VOL XXXIX BICKEL'S MONTHLY STORE NEWS. A grand clearance sale in aU lines now going on. HEN'S FINE SHOES. Men's fire oox-calf, enamel, vici-kitl and cordovan, hand sewed foics, exten sion edgt-i—*ll tbe lateft styles to be closed out at half their .ejgU: *r p'ice. 500 pair Boys' fine shoes, 432 pair Youth's fine shoe?. * To be closed out at a big bargain. !sct The Isoss I3c What It (Vlay. Lilies' fin- shoes, lit-at siyle lasts, nr-re th;n half are band sewe.l.lace or but ton in \ici-V i<'. n :>n;« 1, pstent leatler -nd box < if »b'es ihat a t s') i:-h and will wear well— all v'~ <1 s ' 7tS an< - * ,! l close them out a' abm recucnoii. 500 pair Ladi-b' *arm lined shoes go at tban half price. D' P„ l„ MISSES'AND CHILDREN'S Big Bargains in school shoes. Felt and Rubber Goods. We bave a iarjje stock of Men's. Boys' and Yo-ith's f- it boots and overs which we do n >t v»i*'i t.j carri over and will b-; clc-u d out at a b < reduction La rye -• • ««f Rubber B ots and Shoe* to be in *lnd»d '.n '.bis sn e. Children's fine rubbers 10c Ladies fine rubbers 20c. Men's fine rubbers 45c. Alv> •) rk Men's and Boys' working shoes a". TV-iy d 'V.n prices. HigV. Stam'a with four lasts for repai;in>;. iiole Va'ber cut t» anv amount you ui»b tf> purchase. frboe t ndirijs cf ail kinds at reduced i-ricts. We have made icdnctlona in all li' es and ask you to call and examine H-vx*s and we can save you money. JOHN BICKEL, ah SOUfH MAIN STRKKT - - l-CTLLK, '"A I >OOOOO<>OO<>OOO OOO&GOOGOQ&ZX Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.! 18th Semi-Annual | Sacrifice Sale, | J! JOnr Semi-Annflal Sacrifice Sale Takes Place as J | Begiiiniug Wednesday, Jao. Btli, and continuing |f \< IbronMbout the entire month of Jdnnary, $ i \ The many inquires we are receiving daily asking if we in < V ( (tcr.d to h .ve our sale testifies to the popularity of thete Sacri-j \ { >hce Sales among our many patrons who have been benefited by< \ I them in the We are anxious to make this C .the biggest success of all previous sales, and shall do so f lofltI oflt ring our goods at prices you connot resist. We cannot quote all,prices—only a few—consequently it will pay you to make us a personal visit. I g / All Wraps, Suits and Furs. \ } V 1 AH Waists, Wrappers and Dressing Sacques.! I WCLUB lllwV \ All Millinery— trimmed and untiimmed. * j All Dres9 Good*, Silks and batins. / All Muslins, Calicoes and Ginghams. J All Underwear, Hosiery and Gloves. 4 DiIIAAO I All acc9 ' HmVjioideries & Dress Trimmings.) ; I)| I IvVv Mil/ Ail Bankets-woolen and cotton. O # 1 All Lace Curtains and Portiers. I . C Pacrifice prices for cash only. Come early to secure first { f Sale begins WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Bth, 1902. V [Mrs. J. E. Zimmerman. I.' - - Less Than 30 Days M."K2E" We aie dttumirxd to lednCe otir etcck several thonged dollar* within this time. Rf member it> tbe cDtire ptoi k— very little odda and ends- new goods all round—at astoniabingly LOW PRICES. $25 Sewing Machine All Couches Cabinet cuee—oak—warrant- At reduced prices Covered id ten yeais. Price S2O. I . n leather or velour. S Ited uction on all machines. |22.00 Vetour Couch $lB '■ i fSO.OO Velonr Couch 16 sl2 Extension Table ■ 'L . a " Golden oak, polished —ronnd sl2 Folding Bed top—extends 8 feet. Regu- Full siz* oak golden oak lar price |15.00. finish Reduced from (15 00. $4 Rocking Chair S4O Leather Suite Flemifh oak—covered velonr Four-piece Leather finite seat— slat back, and a beauty. mahogany fimxh worth f«0 R«dneed from $6.90. of any man's money Look out for our Carpet Advertisement. BROWN &r CO., 136 North Main Street, (4cros« from Duffy'j »tore,) Bntler, Pa. SS sa KECK j, j /Pr\ls Have a nattineaa aV.ut them that p y v, \ J 1 ' 1A f J mark the wearer, it won't do to If j [9l K W) (J wear the last year's output. You I ri a-C / V S\ won't get the latest things at the P Fi lw stock clothiers either. The up-to \/f CJ w? f < date tailor only ian supply them, . A ]V\ . iri V 7 *' y° u want not only tbe latest (, I I \& 11 FT II I things in cut and fit and work -11/ ill 11 I m-.iii.bip, the finest in durability, J I V j I I where e'se can you get combina , I l| II 11 | tions, you get them at K E C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 4? North Maim Street All Work Guaranteed. Butler ( Pa Subscribe for the CITIZEN THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Jf Harness^, rIMB Ton am make yoor her- /jfIKA »Vb| tea u soft u a flovß 1118 W&T W as touch aa win by /■> M W ualng EI RKKA Har- W/M JB\ ■! neaa Oil. Too can 1W WJ lengthen Its lite—mak* It IV Xmk\7M laat twice aa long a* II v&tShß ordinarily would. HMU 7 EUREKA W II Harness Oil I BKi make* a poor looking har- |{Hj[ fjH ness like new. Made of I^H lap' pare, heavy bodied oil, es- W peclally prepared to wlth> K* aland the weather. H 3j Bold everywhere It^R in cana—all alzea. M Mads bj STANOARO OIL CO. \M Nasal jgetY?^ CATARRH /P» In all itfl stages. /K «s**o# Ely's Cream cleanses, soothes and heals f § the diseased membrane. I 11 cures catarrh and drires away a cold in the head quickly. Cream Balm is placed into the noatrila,spreads over t!.e membrane and is absorbed. Relief Is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce aneezinj. Large Size, 60 centa at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. f] a | jH Johnston's Beef. Iron and Wine is tbe < IJest Tonic and Bl' od Purifier. } Pr ce, 50c pint t Prepared and gr A sold onlv at ' 1 ti 7 4 Johnston s bj | Crystal \ N Pharmacy, j K. M. LOOAN, Ph. O , M Lv Mau mrvr. PI V A I'M N. Main St.. Butler, Pa [ Both' Phones V J WA Everything in the Iki drug line. w A \ - i \i « ► New Liver" Barn W. J. Black Is (''ling in his new n which Clarence Walker has erected for hint. All boarders and team sters guarrantced <;oo<! attention* Barn j'ist across J lie street Irom Hotel Butler. He lias room for fifty horses. People's Phone. No. 250. L. C. WICK, r>FAi.&" r.» LUfIBER. Now is The Time to Have Your Clothing CLEANED OR DYED If you want goou and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one place In town where you Can Ret it, and that is at The Butler Dye Works 216 Center avenue. WQuWe do fine work in out door Photographs. This is the titne of year to have a picture ot your house. Give us a trial. Agent for the Jamestown Slid iisr Biind Co New York. R. F SHER A SON. A. M BERKIMER, Funeral Director. 45 S. Main St. Butler PA BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1902 ||liALP^S| || By HOWARD FIELDING || Copyright, 1901, by Charles W. Hooke. ♦$ o*<>»o<<>o<>*<>W,'»o*O^CMK>^o*o4^o^<>^o#o*o#O^OeO»o4o»o4o4o CHAPTER 111. CAPTAIS HXALE RESEXTS A 2* IMPUTA TION. Oyi-S?7?'OME one put a key In- Qf*to the lock of the front door, and the IK faint sound of It was M Jyt distinctly audible In that room. Tbegrowl- Ing voice of u police mau j n t jj e |j a jj gaid; "Hold on! You can't go"— Aud seemingly In tbe same instant a young mau nppeared upon tbe thresh old of tbe room. He took two steps forward and then halted, the others facing blm. lie was one of those men whose tre mendous vital energy declares Itself unmistakably. As he stood there, per fectly still, the power within him seem ed to affect tbe air. It was as when one feels the tension of an engine that is at rest, but ready. When such a man advances, neither the ordinary obsta cles uor even his own will can stop blm. "Brenda!" be said in a singularly re strained voice, very ill suited to his words. "Why In the name of heaven are you here?" "If I know." she answered, "it was because I wanted to help her, because I couldn't have her die like this. I" "Where is she?" "They bave taken ber to a hospital— St. Winifred's." The young man snatched up his bat wliicb had fallen to tbe floor. "Walt a minute!" exclaimed Neale. "You're Alden —Clarence M. Alden?" "Yes." "Well. I want to talk to you. Waltl If you go down there, you can't get in nor find out anything; that's orders. You'll get more Information here." "Is sbe living?" demanded Alden. "Yes," replied the captain. "If sbe dies, I shall know of It within -five min utes. and that's quicker tban you could learn of it anywhere else. Let me man age this. I'll take good care of you. I'll see that you get every word of news. Meanwhile let's get down to business. You sent that note to her?" "I did." "With SSOO in itr "Yes." "When?" "At ten minutes after 2 I sent It by John Robinson, a clerk In my office." "Where Is he now?" "I don't know," answered Alden. "1 didn't wait for him to come back. Now, answer my question. Who did this thing?" . Neale spread bis hands abroad with a grotesque gesture intended to dis claim tbe possession of tbe Informa tion. "We're all at sea." be said. "Some body got Into this room and stabbed the girl with thla knlf*." He suddenly lifted a newspaper that bad lain on the table and disclosed tbe weapon beneath It. The long blade was open and visibly stained with blood. Brenda's hand bad been wltbln six Inches of It and at tbe ■lgbt she started back with such alarm that Dr. Blair stretched out his arm to support her. She did not fall, how ever, but stood rigid, staring at Alden. The color rushed to bis face. He put up bis hand and pushed back tbe tan gle of light brown hair that was lying moist upon his forehead. "Recognize it?" said Neale, with his mirthless grin. "It is mine," replied Alden In tbe same repressed and steady tone that he bad used throughout this scene. "I gave It to ber." "When?" "A few days ago," said Alden. "I don't exactly remember." "Queer present" rejoined the csp taln, "for a girl." "She was cutting some pictures out of the magazines," replied Alden. "I happened to have the knife In my pocket. Sbe used It and I didn't taks It back." Tbe captain slowly nodded his head, as one who has reached tbe end of a topic and Ib preparing for tbe next "And now," said he, "bow long have you known this young lady?" lie waved his band toward Brenda. "I have known Miss Maclane a long time," said Alden. "Why do you ask?" "Miss Maclane, eh?" said tbe cap tain, elevating tbs strange tufts of parti colored hair that were bis eye brows. "I understood that her name was Williams." "1 have done an absurdly foolish thing," said Brenda, addressing Alden. "I was afraid my name would be pub lished, and so I tried to deceive these people." "Big mistake," rejoined Captain Neale, shaking his bead solemnly. "Tbla whole story will have to come out, and if the facts are known to tbe police at tho start It will come out straight; otherwise there's no telling what the reporters will do wltb It" "There Is no reason whatever," said Alden, "why Miss Maclane should be brought into this affair." "Thero isn't eh?" said the captain. "Wby is she here? Sympathy for a woman that she says sbe never saw? No; I guess we'll bave to have some thing better." "If you don't get it" said Alden, "what then?" "I'll bave to bold ber as a witness." "You mean that you will put me un der arrest?" demanded Brenda, ber face and even ber lips absolutely color less. "I'll have to," said tbe captain. "And suppose that I auswer all your questions now?" sbe asked. Neale struck bis band down upon tbe table. "You can go home Juat as aoon aa you've done It," be declared, and at tbnt moment a man In plain clothes, but with the unmistakable stamp of the police upon him, entered the room and saluted his superior. "Excuse me for a minute," aald Neale, and, accompanied by the man who had JUBt appeared upon the scene, he stepped out Into the hall. Brenda turned to Dr. Blair, who was leaning against the mantelpiece. "Dr. Blair," she whispered, "yon will not say that It was I whom you saw leaving this house?" "No," replied the physician slowly; "I will not." "What does this mean?" demanded Alden. Dr. Blair regarded Alden steadily for aome seconds before be said with that careful measuring of words that doc tors learn: "I bave Informed tbe police that as 1 was passing this house, very near to the time when this deed was done, I saw a person—a woman—come out aud walk away hurriedly toward Broad way." "A woman!" repeated Alden, as If speaking without volition. "She cannot be accounted for," con tinued the doctor. "No one knowa who tbe Is or why she was here or bow abe got Into the bouse. Aa to the laat point, however, 1 will aay tbla: I bad a room In this bouse for a few weeks while repairs were In progress at No. 160. where I llTe.and I then noticed that tbe spring lock on tbe front door did r ' l > I > Be took two ttept forward and then halted. not alwaya bold. If tbe lock haa not been repaired, there may be an expla nation of aome mysterious points in this case." If there bad been an eye upon De< tectlve Elmendorf st tbla moment. It would bave noted that be waa much Interested, but no one waa looking at him. He himself waa observing Bren da closely. Alden had begun to pace the floor, hta band upon bla forehead. "I can't atay here any longer," be said suddenly. "I must see Elsie. 1 must know— Jackl How came you here?" The question was addressed to a young man who entered with Captain Neale. He was in his normal state a rather handsome fellow, with tbe ox eyes that the Greeks admired (for wo men) and a broad forehead abote tbem, but In this moment his face was dis torted with excitement and striped with perspiration 'that trickled from bis forehead. The total effect was some w bat grotesque, especially be cause tbe man was Inclined to fatness and was a trifle conspicuous In tbe matter of atttre. "This is dreadful, dreadful!" he cried. "1 can't believe It." "You're Mr. Robinson, who carried the note to MIBS Miller," said Neale. "That's why I sent a man to your bouse." "Yes," said Robinson, turning to Al den. "I didn't go back to the office Im mediately. 1 went over to the place where I lire. I was just going down town again when a policeman met me at the door." "Did you know what was In that note?" asked Neale. "I knew there was money," was tbe reply, "but I didn't know bow much. It was sealed when Mr. Alden gave It to me. He said there was money In It. That was why I brought It Instead of giving It to a messenger boy." "What happened here?" the captain asked. "Nothing," answered Robinson. "I gave the note to Elsie"— "To whom?" said the captain. "To Miss Miller; that is what I said. I gave tbe note to Miss Miller, and sbe opened It by tbe window. 1 didn't sea any money. I wasn't In the room ten seconds—merely long enough to ask if there was any answer, aad sbe said no. Then I went away." "Meet anybody?" "The servant who let me in was pass ing through tbe ball as I went oat." "That's Important," said the captain. "It fixes you all right The servant stopped at Miss Miller's door, knocked, asked a question and got an answer. Then she went along down stairs." "Fixes me!" gasped Robinson. "Is anybody crazy enough to tblnk I did this?" "No," said the captain. "You're out of It. And now, Mr. Alden, let me tell you that I've just bad a report from the hospital. Tbe girl Is alive, and the doc tors think she has a fair chance." "What does sbe say?" exclaimed Rob inson. "She hasn't said anything yet," re plied the captain. "And now lefs get on with our little affairs here. I guess you can't help us any, Mr. Robinson, so If you'll Just take a seat In the par lor"— He waited Ull the young man bad passed out of tbe room. "Now, Miss Maclane, I'd like to know a little more about you If it's perfectly agree able." "I am the daughter of Duncan Mac lane," said Brenda. At the mention of this wealthy and widely known man Neale softly whis tled. "It ain't possible." be said, "that you are the young lady with a lot of money and a blgb social position that you mentioned awhile ago as being engag ed to our friend here?" "I am tbe woman," replied Brenda. "And tbe engagement's been broken off? When?" "Captain"— began Alden, but the of ficer raised bis band. "A bargain's a bargain," he said. "1 was to have tbe truth. When was the engagement broken off?" "This afternoon," answered Brenda firmly. "1 went down to Mr. Alden's office at half past 1. 1 had expected te aee him last evening, but"— "He didn't come?" Brenda Inclined ber bead. "I went to his office," she said, "and In tbe conversation between us there I released him from bis engagement" "That must bsve been a bard blow for you, Mr. Alden," said tbe captain. "What do you mean?" demanded Alden. "If you have the delicacy to appreciate my feeling"— "I was thinking especially about your business," said Neale. "I'm told your firm is In the last ditch, and that your engagement to Duncan Haelaoe's daughter Is about all that holds you up. That's what my man told me Just now." "He told you a lie," said Alden. but wltb the same monotonous tone, as If bis utterauce was mechanical aud his mind upon another matter. "My affairs were never before bo prosperous as they are today." "That won't do." responded the cap tain. "1 have positive proof'— "You know nothing about it." said A idea. "1 have other interests than those of my firm." "What other interests 1" "I decline to answer." "Where did you go when you left your office after sending that noteT" "I will not tell you." "Why not?" queried the captain In bis most persuasive lone. "Oh. per haps you don't know these other gen tlemen. They'll step Into the hall or out on to the balcony. I've no doubt." "It will make no difference" replied Alden. "What you say will be confidential, ►f course." "Captain Neale." said Alden. "this Is a business secret that is worth a good deal of money. If 1 should tell It to any uiau. he could force payment for his sileuce." "You don't mean to say that I'd do a thlug like that?" demanded Neale. "I have uo wish to offend." said Al den. "but you want the truth, and you shall have It. Your reputation. like that of many another man high up in the department, is bad—as bad aa it can tie. Remembering that this busi ness matter Involves others than my self. I won't trust you with a hint of it. That Is my last word en that subject." Neale's face turned red and white In strange. Irregular spots. "Now hear a word from me," he said. "I've keen looking you up. You are a ruined man. You were engaged to this girl, and It was all that saved you. But you couldn't be honest even with her. You made love to this Elsie Miller, and you neglected Miss Mae lane. and she wouldn't stand for 1L But by that time you were so Involved with Miss Miller that you couldn't break away. So what did you do? Why, you wrote her a cote telling a fairy story about a lot ©f money, know ing that the note would be found and would make the case look Ilk* robbery. You told her how busy you were, and five minutes afterward you quit work and came up town. You had a key to this house; you came here"— "Do you mean to accuse me of this?" The words came from between Al den's teeth, and he strode toward Neale, who put the table between them and drew his revolver. "Wallace!" be called. A policeman entered from the halL "That man is under arrest," said Neale. "Take h.'m In." "This Is monstrous," said Alden, but he spoke coolly. "You shall answer for It" "We'll talk about that later," re joined the captain. "You go with that man." Brenda crossed the room quickly and took Alden's hand. "I will do everything that I can for you," she said, "and for her." "You're cwmlng along, too," said Neale. "No; 111 stand by what I said. Go home." Alden opened his mouth to speak and then closed It again. He turned and went out of the room with the police man, Brenda Allowing immediately and Dr. Blair a moment later. Elmen dorf and Neale remained. The captain dropped into a chair. "I don't know as I done right," he ■aid. Elmendorf walked across the room and looked at a picture on the wall be tween the windows. It was a photo graphic copy of Nelersteln's painting of "Tantalus." The unfortunate king who divulged the secrets of Zeus was represented chained to the rock starv ing while the fruit laden boughß waved just beyond his reach. It was a pain ful picture, quite out of keeping with all else in the room, and Elmendorf re garded it curiously. A few lines, tell ing the legend, were printed below, and the detective read them. "Well, he looks it," he said, glanc ing up at the face of Tantalus. "And. by the way, Neale, you don't think Al den did this thing, do you?" "Not on your life!" said the captain. "The case is perfectly plain. It may be that I didn't do the smart thing." Elmendorf turned away. "Arresting a man for murder Juat be cause he calls yon a thief when you know you are one," said he, "Isn't ex actly my Idea of wisdom." Neale sprang to hie feet and faced El mendorf angrily. "Not with me, Joe Neale," said the detective. "It won't work." CHAPTER IV, THE EASY WAT. gjESpSKjOLIOBMAN WAL LACE did not consld if Ijjy er It necessary to sub | ject bis prisoner to 1 the Indignity of hand- AA. JJy?jSs cuffs, but be kept a firm hold on Alden's j eft arm j Ugt above the elbow at they left the bouse. Al den seemed to be entirely Indifferent to this attention. When be reached the sidewalk, he paused, bringing hla captor to a halt The cab In which he had come was beside the curb, and Al den, using his free hand, helped Bren da Into the vehicle. It Is not customary for New York po licemen to dally whllo their prisoners perform the gentle courtesies of polite society, but Alden's deadly calmness prevailed In this Instance. "Home?" he asked. "St Winifred's," replied Brenda. "Please tell him to drive fast" AJden gave the order and then, ad dressing the young woman, said: "1 shall be there soon. They dare not hold me." Breuda would have spoken, but the borse suddenly started under the whip, and the cab lurched on the rough pave ment. The last glimpse of Alden lift ing Ills bat while the bugc policeman gripped bis left arm remained wltb Brenda like n persistent nightmare that survives tin- dawu. The conventional courtesy stuck In her mind. It waa a little picture of the old days, the time of small plenHiires aud easy living, so sbnrply brought to an end. Every thing In life had suddenly become dif ficult- Words must be weighed and oue's conduct guided by a plan, not left to mold Itself Into the forms of mere usage. And thus she came to thluk of what she should <lo and say at thu hos pital How meet the emergencies that might arise? Had Klsle regained her seiiM-H? Had slio spo!:»mi, or did she He dead at that moment In some small, bare room, watched by a stolid nurse who yawned and stretched herself as the day's work drew to a close? A por trait In a velvet frame- Elsie's mother beyond n loiiM recurred sharply to Brenda'* memory, and she shuddered. It luiil stood ou the dressing tablo-a woman not ><■! old; a pretty, smiling fa<*e li was dreadful to think of that face smiling there all that afternoon, the eyes losing, yet seclug nothing, the Hps unable to utter a cry. "I must put It oat of my mind," Mid Brenda to herself. At the hospital there was little to be learned; nothlag to be done. An elder ly man who seemed to be In authority said: "Tbe chUd la atlU living. We cauuot predict the ultimate reault of tbe Injury as yet. You c&nnot see her nor send any .message. Leave your ad dress. and we will communicate with you In accordance with tbe event, whatever it may be. It will be uselesa to wait If you are able to see ber at all. there will be no great pressure of time." Brenda rode to ber home, and aa tbe cab drifted through tbe clamoring whirlpools of the Avenue she waa thinking that tbe white haired man had spoken almost tenderly of Elale aa "the child." There was no mother in tbe Maclane mansion. She had been dead ten years. Tl.ere was an aunt, an amiable old lady for whom Brenda entertained no little affection, but in the ferious affairs of life she would as readily bave taken counsel with her brother, who was not yet 12. Her father, for so strong a man as be was In tbe world of finance, was a weak maji at borne. He bad no gift of sympathy, a deficiency which may have accounted for both tbo strength and the weak ness. Brenda told him tbe story of her adventures as it has been here set forth, and he received it with painful surprise and lively alarm. "Why did you go there?" he ex claimed. "Wfc it possible Interest could you bave in this wretched girl?" "My dear father." she replied, with an excellent counterfeit of a smile, "let me remind you that my affection for Mr. Alden has been the one sin cere emotion of a sadly artificial li'e. When I saw that terrible story, the "Permit mt to ctmMer the legal arpeel of the ca»e." first feeling I had was sympathy for Clarence. I wanted to do something for him, and I couldn't think of any thing else but to go to ber." "Tbe papers will be full of Itl" be groaned. "I bave always been afraid of Alden. You know I could never reconcile myself to him." "I remember that you always ad mired blm," said she. "A good many people admire blm," exclaimed tbe old gentleman Impa tiently, "and they're all afraid of him. He Is a headlong, reckless, unsafe man, and I never should have per mitted you to become engaged to him." Brenda smiled without effort this time. Sbe knew that her will would dominate her father's In any conflict, and that he would permit ber to have ber own way to the end of the story. "I am not engaged to him any more," ■aid she, and ber father admitted cor dially that that was something to be thankful for. "He has behaved most dishonorably to you," he added. "I bave no complaint to make of Mr. Alden's conduct," said Brenda. "I shall not break my heart for him, but I wish he might bave loved me. Let us go In to dinner." Mr. Maclane was considerably sur prised to observe as tbe meal progress ed that his daughter ate with a good appetite. Having a shrewd faculty of observation, be perceived at last that Brenda's body was attending to tbe whole matter of Its own sustenance and that ber mind was elsewhere. As anxiety rises In Intensity tbe thinking part of us Interferes more and more with tbe grosser envelope and the processes of enlightened selfishness therein Implanted by nature, but there comes a point of separation whence the mind goes Its own way and the body likewise, to the great betterment of tbe latter temporarily. After dinner Brenda and ber father went into tbe library, a room of which he made great use for smoking, much preferring It to tbe apartment especial ly designed for tbe Indulgence of that pernicious habit Brenda fell at once Into deep thought, and her father, after several futile at tempts to talk with her, sat down by a desk and endeavored to occupy himself wltb certain household accounts. He was a man of large frame and little flesh, rather handsome In a mildly aquiline stjrle and with eyes like Bren da's, but gentler and wltb more of the blue tint in them. There was some thing womanish about blm, bard to trace, but probably In bis manner al together and not In his looks. A nerv ous Irritability made utter trifles tragic for blm. Everything worried him more or less. At tbe desk there, as he put tered with the accounts, his pen fell from tbe rest where he had placed It, ind be picked it up. wltb a groan. His pleasures were few. His borne was something to blm; bis pride, of va rious kinds, a staff to leanjipon. He bad considerable affection for bis son and rather more for Brenda. He thanked God dally that her health was so good; but, even so, be was always afraid that It might fail. His chief Joy in life was a business Journey. He could get nothing out of a pleasure trip because of the obvious waste of time. But to be one of three or four moderately congenial men ab solutely forced to travel, preferably In some one's private car. perhaps to see a bit of Industrial property In the west or even no farther than Washington when there was a bill affecting busi ness Interests before cong-ess—that was genuine relaxation. It was neces sary to go, and the responsibility for getting there was on the engineer In the cab ahead. One might smoke a good cigar meanwhile and speak of ■mnll matters. When one has reached a certnln stage of nervousness. It Is more tranqulllzlng to ride 05 miles aa hour under another man's guidance than to sit still at home as a result of one's own volition. To Brenda and her father In the li brary entered WUlett, the butler, with a troubled countenance. It appeared that two men desired to see Miss Mac lane and that their na As were Barnes and Haggerty. "They mentioned a Captain Neale, miss." said the butler, "presuming to say that you'd understand." Brcnda rose hastily. "They have come to take me to the hospital," she said. "Tell them I will be ready la a few mlnuUs, and see a boot the carriage." "Are these people policemenT' de manded Mr. Maclane. "Well, sir, I took them to be what they call ward detectives," ventured the butler, "and I dropped the hint to Jamea that he'd do well to kegp an eye on them. There's things in the small reception room, air, as would go Into a man's pocket" "You did quite right Willett" said Mr. Maclane. "Brenda, my child, I suppose it's entirely useless"— "Absolutely. I must go," she said. "Then 1 must go, too," he groaned. But Brenda put a firm veto upon thla proposal. "It is wholly unnecessary." she said. "With my maid and James I shall not be afraid, even if these men are all that Willett says they are. There will be the coachman and groom besides." Her father came up to her and touch ed the ornament which she wore at bar ftmt. "I would MtTrat unnecessary tempta tion in the way of the weak," he said, with an attempt at levity. "Some of these fellows are said to be very ex pert." Brenda gave the pin to her father and also removed a ring of more than ordinary value, which she knotted up in a ha mi kerchief and thrust into the bosom of her dress. Her maid entered at tills moment with such things as were necessary to prepare Brenda for the ride. After his daughter's departure Mr. Machine paced the Ooor of the library for a long hour In restless anxiety. Then he received a telephone message from Brenda Informing him that she ha.l learned thai Mr. Alden was still detained at the police ttatlon. which was an Injustice not to be overlooked by his frleuds. The financier then un derstood why lie had been left at home. As a result of Brenda's pres entation of the case Mr. Maclane call ed upon his lawyer, who was a near neighbor, and the two men rode down to the station house In a cab, stopping at a club on the way to cash a check. f*pou giving their names to the ser geant nt the desk in the station they were ushered luto the captain's room, where, to their surprise, they found both the officer and bis prisoner. Neale was sitting by a desk in the corner, lie had the cramped look and the dull eye of a man who has neither moved nor spoken In a long time. Half a cigar with a ragged end was between bis lips, and It seemed to have been driven in with a hammer. Any one who had knowa Neale for ten" years would have said that this was the same cigar be had always been smok ing. There was a tradition that he had never been seen to light a fresh one. Alden was standing by a barred win dow looking out into a narrow, dark court, with a dead wall on the op posite side. There was nothing to at tract a rational man's eye, but Alden continued to stare even after Maclane and the lawyer entered the room. He turned, however, when Captain Neale greeted the two men by name. At the sight of Alden's face Maclane, who was advancing toward him, stopped short It is not the barrier between them which keeps the spectator in the menagerie from Intruding upon the privacy of the caged tiger; It la the look In the creature's eye. "Good evening, sir," said Alden quietly. "I am surprised to see you here." Maclane started at the sound of the voice; It was so different from what be expected. "My daughter told me there was some sort of trouble," he began. "It was very kind of her," said Al den. "You probably beard tbat Mr. Alden was under arrest," said the captain. "That Isn't so. He's held as a witness. There's no charge against blm. He and I bad a little disagreement abont what was the right thing for blm to da You see, be doesn't understand my po sition. I'm held accountable In these cases. But I don't want to make no trouble for no man," he went on, with that profusion of negatives which Is often an ornament of his language In moments of earnestness, "and if 1 could see a decent way of letting blm jo without getting myself Into trouble, why, I'd be glad to oblige him and his friends." "Permit me to consider the legal as pect of the case," said the lawyer, sit ting upon a corner of the table that was in tbe middle of the room and fac ing Neale, while the others were be hind him. There was silence of half a minute, and then tbe lawyer got upon his feet. "It seems to be perfectly simple," he said at last. "If you say so, that settles It," re plied Neale, rising and walking toward tbe door. "Sorry to have troubled you, Mr. Alden. Good nlgbt" And he bowed as the three men walked out, Maclaoe weak and trem bling with excitement, Alden perfectly mechanical. Aa they passed tbe ser geant's desk the lawyer discovered that he bad left his cane in the cap tain's room, and be returned. He was absent about five minutes, at the expi ration of which time he Joined Maclane upon the sidewalk. Alden was not there. "He has gone to tbe hospital in our cab." said Maclane. "The man Is In a trance. He scarcely spoke ten words. What detained you V "The captain was showing me a present that be had just bought for his little boy," replied the lawyer. "It's one of those Iron banks. 'That'll make blm thrifty, like his father,' said tbe captain. So, to encourage the child," sinking bis voice to a whisper, "I put |3OO Into tbe bank while the captain was looking out of the window. Per haps you didn't notice that I counted some of my fingers as I sat on the cor ner of tbe table; not so many as I bad expected, but Neale was really glad to get rid of blm. It'a the easy way all around." "Only $300!" exclaimed Maclane. "Well, that waa easy." [TO B* CONTIWUEP.] A Peep Into the Foture. John It. Clark expresses his belief In The Athuitlc Monthly that a hun dred years hence Manhattan Island will have streets In several stories and that rltles, cannon, warships and tli« wasteful burning of coal to make Bteam will be things of tlie past. A Pecuniary Fnllsnr. "Don't forget." said the willing worker, "that money talks." "Yes." answered Senator Sorghum a little glumly, "but I enn't help wish ing that .vou boys would select anoth er phonograph occasionally." Ex change. Ills Uil Venture. "What is our old friend Ilardup doing nowadays?" "Oh. lie's gone Into real estate." "That's the very last thing I should have supposed he'd do." "It was. He's dead."—New York Times. No 9 A FARM ICEHOUSE. A Small, Inexpensive BaiMlsf That Will Hold a Good Stpply. At very little expense an Icehouse can be constructed that will hold and lecp well all the Ice needed for any farmer's family. We are using a small, cheap building that keeps the ice as well as one we built twenty years ago that cost four times as much, says at Rural New Yorker correspondent Some farmers have an Idea that they must FRAME OF ICEHOUSE. forego this luxury, when almost any kind of a shed will preserve the ice very well, provided it is properly pack ed. Our present icehouse Is built as cheaply as possible and took less than a day's work In construction. The fig ure shows the plan of the framework. We used white oak poles set into the ground about two feet. Some cheap hardwood bill stuff of 2 by 4 and 2 by 0 pieces were used for plates, nail ties, braces and rafters. A fair grade of pine stock boards 12 inches wide was used for siding. The siding was nail ed on the Inside of the poles horizontal ly, better to resist lateral pressure from the packed Ice nnd sawdust. A better grade of stock boards one foot wide furnished a good roof. Such a board roof should be made quite steep to shed water and, with kerfs cut on each edge, makes almost a perfect roof. The figure shows how the kerfs aro cut, one-half inch wide and three eighths of an inch deep. The roof boards should be dressed on their upper surface, and the kerfs should be cut at least three-fourths of an Inch from each edge. The mill operator s#ts the buzzsaw out of line on the mandrel shaft just right to make a half inch wabble. Nail the roof boards on each edge, outside the kerfs, and drive one nail In the center of the board. Our Icehouse cost us less than sls and will last as long and keep Ice just as well as one costing SIOO or more. Device For Catting Kindling-. The following device for a wood cut ting machine adapted to households where a great deal of old boards, box es, lids, etc., are used for kindling is very prominent in Oerman American homes In the northwest according to an Ohio Farmer correspondent: On a strong, heavy base is raised horizontally a strong, thick board about A WOOD GUTTING MAOHTKB. forty Inches In height, with four or more cuts on the one side, as the ac companying cut shows. From the top there is suspended a heavy, swordlike, knife shaped ax, with a handle, with which the wood Is split The pieces which are desired to be broken cross wise should be laid across the upper most "step" and hacked with the ax a few times, whereupon they, are easily broken into small pieces. Crops That Resist kit. The easiest method of reclaiming salt marsh Is to make the best use possible of the native salt grasses and to allow the tame grasses to come in as the salt Is removed by drainage. This process can be accelerated by seeding with small quantities of tame grass—timo thy and redtop clover are both good— on the parts of the marsh which con tain the least salt. Three years will probably be required to get a stand of tame grass. If the time needed to com plete this natural reclamation Is too long, the process can be hastened by irrigation to assist In washing out (be salt, or salt resisting crops may be planted Asparagus, onions, sorghum and beets withstand large quantities of salt in the soil, and if the soil is such as to be acceptable to any of these crops they will prove profitable. Clnb Root of Cabbage. The treatment of this disease with fungicides has not proved successful up to the present time, and until some better means of combating this pest is found the best plan will be to starve It out of the soil by growing other crops upon which It cannot thrive. The same land should not be used for cabbage and allied species oftoner than once In three or four years. All materials, such as stumps of cabbage and root trim mings of turnips, which are capable of spreading the disease should be de stroyed. Hoisted of New Jersey has obtained good results from the use of lime at the rate of seventy-five bushels per acre. No Canae For Care. A Welsh editor had misspelled the name of a famous xx>et of Wales. "Why do you spell Llywarch Hen's nam? Liwyarch?" usked a friend of the editor. "Why? Does he object?" asked tht editor. "Object!" echoed the other. "Why, he has been dead 1,200 years." "Oh, then, I don't care a toss," said the editor. Studied Indifference. "Why did wo arrive late and leave before the opera was over?" asked the youngest daughter. "It was very enjoyabie." "Of course It was," answered Mrs. Cumrox; "but my dear, we had to show people that we didn't care whether wo got our money's worth sr not."—Exchange. Satisfactorily Explained. "John, when you came home last night you talked and acted very queer ly. You were lifting your feet endeav oring to step over Imaginary obstacles." "Oh, yes, my dear. All the evening 1 felt as If I were walking on clouds. You remember we had angel cake for li..rkAU«a t
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