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would be accused The diamonds had been
found hidden in my room!
Then flashed across my mind the true
extent of your desperation. You had rea-
| lized that you had irrevocably lost me.
and you had determined to ruin me. At last
you had reached the point where you were
even willing to jeopardize your own safe
| ty IN order to wreak vengeance on me.
You knew l could expose you. But I re-
allied that you would not thus have
placed yourself in my power had you not
determined to wage the battle to its bitter
end. l saw that you were willing to risk
your own destruction II only you might
destroy me and my father too, and I saw
that II revealed your part in the dia-
mond robbery. you would, irrespective of
the consequence to yourself, declare on
shipboard your knowledge OF my fathers
troubles and reveal his sad disgrace. You
knew, and you knew that l knew, that
in his present weakened state this would
mean death to him. Thus if saved myself.
would be doing 1t at the expense of my
fathers name, and, indeed, his very life.
What woman. with daughters love for
her father in her heart. would have hesi-
tated7 I did not. I determined to keep
silence. Oh. Thomas Parker. you knew
me WE'LL Satan himself could not have
played your cards more skillfully.
"Such was the situation when this
morning dawned on my sleepless eyes.
Then with one sweeping stroke. Fate wiped
my old troubles away, and burdened my
heart with new grief. My father, know
ing of my coming. saw to it that there was
letter awaiting me in the pilots hands,
80
had recurred to him the day after my de-
parture from America. That day he Sc
cured the money with which to recon-
pense the sufferers by his weakness, and
when he wrote to me, he had arranged by
cable for this pleasant task
| At this point in Madelines recital, which
had not been made without its pauses and
Interruptions, and which had been accom-
panied by a play of expression on Par
ker's face, which would have offered Dore
study in horrid portraiture, the baf1ed
man sprang to his feet with a cry of rage.
"That shall not save him." he exclaim-
ed. Il will expose him yet! will not fall
alone!'
Madeline raised her hand, and there was
that in her white face, which cowed even
the semi-madman before her.
Thomas Parker" she said in low but
impressive voice, "your hatred is in vain.
My father is beyond your reach. The
same hand that gave me bis letter, gave
me also telegram sent by stranger two
days after he had written his joyful news
to me. announcing that he is dead"
Parker committed suicide immediately
after his conviction of robbing Morley. He
offered no defence.
Madeline, strengthened by her trials, is
Morley's very dearly beloved wife, and
among her many admirers is none more
sincere than the captain of the Venice, +"
who once thought she was thief.
(The End)
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again seated, when the reports COR
tinued.
-Four new armories built In this city
during the past year, and two new
warships at cost of twelve millions Of
provide for the twenty thousand chill
dren of the poor for whom there IL no
education, but what the tenement alley
yields"
"GoodW came from a dozen throats.
Another spoke. Another loan to be
negotiated for the government by the
bankers syndicate, which has bought
the press and throttled the peoples
party"
Hand clapping and applause. Then,
Remember the supreme courts deci-
sion against the tax on wealth, and it's
Iinjunctions against labor"
do not forget the fate Of the wives
and daughters Of the proletariat who
are cast on the streets to the mercy Of
the pampered pets Of the press and pull.
pitt! interposed the woman, with a
sinister glare. "This Is the bitterest
pill that the free-born citizen has to
swallow. The men can no longer earn
enough to support their women. The
women must starve or seek the street.
That is where the shoe will pinch the
honest proletarian worm Into turning.
Stuffed ballot boxes at the next general
election and a too conspicuous use of
their stolen dollars will strike blow at
the sullen apathy of the wage slaves.
The heel of iron presses harder each
year on the chests Of those dumb, pa
tient brutes, who fly like dogs at the
command of the masters who should be
their slayes!' The woman's eyes
flashed and her whole being seemed to
sway with wonderful power for mo-
ment, as she looked around after f1n-
ishing her speech.
Everyone was silent for a minute
till the tall man responded again.
"Yes, our only hope is In that class
to which we ourselves all once belong
ed; for they are SO drunken with the
plamor Of wealth that they will murder
to keep their stealings. The first time
they strike to kill, our carnival Will be
started and we shall have our long
heart-ache washed away in the blood OF
the social revolution"
"The keg is empty, so the meeung
stands adjourned" cried one OF the
group. tapping the barrel and drawing
out hollow sound.
Forth to their wanderings again then
started the human wrecks, VINO, cor
morants once themselves, had, as they
considered, fallen a prey to their own
kind and now longed to see destruction
visited upon their fellows also.
ARTHUR FIELD.
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THEY WANT SNOW.

Maine folks are almost in despair be-
cause of the continued lack Of snow. Such
a condition Of affairs has not been known
in very many years. There are $4,000, ,oot
feet Of logs in the Penobscot numbering
district which cannot be moved because
of the absence of snow, and fully as much
more in other districts, as we'll as $4,000
cords of hemlock bark for tanning, and all
the lumber and milling industries are
suffering severely. The unique experience
of putting wheels on sleds has been tried
in some districts. Every previous winter
when ice has been cut it has been hauled
to the houses on sleds. This year there Is
no snow, and the ice has been cut ant
wheeled away. The farmers say now thai
the absence of the warm blanket of snow
means short crops next year.
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noble character, to submit for one moment
to the degradation OF person suspected
OF vulgar crime like theft He realized,
now, too. how great was the battle before
him. He was convinced that nothing but
her own words could clear Madeline of the
accusation and that the most impressive
motive which a woman can feel had sealed
her lips to the speaking of those words.
For a moment he was utterly discouraged.
On the Atlantic, thousands of miles from
New York, where he could investigate and
probably, in the end, find the foundation
of her strange resolve and thus overthrow
it, with nothing ahead but Liverpool and
inevitable disgrace and agony for her, even
should she be eventually relieved OF the
charge in the courts, he could see nc
brightness in the sky.
After a brief period of thought, how
ever, one straw came in range of his men,
tai vision and he clutched at it. He had
said nothing to her about the second cabin
passenger since the first and last time they
had mentioned him-the day she had asked
whether the man who had tried to annoy
her was travelling in the second cabin OF
the steerage. IT, as he surmised, with good
reason, this man was in truth in some in
explicable way concerned in her life and
had a bearing on this mystery he might
by suddenly claiming to have more knowl-
edge of him than he really possessed force
her into an exclamation which should
throw some light upon the mystery. The
circumstances. he argued, justified him in
trying diplomacy even to the point of de-
ceiying the woman he loved, when ordi-
Dary methods failed.
Accordingly he broke the silence with
Madeline, you cannot longer conceal
U1e truth. have Just come from . long
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dignity of bearing which seemed to
belong to another station in life, rose
from his seat and tapped on the beer
barrel with small mallet.
Lets come to order and attend to
business said this Individual. II pro-
pose a drink as starter, and let us
sing our favorite song over it."
Seconded" cried a grimy faced citi-
zen, who, ,lurchiDg forward with a swag-
ger, placed himself against the beer
BARREL using his fist as baton as ii
to lead the singing.
"Get back into your place; we want
no leaders here. Take your rink and
get back to your seat"
The grimy man seized the glass
filled and emptied it, and sunk into
his seat again. Each of the group in
turn paid the same compliment to the
beer keg, tossing their drinks down
quickly and returning to their places
When all had shared alike, one OF
them started the song, which was
sung with great indifference to the
rules of harmony, but no little gusto
"Now. if any members Of the society
has any report to make, we will heal
him."
The speaker sat down, and a short
man took the floor.
1.-Two more trusts were organized las
week, which means that the price Of
two more commodities entering int
general consumption will so up. pro
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conceive the reason Of her incredible de-
mand, he realized that 1t must be Of over.
powering strength to force her to this des-
perate pass. He hesitated. Then-he
promised.
Scarcely had he done so, when the door
was opened by the Captain. Morley had
disobeyed orders. and was with the woman
whom he had forbidden him to visit. His
face flushed. and he shut his lips hard
When he spoke his voice was tremulous
with anger, but he only said:
Morley, leave US. Madame, place you
under arrest s.
Madeline almost smiled. Morley noted
nothing could surprise him now-that she
seemed to welcome this new blow. But. as
he was turning. she threw herself upon
the cushioned seat. Beneath her head was
the multilated pillow from which the dia-
monds had been rescued by the searchers.
Her voice broke, and she sobbed wildly.
Fate hates me-" she cried bitterly. "Give
me up. can bring you nothing but un-
happiness"
The rest Of that day was a period Of mis-
cry for Morley. The Captain treated him
with cold disapproval. but he minded that
least of all. He could get no word from
Madeline. Four times he tried to buy the
privilege Of a moment with her from the
man whom the Captain had set to watch
her, and even endeavored to send to her a
long and passionately written letter at a
fabulous expense, but without success. He
faithfully carried out his promise concern
ing the man in the hold. In brief and
frigid interview with the Captain, he for
mally withdrew his complaint against the
prisoner, and asked for his release which
was brought about before night. the Captain
remarking curtly that he was glad Morley
had come to his senses at last. Aside from
these episodes Morley Stunned the compan-
ionship Of his kind. He spent his time in
a quiet corner of the deck sullenly watch
ing the moving sea. When night came he
did not even go to his state room. He felt
no inclination to sleep and did not attempt
it. At five O'Clock, just as the summer sun
was throwing its early radiance over the
ocean. Lands End was sighted. An hour
afterwards the first pilot came on board,
although there was still nearly a day left
of their voyage along the coast, bringing
with him from Queenstown packet of tel
egrams and letterS-the first news the
ships passengers had received of the out
side world since they had left New York.
AS the steward handed him his share Of
the pile, Morley saw on top Of the remain
ing heap a telegram and letter addressed
to Miss Madeline Perrine, Steamship
Venice, Incoming" He begged the stew
ard to go below with them at once. This
was the first service he had been able to do
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pose vote Of thanks to the capitalism.
Two steps nearer to the revolution n
what those two trusts mean"
The short man looked satisfied when
the group clapped their hands, and
unanimously passed the vote Of thanks
to capital. Another member now ad-
dressed the company.
Il see from the capitaifstic press that
some western coal miners have offered
to go into voluntary slavery, provided
they are fed and clothed. They have
slaved and starved until they are tired
of it, and now offer to sell themselves,
soul and body, for bread. 1 see q trail
of blood across the sky where those
coal miners stand. This is q heaven,
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| her since the Captain ordered him from her
room.
| half an hour dragged wearily away. He
had stopped hoping for news Of Madeline.
Presently he saw the steward who had dis
tributed the letters.
"Did you give the telegram to Miss Per-
rine?" Morley asked
"Yes, SIR" replied the steward and added
There must have been pretty bad news In
it, for the lady tainted, and when she came
to, she asked for the Captain. He's just
gone down to see her, SIR"
Here was new pain, what additional blow
had fallen on that poor girl?
| The anxious lover had not long to wait
News came in the unexpected form Of q
summons from the captain to meet him ir
Miss Perrine's cabin.
When Morley opened the door, he found
Madeline lying sobbing convulsively on the
couch, while the old captain, his anger al
gone now, sat beside her patting her hant
with an awkward attempt at fatherly com
fort, his eyes half filled with tears.
The old man greeted him almost will
tenderness. Madeline started to speak, bu
the captain interrupted her.
That's your place." he said to Morley
motionlng him to the girls side. "And at
ter you've got there. want to say to 70,
what I've already said to this poor yount
lady here.
"You were right, Morley, and I wa
wrong. never can forgive myself for it
but she says she can, and hope you will
be as generous. She'll tell you about it
I'm going now to have that inferna
scoundrel brought back out OF the secont
cabin to my room. l want you both t.
come up there, and we'll have it out will
him before we land"
Half an hour later Morley and Madeline
had just settled themselves in the cap
tain's cabin as the second cabin passenge
was again marched up by the two sail
crs This time he was defiant but quiet
His defiance melted away, however, whel
he saw Madeline, and cringing and pal
he sank into a chair.
IT guess you'd better talk to him, Mis-
Perrine," said the captain. you can sa
what you want to much better than eithe
Of us can say it for you, and we're here t.
back you up"
! Again, under the influence Of stron
emotion the girl gained in beauty. Morle
looked and listened without a word.
Thomas Parker" she said impressively
"Tbree years ago you came to New Yor
with letters to my father who was the
prosperous lawyer. He received 20
kindly and for some reason which can
not understand. felt a confidence in 20
which eventually led him to make you hi
partner. From that moment you began t
persecute me with offers of marriage.
always loathed you and did what coul
to convince my father that you were dan
gerous person. But while he never actu
ally asked me to marry you, he would no
let me influence him against you, and b
did what he could to persuade me tina
you were an honest and desirable man.
could not shake you off, you would no
take no for an answer.
"Such was the condition of affairs whe
my father began to fail in mind and body
did not know what it was that was pull
ing him down, but felt certain that busi
ness worries were the principal cause. Fl
nally his health so completely failed tha
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talk with Thompson; he IL now locked VI
and shackled in the hold
She raised her head with languid unin
terested eyes.
| "Who is Thompson?" she asked.
| Had this failed too? Had his Who'll,
train Of reasoning, concerning the secont
cabin passenger been false? Was II trut
after all, that Madeline knew and caret
nothing about this man in whose guilt hi
had so confidently believed? II SO, ther
the mystery had indeed become too deeI
for him to unravel. He was nonplussed
Then he remembered that the man might
have and probably had, given false
name, which she did not recognize. 1t was
with the feeling that on the next two min
utes hung his forlorn hope. that he spoke
next. The words came slowly. and he fixed
gaze of intense scrutiny on her face al
he uttered them.
Thompson Is the name given by that
evil second cabin passenger"
The sign came. Madeline started forward
with agonized expectancy in her face, and
eyes almost starting from her head.
"Oh, Dick" she cried. HE has not con-
fessed, has he? He is not suspected and
under arrest is he? Great God, Dick, tell
me that it is not true!"
| The sign had come, but what sign! 1t
only increased his dificulties tenfold.
There was no doubt now. that his guess
of a connecting link between the life OF
his beloved and the life Of that horrid
cursing creature, had been accurate; but
-merciful heavens!-what connection did
this new attitude Of hers indicate?
| He had no time for speculation. She
grasped him by the shoulders and looked
straight into his eyes. There was no guilt
in her gaze, but there was an intensity OF
| fear in it that cowed him, and forced him
to tell the truth without exaggeration or
reservation.
She wormed from him by eager question
ing every detail Of his own suspicious OF
the man and Of Thompson's interview with
the captain. She learned exactly what the
The herald., 1896-02-27
THEIR IMPUDENCE.

Certain young Indian gentlemen who are
pursuing the study Of the law in London
were invited by the master Of the temple
to spend an evening at his house. The
time fixed for the assembling Of the in
teresting party arrived, but nobody came.
When nearly an hour had passed in fruit
less waiting the masters lady rang for the
MAZDA new one. as it happened, not yet
quite accustomed to the ways of the house.
She entered in state of considerable ex-
citement, "Have none Of the gentlemen
arrived?" asked her mistress. "No," ans
wered the domestic, "but lot OF impudent
niger minstrels has been a-ringin' at the
bell, and 1 have been a-drivin' 'em away,
mumv
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mans present situation was, and when
she found that the captain, while be had
ordered him confined as disorderly and
dangerous person, did not share Morley's
belief i'll his guilt, but looked upon her
alone as the culprit, she raised her hands
and face to heaven and thanked God for
being merciful!
Foor Morley! He suffered the tortures
of purgatory. Never had she seemed SO
lovely as she seemed at that moment.
Never had it seemed so impossible to res
cue her from black destruction.
But he had short time to think Of this.
Again she grasped him by the shoulders,
and again fixed that intent look upon his
face.
Richard Morley" she said quietly, but
in a strained and penetrating voice. 81
love you from the very bottom Of my soul
and I believe that you love me. ! am
going to make a demand OF you which
will subject you to another test more trying
than the dreadful trial tina. you have al
ready passed through. l shall accept no re-
fusal Of it, You dare not deny me. II you
do, loving you as do, swear that I will
never marry you or even look upon your
face again. 1t is the life Of human being
whom I have loved longer than have loved
you, though in different way, not merely
the reputation of a useless woman, that de-
pends upon you now'
She lowered her voice until it was little
more that whisper, when she went on,
but it lost none Of its intensity.
Il demand Of you promise on your hon
or, on your love for me, on whatever you
hold best and highest on this earth, that
you will instantly withdraw your accusa-
tlon against that man who is now confined
in the hold; that you will lie to the Captain
Of this ship by telling him that you no long
er suspect that man Of having been connect.
ed with the robbery of your jewels and that
you will do all that lies in your power to
free him of suspicion and secure his release
from custody or annoyance of any kind
whatever"
Morley opened his lips to protest at this
dumbfounding request, but she stopped
him.
''If you love me-" she went on, "You will
do this. I demand it on your honor. and
| implore it on your love. I have said that
love you. Now swear that love you as
| few women have ever loved. There is the
| fire of great passion, of an undying devo-
| tion in my heart, and it is all for you. But
| if you do not grant me this request" there
her voice broke-"and none can know bet
ter than I, dear Dick, how terrible its mean
| ing must be to you-if you do not grant me
this request take my solemn oath to re-
fuse to see you or speak to you no matter
how deeply this may tear my heart; am
strong woman-I take my solemn oatf
| to avoid you as l would pestlence, for.
ever"
"Madeline. exclaimed Morley in ar
agony.
Promise" she demanded. "What have
said, have been the strongest words that ]
can call to my lips; if could command
more powerful speech, I would use it.
add, that swear this, and I shall moi
break my word! Promise!'
The girl. her face flushed. and her eyes
bright and burning stood waiting. Morley
was helpless. His nature was strong al
hers, and therefore recognised her strength
He felt deep in his heart that she would
keep her word, and although he could moi
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throw the packet overheard and thus ruin
him. No sooner was this thought born than
l was instantly in an agony of terror. and in
the midst of it, came the news that the Jew.
els had been found.
"The reaction was powerful I did not
know where they had been found-I believ-
ed that you had desired to return them
and taken your own way to do It. 1t was
relief from that horrible idea that l might
have ruined the man I loved while trying
to save my father that made me faint.
Scarcely had 1 recovered when to my
agonized surprise learned the truth. You
had spoken truly when you said that
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he closed his once and sailed for Europe.
Before he went he came to me, and in Q
manner that frightened me. begged me not
to anger you. He assured me with pitiful
earnestness. that you could do him vast
harm II you wished to, and implored me
not to drive you to keen resentment
Il promised to be courteous to you. but
firmly asserted that would not marry
you. Then. so great was his. to me. mex
plicable desire to propitiate you. that he
begged me to yield even this point. But al
though I would make almost any sacrifice
to please my father, was still firm, and
now thank God for 1t.
The herald., 1896-02-27
WOMEN IN POLITICS.

That woman in politics means purity in
politics one Kansas woman has started out
to demonstrate in an interesting way.
Mrs. D. P. Leslie was elected county clerk
in Brown county at the last election. She,
of course, pledged herself to appoint only
deserving persons to Offices in her control
She has begun by making her daughter
chief deputy. She knows the character OF
this appointee thoroughly and is satisfied
Of her fitness and integrity. Now the
workers are wondering how far her faith
in her own family goes.
The herald., 1896-02-27
ADMIRERS OF BEATRICE.

Prince Henry was not Princess Beat
rice's first passion. In 1877 she was report
ed to have fallen in love" with young
man who has since attained distinction as
a preacher. Among the eligible men who
are said to have aspired to the hand Of
Beatrice are Prince Oscar Of Sweden,
Amadeo, late King of Spain. and Louis Of
Battenberg, an elder brother OF Prince
IIenry.-Toropto Globe.
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HE TAPPED ON THE BEER BAR.
REL WITH A SMALL MALLET.
sent sign that the time for which We
long is near at hand" The speaker
looked around for encouragement.
you are right; the carnival of blood
will soon be here" responded the tall
man with rapt expression. Let VI
drink to it,"
Once again the glass was picked up
in quick succession by the members,
until the last had drunk, and all were
The herald., 1896-02-27
TWENTIETH CENTURY WARFARE

The aide-de-camp rushed uncerimonious-
ly into the tent Of the commanding gerer-
aless, started to salute. but wound up In
her excitement by feeling to find If her
cap was on straight.
"The enemy are advancing in force, "
she said.
The generaless looked up calmly.
"Tell them I am not at home" she said.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The herald., 1896-02-27
HOW TO TEST A THERMOMETER.

Professor Sofshu says: Before purchas-
ing thermometer invesrt the instrument;
the mercury should fall to the end in a
solid Stick II it separates into several
small columns, the tube contains air and
will not register accurately. Nine persons
out Of ten think the mercurial column II
round: but this is not the case: it is fiat
and the opening in the tube u ~ ANAL ~
the finest thread"