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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-15

his life IL his hands. and studiousiy
avoided looking at linn at all.
Jakey ate heartily. Mark noticed MN
eating with his knife and otherwise AIS
nlavina his humble origin, while he was
himself eating like "A gentleman. de
tbonybf rlis.t il was lucky Mrs. Fain was
not at the table
After breakfast Mark followed his
hostess through a door opening INTO a
sitting room on the opposite SIDE OF the
liall from the parlor
Miss Fain, he said. II know TOO Wen
The station of your family and southern
customs not to accept as a gltt the nos
pitalitv Won have afforded. can Oily
express my indebtedness, and the nope
that some day the war may be over ana
| can come down here and show my
gratitude for something of far more
moment to me than a nights lodging
He paused, and then added:
"May / ask question? Are you
Union or Confederate girl"
.Confederate.
Mark looked at her uneasily
II inferred from what you said last
night that You will not betray me-
II will not.
"But you think you ought to-"
Il do
Mark stood gazing at her. She was
Il. king out of the window with a trou-
bled expression.
Miss Fain." he said. ''you may be
doing wrong: you may be doing right.
At any rate you are acting the part OF
woman. and this act makes you in my
eyes the loveliest woman that lives.
The words were scarcely spoken when
the muscles of the girls face contracted
into an expression of horror. Mark could
not understand why his speech had so
affected her. The natural uncertainty of
his position impelled him to look about
him for the cause. CHANGING out OF the
front window he saw an officer in gray
uniform on horseback in the act OF reach
ing down to open the gate.
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Fine night. uncle"
"Yas. berry fine night, sab.

Zine night. uncle."
"Yas, berry fine night, sah."
That's not very good tobacco you re
smoking. uncle. You'd better take some
o. this hyar."
THANK y, sab"
''Do yon hear any news, uncle
"Dan1. My names Danl, sab. No,
sab; don't git no news 'cept de sojers
is getting mighty thick at Chattenoogy.
"Do you know how many are there?
Il reckon bout free hundred thou
sand"
Mark laughed
you're not much at figures" he said.
.'No, sab, amt got no larnen.
"Uncle. | shan't want anything OF you
while I'm hyar, bat you must have
somep'n to remember me by all the
same" and Mark put new crisp dollar
greenback in the old mans hand.
Dress de Lo'd, you is de fines specer-
mon oh po' white gentleman ! eber had
de facilatude OBJ meeten.'
well, don't spoil it all by tellen
t'other hands. Keepit TO yourself"
"Sho huff. amt gwine to tell no
body"
Mark left Uncle Daniel chuckling on
his barrel and strolled about the
grounds. Presently he found himself
walking near the front of the house.
The mother and daughter sat on the
yeranda in the moonlight. Presently
the daughter came down the steps and
advanced to where Mark was lettering.
Mamma says that if you like you
may-she would be pleased to have you
come up and sit on the veranda."
THANK your Mark was about to
lift his hat in his usual deferential man
ner. but suddenly remembered that he
was not supposed to be gentleman.
He followed the girl up to the veranda,
and she placed IA seat for him near where
they We're sitting.
"Your brother is a good deal younger
than you, said the mother when Mark
was seated.
"Oh, yes. ma'am; he is ten years
younger"
"You don't resemble each other at all.
You are light, and he is dark.
so we don't. Jakey's my stepbrother,
you know"
"You didn't tell us that" remarked
the lady
You're very thoughtful of him." said
Miss Laura, considering be is only your
stepbrother.
"Waal, ma'am, I'm very fond of him
all the same"
"He seems to be peculiar child"
"Yas, Jakey, he is peculiar, very pc
culiar. ma'am."
"You haven't told rs your name yet. !"
said the mother.
slack. I'm Farmer Stacks SON"
How many field hands does your
father own"
Father, he don't Own no niggers at
all We're Jest only poor whites"
You're very frank about it" said
Laura
"Waal, there amt no use maken pur-
tensions"
"And you go to Chattanooga tomor-
row." asked the mother.
"Yas, ma'am; callate ter do some
traden thar.
"And you will return this wayy"
II reckon I'll be along hyar in a few
days"
The mother continued the pumping
process for awhile. but whether she
made no progress. or whether Mark
succeeded in establishing himself in her
confidence, she arose and walked with
all the stateliness of southern high
born matron into the house. There she
resumed the book she had been reading
earlier in the evening.
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CHAPTER V.
GLORIOUS PERFIDY.

When Mark went down stairs the next
morning, followed by Jakey, they We're
invited into the breakfast room. Laura
Fain was there, but her mother was not.
Mark looked at Laura, but she avoided
his gaze. He asked after her mother.
Mamma scarcely ever gets up to
breakfast" she said as she poured out
a substitute for coffee.
During the meal she said but little.
and that was only on commonplace sub
.ects. Size seemed to have more on her
mind than the soldier who was taking
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IN NM ENEMY's LINEs.

Marx handed the teiid uhiSkcred ferry
man the crisp ten dollar note.
'Jakey. said Mark as they passed be-
hind trees that hid them from the house,
Il don't like that officer coming to the
Fain plantation just at this time. ThereH
surely be some mention Of us. and 1t IS
possible he may want to have look at
us. You know. Jakey, we're only poor.
modest people. and don't want to be
stared at
We amt got our store clothes on.
and don't want ter make no acquaint-
ances.7 Jakey observed solemnly.
Mark had noticed Laura FANS agits-
ton when she caught sight of the officer
at the gate. and knew there was good
reason for it. He did not fear that she
would betray him Intentionally. but that
she might be led to do so from her very
snxiety to keep his secret.
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CHAPTER w.
SLACK, THE FARlIER's soN.

SLACK. THE FARMERS SON.
Mark took his pipe and went down to
lhe yard TO have a smoke. Going back
% the barn he entered into conversation
with an old darby sitting on barrel by
The stable door and evidently master Of
the horse.
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"Come, quickT she said. seizing his
arm. No. mol Mammal She doesn't
know. Oh. what shall we doy'
Mark took her by the hand and spoke
to her coolly, but quickly. Call Jakey
for me. and we will both go down stairs
and from there to the barn. We can
then go out without meeting this officer,
for he is doubtless coming in. There is
no especial danger. We shall meet plenty
of soldiers before we return"
She flew out of the room to find Jakey.
While she was gone Mark watched the
approaching horseman. He was a fine
specimen of southern marital and
slender, with long black hair, mustaehe
and goatee and fine black eye. He
looked, as he came riding mp the road
way. the impersonation of the southern
gentleman.
Before he had dismounted Mark and
Jakey were on their way to the barn.
Laura Fain opened the front door just
as the officer was coming up the steps.
why, Cameron" she exclaimed,
chow did You get away? | thought you
told me you were TO be officer of the
guard today
Il persuaded my friend the adjutant
to detail another man.
WAS there a special reason
Certainly. positively couldn't stand
it another day not to see you. Besides
we are momentarily expecting orders to
cross TO this side Of the river.
But you will be nearer to us then.
won't youY'
Il am afraid not. Once on this side
we'll not stop nearer than Dallas or
Poe's. We may join Colonel Forrest
near Sparta. or wherever he may be,
doubtless somewhere in the enemy's
rear. He seldom troubles the Yankees
in front. But you are not listening, my
darling, and you are pale. You are not
ill?'
Certainly not"
lyon are sorry that l came!"
why, Cameron, what do you mean?
You know | always want you to come"
She led the way into the sitting room,
from which Mark had disappeared but
a minute before-a minute is a long
MIS-. Il all CultI6u
and received the guest most graciously.
Captain Cameron Fitz Hugh was a
young Virginian, graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia law school. the son
of wealthy parents, whose acres and ne
groes were numbered by thousands. He
had known the Fains before the war,
Mrs. Fain having been born and reared
in the Old Dominion During visit of
Laura to his people, shortly before the
breaking out of hostilities, he had fallen
in love with her, had proposed and was
accepted. Both families being agree
able, the two were engaged to be mar
ried.
This is an unexpected pleasure. cap
tain, said Mrs. Fain.
Il did not suppose | could get away
today
Everything is unexpected in these
times. We never know who is coming
to US. Last night | slept uneasily for
fear that we harbored a guerrilla III thu
house
How is that asked Captain Fitz
Hugh.
''Where are ihe strangers. Laura
Il think they are gone. mamma
a countryman and his little brother
aid lirs. Fain 10 the captain. Laura
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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

Within the past few months mem
hraneuus Group has been unusually prev
alent among small children throughout
the city aud the children's wards in the
numerous hospitals have been crowded
with the little sufferers from this
scourge. At the Children's hospital.
where they have had large number of
cases, "A new form of treatment Is used
which has proved successful in AZ yer
cent of the cases. an extremely large
proportion.
At this institution, as soon as the chill
drcn are found TO be suffering from the
from the four corners of which poles ex-
tend upward several feet They are
joined at the top by strips, aud blankets
are then thrown over the whole, com
pletely inclo>ing the patient. A small
kerosene stove. on which Is large ket-
tie. stands on the floor at the foot of the
bed. The kettle i filed with mixture
of gum camphor, oil of turpentine and
water
This is brought To IA boil, and a tube
leading from the kettle goes under the
blankets aud carries the steam inside.
where II cunden>es on the blankets in
great drops. the moisture and the fumes
of the drugs enabling the patient to
breathe.
When the case i extremely bad an
other instrument l. used consisting of
small spirit lamp oyer which Is "a small
vessel that acts a. boiler. ON the side
is "A glass bulb filled with bicarbonate of
soda, glyccriu and water y glass tube
extends into Ire bed, and Is placed at
the patients mouth The heat from the
lamp causes the steam from the liquid
in the tube 90 pass into the boiler and
then through the second tube 10 the
patient, mouth. philadelphia Record.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01
German lFaNor.

A problem which wears upon the gray
matter Of the brains of many society
women is the selection of german
favOrs. Fans are going ont of fashion
for fdyorS. but now and then somebody
wants them, and the designers brains
are faxed 20 fill the bill for something
new. An odd design was fau favor at
"A fancy dress cotillOn given recently. 1t
was a palm leaf fan cut in fanciful
shapes. Covered with tinsel and tied
with bows of ribbon, the design was
neat and very effective
Bags of brocade are popular at Tuxedo
They are cut IN fancy shapes and tied
a. usual. with plenty of ribbon. They
are intended 10 he hung on the backs Of
the fair recipients chairs rs "a catchall
for their fans, handkerchief and such
favors of small size as can III stored
away
A quaint conceit was shown at one
Cotillion on last New Years night.
Sticks IN the shape of long shepherds
crooks, enamcled white. were employed
Near the bent part was big bunch of
holly leaves and berries tied with bow
of white satin ribbon. They were pretty
and effective. and much sought after by
the dancers. such favors cost from
fifteen to twenty dollars Il dozen. New
York Ledger
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01
WOMAN'S WORLD.
RESULTS OF THE ELECTION OF
OFFICERS FOR SoROSlS.

stcaming sick Babies-The American
woman In Paris-Dress Reform-Ger-
man Favor--she Knows Mans weak
nrss-uer Career Cut short.
The regular annual election of officers
for Scro,is was conducted with great
harmony and dignity behind closed
door. in the Sherry ballroom Monday
afternoon. There was futter in the
doyecote when the curious scribe deiied
the statute and looked in for moment
to see how womch vote when they have
a chance. Aud this Is the way it is
done: There is before the election a
caucus. which the women call bust
ncss meeting. when nominating com
mi;tcc j. appointed to take charge of
tie election. The chairman Of this com
mittcc sends out TO each member of the
club blank, bearing the list of officers
10 be chosen. and the member fills them
out with tie names Of her candidates
and sends them in unsigned Two can
dilatc- for each office receiving the most
support are nominated and the voting
- done by ballot in the regular way,
only that tickets are not printed and
each officer is voted for separately
This year. for the first time III the his
tory If the club. there was only one can
didatc for the presidency Mrs. Jennie
VI. Lozicr, who was elected by unani-
nous vote. Mrs. y. NJ. Palmer was Sc
lccted i'm the same way as chairman of
the committee on philanthropy. no OPP
posing candidate being nominated and
the vote being unanimous. The other
officers appearing in the returns as sue
cessful candidates are vice presidents,
Mrs. Ella Dictz Clymer. Ruth A. De La
mater and Rebecca A. Morse: chairman
and members Of the executive commit
tee. Mrs. ID. :. Deuison, T.. Louise Dem
crest. Romelia l.. Clapp, Christina J.
Highly and Iona Bird; recording secre-
tary. Mrs. Maude X. Clark; correspond
ing secretary, Mary Dame Hall: treas
urer. Miriam ID. Doane: auditor, Hester
NJ. Poole: musical director, Genie Ii.
Roseufcld, aud chairmen of the variou.
committees on literature. art, the drama,
science, education. house and home and
business women. Mrs. Merrill, Isabella
Bird Chalmers, Lydia j Wood. DR..
Sarah French, Jeanette Leeper, Sophia
Curtiss and Ellen VI. Van Brunt; chair
man Of custodia, Mary NJ Bergholtz.-
New York sun.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

Among the striking novelties pre-
pared for the feminine customers is d
new veil that is supposed TO play a
double ptrt--enhance the beauty of the
wcarrr and half conceal her identity.
The latter 1t hardly does; the former
effect II certainly will have when put
on, As 1t should be. with the thickest
part coming well below the eyes. This
far it j. only shown in black. and has
the upper portion thicker and Of diff
ferent net to the under part. the upper
piece ending iii woven sCallops or a
straighter edge. 1t recalls rather the
effect of a mask, though it is of course
perfectly transparent. As any becom-
ing novelty Is sure to be "a success, the
devotees of Dame Fashion will probably
see that this little veil is not neglected.
Dry Goods Economist.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

The American woman l. evidently
destined Co play an important part in
the higher social life of France and
Italy. The fact has been forced into
notice bv the marriage of Miss Matte
Mitchell tu the Due de la Rochcfoucald.
As | look around / see nothing but
American wives, although they asSim-
ilate 50 amazingly and their French is
SO good that | forget the land of their
birth. Nine. Ribot and dozen others
in high political circles are thorough
Americans. and at Il charming party
given the other night 10y the Marchioness
of Augle,cy-nee Miss King, of Georgia
there was nothing hut transatlantic
married beauties fun of life and refine
ment The Quiriual court is Just as
American, and even the patrician Colon
mas have one American princess III the
person Of Mrs. Mackpys daughter in
their illustriouS family.
II would Ice invidious TO make com
PARSONS in this connection, but | cannot
help repeating what an American diplo-
lnatist said Yesterday: The fact" he
remarked, n, that the American girl
can live in "A fat and takes to hotel life;
the English girl Is too long failing in,
and although her body training is ele-
giant enough. she has not the cunning
superficial attributes in the way of dress
that my fellow coIntrywOmen have. -
Paris Con. London Times
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

Speaking of art, know an art writer
who has fitted up IA unique corner III her
family sitting room that wonld charm
any man fond of pipe. "A cigar or IA
chat with the clever hostess. Ii Is a
sort of a divan fitting into slight re-
cess on alccve. A small black bearskin
sprawls upon TIA, wall at the back. just
beneath "a high window. The divan is
covered with magnificent robe which
puzzles nineteen ont of twenty people
Texas cow~kin. coal black and of great
size. On the floor at the fool of this is
rug of mountain lion skin-a SPLEEN
did specimen. And fastened tn the
walls. working in "A swivel 10 the right
and left, are superb and highly polished
horns of the wild COW whose hide YOU
are sitting on.
The horns are ash and cigar stub re-
ceivers. and can be lifted ont of their
sockets and replaced at will. Above
them on either side are Indian relics
and Chinese trinkets, respectively. Each
article has Il history. Stretched at full
length in tins coy retreat, with good
cigar and the conversation of highly
gifted woman, it seems hard To- believe
that there Is anything worth living for
outside. New York Herald
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

a speculative bachelor has written
a book To answer the question, "Shall
Girls PROPOSE He takes the affirma-
tive and declares there is no sense in a
custom which permits a stupid man to
propose marriage to clever woman and
debars his brilliant sister from express
ing her preference. That women have
proposed is asserted, and Queen Veto
ria. Mime. De Lesseps, Patti. Baroness
Burdett-Couttsa and Mrs. Hopkins-Searles
are cited as illustrations. indianapolis
journal.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

The work which u Christian man does
in his closing years of life often has a
spiritual vitality in it which that of his
buster manhood had not. Lockers ON
may not estimate it SO, but perhaps the
"wiiness of the spirit does. | prize
every hour of mellow thought and rest
full prayer which sometimes have given
tome. \ suggestion here, an inspiration
there hit of poetry, rhythmic or not,
now, and prayer then, seem To betoken
"a ripening soul even coruscation of in
tellect, struck out by u glowing heart,
and to disclose the fact that some of
Gods best uses of man may come after
he has begun To feel most useless him
self. Professor Austin Phelps,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

have just learned of the death in
Vienna of Leila Ri>ley. of this city, who
was promising singer. IA pupil of Pro
fo,,or- Wilder and Reward, of Brooklyn.
She made her debut iuthis city at "a con-
cert. and after short residence in Gal
weston went To Vienna 10 perfect her
musical education. She studied under
the best teachers IN Vienna, and in the
musical circles of that city She WAS soon
celebrated for purity of tone, compass.
strength and sympathetic quality of
voice. Thcmauagcr of the Buda PeSth OPP
era house secured the younga artist for the
national Hungarian opera, but her last
success WAS at the opera in Paris last
wear. She Wa. to have sung at COvcnt
Garden during the London season of
1891, hut was prevented 10y the Illness
from which sh" never recovered
She returned to Vienna last summer
for medical treatment, and everything
that friends and medical skill could de-
was done, but in vain. for "a few day
ago death came IA relief after months
of suffering. Brooklyn Eagle
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

The woman who loves flowers. yet
who cannot at this season afford To in
dulgc her taste, should go atield a. the
buds begin 10 swell. Let her gather
lilac and sprays of Young birch, branches
of beech, wild plum. pussy willow,
cherry, forsythia and wistaria. Then,
it she have sunny window, let her set
the bare branches in "A vase of warm
mot hot, not tepid) water on the window
ledge and patiently await developments.
Her pains will soon be rewarded with
AN abundance of blossoms, small, IL Is
true, but perfect in form and color. As
the water evaporaies care must be taken
to ill mp the vase every second day,
using, of course. warm water. As far
a. possible keep an even temperature
and avoid drafts. The writer recalls a
case where bunch of promising buds
was completely spoiled through the
carelessness of IA servant, who left them
in front of an open window for half an
hour.-Her Point of View in New York
Times
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

Some of the wealthy citizens of New
York have pledged $4,000 for the estab-
lishment of free kindergartens in the
city if Sarah Il. Cooper, the successful
founder of the kindergarten system of
San Francisco. will take up the work.
Mrs. Cooper, however, feels that she
cannot leave the great work in San
Francisco. Two hundred and sixty
thousand dollars has been given to it
during the past twelve years, and six
teen of the thirty-two kindergartens
have been literally endowed.-New
York SIM
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-04-01

The long ribbon sashes reaching 10 the
edge of the gown continue in vogue, not
only for evening, but for street dresses.
Sometimes the ribbons simply start from
the shoulders, and fall almost to the
edge of the gown; again. they are
brought front, cross over the corsage,
come around under the arms high up to
the center of the back, where they are
arranged i'll small bows, while the long
ends reach quite to the edge of the skirt
BY the by, to be effective, these decora-
tions should always he of velvet ribbon.
Ladies' Home journal.