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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10
CHAPTER Nv,
AWAKENING.

I understood now the meaning OF
Mere Lucas OminOus he%adShaking, OF
her endeavor to promote an attachment
between me and Gordon, and Of this
last measure by which she had shown
ne that Taras would never marry. She
feared that my affection for him was
riDening into love and that l should ex-
DeCt him 90 make me his wife.
The relation quite stupehed me, and l
sank down silently on the stool by his
bench. with tears that ! could not &C
count for gathering In my eyes and a
feeling OF desolati0n and loss IN my
heart.
Mere Lucas kissed me and went away
with a little 500 OF sympathy. "He will
never marry me-" i said TO myself, try
ing to realize my situation aud find an
eyDreuati0n of tho sadness that Op-
pressed me. Undoubtedly love, I'M
known TO me, had been SmOldering in
nv breast from the first moment that
Taras smiled 40 me, and 70 burst up into
flame it only needed that unfortunate
touch by which old Mere Lucas at
tempted 20 stife It.
..He will not marry me-" I said, re-
heating her words with q little addition
OF NV own. Then slowly the graver
import Of her warning dawned upon
me. HIS reason FOR avoiding marriage
was not because he could not love, but
because he would not doom his wife TO
wfdowhoOd or exile 20 Siberia-becauSe
he knew that ere long be must die or be
taken prisoner 70 Russia.
At this perception a cold sweat burst
out upon my brow, as II l had become
aWar for the first time Of this lmpend-
ing fate.
Going to my ROOM, I took myself TO
task for my want Of vigilance. what
had / done 20 guard his life since the
night when I learned that 10 was in dan
ger2 Nothing beyond carrying weapons
i'm my pocket for q few weeks and lis
tening when / found the chance TO
s,raus of conversation that I could nOt
understand and even these feeble at
tpmuts had been abandoned lately, and
had suffered myself 10 be lulled into a
state OF careleSsneSs by the absence of
aav omen sign Of hostility toward TaraS
and by his own disregard Of ~precautiOl.
But this apathy on the part Of the
secret euemy had been led to expect
from the conversation OF Tarss aud his
friend Eavanagh. They had said that
probably no further attempt would be
made for some months Those months
were now passed. The critical time
was az hand, for I had gathered from
one or two remarks that any fresh
offense TO the Car would De the signal
FOR a renewed and final effort to silence
Taras. That fresh ofenss was about
20 be committed. The group of statu-
arv was finished. The work Of casting
and burning done, the striking allegOrY
would be publicly exhibited for all the
world TO talk Of.
/ recalled now, almost with ~stuDefac-
ton at nv Incredible indifference, an
incident that proved that the secret en-
emy was on the alert aud fully ac-
ausinted with Taras' design. The pro-
Drietor of the pottery at which it was
INTENDED to burn the clay group had
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10

glass OF a young lady of rare beauty.
Knowing the rules Of the game, she re-
NAMED like a statue until l came up
and with wonderful skill drove the ball
safely across the field, leaving a track
OF marmalade ''arf way across the
'eath," as Clarence said. This incident
was printed and commented upon ad-
versely by the London press, so l give
IL here correctly IN order to set myself
right.
The press in stating that l scattered
q quart of jelly, a jar Of pickles and
;he brains Of an Intellectual dog over
the entire party was grossly wrong,
and the report hurt me a good deal
among friends who had Invited me TO
come and play golf with them and who
afterward excused themselves on the
ground that ~dipbtheria had broken out
In their families.
Golf IS a Scottish game, and is as full
OF dry humor and pious, ringing, girlish
laughter as the death oi.Lady Jane Grey.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10
HOW NYE ARRIVED.
GETTING INTO LONDON WITH A TIN TRUNK
AND AN APPETITE
Putting Up at Browns Hotel NOt-on-ths-Srand,
Where the Bill Grows in All Kinds Of
Wsaihsr-Nys Plays Golf and ScaEsrs Sweet
ness Abroad.
Copyright. 1885. bv Edgdr ". Me-
LONDON, THE LATTER PART OF
AUTUMN, 1898.

1879.
When 1 left America, 10 bring refine
ment and the light Of the gospel into
Great Britain and Ireland. 1 was told
TO go to an hotel first and lodgings AZ
terward. A friend told M TO go TO
Browns hotel in the Strand. In land
ing at Waterloo station, which is handy
TO the p~ostOfice and courthouse, | took
q four wheeler and had my nice new tin
trunk put on the top. This trunk L
borrowed Of u hired girl, Josephine
Pinnero, heir apparent 10 the throne OF
Ranpano, king of the common people
on the coast Of Africa.
She loaned me her trunk. 1t Is OF
tin, painted to resemble a typical sun
set, and has 8 handle on the
top. 1 had TO pay my board
in advance while / carried this
trunk. II it had been full OF coupons
it would nave made no difference. with
that and a soft felt hat l could have
boarded among ~pickpockets all winter
with safety.
"Where to, sir?" came the gentle,
glnny voice OF the cabman.
Browns hotel, Strand" | answered
as l finished up q bag OF popcorn which
l brought from home.
''There is no Brownsotel on the
Strand, sir" says the driver, who wss
much better dressed than l aud declined
10 a stiff manner to help me close out the
popcorn.
"Well, IS there another Browns
hotel?" l asked as l blew up the PAPER
bag and busted IL in the ear Of a police
man, with q ringing laugh.
Eyes, sir. There's one on Dover
street, sir"
"Well, go there, Colenel," said l.,
and don't spare your stock. Pound
him on the back, for Pm as hungry as
q grizzly at an afternoon tea"
entered London at night as Julius
Caesar did, so that people would not de-
sert their business to come TO the train,
thus leaving their homes aud shops a
prey TO burglars and robbers. The ruse
was successful. No one was there TO
| crowd the streets and cOnRest traffic.
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REGISTER. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 10 l~89a-TWELvE PAGES

called to inquire IL the subject was OF a
political character. Taras OF course
a admitted frankly that it was, aud when
Mr.. H, for commercial reasons, had
begged to decline to give any assist
ance 10 the production, he asked Mr..
h what reason be had for suspect
ing that the work was a political one.
my information, sir" said Mr..
H, ''came in the form Of an anony-
nous letter, and for that reason felt
that 10 justice to you 1 ought to have a
personal veriication OF tie fact before
declining the commission"
When Gordon heard Of this he
laughed and said there was not a word
Of truth In the statement.
No anonymous letter was needed.
Old Il has found out that you are
Bogensky, the nihilist, and with the
hope Of knighthood before him and the
dread of losing a sale or two in Russia
be thinks it best to decline the JOB"
At the time that explanation was &C
cepted by me as readily as it was by
Taras, but it was different with me
now. ! felt sure that the secret enemy
had made this communication.
Who could be be? Clearly some n
who had seen the group, and, not less
obviously, q Of the Russian visitors
who called on Taras. But which OF
them? To my eyes they seemed all
pretty much alike-meek, gloomy, IN
happy looking men, d%readfully out at
elbow, and the shrug Of pity or frown
of discomfort With which Mere Lucas
expressed her feeling regarding them
was usually accompanied with q sig
nifcaut movement OF the thumb and
finger, which led me to understand that
their object was TO get money out OF
Taras. There was none who looked
like a traitor, and I could not believe
that any would be base enough to be-
tray him TO the police, for, however un-
happy they looked on arriving, not one
went away with disappointment in his
face, and though Taras was careful TO
conceal his generosity | had reason to
know that be gave away to his dis
tressed countrymen infinitely more than
ne spent upon himself.
All through the night l taxed my
brain with coDjectures and surmises
without arriving at any definite conclu-
sion with regard TO the identity of this
dreaded enemy, and all l could do to
to silence my ~self-reproaCh for past neg
lect was TO VOW that l would be more
watchful and vigilant in the future.
And this vow was not made in vain.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10

Yesterday Mr. Gladstone laid aside
the polka dot crayat which he has used
so long. This is a sign than summer Is
over now. In the spring he puts IL on
when the Nslteses catkins show them
selves on the willows. Gladstone SIN
wears the scarlet wooden socks, how
ever, which he had 10 1889, when | first
visited England a poor aud unknown
tourist.
Now how diGerentl I have come
here on a Dutch steane only 20 be tho
pet and fayor!te Of duchcsses ever since
my arrival.
Just to show = friend from DakotA
my pull here, the other day while l
was walking with him on st. James
street l heard the toot OF the tallyho
coach from Hampton Court. The
driver is dressed as swell as possible In
lne fitting uniform, with white beaver
hat, and the iootman looks like Thack-
eray's dream.
There" says /, "Alick. that's my
f%our-in.hand coming now. How would
you like 10 take s Aler down 90 Hamp-
ton Court 10 see n have paid too much
for 10. You 90 tooling down there with
me. look at the rancho and range, water,
grass for stock, etc, and then tell me-
| what It's worth. II I've paid too much
| for IL, l want TO know 10, so as to stop
payment on one Of my checks"
When the coach got alongside tho
soloist blew a merry blast which made
everybody look around. threw up my
| hand In a courtly way, acquired while
Justice Of the police court In Laramie
City, and stopped the gorgeous equip
mage. Fortunately we were tis MY
passengers, so / showed my frleud hc'b
The brake worked, told him how ] bought
the of wheeler OF the Speaker
Of the House OF Commons and
generally gave him the history
and price OF everything. We had
a good time, aud / blew him of az the
Queens Arms az Hampton 20 lunch. 10
was a mighty tough lunch ] must adj
NIT. A hot Irish stew with "shillalys"
IN IL aud a mug Of bitter constituted the
entire programme, and 90 one who IL
not used 20 10 beer from a metal mug
tastes like boneset drunk from a new
zinc-lined sink.
But we had a good time. asked the
driver now and again how the leaders
were standing IL since the rainy wealth
err, aud all such things, I'LL my friend
Alex said:
eyer a regular oner, amt ye? Lord,
but don't yer put II on over here,
though? But / knew ye. Bin, when
We was poor; didn't /. BIZ? ] knew
ye when yer hadn't struck a lick AZ
lltteryture and was praetlcln law aud
had to 20 TO the other law Office 70 get
warm. Remember that? Now look 40
vel Too proud 20 drive the Deadw0of
aud Sidney stage. Set here, by gaw-
ney, and let a Judge Of the souprems
cote, with 8 high hat, drive your stock
for We. And too dam biggitY yer air,
Bill, to ever blow yer " horn. but
hire a 'Piscopple clergyman fer TO do 10
fer ye.
"Work ny pelt up into dyplomys,
BIZ. but yer put on more side than what
Victoria does. Ike this sort OF ride
first class; bot, BIZ, n they knew back
AT Cheyenne how yer carried on here Ia
good society. yer lie wouldn't be worth
a steer calf born on the trail Of a Christ
mas eve"
9NuGAws
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10
CHAPTER XVII.
MISGIVINGS.

I was still weighing K~avanagh's
mysterious questions and dark insina-
tions, unable to draw any definite con-
illusions from the conflicting doubts
that agitate my mind, when the door
opened and Mere Lucas came in, her
big mouth puckered up with pain and
tears running down her cheeks.
''What a disaster! What a terrible
calamity. my poor dear friend!' she ex-
claimed, dropping on a chair as if over
come with grief. And then rocking
herself backward and forward she
'whimpered out her grief in a long chain
of incoherent phrases broken by sobs
behind the blue apron which she held
to her eyes.
1t seemed to me as l watched her i'm
possible that such grief could De simu-
lated: that any one could summon such
a flow Of tears from an unfeeling heart.
But then [ reflected the person chosen
by the cars agent to execute 80 dan
eerous a mission must Of necessity be
extremely subtle and deceptive.
The beautiful figures all torn down
the whole work ruined" she went
on. 1.-THE work it has taken 80 long TO
make, the pride and JOY Of my dear
master! l would rather the monsters
had beaten me down and crushed the
life out OF mel"
asked myself II Mere Lucas was not
OVERRIDING IL now.
''And to say" she added, getting the
better Of her tears and dropping her
apron-"to say that am the cause Of
it all"
''Does he say SOP" l asked quickly.
'sAh! I would he had. Look you. my
poor dear friend, it is easier to bear
blame. when one deserves IL. than for
giveness and words Of kindness" She
burst into tears again as she repeated
the words with which Taras had tried
to comfort her.
Nv Judgment w~avered-it was diff
cult TO doubt the sincerity Of her emo
ton.
1T is my fault; 1 say Il, T." she cried,
striking her breast, adding, with
dramatic emphasis, land 1t is true!
What right had 1 to leave the house
when nv master was away? What an
I here for but 70 protect the house and
nv masters interests? II It had hap
pened while I was at home, 10 would
have been a great misfortune, but at
least I should not have been culpabie;
no one could have said l suffered the
mischief to be done"
'sDoes any one say so now?" asked.
"Why, it is evident, my poor friend.
ANY good for nothing watching his op-
portunity might have opened the front
door with a bent nail and walked in.
And, animal that / am, ! did not even
look round tbs place when came In to
see that all was safe as / left it,"
FRO BE CONTINUED.
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10
CHAPTER NV.
A WARNING.

One morning / was particularly
bright and happy. Taras and I had
risen early, by Arrangement made over
night, and gone 20 the flower market at
Covept Garden, from which we re-
Turned ladened with flowers, aud I was
then disDOSIug them about our pretty
living room. Mere Lucas surprised
me by repeating o phrase which she
had not used for long time.
,sPauvre cherie, va!' said she 70 o
trembling voice, regarding me with
tender cOmmiseration 10 her broad,
motherly face IS she stood before me
with her hands planted on her massive
hips.
,'Why do you say that, Mere Lucas, 3"
/ asked, for l could now speak in
French with tOlerable luency. Il have
everything I want"
at is true, it is true. Thank heaven,
Vou-have everything you desire"
Then why do you say poor dearie'
with that look OF sadneSS?"
,.Wby do Z say it?" he said, echOing
nv words 20 get time for reflection.
She hesitated. Her lips tremoied as if
Ashe were about 20 tell something that
audience withheld, and then taking
he by the arms aud drawing me Co her
reast she got out OF the difficulty by
8ving: because / love you. Co.
sand with a sounding kiss she released
me and went off 20 her kitchen. I ac-
cepted this feminine explanation then,
bnt before long the same expression
cropped up again aprop0s Of nothing
when 1 was singing from sheer want OF
thought. That set me wondering.
what was there En- nv condition that
aDpealed 20 her sympathy? l was no
longer the deplOrable creature that first
excited her pity. Why would a merry
laugh now and then 0e checked 0y a
sigh as she squeezed my hand, or end In
q rnefal shake Of the head and a LOOK
of fearful sadneSS2
Another phase Of her adectionate re-
gard added 20 my perpleXity before
long. She became remarkably urgent
an her praise Of George GordOo and lost
no opportunity OF bringing rs together.
,'Good day, Nine. Luca"% Gordon
'would cry in his CHEEKY vO and eG-
arrabls French when the door was
onened TO him. "Fine weather, isn't
10 Is M. Taras in his studio?''
1T will 90 and see" Mere Lucas re-
,ponded in good Norman, ''bRt behold
ma'm'selle All alone" and Opening the
sitting room door she gave the poor
man no option but 20 enter andN pass a
Rlartor OF az hour with me, anC a bad
barter Of an hour 10 usually was for
] im owing 10 his very limite4 knows
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10

No OTHER sa~rsapsriila has the merit
to hold the confidence Of entire CON-
munities year after year. as has Hoods
S%arsaparillA, Il possesses curative
power peculiar to itself.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10

HOOPS PILLS are purely vegetable,
carefully prepared from the hest in
gradients. 25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-11
CIVIL SERVICE REPORT.
Majority and Minority Ideas Given
Out by the Commission.

The majority and the minority reports OF
the civil service commission have been
given to the public. The extension of the
service to free delivery post offices, states
the former report was one OF the most
important accomplishments of the commits
sion. The number Of government employees
thereby placed within the classified service
was 1900. AS a result, the postal service
already shows improvement. In the small
er offices it is difficult to discover evasions
of the law and the commission desires that
it be invested with power to investigate all
cases of removal, and to examine witnesses
under oath. The commission believes that
many of the excepted places within the gov
ernment service should be placed within the
classified service. The salary limit to the
classified service in custom houses should
be abolished, and classification should be
by grade. The success of the civil service
law as applied to the postal railway SER
vice is commented on at length. The ms-
jority report is signed by Commissioner s
Roosevelt and Lyman. The minority report
Is signed by Mr.. Johnson and sets forth the
regret of the writer because of his inabil-
ty to subscribe to the views of the other
commissioners. But he follows his convic-
tons rather than his wishes He states
that the extension of the civil service law
to free delivery offices was il-advised and
has wrought harm to the cause of true re-
]
the commission, more than it could properly
handle, and ii is now several months in ar
rearS on much of its current work The
civil service to command the support of the
people must have the backing of public opin-
ION: Thus It's extension must be cautious
ana wise, and its administration pure. The
people know that the extension of the civil
service does not absolutely mean the extern
SION or civil service reform. When such an
extension is ordered by party Just on the
eve Oh departure from power and when the
employees so protected are largely the par
nsah appointees of that party, it is very
natural that the extension is look ed on as a
partisan and political trick Much of the
unpopularity of the civil service law is at
trlputable to this. The report states that
positions demanding the exercise of admin
t S.tatIve pohcy and the decision of import
ant matters should be EXEMPT from civil
serVlse rules. Mr.. Johnson maintains that
the position he assumes is the same posi-
ItoaI IuSu wnich was held by Mr. Cleveland in
TO the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-11

That Great Britain Cannot Hold the
Mediterranean Against the French.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Graphic today
publishes an interview with Admiral Horn
by, first and principal aid de camp to the
queen. Admire al Hornby says that Great
Britain could not hold the Mediterranean
with it's present feet. Unless the British
naval force is stronger than the French
force, the British in the event OF war are
bound to be beaten, for the French officers
and seamen Of today know their work as
well and have as good ships the Brit
ish.
Furthermore they have The better strste-
gic position, holding as they do both sides
Of the Mediterranean. They have an inn
pregnable dock yard and arsenal at Toulon
with inexhaustible supplies in their rear.
Tunis gives them half dozen fortified
harbors. Bizarti in that country, which
the French were pledged not to fortify, has
become extremely strong and can afford
shelter to a large fleet Ii is true this
gauntlet that the British viii have TO pass
on their way to Malta is not nearly as
strong 1t might be.
Gibraltar, Admiral Hornby adds is s;ill
worth holding. 1t has defects I'm it's want
Of docks but the rock itself is impres-
nable. The Egyptian harbors are worth
little, but Famagosta, I'm the Island OF Cy-
prus. is capable of being converted into a
great coaling depot where a feet could al
ways be sheltered.
Speaking of the armament of warships
Admiral HOrnby says that moderate sized
guns Of about twenty-five tons are the best
Each gun should be separately protected
thus making it a little fortress In itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-11
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The Recorder of Deeds Ofiice

Representative Goldzier of Illinois is pre-
pairing a bill to introduce in the House TO
provide what is said will be a valuable ad-
dit;on to the methods Of business in the Of
flee of the recorder of deeds of this Dis
trict Mr.. Goldzier's bill provides for an in
dex to be prepared of each city square.
showing the nature of every transaction
relating to each lot in that square. The in
deX would indicate the transfers of lots,
the filing of mortgages and, in fact, every
act Of conveyancing relating to the lot
In conversation with a star reporter to-
day Mr.. Goldzier said:
I'VE have such an index in Chicago. and
1t has proven to be of almost incalculable
value. 1 think that a similar index could
be maintained for this city at a compara-
lively small cost. 1t would. cost something
to commence 1t, of course, and require
probably a year or eighteen months to get
it up to date, but think what a convenience
il would be. A man could simply turn "a
was interested, and could see the entire
history of a lot at a glance.
Bills I'm the Senate.
Senator Mcmillan today reported favora
bly, TO the Senate the bill to extend North
Capitol street and the bill to prevent the re
cording of subdivisions of land in the office
of the recorder OF deeds of the District.
Senator Faulkner made similar repor,
upon the bill to provide for the issue OF new
street car tickets. the bill aboiishing the old
corporation OF Georgetown and the bill au-
thorizing the Commissioners to accept with
out interest payment for certificates for
special assessments. The last bill was
amended by committee.
Senator Gallinger introduced bill provid.
ing for the erection Of a statue of ex-Secre-
tary Stanton.
Senator Stockbridge .roduced a bill to
provide relief for railu ay mail service en-
ployes.
Senator PETER introduced a bill amending
the act relating to the sale of liquors in the
District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-11
PANIC At A REVIVAL.
A Young Woman Pushed From th6
Gallery to the Floor Below.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec n.-There was q
panic in the audience at DIR. Chapman's big
revival service at the Auditorium yesterday
afternoon. The meeting was for women
only and fully 5000 OF them were JamDed
into the building.
In the midst OF the service Miss Grace
Williams was pushed through the gallery
railing by the crowd behind her and fell to
the floor below. One rib was fractured and
her spine was badly injured. Instantly
there was a rush for the doors, and r. tie
excitement a large number OF women were
badly squeezed and six of them tainted.
Any number OF dresses were torn and hats
crushed before the few men at the doors
could stop the rush.