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- - i I —- -J^Sfei — % - irj Q< tea I ^ THE VIENNA \ MS, $1. Per Annum. Hew to the Line, Let the Chips Fall Where They May." JOHN E. HOWELL, Eiltor and Proprietor. L. XII. XO. 28 VIENNA, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1894. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. RAYED; RK MARRIAGE MORN. of Loue, Intrigue and Iri mu SY MRS^kJAJGE P. CAR STON. and not leaving compromise her, CHAPTER XVIII—(Continued.) Under the dominion of the passion v^ich controlled him, the voice and 1 n- guage.-of -the--Senator, became more ele vated./' Hii/eatures a‘sumed an air of sombei I dignity and imposing grandeur. A slight shade of paleness passed over the lovely face of the young womnn, and ■ jBLglffid frown contracted Her forehead. ->y .an'CCdt, wir ch in a better cause ;ulA, have been sublime, she quickly stored tho r s ng we ikness, and, cold-- ijgling out to her husband the draped hich he had entered, said: well, eon'ce 1) ourself there!" will never forgive me?” ‘You know little of women, my dear, if you rdo hot know that jealousy is one of the crimes that they not only pardon but lore.” “jay God, I am not jealous!" “Cull it yourself what you will, but station youiself there!” “Avid you a o sincere in wishing mo to I io sis?" •I'frog you to do so! Retire in tho in terval, leave the door open, and when you hear Eugene enter the hall, return." “iCb!"snid the Senator, aftera moment’s hesitation: “since I have gone so f ir”— md ho sighed defcply—“I do not wish to e .ve; myself the least pretext for distrust. If 1 leave you before he comes, I am cap- -able of fancying ” “That I might secretly warn him. Is it not ap? Noth ng more natural. Remain tiered then. I nly take up a book; for our 'onveiBatioh.uriderthe circumstances,caa- aot. be lively.” Hs-sal down. "Rut," he mused “what mystery can llieig- be between you two?” “V;ou shall, see,” she said, with her " Ux-like smile. The Senator mechanically took up book Sh.e stirred up the fire iu the grate, and reilf’cted. . AS'she Tke-d (error, danger and dramatic incidents to blend with her intrigues, she should have been content; for at tliat j men out f-hame, ruin and death, we:e at her door! But, to tell the truth, it was too muc for h r; and when sle looked, in tho midst of tho silence which surrounded her, at the true character and scope of the perils which env roned her, she thought her brain would fail and her beat! break. She was not mistaken as to the origin 3i the letter. Xh g shameful work had been planned by the private secretary. To do him jnstico, however, lio had not -.us;ected the fore.- of the blow ho was t \ dealing. Of course he did rot really lelieve in > he lady’s viitue; for duiiug the perpetuul nrveillance ho hnd never relaxed, be had .ot failed to see the evict nature of the Watercourse between Eugene and Cora. But it must not. be forgotten that li8 himself in love with Mrs. Eiliston, ; ’ he dreamed of securing for him- e-q/lo hig master's place. ■ntrprftrB go on thu% long be- b<- seen how he Cuuld very Rlithout making an enemy j-(t he did n'ot wish to do; ling her - intimaoy with cl ll loved bet",: st) far as capable of loving; au.d pl.vtv-t wealth that would' j gunncEs death, and of lily willing *to assume- . -liington, and reninm- boring wlrfami-iXrt^seen just before leav ing the hoitso iu New York-, his jealousy .- and:iu .treil of. the rival who now had the 4*1(1 all to himself, got the better of him, and,be determined to act. To awaken.the di-brust/rf the Senator toward Engine,Ao .as i o cause his, doors t o be'closed against bin/. au<) .to hasten.the lady’s coming to iYasbmgloh, was? however, all ha medi- { -tided at-thit lime.' C : ft- - H6* w.ote the Tetter, dated, it a day IS; ahead, sent it to ayiftintidentral friend-f in r e • ’ NeW-Ycirk to be remailed, and so it reach'ed’-, L ?»the-Senator’s band; .- 1 .But,dike.most villainies o£ the kind:. . this anonvmons missive was a more fatal' and murderous weapon than its base au- . tboErfSttseined- 1 : The Senator's young wife then mused while stirring-the fire, casting from time to time”a_furtive-glance.at.tbe clock. ’ Eugene would soon arrive. How could . ahe warn him? r ' In the ptese'nt state of fjieir relations it was . not . impossible that the very fin-t words of Eugene might immediately di- IgS their Secret, and once betrayed there , is not only for her personal dishonor— , Scandalous fall, 'poverty, retirement •but for her husband or her lover—per- . ips for both—death! •When the dobr-bell rang, announcing (gene’s approach, all of these thoughts jy wded into Cora’s brain like a legion of (antbins; ' ; "T • fefent sho rallied* her-eiraritge; by Sides- T rate effort and strained nil her faculties the execution of The plan she had.httst- . conceived, which was her last hope’ id ohe 'vrbrd, one gesture, one mistake, one carelessness of her lover might ^ . irt-brow it in a second! :... Y meiijent later the door was' opened a servant, announcing Jfr. Cleveland. . /'ithout speaking she signed tphejbus-- id to t.ain liis- hiding-place. ; _ Jhe S'enifor, vfho had risen at the. —sound •vof.'-the-‘'-beH, seemed still (o hesi tate,. but shrugging his shoulders, as if in . . disdain.,of himself* .retired behind the curtain which faced the door. =:. Eugene entered the . room carelessly, and- advanced toward ti e fireplace, where ' -Cora was seated, his smiling Tips, half opened to speak,- when- -be - was struck' by “^peculiar expre's ihn “rfii; Cora's -Tape, and the words were trozen. on iirs.Iips-?. .This look, fixed upon him from bis en- : trailce, had a- strange, weird lhfensity,' whi h, witho’utjvexjsresstlog anything, s- made him fear everything. Bntjhe was. becoming accustomed to trying - situa tion s, and was as tvary and prudent as he was intrepid. He ceased to aifiito, did lot speak, but waited. ; Raising her right hand, she made A- - gesture intiniat'ng that he must preserve. -'sileriee.' /V ... ,r ' '" “Either she is ihad,’’‘3*; gald-tthi Bim*i self, "or there is some great peril!” ■ ‘ A searching glance info • Ayr. pyes in-, creased his alarm, and a .sn'dden-and" heretofore unknown feeling -of dread • •• seized him and almost stilled the beating of his heart. ’ •> . .. CHAPTER: XIX. • : TBS OEDE^p. P.tSSSD. With the rap-d perijepfio'n of he*genius . ... . _ „ .. _ and of her love. Cora EiTistoirf etc That of oonf-usiQn and humility, he took hel Eugene unleisiood her: him time to speak and iu'-tantly said: “It is very kind of you to keep your promise." “Not at all,” he replied, slowly seat ing himself. “ Yes, but it is! For von knowyou come here to be tormented. ” There was a pause. “Have you a: last become a convert to my plan—to my fixed idea?” she added, after a second. “I am not sure of that. It seems te ma you have a great many.” “Yes, of coar-e. But I speak of the plan—mr best idea, in fact. In a word— of vonr marriage.” “What! agam, my dear -.friend?” said Eugene, who, now assured of his dinger and its nature,;marched with a firmer foot over the burning soil. “Yes, indeed, and I piomise you that until you consent you will never hear ths last cfit.” “Oh! ha e mercy, I beg.” “Thevs’s no mercy for you; and I will tell jon another thing—1 have found the |.ei->on.” “Ah! Then I shall run away!” She cut short his smile with an im perious glance. “Thin yon st 11 adhe e to it?” he said, with a forced laugh. “Most firmly! 1 need not repeat to you my reasons—bavin; prec-cheT about it all wilder—in fact so much so as to dis gust my l usband, who suspects some mvsterv between us." “What! Aly uncle? Is it possible?” “Oh, nothing serious, you must under stand. Well, lot us resume the subject where we left It." “ W bat! go over again that tiresome list of available persons?” “Exactly. Miss Osgood will not do; she Is too blonde—an odd objection for me to make, by the wav; nor Miss Van Name— too thin; nor Miss Gould, in spite of het millions; nor Miss De Lancy—too much like the Umberlields and Tborndykes. All IhiB is a little discouraging, you will ndu.it, but finally everything clears up. I tell you I have discovered one—a per fect m.rvel.” “Her name?” asked Eugene. “Flora Boland!” There was silence. Eugene Cleveland experienced the s ime disagreeable sensa tion that had affected him the day when ho saw the young lady’s brother descend ing the broad s eps of their father's man sion and saunter down the street. “Well, you say nothing, ” resamed-Cora, “becarse you can have nothing to say— -because she unites everything—personal beai.ty, f mily, lortnne, everything—al most like a die im. Then, too, her father and ycur uncle are old friends; they are connected in business matters—at the -bank, you know, and in other ways. Ho also owns your old homesiead, the place you loved so well, and which will thus come back’to you. Ab, you see how I have thought of everything, my friend! But I cannot imagine why wo never came to think of this before.” Eugene did not reply, and Cora began to bo surprised at h s silence. “Chi” she exclaimed: “you may look a Ion : lime - there cannot be a single ob jection—you are caught this time. Come, my friend, ssy yes, I implore yon!” And while her lip-- said “I pra.vyon,” in a tone of earnest entreaty, her look said with terriblo emphasis, “You must!” “Will you allow me to reflect upon it, Mrs. Ellison?” be asked, at last. “No, my friend!" “But leally,” said Eugene, who was very pale, “it seems to me y ou dispose of the hand of Miss Leland very readily. “Miss 1.eland is ver/ rich, and they court her on all sides; then her father is very pron!. 1 o is the president of a bank—the o:.e from wh eh I was dis charge 1, and her mother has pecnliar ideas about, a husband for . her daughter, while her brother' ■ -” “1 eba 1 go myself with all that,” inter rupted ( ora, impatiently. “But what a mania you havh for marry- Tng'people!” .' “V Oman who do not make love, Eugene, ’always have a mania for match-making.” “But seriously, you will give me a few dfr. B for reflection.” "To reflect about what? Have you not told- me a thousand times you intended remarrying, and were i nly waiting a proper time, and the right chance? Well, now is the:riglit time, and you can never find a better chance than this; and if yon let it slijvyou will repent the rest of your life.” . “But give me time to consult my rela- ■•fions!” - “ Your'relaticus—Vhat a. joke! It seems To me you have reached full age; and then, W’hat "relations? Your mother’s connec tion, Mrs..Mprgnn?” , “ilouhless. she is one of them. I do not wish f o'ottend her.” “Do not worry on her account, I beg. ‘ Indeed','she will be delighted.” “Why should she be?” “I have -my reasons for thinking so;” and the lady smiled knowinglv. Eugene, to whom little by little the light fell stTongel- on the mo e obscure points of tho terrible enigma proposed to him,. s tw the necessity of shortening a scene whioh had overtasked all her faculties to an almost, insupportable degree. He rose. ' “l om compelled to leave you,” he said, “for I: have an engagement for this even ing. But I will come to-morrow, if you will permit.” "Certainly; But -ydurwill take Flora?” "Good gracious!. -Yes,- if.I can get her, for 1 really can see no reasonable objec tion. ” “Athousand thanks!: And you would like the Senator to-broach the subject to her father?” “I certainly would if he were here; blit-;—— '“flon’t ibisturb yourself; I beg. I ex pect him home on a brief-visit, and, in deed, 1 know he would come if for no other reason than to oblige you.” “He'is very good to me.” “He iotes'you well.” "I have had substantial proof of that.” .“Y'on will have further proofs. And now you will wish to meet the lady. Lea 1 e me to arrange that,” “ I leave everything to you. ” “Thanks again, Yon are a dear, good hoy;”- and she gave him her hand, which lie pressed convulsively, and immediately departed; •Hi would have required a much keener vision than that of Sherwood Eiliston to bave'dotected any break or any discord- aheo iff the audacious comedy which had just beentplayed. before him by these two great artists. . ’The 'mute play of their eyes alone could-have betrayed .them, and these he could.not see. As to the tranquil,, easy, natural dia- ldgtie, there was not in it-a word which. lie : c-euld seize upon, and which did not remove all-his disquietude and .confound all his suspicions. From this moment, and ever.afterward, every- shadow was effaced from his mind; for to-imagine-such a-plot as that in which his wife in her despair had sought refuge, to' enter in o such a depth of per-' ver'Sityy was not in the. Senator’s eti aight- forward and-simple spirit.. When ho reappeared before his wife, on leaving his ' concealment, he was . con'- straibed and awkward, i With a gesture- hand and smiled upon her with all the love and tenderness he felt for her beam ing from his face. At thi3 moment Cora, by a new reaction of her m rvous system, commenced weep ing and sobbing, and this completed her husband’s despair. I Ont of respect to this poor deluded man we shall pass over a scene ihe in- tererest of which otherwise is not suffi cient *o warrant the unpleasant effect would produce on all honest people. We shall equally pass over without lecord the rouversatioa which took place the next day between Cora Eiliston and Eugene Cleveland. Eugene had experienced, as we _hav« observed, a sentiment of repulsion at see ing the name ci Flora Leland appear in the midst cf ths foul intrigue. It amounted aim asr to horror, and he could not control tin xitnifestation of it. There were several reasons for this. In the first place, he had some acquaintance ‘ ” “ -iked ’ with the young lady, and liked her very much. He knew her to be a girl of lo ely char -cter and sweet disposition; high minded and refined. But he did not love her—had never thought of loving her. Had he been at lit erty to choose for him sell—if, indeed, he must marry ag in— his choice undoubtedly would have fallen upon Meta Fielding. But tied as be was to Cora Eiliston, he wanted nj wife, and the idea of taking one seemed a mockery as well as a terr.ble injustice to the woman selected for the position But there was another reason—an in definable, a subtle reason, that he him- seif could not understand. All he knew whs that in the presence of eithor of the Lelnnds—brother or sister—a feeiingcame over him that was akin to death—a sen sation fearful to experience and that por tended tho blackest evil. Then, too, his conscience rose up against him and bat tled for his soul. How could he conquer this supreme revolt of his conscience to the point of submitting to the expedient which would make his intrirue a safe one? By what detestable sophistries he dared persuade himself that he owed ev eryth ng to his accomplice—even this we shall not atlempt to explain. To ex plain would be to extenuate, and th t we wish not to do. Wo shall only say that he resigned himself tc this marriage. On the path wfiich he had tntered a man arresta himself as lit tle us be can a flash of lightning. As to Cora, one must have formed no concep.ion of this depraved though haugbty spirit, if astcnisliod at her per sistence in cold blood, and after reflec- t on, in the perfid ons plot which the im minence of her danger had suggested to her. She saw that the suspicions of her hus band might be reawakened another day in a more dangerous manner, if this mar. riage proved only a farce. She passionately loved Eugene; and she loved scarcely less the drarnatio mys tery of their liaision. Sho had also felt a frantic terror at the thought of josing the great foitune which sue regnr -eu as her own; for the disin terestedness of her early youth had long since vanishe 1, and the idea of smk>ng miserably in the social world, where she had long reigned by her luxury as well as her beauty, was insnppoitable to her. Love, mystery, fcituno —she wished to preserve them ail at any price; and the more she reflected the more the remar riage of Cleveland appeared to her ths surests ifeguard. It is true, it would give her a sort of rival. But she h id too high an opinion of herself to fear anything; and she preferred Flora Leland to any other, be cause she knew her, and regarded her as an inferior in everything. • And -did she give no Thought to her poor innocent victim in Roxbnry? Ala not one. CHAPTER XX. WAREF.N LELAND’S PK0GEE3S. “Loosen the dog! This order was sufficient for Warren Leland. He was not a coward; he would not have budged an inch before an en raged tiger; but be would have traveled a hundred miles on foot to avoid the shadow of ridicule. Profiting bv the warning and a mo ment when he seemed unobserved he slid from the tree, jumped into the next field, and entered the woods at a point somewhat farther down than where he had scaled the hedge. This done, he resumed his walk with the assured tread of a man who had a right to be there. He had gone but a few steps when he heard behind him the wild barking of the dog, which proved his retreat had been an opportune one. Some of the farmers he had noticed as he passed before were still standing at their doors. Stopping before one of them, he asked: “My friend, to whom does that large house below there, facing the road, be long; and whence comes that sweet mu sic?" “You probably know that as well as I,” replied the man, stolidly. “Had I known, I should scarcely have asked you,” said Leland, in a quiet tone. The farmer—a poor one, by the way— did not deign further reply. His wife stood near him ; and Leland had remarked that,in all classes of Bociety women have more wit and good-hnmoi than their busbar ds. Tlurefire he turned to her and said: “Y’ou see, my good woman, I am a b!ranger here. To whom does that house belong? Probably to Nathan Metcalf?” “No, no,” replied the woman. “Sir. Metcalf li'-es much further on.” “Ah! Then who lives here?” “Why, Amos Denton, of course.” “Ah, Am os Denton! But tell me, he dpes not lire alone? There is a lady who sings—his wife?—his si ter? And nn- olheT-wery beautiful. Who are they'?” “Ah, the first, no doubt, is his daughter- in-law, yotmg Mrs. Denton. Mrs. Clara, who ” “Y’ee, yes, and the other?” “Is a young lady who is living with her. I don’t really know ” "All! thunk you. thank yon, my good woman! You flare children? Buy them presents with these;” and dropping sev eral pieces of silver in the lap of the obliging woman, Leland walked rapidly away. Returning homo, the road seemed less gloomy and far Bhorter than when he came. As he strode on, humming the prelude of Bach, the moon rose, the country looked more beautiful, and, in shoit, when he perceived, at some distance down the ever gloomy avenue, his own house, bathed in the white 1 ght, he found the spectacle rather enjoyable than other wise. .if. ■ And when he once more ensconced him self-.in the maternal domicils, and breathed the odor of new damp paper anc old moldy trees that constituted its at mosphere, ho found great consolation in the reflection that there existed not very far-from hm two yonng women who posessed charmingfaces, delicious voices, and one, at least, a pretty name. . Next morning, after planning into a cold.bath, to the profound astonishment Of' Seth Gridiey and his wife, Leland Went to inspect the farm. He found the barns and other out-building3 well con structed, but not so picturesque as h« c mid desire. Nathan Metcalf gave preference , ,, . „ fortilizor to this machine for is it a rose were full In flower Whose earliest buds we knew not grown. But he w-s amazed to near tr.e farmers ;] he met arguing, in the r peculiar Yankee drawl, on the various modes of culture i and crops, like men who were no stran- j gers to all modern improvements in agri- j cnlture. The name of Metcalf frequently oc- ! enrred in the convers ition as confirma- j tion of their own theories, or experi. ments. Nathan Metcalf gave preferenci to this fertilizer, to this machine for tvinnosing; this breed of cattle was iu- irodmfcd by him. Nathan Metcalf did this, Nathan J jetealf did that, and the farmers did like him, and found it to their advantage. Leland fonnd the Congressman had not exaggerated the local importance of this personage, and that it was most es- sent al to conciliate him. Resolving, therefore, to call on him during the day, he meanwhile went to breakfast The duty toward himself fulfilled, ths young man louoged on the versnda, as he had the evening before, and com- meneed smoking. Thousih it was near mid-day, it was donbtfnl to him if the solitude and si lence appeared less complete and oppres sive than on the preceding evening. A hushed sauklm? of fowls, the drowsy hum cf Tees, and the muffled chime of a distant bell—these were all. . Leland lounged on the veranda, dream ing of his club, of the noisy crowd, of the rumbling stages and street-cars, of the playbiil of the Mad son Square The ater, of the drives in Central Park—end the memory of the least of these en chantments brought infinite peace to his soul. The inhabitant of New York has ont great blessing, which he does not take into account until he suffers irom its lo;s —one great half of his existence is filled up without ths least trouble to himself. The all-potent vitality which ceaselessly envelops him takes away, in a vast de gree, the exertion of amusing himself. The l-oar of the city, rising like a great bass around him, fills up the gap in his thoughts, and never leaves that disagree able sensation—a void. Now, Leland had within himself more resources than most men to conquer the blue devils; but in these early hours of his experience in country life, deprived of his club, his horses, and his French cook; banished from all his old haunts si,J habits, he began to feel terribly the weight of time. It therefore approached a delicious sensation for him to suddenly he r that regularly recurring beat upon the road, which to his trained ear an nounced the approach of seveial riding horse*. Next moment he saw advancing up the somber avenue and turning into his own grounds, three lo>ely females on horse back, ooe of whom was a mere giil _in point of years. Though quite amazed at this charming spectac o, Leland remembered his duty as a gentleman, and descended the steps of the veranda. But the ladies, at sight of him, appeared equally surprised as him«elf, suddenly diew rein, and con ferred hastily together. Then recovering, they continued theit courso, taking the private carriage way to a road in the rear, and disappeared in the direction of a lovely lake, a promi nent feature in the neighboring land scape. unaware loins' d»y, when falls a sudden seffsi Of perfect peace on heart and brain. That comes, we know not why or whence, And ere we seek is gone again. * '* ipien breathes the unexpectant hour Strange beauty of an instant blown, Perchance one winged moment sped Down the-white hights of heavenly air, Some spirit of our blessed dead Hath stood beside us unaware! THE BOTKINE BATE BY ADELINE S. WING. of the vanity of authors. " He would at least take this down to see if any passages were marked, and might be lured into the perusal of some other books. Mrs. Botkine pinned on the wall some colored illustrations of various forms of bacteria, and then surveyed the effect with the calm satisfaction of a general who foresees the suocess of his manoeuvres. She sighed regret fully that she could not bring herself to introduce into the room a few sam ples of the “germ culture” that her husband was carrying on, but she felt that she must draw the line at living germs. She smiled again. * To be sure, Hr. Smith might think her husband rather EOFESSOB Botkine, of tlse University ot California, w»& sitting on his front 6teps at Berkeley in the morning of a sultry Jujy day. He was delightedly TT: watching the '.v efforts of his pet ,?. r toad to capture a very lapge angleworm,' and his enjoyment was enhanced by the fact that his beauti ful German wife, who usually declined to interest herself in anything which she even suspected of a connection with science, was seated beside hpn, giving eager little pressures to iis hand and uttering a pleased exclama tion, in her pretty foreign accent, whenever the toad made an extra effort, t The fact was that she, while cutting roses, had been the one to see the be ginning of the contest, afld felt the proper pride of a discoverer. The toad had been sitting still, looking as if carved by a Japanese artist, and giving no sign that it saw anything. The worm gave a little wriggle as it began to come ont of the ground, when, quick as a flash, the toad made a leap and seized the end of the worm in its mouth. Then began a tug-of-war. ' Every time that the toad gave a pull, the worm drew back. But the toad was not to be discouraged. It jerked and jerked until it fairly stood on its hind legs. Still, it could not dislodge the worm. < At this interesting point a train whistled. “Why, Selma!”said the professor, •‘there is the train already. I had quite forgotten that I must go the city to-day. Where is my hat?” “Do wait an instant, dear; just see she ans- and encountered the gaze of Mr. Smith, who stood before her, looking decidedly uneasy. “I beg pardon for interrupting you, Mrs. Bodk ne,”he said; “but I wish to thank yon for your kindness and tc make my adieux.” “Why, Mr. Smith—” she began, but he waved his hAnd apologetically and contined; “I am very sorry, not to have found Professor Botkine, but perhaps 1 can come again. There is just time for me to catch the five o’clock train. ” It was her turn.to be astonished. She opened her lips to speak, but he went on, nervously: “Pray forgive my leaving yon sc abruptly. Thank you very much. Good afternoon,” and, bowing pro- As they passel the comer of the house, i Leland bowed low, and they returned his : ^vhat that toad is domj salutation by a slight incl nation; but he ! wered, holding him back, was quite sure, iu spite of the veils that He glanced down and saw the toad floated from their riding-hats, that hi j twisting its leg about until the worm youn 8 ^ pianist * “ d *“* j was wrapped twice around it, then the After a moment he called to Seth Grid- I toad gave a hop, and out came the ley. J worm. Gridiey/ he said, pointing to the car--M i This had been too fascinating a riage way, “is this a public road?” . ; spectacle to the unwary professor. It certainly is not a public road,*&. j He daslied into the house and back Leland,” replied Seth. “Then what do those ladies mean by using it?” Bless me! Mr. Leland, it iB so long since your grandfather’s death, and since any of the family have lived here! These ladies mean no harm bv passing through your grounds; and sometimes they even j le ‘! J ou to® 1 tnau Jir. Droitn, tne stop at the house while my wife gives j nadian, who wrote the paper them fresh milk. Shall I tell them that this displeases you, sir?” “Displeases me! Why the deuce dc you ■•uppose it displeases me? I only asked information. And now, who are the ladies?” Oil, sir, they are very nice ladies, in deed! Mrs. Denton, her daugh er Ediih, and their friend Miss Mildred.” Mrs. Denton—eh? And her husband, Mr. Denton, does fle never ride out with them?” “Great Scott! no, sir. He never rides with them.” And grim Seth Gridiey Amiled a dry smile.” , “Why not. prsv?" “Why not? He has been among th« Bead this ten years, as, no doubt, you very well know.”" Gran'ing that I know it, friend Grid- ley, I wish it distinctly understood that these ladies are not to be interfered with. Y'ou comprehend?” Gridiey seemed pleased that he was not to le the bearer of so disagreeable a mes- sage; and Leland suddenly conceived that his stay at Boxbury would not only be prolonged indefinitely but at the same time be very agreeable. Yhinking thus, ha directed .his steps toward the residence of Nathan Melcalf, of which, at last, from Seth, he had ob. tained correct information. He took tbe same road as the preceding evening, passed the quaint old dwelling that he believed hold Mrs. Denton and her lovely friend, glanced his eye at the great oak that had served him for an ob servatory, and about half a mile fnrtbei on discovered the somewhat imposing house he sought. He swung open the gate, sauntered’np the well-kept path, and reached the broad veranda, which was shaded by climbing vines and rose bushes. ITO BE CONTINUED.! ADVERTISE IN THIS PAPER IT WILL PAY YOD. j The Superstition of Three. There is much superstitious regard for the number three in the popular mind, and the third repetition of any thing is generally looked upon as a crisis. Thus, an article may twice he lost and recovered, but the third time that it is lost it is gone for good. Twice a man may pass tlirough some great danger iu safety, but the third time he loses his life. If, however, the mystic third can be successfully Three was called j passed, all is well by Pythagoras the perfect number, and we frequently find its use symboli-! ble. cal of Deity; thus, we might mention j ow u dimpled hands got down a new the trident of Neptune, the three- • - - - again, kissed his wife, and, with a regretful glance at her rippling hair, and soft blue eyes, started off. * Suddenly he rushed back. “ “Why, dear,” he cried, “I forgot to tell you that that Mr. Smith, the Ca- on bacteria, will be here this afternoon to stay a day or two. He may come before I am back. ” She clasped her hands in mock despair. “But what shall I do with him?” she wailed; “you know lean not talk science and pollywogs!” “Oh, don’t be alarmed. He isn’t bo very dried up. Just let him have a good soaking in a bath-tub. Then he will come out perfectly human and happy. He’s an Englishman, you know,” and the professor, with a laughing glance at his little wife’s rue ful expression, threw dignity and his coat-tails to the winds as he madly ran down the street, “looking like a great black bird of prey, ” as Mrs. Botkine laughingly remarked to herself. > But she grew sober as she thought how ruthlessly science and scientists seemed to dog her unwilling footsteps. Her husband certainly loved her, but he had a way of becoming utterly absorbed in his studies, and then burst ing into her reflections with remarks which sounded positively ghoulish. He had appeared only yesterday in her own private sanctum carrying a “hor rid snake” by the tail, and, although he had not yet reached the pitch of Professor Agassiz—who was said to have consigned infant serpents, for safe-keeping over night, to his wife’s boots—she did not know where his en thusiasm might lead. “I’m half afraid to go io sleep,” she had roguishly said to him on9 night. “I’m afraid that your deepest interest even in me is only scientific, and I be lieve von are capable of cutting me open to see what queer thing there ia in my healrt that I love such a bookish old bear with.” “Now here was this Canadian com ing ! And hew was she to be properly interested in his old bacteria and not disgrace her husband by betraying her ignorance on the subject?” she asked herself. Manifestly, he must take a bath, and everything possible must be done to make that bath-room attractive, so that he should stay there a_s. long as possi- She went upstairs, and with her eccentric in pursuing his studies in this room, but he would certainly feel I foundly, he was gone, that he had found a congenial spirit- F° r a moment she felt stunned, in a man who could not tear himself < Then a flood of questions poured away from his beloved bacteria even S through her mind. Was the man in- in his bath. j sane? Or what had she done to offend She had done all she could. With 'him? What would her husband say! this virtuous feeling she was able to ' What was there in science to turn an go about her occupations for the day, ; apparently “nice” yonng man into and in the afternoon even banished t such a distraught savage? the thought of her expected guest? “Ah! recommend me to a plain, enough to take a quiet nap. commonplace man who has not bacilli She was awakened by a knock at her : ou brain !” she sighed, door, and the maid handed her a card ! The rest of the day seemed endless, bearing the seemingly innocent in* 1 she descried Professoi scription, “Mr. Worthington Smith.” [Botkine, and with him a rather desic- She was filled with a nervous fear, ! C!4 ^ e( ^ nn( l “dng-up”-lookmg man. and her heart heat fast as she walked “Oh, dear!” she moaned; “there ii down the stairs. She lingered outside ! another scientist, I know to look at the drawing-room as long as she dared, him. What will he do, I wonder? OUR LATEST DISPATCHES. Tie HappcniDgs of a Day CliroiiicM iti Brief and Concise Paragraph And Containing the Gist of the News From All Farts of the World. forked lightning of Jove, and the three headed dog of Pluto.- In mythology, also, we find three Fates, three Furies and three Graces; and coming nearer to onr own times, Shakspeare intro duces his three witches.—Chambers’ Journal. A physiologist in France has been observing the working of flies in flying, and has arrived at the conclusion that the wings ol a fly make about 330 beats per second, and that a fly can travel at tha rate of a kilometre per minute. cake of perfumed soap. She eyed it critically. Perhaps his severe scien tific mind would be disgusted with suoh effeminate luxury. Perhaps— who knew?—he might' discover even in it the presence of bacteria! She had heard it said that-a man with a theory finds examples of its - truth in everything about him. 1 Never mind ! She would place beside it a*cake of white castile and one of ; tar soap. ThenJ whateveVhis tastes, be'must be pleused. She put the alcohol and a cologne bottle within easy reach; got out smooth and rough towels and - a. bath-blanket; saw. that the - shower- bath worked; and with asigh of relief, went down stairs to impress the cook that during the entire afternoon there Coal Creek Convicts Escape. A Knoxville special says: Fifty con victs escaped from the branch prison j must be plenty of hot water in the at Coal Creek Tuesday by crawling ' l '~ ;i through the bars of tho waterway leading to the stockade. This occurred about dusk and it was not long after that the guards discovered the move. The guards gave chase and fired prom iscuously, although it is not known boiler. Suddenly a happy though struck her; she went into her husband’s study, and brought out every book on bac teriology that she could find. - These she ranged on a shelf at the- foot oS the hath-tub. Standing out a - little J that any were killed. Several holdups beyond the others, as if but just are reported as following the escape, • shoved in, was Mr. Smith’s own pam- It is doubtful if any will be captu^ 1 on ‘ > -- J -” av - — —-- ^-/i and then, putting her trust in the bath-room, walked in and greeted her visitor with a smile of timid welcome, He did not look at all alarmin^ She was surprised to see that he was young, darkly handsome, and dressed with more regard to fashion than the scientific mind generally deigns to be stow. He saw her timid air and blonde beauty with evident admiration. After the first polite commonplaces, Mr. Smith smilingly observed: “Pro fessor Botkine’s recent researches have been of such interest to scien rific men that they must lay him open to a great deal of persecution from in quiring admirers, but—” « “Ob, not at all,” she ^--answered rather incoherently; “or, rather, should say, he likes to he persecuted —that is” (with some confusion) will be delighted to find you here when he returns. In the meantime, I hope that you will let me look after you. Mr. Smith thought that he should like nothing better, but contented himself with remarking: “Thank you, very much. Perhaps you would be so kind as to explain to me a few things I should like-to know about Professor Botkine’s theories on bacteria. ” He was surprised to see a deep flush and a look of distress come over her face, and, before she could answer, he hastened to add: “But I fear that am trespassing on your time. Pray, do not let me incommode yon. I have some uncut pamphlets in my satchel here, and will look them over as wait,” and he looked down embar rassed. J'. A furtive feeling of relief crept for a moment into her eyes. Then the thought that she could not be guilty of cuch inhospitality as leaving her guest to shift for himself forced itself upon her. But here he was, plunging into science the very first thing and turning shy besides. Oh, she must send him off to that bath! It seemed rather awkward, but she nerved her self to the effort. “No, Mr. Smith,” she said, gayly, “I am sure that I could not tell yon anything on the subject, and I can not think of leaving you here alone. You must let me make you comfort able. I know that after your journey you would like a bath. ” He looked amazed and then em barrassed. “Thank you, very much, Mrs. Bot kine, ” he stammered, “but I do not care at all for a bath. I shall do very well here, and—” “No, no!” she said, nervously; Know that you are only afraid that there is no hot water on such a warm day, and you do not wish to give trouble.” He put out his hand and tried to in terrupt her, but she shook her head and went on rapidly: “It is all ready. Everything is in the bath room, and I will ring for James to show you up.” He looked thunderstruck at her in sistence. “But, I assure you, Mrs. Botkine,” he exclaimed, “it is not at all worth while. I—” “Not another word, if you please, Mr. Smith. You will' really annoy me if you refuse;” t She thought to herself that he little knew how more than annoyed she was at the thought of his possible ques tions. As the man-servant appeared, she said: “James, take this gentleman’s satchel to the guest chamber and show him to the bath-room.” Mr. Smith endeavored to hang back and 6ay something, but Mrs. Botkine smilingly waved her hand toward the stairs and walked into another room. She had looked alternately vexed and triumphant. As he followed James, Mr. Smith remarked to .himself that before this experience he would have vowed that she was too pretty to he eccentric. He had no wish to bathe, but fearing to vex her, meekly proceeded to per form his ablutions. She, meantime, was vastly relieved. She-smiled to herself at the thought of' how unwilling he had seemed:-to give the slightest trouble. ' “I suppose hq thought we Ameri cana never had apy decent facilities for a frith,” she reflected. Then: “Me really is remarkably good-look ing, feu* a. seientist. If *1 had not known what lie was, I should have thought he was just a nice -young fel low. and rashly feied to get on with him.. Gh; if George had. not told me in tirqe.!j=a':IJ^e: .shuddered as she, tbonglit. t^ffesr-’esetoe. . *‘F suppose he wfll be dried-up look ingbefore long. He isawhited-se- jnllchre kind of man now. I could •Botsee the slightest sign of baldness in'Efm, frut' his seething intellect is bound-to'cook his hair off in a few years. Even George is a wee bit bald But how delightful that Mr. Smith did not fathom my ignorance.” , She was so elated that-she went to the piano and sang for a half-hour. She was startled-by hearing some one come rushing into the room be- r.f She whe ""d on the • +r >ol Dissect my cat, or say that ho cannot dine with ns because he never eats anything but bacteria?” “Here we are at last,” said the pro fessor; “I found onr friend on the train. He had mistaken the train and gone to Alameda. Mr. Smith, let me present yon to Mrs. Botkine.” She welcomed her guest cordially, but the minute she was alone with her husband, she seized him by the lapels of his coat. “What joke have you been playing on me?” she demanded; “who is this Mr. Smith?” The professor looked astonished. “Why, my dear, there is no joke. This is the Mr. Smith that I told you I was expecting this afternoon. What is the matter?” “Matter!” she cried; “who is the Mr. Smith that came here this after noon with a satchel, and asked aboul your theories?” “Why, we met him at the station. He had a few specimens to show me. He is the son or my friend, Commo dore Smith, of San Francisco. He had just run over for a short call.” “A short call!” she echoed again; “what will he think of me? I sent him upstairs to take that bath I”—Argo naut. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. The proposed Hoboken (N. J.’, Bridge will have a single span of 5850 feet—the longest in the world. The greatest depth recorded of Lake Michigan is 870 feet, or about one-sixth of a mile. The mean depth is about- 325 feet, or one-sixteenth of a mile. The flea is covered with armored plates very hard and overlapping each other. Each is set with spikes, and bends in conformity with the move ments of the body. The largest engine is at Friedeno ville, Penn. ; its driving wheels are thirty-five feet in diameter, the cyl inder is 110 inches, and it raises 17,- 500 gallons of water per minute. A new process of rain making was recently brought before the Academie des Sciences, Paris, by M. Baudoin. His theory is that electricity main tains the water in clouds in a state ol small drops, and thai if the electricity be discharged the water will corns down. An instrument has been invented for sounding the depths of the sea without using a lead line. A sinker is dropped containing a cartridge, which explodes on touching the bot tom ; the report is registered in a microphone apparatus and the depth reckoned by the time at which the ex plosion occurred. The air brakes on railroads are being built with a view to their use on trains of 100 cars. The plant on each train is being built'so that it can be used in such a way as to bring the speed down from eighty to thirty miles per hqur within five seconds. Great power has to be used, and every part of the apparatus has to be perfect to stand the strain. Dr. Hughes, of Meriden, has re ceived a letter from B. W. Sawyer, of Nassau, New Providence, one of the Bahama Islands, telling of the finding of a pink pearl in a conch shell there that is the finest ever brought to light. This pearl is nearly as large as a pigeon’s egg and of the same shape, having no flaw or blemish, and of per-, feet color and marking. It was sold to the local agent of a Paris house for over' $2000, the largest price, it is believed, received for a pearl at the Nassau conch fisheries. At the recent meeting of the chemical section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science th9 arti ficial diamonds that have been made by M. Moissans, of Paris, were ex hibited and awakened much interest. These, as yet, are of hardly sufficient size - to be' marketable, but there ap pears to be no longer doubt that this and the cost are but questions of technical detail, and that another de cade. at most will suffice to reduce * diamonds to the vulgar level of the amethyst or the Rhine stone. A farmhand employed on the Hamon farm, located some twelve miles from Abiline, Texas, has struck a rich find in the shape of a bnried treasure, hav ing unearthed a pot of gold and silver coin amounting to $3,000. President Cleveland, accompanied by his sister, Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleve land, anil Private Secretary Thurber, arrived in Hartford,Conn., Wednesday. The president visited the city to attend the funeral of his favorite nephew, Henry Eurastis Hastings. The First National bank of Fort Payne, Ala., closed its doors Wednes day and posted a notice saying that on account of a constant withdrawal of deposits and the inability to realize on its notes and securities it had decided to turn its affairs over to the comp troller. It is stated that the bank is solvent and will pay out dollar for dollar. Governor Werts, of New Jersey, has sent a request to Chief Justice Beasley to convene a special session of tho su preme court to decide which of the two bodies now claiming to be senates of New Jersey is the legal body. Ho has also instructed the attorney gen eral to institute quo warranto proceed ings against the republican senate to compel them to show by what authority they are claiming to be a senate. A Greensboro, N. C., special of Wednesday says: The sale of the Capo Fear and Yadkin Valley road is not off, as had been supposed. The time of payment is only postponed a short while. The agent for tho English syndicate was to have shown up with the money in’ New York ou January 14th. Instead, however, a telegram was received saying he was sick, but would be over as soon as pos sible. A New York World dispatch of Wednesday from Tegucigalpa, Hondu ras, says: “This city was attacked Tuesday night by a strong force of revolutionists and Nicaraguan allies. They succeeded in gaining a good deal of ground, but were repelled before morning. Forty Hondurians were killed. Seventy were wounded. Both sides are preparing for another battle. All available men are being sent to the front.” The detective force of the Memphis and Charleston railroad has been making important discoveries. Eight or ten men living near Pocahontas, Tenn., have been plotting to rob a Memphis and Charleston passenger train. They procured dynamite and tools to blow open the safe and settled on a day to make the attempt, but in the meantime- officers in citizen’s clothes quietly made arrest after arrest nntil now the gang has been bagged except two or three. The building on the Boone county, la., poor farm, in which the incurably insane were confined, v/as burned Wednesday night and eight of the nine inmates were burned to death. Only one woman, Mrs. Hibbard, es caped from the burning building and gave the alarm to Steward Holcomb, who was in the main building adjacent. It was then too late to save the insane people, and the main building was saved only by the greatest effort. The origin of the fire is unknown. GROWTH OF THE SOUTH. . Natural Curiosities. Carious resemblances in Nature start with tbe cocoanut, in many re spects like the human skull and almost facsimile of the monkey’s. ' -The meat of the English walnut is almost a copy-of the human brain; plums and black cherries like the human eye, almonds like the human nose, and an unopened oyster and shell a perfect likeness of the human ear. The shape of a man’s body may be traced in the mammoth squash, the open hand in growing scrub willows and celery, the human heart in German turnips and egg plant, and dozens of the mechan ical inventions of the present day to patterns furnished by Nature. Thus, the hog suggested the plow, the but terfly the door hinge, the frog stool the umbrella, the duck the ship, and the fungus growth on trees bracket. The Industrial Situation During the Past Week. The review of the indue rial situation in the South for the past week reports that the newly euiabl shed induulries in the Southern States continue to steadily increa e in number and in impor ance. The report tor the past week ag gregates a lager number than haa been noted since May. 1893, and they include every branch of industry. Enlargements of existing manufactories have increised in equal proportion, and enqu riea for new machinery continue active. The Tradesman’s reports, received from ail parts of the South, concur in the statement that tho settl- meet of the tariff question will be at once followed by an exten sive revival of industrial interests. Fifty new industries were established or in corporated duiing tlie week, together with twelve enlargements of manufactories, and eleven important new buildings. Among the important new industries of the week arc ihe following; A cotton mill with $200,000 capital, »t Augusta, Ga.: machinery works wi h $i 00,- 000 capital, at Atlanta, Gt., by the Blount Stave and Machinery Co.; the New Orl.-ans Yam and H< siery Mill, limited, capital 8100,000, byS. Meyi rand other*; the West Y.rginia Bridge Co., of Poin Pleasant, W. Va., capital 850.000, W. E. Hesl. p and associates, incorporators; the American Steam Excavating Co., of Marshall, Texas, capital $50 000, bv E. J. Fry and o hers, and a fouudry a’ New Orleans, La., wiih $59,- 000 capital, by the Ivans Manufacture? Co., limited. A lumber company, capital $35,00), 4 has been organized at Wheeling, W. Ya.. by J. W. Be! z A Sons Co.; and one witli $300,000 capital, at Smackover; Ark., by the Globe Lum ber Co- Afu-nituref c ory, capital $2o 000, is repoi ted at P.ne Bluff, Ark.; a lumber coip-. ^ pany with $20,000 capital, at Tucooa, Ga., by. the Simpson Lumber Co.; an ice factory, capital- $20,000, at Dallas, Texas, by the Crystal Ice Co.; a $10,001 lumber company at Westminis ter. 8. C , Ly the Westminister Lumber Co., and brick and tile works, capital $8,000, at Jackson, Miss., by the Builders’ -Supply Co- Brick works are reported at Glenwood, Ga.; cotton mills at Opelika, Ala., and Spartauburg, 8. C., and wo-len mills at Staunton, Va;; flour and grist mills at Piedmont and Pollard, Ala., Mountain Home and Roseville, Ark., and an ice factory at Tavares, Fla, Electrical plants are— to be built at Mammorh 8prings and Van Bo ren, Ark.; machine shops at Glenwood, GA*, and Covington, Ky. r and oil mills and refineries at Camden, Ark., and New Braunfels, Texas. Paint works are to be established at Little Rock, Ark., a pottery at Augusta, Ga.; refrig erator works at Gainesville, Fla., tanneries at King’s Moun-ain. N. C., and Et Paso, Texas, a shoe factory a'- Statesville, N. C., and a tobac co faetoiy at B de-gb, N. C. The woodworking plants for the week in clude a box fac orv at Tavares. Fla.; saw and planing mills at Emory and Georgiana, Ala.; Camden and Mammo h Springs, Ark.; Cave and Columbus. Ga.; Loni-vdle, Ky.; Trenton, Miss., and Corsicana, Texas ; shingle mills at Little Bock and Sherril, Ark.; spoke and han dle works at Pollard, Ala., and Madison, N. C., and a wagon factory at Center Point, Ark. Water works are to be built atMidiaon, Fla., and Crawford, Texas. 'The enlargements fc* the week include a cotton mill at Athens, Ga.; 5 fertilizer works at Louisville, Ky.; an ifeefacio-' at Columbia, S- C.; iron works at Opelika, la.,and Augusta, Ga. ;oil milis at New Braun fels, Texas, and woodworking plants at Pair ‘ f AT IthE ST. Li w JJa. :si fels, Texas, and woodworking plants at Pat* ka, Fla., Waynesville, N. C., Lexington, Ky and Poplar Spr ng, Tenn.—Tradesman (Chat tanooga, Tenn.) fbri ” hoi Michael Carrwb was engaged to 1 Ellen Vervene iu l ’ennsylvania. Then * he went to jail in Uhio for four yeara. A parole ' was offered him, but htj-: wouldn’t take it because he would have ! to stay iu the State. Recently his term! was finished, and there was a blushing 1 bride writhin a reasonable number hours thereafter. — i mm