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81 AN INDEED DELIGHTED TO SEE YoU!'
he, who has no heirs but them, has
taken q perfect stranger and, with ar
bitrary disregard of their claims, set
her above them. Would not even you,
who are so generous, smart under such
an injustice?"
"You argue their cause WELL" Miss
Balderstone confessed, "but it is hard
on the unfortunate girl"
at is. Believe me, my dear lady, my
heart bleeds for her; and even this very
morning my wife and were discussing
n project for furthering her interests. /
had intended communicating with you
to-day, but your opportune arrival obvi-
ates that necessity"
81 am sure we shall be grateful for
any suggestions" the schoolmistress
said, little stifly, for no woman likes
to be convinced against her will, and
she had been obliged to acknowledge to
herself that her suspicious were utterly
groundless.
"Well, it is this: Of course Miss.
Miss-by the bye, did the young lady
adopt Lady Scarborough's suggestion Of
assuming another name?"
"She did not" This very frigidly.
''Well, then, Miss Grahame-of course
Miss Kate Grahame-under existing cir
cumstanees must turn to profit the
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81 mean that his adopted daughter,
Kate Grahamc, has received this letter
from him. which You perceive is dated
after the published period OF his de-
cease"
The attorney gave n sigh Of relief MS
he glanced Mt the document.
''Gracious! how you startled mel" he
said. nervously. "You ladies' IRE posi-
lively SO impressionnble-so ready to
lump to conclusions without sufficient
data, that"
"Then You think that there is moth
ing in it?" Miss Balderstone inter
rupted.
"Think! I am sure of It. A mere
blunder of poor Sir Harry's. Why,
have here the attestations OF half n
dozen witnesses, chiefly natives 1t is
true, but men in official positions, and
one of his body servants, Aaron Gore, n
man born on his estate, who knew him
from childhood, and was his valet for
the last seven years."
at is very remarkable, Mr.. Colburn."
mot bit of it-a mere slip OF the
pen; why, / have been guilty Of the
same error n hundred times. You see
he was up in the hills, sick"
"Hc does not say So"
"Ah, my dear lady, you never knew
Harry Grahame. He was the last man
in the world to worry others with his
affection, especially one to whom he
was SO much attached rs he was to this
young lady"
There may be something in that"
Miss Balderstone confessed.
"And now that we are upon this sub
ject," Mr.. Colburn continued, in suave
yet determined tone, may ! put You
right on one other matter. You spoke
Just now of this young person as Sir
Harry Grahame's ADOPTED daughter.
What do you mean by that? The legal
definition of the phrase would mean
that he had by proper process OF law
acquired parental rights ever her. No
such ceremony ever occurred, therefore
in the eyes of the law your friend is no
more to him than the veriest stranger"
''That may be so, but for nearly
eighteen years he treated her us his
daughter"
"And if for eighteen years he had
treated her rs his wife, would that
make her SOP The silnile is coarse
one, and beg your pardon, Miss Bald
erstone."
"Then, can you explain to me how it
is SO quickly and certainly determined
that he left no will, for am sure he
never meant to leave her unprovided
FORE"
II can. He carried with him will
properly drawn up leaving all of his
disposable property to this young lady,
but he never signed it. On his death
bed he dcplored this fact to the surgeon
of the Ninth regiment, who had been
summoned to attend him, and whose
testimony / have here, and it was
while this gentleman was hurrying to
the house of an English missionary to
secure his services as q co-witness that
he brcathed his last"
"Ah, the fatal blundcr! But, surely,
Mr.. Colburn, the spirit, if not the letter,
of this document should be regarded.
1t seems to me that his sisters treat
ment of the girl"
pardon me. Let us strip the story
of sentiment. Lady Scarborough and
Miss Grahamc may have acted with re-
sentment-unnecessarily harshly, as
You and I may think; but let us ex-
anime the matter in their light. They
are neither of them wealthy. Their
brother is rich. He does not marry.
They naturally expect to inherit his
wealth. Suddenly they are told that
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was worthy of even her idol, Harry
Grahame.
"How can thank you sufficiently for
the service you have done me?" she
said, with cheeks aglow, as he stood
beside her on the bank again.
by saying nothing about it. Why,
it was bit of fun, not even worth
mentioning, only / wish / had the
mastiff's faculty of throwing the wet
drops from me. See how the old rascal
is rubbing his nose in the grass, and I
dare say grinning ut my moist condi'
tion," he replied, with q merry laugh.
but you will come at once to the
farmhouse, where nm staying" she
asked eagerly. 81 should never forgive
myself if you caught cold. Had you
not better run on at once? I am sure
that Mr.. Barlow would be only too
glad to"
''Ha, ha, hal he reared. do look
like tender youth, that q dip in a
river on glorious day like this would
lay on sick bed?"
wac 1hACCIAOIS, ShS
was fain to confess that he did not.
"Then excuse me if do not put on
my coat over my wet clothes; and show
me the way to your farmhouse, for I'M
less you accompany me, to give an ex-
PLANTATION of my amphibiousness, shall
not dare to present myself. Besides,
in your country no one goes anywhere
without an introduction, understand"
"Then you are not an Englishman?"
she demanded, in surprise.
Not exactly, though my forefathers
were. am a Yankee-a pure, unso-
phisticated native of the state of wooden
nutmegs."
"Ah, have read Sam Slick-you mean
you were born in Connecticut" Kate
asked, much amused. "And what are
you doing in England"
Looming; and until to-day have not
got much fun out of the experiment.
Kate was little mystified by the
term ''loafing," which had never pene-
trated into the classic precincts Of Miss
Dalderstone's establishment or the
genteel atmosphere of Miss Honoria's
drawing-room, and concluded that it
must be an Americanism for hunting
for loaves or getting ones living. She
forebore making any further inquiries
on so delicate subject, for of course, 1t
was no business of hers how the young
man earned his bread. It only en-
lightened her as to the fact that he
WAS o toiler and had to work for sub
sistence.
Thus, in pleasant chat, just Us if they
had known each other for years, they
walked side by side till the garden-gate
was reached, and mademoiselle, glanc-
ing from her French novel, beheld them
with intense surprise, and hurried for
ward to meet them.
"Mme. Campignon, permit me to in
troduce to you Mr., Mr." Kate
broke down with an embarrassed little
laugh, for she did not even know the
name of her newly found friend.
ARTHUR Dunbar" he said, with quiet
assurance, making the governess bow
which would have been deemed credita'
bic in one of her own Partisan salons
But mademoiselle was not to be propi-
tiated so easily. Like hen protecting
her one chick from the swoop of q hawk,
she rufied her feathers and received
the young mans advances with the iciest
frigidity.
TO BIZ CONTINUED.
= = n
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the prosecutors in
the case, called Com
missioner Raum u
liar and attempted
TO make a personal
assault upon him
and was only pre-
vented from carry
ing out his purpose
by the interference
of other members.
The utmost excite
ment prevailed
which was quelled
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bob WHITE"

[Song and chorus
I'd give the world 10 be boy,
A little barefoot boy again!
To feel upon my sunny brow
The cooling drops Of summer rain;
Once more TO climb tho woody hills,
To drive the cattle through tho dew,
To answer to tho Bob Whites call,
To idle Us used TO do.
Chorus
80 Bob whitcf" Tho sound comes from afar,
The simple call OF the rustic quail,
From his sunny perch on tho pasture bar
Where the ivy crccps along the rail;
90 Dob Whitc;" On tho verge OF tender tears
Is tho music OF the harp alwayg
~ Bob Whitei" "Bob WhitcY-gone with tie
years,
But his song Is In my heart to-day
o. once again to lie and dream
Among the clover and the bees:
Once moro upon my sun.browned check
The kisses Of tho truant breeze:
Again to wander through the fields,
In love with leaf and bloom and sky,
Gay as the blossom in the wind,
Free Us the bird that fitted By.
o! would be o boy again,
The hue OF health on check and lip,
And find In natures happy wilds
The old and true companionship!
To laugh with the merry laughing brook
That ran TO meet the barefoot boy!
To whistle with the bobolink
That shared SO oft my idle Joy!
i feel the summers lovingness
That came to me so tcnderly,
The sweetness Of the wild red rose
That whispers thoughts Of love to me:
What IL the world IN mo tO-dnv--
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A COMMITTEE SCENE.

Congressman EnIoc Creates n Scene mt the
Raum InvestIgstiOn-Thc Congressman
Calls the Commissioner n Liar and At
tempts 60 Assault Him.
WASHINGTON, April 37.-There was O
remarkable scene yesterday in the room
where the Raum investigation was pro-
ceeding. Representative Enloc, one of
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-30
lro RE cONTTNUEp.l

GEoReE-'Does your landlady' daugh-
ter sing by carp" Harry-''Oh, no; with
her mouth. IN. Y. Herald
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GREEN b. RAUM. only by a prompt
adjournment. The trouble began with
an inquiry as to whether or not Com
missioner Raum himself had not fur
nished Special Examiner Greenwalt
with SIS to be used for the purpose of
entrapping an attorney named Foote, of
Kalamazoo, Mich, suspected Of being
engaged in buying forbidden informa-
ton in reference to pension cases.
The commissioner said that he had
not given Mr.. Greenwalt the money.
Mr.. Enloe asked If after an adjourn
ment of the committe on previous day
Mr.. Raum had not, right at the table
around which they were sitting, So
stated to him (Mr. Enloe).
The commissioner replied that he had
not, for such was not the fact.
Mr.. Enloe repeated the query several
times, which led Mr.. Payson to inquire
if Mr.. Enloe did not already have suf-
ficiently square denial from the witness.
Commissioner Raum, turning round
in his chair, added: do you want
another denial?" addressing himself TO
Mr.. Enloe.
That gentleman flushed quickly at
the remark and exclaimed hotly: You
are liar; you did say So" He then rose
to his feet and in his excitement grasped
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-30

a small glass sponge
cup on the table in
front of him, made
u forward move,
ment to get at the
commissioner, who
was sitting in the
witness chair across
the table. The sud-
denness of the vio-
lent turning of af-
fairs took all hands
by surprise. The
chairman, Repre-
resentative Wheeler
and one or two
others were seated
in chairs between
Mr.. Enloe and the
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CAST OUT,
But Not FOrsaken
BY BERNARD BIesBY.
CHAPTER DISCONTINUED.

copyright. ,sOa. by "A N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
The National tribune., 1892-11-24

possible have not returned An "eye for an eye y
in all cases; but u 20. 1t has been mistake in
business methodswiiish cannot occur again and q
veteran.--J. B. Potter, Olivet Neb
MICHIGAN GuARDs, ATTENTION.!
DEAR C. C's AND GUARDS: Through the efforts
of my faithful Fling Commttee-Josie NJ. Ltzan,
Hernlon Swift and JohmR Go%nrn-we have sue
ceedetf in raising just half enough for Division
flag, Now VIC must have good flag In time for
our mex. Reunion, for sure we just as
loyal as other Divisions. Every C. c. and Guard
quesed to give something at once, even If 1t is no
more than 10 cents. Please send all contributions
to Josie NJ. Liizan. Chatlevox
And now word % the Michigan c: @. Every
loyal Cs first dut Is TO join the Guards We need
you within our ranks. My whole heart is in this
grand work. aud long 10 secure the help OF all.
for "in Union there. is strength" Guards who
wish Division stationery can secure 80 sheets OF
paper and so envelopes for 80 cents, 100 of each
for GO cents of our faithful Aduinnt II. Earl Cow
din Roel.f ford. Loyalty yours-Neliie III. Kinds,
Commander Michigan Division, Ionia, Mich
GOING TO SOUTH DAKOTA.
Our well-known c. @. sister, Julia e. Pringle,
WAS married Oct. TO Frank Sanders prosperous
young farmer of En,sley, $. ID. Sister Julia in one
of our best C. c. girls and Mr.. Sanders is lucky In
securing estnabie bride, and am sure you
will all unite with me In wishing them . happy
and prosperous lfe.-Nellfe NJ Kinds.
ATTENTION. WISCONSIN GUARDS!
The second annual meeting of the Badger Stats
Division. ". t. c. c. Guards. will be held In the
GAR. Hall, Plymouth, Wis. Thanksgiving Day,
Nov "a. All members OF the Division have been
earnestly requested TO be present. The COMMITTEES
have left nothing undone To make this one Of the
pleasant est and most enjoyable meetings ever held
As means of recognition members have been re-
1uested TO wear knot of red, white and blue rib
bon.
By order of CLARE B. CONE, Commander.
Official: NINA f. HINE. Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1892-11-24
TRIBUNE ExcuaNGE-wANrED.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Exchange will be de-
voted solely to the exchange of souvenirs Any
thing pertaining to business must be sent to the
advertising Department.
To exchange: My photograph for best postal au-
tograph.-Iiliian Knight, Montevideo, Mimi. Pho
tngraph for first half yard of ribbon for G. G. lad
der.-Ella Colby, Medina. N \. Good music
Clara Kinkiey. Box l13. Mendon, o. Letters with
tenclers also prize for best letter on Patriotism
Our National Goiors. Bruce Leonard Box
IS. Dunbar. Pa. Letters, references exchanged
Walter Il. LonGs;reth Box 90, Gratiot. o. Letters,
autographs. and photographs.-k. I.eona Stuber,
No. Square street. Utica. n. Y. Stamping pat
terms and outline designs for paining.-Lydfa A.
Heeker. Chester Hill, 0. Music for exchange oil
songs They All Love jack Camp of the Gyp-
sizes, }" The Princesse Royal" and Tho BrtiAh
Patrol. Jennie J.. White. Fayetteville, Pa.
Wanted: Address of Arthur o. Sisson formerly
of Brooklyn, s. DIVA T.. Crate, Oeeanside. Cal.
Address OF II. j. Young, Lime Kiln. Wash. Those
who have sent me calico pieces TO know that1 hsve
been i'll. but will soon send curios.-Mary God
ward. Atlantic. Wyo A poem suitable for Memo
rial Day.-I5azil Lemey. Kirby. Pa. Address OF
an Old Ladies' Home.-A1rs. Jane Smith, Redwood
Falls MINI.
Postal Autographs: Ella B. and Sadie e. Coffsy
North Auburn, and Grace NJ. Young, Railroad Pal
Mrs. II. H. Mcneil, Bridgeton Pa Alberta Bau'
blitz. Railroad, Pa; Della Gurtner. Wabash, Ind
Prizes awarded Katie Il. Hand, Everest. KAN
to Agnes AshvlIe for best letter. Lizzie c. Eckert
Hastings, Mimi, to john Brunny and O. b. d.
Hothern, for best photographs. Lizzie desires ihf
address of tho latter. Roilin 7. Toms, Bethel
Conn, to Eva T. Pryor, for preticst photograph.
The National tribune., 1892-11-24
Changing Diseases.

In that delightful book "Rudder Grange" the
husband of Pomona gives AS his reason for not
removing from a maiarial neghhorhood, that 1t
don't do for ut his time of life to go about
changing. his diseases, and adding, that there are
diseases incident to almost every LOCALITY ana he
likes disease lie is used 10.
Now, III case OF nalarsl diseases aside from the
nm il lingness of patients TO change diseases"
1t is generally not convenient to change their resi-
dences. If this were done in every case, some OF
our III ost thriving communities would be depopu-
lated.
self against malarial influences. For this purpose
Drs Star!sey & Paen's Compound Oxygen has
proved itself in the past % years, the most efficient
thing In the world. Witness single letter among
hundreds.
"Dss sTARKEY a pALEN:-We are situated In
the midst of Of the worst malarial regions
where microbes wait You at every breath. and low
typhus fevers and that dread enemy, La Grippe,
reign supreme Unfortunately this winter, being
out OF Compound Oxygen, La Grippe seized me in
full force with it's most excruciating scatio pain
symptoms of paralysis and all the discomforts OF
Influenza.
Immediately we requested a supply of Com
pound Oxygen, and In three days after its recep-
iion WAS bounding upward like a gazelle, Grippe
free whilst many were dying i'll our Deighborng
towns aud the country about US. Others dragged
through weeks of suffering to be more dead than
alive when pronounced out OF danger oy the phy-
sicIans The first inhalation removed the sciatic
pain also paraiytic symphonic. Equipped with
supply of Compound Oxygen, void not fear
trip through African swamps Indian jupgles
Let urge each victim OF any disease whatsoever
to try Ii thoroughly. JENNIE NJ HARRISON. Fol-
som,s Find near auckland, Ohio"
Any person desiring to change disease for good
health should write q plain statement of their
case, when, II possible, the way will be pointed
out. The consultation is without charge Address
Drs. STARKEY & PALEN. 1929 Arch ST.. Philadel-
phia or Chicago. San Francisco. New York, and
Toganto. Ont
The National tribune., 1892-11-24

also tell a PERSONS age by the voice, and seldom
fail 10 come within two years of the exact age.
"what is my idea of colorf don't know as 1
can tell you, but I'll try. Yellow suggests TO me
intense heat; red makes me think OF something
joyous or of loud noise; gray suggests bleak NO
vember winds; white, intense cold blue. cool
breezes; and black is what ] always have before
me.
And then, too. voices make me think OF color
There is tho brown voice, sweet and low, ana
little sad there is the purple voice. sonorous and
full, the voice of the priest then blue, voice OF
child, joyous but with no expression L ike Inc
brown voice the best of all. because 1t was my
mothers voice. Isomeimes think that her voice
became brown when her little boys eyes were
gone. The brown voice has suffered but is not
embittered not so with the intense yellow voice.
II can tell flowers by their odor and form, ana
love the rose the best of sl. Then, can tell time
with an ordinary watch. and can do many things
with my fingers. / learned 10 work in wood, but
my health demanded outdoor exercise. and hike
to walk anu come in contact with people.
Ibid you say you wanted the rough paper or ehe
linen? A dollar; here is your change"
Not only to Abraham have angels como I'M
awares. Do not turn them away, these lame and
halt and blind. They are Gods messengers; arise
and let them in.
The National tribune., 1892-11-24
N. Il. G. g. GUARDS.

Prizes offered for Progress and Patriotism.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. with view to a wider
and better union among the loyal membership Of
the Conversation Club Guards. offers series Of
prizes and invites full and frank composition
upon the part of all the Guards. The prizes Will
be named later, after q more full expression Id
secured as to their character, and will be awarded
by a committee at fourth National Reunion, held
at Indianapolis in 1893,
DIVISION PRIZES.
l. To the Division making the largest gain per
cent. for the current year
2. To the Division having the largest member
ship.
g. To the Guard securing the largest number OF
new members.
These prizes will be based upon the final report
of the Adjutant- General preceding fourth National
Reunion.
Second prizes will DO awarded in each case.
sTENoGRArHIC PRIzEs.
The following prizes will be awarded to O. o.
Guards competing at fourth National Convention,
where an exhibition will be arranged:
]. For most rapid stenographio report, In type
writing, OF 2 600 words.
2. For the best stenographio report, In hand
writing. OF 200 words.
3. For best s;enographic copy, In typewriting, o.
q poem of 20 lines.
Second prizes will be awarded In each case.
BANNER PRIZES.
To every Division doubling its Guard member
ship between now and June 80, 1888 THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE will present handsome banner.
The National tribune., 1892-11-24
EDITORS CHAT.
A Few Thoughts that May be Valuable to
C. G. Thinkers.
DON'T BE ABsENT-MrNDED.

DON'T BE ABsENT-MTNDED.
There Is no trait more annoying than absence OF
mind and no more prevalent in the average
American of to-day. Ii is of the results of the
pushing, driving, striving, crowding system OF the
lives of Americans We are all so busy, and have
SO much to think about, and SO many demands
upon our time that cannot confne our thoughts.
and while we are engaged in thing we are
thinking about all of the other things we have left
uudone.
Observation-Disclosures is habit, and we are crea.
lures of habit 1t should be most carefully guarded
against both in conversation and action; In the
former IL makes disagreeabe, md In the latter
ridiculous. We have all had experience with the
absent-rnnded man. and know how unsatisfactory
and unpleasant it is 10 be interrupted in the most
interesting part of ones narrative with question
entirely foreign 10 the subject.
Absent n1indedness destroys conversation, Is
discourteous uncomfortable. and to be avoided.
One evening one absent-mnded person was calling
upon another equally dstrait The caller was
relating an incident clothed with interest TO him.
but when partly through, his mind wandered and
he stopped. Embarrassed. he asked his hostess to
kindly tell him what he talking about. Equally
embarrassed, she obliged to acknowledge that
sire had not the most remote idea.
We ali can recall the ahsent-minded man, who
starts to tell one story and forgets all about the
point of IL sndwanders off to another.
Observation-Disclosures il a defect, and through 1t one
Is often led TO infiict pain and produce unpleasant
predicaments by acts and illusions which wound
the tenderexi feelings.
La Fontaine was the most absent minded man
that modern times has known. and there are many
anecdotes told of him in this connection. He once
attended the funeral Of friend who had been III
for months and The next day he called to inquire
the state of bis health.
We ali can recall many amusing incidents OF
shsent-rninded people. A few evenings since q
charming woman, much sought after In literary
circles, wEa entertaining party OF congenal
| friends. The evening Of brilliant CONVEX
sation and music and the attire of the hostess was
entirely lost sight or until she passed coffee. when
| it was observed that the skirt of her black silk
/ gown IVES on wrDng side out. The woman
carried stocking TO church one Sunday thinking
| il was 8 handkerchief
Observation-Disclosures Is habit easily acquired
and when once formed hard TO break. Like all
| other habits, it viii bear watching.