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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.--Flour--
Fsru.lw extras 81 75Tg4 *. bakers extras.
81 s,S4a -. sf3perg.ne. S4.fS134.SS
"A eeat-Salpping. Sl@-ie, ior local use.
81 asal35. milling. sl.,Sul.fa
EsaEi@y--Feesd. s@fs s2lzc. choice 30. .,
brewing EGssslc per GENITAL
Csats-tsl3get scana. $I.lasll =: some fancy
white. higher. inferior grades. .oasi.lo
Receipts.
Flour. quarter sacks. ga. do Oregon.
II So. wheat csntals. q. *S- DO Oregon
80 harley cemfais- 80. teams saSkS
81 cora. celiais. Ne. rye. censas $50:
potatoes, Sacks. (. 81; DO Oregon. 16as
onions. sacks -4s. bran, sacks. 2 $50: DO
oregon. 80: roi1alsngs. sacks. 40: nav.
tons, -. wooi. bales. lso; do Oregon 10
hides. nUuster. 81. wine. gallons, %.1ga
Closing Quotationx
SSheat-<1uiet: December 81 ~ I'D.
Barley-lnacTive: December 7ssase
CoTu--L-2Tge yellow. &les -ae1Z
Bsan-E@li1ornLA. 500 - ~.
Wool ard Hops
WooI-sprfng. Choice foothsu. lAS9 F7c:
San joaquin. s nzcnffs, sfastc: do years
staple. 81 tx. mountain. I1MIk1 Nevada
To- ~. Oregon. I9sfl2c. Northern IS4giSc
EopS-<s2o-a5ls 81 sS &C s$aE pound.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

Wheat-Flrm.
Hay-Scarce.
potafoeS--Weak.
fNruits-Fsirly steady.
Buftef~-Weak.
Egss-Tairly firm.
The following prices are being offered
10 the producers by locai dealers for DE-
livery in round lots on the dock or in the
car az seattle:
uav On boat ios2sl~-Ei-st grade So
Grain-i'uGet sound oats. slaSl99, barley
siss.Is 20 T<r ton: wheat. chicken feed
SOS la. *. Market a hftie weak, bat prices
consfuGe about the same
Hides Peigs and Taiiow-Heavy sailed
steers, over 81 lbs .c: medium, per 10. &c:
light under - HIS. & per 10. heavy
COWS Sc: tighs. sl1c, sailed * rs. 4ESss. and
cals. per a. o.; green hides. lc less than
sailed: Agy hides Ter n vi Ia. calls -
above. one-thiryi lees, dry eIks. per -. 90
&c. Jry deer skins. summer, pr 10 Isl! .i,s.
good winter. tssfl6-. poor and thin winter
se2St. sheen pclts, long Wool. I5rfSt: n7e.iE-
,fr, wool SesfsGc. wool Western Washing
ton. cleaned. ifSs &c. dirty. s@ie Per 10: tai
live stecg~Choice beef cat;le. covs
ss38Sc; steers, s'@&2sAc. csosee sheen, Sc.
good hogs. 4iee; saves. Dressed large. Sc;
small. &C.
PoAIiry-ChIskens SEC per y. Tive
weight
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26

The hatsl,ship oregon got under way at
O'Clock yesterday morning for Port An-
gelez. der sbssne@ made a noticeable DIFF
ference in the appearance Of life OF the
water front
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26

Available supplies.

Sneciai cab and teSegraphic dispatches
IN Rrsdstreet's covering the principal
norris OF accumulation. Indicate the fol-
grsfn ON saturday as compared with the
preceding Saturday.
Wneaf-I-nited States ard Canada east
Of tha Rocky mountains. decrease. z,sfa-
f.1 bushels. af3oat for and in Europe, IN
crease. l5lo ~: tDtal decrease world
available, 7e3,tan.
t'orr-tSni States and Canada east OF
the Rockies. decrease. = "a 90 bushcls-
oarG-aTrnitea States and Canada east OF
1 fY-9 so
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General quotations.

Flo,ir--Peceirts. 3 90; exports. 90 bar
refs. dull and Spl1c lower 20 sell IN SYM
uatnv with the break IN wheat.
" heat-Recelpts. $500; spot, weak or
toms or,ered steadier on strong French
ean.es but turned weak, and declined all
ire afternoon under liquidation. small re-
duction In Bradstreet.s. favorable news
ard a break lgl late cables. closing "a NJ
not Iouer. NJ ? rsd. May. cIosed -gs-c;
Sentamoer. closed Ak.
Hops-tn!et.
WO0i-sfeSdy.
s,ofyea-optiors opened STEADY; Septern-
Der Te5c; spot. quiet. Na. = InFoiee 'Tsc'
iohning it~2. usil3. steady.
sagar-Raw firri: refined. hrfrf-
p,fro.euIn-Duil: Pennsylvania crude.
steady, June. sJc bid.
Metals.
(-orpar-rake brokers. sii; exchange, I'll
pig fron-Qtziet: Northern SlvQiz.
TEn-Firrn. straits. SO. ia lS-sS. plates,
easy. --t,-
sg5elfer-St.ady at 24.li.ss -
Teaa-Steady. exchange s. 10.
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soshy-S 90
Live Stock.

The poorest beef steers sold around 81
a Few selling as low as $S.Ss. The bulk of
the cattle went Tor sASGs4S5, Western led
steers selling at S4u4s 40. feeders again sold
enemy al A1f.S,. calves were steady,
s..
Hogs--Siles were made at an extreme
ranse Or SS.AsgS.se. chiefly az s. sse5S 10.
sheep Stocks sold AT s@-Scs2 Is for COM
mon. To A5o<s4.; IS for prime natives. with
sales easy al -. ssa. i51. Lambs were in de-
mand at $3.50 for inferior. up TO q. 400 ) 80
for choice To prime Mexicans; spring
lambs, ssGsS.aS.
Receipis-Cattle, 400: hogs, as.ooo: sheep,
" -
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26

The Great Northern railway Is the pap"
ular line to ali kootensl po.atA. No lay
over.
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TACOMA WHEAT MARKET.
PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET.

TACOMA May hsat-sM.ilIng
price. No, club. &c, No, blueste.n. sc.
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wsgaess band tonight. Maatson park.
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

PORTLAND. May 2-Wheat-WaiIa
Walls, 75E97sc; valley, &c per oueheL
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
THEY FAVOR THE BILL.

Western Railroads VIII Send Men to WASH
ington to Urge a Pooling BILL
CHICAGO, April 6.-Railroad men in
the west and east are preparing for a
vigorous campaign in favor of the
passage of the Foraker pooling bill.
They feel that unless energetic efforts
are made there is little chance of Sc
curing the adoption of the bill during
the present session of congress. Some
of the influential railroad officials will
leave for Washington shortly to urge
upon the members of congress and SEN
ators that unless the railroads are per-
mitted to pool prosperity will never
return to this country, or, as Chauncey
NJ. Depew expresses it, ''in proper
pooling law lies the only solution of
the existing troubles
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
Clean Right of Way.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April ct is
negligence for a railroad company to
permit weeds to grow upon its right
of way. The Kansas City court of APP
peals so decided yesterday in the case
of Mary A. Rose against the Union Pa
cific, from Carroll county, Mo. The
railroad had asked an instruction to
the effect that it was not negligence
for the railroad company to permit
weeds to grow on its right of way (thus
contributing to the probability of acct
dents), but the trial court refused the
instruction and the court of appeals
upheld the action
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
MAY WHIP PUPILS.

The Kansas City Court of Appeals Says
School-Teachers Can Inf1ict Reasonable
Punishment.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 6.-The
Kansas City court of appeals affirmed
the judgment of the circuit court of
De Kalb county, which convicted D.
NJ. Boyer, a public schoolteacher, of
cruelty beating a pupil of the school.
The court of appeals said that it was
the law that school-teacher had
the right to infiict reason
able corporeal punishment on a
pupil for violating any rea-
sonable rule of school, but he had no
right to infiict unreasonable and excess
Sive punishment or to infiict any sort
of punishment with malice. The
question of what was cruel punishment
was for the iury to decide
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
ENTIRELY TOO REALISTIC.

Two Children at Chillicothe, Mo-, Play
doctor with Deadly Results.
CHILLICoTHE, Mo-, April 6.-The four
year-old son of Mrs. Elijah Bolander,
widow of this city, died last night of
laudanum poisoning, the drug being
administered by sister, aged six
years. The children We're left alone
for a few minutes and they con-
Guided to play doctor and patient,
as told by the sister. She first
gave her patient" a few drops
of water, and then spying bottle
on shelf, gave him so drops of that.
He soon sank back in a stupor, and be-
lieving he was only in fun, she gave
him another dose.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
FOR A PRESIDENTIAL GAR.
A Movement Under Way to Present to the
Nation a Grand Coach.

Movement Under Way to Present to tho
Nation a Grand Coach.
WASHINGTON, April Ga project has
been originated by representative rail-
road men to build a private car for the
use of the president of the United
States, from material and appliances
contri buted by the car building and
affiliated industries. 1t is proposed to
construct a private car excelling any
thing of the kind in existence in the
substantial character of its construction
and in the completeness and conven-
fence of its furnishings and decora-
tions. 1t is to be presented to the ma
ton, as a tribute from the car build
ing fraternity, for the personal and Of
fetal use of the successive presidents
of the United States
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10

should do so L would violate my oath of
Office and the language of the consti-
tuition of the United States and of the
state of Nebraska. You will observe
by several constitutional provisions
that this government, state and feder-
al, is completely and forever divorced
from the church, and all citizens, re-
gardless of their religious beliefs, are,
if otherwise qualified, eligible to hold
Office. 1 could not, if so inclined, vote
to reject a competent and worthy man
for a public position to which he might
be appointed by the president because
of his church connection or his partic-
ular religious belief, nor would 1 do so
under anY circumStanceS.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Seventy-Szxth Anniversary of the Separa-
tion from, Turkey Celebrated Without
HostflitIes-
LONDON, April 5.-YeSterday was the
roth anniversary of the declaration of
independence of Greece from Turkey,
and all Europe had misgivings as to
how the day would be passed in the
little kingdom, which has been virtu-
ally defying the powers. Many pre-
dictions were made that there would
be open hostilities on the Dor
der and that war would be inaugu-
rated Up to a late hour, however, all
was reported quiet on the frontier of
Greece, and in consequence there was
a general feeling of relief in all CEN
tiers. 1t is now believed that war will
he averted-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
HAD STOLEN THOUSANDS.

Paymaster Aldrich, of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott s. Memphis, Arrested for EN-
bezzlement.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 6.-James
II. Aldrich, who for the last Is years
has been the trusted cashier and pay
master of the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis railway system. is an en-
bezzler to the amount of at least
S27, 900. He was arrested yesterday
afternoon on warrant sworn
out by the American Surety Co.,
which was surety on his bonds for
about S75,OOO Aldrich has been sys-
tematically stealing from the Memphis
company for the last eight years, pos
sibly longer. When arraigned in the
criminal court before Judge Wofford
he will make no defense, but will
throw himself on the mercy of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
INDIANS STARVING.
The lodocs in California in a Pitt-
able Condition.
PROTESTS AGAINST THE TARIFF BILL
Cigar Manufacturers Say That the Duty ON
tobacco VIII Ruin Them-Dog Tears
a Man Pieces-Fifty Years
for Murder.

EEDDING, Cal, April Word comes
fro N Modoc county that the remnant
Of Capt. Jacks tribe of Modoc Indians,
now living in that county, in the neigh
borhood of the scenes of Capt Jacks
treachery and Gen. Canby's death in
1872, are now in a pitiable condition,
verging on actual starvation. In all
there are about 200 families of the
tribe. The winter has been a severe
one, the snow being so deep that
the Indians have been unable to obtain
the necessaries of life. A party of two
bucks and ten squaws struggled into
Alturas, the county seat, from the lava
beds to get food, but the whites were
not charitably disposed to the Modocs.
So hungry were the Indians that they
stripped the carcass of a dead COW to
the bone, ravenously ate of the putrld
flesh and carried away what was left.
1t is reported that their number has
been reduced one-half this winter by
death, due to starvation and exposure
There is no reservation and no appeal
to the United States government
PROTEST AGAINST THE TARIFF BILL.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April THE
Cigar Manufacturers association of
Indiana, representing membership OF
700 manufacturers, met In this city yes
terday and formulated a protest against
y
creases the rate on leaf tobacco. The
protest states that the rates under the
present law are SO excessive and bur-
densome that 1t is not possible to live
under them. 1t also denies that the
proposed rate will afford any protec-
ton to the growers of leaf tobacco.
The petition is long and will be for
warded to Senator Morrill,, chairman
OF the senate finance committee.
DOG TEARS A MAN TO PIECES.
GUTHRIE, Ok, April John Mills, a
farmer living near Sac and Fox agency,
was attacked by ferocious dog and
almost literally torn to pieces. The
dog belonged to prairie traveller and
attacked Mills while he was walking
along the public highway.
FIFTY YEARS FOR MURDER.
CHICAGO, April Thomas Flynn,
convicted of the murder, on December
ID last, of William Jahns, a bartender,
was yesterday sentenced to serve SO
years in the penitentiary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
INORDINATE WEALTH,

A Plan to Secure Amendment to tho
Federal Constitution for Leyying "A Tax.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 6--Ex-Lieut.-
Gov. Percy Daniels has succeeded in
interesting most of the leading demo-
cratic and populist statesmen of Kan
sas in organization. the object of
which is to operate a bureau of infor-
nation concerning his scheme to tax
inordinate wealth and ultimately to
secure an amendment to the federal
constitution giving congress the power
to levy such a tax The organization
is now working on plan to arouse
public interest all over the country on
this subject
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
CHICAGO is DEMOCRATIC.
Carter H. Harrison Chosen Mayor by a Big
Majority.


Majority.
CHICAGO, April Garter 81. Harri-
son, democratic candidate for mayor,
swept this city, receiving a plurality
of sc, 900 over Harlan, Independent, the
second candidate in the fight, and co.
900 over Sears, republican. Harrison's
leading opponents were Washington
Hesing. gold democrat; Judge Nathan
iel Sears, the regular republican nomi-
nee, and John M. Harlan, indie
pendent reform candidate who was
backed by the Civic federation
and the Municipal league. The total
vote for mayor, with Is precincts miss
ing, is: Sears Gep.), 5s,450; Harrison
(dem.) 141, $50; Hesing Gnd.), 15,349;
Harlan Gnd.), &c, 44S. Harrison's plu-
rality, 1884; Harrison's majority,
1855.
The democrats made clean sweep
of all the town offices in the West town
and North town, and probably in the
South town also, although the repub-
icans have a fighting chance to get an
assessor in that part of the city. Of
the "a aldermen, the returns point to
the election of 26 democrats, four re-
publicans and four independents. Three
of these independents are democrats,
who We're put on the ticket by petit
ton. Harrison gained heavily in the
banner WdToS, Gu0
Thirty-Fourth by 5,019, against 4,2s1
for Harlan and 3,434 for Sears This
ward gave Mckinley majority of 5000
last fall. The Third, Fourth and
Twelfth wards, always republican
strongholds, were also carried by
Harrison. at the last mayoralty cleo
ton Swift's vote was 143, 173 against
123, 294 for Water, democrat. In the
presidential election Mckinley had
2OO,747 against IA, 736 for Bryan.
Carter 81. Harrison is the son of the
late Mayor Harrison, who was assas-
sinated during the closing days of the
worlds fair. The popularity of his
father was an immense advantage to
the mayor-elect in his campaign, and
con ributed to the victory of yesterday.
Mr.. Harrison is 81 years old and has
never before held a political Office.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
Can't. Doherty Dead,

New YORK, April Capt Edward
P. Doherty died at his home here yes
terday of heart disease, aged Sc years.
In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the
union army. He became captain of
the Sixteenth New York cavalry, and
after Lincoln's assassination was de-
tailed with so men to capture Booth
and Davis, the fugitives, in the barn,
they having been surrounded. He
sprang in to seize Booth and the latter
raised a gun, but before he could fire
Sergt- Boston Corbett's bullet through
a knothole killed him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
One more Dead at Chandler

GUTHRIE, Ok, April 6--The FIVE
days-old baby of Edward Arnott has
been added to the list OF the dead at
Chandler, making the total now Is.
The baby was blown from its mothers
arms and carried four blocks 1t could
not be positively shown that the
charred bones found in the ruins of
the Colburn building Were human 1t
is thought that all the injured viii re-
cover.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
ALIENS RELIGIOUS VIEWS.

The Nebraska Senator Sends a Eeply to an
A. p. A. Request
WASHINGTON, April 6.-SenatorA Allen,
of Nebraska, has received a letter from
Rescue council, No. 1, of the American
Protective association, of Omaha, Neb.,
asking him to vote against the con-
frmation of any known Catholic APP
pointed by President Mckinley. The
senator's reply, which has been mailed
to the officers of the council, is in part
as follows: Il cannot comply with
your request. I will not vote to
reject any competent and worthy man
because of his religious faith. If I
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10

TOPEKA, Kan, April 6--The Rock Is
land has issued an order that all en-
ployes in the passenger train service
who have not been vaccinated within
comparatively recent period must
take that precaution at once on account
of immigration travel and the at
tendant danger of catching and spread
ing the smallpox
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10

SEDALIA, Mo-, April miners in
the lead mine being operated by Judge
John N Daily, on North Grand avenue,
Just inside of the city limits, uncovered
at a depth of s5 feet. more than ton
Of almost pure lead
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-10
REPUBLICANS CARRY ST. LOUIS.
Zeigenhein Elected Mayor by a Plurality of
About $4,000.

Xeigenhe1n Elected MAYOR by Plurality of
About $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, April THE republicans
carried the city yesterday, their mayor
atty candidate, Henry Zeigenhein, be
ing elected by a plurality which will
probably be $4,000 With the exception
OF four members of the house of dale
gates the entire republican ticket w emit
through. Zeigenhein polled about the
normal republican vote. The de no
Gratis were badly split, and lost votes
to the republicans The total vote COR
mayor, with but three precincts n 1855
ing, is as follows: Zeigenhein rep,
4s,5o0; Harrison (dem-), "a, 141; Lee Neri-
wether Gnd. dem.), Is, liz.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29

The Lord Jehovah is my strength
and my song; he also Is become my
salvation. lisa. 1879.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29

Mr.. R. B. Greeve. merchant, OF Chill
howie, Va, certifies that he had consump D.
ton, was given up TO die, sought all medi-
cal treatment that money could procure,
tried all cough remedies he could hear Of.
but got no relief; spent many nights sit
ting up in a chair; was induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. and was cured
by use OF two bottles. For past three
years has been attending TO business and
says DR.. Kings New Discovery is the
grandest remedy ever made as 1t has done
so much for him and also for others in
his community. DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry is guaranteed for coughs. colds and
consumption. 1t dontfail Trial bottles
free at Jenney & Warehouses; drugstore
Everybody Says So.
Cascarets Candy Catiartic, the most won
derful medical discovery OF the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, net gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitnal constipation
and bilionsness. Please buy and try box
Of e. G. &. to-day; 10, ~. 10 cents. Sold nnd
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29

The president has appointed Hon.
John 7. Brady to the governorship Of
Alaska. His wife is our W. c. TU.
president for that territory, and both
are teetotalers and good, strong, brave
people.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29

could be the tyrants. I should like te
dress papa in n school-boy jacket and al
Eton collar. and make him wear his han
long in ringlets."
We laughed. Alice linked her hands
around my arm, and we strollcd slowly
together down the garden pat lbs between
the trim beds with their low, closely
cropped box borders. longcd to ask a
question: IL simple question enough. but
1t was only with an effort, after much
deliberation, that asked it.
"Alice, who told you that Ned was
going away"
"yhry we're talking Of it at the Cedars
yesterday"
"Ahl it's true them"
"Some scientific expedition wants him
to come with them. Didn't listen very
acknowledgement they re going to explore
some place, Africa, or Australia, or
some place. His mother was SO funny,
Nab! She's proud of his being asked to
go, but she wants him to refuse. She
says it's an honor and then she forgets
the honor and says she has heard OF
tigers and rattlesnakes."
made no reply. After minute Alice
chatted on again.
Hell be away for year or two il he
goes. We shall miss him, shan't we?"
"Yes.
Don't you think it's odd of him to
wish 10 go?"
=" 1t seems to me quite natural" ! re-
piled, abruptly. almost sharply. His
scientific work is most absorbing to him /;
he becomes more engrossed in it every
year"
But he ought to settle down and
marry; he's getting so dreadfully old"
p" Not very old. wcnty-nine.'
" wonder why he doesn't marry, Nab.
Do you know what the girls have fan
cicd?"
No"
"They have fancied lately that he
meant to marry you"
| turned sharply away. Bending over
the sweet-peas, plucked sweet-scent-
ed, many colorcd handful.
but he can't marry you if he insists
on getting eaten by snakes and croco-
dies in Con trial Africa"
Don't, Alice!' l exclaimed, harshly
She threw her arm in an impulsive,
caressing way around my shoulder.
Poor old Mabl you're not cross?'
she questioned.
mo. But don't talk like that
don't like it. Alice
Alice regarded me in silence for mo-
ment.
Wouldn't you marry him if he asked
you?' said she, in u thoughtful tone.
"No."
'Rcally?"
Really Are you surprised?"
"Wcll' yes; you see the girls all fan
cled that you would"
Tho girls voices reached us from the
lawn. and after few minutes Alice de
serted me and ran across the grass and
presently her voice reached me with the
rest.
strollcd on, away from the sound of
tho merry chatter and laughter. My
heart was heavy, my sters seemed
weighted with lead: | had suddenly
grown too weary to walk A little sum
mcr-house stood beside the pathway; ]
entered and sat down on the rustic seat
and laid my arm on the rustic table.
looked out with fixed, unseeing eyes
through the open doorway. Two or
three minutes passed; then between the
doorway and the sunshine Ned Barnet
stood.
MAY | come in?" he asked, taking
the permission for granted, and enter
ing even while he spoke. He held out