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ing her gray locks over the perfidy OF
mankind, she stole a sidelong look to-
Andrew. ,Copley-then a well-set-ur
young fellow OF four-and-twenty-wa
moodily leaning.
"Ay but he takes on badly WI IT,
direction. I'm main sorry for him, too
He aPays were sweet on her, we knaw
an | do believe she'd "A had him II
that man fro Grmsby hadn' come this
way wi his pert, weel-favored face"
Further tattle was ,nipped short by
the appearance Of the letter-bag, In all
there must have been close on a dozen
letters--a goodly batch for Port St.
postman held aslant to catch the light.
miss Kellett" he called out wheezily.
Why. that mum be Hilda," exclaimed
one Of the bystanders, She isn't here.
Ye,ll haze to take It up, to the hoose;"
"Tll save we the walk" said Andrew,
stepping forward, I'm boun' that way,
an I'll Sc, she gets IT,"
Don't ten her o, the goings-on O. that
Grimsby chap" cried the iishwife before
mentioned. I'm drive her clean daft.
Conscience-sake. Audrey. don't tell her
that"
During the period we are dealing with
education at Port ST. Bede was at a
wofully low ebb. Not twenty people in
the whole thorp could write their names,
could read anything but print" fewer
stlll were able to puzzle out written char
acters. Among this community Andrew
COPley was recKOned a fine scholard -
and by virtue Of this reputation, his ser
wees were in frequent demand by those
who, having passing need OF the "larn-
ing" CHANGED to be in the bad books of
the rector or the Wesleyan minister.
With the "gammer's" injunction echo
ing In his ears, Andrew stole quickly
towards the cottage occupied by Hilda
KelIett and ner widowed mohter., Miss
Kellett Port ST. Bede, said he, fur
lively. scanning the superscription.
TITS fro that scamp, as / live. An
now, belize. she'll haze me to read II to
grlmly: Shall l telrt to her-shall /?
It'll XIII her, say they. an they're right
1t Will"
He stuffed the letter into his jacket
pocket long before n came abreast of
the cottage. Rspping, tattoo on this
door, ne lifted the latch. and-as was the
fair-haired girl peeped into the room
from a side door, "Oh. It's you. An
drew" she said. coming forward.
"Ay, It's me. / cam Just to ask
how your mother is to-day"
She's a piece better this morn: bur
she rested III last night. Nellie an me
sat uD wi her most all night; but Shes
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dropped OFF asleep now. TAX chair
Andrew perched himself on the edge
of the nearest rush -bottomed chair and
his Rnees wh d hs sp
'Trawlers' when the letters came" he
was one for ye, Hilda, an I made free
to say I'd bring it, Here it's"
For me- and Hilda's eyes bright
Then it's fro Ben, isn't it, Andrew
It's the Grimsby mark" replied An
%Then it hust be fro Ben; He said
back to Grimsby. An how l trembled
for him all through that storm o Mon
day But he's safe.this shows he's
sfe eTeP INTO her Sae Ewes oe s
clamped to the floor. aThis shows he's
safe she repeated quayeringly;;, oon
nasty talk about the Vampire-as how
she's gone doom T. the"
inc 6s t 20 into cried Ss H b6n .hr%S ye
Taking firm grip OF his lips Andrew
opened the letter and glanced at the
signature. ITS moan fro him" he
said, " It's wrote, by Peter Worsley,
Not fro Benz, exclaimed Hilda
tTemulOuSly. - lie lsnt--deanE
Andrew nodded. Drownedr he
murmured huskily.
Clutching at her throat Hilda sank
into "A chair and hid her face In her
palms. Presently she looked up. her
lips pallid, her eyelids scarlet. ~ can
bear It now, Andrew" she said. Read
IL all to me-"
The caligraphy OF the Vampires mas
ter must have been all but illegible,
judging from the difficulty Andrew had
In deciphering It. He. read slowly. hum
ming and having through the whole
epistle. Here is the gist OF 1t. In the
recent heavy gales, the Vampire
sprung leak. her crew being eventually
compelled to abandon the laundering
vessel and take TO the longboat Their
parlous case was little bettered there
by. for twice the boat had been cap
sized; when she was righted the second
Time, only four OF the sailors succeeded
In scrambling into her. OF the two men
missing, the mate, Ben Webb. was one
The survivors were picked up on the
following day and landed at Grimsby.
i was In fuliilment OF a pledge made at
the outset OF their peril and In fateful
anticipation OF Its outcome, that Capt
Worsley now broke the sad news to the
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wo*'0 @ LATEST NEWSGH FEATURES C0L0RED CARTOONS

eight weary, toyless years-and neither
HIlda nor Andrew had sought TO break
through their pact Of silence ASou,
with typhoid. then rife in the, village,
and for an anxious space she dwelt on
the very border-line OF here and here
ing his word that the great mans fees
should be forthcoming-Abel called in
Dr. Ratclitre, of Morperland, under
whose care Hilda slowly began to mend.
Banks-the Doctors comforting assur-
anCes for company-that the truth
stripped itself before Hilda. TO torture
and afiiict her with its hooking ghastli-
ness.
AS yet she was not able to leave her
bed, but lay there with pinched face.
her hair tangled on the pillow, her thin
blue fingers twitching idly at the gar
ish patchwork quilt, her eyes wandering
to the half-open lattice through which
was borne the distant sough of the
waves and whence she could see their
sun,hecked crests far out beyond the
Fork Rocks. Then she would turn to
answer some question put to her by
her little niece, Mary-Abels eldest
into the sick-room; Presently, the little
maid fell to babbling; chldlike. of the
doings and sayings Of her school friends.
"Ay, but yen be gettin' a fine schoi-
ard, Mary" said H.l1a. 1T was a guild
thing for the Teans when, t paTson
opened school. wish 1t had been done
long sim ;"
1T was our 'xamnation to-day" re-
piled Mary. eager with fresh news. "Mr.
Harvey heari me read an patted me o.
the head, out OF a newspaper-hard
words they was, too"
An maybe ye can read writin,
Mary"
belittle her attachments. when you
get any letters. Aunt Hilda, I'll read
Them all through to you-every word
Hnia, smiiingIy, Now, open that
drawer-no: the second one-an' bring
tho little black box to me. Yes, that is
IT,"
which the box was filled Hilda placed
the various articles by her side on the
bed Underneath, untouched since that
day, lay the very letter which had told
her It's sad tale through Andrews mouth.
Now, what names that?' said she.
TO the signature.
Mary screwed her eyes into beads,
hung her head sapiently on one side and
spelled the words under her breath.
Been, Ben; Webb. Webb" she an
nounced at last with a ring OF triumph.
TITS main bad wrltin', but"
.'No. por' cried Hilda. rising sxcitsdly
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Are you sure Nary" ' "eD'-
Ben. Ben; Webb. Webb" repeated
her niece.
:, Hilda sent up a choking cry. He said
lated gaspingly. He lied to me, It's fro
atremble, she turned to Mary with: 'Be.
gin at the first. Read 1t all to me. Can
Mary at all events was willing to try,
and although she Numbered often and
painfully under the task. between them
they managed to piece the words into
sense. n
Dear Hilda," it ran, 81 didn't mean
to say a word, but i can't do it without
telling you first. Don't hate me, for I
did love you, and do more S1, nor her: Any;
about Polly Barclay-how we was TO be
married, and how II was broke on Well,
me and her have made It up again. Her
uncle,s dead and left her everything
bank You see, / didn't have a free
hand, so you can't blame me. Besides
have you; and the. banns has been read
twice in Grimsby Church. l think things
are best left alone, and no fuss made.
especial as don't ask the presents back.
nor
Mary had plodded through the letter
so far when Hilda, with loud shrek,
dropped back upon her pillow. Abel and
again sitting up in bed. round-eyed, an.
gestl.ulat ting With clinched fists. II
might ha' won him back-I would ha',"
she cried, shrlly. "A lie, Andrew Cop
ley! II was Her.
In this fashion she raved all through
the night and long into the next day.
DR.. Radcliffe said II was brain fever:
and although he eventually brought her
back to bodily health, her mind never
recovered It's sanity,
Poor Hilda. She knows not that fer
the bread she eats, for the shelter
above her mead, for the very clothes
upon her back, she is beholden to the
man whom she, for forty years past.
has daily cXecrated.
She never secs me but she throws
them awful words T. my face" said An.
drew to me. II thowt | were actin
for t best when l did as did, thowt
suppose you have never met this
Ben Webb sirce?'
oh, but l haze went TO Grimsby
o. purpose to spoil his beauty. II he's
Twin now, he's Twin WI the nose o.
him. all askew; That prank cost me 2
week o. jail: but I'd stand hundred
years o. lookup for the comfort that Job
gave ms."--Thambers's Journal
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TAILOR MADE BOYS.
New Styles for the Little Swells
of New York.
Long Pants and Refer Coats for
Gentlemen Of Three Years.
Kennel Coats Worn with Knee
Brooches and Elton Jackets.

Fauntleroy styles are almost extinct.
The romantic collars and curls did not
survive the decade; but, then, fads are
short lived.
Only few mothers have the bad taste
to make caricatures of their small boys
nowadays. Curls are recognized as
exclusive attributes of girls. The baby
boy Is not only shorn OF his glory, but
he begins to be manly before he leaves
his cradle, and at the tender age OF
half-past-two he is put In pants. The
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ANDREW COPLEY'S LIE.
He Thought 1t for the Best, but 1t Did
Sad Mischief.

of the old folk of the bleak little sea-
port. Andrew Copley dwells most Wv
fuiy IN my memory. AS prosperity Is
gauged at Port st, Bede. Andrew-the
o"her OF some half-dozen fully equipped
nohihs smacks-was accounted a pros
peious man. l recall him now-his kindly
tanned and netted in wrinkles |;
uis iohs hair, grizzled this many a day;
us stHSpy gray beard; his light blue
eyes oespectacled for reading-yes, there
Se s"s. Many is the crack" 1 have
Seu win him. Yet there was one story
We ehose to leave buried in sllence-and
Aa. MS own. l never dared breach the
wpie' albeit ! inwardly burned with i'm
taieh' curiosity. One day, however, the
became mine unsolicited. Some
m,4i i ehanced to let slip anent his
hs oaeherlorhood caused an infre-
sSeht Iar-away look to settle upon his
S.s, we were walking up the steep,
,,SVooie-paVed street" at the time. past
re iime-washed front of the '.Trawiers'
IN TO the higher ground, from which
'Ae old Norman Church tower kent ward
.r,, the slumberous village.
A.. why haze l never married. saw vep"
snsr man exclaimed, after a long
afor, Vi silence. Like enow, yell hear
stoa long, an don't see what should
Him. me tro' tellin' we mysen. II SO be.
Lra.iy stepping into the roadway.
bat whipped off his broad -brimmed
,ho ahd stood motionless. Turning into
ch,rSa hued ians that zigzagged past the
| .lo,' we had we'll nigh jostled two
,hor, paced women, the younger OF them
vsos u' NIFTY years OF age. the elder twenty
st,r s or SO older. 1t was the latter tia,
'Nasted my marked regard fer 4, va
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towards her that Andrew held his down
bent head A wan, frail-looking Great
ure she was. dressed in black, with a
close-fitting, old-fashioned bonnet tied
under her chin in a bow of broad black
ribbon. Her hair smoothed evenly upon
her forehead. shimmered silvery as the
new churned foam in the bay. She
moved haltingly even with the aid OF an
oaken statf and the helping arm OF her
companion.
Withdrawing her arm, she paused in
the pathway, and pointed her stick to-
wards the bare-headed old fisherman. In
thin, quavering tones, as II the words
were said by rote, there being no vehe-
mence In her utterance, she cried: "Ah,
/ knaw vel knaw We. Ban we, for no
speakin' me fair" With no more pas
sion than II she were repeating some
soulless formula, she added: Course ye,
Andrew Copley! 1t was lie! Curse ye
for'tw
Come AVA" the other woman put in
coaxingly; come thee ava home
then"
Unresisting, the old lady allowed her
self to be led away. Through II all.
Andrew did not stir limb, but stood
there with doffed hat, his head bowed
and his name of gray hair rufiiing in
the breeze. We had left the church
behind the deep-rutted lane, the narrow
stone style that gave upon the fields:
we had traversed half the length OF the
meadows themselves before he spoke.
I'VE asked me how twas l never
.ried." said he slowly. That Is the
reason"
So he began upon his life-story. But
as his narrative would be hard to follow
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result Is that the little fellow is con-
siderable of a man when he reaches his
teens-all of which is in keeping with
the velocity of the age.
There never was a time when boys
were as well dressed as they are to-day
improvements made in the last two
years have raised the manufacture OF
small clothes to the dignity of profess
ional tailoring or dressmaking Here
tofore nice cloths were not handled.
for the reason that 1t seemed a waste
of raw material. The regular stock was
limited tc a small lot of coarse fabrics
usually domestic, that wore foxy"
shrank, lacked warmth and made clumsy
garments. Then, too, the designs were
monotonous. and all the boys were
dressed alike.
Now that Is all changed.
Clothiers follow the seasons. Sum-
mer goods in every line are designed
for Summer weather. The sale of duck,
galatea-cotton, sailcloth, serge and
sailor flannel suits during the last two
Summers was unprecedented in the his
tory of trade. Clothing for middle sea-
sons Is pertinent; special qualities char
acteriZed the suits for indoor wear I'M
dreamed of a generation ago; and in the
selection of Winter wear choice of
goods, cut, fit. style and service are as
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II I adhered to his exact words, with
his numerous digressions and irrele-
vancies, uttered with quaint burr OF
tongue, and, moreover, as his modesty
saw fit TO gloss over certain facts.
which / heard of later in other quar-
tiers / venture to set II forth after my
own fashion.
We bark back n full half century.
Port st. Bede-no vast size at this pres
ent-was then a mere nest of sand
stone, shale-roofed cottagers, planted
at the foot of the hill. and struggling
disjointedly up TO II from the street"
Later improvements have displaced or
rebuilt most of these one-storied dwell
ings, and filled in the gaps; but the old
'"Trawlers' Inn" looks just as 1t looked
fifty years ago. 1t lies back some ten
PAGES from the roadway, the shingled
space thus obtained being highly IA
vored OF loungers and gossips. The
spot served an identical purpose so far
back as the oldest memory goes,
A little knot OF flsher-folk. men and
women, forgathered there one Wednesday
morning to await the arrival OF the Nor
perland letter-carrier. Twice week, on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, he trudged
the ten miles to deliver his meagre pack
age Of letters He always made his way
first to the Trawlers', where 1t had be-
come customary for the populace-those
VINO did not expect letters alike with
those who did-to assemble and waylay
him. In that manner the cannie souls
got news from the outside world without
being put TO the expense Of postal fee
while the official on his part was quit
OF his letters all the sooner. On this
particular morning. however, the gayety
Of the group was under eclipse. They
talked together In hushed tones, full OF
concern, every row and then preferring
question TO the bronzed, middle-aged
seaman In their midst.
AN ye'rs sure we've got the reights
o. I, Jake?" queried a big-faced woman,
whose skinny pettieoat showed her am;
kill t'lass IL she hears o. T."
"Oh, I'm moan mista 'en-not me-" an
swered the seaman positively. II seed
him mysen + Grimsby not three days
back, an | card IL read out T. church.
the second time o. AKIN II were-last
Sunday"
"Poor maid-poor maid! An her wait
in for him here as patient an lovin' as
onybody could wish. All, them men
while the frowsy old crone was shak-
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PADDOCK COAT AND KNICKERBoCKERs,
The artist is one of the indispensable
members of the boys tailor shop. In
stead of going to Paris or London he
goes up Broadway Saturday afternoon,
down Fifth avenue Sunday morning
when church is out, and through the
Park any afternoon that he needs in
spiration. Ladies' tailor-made dresses
are the most fruitful sources OF ideas.
The cloths are fine, the colors are gem
teel and the models are graceful and
adaptable. Children require roundness
or fulness of drapery: between the ages
of nine and nineteen the average youth
Is awkward and rather elongated.
To utilize mems styles would be to
call attention to shapes that taste and
charity would conceal. Shipboard Is
another field for observation, and the
ladies. the middies and the officers are
levied upon for the beauty and comfort
of Liliput. Anything that smacks of
the sea captivates the small boy. There
seems to be an instructive love for blue
flannel, and the chevron on a sleeve,
worked with a few bright stitches, or
touch of gold will sell a suit every
time. Mothers like velvets. braided
trimmings and lace ruffies, but more
or less coercing Is needed to infatuate
the manly boys fancy.
Boys clothing Is put upon the market
| at such low figures that 1t does not pay
mother who has anything else to do
TO make over big suits. All wool out
fits of good style are sold by all manu-
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TWO FARES OR WALK.
No Remedy for Passengers When
the Gable Breaks,
Another Glaring Evil Added to the
0vercrowding.
" Evening World" Readers Unite for
Better Transportation.


According to some of the readers of
u1,ba I,,,,,ir. wall H., s,.,,, at
i''"'"S "N'"' '"' ''i''' i"''-
roads OF this city are imposing on their
.,a,ro,., 4, ,,,.,. ,.,,, M, ,,, raj,
49, ~ "'o,' WY '''nn 'te' NV"
crowd THAR cnrs during tho rush bours
N'' no '',' Us" ''"' %
ana make every one ON board unCOm-
fort able especinlly those who ara Sitting
-,
down.
But when they collect fare from the
tired worker VINO IL on hts way to hts
HON. and then refuse to transport him
Here IL IA letter from 81 wnrkingnap
on tbIs suhI.rt ~ - '''''
To the Editor:
Having read your articles about the street rail-
wayn OF this ciN wish to tell YOU something
is thia. when S",kIngm.n bas Dn.sh. bis d,y'
aoor anu ! ANXIOUS to reach h's home he
,wa hiorts wh.r mo pmsh,o snos 49, a"ou.
s,,n, anS hc IL ,tiIy,d ,n nat nn %, ~, ht,
Ionpn.r "I on trot nav anntScr 'T fera m ms
other Ina Wbat Jn ,nr tbinL a. ,hs,, Ii 4,
hIshway robbery.
"s"""' ''''''' = ~
4 Kick from Y0rkyiIlc.
To the Ed. or:
| am one Of those who help to NIL the concrs
OF the Thlrd Avenue railroad COMPANY Thl'
worlds'' advice to put On more cars, has AIKEN
on It's trallcrs entirely. 1t runs It's cars In
about the same fashion now as when horses fur
and one OF which passengers have made general
complaint Ia that the cars are run about Eve
and ten minutes apart during the morning rush
hours, when they ought to be run on a minute
Roadway We the people who reside up here,
and who ara employed downtown. cannot get n
seat on the IL 1r on these cars Please keep
up the nght Poke II into their heads that more
cars and relays are needed during the morning
and evening rush hours. and not In the middle
o. Of 'ne Gay ana at night which Is the time when
nn, y, . @ are run on .me 'oan. We arg
What sss tb. cahi. az" ro,S Sn,,, ,n onwhoa
Rub A. into thcm tha, We nrs entitled ta ss,t
for our fare and that more cars are NECESSARY
| to furnish us with those seats and You viii
have the thanks OF the tired out workingmen
and women OF this city who compelled to use
them In going to ard from their employment.
AZ present they must stand up and hang onto
s..apS tLoh the time they board a car " they
Would Not lie Tolerated Elsewhere.
n a.. ,,,.
10 tne Euitor!
me patience ana long suffering disposition OF
Wv iork peope ~ pTINerblal but the time
aMays ooInsH When tney VIII draw inc line al I'm
Postoh ana assert their rights, Now that The
ENenlhk Motld mas thrown down the ganntlet.
.ne Wn''est ever dropped, II Is time Tor them ia
ing up' 10, ine Evening Word challenges OF
uenAu OF the clllEens OF New YORK, the right oil
me raLIoauh, street elevated or otherwise to
treat those VINO supply these corporations win
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MAX 0'RELL'S NEW BOOK.
The witty Frenchmnn Has Seen
More Funny Things Than Punch.

Max O'Rell has a new book in press,
and the Sunday World" has obtained
the advance sheets. This clever writer
has been travelling extensively, and he
describes what he saw.
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The style is Max O'Rell's own. No
one can initiate 1t, and World" read
ers will have treat. Perhaps you
have not forgotten the sketches he
wrote about America and Americans
when he was here.
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cnsidered as in livery or gen.
tlemen's wear.z There Is a better as
sortment Of cloths than ever, the ma
terials are livelier. the dye Is perfect,
the workmanship is skilled and the best
all wool cloths are used because II
doesn't pay to use anything else.
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onal cloths. The Tuxedo suit. like
the mems, Is worn with a dress shirt,
white vest and patent leather boots.
The coat is short and finished with re-
vers OF satin.
Bath robes and golf-coats are among
the luxurles for little men In high life.
The robes are eiderdown flannel, hooded
like affairs garb and grdled with a
silk cord and tassel. In the wardrobe
list, issued by colleges and boarding
schools, the bath robe Is one of the es-
sentials. Hence the fashion.
The golf-coats are made with capes
and plain. of impression, cloth, double
that university man or society beau
has in his outfit Is too good for the
Mr.. Little Boys, as the japanese say
BEST 4 co.
The Helena independent., 1894-11-20
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