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tainly was to our poor little contiding
Felicia, tongue-tied for so many hours
and aching to communicate her sensa-
tons to somebody.
She at once discovered that Mr.. Moore
was. like herself, an inmate of the
house; was spending fortnight with
the Caldwells, and was already almost
done to death" with the insistence Of
Newport hospitality. He, of course,
took this artless and refreshing little
person, whose good looks charmed his
eye to be guest upon his own plane.
Even If Felicia had suspected his mis-
take, it would not have occurred to her
to do moro than laugh at it. Down
south" the young lady engaged to be
Roverness or companion or secretary is
in oil things Il member Of the family:
and when. as usual. she is well born
and well bred, the fact OF poverty is the
merest bagatelle, so far as social con-
sideration is concerned. How could il
enter into Felicia's head that she was
henceforth to be taboo to the familiar
associates of her employer?
Luckily, upon this occasion. she was
spared finding it out. The maidenly
reserve that in her underaid manner
almost coquettish in its directness,
prompted her to withdraw from the in
terview. As she arose, and Moore Of
fercd to walk to the house with her.
with the prettiest gesture of a small
white hand she motioned him TO re-
main.
"But why?" he said, cor, at least,
when shall / talk with you again
when you shall have been properly
introduced" she exclaimed, vanishing
from his sight
Moore sat for awhile upon the for
saken bench, till shadows lengthening
upon the lawn, and the purple light of
evening on the sea, sent him within
doors to dress for dinner. When he
came down into the library where the
house-party met before dinner was an.
nounced, he looked eagerly about him.
ont III the various groups saw no sign
of the fairy of the cliff. AS luck would
have it, his seat at table that night was
far away from Mrs. Caldwell's, and, UNI
vi JUST ditcr tne men came IN from the
smoke-room, he had no opportunity to
make inquiries of his hostess.
"Thc young lady who arrived this
afternoon" repeated Mrs. Caldwell
in bewildernent. you are dreaming
Nobody new is here. You know they
say am faithful to the same old gang;
'and you are all present, believe"
Moore shrank little from her as he
went on in his logged way:
miss Charlton, / mean. The young
lady from Virginia, who came while you
were driving"
Mrs. Caldwell; threw back her dark,
well-coiifed head, with peal of laugh,
ter.
II see what you mean now It's my
new secretary, who's come to replace
that dreadful, pushing creature told
You of; and, if you believe me, got in
SO late to dress, / have not seen her yet.
How could you make such mistake ?"
what mistaken"
"To-er-suppose that she was one of
my guests"
Moore, angered by her supercilious
drawl, felt his color rise. Then, re-
straining himself, he turned on his heel
and left her, inwardsy resolved not to
spend another day under the roof of this
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liday side of life, Of which SO little
d fallen to her share, responded
arely, and Felicia, after washing the
} things, had retired to the back win
w to get breath of air while medi-
ing upon the exciting events of the
y.
Moro than on anything Maud Bran
% had shown her, Felicia dwelt upon
int Maud had let fall of helping her
better her fortunes.
/ have cousin, Mrs. Dwight Cald-
!, who goes to Newport every sum
r, from New York" the bride OBJ
Fed, "and l think, though I am not
e, heard her say she wishes to en-
Re a secretary to take there with her
year. ] can easily ask, Felicia, and
sure, If you got it you'd be in luck.
II a splendid establishment hers is
OF mine would I've swallowed up in
and they entertain everybody and
everywhere. She is one of the peo-
one reads about in the society col
Rs 81 the Sunday newspapers. Her
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Chicago on the map?"

affect Felicia, vowed to himself that if
be his. he would not look ut any other,
1t may be added that it was in conse-
quencc of a falling out with him, whom
Miss Clayton had believed to be her own
possession, that the young lady had
failed to be present at the dinner which
afforded him his chance with her rival.
"IIow very. very good of YOU" MUIR
INJURED Mrs. Caldwell to Mr.. Moore, when
the men came out from dinner.
eyes" said Mrs. Mammon land as
understand it was all for my sake, / APP
preciate it the more
'Where is that charming Miss Charl-
ton?" asked Mr.. Trent, who had sat
upon Felcia's right at table. "IIow one
does enjoy those little southern
thoroughbreds, when they are both
pretty and merry, as she is! You are
n clever woman, Mrs. Caldwell, to get
such attractions for your FEAST
Moore. who had responded to neither
lady's speech, stood glazing into the
corners of the great dusky drawing
room with its pink-shaded lamps, as if
in search of her.
81 think it likely my secretary has
gone TO her own ROOM" said Mrs CT Id
well to Mr.. Trent. II was just confess
ing to Mrs. Mammon that had her Il. 20
play the quatorzicme on a pinch
Moore--who saw what had happened,
that poor little Felicia, like many an
other of her sex before her, left alone
among the women, had been driy "a
from the fied--fclt sudden desire 70
champion the oppressed before the
world, to which he did not, at first exc
actly see his way to give expression,
without transgrcssiug propriety.
"You are really very civil" said his
hostess, with n short lau3h. "Why
should you look like thundercloud be-
cause Miss Charlton has shown the good
sense to 60 back to her proper place?
One would think that, with you, instead
of being quatorzieme, this young per-
son is PREMIERE" and she laughed again,
meaningly.
This gave Moore his opportunity.
"She is not, but shall be, if you are GO
ing to be kind enough to give me your
help to win her." he said, where she
alone could hear him.
Mrs. Caldwell who had begun 10
laugh us if this were a capital joke, was
slenced by the earnest expression of
the young mans eyes. And then, by
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down. Nearing the door into the hall,
she did not perceive it was ajar, until a
tap came, and at the aperture was re-
vealed to her startled view gentleman
"Oh!" exclaimed Felicia, instantly
transformed into statue of confu-
sion.
81 don't know what you think of me
boiling in like this" said Mr.. Duncan
Moore, penitentially. "But Mrs. Cald-
well is responsible. She is just about
starting for her round Of visits, and
told me to run up and get her address
book-that is, she told her footman
Miss Charlton would give it to him, and
as he did not hear her, l came. hone
you won't mind. I've been wanting
awfully to see you, ever since that day.
and to ask you to take walk with me;
but, somehow, / couldn't get chance
why do they keep you mewed up like
this? 1t is shameful to treat you as if
YOU were so and trump"
Here is the book" said Felicia, put.
ting into his hands silver clasped af-
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"She does not mean to be unkind, :"
Felicia mused. after week of her new
life had passed. 81 think. in her heart,
sha fancics she is a model patroncss.
But. oh. the way am made to feel nv
distance. Never laugh or Jest for
me; yet as soon as she reioins any of
her guests, she is the gaycst of the CAV.
She must l>now--Maud told hcr-l am
II lady born. and entitled to rank with
the best. / wonder if II ever occurred
to her what life is without anybody to
talk to or to confdc in. suppose u
really superior character would find
solace in this beautiful room, and the
walks and drives, and, above all, in
books. But never said am superior
character / want people, people, peo-
rle. Somebody to sympathize with
me; somebody to hear my chatter. How
many things I've noticed here in New
port that il would be such fun to talk
over. ] declare almost hate this love-
ly old blue wall paper, and the white
enamelled furniture, and the blue china
ornaments. and that Heavenly bit of
''"N 6iiiHih'iiiib STU ste over Inc
flower box in the window. | Know,
now, how canary must feel in his cage.
1 want to get out; ! want to sing, to
spread my wings outside"
AS Felicia spoke, the dimples came
back into her cheeks; her eyes shone
blue as the sea- she sprang out of her
chair, and, pushing away the chairs
from space on the mirror-like par
quoted floor, began to tread the meas
ure of solitary minuet.
After Mrs. Caldwell had left her for
the morning, she was sure of several
uninterrupted hours; and now she must
relieve her restlessness or perish, the
little maiden thought. So, humming a
tune from Don Giovanni, she accom-
panied it with footsteps light as thistle
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seriousness Of virtue rewarded for sub-
stantial Kindness done. she could afford
to he complacent in telling the conse-
pucnces of her most recent attempt TO
bridge over the predicamcnt of thirteen
at table.
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Final Arrangements.

Friend-Have you signed the contract' 3
Actress-Yes; the manager agrees to al
low the expense of two diamond robberies
and one divorce. brooklyn Life,
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IT the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
BE sure and use that old and well-tried
remedy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
softens the gums, allays ali pain, cures
wind collie and Is the best remedy for uiar-
rhoea. twenty-five cents q bottle.
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rretentious wording.
But when the next day came he did
not go away.
Poor Felicia! IT was such a sad
awakeningl Twenty-four hours spent
in her new capacity were quite sufli.
cient to show her that business. not
friendship, was the platform on which
she stood Mrs Caldwell, when, on the
morning following her arrival, she sum.
moned her latest employee into the bou.
doir, where Felicia's duties were to be
performed, had received her with the
most perfunctory of handshakes and
without smile. The girl, unaccus-
toned to this omission of social cour-
tesies, fancied herself an offender, and
for moment stood sick at heart with
wondering what she had done. In n
short time, however. Mrs. Caldwell made
ii perfectly clear that Miss Charlton had
in no wise transgresed. and was even
welcome in the stress Of her employers
arrears of correspondence. Leaning
back in n deep wicker chair with fan
tastic frilled cushions of China silk.
beside table covered with specimen
vases of emerald glass each containing
perfect rose, the great lady dictated
dozen little notes of courtesy, convcn-
tionality or charity, which Felicias
feet pen transcribed upon sheets from
silvcr-mounted paper-case upon table
Uttered with every continuance for ele-
CANT dalliance with letters. This done.
and evidently done TO Mrs. Caldwell's
satisfaction. Felicia received instruc-
tions to fill up a series of dinner invita-
tions, with names and dates for . ban
quet to be given three weeks Off, and to
address envelopes from a list furnished
her for musicale, for which n great ar
fist had been engaged to come up from
New York.
"This will give you enough for to-
day." said Mrs. Caldwell, rising to go.
You will consider this room your own
to sit in AT all hours, but your meals will
be taken in what we call the school
room. which is more convenient for the
servants to carry the trays into. Ter
think you probably dined there last
night. 1t is n nice little room, and !
hope you will take care that they give
YOU everything nicely. The housel<eep-
or has the strictest orders about my
secretary's comfort, and you must inn
mcdiately report to her if anything is
omitted. Al any time when you want
to drive out, one of the groom's can take
you in the basket phacton; and, as you
sec, there are books here, and a piano, if
you play. ] am happy to say that |
think you will suit me. exactly; and I
am glad Maud Branham spoke Of yol.
Your salary will be paid monthly. and
here (handing her chcck) is the first
month in advance, as you may have
some purchases to make"
This was kindly thought, and to il
lelicia's spirit respouded; but, looking
into Mrs. Caldwell's eycrunsmiling face.
she dared not speak. The lady rustled
from the room, and Felicia, left alone
in the apartment that was so far be-
tond her dreams of luxury. dropped
her little head down upon the blottcr
before her and burst into tears.
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The incident, occurring upon the
threshold of her new experience, struck
her unpleasantly. With her simple,
hearty, southern ideas, she could not
imagine arrival in a strange house with
out some sort of a personal welcome
from the hostess; and the quality OF
that investigating gaze was to her to-
tally unknown. But, taking heart .she
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-11-07
Lyon County.
NEWSPAPER LAW.

/ Subscribers sUho do not give cypress notice to
the contrary are considered aCishtg to continue
their subscription.
If subscribers order the discOntinUGnce Of their
periodicals, the publisher may continue to send
them until all arrears are paid.
If subscribers neglect refuse to take their pc
riodicGls from the Office to aOhich they are directed
bsH and ordered their paper discontinued
II subscribers moue to other places scithout
iDafornsiag the publisher, and the paper Is sent to the
former direction they are held responsible.
The courts haze decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the Office or rensooig aud leGUtag
them uncGIed for is primG facie Evidence Of isten
tional fraud.
g. Any person sCh0 receives a newspaper and
makes use of It, Chetber he has subscribed for 1t OF
not is held in lGaU subscriber.
T. The Postmaster scho neqlects to give the legal
notice Of the neglect of person totGke from the Of
ice the newspaper addressed to him Is liable to the
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-11-07
The FaVOTite Home RemedQ.

For all diseases caused by arrangement
of the Liver, Kidneys, and Stomach.
Keep it always in the house and you
will save time and Doctors Bills, and
have at hand an active, harmless and per-
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lfyoufeel dull, debiitated, have frequent
headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appe-
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MONS LIVER REGULATOR will cure you.
If you have eaten anything hard to
digest, or feel heavy after meals or sleep
less at night, dose of SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR will relieve you and bring
pleasant sleep.
If at any time you feel your system
lee.4s cleansing and regulating without
Violent purging, take SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR.
j. Ill. Zs,ilin IL Co., Philadelphia.
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other commonwealth, the women
teaching in Wyoming's Public
Schools received salaries based up
on the value of their work without
regard to their sex; this was done
without struggle and without COM
ment as soon as women formed part
of the governing power. I
The right to serve upon juries in
all Wyoming courts was such a new
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departure that it called forth as
much amusement in the outside
world as did the voting itself. In
1882 | visited the territory and met
the gentleman who had drafted the
very first jury upon which women
served. Many times in the course
of short acquaintance he mention
ed this to me with pride, buta mu-
tual friend told me with consider
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-11-07

able amusement, that, at the time,
this gentleman had been exceeding
ly unwilling to do what he has
since come to regard as the act of
his life which most entities him to
recognitionl
| About fifteen years ago there ap-
peared in all the eastern papers
which were unfriendly to equal suf-
frage most scurrilous article pur-
porting to have been written by ga
leading citizen" of Laramie. Among
other things it stated that the SER
vice of women as jurors had tended
to lower the standard of public
morals in the community, and that
only bad women voted and accepted
! jury service. A careful investigation
as to the source of this misguiding
article (signed by q false nancy
resulted in the discovery that the
writer did know, as he claimed, "by
personal experience" the results of
having women on the jury, since he
had dragged a ball and chain
through the streets of Laramie, con-
victed of his crime by jury COM
posed in part of women!
Striking and reliable testimony
as to the decrease of criminality in
Wyoming is given in a valuable
article entitled "Woman Suffrage in
Wyoming" by Clara Bewick Colby
of Nebraska, as follows:
"The population of the United
States has increased in the last de-
cade 24.6 per cent. That Of Wy
oming has increased 1878 per cent.
But while the number of criminals
in the whole United States has in
creased 4U.3 per cent, an alarming
ratio, far beyond the increase in
population notwithstanding the
immense increase of population in
Wyoming, the number of criminals
has not increased at all, giving
relative decrease, which shows
law-abiding community and con-
stantly-improving condition of the
public morals. In 1880 there we're
confined in the jails and prisons of
Wyoming IA 4criminals, 70 men and
2 women. The census of 1890 shows
the same number of criminals, IA,
as against an average number of
criminals in the other Western
States of 645.8. This remarkable
fact is more interesting because the
IA in 1890. were all men, and thus
the scarecrow Of the vicious women
in politics disappears"
Nothing is more characteristic of
the anti-sdffragist than his fear lest
| 'TCoNTtNUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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some Results or Woman suffrage iH
Wyoming.
RACHEL ROSTER AVERY.

~, Since. 1869 Wyoming has stood
asst misrepresentation of the political
equality Of women with men. Let
us see what this has meant for the
women and for the community an
which they have exercised the right
Of self-government. Years before
such a thing was known in any
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15
FROM GREATER NEW YORK.
A Budget Of Interesting News and Gossip
About the California Colony in the
Eastern Metropolis.

several handsome teams lately. The other
day he made purchase of very stylish
pair, and if action, beauty and blood count
for anything, our ambitious young Califor-
MIA millionaire will be in the front rank
with this new acquisition to his already
magnificent stud.
Miss Agnes Johnson, known on the stage
as one of the "Stewart sisters" has re-
turned from her home in Los Angeles, to
begin an engae ement in New York for
the winter. Miss Johnson is q loyal Cali
fornian and proves it by spending part
of each year in her Los Angeles home.
E. j. Baldwin left for the coast on Thurs
day. He managed to pull out of the rut
al Morris Park with about $4,000 winning
on his string of horses.
Prior to the Morris Park races "Lucky"
Baldwin has been very "Un1ucky" Bald
win, as the odds were always against him.
Next season he expects to do wonderful
things with few of the youngsters" that
have been in reserve.
Horseracing is becoming a dull pastime
in the East. and ere many years it is reas-
enable to predict that racing will be
thing almost unheard of.
Harry Pearson had party of Western
friends at the Hoffman" on election
night, and when the returns reported that
California had gone for Mckinley the
cheers, ''tigers" and warwhoops of ap-
pro, al were desfening. The popping of
corks and clinkine Of cut glass when toasts
were proposed Twas most scandalous and
improper" as our kind old auntie from
the country would have declared.
Dear, whole -souled, honest Ned Taylor
walked down Fifth avenue the other after
noon with very pretty woman, to whom
he was devoting every bit of his attention.
1t is rather unusual to write of gentle
mans mode of wearing his beard, but
somehow it may prove interesting to many
of Mr.. Taylor's old friends to know that
he no longer wears full cropped beard.
Instead he wears military mustache-
and. girls-it is very becoming.
Mrs. Amanda Jeanne Marceau (the ex-
Mrs. Theo. Marceau) no sooner slipped
out of bondage when presto, she has
jumped into 1t again. Last Thursday
among the modest little marriage notices
in the New York Herald appeared this
item:
FENNELL-MARCEAU.- November n.
at high noon, at the Church OF the Heavenly
Rest by the Rev. ID. Parker Morgan, NJ a.
Amanda Jeanne Marceau of San Francisco,
CAL, to Gerald Martin Fennen of Chiselhurst,
England. London and San Francisco papers
please copy.
1t seemed incredible, and Mrs. Marceau
FennelI's acquaintances here were as
founded to hear of her marriage. 1t is
true, though, for when seen at her apart
ments In the Holland House she smiled
sweetly and said in voice fairly swelling
with happiness: "Yes, have been very
wise and married again. ! know it was
very sudden and unconventional, but Mr..
FennelI and decided that as we would be
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NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. S.-'Fill all
the stops OF life with tuneful breath"
Thus sang humble poet of American
soil, Cornelius Matthews by name, man
who left behind little volume of verse
which sh hould live and be always treasured
among the gems of American literature.
If we could always keep a cheerful,
happy melody ringing in rhythmic meas
ure through our Inmost beings, we would
never find ourselves the miserable pos
SCISSORS of "a regular old m-winding
case of blues" There is a man who,
whenever he finds himself threatened
with an attack of the dumps" or
"blues." straightway brings out a small
plate of glass. as clear and red as pigeon
blood ruby, and religiously gazes through
it, until by the psychological influence OF
color over the senses, he finds him sell
growing cheerful and happy. The roseate
hue which seems to bathe all objects
about bim makes him forget his despond-
ency, and he awakens to the sweet enjoy
ment of life and its trials once more.
After all it is absurd 10 fancy shadows
are everywhere. for there is song and a
burst of sunshine through all our days if
we would only let our dull ears hear and
our dim eyes see.
Colonel and Mrs. M. H. Hecht of San
Francisco have been in town since last
Wednesday and are at the Holland.
R. e. Roberts, the popular and we'll
known mining man of San Francisco,
reached New York few days ago from q
two years stay in South Africa. Mr..
Roberts is not particularly enthusiastic
concerning African mines and projects
He reports business very quiet and un-
profitable. Mr.. Roberts left on Friday
morning for Guadalajara, Mexico, to
look at a mining property which is re-
ported as being very fine. He will return
almost Immediately to London, though he
will find time to visit old friends in San
Francisco before ne continues the journey
eastward.
By private letter comes the intelligence
that Ambrose Bierce will be Obliged to
return to the mild climate of California.
He has been rapidly losing strength within
the past month and his physicians advise
him to go west Immediately, as a winter
in the severe Eastern climate might prove
fatal.
T. E. Pettingill, who for many years was
a resident of Oakland. has truly become a
"bird of passage" Within the past year
he has been through China, Japan. India
and Africa and has now reached New
York in the best of health and spirits. Mr..
Pettingill has decided to remain in New
York permanently and engage in the real
estate business. The California COLONY
here needs recruits and Mr.. Pettingiil is
one who will be cordially received and
welcomed.
at present visiting Mrs. Stran at her home
in Baltimore.
Walter Hobart has been quietly looking
about ana studying the fine points OF