TIVB RQCTC. At flood a gleaming foam -rea(h whit. as wool; At ebb a shapeless blacker, C( j n , af8 it lies. Bo lives seen f Q j r w ljeo hope i„ at tlie full, Short all unelesn w® n ""'''ration dies. —Ose r T " y louth' 8 c o mp aD ' on ' Mr. Van Tiillert Straate Alibi. The snow had be°" for several minutes in li tt , e eddying gusts, and al ready an appreciab l ® m "nCer of flakes were collecting 0 n thc ca pe of Mi' 3 Uor othy IJempsey's storm coat as she turned into Ftfty-fo ur th street a 6 -inging pace. Her cheek 3 '""to brilliant f ro ® the cutting wind nnd her eyes shone with exhilaration 88 sbo battled against the storm. To insig nificaD t Pertie Carey, advanc ing from th e oiq>° 9 ' ta , direction, she ap. peared like delightful vision; ft de light consid cra bly lOuhenceU of course, by the fact that she belonged t0 "he right "set" of vision 8 ' or Ilertie, being so little n man, wo uld ? ot have looked a Second time. Indeed, j t jg doubtful whether anything 8b °rt 0 f jliss Dor othy's genealogy ° n . the maternal side would have induced nun to give up his daily gameof domi n ° es at the club, and wheel about to join her pr ome node with such urbane obliv'° n to the coolness of his reception. ' And it is n' o t likdy Plat at any other time Miss D e n>P scy Wo uUl have re sented his intrusion quite so hotly, hut, unfortunately for h'">, her memory still retained with vig° r a graphic descrip. tion detailed to h er ou .'y the previous evening by her cousin Jack during which, excited to unus 'ial em phasis by- Carey's last fans j" 1 "' he bad gone 80 far as to declare him " a c °osn m matc ass, not tit for decent society.-. Dorothy, having agreed with him in spirit, ' f not to the letter felt that she „! as justified in taking st ' ron g measu res oa this oC casion. To walk down the Ave nuo i n his com pany, at the hour when U u )lur dear fott r hundred friends would be abroad and glancing curiously fr .° m 'heir brougham windows 0r over their sU„uid cr s, was a reflection „p on her taste a „d discrimui a . tion which she w® 9 DO ' ready to endure. Accordingly before tb e pre Umlnaty greetings were fairly over B b e was .recit ing her brain for someway of dismissing him- In vain she meditated a dozen clever manu>, lvr es that under any other circumstances or in B By other locality ■would have beeu practical. | t w as Carey himself who finally provided her with the means of est-ap®-. "Awfully j o iiy, 'his unexpected pleas ure of a stroll wi'h you," h 0 murmured. Ignoring t h e gait that W as rapidly re ducing him to brea' essooss "Yes, indeed," returned Dorotby with false sincerity "only it can't be " very long one, Ss i' intend making a call on this block " Tb's with unblushing effrontery, although well nwa re that abe could walk on to the North Itiv" with out u u& c °° hor b e t. "A munSal friend' mqui rc d C'arey. ''l'l-'hlit not." , * i his nuist be * "°iise then, s lQ ce it is the lust one." Miss Dempsey g BVe a hastv, surrep titious gla ncc at tllc win doW ' curtains, and evidontly foO" d 80t ne reassurance i n their desig u '' "Thanks ves. ' - su Ppose you will be at the Grevs' po'"' aft erno o n ." "Oh, the Greys!' cried Carey, fi r °d to fresh recollections, .['aven't you hoard i Then if ! mayj I will wait and see if your friend is in; 1 uo '. We can continue our chat." Now Miss por"'' l ?. being an inde pendent an d somewhat peremptory young lady, ant l having gono t0 all the trouble and risk ° l ll j l s subterfuge, was anything But at a turn which left her unwitting'? Outwitted- Rut having gone so f° r R Was necessary to play the f arce put, ana, ascending the steps with a i rood acal 0 f Blip pressed i„_ dignation, s ho pressed the bell- The door was p ro nip tly °l*ncd by ft neat capped maid 4<19 Dr. Jiobioßon luff*, s ] lC inquired glibly, improvisir-g the f lrßt name that came to her "I believe so, will yo u w, Rk in?" For an i n9tan t H® ro % w-avercd in '°tal dismay. - rhis was acontin2® nn y for which she f ou nd herself comp letely u n . | prepared. Theo as h cr „ lall ce roved j from the w „iting ( -rey & lo w to the girl who had stepped hospitably. ba ®lc, her r csoluti on taken; to in atl d explain on meeting the doctor that he was the Wro m"" s< *med tho simplest and most natural WB y out of "m diffi culty, an,i it woo® rid l lor of farcy, ; which was the ma' 8 'h'ng The room into she was ushered : gave hr-r as ft first "Prcs s l orl a sensation of cheer atl d ton' 1"" "ad ,, 0( , ( l taste. I t was fitted U p as half o| Hce half library and a fire on the hearth -hc-1 its unstable light on tw o lurg® "Us drawn up in a suggestively coofidfi'Ul , ua „ n cr within 1 the seductive radiance. ]) or othy had made a mental c° mm ®nt of all this be fore becoming n ffa [" "lat one of these inviting chairs haU , "•> occupau.', who had slowly risen i in< ? w as uow facing her with an oj )e n curiosity whicli he did „ ot take the trouble c °o(.eal. He was tall, broad-shou'dercd, , t hletic young man, with a fine w °ndo head, nnd did not in the least resemble t i lc fam Ily phy. stcian of Hovotb.V 8 ln fntile ailments. "I have been cX P cl ding you," ' lO re marked calmly- ' " o n't you be seated? "But i callo d to sec D r Hobinson," explained Dorothy' fully expecting hi m to c'aim the distmntion. 'T ana very sorry," repii c d the young man imperturbabiy- "I am pr. HobiU son s nephew, >' cll ""Welle; lie was very uncertain übollt your keeping this np'- pointmont. In f"®'' e went out hopj n „ to meet y ou elsewhere, i, ut lcft me to ceivc yoq if ~„u and gave me th e authority to act i l ste„ d ." In "i® course of ber life it is P rob ab!e thai Miss Dorothy 1,11(1 never experienced such a variety " f crao "oiis. That it w as ncasc of mistaken identity appeared plain, but how "® c "'uu for her pr 08 . encc here without botr. lyin ,, her name ond her reason f or ,. r ' n Kiug the bell ap . peiucd a problem '"."ictdt of solution. 'T "Hi sure th®I'® 1 '® is some roistnkc," she stammered at l n g'h. a m not the person n r , Kohinson cxp cc ts. 1 simply wanted t 0 co" 8 ", "'m about a sli g i u cold, and will cß '.' "gain." "As m y unci® ' BI,O lopger a practicing physician, l a m BUr ® tlmt cannot have been yottr obi®®'' "® drew himself to his full height, which Dorothy found rather gi and adopted n slemcr tone. „ "Dobo seated' ho repeated. "This is a very s er ioi' 8 matter and must l >o treated serious')'- o,ir acquaintance with my unfortim" . c„„. s in ' s 88 Well known to me i" "" "s details 88 to mv unclo. lvby try deceive mo?" (lls Doiothy made " ! Uei iipt for a hearing,. " Bu tl am not the pe,, son you tlunk 1 am,"she declared wttp - p j,it. "I am Miss Dempsey." "Indeed a"®' t0 what reason docs nr. uncle, an old lm cUC '°r, owe th® P'eariro Of this visit today? Tou must excuse my ignoring the cold." He made a quick, convincing gesture as she started, hesitated—ana was lost. "You see it is useless," he went on. "I must insist on your remaining until you have answered a few questions, but 1 beg that- you won't force me to be more impolite than you can help." "When will I)r. Robinson return?" "In an hour or two at the most. If you prefer waiting for him that will be even better," and he drew forward one of the easiest chairs. "But I can't stay here two hours," cried Dorothy, now thoroughly alarmed ! and continuing to stand uncompromis i ingly j " Nor is there the slightest necessity jof it. Perhaps if I state the case it will j enable you to see that you can use the ! suuie freedom with me as with the doc- I tor, and also how little we require of ' you, provided you are honest, and how ! unpleasant the consequences may be if you evade. There have been great com plications in two of the banks with which my cousin is connected, and actual theft has been committed. It has been proved past doubt at what hour the | latter occurred, and suspicion has fallen iu the highest places. My cousin will j Be implicated in the arrests unless it can I Be proved to the satisfaction of those in - I 1 terested that he was elsewhere at the , i time. By to-morrow, or at the farthest j : the next day, all New York may know of I ! For some strange reason he refuses to account for himself. Now all we re- ' quire is that you shall state under oath j when and where you have seen him since ' Monday last." •• I don't know what you are talking ; about, and I don't wish to remain here any longer," protested Dorothy, vehc i mently. ! • Nonsense," replied Sawtelle almost j roughly, interposing himself between hct and the door. "My uncle gave me a description of you before he left. The idea of you denying that you know Al j Bert Van Twilleris absurd." | At the mention of the name Dorothy gave a little gasp of horror and amaze ment. "Why, of course, I know him," she ! she said unguardedly, and then seeing too late that she was only strengthening I , h is mistake, she sank into the nearest chair with a pitiful wail of distrtsn which ] did not help matters. | "Oh, this is perfectly dreadful," she sobbed, forgetting her dignity and mop ping her eyes with lurtive dabs. As for the blonde giant on the rug, he looked scarcely less uucomfortable and | ill at ease. j 44 1 don't sec but that you will have to , wft lt till the doctor comes. If I should i let you go it would only mean publicity and an appearance at court and all sorts ; of complications, which you ought to be | as anxious to avoid as we are, Miss Mc | Kinney." | 44 1 am not Miss McKinney." | 44 We11, my uncle will know who you are, anyway." "No, he won't," thought Miss Demp scy, and relapsed into a damp aud pro tracted silence. "I wonder if you would believe mc," s ],e said at last impulsively, turning on him a pair of moitt, indignant eyes, "if I told you exactly how I did happen to come here." "I am dreadfully sorry. I presume I have made a mess ol it," he replied ir relevantly. " Perhaps we had better not try any more explanations till thc doctor I comes. You, see, if I had known that you were in the least," reddening per ceptibly, "the least like what you arc, I j never should have attempted a conversa tion." As Dorothy found nothing to reply to this, another half hour passed, reducing her to a state of nervousness that went j far toward confirming Sawtelle in his suspicions. At last, to the infinite relief of both, a kev sounded in the lutch, and bowing politely at hor avorted head, j Sawtelle hastened into the hall. ! Already the doctor, a hale, hearty •' man of fifty, was divesting himself of a | snowy overcoat, aud on catching sight 0 f his nephew he began to speak in a cheery, excited voice, j 44 Such a day, iny boy! Thc jade es caped me in spite of everything, and ! sailed on a Cunarder this noon. But that isn't the worst of it. No wonder Albert refused to say anything about her. Re knew the whole thing would | come out, and her testimony wouldn't Be worth shucks, for you see he has married her, married her, my dear boy, | do you understand?" As Sawtelle made no response, he glanced up hastily. 44 Anything wrong?" 44 0h, nothing," replied Sawtelle, in a dramatic whisper cf despair, "excepting ; that I have kept the prettiest girl I ever j sftV v in a state of torture for two hours. She wouldn't explain who she was at j first, and seemed so agitated that I never 1 had a doubt its being the McKinney woman. You said she was dark." 44 131ack, staring eyes, and as big as an Amazon." I "You didn't say that. This one is small and thoroughbred to the finger I tipß." | "Well, well, we must see about it." And, accompanied by his anxious nephew, the doctor bustled into thc room with an apologetic good will that | somewhat disarmed thc hauteur Dorothy I was trying to assume. I "There has been a great mistake, my 1 dear young lady, and one about which | my nephew is deeply annoyed, but you | mustn't blame him, because he was only following out my instructions, although I mistaken in the person. And now if you will tell me to what I owe the honor bf this visit I shall be very glad if I can retrieve in any way thc discomfort you have undergone." Thus brought to bay nothing wat left for Dorothy but to make full confession. "I am Miss Dempsey, of No. —Fifth avenue," she began, but was uncere moniously interrupted by the doctor. "Not Julien Dempsey'a daughter? I Knew he left a widow and child. Bless inc, what a coincidence! We were | (hums, old chums at Yale, years ago but go on, my child." And then followed the whole ridicu lous, mortifying tale, to which the doc tor listened with open interest. ,4 1 glad you happened to come here, he said, not quite approvingly when she had finished. "And I hope you arc going to par tially exonerate ine," entreated Saw telle, who had beeu preparing his line of defense during the recital. "You cau't i fancy how humiliated I am or how I tempted I was to believe you. If you hadn't acknowledged y OUr acquaintance j with poor Van Twiller I should have | weakened at thc end." j "I do know Mr. Van Twiller, but the acquaint:.ncc is only a superficial one. I saw him last at Mrs. Lyle's ball, Wedncs- I day evening, and sat with him noinc i time in the conservatory. I was upset, ■ Because what you told mc seemed po tcr ! riblc." : 4, J!ut Mrs. I.yle herself mentioned to |mo tha: be was not in the house ten | minutev' interposed the doctor. "I | think she was milVcd. Mic fancied him •Xr one of her girl?, and now he has J thrown himself away —poor Albert- I "Oh, 1 know how that happened- u ® | told mc all about it. He was eo ioH J with a Mr. Green, and, after ho h"u made his ndieux, Mr. Green dec'""" 1 to remain, so he sat out a dance W' " 1(J and finally went off without waiting him." . "And do you know whatttiem e ,a ' was?'' inquired the doctor, eagerly "About quarter or half after one > when my partner for the cotillion ca ®® ! up. We began to dance it a boUt tnat time." „ "Could you swear to it on pap® r "Why yes, certainly." "Then," shouted the doctor triumph antly, "he is vindicated, whether he ex plains or not. This will satisfy the directors so that they will drop proceed- I ings where hei s concerned. They h n °w already that he is not guilty. It ! 8 53 plain as daylight to me now." lie remember the exact time be '®" Lyles', and thinking he was wit' 1 is woman he has married, didn't wait to attract our attention to her." "And now, if you please I should like to go home," remarked Miss D®®P sey, in a pathetic tone. "Of course, my P oor child itii'V, ately. Neil, call a earring,, ' j will go with you myself and see y aur mother, also get your signature, if y ou w ;ll be so kind. It will straighten the a£f ir out wonderfully. Verily truth is stranger than fiction." As Dorothy swept from the room, Sawtelle made a brave if i Ue (f e cto"l at tempt to attract her attention but as she steadily refused to he aware of bis,P rcs ence, his conscience permitted h' m to retain a small soaked Wad, whi®' 1 Wa3 easily concealed in the paint of hi 3 hand. Subsequent events have l e d U9 to beheve —so tender were his ministrati o " 8 and pressures between the Voln me9 of ? "®w set of Kuskin—that in course of t' rae it became less like a rag and more lib" a r ®- speotable handkerchief. It is now over a year since these events occuried, and I hear that the art' o'® 0 '® in question, together with „ n u®h cr of other worldly goods, is to be delivered to its rightful owner. H ow a ll cantc about, those who have not beg un ',' r I love alfairs with a little auimosKy. w 'll never be nble U) conjecture but ' have lit direct from the lips of t j,' e ro und and ever rubicund Carey himself. "The latest engagement my ®®ah fellah, is Miss Dempsey'g a person named Sawtelle. Why, they say h ® Jhas never been to a Patriarchs' i n id 9 hfep. —[The Epoch. California's Alfalfa y a r® 8 - One of the greatest irrigation districts in the United States is g ero County, California. Here are some tbirty-fiv® large canals with branches an ,l dis'ribu. ting ditches, covering ucarly half a mil. lion acres of very rich, sandy loa®* The largest of the canals i a tbe Ca"°way, thirty-two miles long. i t baS sixty-five distributing ditches, and coV er9 '[ v o huudred thousand acres 0 f very rich land. Its water appropriation " t> 4 ?6 cubic feet per second. On the lower side of th c caD al one can see fully twenty-five thousand ocres i„ almost continuous alfalfa fi e ids. Alfalfa, with water, yields five crops a )® ftr ' a ®d two tons to the acre at each ® u "!"g. About once in six weeks, f° r , cl Sot months in the year, the alfalfa fie'" B , are cut, and the crops stacked iu gr®"' P" e s. The vastness of some of the staob 8 ne ar the ranch house of the "irrigat' oo h®lt" is a constant source of Wonder to tourists. Eight huudred and fifty tons ba v 0 been put into ouc stack- There are some immense alfalfa ' ar ms in Kern County. The McClurg a , llosedale ranches have about tbre® lhou ß . and five hundred acres each the Jnckso a ranch has over seven th oUsan j. and the Poso ranch above ten thousand acres. The process of handling a lfalf a a large scale is interesting, -plio derrick and derrick-fork are Used. Th® B ' Bc ks range from one hundred to four hundred feet long, and are usually th' ft -' f®et wide and from twcnty-ti ve thirty feet high, and on thc extensive riiO' h' s °Ue can often see from fifty t 0 a hundred stacks of alfalfa in sight at one t'® e - Erotn six to ten teams are kel' 4 ."sy s applying thc derricks, nn d fro® s !*ty to one hundred tons can be stacked tn a day. Eight thousand tons ha v ° been stacked iu a single ranch and f® d ou ' livestock. Cattle, sheep, horses and hog 8"" B to a great extent, on a 'falfa. Cannibalism Auatral'®* You don't hear much about them, but there are cannibals in Austral' 8 to ' da y. Strange? 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