New-York tribune., 1886-08-22

Thirst, heat, fatigue, all physical sensation,
were lost in the tremendous tumult evoked by
the sight of that old scratched bone. Was il
possible Did that simple old peasant indeed
hold for the present what Helen Goring was
determined to obtain for the future, perfect
ly unique specimen Of the carvings of Pre-
historic Man A figure etched by sharp
flint-hcaded instrument on the horn of one of
the prehistoric oxen slaughtered at the chief
taiu's funeral feast, whose body had lain un-
der the barrow at the top of Chadbury hill
A portrait of Primitive Man Of the newer
Stone Age by himself Doubtless so depicted
during a pause in the hdeous riot of his blood
stained banquet. A severely archaic sketch.
mainly consisting of straight and horizontal
strokes, yet with certaiO rude force in the up
right attitude; with two outsprcad arms ter
minating in five lines that represented some
what disproportionately large hands a circle
for face i-closing two smaller circles for
eyes, and slit for mouth. What was that
much Landed prize, the drawing of the Nam
moth on its own trlsk BY that Landseer of still
rcmotcr days. the Caveman of the Dordog"c, to
this This first formulated forernner of the
fricze Of the Parthcnon. the glolies of the
Renaissance. cut clear and sharp. despite it,
hccrifncd condition, as if il were but yester-
dav Poor prehistoric artist-soul. pent, dark
cncd, striving after its own manned fashion
to give uttcrance to divncr impulse than the
brutal everyday life of his fellows. the feast
ing. the hurting. the Staying What would
not the members of that archaeological asso-
citation who pottered around and above il. un-
seeing ard nsuSpecting. only n few month
ago, have given for such matchlcss anti
gnarian treasure Oh the rapture of read
ing a lengthy paper on her stupcndous d,-
covcry 10 n circle of open -snouhed gray
bcards with all the alphabet after Their world
renowned names What a vista of fame il
opc~ed Fame that she would leap into with
one bound Fame that at last would vi"di-
cato woman's claim TO be handed down to
rosteriiy rs n scientific bc~efactor of the hu-
mon race But the Young gent who bid for
itP' The ghastly thought suddenly chilled
her enthusiasm to zero. He will lay s1l-
pcrior claim He certai~lv will not relinduish
snch splendid opportunity of dstingu hing
himself without a keen struggle Wcll-nluck
ing up her Spirits-She ought to be able to cir
cnmve~t him with her woman's wit Men
have hecn so wOnt to talk abont woman
wit in the kindly. patronizi"g tone they deSCant
on animals instiNct. that il was high time they
~houll lcarn what formidable weapon II was.
This was in reality a heroic duel between the
sexes. Knowledge. Enlightenment. PcrscveT-
a"cc on the one side Tradition. Intolerance.
and Brute Force on the other.
Ncxt morning Helen was up bctimcS and ont.
In an incredibly short time she had gained
the ca>kct of her treasure the homestead OF
the MuggnScs. As she ope~cd the little wicket
gate. she heard voices high in discussion. one
Of which made her heart sink with a sense o.
bafficd dcspa-. 1t her rivals.
Are yon aware Mr. Muggi0s. that, Leaving
ont the comparative wOrthesSncss OF the thing
the Natural History Museum is stocked with
infinitely superior spcclmen--are you aware
that Your reprchensibe co~duct in thus pur-
loining this article has rendered you liable to
the penalties reserved for pilfcrcrs HI. m
known listener. a> ignorant As the chopfallc',
jeremiah of the precise form OF the law qlaic'lI
inwadly at his new feature OF the caSc;
am not at all certain, either. that II this Illegal
proceeding of yours came to light you would I've
Permitted the option of a ti"e One month :
imprisonment doesn't sound pretty. eh Nj.
Nnggins How came this bO"c into your pos
of the lord Of the manor to opc7 the barrow
did not extend to an hurnblc. unscicntic i"di-
vidnal like Yourself. Why has it rcmli~cd Il
secret for So longf Through your natural fcar
of detection and ultimate pnishmc ma
is to prevent me from handing both you a"d il
over to Indignant justice No'hi"g.'
'Nr. Nucgins. don't listen TO him cried
Hclc~. swiftly entering the shady tied kitchen.
It's nothrg of the kind. And even II
was incohcrcrtlv 'he has made HIM elf a
party to the ffand, as he himself wished a
first TO purchase it from yon.'
At this the stranger wheeled around. Two
handsome Young people COW confronlcd each
other Ike a couple of hungry dogs snarllng
over n bO"c.
'Yon must rccollcct, NJ. Muggins,' continued
the girl still dacs~ing that venerable pclSo-
acc a"d ignoring his companion. that you
sol m ly promised me osi no account whatever
10 part with it till | had seen yon agaln. ]
have now snadc mp nv mind that ] viii slvG
Won whatever Won may reasonably demand. ]
came here to-day with the stlict intention OF
buying it.
Arc Won aware, Miss Goling-I believe it l..
Miss Goring of the Farm | have the honor Of
addressing THAT yOu are making yourself my
PARTNER in the frand you have just accused IN"
Off As his gaze continued TO rest on the lovely
flushed face below him involu~tarily his voicc
,oftcncd 1t was hardly possible for, young
man of twenty-five, however stecled against
such sentimental weakness by the isolation ol
Il studous bovhood. to suppress a strong desire
that this pretty eiil would transfer some OF hcl
strange absorbing interest iH Prehistoric Ma
to one particular descendant Of the nineteenth
century.
Yes. Mr. Muggin-, I am prepared to give you
rs much as fifteen shillings for it.
n that case rapidly rejoincl Mr. Frank
Carroll turning TO jeremiah, |, IN my turn
am equally ready to advance sovereign
AID L. triumphantly, one pound ten.
The little hoard Of seven gold pieces almost ex-
clusivelv re. crvcd, with one exception. for the
nsc of the widows family at Clifton, will hc
somewhat esscned by such proceeding, How
ever. il the cause of Science should Helen Cor
INC object to wearing three ycar-old bonnc
during the ensuing wintci The boys shal
have their warm, hcw coats as USUAL
Two pounds
Two pounds ten
Three pou~ds.'
Three poun'ls tcn,' desperately.
-Four poundS.'
-Four pounds tcr,' chokingly.
Five pou"ds.' brisky: -,
'Six-six pounds y with catch in hes br-del
like n sob.
six pounds ten m
Seven hounds = II was all gore now The
last shining sovereign of the savings that repre-
| serted so MANY small sclf-denials and pinching
acd invitations had vanished forever Farewell
10 winter mantcs and thick ovcrcoats a.,
smart new bonnets to the residue that Will
carcful management might have paid port %
of the taxes of the house al Clifton. She fcl
ike ooe of those mothers Of old who passed thci
,bildrcn through the fire to Moloch. Shiveline
,aoccd, dcstiin,c reduced to state Of geotce
,,r1,sr,srn still of course it must bc Of incstim