VOL. XXXXII.
Remnant and Odd and End Sale
Continued Till Saturday Evening,
August sth.
We have given onr customers some rare bargains during the last
week, and we are daily replenishing oar lemnant counters aiways find
ing more ahort ends of desirable thinifs in White and Wash
Goods, Silks, Ribbons Laces, Embroideries, etc . odd lots of t ndei wear
Hosiery. Neckwear. KoHons. Jewelry. Belts. Bag?, etc These soods
muft be sold now and the prices we have pat on them will do it.
We are determined to close ont ovary summer hat
in stock, if price will do it. You can have choice of
any hat in stock at $1.68, others at 98c, 48c and 18c.
Sole agents in Bntler connty for The Ladies' Home Journal Patterns.
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O $60.00 Buggies at $50.00 and all others in proportion, O
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A Sale of Summer Goods Below Cost.
Our Jn!v shlp whs a j;reat snceees For Angnst selling we have
slaughtered all sninmer jjood* We will carry nothing over to another
season if a sacrifice price will sell it. Cost not considered at this sale.
Come and get goods at vonr own priee.
Wash Goods at Half Price.
We sold stacks of wash goods nt the July sale but there are
still some choice goods to be sold now at half price.
10c Lawns now sc.
12|c and 15c Lawns and Dimities now 7c.
ISc and 20c Batis-tes, &c now Sk\
Fine Seersuckers, Fancy White Goo>ls, Orgrndn 8, j
&c., at bargain prices
Shirt Waist Clearance.
A chance to save one-fourth to one-half Our entire stock of
stylish Shirt Waists now on sale at a fraction of the original
price. Come now and get bargains.
Embroideries and laces.
Stocks are still too large and must be reduced. From onr J
alreadv low prices we now offer one-toiirtli oft ou all
embroideries and laces.
Sale Prices In All Departments.
Special bargaiu prices on Silks, Dress Goods, Table Linens,
Crashes, Towels. Sheetings, White Spreads, Lace Curtains,
Belts, Jewelry, &c
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K&&} Large stock of Men's and
k '-'Mr Boys' Fine Shoes and Ox- W2
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\ \£i/\ i| | | shades and colors.
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BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1005.
[The Witch of 8
j Cragenstone 1
3H By ANITA CLAY MUNOZ, ff|
, : Author of "In Love and Truth" *l^
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As the captain spoke Margaret lis
tened Immovable, with pale face and
flushing eyes, and when he had finish
ed, as if she could no longer restrain j
her indignation at the outrageous In- ,
justice, brushed him aside with a j
sweeping gesture of her hand and, j
walking through the soldiers to the top j
of the steps, stood looking defiantly at
the concourse of people before her. The
sun, now higher and brighter In the
heavens, fell upon he* warmly, and the
gold cross on her bosom gleamed
brightly in Its rays.
"Ignorant churls! Ingrates! Pol
troons!" she cried, with scornful anger.
"Dost know 'tis Margaret Mayland
that ye do attack? Cowards, to bring
a band of soldiery to take one weak
woman captive! But know now and
think well before ye act that the wo
man whom ye do accuse is not de
fenseless, but hath a strong protector
close at band in the person of Sir God
frey La Fablenne!"
Here she was Interrupted by much [
derisive hooting and the loud shouts
and laughter of the crowd. Disregard
ing the disturbance, she continued:
"Mark me well, then, and beware,
tor I warn ye that n punishment
"fF7tv shoulfyt thou enter, man T"
Drought to bear by powerful influence
fit two courts will be dealt out to those
Who seek to Injure pie! Ignorant, dp
feive4 people that ye are, eanst not
uee that ye are led by the greed and
vengeance of Joslah Taunston?"
Here she threw out her arm and
pointed her finger in his direction,
continuing distinctly, "Mine own cous
in, who doth seek to injure me because
I woujd pqt W£d with him and make
him the master of the Mayland farm!"
" "Tis false!" thundered Taunston.
"Shut the screeching wench's mouth!" ,
"Heed while there is yet time and
disperse," qded, seeming
pot to notice his interruption, "for I
do assure ye that for every insult put
upon me a head will answer for It!"
Elsbeth, who had been sobbing in j
the doorway, frantic with fear, now j
ran to Margaret and, throwing her j
arms about her, cried g^trcutingiy:
"Hush thy harsh words, sweet. 'Twill
only anger them the more. These good
folk have naught against thee; 'tis thy
gold cross that they mislike. Take it
off and burn it befqrp them all, an'
{hey will go their way, leaving thee
uumolested, I'll warrant thee, babe."
The distressed old woman looked to
ward the throng of stern, unyielding
faces entreatlngly, but their only re
sponse to her appeal was the loud cry
of "The cross, Satan's death dealing
charm! The cross! The cross!"
The turbulent crowd surged jwai-er,
and one woman, mora excited than the
ptliers, sprang at Margaret, making a
snatch at the cross as though to tear it
off. In a second the handle of Joslah
Taunston's riding whip fell on her
shoulder heavily.
"Fool!" ho said under his breath, di
recting a dark look at her. "Wouldst
thou destroy the evidence?"
The woman, greatly abashed, fell
back among the crowd.
The mistress of Mayland farm, with
flashing pyres, put I'CF hand over the
cposs protectlngly, and she pushed her
old nnrse from her with firm determi
nation, saying: "Elsbeth, thy words do
fill my heart with shame. A Mayland
asked to do the bidding of theso village
churls! Margaret Mayland to be told
what to wear and what not to wear by
these ignorant, prejudiced people! I
have done no wrong. My cross con
talus no evil!"
As n full sense of the wrongful Injus
tice from which she was suffering
swept over her Margaret turned upon
the crowd of accusers again, this time
more furiously.
"This cross I wear, no man can touch
It while I live*" she cried. "And as ye
iiave thought It seemly to brand me as
a witch and bring soldiers here to ar
rest me, I do defy ye and do warn ye
not to lay hands on me until ye have
first notified my affianced husband, Sir
Godfrey La Fablenne, of thine inten
tion',"
Jeers, ejaculations of derision and
contempt, also loud, scornful laughter,
followed Margaret's words.
"Sir Godfrey La Fablenne!" shrieked
ene woman shrilly. "Ha, ha! She doth
command us to notify her white llvered
lover! Ho, ho!"
With a proud, hopeless gesture of her
liead the accused woman turned from
the crowd of sneering, sinister faces
before her and, nddressing the captain
of the guard, who stood close at her
Side, said entreatlngly, "Good captain,
wilt thou not send notice of this out
rage to mv friend, Blr Godfrey La Fa
hlenae, who for somo good reason hath
been detained at yonder tavern by the
mill stream, the Sign of the Red
Heart?"
"One moment, mistress."
The man stepped down and, going to
Josiah Taunston, appeared to be con
sulting him. the concourse of people,
now grown silent, watching with bated
breath. Suddenly Taunston threw up
his head and let forth a harsh, unmlrth
ful shout of laughter,
"Canst send u message to her lover?"
he cried in a loud voice of triumph.
"Nay. man, thou cannot, for the das
tard hath run away, and no man know
eth whither!"
With angry glances from her flashing
eyes Margaret turned upon him.
"Joslah Taunston"—the words came
slowly and distinctly from her pale
Hps—"the truth is not on thy lips, and
I tell thee that thou lieth. And heed
thee bow |oudly thou doth speak, for
the man llveth not long who doth call
Sir Godfrey La Fablenne dastard!"
Taunston rode a few paces closer to
tbe steps and before the Uwong of ri
otous men and women, who were now
capering on the green in wild enjoy
ment of their knowledge of her lover's
departure and of Margaret's speedy
discomfiture, the cousins, the accuser
and accused, were face to face.
"Wanton! Witch! Thing of evil!"
he said ID a low, sneering voice. "Hear
the truth *rom the lips of one who
e'er speaks truth! Thy lover, thy
beauteous, honorable, noble lover, who
did talk so bravely to win thy f«vors.
hath at the first sign of trouble run
away i' the night."
" 'Tis not true!" Maragret cried, with
set face and gleaming eyes. "I call
thee here before all listeners a speaker
of untruths and do brand thee as a
liar!"
"Ho, ho!" Taunston turned and ad
dressed the chief councilor, who had
come closer, with expressions of tri
umph In his voice and on his face.
"The witch llketh not the news we
bring her and refuseth to believe that
her courtly lover disappeared 1' the
night—deserted her In her hour of
need."
"Mistress Mayland," Elder Williams
sold sternly, "what Joslah Taunston
salth is true. La Fablenne went away
last night; no man knoweth whither.
Fourfold too much time hath been
wasted in thy foolish parleying. Of
ficer, do thy duty."
The captain had not time to open
his mouth to give the order when
Margaret, springing down the steps,
grasped the bridle rein of the chief
councilor's horse,
♦'One moment, good sir. I ask for a
short reprieve while some one whom
I can trust doth go to the Sign of the
Red Heart for Sir Godfrey. Those
■who know him not, who understand
not his fine sense of honor, may thlnlt
that he hath taken alarm and deserted
me, bnf'—here she raised her eyes,
gazing passionately into his face—"l
know better; I know that he doth re
main close at hand to rescue me or to
give me comfort."
She swayed slightly, and the cap
tain, touched with a feeling of pity,
caught hold of her arm to steady her.
"Is there no man here who can give
the damsel proper confirmation of the
news we bring?" he asked gruffly.
At that moment Margaret gave a
piercing shriek of Joy, for Gaston, with
bowed head and walking slowly, was
Just entering the gateway. All eyes
were turned In his direction, and there
was no sound from the people as he
approached and knelt humbly at Mar
garet's feet.
"Rise, Gaston," she cried in joyful
tones, "and give the message that thou
dost bring from thy master. Speak
loudly, so that all his tongued
accuseds mqy hear and know the
wrong that they have done him."
The fellow did not lift hl3 head.
"Speak, good Gaston."
"Fair mistress," he said in thick,
muffled tones, "my lord left last
night."
Thu glow or color that had swept
over Margaret's face at Gaston's ap
pearance faded away.
"Whither went he?"
"I know not, mlstrps#,"
"Rise, stupid," she commanded, with
yuluk impatience, "and speak the mes
sage that Sir Godfrey left for me.
What good reason for his going gave
he, and what tender words of counsel
left he for me?"
The fellow rose, but did not meet
her glance. He stood with baw*d head,
shifting his feet nervously.
"Blockhead, wilt never speak?" Mar
garet shook his arm angrily.
"Good Mistress Mayland," the inau
stammered, "I—l have but one word
for thee from my muster"—
"And that is?" she interrupted al
most wildly in her desperation.
"Farewell."
Margaret fell back as if she had re
ceived a blow In the face, and the
listening crowd closed In around
them, with gloating looks und taunting
Words, wild with trlumphuut excite
ment. The captain laid his hand on
her arm determinedly, but she threw
him off and, clinging to Gaston, be
sought him to t#ll her more,
"Kind mistress," he said, "last night
at about an hour after midnight, when
I was sleeping heavily on a pile of
straw In the stable. I felt some ouo
touching me gently and, springing up
iu surprise, found my master bending
over me. As I attempted to speak he
put his hand over my mouth and
whispered these words:
" 'Gastou, positive news hath reached
me that at the rising of the sun I and
Mistress Mayland are to be taken into
custody by the soldiers who arrived
here tonight and thrown Into prison.
As all the passes are strongly guarded
we cannot escape by'—
"At that Instant the man sleeping
at my side wakened and raised on his
elbow. My master, hardly daring to
breathe, crouched lower In the shadow,
so that he was unperceived.
" 'Much more would I say,' he
whispered, 'but I cannot tako the risk.
Tell Mistress Mayland farewell and'—
"Just then another fellow stirred,
and. rousing his companion, the men
exchanged words, listening. Breath
less we waited until the soldiers were
1 breathing regularly again. Then my
lord, giving my hand a strong pressure,
took the tlrst safe chance and slipped
noiselessly through the doorway."
"Swear whut thou sayst is the
truth!" Margaret cried, now standing
erect before him, a deathlike pallor on
her countenance.
"By the sacred memory of my moth
er's love I swear it!" Gaston said
solemnly.
The proud head of the mistress of
the Mayland farm, its covering of yel
low hair gleaming iu the sunlight, fell
forward on her breast. The captain to
hide his emotion gave a loud order,
and the soldiers, with noise of clanking
swords, closed In around her.
Margaret looked about her In a daaed
(Banner.
"There Is no need of force," she said
dully. "I will go with thee."
The noise from the clamoring, shout
ing mass of people was almost deafen
ing as the officer, leading Margaret,
bareheaded and the long skirts of her
■ riding habit trailing after her on tbe
ground, started toward the roadway.
"To the Jail! To the Jail!" they cried
frantically.
"The witch doth hang her head in
ahame of her evil deeds," said oue wo
man, running along with a child In her
arms.
"Nay," cried another. " 'Tis with sor
row that her poltroon lover hath desert
ed her. Such kind know not shaijie!"
At the gateway the captain called a
halt, as he wished to consult Joslah
Taunston on some matter pertaining
to his orders, and Elsbeth, who had
been running after them in fearful ag
ony, wringing her hands and screaming
shrilly, fell at Margaret's feet and
threw her arms about her in hopeless
abandon.
"Oh, sweet babe, bonny Margaret,"
she moaned, "they are taking thee to
prison, where I shall never sec thee
more! Can naught be done to save
thee? Ah, lackaday, God's mercy on us
all! They'll kill thee and no help comes."
"Grieve not, Elsbeth," Margaret an
swered gently, "grieve cot for one
who hath received her death wound.
Can they kill that which is already
dead? Nay, good Elsbeth, after the
news brought by Gaston that God
frey"—here a dry sob rose in her throat
—"that Godfrey, whom I love, hath
abandoned me to the insults of these
people, no abuse they can heap upon
me to cause me suffering will be felt
by me. Mourn not for one stabbed so
sharply through the heart that all the
young, joyous life In her bath l>een
killed by one deep thrust. Dry thy
tears, dear mother."
The captain approaching ut this junc
ture, the procession started through the
gateway and down the road, where it
soon disappeared, and the only sign of
human life left on the Mayland estate
was the form of old Elsbeth lying pros
trate on the ground.
CHAPTER XXIII.
ALL the long night that preceded
the arrest and imprisonment
of her cousin Margaret, Hetty
Taunston did not sleep, but
tossed from side to side of her bed In
nervous terror of the news she had Just
heard from Josiah of Margaret's sad
fate. When, after much trouble, she
was brought to her senses after losing
consciousness in the barn, she had en
treated her mother and brother to al
low her to remain with them, as on this
fearful night she was afraid to be
alone, but they sent her from them
with harsh words.
"Get tbe whining, white faced wench
out of my sight!" Josiah commanded
roughly. "Instead of acting at this
time as a support to her brother, that
she doth know seeketh ever to do his
duty In the sight of God an' man, she
doth go about as a reproach, with dull
eyes and sickly pallor. Pah! The
sight of her riles me!"
At her mother's sharp bidding Het
ty went to her room, not daring to re
fuse, and lay with eyes wide open, lis
tening to the monotonous murmuring
of the voices of her mother and Jo
slah, who, seated before the kitchen
fire, conversed in low tones until a
late hour In the night. Once for a
short time she lost consciousness, but
at the first gray streak of light across
the horizon line she crept softly out of
bed and went down into tbe dooryard.
Early astir as she was, she found her
brother there before her, coming
around from tbe barn, loading his
horse. Never in all Hetty's young life
had sho been so harassed and her
mind so filled with terror. Such awful
tales as she hud heard constantly of
the evil doings of the cousin she loved
kept her heart heavy with a sense at
trouble, and her little bead fairly ached
With bewilderment and wonder how
to reconcile the fact of a woman so
pure as Margaret being in connivance
with so much wickedness.
When Joslah saw hor he exclaimed
in vexed tones:
"Out upon thee, sad face!"
Then possibly the sight of her suf
fering, showing so plainly In the pallor
and lines of her face, touched some
small spot In his heart that was good
or stirred his conscience, for when she
ran to him and clutched the bridle
rein, imploring him to save their cous
in Margaret, he did not push her away
nor could he meet her glance, but mov
ed uneasily in his saddle.
"Josiah, dear brother, an thou would
let me speak with Elder Williams of
the council, happen I would have In
fluence wl' him."
"Ho, bo! Thine Influence!" Joaiah
laughed scornfully. "Going in public
against thy brother! A dutiful sister,
prithee, to make my boasts on!"
Here his manner changed, growing
stern and commanding.
"Thou'rt to stay here, faint heart,
an' mind the house! I' faith, I'll have
a care that with so much Important
work on hand we have no swooning
scenes wl' silly wenches."
As he finished speaking a man, one
of the horse boys at the Sign of the
Red Heart, came swiftly up the path
way.
"Master Taunston," he said, panting
slightly, "I ha' come wl* news! The
witch's lover hath tied!"
"Gone!" Josiah ejaculated iu surprise.
"Aye, 'tis found that he stole away 1'
the ulght," the man replied.
"Hero's a crown, Tobias, for 'tis
good news that thou hast brought,"
Taunston cried exultantly. "The wUlte
livered poltroon hath great influence at
court, and his detention might have
brought us trouble. Once down the
mountain we will see that he doth not
return again until the evil woman we
seek to panlsh hath received her just
deserts. Hetty, see that thou doth my
bidding," lv said roughly, pushing her
from out of his way with the handle of
his whip. "Spring up behind, Tobias;
wo'll ride to the Inn. Dost not hear
shouting? Methlnks already tbe vil
lage Is astir."
He gave spurs to his horse. Hetty's
breath came in gasps us she stood with
her hands clasped over her heart watch
ing her brother und his companion
speed away. She sank down upon the
doorstep and tried to collect her
thoughts. What news was this she bad
Just heard? Her mind was dazed.
Handsome, gallant Sir Godfrey La Fa
blenue only a fair day wooer? Did a
man live with heart base enough to de
sert one so sweet and trusting us Mar
garet?
Heartsick, bewildered and bitterly
disappointed, with all her romuntlc il
lusions dispelled, Hetty covered up
her fnce, and u remembrance of the
preacher's warnings and words against
the wicked fashionable men of the gay
cltlos und their deceiving ways, also
her mother's sinister predictions con
cerning La Fablenne's fickle love for
Margaret, came to her. Her heart flutter
ed painfully In a perfect turmoil of agi
tation, distress uud absolute convic
tion. Yes, it must be true, and the idol
she had set up on such a high pedestul
above all others had tumbled to the
ground and falleu In pieces at her feet.
How cold the gray dawn was! She
shivered slightly and with a quick
motion drew her kerchief closer about
her white throat. How friendless aud
alone she felt, for the first tlmo in
her life at odds with her mother and
brother and for her foolish vanity aud
proud airs totally Ignored aud forgot
ten by her old comrade and lover,
Simon Kempster! As her sad thoughts
turn to him she sprang to her feet
und looked down the mountain In the
direction of his house. Was he, like
the others, preparing in grim enjoy
ment to go to the Mayland farm to
see Margaret accused and taken? She
■hook her head in the negajlv*. Sure-
ly one so good and stoat of heart as
Simon could not believe that sweet
Margaret would sinfully connive with
the devil to wreak harm on others!
Wringing her hands distractedly, the
girl walked to the little gate before the
house. Was that a wreath of smoke
curling out of the new fashioned stone
chimney that Simon had so lately and
with such pride built out on the side
of his kitchen, or was it only the mist
rising?
Hetty gazed wistfully In the direc
tion of the white cloud for a few mo
ments, then, throwing up her head with
a great show of indifference, retraced
her steps to the door and sank down
upon the wooden bench. But a strong
feeling of unrwst was upon her, for
soon she was at the gate again. Then,
as an impulse seized her, she ran down
the roadway toward Simon's house.
On, on she sped, so fast one would
suppose she was afraid her pride might
urge her to turn back again, holding
up lier light skirts as she went. The
fresh morning breeze tossed her hair
about and, with its rough caresses,
brought the red color back to her pale
face. Once or twice it grew so strong
and pushed against her with such
force that one might think it had no
sympathy with her project and wished
to push her backward, but she ran on
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Dejectedly retting hit head on his hand.
unheeding until, breathless and pant
ing she reached Kempster's door. From
her place on the step she could see into
the kitchen. Logs were burning in the
chimney, and a hissing caldron of
water was steaming above them.
Hetty put her hands together over
her heart as she saw Simon sitting on
the settle before it. Ills broad back
was toward the window, but she could
see that he was leaning over dejected
ly, resting his head on his hand. Softly
•ifting the latch, she entered and stood
just Inside the door. Kempster was evi
dently deep In thought, for the faint
sounds did not disturb him.
"Simon!"
He sprang to his feet and looked at
her in the greatest astonishment.
"Am I wanted? Doth any one need
me?" he asked, unable to attribute any
other reason for her coming.
"Nay, thou'rt not wanted," Iletty re
plied faiterlngly, "and—and no one
needs aiee, Simon.'
"Wilt take a chair, mistress?" His
manner was civil, but his face was
grave and stern. He resumed his seat
on the settle. Hetty came forward and
knelt before the fire, holding out one
small hand to the blaze.
"I am cold," she said shlveringiy.
"I* the morning at sunrise there Is
apt to be a chill 1' the air," Simon said
indifferently. "Didst wear no woolen
about thee?"
He looked around the room. Hetty
hastily put out her hand to prevent his
rising.
get me nothing." She sighed a
gentle, fluttering sigh. "The bright
fire on thy hearth, Simon, hath already
warmed me."
Kempster regarded the small, grace
ful figure In Its gray dress and white
kerchief, kneeling there In the glare of
the fire so close to him, with pain tug
ging at his heart and suspicion in his
mind. Was this a now mood—Just an
other of her tantalizing ways? Had she
come back only to worry and torment
him? Iletty, glancing up, met his quiet
glance.
"When thou'rt ready to go," he re
marked, with studied coldness, "happen
I can find a woolen for thee."
At his words her heart sank within
her. Of a certain he had ceased to love
her, so she would speak of other mat
ters
"Thank thee, Simon. When I go an' I
am a trifle warmer I will take It."
Then, as he did not speak, she added
mournfully, "Simon, didst know that
the council hath ordered our Margaret
to the prison?"
"Yea. the fearsome news hath reach
ed me."
"An' that the man she loved better
than her life hath deserted her In her
hour of peril?"
Kempster sat erect with a sudden
start.
"The courtier, Sir Godfrey La Fa
blenne?" he asked in surprise.
She choked back a sob.
"None other, as thou knowest. Ah,
lackaday, bonny Margaret!"
"Thy news doth surprise me," he
said quietly, "as the knight had ever
an open countenance and a manly
bearing. But I ween 'tis not uncom
mon for love to grow between a man
and woman all on one side."
Hetty laid a supplicating hand on
his arm.
Simon's breath came quickly, but his
voice was stern as he said: "Iladst not
better take a chair? Thou'lt find but
poor comfort on the floor."
"Nay, Simon," she cried tearfully,
"bo not so churlish to thine old play
time friend! Hast forgotten Hetty,
little Hetty Taunston, who when thou
wert but a lad, long before thy moth
er died, did rise at break o" day to
meet her at the bars and help her
drive the cows to grass?"
Simon turned his eyes toward her
and regarded searchlngly the sweet
upturned face. What new coquetry
was this? He set his teeth and steeled
his lieart agalnßt her.
"Such pleasant friendship as hath
ever been lietween us, Simon," she
began In a low voice, hesitatingly,
"should not lie broken off forever for
wnnt of a word of explanation. Slin
on, I—l remember the words thou did
speak to me that day i' the dairy,
when I was so set up because a cow
ard courtier—a man who covered his
black heart with fine raiment and
wore a gallant bearing to deceive folk
—did remark about my beauty that
I flouted thee and did scorn the offer
of thy honest heart and faithful love."
Kempster regarded her seriously,
anxiously; once he reached out his
hand toward her, but drew it back
hastily.
"So proud was I an' «o full of idle
dreams of a gay life In Paris that at
the time I scarce did miss thee," she
continued, "but anon I became lonely,
dissatisfied, unhappy and did not real
ly know what did all me until I met
the quiet scorn of thy glance and
knew myself for the foolish, worth
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cried softly, "it hurt me to learn that
I had lust 'the regard of one good man;
mv heart ached, an' I was Bore trou
bled."
"Hetty"—he spoke her name sharp
ly—"say no more unless thou doth
truly mean thy words!"
'T truth. I mean so much more than
I have said to thee," she went ori"sad
ly. "that I despair of ever making my
lips frame the words my heart doth
bid them speak."
A faint sound of the noisy clamoring
of the crowd at the Mayland farm was
swept in through the window by the
breeze. Hetty shuddered and, edging
nearer to Simon, laid her small hand on
bis.
"Forgive me. No longer shut thy
kind heart against me, Simon. Be my
friend again. 'Tis all I ask."
He threw up his head with a sharp,
indrawn breath.
"Hetty, thou must speak out what
thou dost mean!" he cried. "Tlier® can
be but one thing between us, and that
is—love! Before God, I will be thy
friend, but I must be thy husband al
so."
A glow of color mantled her face and
throat.
"If thou would deem me worthy,"
she faltered, with drooping head, "an' I
were one-half good enough, I would
ask thee to o'erlook the past, to for
give me, Simon, an' to take me for
thy true and faithful wife. I would,
promise to love thee dearly."
With a glad cry he stooped and gath
ered her into his arms.
"No more such words, Hetty. I ha*
listened long enough! Not worthy of
me, a rough, hardworking farmer—the
maid I ha' ever held so high above all
other women!"
He pressed her fondly to his strongly
beating heart, saying tenderly, moved
in his great Joy to an unusual expres
sion of sentiment, "Ah, Hetty, bright
sunbeam of my life, that went away
so coldly, praise God thou hast come
back, bringing warmth to cheer the Mid
heart of a lonely man and light to >et
a glow of joy about his quiet home!"
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' THE UGLY OCTOPUS.
It la One of the Volt HfPttUl" Ui
Hldeona of CmtarM.
A greedy, voracious, relentless crea
ture Is the octopus, and a most formi
dable enemy even to man, for it Is easier
to cut* or tear off one of those terrible
long arms with its two rows of incit
ers than to lutfuce the creature to re
linquish any prey it has laid hold of.
These suckers also enable It to drag
its body Into very narrow crevices,
from which scarcely any force will
fvall to remove it.
Like Its beautiful brother the argo
naut, It defies its enemies by ejecting
Ink, but the octopus is so subtle and
clever that he can vary the color of his
ink according to the color of the ground
he Is passing over, and, as he la very
active and darts about at lightning
speed, he constantly escapes being
caught.
.. He Is an unsociable creature, appar
ently quite satisfied with his own "so
ciety, as he roams about alone, seeking
what he may devour on rocky shores,
where he may be mot with at all allies.
varying in length from an Inch to two
or more feet.
The octopus has one very curious
habit—when resting he colls up some
of his arms Into a semblance of the
shell of the argonaut.—Pearson's Week
ly.
A MARKET PRIMER.
It Telia About tbe Batcher and tka ,
Way He Sella Hia Meat.
What Is the man doing behind the
counter?
lie Is selling meat. Let us watch
him.
What Is the lady going up to the
counter for?
To buy meat from the greasy man
with the white apron.
What does she aak for?
A five pound roast of porterhouse.
What does he give her?
A seven pound roast.
Then does he charge her only for
what she asked for?"
No, Indeed. He charges her for what
he chose to give her.
Didn't the lady know what she want
ed? «
Evidently the man didn't think so.
Can't he tell the weight of a piece of
meat when he picks it up?
Certainly he can. Otherwise he would
never be able to know that be Is al
ways selling you a piece of meat sev
eral pounds bigger than you wanted.
Why does the man do this?
It Is impossible to associate con
stantly with greasy things and not be
come pretty smooth yourself. Now run
and play.—Baltimore American.
FfSHINQ LINES.
Tlie Very Flneat Are Thoae Formed
From Sllltworm Cot.
Silkworm gut forms the best line for
Ashing purposes, partly on account of
its great tenacity and partly because It
Is so transparent. Every vear a suf
ficient number of Spanish silkworm
grubs are selected for this purpose. Aft
er they have eaten enough mulberry
leaves and before they begin to spin
they are thrown into vinegar for sev
eral hours. Each insect Is killed, and
the substance which the grub In the
natural eoufso would have spun Into a
cocoon is forcibly drawn from the dead
worm Into a much thicker and shorter
silken thread.
The threads are then placed In pure
water for about four hours and after
ward dipped for ten minutes In a so
lution of soft soap. The fine outer
skin Is thus loosened so that the work
man can remove it with his hands.
The threads must be dried in a shady
place and are often bleached with
sulphur vapor until they acquire the
bright appearance of spun glass.—Lon
don Telegraph.
The Wnltera.
Usefulness of any man or woman lies
principally In the willingness back of
the hands to do as well as they pos
sibly can whatever comes their way.
As a rule, it will be found that the
most useless persons In the wosld are
those who are "waiting" for something
to turn up. And by the same sign it is
a fact that the most useful beings are
those who have taken up the first thing
that came to hand and done the best
they could with It. These people usual
ly find something to their liking in the
lons* run, too, and if this be denied
them they have the good sense to learn
to like what comes.
I.onir Fllditf hy
Nearly all small birds make theli
long flights by night, spending the day
time quietly feeding and resting, so
that If on any day In May the treetops
are full of flitting little warblers it to
no sign that the following day will find
them still there. Some kinds, like phoe
bes, song sparrows, meadow larks and
bluebirds, come very early- as soon as
the snow Is all gone and the south slop
ing hillsides begin to feel warm and
, "smell of spring."—St. 'Nicholas.
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