The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-20


ln consequence; that judges. lawyors, bur
Rslara, parsons, Thieves, msrchn1lts, ,nhchnh-
lca, mnrdererH, women, children, bnbies-
everybody, indeed, could be seen from
'horninR till midnight, absorbed in one
deep project and pnrpose. md only one
Ip pen those pigs. work out that puzzle snc-
ness had departed from tho nation, and in
its place caro-, preoccupation and
anxiety sat upon every countenanoe.
and al faces were drawn, distressed
md furrowed with the signs Of age
and trouble. and marked with tho still sad
dor signs Ut mental decay and incipient
hihnneAa: that factories were at work night
and day in eight %cities, and yet to supply
tho demand for the puzzle Was thus far
impossible. Hawkins WAS wild with JOY.
Sellers WAS calm. Small matterS could
pot disturb his sereuity. He said,
'Thaps Just tho way things 90. A man
1nysnts Il thing which could reyolutionlZd
the arts. produce mountains OF money and
bless tho earth. and who will bother with
1t or show any interest in it?-nnd 30 you
are Just as poor rs you were before. Bnt
you invent some worthless thing to anuse
Yourself with, and would throw it away if
left alone, and~all of Il sldd@n the whole
world makes a snatch for it and out crops u
fortune. Hunt up that Yankee INT collect,
$4,000 JuAADt " AtASVk t4ObFC
me to potter at my lecture"
This was n temperance lecture. Sellers
was head chief in the temperance camp,
and had lectured now and then in that in
terest. but had been dissatisfied with his
Efforts, wherefore he was now about TO try
q new plan. After much thought he had
concluded that a main reason why his lee
lures lacked fire or something was that
they were teo transparently amateurish;
that is to say, it was probably too plainly
~perceptible that the lecturer was try
ing to tell people about the horrid
effects Of liquor when he didn't really
know anything about those effects,
except from hearsay, since he had hardly
ever tasted an intoxicant in his life. Ills
scheme, now, was to prepary himself to
speak from bitter experience. Hawkins
was to stand by with the bottle, calculate
the doses, watch the effects, make notes OF
results and otherwise assist in the prepare
ton. lime was short, for the ladies would
be along about noon-that is to say, the
tera of Siloam-And Sellers must be ready
to head the procession
The time kept slipping along: Hawkins
did not return. Sellers could not venture
to wait longer, SO he attacked the bottle
himself and proceeded to note the effects.
Hawkins got back at last, took one compre-
hensive glance at the lecturer and went
down and headed off the procession. The
ladies were grieved to hear that the cham
pion had boon taken suddenly ill, and VIC
lently 30, but glad to hear that it was
hoped he would be out again in a few days.
As it turned out, the old gentleman didn't
turn over or show any signs of life worth
speaking Of for twenty-four hours. Then
he asked after the procession. and learned
what happened about it. He was sorry
said he had been fixed for it. He re.
manned abed several days. and his wife and
daughter took turns in sitting with him
and ministering to his wants. Often be
patted Sally's head and tried to comfort
her.
Don't cry, my child. don't cry so: YOU
know your old father did it BY mistake and
didn't mean n BIT Of harm: you know be
| wouldn't Intentionally do anything to max
| you ashamed for the world; you know he
wasStrying to do good and only made the
mistake through ignorance, not knowing
the right doses and Washington not ther,
To help. Don't CRY so, dear. it breaks m,
this humiliation or you and you 80 dear tt
me and SO good. won't ever do it again
indeed l won't; now be comforted, honey
that's u good child"
But when she wasn't on duty at the bed
side the crying went on Just the same; Their
the mother would try to comfort her anG
say;
A<oA Wy SSetAf Nv ' 4AChtlV ally
harm; it was all one of those happenings
that you can't guard against when YOU are
trying experiments that way. You see
don't cry. It's because ! knowhim so we'll. ]
could never look anybody in the face AGAR
if he had got into such an amazing condi-
ton rs that a-purpose; but bless you his
intention WAS pure and high, and tina
makes the act pure. though it was higher
than what was necessary. We're not humil
ated, dear: he did it under a noble impulse
and we don't need to be ashamed. There
don't cry any more, honey
Thus the old gentleman was useful te
Sally during several days, as an e1plana-
ton of her tearfulness. She felt Thankful
to him for the shelter he was affording her
but often said to herself: tits q shame te
let him see in my cryingsa r%eproach, as il
he could ever do anything hat could MAKE
me reproach him. But I can't confess; I've
got to 60 on using him for a pretext; he.
the only one I've got in the world, and I dc
need one SO much"
AS soon as Sellers was ont again, anj
found that stocks Of money had been PLACED
in the bank for him and Hawkins by tbt
Yankee. he said: Now we'll soon set
who's the claimant and who's she authentic
I'll just 90 over there and warm up thai
house of lords During the next few day
he and his wife were so busy with prepare
sions for the voyage that Sally had all the
privacy she needed, mi all the chance tc
cry that was good for her. Then the ole
pair loft for New York-and England.
10 BE CONTINUED.