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engaged rooms. The Christmas bells
rang out auguries of happy future,
and | set words to them-words which
formed the sweetest melody that ever
fell on a mans soul. Mabel looked
inexpressibly fair and beautiful, and,
in the light of our happiness, my old
mother appeared to grow young again.
Never was man so blessed as |.
God bless this day." l said, as we
three sat together, l with an arm
around each. God bless this day for
ever and ever'
We sat in the dusk, talking of the
past and the future; and during a lull
my mother sung a few lines of "Yo,
heave, ho!' my fathers favorite song,
and broke down in the middle, over
come by remembrance of the past A
few moments afterward Mabel with
a tender nesting toward me, sung, in
a low, sweet voice, a song | had never
heard before. One verse especially
pleased me, and she sung it again at
my desire, as l wished to fix the words
IN my mind:
Though friends be Gliding,
And waves dividing,
In faith abiding,
I'll still be true;
"And I'll pray for thee,
On the stormy ocean,
In deep devotion,
That's what I'll do"
A long, long silence followed; and
when we awoke from the dream into
which we had fallen, we spoke again,
almost in whispers, of the bright prom
Use which life held out for us.
81 shall have more than one talisman
with me- said Mabel, when you are
gone"
More than one, my darling? How
many, then?"
Three" she replied. Hope, faith
and love-"
Faith and love are the best Of these"
said l. Faith in each other, love for
each other. Mabel, if lost faith in
you, believe that love would go for
ever out of my life
She became grave at this.
DO you think" she presently asked,
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CHAPTER vI.-(CoNTINurp.)


But Amos" she demonstrated,
'what will her mother say?"
Il am going to marry Mabel, not
her mother. The thought Of leaving
Mabel in an uncertain position mas as
turbed me all along. / want to make
her my wife before l go to seal want
to make sure of you, my darling!-and
as we are the principal parties in the
matter, we've settled it between our
selves. So, my dear old mother, give
us both kiss, and welcome my wife.
whose heart is better than all the gold
the earth contains"
Needless to say that the old woman
was won over, and promised to keep
our secret. No one was to know any
thing of it but ourselves, and it was
left to me to make all the arrange
ments. Perhaps it is as well for me
to mention that | had risen to the po-
sition of first-mate, and that L had
been promised a command at no dis
tant date; therefore my getting mar
ried was not a very unwise or unrea-
sonable proceeding.
1t was not till late that | parted from
Mabel, and I went straight to her
house with the key which she had Civ
en- me. The night was dark, and as
l put the key into the door | heard
soft step behind me. l turned my
head, and, dark as it was, / recognized
Mr.. bruce. He stopped within step
or two of me, and then approached
close to my side.
What are you doing there?" he
asked.
He had evidently not recognized me.
What are you doing?' | retOrted,
"prowling about this house at this time
of night? Remember the lesson gave
you this morning, and don't provoke
me to give you another"
"Oh, it's you, Amos Beecroft! he
cried, and was proceeding with his talk
when | shut the door in his face. |
was in no mood to parley with him,
and for Mabel's sake deemed it best to
avoid violence.
and smoked my pipe, thinking of Ma
bel and the future. Fully an hour
passed in this way. Before l went to
bed, l threw open the window of the
bedroom, and stood with the light of
the candle shining upon me. 1t was a
back room, and looked out, as our own
cottage did, on a little bit of garden.
| saw the shadow of man lingering
about, and with wrathful thoughts of
Mr. bruce l ran out of the house with
the intention of thrashing him if my
surmise was correct. But when | was
in the open air, | saw neither man nor
shadow of man, and l returned to the
house, and slept. No suspicion of the
probable consequences of this incident
entered my mind. If it had. But
how can |, c. all men in the world,
speculate upol consequences, whose
destiny seems to have been fixed and
determined by fate?
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HE mans name
was Matt, and it
suited him. Great
is the conjuring
nnurnr Of names.
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"Back?"
Yes" said Barlow, closing his lips
tightly. But as has been said the 9TH
err was man without curiosity, and he
asked no other question than:
Haven't got bit of paper 1 coEld
light my pipe with. have your
Yes, l have" A crumpled news
paper slip was taken from his pocket
book, twisted up and tossed to the man
on the bench, and then Matt asked:
Say, if you amt going to use that
card, could l have it?"
what card? oh. the charity burer
thingl Ye amt goin out west on a
farm, are you? Might as well be dead
as workin. an buried as on farm"
81 am dead an buried" said Matt
Barlow. slowly. An got a monument
raised over me-"
Philadelphia Press.
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CHAPTER Will

ruly, man proposes
and God disposes.
| anticipated that l
should be absent
for not longer than
twelve months, and
it was three years
before l stepped up
on my native land
again. Briefly, this
is the reason why:
We were bound for
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we still cling to those IDEAS
and to us Tom is waVer-
ing. weakened individual, Joe
suggests reckless, pranksome
fellow whose heart is in the right
place and his tongue hung loose at both
ends, and John suggests the picture OF
a steady, solid, sober parsonage, VINO
seems a bit of prig until we think of
Henry, who creates about him an alb
solutely intolerable atmosphere OF
moral and spiritual snobbishness.
He whose name of Matt fitted him
better than the shabby. shoddy gar
ments which hung about him in dispir-
tied folds was short and square set and
STOPPING.
Yet he was not so old as age goes
Yet he was not so old as age goes
only So, and as he told the man who
occupied the same bench, he had only
been on the road for ten years.
1--WE been trampin it for nigh on to
ifteen." said his companion, a man of
about his own age. but whose dress
and person presented an appearance of
even more acute forlornity Surely, no
Two more unsightly human blots ever
iisfigured landscape than these, who
lounged untidily on the benches OF
Washington square, blind to the blue
and gold brightness of the early morn
ing of one of the first Memorial Days
this city ever celebrated. Now and
then smart blue coated soldiers, with
pinks in their button holes, either sing
ly or in groups of two or three, stepped
rapidly through the square, too intent
on reaching the rendezvous where they
were to assemble for the grand parade
to waste glance on the two vagabonds
who had met ,fraternized and exchanged
experiences and condolences within the
space of the last half hour.
Fifteen years at trampin' Is as good
as a hundred continued the first
speaker, meditatively. Seems as if a
man gifts it inter his bones by then,
an it wouldn't be any good fer his own
self to want ter stop it, let alone other
folks. Now, I'd been on the road fer
five years when this war business broke
out. Directly it came | went to Cana
dy. | wasn't goin' ter take no chances.
I didn't see nothin' of it, nor care moth
in fer it, an wen it was over | come
back and bummed about the country
ever sence without findin' things much
changed anyways from what they was
before. That's why don't take no in
terest in this here racket over Decora
ton Day
AT that moment the thrilling music
of the fife and drum, as a small de-
tachment of soldiers wendell their way
down Walnut street, flashing the Stars
and Stripes in the eyes of the specta-
tors who instantly collected at doors
and windows, sounded in vivid contrast
to his speech, and in Matt Barlow's
dull face there flickered faint sparkle
of surprise. Il don't feel that way"
he said, hesitatingly; I'm kinder glad
there's Drawer men than-you an me"
something had gotten into his voice
and made it almost inaudible-"to fight
for the country we're bummin' round
in; an I'm goin' out to the cemeteries
to do honor to the soldiers, dead an
Twin, who did tiff there's any honor
to anybody in Teller like me bein
round anywheres You see, it's differ
ent with me; l used to be inin ther
army myself" He hurried out the
words half in fear, half bravado, as
though flinging a challenge. and then
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uniformed conductor laid hand Oh
his shoulder, to say sternly: Wake up,
you, or I'll put you off the car. You
disturb everybody with your mutrCr-
ings."
1t had been good many years since
Matt Barlow had allowed himself to re-
call exactly why it was that he was
wandering homeless about the country
Indifferent to the fact that his family
must mourn him as dead, or why it was
that he half hoped that they did so
mourn him. But to-day it was all wax
ing, waking within him under the infiu-
ence of the day, together with the new
desire he had vaguely formed to take a
fresh start in life. When, a half hour
later, he stood in the densely packed
crowd in the cemetery and waited for
the ceremonies of Decoration day to be-
gin, he strained his eye to see the in
scription on the huge obelisk, half bur-
led in floral tokens, around which the
guard of honor stood, but the sun was
in his eyes. Of course it was the
sun.
What soldiers is that monument
raised to, sissy?' he asked, huskily, OF
a tall girl of II or 10, who stood be-
side him, holding smaller boy by the
hand.
ITO the imperishable memory of the
heroes of the TIL Pennsylvania Volun-
teers, who fell in defense of their coun-
try, this shaft is erected" read the
girl in a clear voice. "Them's the sur
vivors," she added in kindly expli+la-
ton. as the sound of the band and the
fiutter of the red, white and blue ban
ner was dimly discerned in the dis
lance, coming to lay flowers on it and
make speeches"
Matt Barlow shook so that he was
forced to steady himself by graspnig
the shoulder of the small boy. who
gazed up at him with a wondering
face which struck some faint chord of
recognition within him. They wont
know me-" he muttered to himself in
quavering accents. Lucy herself, nor
my own mother wouldn't know me as
I look now. An, anyhow, they could
MT do nothin to me.
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The tune played was, 10 him, not
Marching Through Georgia" but
Honor gone, all's gone;
Better never have been born"


Better never have been born"
over and over. The tattered battle flags
carried with reverent hands above the
heads of the marching ranks, almost as
the host is carried in Old World relig-
ious professions, made his heart first
burn within him. then sicken at the
thought that his place should not have
been here among those who watched it
from afar of.
Either with them-or themr he
thought fercely, first glanclng at the
ranks of battle-scarred soldiers, then
at the tall gray shaft. which seemed
finger to write on the skies its witness
to the glory Of the fallen members of
the til Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Some distraction from the thoughts
Of the moment was absolutely neces-
sary. He picked up the 10-year-old
boy. saying to his sister, "Bub here
can't see, way down on the ground"
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CHAPTER VII.

n the day before
Christmas Mabel
and | were mar
ried, and as |
placed the ring on
her finger l felt
that my happiness
was complete. That
same Christmas eve
she, my mother and
| were in Green
wich, where I had
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Not an Original Remark.
He-I love you. Will you be my
wife?
She-You plagiarist!
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The heaviest bell in the world is that
at Moscow, Russia, which weighs 1872
900 pounds. That in the city hall, New
York, weighs 22.saQ
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F-777-@717
WAS HlS nROTnnn.


Montreal Man says na1na4osa Mea1
Name Was Barastt.
MONTREAL. June i7--IiolAnd IsFael
Gideon Barnett. of this city. c3aiu& g
he a brother of the tate Barney Hafnafo.
the South African diamond keAe. Bar.
nett states that Barrato's feal Nn1aa wAa
Barney isaac Airi Barnett. sod That ho
was one OF four children. three h4Sa ana
a girl, Of whcm Roland l. a. B9tnltt wAe
the eldest. The father was = masl<tan.
connoisseur OF paintings and welI kncwa
picture ressorer. and for years hads chnrge
of the estate Of the cid Earl Of Dudley.
He gave mis- children nrst-rAte tdprA-
tion. Barney was educated at HeideltsfGs
and the reason that he were glasses wA9
because he spoiled his EYES studydne n
strange German characters
Barney Roland asserts. was nevW q
circus performer. The brothers pArte0 H.
anger in England. Barney going ~ NJ
beriv and Roland coming TO AUlGx3e4
Ro,ard win .mnediateiy open c0tsGDe1os
ence with the executors.
NEW YORK. June ia Dispatch ~ -
World from Rosson says: 8
Two men In Boston claim to = Mpe
cousins OF Barney Earnato They ~
Barnet Meyers and Wolf Meyers cS8at-
makers at the North End.
Barney 8aruzto's right name wee HAS
uey Isaacs. His father and our m0thef
were brother and sister, said Harnet Ase1e
ers. eve grew mp together In 1sondou. aMd
my brother and came here with our pr
ents about forty years ago.
Il called al one of Rarney's onIcNt ~
London three or four years ago. ana when
! came away he gave me 3tI. newer
asked him for money. There are otney
relatives. but not so very many. 60ma ~
wealthy. There rs his eldest bt0ine9s
f;enry Isancs. worth Ssa,ofo0 There =
Kitty. his sister-in-law. She - worth mye-
ions. | suppose they will get GOOD stiare
OF the property We expect TO get HAS
something when the thing Is settled W
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FOR AMERICAN CATTLE.
European Nations Must Regard the
Rights Of Exporters fron
Tnfa Coamfvv


WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE action
outlined in the interview with Bellamv
Sforsr before sailing for Europe looking
10 vigorous representations 70 Great Brit
ain. Germany and Belgium and doubtless
TO France for modification Of the dis
eliminating measures against American
cattle is the result OF the indefatigahie
efforts of Secretary OF Agriculture Will
son to conba: the preiudices OF the old
world against our farm products and to se-
cure to our exporters at least the same
rights as are enjoyed by those Of other
countries.
Ever since the new administration be-
gan Secretary Wilson has been pushing
this matter He has had frequent inter-
views with the president and with Sec
retary Sherman on the subject. Several
OF the new diplomatic appointees have had
conferences with the agricultural depart
ment officials. at which questions OF this
kind were discussed and the situation ex-
planned.
The state department is now co-operat-
ing in the movement. and in various ways
has instructed It's representatives going
TO the countries named TO state their cause
TO the respective governments. setting out
the Determinations imposed upon our prod
ucts. together with data showing them to
be unjustisiable. These statements will
also show that the restrictions placed on
American cattle preclude. any material
danger of loss by disease or otherwise.
't.fscial reports Of experts In the field
will be cited to demonstrate that Ameri-
can cattle products show greater ex-
emption from disease than those of prac-
ticaIiy all other countries. These repre-
sentations Will he accompanied by the
significant warning that il the unjust dis
eliminating measures are continued proper
action will have TO be taken by this gov
ernment. Discriminating nations will be
given TO understand tina; the rights of
American exporters must De recognized or
else privileges accorded foreign producers
will be. withdrawn.
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PROSPECTS OF ANNEXATION.
Careful Canvass Of senate shows Z
Probable Majority.

Careful Canvass Of senate shows =
Probable Majority.
NEW YORK, June IA special to the
Herald from Washington says: There
are fifty-seven senators who can be count
ed on as certain to vote for the ratifica-
ton OF the Hawaiian annexation treaty,
This Is just three short Of the requisite
two thtrds. There are eleven other sena-
tors who are undecided as to how they
will vote and twenty-one who are opposed
to the treaty. Those in favor OF annexa-
ton are: Aldrich, Allen. Allison, Baker.
Burrows. Cannon. Carter. Chandler.
Clark, Cuilom, Davis. Deboe. Eikins,
Fairbanks. Foraker, Frye, Gallinger
Gear. Hci.feld, Hoar, Jones of Nevada,
Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride. Mcmillan. Mantle,
Mason. Morgan. Morrill,. Nelson. Penrose.
Perkins. Pettus. Pritchard. Proctor,
Quay, Rawlins. Roach, SewaI Shoup.
Spooner. Stewart, Teller. Thurston, Tur-
ner, Turpie. Warren. Wellington, Wet
more, Wilson. wolcott. Piatt of Connecis-
cut. Platt of New York. Hale, Hanna,
Hansbrough. Hawley.
Those who are undecided are: Butler,
Daniel. German. kenney. Harris of Kan
sas. McLaurin, Mallory, Martin, Mitchell,
Murphy. Smith.
Those opposed to the ratification OF the
treaty are: Bacon, Bate Berry, Caffery,
Chiffon. Clay. Cockrell Faulkner. Gray,
Harris of Tennessee, Jones of Arkansas,
Lindsay. McEnery. Mills. Pascoe. Petit
grew. TillInan. Vest. Walt ILL., White
This is the result of a careful canvass OF
the senate. The advocates of annexa-
tion are confident OF their ability 10 secure
the necessary votes and bring about the
ratification. Of the treaty. Some OF the
senator's who are uon-commsttal are in
cinsd to favor annexation. but want to
hear arguments on both sides before final
~ deciding. Others are inclined TO oppose
the treaty. bur they are open to conviction
If its supporters can bring forward con-
yincing arguments.
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THE HAWAIIAN TREATY,
Ii VIII Probably Lie Over Until Next
Sesaion.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE lmpres-
sion Is now prevalent in the senate. even
by the friends OF the Hawaiian annexa-
ton. that the treaty cannot be ratified az
the preser: session II there is any such
opposition s promised. The programme
now is that the treaty Will be reported
from the committee. sod that after the
tariff bin has passed IL Will be called up.
The senate viii be asked II time for a
vote can be fixed. and upon the objections
fixed by the opponents of tho treaty its
friends will say that they are content 10
allow IL 10 lie over until the next scs-
sion.
One reason for not pressing the treaty
In the fare Of opposition IL that the senti-
merit which may be only partially oppos-
ed 10 the treaty viii be crystailizef, which
is not desirable /, is also believed that
senators who are now Undecided rsy be-
come influenced favorably after mature
consideration and after finding out what
the drift of sentiment IL In their states
II Is well known that senators cannot he
held here after the tariff bill is passed in
she hot weather.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
OMcial Text of Docamrnt That May
Lead To Acquiring New
state.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE following
Is the fGi! text Of the re ss&a&e sent 70 the
senate by President Mckinley yesterday
TO accompany the Hawaiian treaty;
y ,raFas-Yit herewith 70 tire senate, an
order sn1. cue consideration Of TIE
constitutional function ~ advice and con-
sent may he exercised by tnat p1tsX,
treaty fcr the annexation of the F~ssaHsac
81 HAWAII 30 the Uf.stes! States signed y.
this capital hy the pisaipote1kiarles o. ifis
rsrries on TIRE fsFh Of Jsre. Tor tie ssss-
rs- understanding or the Sahs@et l Trans
Fyait in addition a report os tts s4cs~-
tAry ef state. briefly re'fk~a ifag fa@ fsego-
fsaftcrs which have gssl 20 sists important
result The lr.ceT g.oTatis8 % tFzs Ha~slisf
islands Essss the to<iy petite of the CssSfess
states = the necessary sn9 ffttIS s~aaa@f
20 TIRE chain % events which ssrsE Fxfs
early r4erse=1 81 oar history hzS controlled
fhss snserrDssF-se assG Trasrrinyt fsse 1850
esasscg Of the United States Ugsz the aA~
xxs.aa tsi2as1S- Tie HrsdoEuinAiace oS
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.a.''oer shese who are not native-boru
,siaea'ea'as are af American partntagA
Ne'se Oh my people want the islands aEls
,es ,,s,S.S. - zee population OF tho islands II
assrs " 'nas number saau ara native
as s,,s.'s~ n zoe rest are Americana Ger.
English ard snasi portso, srcm othes
countries. The IsN Ameri,ans who are
RESPONSIVE Tor what was done today are
running the Affairs OF the islands. There
IS no provision made in this treaty FIR Yns.
IN the Harrison treaty / WAS allowed sap..
uN per year: pun that treaty never went
into sHeci ! have not received one dollar
rem the United States No one locked
a'.@r shs interests in tie preparation Of
,uis s'eais. Ies my people. who fosm 81
iarse part of the pnuu,as.a,, ~ shs
islands. would wan; justice acns me..s
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As BRITAIN Sees ,r.



LONDON. June 1.-THE Pal, Mall, Cas
zette this afternoon says that Naran,s ~,
the japanese statesman. who xas inter.
viewed yesterday in Paris on tho Hawaii
ian annexation question. has declared that
japan will not create international ,,ff,cui.
ties IN connection with Hawaii, and that
certainly nc other country Win ohiacs to
the annexation OF HAWAII by the United
sssses. commenting upon this utteraneo
the Pail Mall Gazette saws.
President Mckinley may call annrxa-
tion merely continuance Of exss,iux re-
lations. hut II Is an undcuhsed tiepa r,ura
m the colonial sense. II do<s not meg =
that Cnha will follow or ansthinx Of that
kind bat II means A st-osag naval policy.
The United States wiz certainly be- rrNst
sea power In the future. Her comrnerre
ard seaeoard neeessitafc that. ana Ha-
wsit viii be of the greatest vAiuc Il te
means naval expenditure nov. ara Il NAV
wen repay 1t with compound mterest Il
the future
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QUEEN Lii PROTESTS.
She Objects to the Proposed
Annexation Treaty.
SHERMAN RECEIVES The PAPER.

The Ex-Nonarch Declares the Plan
for anrexfns the Islands to He an
Hnwaitans-Says Neither the Cosn-
,niSstoner Nor the Government
the Necessary Authority F-om the
Re9istered Voters of Hawaii
Crown I.ands-It lgnorc~ Former
Professions OF Amisy-lAlinslka-
Withdraw the Treaty and the Sea-
ate to Reject IL.
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THE SEVENTEENTH nODY.
Corpse OF RichIy-DresseA Woaeaa
In the Thames.

LONDON, June 1.-THE body OF fAsh.
ionahly dressed woman. about - years g
age. was found yesterday noaffns IN nv
Thames near the lower bridge In her
purse she had some gold and silver. koid
wedding ring and two dress rings, kol0
brooch and other articles. and ~ . key
ring. also found upon her. were SONS
American coins All the clothing on hee
body was uf the best materials.
This ~ the seventeenth body found IN
the lower Thames by thr police duFui$
tho last three weeks. They are supposs1 ~
~ he The bodies OF suicides AZ In nearly
All CAGES .niuasles we're found upon the
persons OF the drowned.
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COAST srmEwN WITH wREcKAasE.
Further New. sroEs the Gale - she
irish Sea.

LONDON. june E.-A heavy gaze. -
comranied by torrents Of rain. " presnia.
isy IN the Irish SEA. Admiral Nelson's o'u
nagxhip. Fonarogs nt which has ns sen ~
exhibition at BlaekpcoI. has been GIVE"
ashore and /, viii become wfseA.
I. t,faho,. asyed the crew Of the steam.
or sauarrab Kelly. which, fonndesch .
u.ifss. to,,gh. hus her ten passtnaees wafe
frawrea. Many fishing and olcasurs ooes.
have been los' Dispatches from olnessns 49,
points show that the storm - sprsaaans
snta,a IN acsitheriy direction.