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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATURDAY.'JANUARY », Ml.
MIRANDY ON MERCENARY MARRIAGES: lEiEzzsE:
(Copyrifht, HOC, by American* Journal.
Examiner.)
**11 A A'T JANK," remarked Mlran.
IVI dy, "»ai read In' laa' nlflht
*** la d* paper whar dot pro-
feaaor man aaya dal do reaenn dat he
collate pro feme or* can't aoar no mo'
dan dey doea la becaie day la hilt down
to earth by At vent collector a-henvln'
on de front do*, an' de grocery boy
a-buttln' Into da kitchen, a-aayln' dat
Tterc wont ba nomo 1 credit glee moot
de bark account for vlttlea la aettled.
"An' he any dat de only way he kin
eee fordo cottage profeeenc to dodge de
po'hottae la for him to lie up wld nimt
rich gal dat kin furnlah de high livin'
while! he la doin' de high thlnkln',
an' dat ef day'll taka hla adrlce all of
dem whut la tingle will huatla out an'
marry money.
—r ■' 'Da Lewd pity an' praaerre 'em.'
. 'aclalme I whan I heera dat, ‘for ef
dare la anybody In die world dat la got
my eympathy. hit la de pp' huaband of n
rich wife. De man whut marrlea for
a home paya de hlgbeat rent on earth
—en' he don't never git through payin',
neider."
"1 think hlta Jeat a perfectly grand
ldae,‘ aaya Ma'y Jana, whut le young,
an' la got Iota of notlona dat ahe'll git
over In time; 'I think hit muat be aweet
to a woman to be able to perfect de
man ahe lovea from alt of de aordld
carea of life an dat he kin peraoo hla
career nnhlndered by .havin’ tuwukfor
hla eupport. 1 ehoutd.lak to dee be able
to lavlah nodline' of money on de man
dat 1 marrlea.'
"Data xnrtn.ine «o genaroua aa dem
whut ain't got nothin’ to give.' 'apona I;
'dat'e de way I fee I a 'bout yo' pa.
I'm olwnye a>thlnktn‘ how 1 wleht dat I
waa one of deae heah mllllonalrlaee dat
could preaent him wld a few automo-
bllae. an' yachta. an' thlnga, an' ylt
whan I haa to taka da money dat I la
made fakin' In waahln' to buy him a
new pair of ahoae hlta lak drawin' aye
teeth, an* I mladoubia dat my remarka
on de occaalan ain't aa aoothln’ aa dey
mought be.'
"T ain’t noticed dat man la an al
mighty genaroua to dalr fambllea,' re-
ntArki JmV
"'Maybe dey ain't,' 'apona I, 'but a
atlngy man ain't near ao etlngy aa a
attngy woman. Da man whut le ao
cloae dat hla wife haa to eorkecrew de
market money out of him axea her:
"Whut did ynu do wld dat quarter dat
I give you yeaterday?" But de tight
wad woman whut mice de money uxea
her huaband: "Whut did you do wld
dat quarter dat I give you week befo'
la»'?"'
“ ‘llealdea de wife nf de man whut la
a little near kin git up In de night an'
go through hla.p'tckata. but dere ain't
no livin' man dat kin find a wothuna
pocket'
—“Yaaairm. data ao, an' dat'e whut'
makea me any dat 1 a ho' am eorry for
de man del marrlea for money, lie
auttln’ly doea have to cam hla bouid
ah’ keep, an' af hit waa me I'd u lot
rather do hit aoma eaay way lak totin'
brteke or breakln' rocka, or grabblin’
potatoeo, nr tome light labor lak dat
dat you could knock oil whan de whit
tle blowa. ,
'Cloae hit anunda moughty nice, an'
•oft for a feller to act down an' tlggcr
out dat daa by prancin' up de chu'-h
alele wld a gal data got a lot nf dough
ha kin make mo' dan he eould by ihu.v
yeara' hard wuk. ‘When I go In dnt
do,’ hu aaya to hlaaelf, *1 won't be w utii
aerenty-ilre cento. Includin' de plug*
In my teeth; but when 1 cornea out I'll
have aavanty-flve dollar*, nr erventy-
gve hundred dollare. or aevemy-llvo
hla
thoueand dollar*, an' ni be able to take
de r*a’ cure da batonoe of tny Ufa.'
"But right dar la whgr ha li
rabblt'a font: Ha ain't got .h
but da woman hap got him. rn' alto
‘apaclu him to put In 'bout twenty-live
•olid houre' wuk a day bain' tratofui
to bar for aupportln' hint. He don't
navar git dona payin' her, an' av*y lime
»he pease, him out a nlckei ahe iuoka
for him to throw flta of ptoaaan be-
cage oh* la ko good an’ kin I to him.
"Furdemo'. hit takaa de grace of
(lord to make a man act nachul an'
lak he enjoyw] hit, ae do paf huebaad
of a rich woman dat anybody looba at
kinder alanlwlaa to a** af aba got da
wuth of her money.
"Taaaum. fee aeen hit happen often
an' often, on' I ain’t naver avail hit bap -
P'-n >11 dat a man whut marrl-d n
woman for her money didirt.look lak
he needed de prpr* of de c aigrtgatlun
r»r drni whut wa» endurin' a deep
mtafortune. Bometlmaa dey pula up a
IdiifT an’ I>crlend» hi lie nMigbty brflah
an' broggy, bqt dey simmer, down dee
a* aooo ae dey ketch** delr wife'*
eye up' ahe |>e*lna to talk Joui Wy
hoaee,* mu' ‘my fiaeaa. an* whut 1 *m
xwlna to.do wld do Chilian.* Moa 1 of
'em ain't got de eperrtt to go dot far.
Dey fit* de atarrh r-» tuck out of 'em
on da weddln’ tower dat day da* wilt,
right down frpra de «Urt, on 1 av'ybodv
dat vlatta 'am mlaukea 'em for do
cMHUburwmM an* de nuae gal.
"Dat'e da way hit go**. Daren 81m
Ragyea, who married 81a Hamath Jauv,
whooa huaband dona dta an' leave liri
a houaa aa' a lot. an' aoma Inahomnco
maaey. Bim. ba a one of dem beab eort
of fallen dot waa bawn tired, an' hi;
dm girt him de heart fallura to look a
CirtiT rlRddr lib In face. Ah', bn
(bought dat ef he'd dm apMce up wl l
Hla Hannah Jana dat he'd inline hla bat
up In her front hall, an' a*< hlaaelf
down la a firkin of fat, aa dc ole anyln’
"But whut happened? 81m ain't noth.
In' but a errand boy. an* Bla Hannah
Jan* keep* him ebaatn' around da town
doin' her meeaagea from diawnln' III!
night, an' when be ain't rannln’ dem
be I* a-cuttln' de ersee. or wheelin' de
twin* or keepta' de <U«a off Han-
nah Jane, or doin' an me odder kind of
woman'* wuk. » dat all he lake of be
in' a perfect lady la to have on a
mother hubbard, or a ahlrt walat.
“An' dere waa Bam dat married Cyn-
title Maud, whom pa don* Itr her
money In de bank. 8am umd to be
a moughty dne Agger of a man, wld a.
big voice dat you could bear a block-off
n hots, an'
Cynthid M
i get-rlcb-qt
an' he
aa be bloWad bla own
thousnt M>aMr c
waa ono of date haah get-rlch-qulek
■chemei; but Inetld of dat bit was a
emuy oinooeo. eq- aa eata neann
becage Cynthia Maud has got di
pepey. an' folk* le sorter got to i
him Mr. Cynthia Maud when dey
“When you eee* 'em cornin' up d*
etreet now Cynthia Maud la leadin' da
way lak • ship unitor full mil. an'
Sam la- • ttSBtrf along |g bar wake.
Ha )ooka kinder ahrunk. ton en' when
he cpmka be wait* to ate ef bet gwm*
to Interrupt Cynthia Maud when ehe'a
a-lay In' down de law. an' he waare
Banael beceve-Cynthia Maud le kinder
chilly blooded, an' ha aata health food
da dls-
» callin'
d*y talka
'bout him. . »
"Yaeeuny dat'a whut niakea me aay
dat de man dat martlet a woman for
Her money takaa a moughty hard way
to git pocket change, an' I don't aaa
why dey don't ehtota pomethtag mater,
lak robhln' a bank, nr eomethln’ lak
dat. ef dey don't want tp wuk for hit.
Hlt'a eorter unnachul for a woman to
eupport a man; ah' aha can't do hit
graceful to mve her llfa. Mo'over. de
hand dat lurid* de puae rufm de room.
an' do man dat den't want to pe hen
pecked la got to com* up wld de price
of de grocery bill." ,
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX -
She Points Out That Victims of “Hard Luck” Might Often Win Out if They
Would Infuse a Little Ginger Into Their Work.
T 0U8ANDS of young men and
women' are applying for poelllona
In our great cltlea today. Many
ar* aaewering advertleemente and are
turned away with no explanation.
They go to tholr lonely rooma or to
thalr poor homes and wonder why they
are born to Ill-luck
Many of them alt down and write me
laltara. tailing ma that my vtaws of
llfa are all wrong; that we do not
make our own fate*, and that we are
the victim, of a mischievous destiny,
who ..gives aueccaa to some and to
others Juat ns deserving repeated fail
ure.
‘ One young woman who had grown
very biller to the world because It had
treated her badly cams to am me a
few months ago.
I had known her when ah* waa not
dependant upon her own axartlona for
a living. I dlacuaaad the field before
ber. and offered many euggmtloos. Al
most every one aha mat with an objec
tion.
No Knthmiasm.
Her chief objection waa that har
health would not permit har going out
to any regular work. 8he wanted
Through tha assistance of a friend I
waa able after a good deal of effort on
my pert to obtain an opoi Ing for her to
do the very work at tonic which ahe
had dealrad.
Imagine my feelings when she replied
to my letter of announcement by eav-
Ing that ahe ceuld net attempt the
work, sa lt would oot. ab* feared, be
permanent, and that she* muat waste ,io
time on anything temporary.
Now. her* waa a full explanation . f
this woman's fallura to secure a posi
tion : Her mind was wavering and uu-
focuaed, and ahe lacked w III power and
determination.
Had ahe poesemed ‘bee* qualities ahe
opened to her and made a auccera of It
while ahe waa wasting lime Ih writing
her excuses to me.
If ahe had put alt the enthusiasm of
an earnest nature into It, she could
have mgda It a permanent necessity u>
the employer.
Look Squarely ax Life.
A young man who bad assured me by
letter he was the victim of a malevo
lent fate, and that no mortal could do
more than he had doae *n hla effort to
obtain work, came to gall upon me.
He entered the ro>m with a drooping
and weary air. which 1 triad to think
waa due to lack of proper nutrition.
Yet In my heart 1 knew that It waa an
expression of hla disposition. He re
moved hla hat lastly and tat with his
chirr sunk Into hla throal. Hie- voice
lacked force and his gestures lacked di
rection. ,
Afterwards I saw him at work In a
temporary position, and be worked ex
actly ma he walked and aat and talked.
He had no posltlveneaa. no certainty In
anything he did. He waa hla own "ma-
levolent fate," aa we all ar* If w* find
■uqh.
Now, to all men and women eeeking
for positions of any kind let me aay
thtat 8H and walk erect, with your
shoulders and hip* and head In a line
and your solar plexus lifted. Keep
your chin away from your throat. Look
squarely at life.
Walk / wllh a (Ism. quick step. I do
not mean that you should hurry, but
do not let your feet dreg or remain
long on the ground.
When you alt down alt in an expect
ant and hopeful attitude. When you
itatew ttatau wtth eyee and gars. Booh
Interested. When you alert to go. act
as thaugh you had a goal before you.
When you begin any task, no mailer
how trivial or temporary, go about It
aa If It were the most Important thing
on earth. , Oet It done. When you
talk try and pul some life and fores
Into your vote*. Speak from the
Cultivate Veur Luck.
All these efforts will help you to eur.
seas. All thus* habit* .will help your
mind.
It I* a curious thing bow the body
and mind react one on the other. If
you sit before th* mirror and frown for
ten minutes you will begin to feel orooa.
If you ell and amll* you will soon feel
your heart growing merry.
Train your body and your face to
b»alert, hopeful and energetic, and
luck will come to you (en lime* where
It would come once to the despondent
and drooplng-vlaagtd mortal.
I heard of a young girl who came to
New York to And work and had the
moat remarkable ran of good fortune
befall har. Har first effort waa sue.
cessful, and ah* toft that position to
All another that offered twice the sal
ary.
"Born to lock." a friend said to me.
Afterwards I met the girl She cam*
on an errand. It waa • day of rain and
wind, but ahe blew Into the room like a
sunbeam and a summer breels In one.
Bhs walked as If thara were springe
under her soles, fihe radiated light
and cheer. She went directly to -the
object nf her visit, made her errand
known In a few concise, clearly spoken
.the feeling that total vital part of th*
‘world’s mechanism bad passed before
me. No wonder she to lucky. But her
lurk lies In heraelf.
If we ara not born with It, let us cul
tivate It. We can.
ISMS*t*M»MI<
A MARRIAGE HAS BEEN ARRANGED
By Andrew E. Gwynne j
MU. VANCE entered th* tl rawing i|©llb©rnt©.
rnoiu. he 111 u«ht sight of
KtraUgrWMTii peeping out at tilui
" tit nti mornow shower of
from nmti
pfak «art white re*©* .
"Good tuoriiti «M:. Matchmaker.* ah'*
Mire* roses apart, amt
• tlenlljr. •‘Aren't they
just thla minute gum-
.
■ahl. slinking
holding them
lovely i Alfred
'If I had only r ,
would have got him to wait. have bud
Deftxtt Vanre, ateofdng ft* reeotrar
i • hf»e<
Inquire'.
« fallen
TtrrtjWJB
points, yea. Rut on thla oua
“Me waa of two mtada almut everything**
and Ma tadfrtslon became quite Infectious,
until I began to rent lav that *
“That H
••Well.” looking up at Denali and laugh*
■’that uulesa f took everything Into
hands our engagement would drift
m until It Iteaame aa permanent aa
•float! Institution. And evarylxM)/ would
lug. -that
my own tu
op and oa
a national Instltatlon. And everyiwly would
point ua out and aay, 'I*nk. thla la tha
OUgtgod couple,* Juat aa people go to llm
Brill eh Museum mad aay. 'Look, tlmae am
the Elgin marbles.’ " j
-And ao you put the matter to Alfred — ’
“Quite practically. Yea, mid die fully
•grand with everything 1 mid Hit now
everything la arranged and nothing will l*©
“But I suppdjt your people will have tha
opportunity of ramifying any little arrange,
meat should they wish It?*
“Ns." sail mm. deliberately.
“I mean," explained Vance, “you con*
"•'•wi didn't consult anybody. You ace.
Daniil, in thlf ooe lusts ace Alfred and I
ara determined to be Independent, ami we
solemnly vowed that nobody should have
any power to upset our plana. Up. to the
0K
ft.
power to upset our plana. 1-1* to
lent everybody haa been arranging
haven't bad a rh»nw.
mot wa* hadn't hod u
chance to do* as weSke, and we decided
that the lima had come to put both feet
down, at tuipa aaya."
“And what doea the process of nutting
bath feat down Involve)" naked lH>nall,
Inhaling tha perfume of a rose.
”W«U,“ a Uttla pause; “we thought It
ba«t to put the matter In writing. In that
note on the writing table Alfred has told
▼au averythtug we propose to do."
Denali went toward the table nail found
letter among a nuuilwr of cutting*
fashionable papers announcing |n tin*
usual terms the engugenient l»etw«H*n Alfred
t’atlahy and Knld Htrauin*wnya. In some
It gave the additional Information, thm
“the marriage will shortly take place " lie
tank up tha note and |Nilaed It lietween
Baju—
- want to thank you for nil you haw
done."
Vance looked abashed.
“For all I have done)"
“Yea. lo»n‘« voo remeutlM'r Ihnt It waa
you who iTought us together? It waa ei
aetly thla,time Inst year "
•t)h. of crnirae; on thla very day '*
“In thli vt-ry room —"
“Yea. am I ileii Deuill, gaining a little
more amuiran***
•That you were called In and conanltml
on a niout Important «im*atlou Nothlug
lews than —" and the girl broke off with
a laugh.
•Thau tlie fbture of MU* Knld Mrange
Ways. Vea. I reodlwt. Itut why do you
-raasU «V* ao lWot^Hy ? I hoped
and hrr«‘ tic voice U*«'unii' lower aud tuoru
t\int you had forgotten about
Unit." .
“I waa to arrive home In three days
from the convent «f Hi. Coclle. Tha whole
houaehoid waa In a flutter of escifement.
Kverybody wondered what I should tie like.
Hliould 1 he frightfully prim and old-world
like, or luraplati, or wnat! I hail Iwcu
away ao long that mamma waa afraid I
nould lie tremendously old faablnued and
-11 fr-a ml -a ml-generallv Impossible, ile-
Htciiilier.' ahe aahl. aa ane shook your hand,
Tula will Im* fen hftvcsa-tiar Buele’i furor
lie. Altova all things, ahe muat marry well.
Now, Mr. vnnee, you must help us.' I can
Juat Imagine mamma"a earnest way: ’Now.
—“ must Ma as.'"
* * - *'eaali]
"who shall l>« the owner of thla pretty
thlair)"
"Why do you repeat It all—like thla)"
The rosea were shaken rather vtolvutly
aa the voice behind them proceeded:
" 'I will call the owner,' you at once
erled. thereby allaying to a great exteui
the family apprthenaiona. Tortunatcly.*
you said, i have somebody who will take
the prefly tl»lug off your hands* "-
"Uetnembef, I hkd not seen ynu then."
"All the nmre pralac foe your geuerou*
choke. Now, 19 It bail been minere eltaucc.
a haphaaard auageallon on your part"—^
"A baphaaard suggestion." be repeat'*],
with more than usual aerlouanra*.
"Yea; that vvonli have ln»en different."
"And supposing"—liegnn Vnnee. with the
air of a penitent.
Hut Hold cut him abort. "Of course, you
are a lawyer nm) a man of tin* world.
Mamma haa auch perfect confidence In your
Judgment that ahe fell In with your acheme
at once."
"Mias Htrangewaya, ! naaure you 1 never
dreamed for as Itiatant my suggestion
would iwen takvu up. Can't you a*e
how It all happened? Thu drawing ro'im
full of |H*ople iclnitteriug about yon. draw*
Ing Imaginary pictures of your (sate, ap
pearance, and in du. Uuiiu Herbert. In
oijm cornel. Miving yon ought to bo north
at least a cabinet mlnlater. Aunt Hopble
confiding to her vlatv-vla the difficulty of
gettlug off some of her slater's children?"
"Yea, dear Aunt Hophle"-*
“You ae** the whole thing w«« In the air,
eo to s|M*ak; you were to be thrown luto
the society of some one."
"It waa a trctuendouM Joke."
"All aitrta of tnipoaftllde tteople'a names
were mentioned," said Dcnill, half In self-
defense.
"To aavt me from which you very nobly
*ugg!*stcd Alfred."
"Oh. only In fun. We were all laugh
ing"—
"You knew him?"
"We have always l»ecu close friends "
"Ami you promised mamma," said Ruld,
mrowing a rose softly; "to—to throw us to
gether —
"I had not seen you. If I had only
known"—
"Oh. but tkat Increasiil your latitude.
I nilglit haventiren simply horrid."
. It Isn't really aerlmia at
all. klarrlagiw nowadays"—
"Don't he cruel. Surely you can ace how
I have meti*l out my mru punUhmeut. I
away with them that soon the little rose-
wood table vvua In n state of HinmI. Vnucu
tiMik out hla handkerchief and hullt up a
UttUk cambric dyke. KnUl watcbe«l bim un-
protcstiugly, and both stood together In al
ienee for a few uilnutes. Presently ahe
snhl:
"After all. Alfred la not ao had. Ila baa
at least one Idea In three weeks, which, aa
men go nnwrndays, la encouraging. Isn't It?"
"Ilea better than tiuudrrda," began
Vance.
“t»h. yat: I know t might to he very
S rateful. Aftar all. aa you aay, 1 might
ate done worae. He a n capltsl i»olo
placer, tant har*
"Amt a tolerable bridge plaier. l’crhapa
a laugb ta a little too strtdant. and his
Lpreaalon Jnat a wee bit vacant, hnt wo
rapid eaters. And. then, fee's ao rich he
really doesn't need brains. And u you
have arranged ho la to marry me—of coarse
It doesn't matter-oafr'-—
"Only what, Enid?' f
"Well, I aceui so horribly tmgnitefnl and
fniilt-tliHlInf. Hut 1 waa going to any.' I
wish Alfred bad n little more sympathy and
charm, and one or twt of those hundred
little uunamable graces that attract n
girl. And I suppose au men are aelfish,
and mamma la always saying plain men
any girt who marries him ought to f<
fortunate.**
“I IMin an.** aeww*—eefl Vanee. with a
quftter. -- k
"And to think (feat It waa all yonr doing."
"Only the Amt part," In tones of eager
dental.
"And then Alfred’s presents. Look at
Do you tell him to get am roaea iwcauav
you know I love them Iteat of all Bowers,
or la It quite hla own Idea*!?
“Well; I did suggest"—
“I knew It. Anil the operas. Always
my favorite one. That waa you. too. 1
most my. Dentil, you have thrown us to
gether under the very lieet clreumataneea.
•ud If you should ever set up aa a real
matrimonial agnnt Bold looked up.
and. catchlmg eight of Denstl'a rueful-ex>
proealon. began to laugh.
He tried -to Join to, but failed. "Well."
ha said, taming aside, “I flaaaeve It."
Bald dropped softly op to tbs aofa,
“IJMuB I MAt-ttfett IW.“ Jk «aW.
ItNMiMMpiHMMSMIll
DISOBEDIENCE—an Episode of the Plains
By A. LEACOCK
T HK woman made her way to the
door and looked out. The moon
was riding swiftly through the
heavenn. The night was raw. She
drew her capo closely about her nnd
listened attentive))'. Not a sound save
th© falling of lenvea upon the crisp
earth. ' She stood for a moment
wrapped In th^ alienee, scarce daring
to breathe. When a big branch In the
forest nearby went crushing to earth,
•he stepped back quickly to the house
and bolted the door.
% Bhe moved over to the fire place and
threw on a few loga of wood. It waa
green wood, and ahe found a difficulty
In making It burn. After ahe liud
aucceeded In raining a cheerful blase,
ahe crouched down on u Miml near It,
and reached out her hands. Iler face
whs pule and her eyea looked hunted.
She had never been so frightened be
fore.
A f»*w month* previous ahe might
have Ucii called n comely girl, it hud
been u runaway mutch. She hud met
the man of her choice nt the hnuac of
nn acquaintance to which she had been
forbidden. He had prutred her dove-
like eyea and she had fallen nn easy
victim to Ida tluttery. Hhe waa un or
phan, *nd her aunt had written her
that she need not look for forgiveness
to her.
Hhe had been mnrrlcd scarcely n
month when ahe began to apprehend
lhat there was something wrong about
her huaband. They had come straight
to Texas, to a smalt ranch In the south
central part, ten miles from a railroad
ble* of the l»*»\%| mid refuse to In* plim*! In
««r orderly manner, sml when titer dis-p*
tambling slant! they drew so much wstm
ARIZONA’S UNWRITTEN LAW
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.
Jack Harwood was a bod one. tall, stringy, fast and game.
He never drew his gun too lute and never pulled up lame.
The fighting men of Tucson knew hla record all too well.
And when his Imre© loped ttMntown a deathlike silence fell.
Once, In the loan of Tomhltone. not many year* ago.
He shot two far * dealers and four Oreasera In a row;
And once at Twin Duties mining cump, when thing* were breaking
wrong.
Three gun men Ml the sawdust, nevermore to hear the gong.
Jack wasn't altogether had. s»his constituents said.
Hi> better nature showed nt times —wt\en-he was in his bed
And ao. for ilfteen ygara or more, hla fortunes seemed to thrive.
Uy reason (for the most part) of hla lightning forty-five.
When Pfeoenlx Phil, the gambler, gmbbed an ace eft Harwood's knee,
He chuck!©*). "Wal. a joke's a Joke!" and added. "LeTYdm be!"
Ttoua thlnga went on from bid to worse. Jack living on his name,
rnttl fee stoU u. broncho and was captured with the same.
The trial waa short and audd©n--rno attorney used Ids Jaw -
Jack standing pat, for his defense, 6a 'The Unwritten Law."
This was tho plea he uttered, and hla words cut like a knife
"1 stole that nroncho from a man that tried to steal my wife!"
Next morning Jack waa swinging from a little tree's green crest—
And this la how "The Unwritten Law" made Its debut out West.
man Recently he hail left her a g»s*d
deal ulone, and when she had expoxtu-
Tateu her tvnrdir had been met with
stolid I mil (Ten* nee.
Tonight he had promised to In* home
early, and she had made tip her mind
to tell hint that she would go home to
her friends In Georgia rather than live
so Isolated an existence,
j For hour* she sat crouching on the
j stool In almost breathless anxiety, lis
tening for the sound that would inti
mate his coming Just before midnight
■ It came ui»on her ear. the clatter, clat
ter of a horse's hoofa. Her heart gave
a great bound of Joy, only to change
■ to foreboding again. What If It should
1 not he he! The thought struck ttrrur
J to her. Hhe rose and want swiftly to
; the closet and drew oul a pistol, which
, she placed upon llie table. Then ahe
dimmed the light and waited. In a
j minute's time the horseman drew lain.
It was not her husband, for he was In
j the habit of calling out. At the sec-
i nnd loud knock she spoke In a* strong
• a tone na aha could muster.
| "Who’s there?"
l*et me In quick." came back In a
lURveting voice. *'I mean you no
harm. I’ve come to protect you.
and for whut do | mat „f a
price on hla head. Let me In quick.'
Even as the boy spoke there cam©
the sound of approaching horaea.
The few times the woman had aeen
('raay Hill, nt Mansfield, ah© had been
annoyed by hla rude staring. He was
considered harmless, though she had
felt that she would not like to be left
with him alone.
The clattering of horses grew louder.
In despair what to do. ahe picked Up
the pistol from the table, cocked It.
and unbolted the door. "Crnsy BUI"
slid In. Not any too soon, for the
men were upon them with loud oatha
suggestive of drink. There appeared to
be two of them.
“Open the door," snld one with a
bang.
No answer forthcoming, they^ com
menced hacking It down. V
"Why do you come here to disturb
me." called out the woman. "This la
my home, and my husband may be here
any moment. He off with you."
"Crusy Hill" wore a brace of pistola
at his belt. He placed himself In a
position to shoot the first one who en
tered. The woman was stationed at
the window. *
"Let us In now, and none of your
fooling." said one of the men. "Weil
make quick work of you for thla." The
window crushed Just aa the clatter of
another horse became distinct, which
sound caused a h«»w| of oaths from
both men. The woman felt Instinctive,
ly that the appipuchlng horseman was
her husband: It was her duty to save
him If she could.
"The money is under the bed room
floor In a hole in the earth." salil u low
voice outside. “Oet through the win
dow. kill the woman and we may be
off with the gold before he gets here."
There was a vigorous strike at the
door, which completed Its destruction.
At the same time <.!rnsy Hill’s pistol
went off, uml the intruder fell with a
yell. He had not counted upon the
presence of two In the room. The man
at the window turnnd upon the new
comer. who at the moment rode up.
"We told you not in bring any one
here." he said in un angry voice. "She’s
discovered the gold, and Informed on
t'faay Bill's In there."
'll end her for that,*' came front i
between muffled lips. , The speaker 1
sprang through the window, but to
meet w ith the same fate as his confed.
crate. "Oraay" Hill's pistol ball clashed
through his skull. He fell forward on
tne !b*or.
Forgetful of all else, the womuji 1
leaned over nnd wiped the death-dump
from her husband's brow. He hnd not
always been unkind to her und the
sight of bis white face caused the tears
to well up Into her ©yes. Bhs placed
her hand over his heart. It was still.
She felt the I'ttle miniature she had
given him for a wedding gift So he
was not *> bad after nil; he had car
ried her llken^s* next to his heart. Bha
drew It forth The face that looked
back nt \..t* not her own It was
the low voltes of a number of men.
She learned , from whnt they said that
the plaoe that she oalled her home was
the headquarters of a trio of robbers,
two of whom w«re dead, the other had
escaped. The apeakera were clttxens of
Mansfield. Bhe heard one of them aak
If they had found the money. The an
swer cams In the negative. Bhe knew
that It lay burled under the floor of
the room In which she was lying.
It waa several days before she felt
strong enough tn think at all. Thoughts
of her home bark In Georgia flitted
through hsr brain aa strength grad- j
ually came tn her. She would return
repentant. Ilka the prodigal of old. as
soon as she waa able. She had Buf
fered a bitter experience from which
she could never fully recover. But
ahe was young yet, for the rest of her
life she must make Amends. Bhe naked
after Crasy Dill. Had hla presence been
of real benefit to her. or had It excited
the men to greater ferocity, she won
dered. She waa told that the boy had
made Incessant Inquiries tor her.
A wegk Inter ahe told where the
money waa burled. In an excavation
five feet under the floor of her bed
room. two Iron boxes were found, filled
to the brim with greenbacks, silver end
gold. The money waa taken to Mans
field and deposited In the bank. It
amounted considerably up Into the
thousands.
For herself ahe wanted nothing more
than to get back to her old home, where
she had begun life, and where ahe
might begin It anew—far away from
the blue sky of Texaa. As for her un
happy experience, ahe knew that she
had only herself to blame, for regarding■
fate, more often we create our own:
"Our Deeds are our dooms men."
The Amaricsn Regular.
A little laetd—I related by «ki- tat© «©n*
••ml Mtinftrr llleatmtss the spirit of the
American soldiers who entered Calm, and
nt the saiae tluie contains a lilt of hutunr
Hint waa none tho test eajojralds hecasae
It was unntu ar Iona.
The aim had been In Imtilc all day. asd.
weary ns they were, list! then walked
eleven rough, middy wiles In the dark, a
rcnisrhsble sod arduous performance which
served to show their sterling military qual
ities.
A corn**pnudenf noticed a corporal of the
Twenty-fifth ii'lored regiment carrtlng «
|h*i dog In Ills amts. Surprised that an
overworked soldier should voluutarily bur
den himself, he snhl:
"Corporal, dhln't y«w march all night I**
fun* last?"
"Yes, salt."
"Didn’t r»»n fight all day yesterday?"
" *l>c©d I did. ash."
“Didn’t you unmli all Inst night?"
oh."
"Why. wlmt do yon mean?"
"I mean he Isn't as foud of un* ns iiv
was."
"In tnrt, he—has admitted it."
“Admitted It! Alfred has?"
"I'm!" Kukl nodded. A look of perplex
ity rem© over Vs lire's fsec ns he stowl
there following with his eye the elrl's fore*
finger, which ran up and tlowu the pattern
of the sofa.
"You mustn’t l*©ll©v© It* resIIy y«nt must
uot," be aald. rather haskll).
“I try not to.” returned ttuld. bravely.
"Asjong as ycm-you-lave fetm.“ contln
ued Vance, with a convulsive effort, aa If
“love" Were nil ©IfhAuefy difficult word to
"Yea," acquiesced the. “1 understand
that, but e%©n If b© la tired of me be might
have kept It tmek for another fortnight.
Would you think It hard to pretend to lie
very, very much lu love with me for n
fortnight?''
Thus dll
mered out some qnL
he triad to explain what he had said und
became lueohrrrut. In th© midst af hla
coufnslnn. Eutd rstue to hla assistance.
“Anyhow, we don't mean to alter our
plans now. Aud If Alfred doesn't care for
me. It Isn’t hla fault, la It?"
“Dot. Enid —" liegnn Deuall, rather
hopelessly.
know I’m horrid and unreaannnhhv
“Hut yon sr© really convinced tlmt Alfred
returns your love."
"1 th * “
clalon.
Vance l*cnt over the nru» of th© sofa, and
s|Miko with great fervor:
"It would be madness."
Enid answered with nn air of stoical res
ignation:
"We—we were thrown together. You
ought to Im the last peraun In the world to
try and upset our plaus. ft waa your Idea
from the first.”
"Yet." admitted he, lamely. "Hut I
thought Alfred —"
"If he slips through our fingers It tnsy be
years lN*fon* we iwu It ml nn ellgltile substi
tute. And—ami—I'm aalug very rapidly."
Vanre leaned forwurn nnd gated Into the
‘owing fkee.
you are not serious."
. . don’t kuow; bqt I nm determined."
"Whnt to do?"
"To carry out our plans to the letter."
"In the fare pf ymiN-whnt yon have
found out alioot Alfred's real feelings to
ward you?”
“In the face of everything."
Itetixll. Iwwlldered by th© glrt'a determi
nation. walked In a reflective way toward
the writing tabls; here hla eye caught
sight of Alfred's not*, which he had laid
down lu order to administer to the roses,
lie regarded It with mixed feeling*. Was
It a aarenstle illatriW ugnlust matchmak
ers? So. Alfred's resentment would take
the form of s mild, child like Invective
against fate, custom, nuil Vanre; n brlpliwa
sort of appeal, the timid censorious cries
•ml the waving of anus nf n drowning
man. He would uot nctiudly blame Vance,
hut he would hit all around ft. Anil already
My I tear lieoali: Enid and I have
agreed to break off our ©njraffi'iuuut. \\m
both feci that the whole thing was ar*
ranged by disinterested people, mttiout any
consideration of whnt We bold to In* really
lni|*ortapt—that Is. oar own personal* feel
ings In tha matter. W© ar© sorry these
should not accord with everylwdy rise's
slid particularly youra. To lie quite eaudld
with you,- I have eamddsrshbi hopes In au
other direction. This makes It n tittle
rough ou Enid. I know. Hut don't drop
the case Juat beoaus* I have fallso xiu.
Bhe quite expsots you will arc her ttormurti
another stage. Whs rise hwrq. you got
your bosks lot her? ***** ..
Vance folded the note cogftAtirriy nod
directed hts gnsc toward th© girt, whose
gtiggiij nW nj from him.
illintlng.'' ahe aald. “Whnt
my? After all our prepara
tions. Mamma ao muutrd on my Mug
married thlo year. Hhe baa taken such a
lot of troulde a Unit ray clotfem. and told
vverybody what—what a splendid match
maker you arc. It will simply ruin your
reputation/'
"t’ouldn't I are Alfred?" suggested Vanee.
nueatbuslastlealty. 'Terhipa. after all. If
I jait It to Mui how devotedly* y«s vers
attached to him”—
“lint. I am out." protested Knld.
“Whnt. you too feel that—that”—
"I was never deeply, really deeply la lore
with him. Of court©, he's nice"—
“Knld, If I bad only known this hefraV,”
snld Denali, coming closer and spraklng
with a quite surprising degree of cmotlou.
"You—yon might -have aeen It. Other
people did. I thought yon knew, too, but
that your prnfesslount pride prevented poor
recognising any feelings that might aadnn-
ger the cnrryfug out of your Idea. Be
cause, nf i-nurse, mamma's confldvncs In you
will now Iw utterly shattered.
“I don't mind that," said Vase©, heroi
cally.
•That's all very well, Iwt think of me."
Mid Knld. lu Injured tones. “I'm^stranded.
-t
... - wo near be could
ring 11. The morning sun
Ming n soft golden Ugbt
and ou to the soffi, bathing
The little quiver ... .
lost upon Vance. He waa
bnrdly help oerii
broke out. shed
acroaa the room i _
the girl’s lirown bend In n warm radiance.
"Whnt are you going to do?“ asked Knld
timidly. “Uentcmber. your reimutloo as s
matchmaker la at stake. Mamsia—and—
ami I shall expect something from you."
Vanre’a toass were more assured than
thev had l«een all the morning. “What will
tbev had been all the morning. “What will
you any. Knld," he sold, tenderly, “when 1
tell you that Alfred's was shaolutely tha
*-i»t name I had on my bosks?"
"Oh. dear." with a little toaeh of chagrin.
•■n«k I —* whxt ■ dreadful prailr.ra.nt
it^jilacea you In. You ought to ba mar-
"Yes, If—only to save your reputation."
"Then 1 SCI* III* other course open to me."
"Why. what do yon mean to do?"
"Marry you myself.”
Bhe laughed aa she looked up lu Denali's
fare and gave him to nnflarataud that on-
. . Houses shs would consent to
f—to on re hla repatatloo,
solemn promise to glvs sp
self mensrlugly, but never actually tiellvc
Youth's t’ompaiiton
j that of a wormtn with a child In her j ^ Western stale, wherein the orator gradu
anna. A strange chill crop over bar. ally worked hliKodf Into a hysterical t ondl
'> 11 she awnyeo Iku K anil forth, and then tlou. explmled hi- iM*n»nitlon sntucthltic hr
1 felt prostrate on the floor. folbiws;
"Hut who are
I need protection
•Tm Crasy ltlll from Mnnafiel
was in Jtm Baldwin's bam when
I heard them talking—the rubbers. | When she o|>eneii her eye* ahe found! "Fellow ritlsens.
They’ve quarreled In » few moment* J herself In a dark room, and at her side J
they'll ‘ t . 1. " . " - ...... .7***
ilarpet
From A to 2.
Senator Fnrsker tell* ef a retnnrknlde i
ipceeh made by an Illiterate s|s>llhli(«|cr In
1" hpi.—ufi.r your hu.baml'H j » M.xii'nn VlVi, ™«tm ii.lii”fc.motiil'n*' t<i 11," *" >
*oUI. llr', one of ihem. There', a'her Hi-,. Krom rhe next room came t, UuaSL'^-UxivnU Wwkli. |U
• prt
shall Vi
Maine
PUTTING THE NAVY INTO LITERATURE
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
Jam,, B. Connolly, the author, ha, •nllxtnl tn the navy, by order of
the president, lo pul (he bluejacket Into prime and eon«. Why not do tha
Job up thoroughly by ordering the reel of the writlnc brethren to eatlet,
eo that life aboard n werelilp may be about a, follow,:
Araat: Belay! W,’fe on our way
Acroaa the deep blue vea!
The hold I, full o' wiltin' pad, v
\ For yarn, a, I, to be.
V Ham Uahle*, awabbln' down th, btlff*. Jack Hondoa'a heavin'
Nl coal,
J Bile, (.'armin', haulin' hawier, an' communin' with Itia eiut.
1 2* While U. Hli.cl.li '» aluahln' of the rlfcln' a, we roll
-g Aero,, the reelin', rockin', rompin' ocean.
Ye ho! Ye h<i! Away we (n,
8ou'-wee'-nor'-e'.by.*ou',
Wllh Henry Von Dyke tarrtn' down
The bmv.in’ on the Uow,
With Henry J.imr.r .rcfcrrln' to the forrad weather rail
A, "An ooatnicilvc metal man formed fairly like a pale;"
While Alfred Henry Lewie eervee the ratllnee aa we aatl
Aeroee the daahln', amaahln'. craehln' ocean.
A haft the beam the aearchltchte ffteam.
An' can their ffhact'y light
On Howell,, Bok and Lorimer
An' Wllllnm Alim White
Aa.tatln' In the xnlley, or convenin' with the (net;
There ain't no pmee nor poetry aboard that won't be wrote
off watch by all thla galaxy o’ talent aa we float
Arroee tho rumblin', tumblin', crumblin' ocean.