grain Creole Shoes NBc
Men's S Kip Brogans 88c
Ladies calf and oil grain shoes 88c
IT IS WONDERFUL
WHAT 88c WILL DO
Men's Ball Shoes reduced to 88c
Youths' Bicycle Shoes 88c
Misses' Strap Sandals go at 88c
Ladies' Fine Dongola Oxfords 88c
Have You Got 88c?
If you have, bring it to us
and we will give you more for it
than you ever got before. If you
have not got it, borrow it and at
tend this
Great 88 Cent Sale.
AT
Butler's Progressive Shoe Hous".
2i5 South Main St., BUTLER PA
C. E. MILLER,
REP/.RING PROMPTLY DONE.
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Underwear. <>j
6 mmmiwmM
All gradf of rnderwer 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 ?. Main St., Butler, enn'a
The Place to Buy
GAS COOK
ING AND HEATING STOVES,
GaS BURNERS AND FIX
TURES, HOSE, BATH TUBS,
ENAMEL AND
IMPROVFD WELSHBACH GAS
BURNER,
W. H. O'BRIEN ON
107 East Jefferson St.
Hotel Willardj
It«opened and now rnady for tbe
accommodation of the traveling pub
lie.
Rverythinß in Brht-e uph Rtyle.
MRS. II ATT IE REIHIHG, Owner;
M H BROOKS, Clerk.
Found.
A Indie* iiur.-te oa the three decree road,
f>\'iior can receive name hy deaoribing, call
at 110 Went L>. St. Butler fit.
UTTTLER. THURSDAY. JULY 10, 1890.
jpY WflilrTT *
ht. itgj. by J- B. Lippincott Com r Any...
XVIII.
It is possible that men exist who, in
the period succeeding the discovery
that they have undergone the mental
metamorphosis commonly styled fall
ing in love, and preceding the critical
moment when the object of adoration
confesses her sentiments of reciprocity
or declares the wooing to have oeen in
vain, maintain their clearness o f under
standing, their evenness of temper, and
their soundness of judgment. It is
conceivable, I admit, that such menlive;
but it has never been my lot to enjoy
ihe privilege ot acquaiutance with one
of them. Ido not mean that when I'ove
flies in at the window common sense,
rushes out at the door; but I do hohl
that the new-comer is prone to exert,
throughout that period of storm and
stress, a semi-paralyzing inliuence
over the old tenant, making liini sadly
untrustworthy at times when tiie de
mands upon him are greatest. T hero
fore I regard myself as no exception to
the general rule—general, that is, so
far as my observation goes —in Having
followed irrational courses and behaved
erratically during three weeks or more
of dissatisfaction, uncertainty, and
doubt. For one of them I made myself
miserable through jealousy of the mail
Dorothy's aunt had been pleased to
make her guest. Without a shadow of
proof to support the fabric of specula
tion I laboriously built up, I contrived
to persuade myself that he was a rival,
favored, of course, for his wealth and
position. Even from his hasty depar
ture I gained little comfort. The buga
boo, once installed, was not to be over
thrown by such a trifle. Full of
gloomy forebodings, I waited for news
that he would return, plotting, in my
more cheerful intervols, wild g.Jiemea
for turning his triumphant reappear
ance into a by-word and a mockery.
Once I caught myself reading with vast
approval summaries of famous cases in
a text-book on toxicology. The vol
ume had been picked up hap-tiaznrd,but
its terse account of several noted mat
ters caught my fancey, and I read on
until some noise about the house, in
terrupting my recreation, brought me
to a realization of the ridiculousness
of the performance for there were
still momenta when I could understand
that I was playing the fool. Perhaps,
also, the plea might be entered that at
this time I was a victim of a recurrence
of my old perplexities, recent events
having served again to force them upon
me with even greater vividness than
before.
The jealous fit was ended by n letter
which the late visitor sent from New
York to Mrs. Loring. In it he ex
pressed deep regret that circumstances
would prevent him from completing
his visit. Business, he explained, called
him abroad, and before the mis
sive reached her he would be .veil on
Ins way to Liverpool. X heard tne news
with a decent effort at an appearance
of regret, and from that moment had
u more friendly impression regarding
the gallant colonel.
It had been my intention to speak of
him to I.a mar, rather because of his
Brazilian interests, of which iny client
might know something, than because
of his morning cruise about the chan
uels of the marsh or the abrupt termin
ation of his stay. Mrs. Loring'e ac
count of the colonel's manner of life in
dicated that he was a chronic tourist;
with no very active concern in happen
ing's In.his own country, so long as they
did not interfere with hie sources of
revenue. One thing - after anotner,
however, occurred to prevent a mention,
of him. One day Lamar wns busy!
with his experiments; ti e 'or
Fomc ri-aaon of his own, he cut short
our talk; the next ho was back iu his
lal(oratory. Thus, before an oppor
tunity was offered to tell my bit of
news, Its value appeared to ha*e been
lost through staleness, and, in the end.
fresher topics took its place when
Lamar showed a willingness to indulge
in a brief gossip. So it happened that
he heard nothing of the incident which
had caused me so many hours of un
necessary perturbation.
Jones, meanwhile, had been making
steady progress, and, whiic Banks and
I saw him daily, there was little need
of our attendance. We learned that
he would leave tlie neighljorhood as
soon as his removal could lie attempted
with safety, but he told us nothing
further of his plans. I tried occasion
ally to lead him to speak of his reasons
for coming to IJodneytown, but he was
reticent,»and I had to l«e content with
the explanation given by Lamar.
Dorothy Gray came often to read to
him, and he manifested much grati
tude for her kiudness; but even to her
he say next to nothing of his
history or his jirojects.
Banks' wrist was still weak, but his
recovery from the sprain had gone far
enough to enable him to circulate in his
old fashion amour patients, and my
duties as his coadjutor were ended. He
was beginning, though, to renew his
discourses about his desire to secure a
partner and practically to retire, and It
was clear that he would soon make me
a direct offer. It was only fair that I
should prepare to give a definite answer,
but 1 realized that my plans were even
more unsettled than ever. There was
a new disturbing element in tlie situa
tion. Could I but foretell what Dorothy
would answer were a certain question
put to her, then Dr. Hanks might be
answered, In turn, so soon as he chose
to speak. But what would the young
lady say?
Yes, what would she say? Truly I
was far from sanguine. I could find no
,reason for confidence, In spite of |nany
soulful efforts to discover one. Wdwerc
the best of friends; we were together
daily, sometimes for hours at a time;
we read together, walked together,
and drove together. We had interests
in common; In some lines of thought
our beliefs were akin. Such things
wero well cuough in their way, but
what ground of hope did they furnish?
Would riot a blush, a sigh, have more
meaning? Frequently I read disserta
tions 6f the symptoms of the love mal
ady, but surely nowhere had I noted
good-fellowship set forth as a distin
guishing mark of passion. Then, too,
there was the difficulty of the bread
and-butter problem. What business
had I to contemplate matrimony, with
no well-defined idea how even one
mouth was to be filled, in the event, of a
break with the man who would remain
my paymaster no longer than suited his
convenience? My savings would cut
but a poor figure on a war-chest for a
family campaign. Besides, the girl
was supposedly well-to-do, and certain
ly was the heiress of her aunt, whose
wealth appeared to Ik? sufficient to en-
able her to travel wherever she de
sired, and topav the bills of high-priced
socialists, who charged with an appre
ciation of the fact that their patients
f
imM
We vers the belt of friends,
would need to take nothing with them
out of this world. It would not be
pleasing to be classed as a fortune
hunter. All the philosophy available
would not remove the sting from that
reproach.
Meditating these things, I fell into
habits entirely reprehensible from the
standpoint of everyday sanity. I saS
up late o* nights, I smoked more strong
tobacco than was for my good. 1 took
to moping and violent language. On
the who'e, it was fortunate that my
practice was limited —fortunate for
both me and my supposititious patients.
Whether anybody guessed the charac
ter of my thoughts, or fathomed jny
moods, was a matter almost of indiffer
ence. I told myself that the mask
should always be worn in the presence
of Mrs. Loring and her niece; as for
the others, their opinion did not count.
As a matter of fact, I imagine that my
secret was known to all the women
thereabouts, and perhaps to some of the
men. Banks now and then cracked
jokes at in 3' expense of a character
which gave ground to believe that he
had made a shrewd diagnosis of my
malady. But, when all is said and
done, the simple truth is that I w
as nearly at my wits' end, even with
the ghost of the colonel's rivalry ex
orcised, as probably half the adult
males of the nation would own them
selves to have been on various occa
sions, would they but make confession.
Mrs. Loring was unquestionably the
better for her life in the country. She
still kept herself under the disciplin-'
of an invalid, though the precaution
was entirely unnecessary. Her appe
tite was excellent, her nerves were al-
most forgotten, the daily record of her
symptom* was limited to an entry of
n. few lines, in place of the pages she
had covered at first. She often failed
ii.ni I physician,
and suffered me to depart without
hearing a word bearing on her long
cherished aches and agonies. She had
become acquainted with everybody in
the village; nobody knew better than
she the true inwardness of every piece
of mild seanda'. retailed from one end
of it to the other. She was hand in
glove with the ringleaders in its social
diversions, and was the moving spirit
in an terprise which promised to
eclipse anything of the sort ever at
tempted in Itodneytown. This was no
less than a "Fete Internationale," as
the programme had it, in which youths
and maidens of many lauds were to be
personated by the young people of the
village. There were to be tableaux,
recitations, music and dancing, and al
together a somewhat ambitious list of
divertiseroent. Mrs. Loring had as
sumed the responsibility of designing
the costumes, a duty which she was
well fitted to perform, for she was
blessed with a keen eye for color ef
fects, and her travels had made her a
trustworthy source of information re
garding the details of the picture it
«as proposed to present. There wero
no suggestions of invalidism in her as
she bustled about on her congenial
tasks; th-j busier she was, the greater
her content. The fete was to her a
mental and physical tonic, more bene
ficial than any possible combination of
chemicals. This I realized, but with
the perverse pessimism brought about
by my season of unrest, I feared that it
would result in opening her eyes to
the truth that she needed no physician.
And when that discovery was made,
how long would she and her niece tarry
in that quiet neighborhood?
The weather about this time took a
turn for the worse; for 48 hours a
dense fog hung over the coast. It
thimied somewhat by the tht»d morn
ing. The banks of mist were drifting
seaward When plodded across the
plain to the house on the knoll. Laiimr,
'.who wasawnitlngmeiu the living-room,
Appeared to be giving himself up to
idleness, for there were no books on the
table at which he sat, and he seemed
to be unusually willing to engage In des
ultory chat. After a little, he told
me that he hod been feeling far from
well for some weeks, and that the de
pressing weather had aggravated Ills
trouble.
To a stranger he would liave lookcul
a sick man, but perhaps association
had blunted my perceptions in hisca»e,
and his words surprised me. Assured
ly lie was no weaker than on the night
when ho first came to me. If there
had I wen any change, It lia/1 been an
improvement. The old air of the fu
gitive had in great part disappeared,
though he still gave one the impression
of continual vigilance.
He described his symptoms with his
hubltual deliberateness, closing tlie ac
count with a statement that he l>elievcd
his heart to be affected seriously, and
that he desired me to examine him at
once.
"I am ofraid that you are correct in
your diagnosis," said I, when the task
had been accomplished. "There iscar
dioc trouble. It is f»r advanced."
"Its character?"
"Valvular. I should like a consulta
tion at once."
"Of what advantage?" he asked, as
coolly as if he were not discussing his
own death seuteuce. "The disease is
mortal. Treatment cannot cure It."
"But it may prolong life," I urged.
"Besides, it is only fairness to yourself
to have an expert's opinion. Take my
advice—"
"Pardon, but I must decline to do so.
I am content with your skill unaided.
It is a confirmation of my own suspicion.
The end is not so much; I have the
warning—it is all I desire."
He w its silent for a little, this strange
being, his expression unchanged, liis
self-control absolute. When ut last he
/qioke there was no hint of emotion in
his voice as he asked the question I
areaneci to near.
"How long may 1, in reason, count
upon?"
"I cannot tell you definitely," I an
swered. "It may be a year, two years,
three years; it may be tomorrow. A
shock, a—"
"I comprehend. But, undisturbed,
what time do the odds favor?"
"Six months. But it is no more than
the wildest guesswork."
Again there was a pause. Presently
he asked:
"You spoke of a shock. Would it be
of necessity fatal ?"
"Xo. But it would be the one chance
In ten if it were not." I knew my man
well enough to understand that he de
sired no evasions.
"You speak from the book," he
said, quietly; "but in that I think you
wrong. I rate the chance greater."
"May you be in the right of it," 1
said; but he made no comment upon
the hope thus expressed. Soon after,
having given a few directions for his
care of himself, and having promised to
have a prescription for him made up
at once, I left him to his thoughts.
WIIUL Iftcjr L» v X umatj
but 1 hoped that among them was some
shadow of remorse at the remembrance
of the poor devil whom he had suf
fered to lie helpless for hours almost at
his door. It was fate's irony that of
these two men the one who then was
close to death should now be far on
the road to health, with the prospect of
many years before him, while the
other, who had rejoiced in his mis
fortune, should find himself under a
sentence which knew no chance of re
prieve.
XIX.
After the dampness and fog came a
week of almost tropical heat, under
which the fields grew parched and dull
hued and the dust lay deep on the higli
ways. The breeze, when it blew, was
from the land, but much of the time
there was a calm, even more oppressive
than the heat-laden zephyrs. Against
such conditions the energies of but one
of us were proof. Mrs. Loring alone de-.
fled the heat and glare and dust, going
on with her preparations for the fete
with undiminished energy, amid th>*
wondering comments of the rest, to
whom nil unnecessary exertion had be
come a thing to be abhorred.
"Goodness gracious! how she do keep
goin' so beats me," Mrs.Weston confided;
to me one afternoon, when she had
sought the comparative coolness the
office offered.
"She eeems to thrive on high tempera
tures," said I. "She'B a human sal
amander."
"Well, let that be as it may," said Mrs.
Weston, who was not to be entrapped
into a definite statement on such aj
doubtful point, "she's a marvel, I must;
gay. 'Tain't like, now, as if she had toi
work for a livin'. But that's jes' thnj
way the world seems to go. Them thati
don't need gets; them that wants to;
rest has to keep stirrin'. If 'twas her;
niece was rushin' round, 'twould be allj
natural, because she's got her livin' to;
get sooner 'r later. If I was in hep
place I'd be plannin' and savin' like a
good fellow."
"Why should she?" I demanded.
"Her aunt must be at least well to do,
and she's nearer to her than anybody
else."
••ok. now. don'tvou know about-
Mis' Lorlng's money?"
"No. Honestly, so far as I know,,
she is quite able to provide for her'
niece. What do you mean ?"
Mrs. Weston's face shone with the
joy of telling a story new to her hearer.
"Oh, it come straight to me," said,
she. "Mis' Loring told Mis' Clark, and J
got it right from her. Mis' Loring'a
husband left her jes* n interest in his
estate, and when she dies it all goes
back to his folks. She gets the interest
every year, but she can't touch the prin
cipal. So Miss Gray can't get anything
from her, though, of course, she pays
her bills now."
"Perhaps Miss Gray has an income of
her own," I suggested.
"Mis' Loring says not. Her pa was
kinder shif'less, and didn't leave
her nothing. Mis' Loring's taken care
of her ever since she was a little girl."
I sat deep in thought long after Mrs.
Weston had gone back to her household
duties. Did her news please me? So
far as the girl was concerned, I was
heartily sorry to learn that her pros
pects were so uncertain; so far as the
tidings affected me, I rejoiced. I was
free to press my suit, to ask her hand,
undeterred by the dread of a misconcep
tion of my motives. At least one of the
obstacles had been removed from my
path.
When meditation had becomo a
weariness—and when one is In love it
requires a vast amount of brain-rack
ing to produce this result—l picked up
my hat and left the hopse, greatly in
fluenced by the hope that Mies Gray
might be tenanting some shaded noolc
in the neighborhood. Somewhat to my
surprise, she was walking slowly down
the road.
"We're going boating," «h« explained,
when I overtook her. "It Is *o oppres
sively ho# on shor* lxrth aunt ajd
I decided that it COUKT 3b BO worse on
the water. Then, too, there Is a chance
that we may And some breeze stirring
on the bay. Will you not Join us?"
"With pleasure," said I. "But how
does Mm. Loring contrive to spui« the
time? She is supposed to be busy
day and night with the arrangement*!
for the fete, you \DOW."
"So she is," said the girl, with a
smile, "but when I proposed that she
should take a vacation for a few bourn
she law the wisdom of the idea. She
will follow us to the boat in a few min
utes. .Really, I think it wus the allure
ment of a little trip on the water which
won her over to leaving her designs
and programmes. She is devoted to
l>oating, you know; it is surprising Qiat
she lias resisted the temptation so often
lately. She has been out with me hoj'l
ly half a dozen times; and Mr. Johnson
has had but one pupil at his sailing les
sons."
"And how have }(>u improved them?"
"My teacher is flatting. Hut per
haps I may be able to display my skill
in a practical way, if only we get a
breeze this afternoon."
"Count on me to be a severe c»"itic,"
said I. "Ily the way. Miss Urny.tdo you
mind if I combine business witil pleas
ure? I have an errand to do at Mr.
Lamar's, and if you would land me near
liis house, and then pick me'Up again,
I should be your debtor forever/'
She fell in with this plan, and liturned
back to the house to secure a volume
which Lamar had asked me to lend him.
Jt was a small textbook on histology, I
remember, though why he should have
desired io get a smatteringiof that
branch I never learned. When ifreaclied
the boat Mrs. boring "was enthcroned in
the stern sheets, while her'niece was
perched on the narrow scut tn the bow.
The air wo* stifling hot-on thesheltered
waters of the creek, and the, sweat
gathered on my face as«l busied#myaelf
with the oars.
"Ugh! this is like the line off a fur
naee," I protested, ceasing' rowing for
a moment to wipe my forehand. "1
envv von parufeols and cool
attire."
"Ah, but woman's dress is so illogical,
you know, so contrary to the dictates
of sense and science," said Miss Gray, a
little maliciously. To tel' the truth, 1
think sh? was quoting a remark of mine
with reasonable accuracy.
"Do you believe that?" I asked, rather
feebly, at her over my shoul
der. She wore a ;;nv :i of some light
thin fabric, and, with iuc ..it , ■ sensed
by many of her sex, looked daintilj com
fortable in spite of the ouirageous tem
perature.
"Of course she doesn't," Mrs. Loring
broke in. "If any girl says such a thing,
it is because the fashion is not becoming
to her."
A remark so direct, so unqualified,
and so free from repetitions was a nov
elty. It centered my attention on the
speaker, who, I now noted, was dressed
almost as seasonably as ber niece, al
though she favored darker colors.
"Xoman'sopinioiiseems to be weighty
enough to count,'' said I, "especially as'
the kickers would, no doubt, be the first
to protest if their objections were
heeded and led to rational dress."
Loring, rising to the opportunity.
"Some men are so persuasive, so delight
fully persuasive, doctor, they can con
vince you, or make you think you're
convinced —which is almost the same
thing, don't you know? And so many
of your profession, doctor—when 1
think how great my acquaintance with
them has lieen, it appalls me. It really
appalls me—argue so beautifully, but
so differently, doctor, so differently.
And very likely it would be the same
thing, the very same thing with them,
if they had to devi«»> a national costume
which should be healthy and hygienic
and all the other things it should be — ;
and they say it isn't now, doctor. Now,
I like, yes, really, I must say, I like'
variety. You can't imagine how pretty,
how very pretty some of the girls will
look in their fete dresses, as peasants,,
don't you know, doctor, and all sorts of
picturesque people. It seems a pity,
such a pity, that they can't wear thein
all the time; though how the pour
things would manage in winter —no,
I'm afraid the short skirt-i wouldn'tdo;'
do you think they would, doctor? Or
in church —how would ihey look in
church? Xo, no, they wouldn't do in
church, they really wouldn't; not ex
actly sacrilegious, don't you know, but
inappropriate yes, that's just the
word, inappropriate. But for six days
in the week, doctor, for six days in the.
week, think how romantic, how very ro
mantic they would be. That Is, in
warm weather, of court'C —In warm
weather, you understand."
"You are right, I dare say," I admits
ted. "We are looking forward to a
great treat. But if you will pardon a
personal comment, I'll repeat that you
two ladies fill me with envy."
"How nice of you to say so, doctor,
how very nice. Indeed! Hut then you
physicians have an art, such an art, of
saying delightful things. You have
such practice, you know, such wonder
ful practice, soothing the sick, doctor*
and comforting the dyiug —"
"Aunt,'' Miss Gray broke in with
some haste, "please do not talk aboutr —
about—dress any more on buch a terri
bly warm day. Tt excites you too
greatly."
"If I'm to attend my eirond now," I
added, "it might be well to put me
ashore. I shall not be gone long; prob
ably not more than ten mirutes. Where
shall 1 rejoin you v
We were abreast of the knoll, and not
ve-y far from it. I ran the boat to the
bank and stepped upon it, Miss Gray
taking my place at the oars.
"How will it do," she suggested, "for
us to run down to the bay, and then
coast al ring until we come to that other
Inlet, which runs so close to Mr. La
mar's house? We can run up it, and
take you on board very conveniently."
"Excellent," said I. "Vou will find
me a little distance landward from the
house. There's some air stirring ovei
the bay now, and you moy meet a real
breeze on the open water. It will be
a pleasant change."
"Then we can spread the sail," said
Mrs. Loring. "Do you know, doctor, I
adore sailing, I really adore it."
Her niece bent to the oars, and the
light craft glided on its voyage. While
I Climbed the sideof the knoll 1 could see
the boat enter the bay. A moment
later the girl had ceased rowing, and
had shipped the slender spar which did
duty as a mast. There appeared to IMi
just breeze enough to till the tiny sail.
Lamar met me at the door.
"Here's that book you wanted," said
I. "There was an oppoitunlty to de
llveritthis afternoon,and I improved it.
Anything else you would like to have
done?"
"Nothing, I thank you," he answered,
turning !>ack into the house. The dire
ful news he had received so recently
had had no softening effect upon him.
He showed no longing for sympathy,
no desire to seek from his physician a
word of encouragement.
Johnson was at work near by, and I
stopped to chat with him, while I
watched the boat move slowly north
ward and turn at last into the inlet.
Miss (irmy, sitting on the midship
thwart, was managing the sail, while
Mrs. her old post, held the
steering linfflT She was leaning over
the side, I noticed, catching at bit* of
driftwood floating in the current.
"It's a ladies' breeze, Johnson," sai l
I, "barely enough to give the l>oat steer
age way."
"Ain't much of it," he answered, "and
what little strength there's In it comes
In puffs. D'you notice 'em?"
"Yea, but they're baby puffs; no
weight in them."
"Not much, sir, that's true," said he,
going back to his task.
I took my time in reaching the spot,
about 100 yards from the house, where
the boat w as to touch; but so slow had
been its movement that when I looked
back it was yetopposito the knoll. Mrs.
Loring was amusing herself as before,
while M iss Gray was exchanging friend
ly nods with the fisherman. On the
water just astern of the craft was a
dark line, odvanclng rapidly toward it
and marking the coming of a gustallt
tle Stronger than any of its predeces
sors. A few secouds later the sail filled
with the breeze, and the l>oat keeled
sharply. Just as Mrs. Loring made an un
usually reek less grasp at the driftwood.
I saw her, under the combined Inqietus,
lose lier balance and pitch headlong
over the side, struggle wildly In the
water, and then dlsapjiear lieneath the
surface.
I ran at top s|>eed toward the knoll,
but long liefore I climbed Its slo|>c
Johnson had leaped into the stream. He
had some little distance to swim, how
ever, and, though once the drowning
woman's dress showed above the water,
sho had sunk again liefore he could
reach her. He dived, but missed her.
Dorothy, with ran* presence of mind,
had lost no time in bringing the l>oat
about, and when Johnson rose to thr
surface the little craft was close to
hand. Climbing into it, he stood for a,
few seconds searching the water for a:
glimpse of the unfortunate woman, and
then dived again. When I reached the
rocks above him, he reappeared for the
second time, and I saw that he had
. Lllv.
body. He was a powerful swimmer,
and almost as soon as I could clamber
down the ledges he had brought his
burden to the base of the lowest of
them. Between us we had little ciifß
culty in raising her from the water and.
bearing 1 her to the level ground on the
top of the knoll. Close behind us wai
the girl, aiding- us when she could in our
sorrowful task. I knew what that
moment .neant to her, and was amazed
at her self-control, notwithstanding the
evidenoes she had given of her ability
tc maintain it in emergencies. There
was little likelihood, though, that it
could avail aught in the present in
stance.
Johnson's life along shore hud fa-,
miliari/.ed hiin with such cages, and I
had seen several in which resuscitation,
had been attempted, but neither of u-t
had anything in his experience to war
rant much hope for Mrs. Loring, in
spite of the brief time she had been in
the water. Nevertheless, we labored
over her long after we realized that our
efforts wtre in vain. With that pale
faced girl struggling with the agony
which possessed her, yet working with
us unremittingly, it was a harder taslc
She vu leantnf ever th« tide.
to cease tlian to continue our endeavors.
Lamar approached UB once, but, after a
glance at the scene, turned away with-,
out a word and reentered the A
moment later, however, old Martha ap
]>earcd, bearing stimulants, which she
placed beside me, and then stood watch
ing us with awe-stricken curiosity.
At last Johnson row.
"It's no use, doctor, no DM," he said,
solemnly. ''The poor lady's gone.."
The girl gave «t despairing cry. Sonic
time before she must have begun to
realize the truth, but she had battled
ugainst it, striving to deceive herself.
"No, no, it can't be. It can't be!" she
moaned. "Oh, aunt, aunt! Gone, gone
from me, forever!"
She reeled, and would have fallen, but
I caught her In my arms, and held her
close as she sobbed upon my breast,
crying her heart out, it seemed, as th 9
senile of her great loss burst upon her,
[TO BE COXTIXUKD.]
WHALES FIGHT A SEA SERPENT.
The His Hea Momter Crack* the Kits) of
Whale* I.lke Kgg Shells.
According to good uutliority, o most
thrilling und uwful battle between a
monster sea serpent and a whale was
witnessed by the officers and crew of
the ship Pauline of London, Capt. Dre
vnr, when on a recent voyage to Zanzi
bar.
It appears that when the Pauline ap
proached the zone of the trade winds
und equatorial currents she encoun
tered n heavy j?ul« and, being driven
from her course, eventually found her
self off Cape St. Hoque. One day a
school of immense sjK'rin whales was
discovered sporting around the ves
sel. All hands were watching the au
ties of the leviathans of the deep, wh.'ifc
nil occurrence took place which flushed
the cheeks of all beholders and filled
every heart with terror and dread.
Suddenly there appeared, straight
from the depths of the ocean, a gigan
tic snake or serpent of terrible propor
tions. The day was clear and the un
canny monster was in plain view. In
a twinkling the serpent threw u portion
of its body in two mighty colls nround
the largest whale. Then ensued a scene
which can hardly be described in words.
Spelllmund the men gazed und no
ticed that at first appearance of the ser
pent the whales manifested every sign
of blind terror. All but the victim In
the relentless coils tore fhrough the
water in a mad rush to escape. The
captured whale lashed the water Into
a seething maelstrom and the foam
covercd waves rolled in all directions
from the scene of the terrible combat.
It wns hardly a combat, as the whale
had no chance with its destroyer.
Tighter and tighter grew the relent
less colls, horrible bellowings were
emited by the whale, but its efforts
were of no atail against the supcrnatui
nl strength of ita terrible foe. The of
fleers state positively that the ribs of
the struggling cetacean were distinctly
heard to crack one after another, <be
noise resembling the discharge of .i
cannon. The whale was Anally dragged
beneath the waves and only the blood
stained waters remained to tell of the
fearful oeean tragedy.
An old sea captain i* theauthorlty for
a statement regarding a sea *erpent
that made Its home In the South Pacific
ocean. On one ocoaaion in 1868 he vis
ited a small Island and noticed that
the tops of some of the eoeoanut trees
growing near the sea were broken. Tho
natives stated that an immense snuka
of terrifying aspect, had appeared from
the sea and had eaten all the cocon
nuts on several tree*. While the great
er portion of the serpent was fn the
water the animal raised its head to a
level with the tree tops and fiercely de- ,
voured a number of green nuts. The I
trees were 40 to 80 feet high, and, ao
cording to a calculation made by the
captain, the serpent was over 200 feet
long. The natives were too much ter
rified to give any description of the ser
pent. Its liody was in the sea and it
easily reached the tree tops. From the
distance of the trees from the sea and
tho height of the cocoanut treca the
captain was enabled to make a calcu
lation as to the approximate length of
tho monster.
The discovery of the sea serpent
seems to belong to tho Norsemen.
Their literature abounds In graphic ac
counts of monsters of the deep. A fa
vorite diversion of the Norsemen's sen- .
serpent was deatroying ships and din
ing off the crews, and in those ancient
day* tho Norse sailors were instructed
as to the best methods of destroying the
voracious monster*. San Franclßco
Examiner.
I'leasant (or Mann.
Little Johnnie (looking curiously at
tho visitor)— Where did the chicken
bite you, Mr. Uillus? I don't see any of
tho mark*.
Visitor—Why, Johnny, I ha\ent been
bitten by any ohicken.
Johnny—Mamma, didn't you tell
pupa Mr. Uillus was dreadfully hen
pcckcd ? Why, mamma, bow funny you
look! Your faco is red.—Texus Siftor.
Neat Way of I'uttlng It.
Two friends met recently after many
years' absence. The one said to the
other: "Well, old chap, and how have
you been getting on in the world?"
"Well," was the reply, "as a failure I
have Itccn u distinct success. Jiutasa
: success 1 have been a complete, failure."
- aut-lUta
No. <2B
FANCIES OF SICK PEOPLE.
I'kllmla li»vr Outrr Whluia TW Cannot
Alway* lie Indulged.
About the manner of serving their
food patients sometime* have cu-riouj
fancies. In one case a woman flatly
refused to take her beef tea unless
the bread \\ hich accompanied it was
cut in the shape of diamonds, while
in another it is Always necessary to
serve the food in a blue bowl, for out
of nothing else whatever would she take
nourishment.
A boy who was attacked with scarlet
fever showed great disinclination to
take his food, but finally agreed to swal
low what was necessary, provided he
»vus fed in the following way: The,
beef tea. or whatever was to be given
him, was put into a silver teapot, the
spout wns placed in his mouth, and In
this manner the food was poured down
his throat.
\n -lder!y gentleman who spent
/nuch of his time in hunting in Africa,
on Wing oskjd if he fancied any par
ticiilnr d!sh, replied that he would like
a bit of elephant's foot. Undt : cer
tain circumstances this dish is a dainty
usuriiihiiMr nns..
Nimrod W:LS forced to content hiiuselt
with beefsteak Instead.
A clergyman with a broken leg had
a great longing to put on a pftir of
stilts, a pastime which he had never
jet tried, while a man whose leg had
been amputated, although idmittlng
the impracticability of the wish, de
clared that a {ossion for skating had
so seized upon him since the loss of tho
limb that he regretted being operated
upon chiefly on that account.
DONT'S FOR THE SURF GIRL.
What Not to Do When Ton Go to ths
Bnikont
The St. Louis Republic offers some
useful suggestions to girl* who bathe
at the seaside:
Don't wear a conspicuous bathing
suit.
Don't loiter about the sand* la
your bathing suit; go directly Into the
water.
Dou't sit in tne sand in a wet bath
:ng suit with a man similarly attired.
Dor.'t bathe with ttrailge men; the
etiquette of Introduction i* Ju*t as
strict in tho water a* In the drawing
room.
Don't loiter about the bathhouse oor
rldoif; a woman in a wet bathing coa
tume Is not a tiling of beauty.
Don't wash the salt out of your hair
under the pump with the assistanoe of
half n dozen men.
Don't imagine that even the Venu* da
Milo could loolc pretty with her wef
hair hanging down her bock.
Don't talk from one bathing house
to another, and don't report progre**
of your toilet to your g4rl chum.
Don't encourage men to loiter oat
■lde jour bathing-house waiting for
your reappearance.
Don't dry your hair on the beach, but
twist it in a knot, and returning to your
hotel dry it on an upper balcony.
Don't go In to the cafe after your
bath and take a cocktail.
STILL ON THE BOOKS.
Government Treasurer Carrie* an Item
Representing Paper Lon| Ago Dt#troy«d.
The books of the United State* treaa
ury still carry an item of $1,000,01),
which represent* United States note*
which are supposed to have been con
sumed In the great Chicago fire 25
years ago, sava the New York Sun. It
•• «... «i ~-o«i <1 noo.ooo of
currency, more or less, in the vaults oi
the *ubtreasury then, and that none
of It was recovered, but the denom
inations of those notes and the exact
amount are unknown, as the books of
the cashier were consumed also. There
could not have been, however, very
many dollars less or very many dollar*
more than ?1.000,000, and it would sim
plify the account* of the treasury and
fcuvc a j,real denl of labor to the book
keepers if congress should pass a bill
or resolution recognizing the fact
that this money Is no longer In
existence, for every day when the
cashier of the treasury balances
his accounts lie has to include
this item, deducting it or adding it
ns the case mny be from the amount
in hand. It appears upon every daily,
week'y, monthly and yearly statement
of the assets and liabilities of the gov
ernment tia "unknown destroyed
United States notes, $1,000,000."
WOULD FISH ON SUNDAY.
Aod the Commercial Traveler Ooti Hook
In Hit Far.
A commercial traveler who Btayed
over Sunday at Seneca Falls and went
to tho lake to pass away the time,
thought he would catch a few fish, so
he hired n boat, equipped It with the
necessary tackle, started out and was
soon busy watching his line. After a
time, says tho Post Express, something
got hold nnd commenced to pull. To
make sure It was a fish he leaned over
tho aide of the boat and peered down
through tho water, and when ho found
it wns a real live, fish he became ex
cited and tumbled in head first. In hla
efforts to extricate himself from hi*
unpleasant position he became en
tangled In his line, nnd the fish separat
ing from tho hook that adjunct to a
fisherman's kit attached itself to his
ear. lie was Anally rescued but little
the worse for his experience
Watch Your Chance.
"Tlicro Is no such tiling as luck,"
said Col. North once. "Everybody In
thia world has chances. What people
cnll 'luck' simply means that a man sees
his chance, holds on to It, and at tho
right moment works it for himself.
'Luck?' Nonsense! 'Luck' is simply
tho faculty of seizing passing- oppor
tunities"
Gar lint Hank.
The first bank within the limits of the
United States was chartered in Phila
delphia In 171. It wa* incorporated by
congress under the title: "The Presi
dent. Directors nnd Company of tht
Hank of North America."
Life's t pa MHI Downs.
Onoo more these sad conditions come
To grieve tho country and tho town;
The mercury now runneth up;
Tho perspiration runneth down
—Washington Star.
ONK EXPKKIKSCB ENGUQH.
She (patsionately) —W ill you ever
love mother, dearest?
He (wearily)—No, never, if 1 get out
, tfcU affair *Uve. —St. Louis Globe;