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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-20
CHAPTER XII.

Chester Sewall's sessions with him
self as committee OH ways and means
grew long and anxious. OF course at
tendance at Irma's birthday party was
imperatively necessary. She would new
er forgive him if he absented himself
upon that occasion. And it was posi-
bic, if not exactly probable, that it
might be the turning point in his for
tunes. Suppose her sordid father, i'll the
expansion Of feeling naturally to be ex
pected upon such an anniversary, should
say: BLESS you, my children. Your
love has conquered my pride. Marry and
be happy"
But that difficulty about dress coat
presented itself anew. He could not dare
to risk hiring one again and perhaps go
about all evening smelling as if hc had
been cleaned with the stuff they pat in
lamps. If Irma should get one sniff Ct
that odor, identify it with him and
guess at the reason for its presence, she
might be capable of renouncing him
forever. Yet the more he contemplated
his own as an alternative the more
shabby it appeared to him. Would it be
judicious investment under the cir
cumstances for him to buy a new one?
The slenderness Of his resources COM
PEELED him to decide against it. Why
not wear John s? 1t was new, an elegant
garment. One nights wear would not
harm it, John would certainly not re-
fuse to lend it il he were at home and
indeed need never know that it had been
borrowed. If it would fit He took it
out of Johns wardrobe and tried IL on.
It fitted as IL it had been made for him.
Lottie Belden said that when he had IL
ON there was not better looking wax
figure In the Eden Musee." He wished,
by the way, she would not make re-
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CHAPTER Y

Hello, YOURSELF he rejoined, star
ing at her and then around the room as
if 20 make sure that he had not strayed
into the wrong apartment.
You re home rather early today,
ain you? What's the matter?'' asked
the young woman, merely CHANGING at
him as she bit of a thread
Thanks for your interest i'll my
movements, " he replied stifily, "but
am not aware that have any more bust
ness elsewhere than here. F"
She suspended work for a moment TO
stare at him, and then, seeming TO have
suddenly found very amusing idea,
laughed heartily, causing Chester to
redden with embarrassment, for he did
not at all like being laughed at by
pretty girl. And she was pretty, UNI
doubtedly, whoever she was. If deli
cately pink and white complexion, blue
eyes, regular features and fossy golden
hair fluffed out into a cloud Of bewil-
dering curls for bang" and ripping
in charming disorder over a snowy neck
cannot make a girl at least pretty in
young mans eyes, there must be some
thing radically wrong about the young
man.
Don't get huffy," she said merrily.
"I'm not laughing at you. i forgot for
a moment that we were strangers, on
your side. You probably never saw me
before, ard / suppose you are surprised
TO see me in here, but I've seen you lots
Of times over the banistCrs, going out
or coming in, and 1 know your friend,
so that's how it seemed at first as if
was acquainted with you too. "
81 was not aware, replied Chester
frigidly bowling, that / had had the
honor Of meeting you before.
''No, you hadn't, except once in the
hall, and then my veil was down, 81
you couldn't have seen me to know me
But live here
"Here?'
Gin the house. I've got a little room
in the attic, up three flights It's colde
than Greenland up there. 1 make fame
neckties. you see Most Of the work d
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[To BE CoNTINUED.l
Heresy end Orthodoxy.

Hcrcsy in olden times led to prison and
the stake. In the present age it leads to
fame and professorship. One of the most
interesting heretics of the present day IS
the Rev Professor William Knight, OF
whom 1t may be truly said that he stepped
from heterodoxy into high places. A quar-
ter OF a century ago he was the minister OF
very humble tin church in an obscure
street In Dundee, and had the good fortune
TO send an article, which was accepted, tC
The Contemporary Review on prayer. The
leaders of the Free Kirk i'm the town men
toned, whose views were limited to mar
malade and jute, found, fortunately for
Mr.. Knight, that the views contained in
the paper were "unsound, and the au'
dacious writer was summoned before the
local presbytery to answer his misdeeds'
For year or so the knight heresy case
was the talk of the theological world, ana
the battle which ragged around the humble
minister was bitter and fierce But it made
his reputation-perhaps his fortune. Ills
congregation increased tremendously
From the tin church i'm an obscure locality
ne and they migrated to a magniilcen'
cathedral, built in the best thoroughfare'
Shortly afterward he joined the Estao'
lished church, and very soon was appoint
ed professor Of moral philosophy in the
University of st. Andrew. Since then
his career has been one uninterrupted sue
cess, but he has not further dabbled 10
heresy. The irony of fate is shown in tne
fact that while Professor Knight is now
well known everywhere, the reverend
orthodox gentleman who was his principal
prosecutor fell into the obscurity OF some
secretaryship connected with the fr0
Kirk. London Telegraph
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the NEST valuable that Irma received
In fact, the big ruby made an actual
sensation, eliciting expressions Of won
der and admiration from all who saw
it. Even Mr.. Willmarth made no scru-
pie of demonstrating his astonishment
for it was a stone that he, with all his
wealth, would have hesitated to present
to anybody. And it led him into an er.
ror that was the cause of making Mr.
Sewall very uncomfortable, notwith-
standing his unexpected distinction
The astute financier was incapable of
imagining that young man could be
so i'll love with a girl. as to give to her
the wealth Of kingdom, if he possessed
it, leaving himself beggar, and the
idea never occurred to him that Chester
could have been ignorant Of the worth
Of that treasure. Consequently he con-
cluded that Chester must either be fell
low of remarkable ability or the espe-
cial favorite of fortune, and in either
character well worth cultivating So
he linked arms with him, walked him
about and talked investments to him,
suggested the most tantalizing point
ers" for speculation and more than
limited that he would be pleased to have
him open an account with the house of
Willmarth & Co. OF course Chester,
with the perverse understanding of the
unfortunate, imagined that the old fell
low had in some way learned of his
financial disasters and was chatting
him, notion that set him inwardly
raging
There were many exceptions, Chester
found, to the family gathering limi-
tations of the party, and among them
was Mr.. Cyrus Pratt, the famous poll
tician, to whom he was introduced,
with not little impressment, by Mr..
Willmarth. The boss appeared to be
a heavy man, considerably past middle
age, with an immobile countenance,
sleepy eyes and coppery complexion,
who merely accorded him nod of in
difference in acknowledgment of the in
PRODUCTION. Later in the evening, when
he was sitting beside Irma conversing
with her, Mr.. Pratt came up to ask her
hand in the next cotillon, when she
answered in her impulsive fashion:
ION condition that you will do me a
favor, Mr.. Pratt
II shall esteem it a privilege to serve
you any way in my power, he replied
smilingly.
well, first, I wish to introduce to
you Mr.. Chester Sewall"
II have already had the honor Of an
introduction to Mr.. Sewall by your ia
Their, he responded, bowling it'll ur-
bane courtesy to the young man and
looking as il the acquaintance filled him
with the liveliest satisfaction.
All, you have? Good! Now will
tell you what the favor is that want.
1t Is that you put Mr.. Scwa into poll.
tics, find some nice place for h,. and
and-tell him what to do"
II shall Be happy to put my elf at
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NEilA SEN ""rHE OLD 5Rup6e Eve. trs &c.

ON the sewing machine, and L don
mind the cold when I'm running the
machine, but there's good deal of fin
ishing off TO do with the needle, and
that's the time Jack Frost gets his work
in, especially if one is hot from running
the treadle. That first cold snap of the
winter / caught cold up there that
thought would kill me. Mr.. Latham
heard me coughing and asked the land
lady about me, and when she told him
how / was fixed he said l might come in
here and sew whenever l liked in day
time, while he was away, because his
room is always so nice and warm.
think he's awful kind, don't you?'
eyes, indeed l do, answered the
young man heartily, and then he added
in a bantering tone, but l should hard
ly think he would have the heart to re-
strict you to the time of his absence "
"Why so?"
"You make such a charming domestic
picture that your presence quite converts
a bachelors den into home, and with
such n tempting companion
''No nonsense now, young man. Use
your jawbone with caution. Men have
been killed with that sort of weapon. "
"Oh, not this sort of jawbone. -
Maybe. i can't be sure until l know
you better.
THAT no time may be lost in yom
doing so, and with basis of conven.
tionality fer the acquaintance, permit
me to introduce myself as
Chester Sewall. Yes, l know. ask;
ed Mr.. Latham, and he told me. NJ
name is Lottie Belden -
The young man made Il bow Of exag-
gerated formality before her. She locked
quizz;cglly at him fer moment, with
her little golden head cooked on one
side Ike cCntCmplative bird, then
springing up executed deep, old fash.
Toned minuet courtesy and bounded
back 10 her seat laughing.
How strangely this light hearted
girl presence had dissipated the shall
ows about him! Though an entire stram-
ger to him AID ono in whose personality
he had not the slightest c. crn, the in-
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marks like that Ii was SO difficult for
HIM 10 determine sometimes whether
they were meant TO be sarcastic or not.
The coat difficulty thus disposed Of,
another, which at first threatened to be
vet more serious, presented itself. lie
would be expected to make a present to
Irma ON the suspicious occasion, one
worthy of her and of the position he as
sumed as her affianced husband. Nt-y
gladly. indeed, he would have given to
her diamonds as big as pumpkins or
pailfuls of pearls if he could, but even
a decent bouquet would have made "a
serious draft ON his resources, and he
feared that bouquets were hardly up to
the occasion anyway. To buy such
piece of jewelry as he would care to
offer would bankrupt him.
After long cogitation he brought out
Of his trunk little box, enveloped and
sealed as il was when il came into his
possession. In faded ink upon the paper
Unfolding it were the words written in
a tremulous hand, "For my son. +"
His eyes were dimmed for moment,
as he tenderly folded the paper and laid
it aside. Surely, he thought, if mother
could know she would not disapprove
what he was about TO do in his eXtrem-
ity. She, too, would have loved Irma
had she known her.
The box contained number of pieces
Of jewelry, rings, earrings, brooches
and bracelets, all old fashioned and
generally of no great value. Mrs. Sewall
had cared little for ornament, and her
additions to the accumulation were
those of least worth financially, though
the only ones that had any sacredness
of association in the mind of her son.
Some of the antique pieces, that had
long been heirlooms i'll his family, Were
much more valuable than Chester I'M
agined, but they Were few. One of these
he selected for his present to Irma 1t
was a nautilus, wrought in gold and
enamel, with setting of one splendid
ruby, exquisite in design and superb in
execution. He chose it simply because
Of its artistic beauty, thinking nothing
more Of the big ruby than that it looked
well, for he knew practically nothing
Of the values of precious stones.
On the evening Of the party he was
more than pleased and not little sur
prised to learn that his present was not
only the most beautiful but by very far
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II - y SOTt ~ DNCh HUWDCF.
fictitious merriment Of her frank, happy
nature had made him smile, and even
laugh, when five minutes before meet
ing her he could have cried had he not
felt it unmanly TO do so.
What have you there on your ARM
she demanded.
"a coat -
"What are you going TO do with it,
'Sew on some new buttons. "
"Sew? You can sew
eyes. In Il sew-sew fashion. "
"Come. Let me see you do it. Inevel
saw a man sew except a tailor, whose
business it was, and he doesn't count. "
ooh, yes, as fraction. -
He sat down before stand and
spread his tools and materials out be-
fore him for the work
Mercy, what a ropep' exclaimed
Lottie at sight of the thread.
"Well, isn't that right? / wanted
something that would not break the
first time it was pulled. -
"And what are those things you
have there?' she asked in a sarcastic
affectation Of surprise.
"Why, needles, of course. -
"Oh, needles! To knit with CT to
sew?'
"To sew on my buttons. 1 wanted
things could get hold of. "
ooh, pshaw! Give that coat here and
I'll sew those buttons on while you
would be poking that rope through the
! end Of one of those crowbars. You men
are all alike-awfully helpless crea-
lures. -
"YCu don't imagine / will trouble
you with my mending, do your"
That's nothing. / often fix things
for Mr.. Latham when his wash comes
home without his knowing anything
about it. Why shouldn't neighbors help
one another? 1t makes the world SO
much easier to get along in when they
do"
Her self imposed task did indeed seem
trifiing, so quickly did her nimble and
skillful fingers complete it. Chester
thanked her cffusively and held the gar
ment up before him to admire the neat
ness of her work. The critical inspection
| gave him new ground for disquieting
reflection. His coat was undcniably old,
not to put too fine point upon the fact
"seedy," and the newness Of the buttons
seemed to emphasize its air Of faded gen
tility. There were little glazed looking
lines along the seams here and there,
not very prominent, it is true, but quite
perceptible in good light and impossi-
bic OF Punishment from the conscious
ness of the wearer. And how was il pos
sible he had ever got that horrible pol
ish on the elbows, OF, having il, failed
TO observe 1t until now? Then the left
lapel was limp, and the collar needed
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

the things exterior. Il haven't haa
a letter sent TO me in dogs ago
wonder who it can be from. A citr !.
ter too! Well, l didn't suppose tbo.'
was anybody here who cared IN ,o,,,o..
Der Sally Hall. 1t might lust as wan
have come from Picking or Jerusalem
only l suppose the postage would bo,,
been more. 1t don't look good Iol,ya,.
did hate that sort of flmsy SQUASH crI
ored envelope. And If the writer ;s ..
grabbed as his hand he must be a con
| ton. ~
Deliberately she opened the cnyeloro
with pair Of scissors and drew IN, .
half sheet of note paper, bearing in the
same grabbed chirography as the suner.
scr:ptior'
''Are you the widow of Abner O.
Hall? If you are, how much are Won
willing to give for information that will
be of great value to you? Answer by a
Personal in The World tomorrow ad.
dressed to NJ.
''Oh, mother, it is from that man
Mccartney" exclaimed Addie, who had
been leaning over her mothers shoulder
and reading with her.
1T seems to be. So that contemplate
tool of a scoundrel has come ont of his
hiding place mt last, and with demand
to be paid for information that his con.
science-if he has any-must tell him
it was his duty to have given freely IS
years ago. Had he done so your father
might be alive today and we in affu.
ence instead of in the gutter
"Oh, mamma, not quite so bad as
that y
"Metaphorically speaking, my child.
How much will l give? l know what
would like very much to give him. ;"
why does he want You to advertise
in a newspaper when it would be so
much simpler to give his address for
you to write to him direct?"
"Oh, no. The rascal is too smart for
that. His assassin instincts prompt him
to strike from the dark. -
"What are you going to promise
him."
care we in condition to promise any.
thing, my child? There is but one thing
l could promise him-a cleaner con.
science than he has had since his par.
ticipation III that infamous transac.
ton. -
II hardly think, from what l have
heard you say of McCafrey, that he
would be likely to value that very high
~ as an inducement.
Il
can trus. in Providence =
That is all very well, but / wish
Jack We're here. F"
"Why? What could Jack do? He can
not even find this wretch f"
Il don't know what he could Go, but
i am sure he could do something.
so you think. don't wonder at it,
1t is natural for girls to imagine their
lovers can do anything. But l have
learned differently. Lovers can do no
more than other men, and generally
less. Still, l don't deny that would
like to have Mr.. Latham's advice if he
were here. When will he return
He did not himself know when he
last wrote, but said he might start at
any minute. That was in the letter
received the day before yesterday
ought to have another today"
You had better send note, which
hewill get immediately upon his return,
saying that l would like to have him
call. Meanwhile suppose we must put
an advertisement i'll the paper Sit
down and write it as i tell you.
Ill IL, 4
seated herself at the table. Mrs. Hall
commenced debating:
tTo BE CONTINUED
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Needless Wear.

Many people wear themselves out neeo
lessly; their conscience Is tyrant. ~"
exaggerated sense of duty leads person ~
anxious, ceaseless activity, to be cons'an'.
~ doing something. overpunctual, new
idle second of time, to scorn rest SUI
are In unconscious nerve tension. Inc,
say they have no time to rest, they have -
much to do, not thinking they are rap'uy,
uniting themselves for probably VIM.
would have been their best and greae'''
work In after years New York Ledse'
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CHAPTER XII

twas matter for surprise in the little
Hail household one morning, when the
letter carrier handed in a missive adj.
dressed to the widow. Any letter at all
Nc"'d have been something of novelty
q few weeks before, but by this time
!ohn was writing pretty regularly to
Adele and the old woman had got used
TO It. But letter for mrs. Sarah
HAIL. The incident was something Of
a shock and more Of q puzzle.
why, bless my soulr' she calculated.
putting on her spectacles and inspecting
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THE FTTTEST SURVIVES
By ]. h. CONNOLLY.
Copyright. 1896, by the AuthOr.I

CHAPTER I-Adele Hall End John latham
meet in the Metropo itan Museum OF Art
where Latham urges the girl 10 marry him in
spite OF the unreasonable opposition OF he
moeher, who has Iesolued to sacrifice hel
daughters happiness TO the righting OF q
wrong done her father, who is now dead. The
mother, having followed her daugh e.. sur
prises the pair i'm the art galleries ,n takes
the girl home with her.
W. lcoNriNuED'I
Ghar a CHASTITY satire upon his misery
that engagement now seemed TO himi
Anxious about food for the immediate
future and under contract 10 take mil
honaire's daughter 20 the opera! The re-
calling of opposite Greek and Latin
quotations To suit pretty much all
chances and conditions was his happiest
talent, but it failed him now. He was
too much troubled TO think of anything
that seemed adequate 10 the occasion.
lrma would expect TO be taken TO the
opera house and home again in car
riage, of course. That was what she was
accustomed 10. But even street car fares
would narrow his dietary plan seriously.
1t occurred to him that there would
be wisdom in feigning sudden indisposi-
tion and sending her the tickets. She
could get her father to escort her. Yes,
she could, but would she? Might she not
prefer Mr.. Cyrus Pratt's society? That
possibility decided him against the pru-
Dental evasion he had for moment
contemplated. There was no help for it
he would have TO go himself. But now
that John was gone, he knew not where,
from whom could he obtain the ncccs-
sary means? Why, from the pawnbruker.
Of course Strange that he had not
thought before Of everybody's "uncle, "
who would certainly advance him
handsome sum upon his superb Jergen-
sen watch, a present 10 him from his
father. That happy thought so far light
ened the gloom IF the situation that he
went TO his bed in measurable content
and slept the sound sleep Of weary
youth.
Early in the morning he proceeded 10
test his new resource and was not dis
appointed. The pawnbroller let him
have 800, and the young man resolved
that after this final night Of fashionable
dissipation, in which he would be as
economical as he beccmiHgly or prudent
~ might, the remainder If the sum
should be so carefully husbanded that it
would give him subsistence for weeks
80 come, until he found some occupa-
ton
Remembering that the buttons e his
dress coat showed Signs Cf wear. lc
bought new set intending himself 70
replace with them the old ones. ard
with this purpose in view went directly
home. Needles and black silk thread he
already had.
Carrying the coat over his arm. he
opened the communicating door from
his little hall room 10 his friends larger
and warmer apartment, where he pur
posed doing his amateur tailoring. but
upon the threshold stopped as if para
lyzed by astonishment. The room al
ready had a tenant, very pretty girl.
who sat sewing near one of the win
dOws. She looked up at his entrance, but
without apparent surprise said "Hellor'
and went ON with her work
Evening star., 1897-01-09

Brick, No. s02 10th 1t. NV. Q rooms :. $50 ot
Brick, No. 116 18th st. NV, rooms -. 25l(
Brick, 14D Ohio ave. NV, rooms. 1b.0l
Brick store, No. DIS d ct. nW........... lO((
Brick store. No 424 10th st. n.w.......... 26.O(
Frame owg.. No. 208 3 st. s.w., rooms. 80l
5a9-St LOUIS P. SHOEMAKER, 920 NV.
Evening star., 1897-01-09

The best 5room brick dwelling In this city
for the price, $3.50 per month; papered
throughout, and In frst-ciass repair No. Gal
L ct. s.w.; south front: front and rear yard;
and Lines.
DIGGES & FAIRFAX.
Real Estate.
noS-tf 613 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
FOR RENT-WAREHOUsEs-

neso-the largo warehouse S206 Water "a. Genrse-
town Rent. 500 year. Inquire $50 La ave.
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FOR RENT--HOUSES.
UNFURNTslsED.

FOR RENT-HoCSE, IN GOOD koCATI0N-xI4 II
81 &w.; In good repair. G and tn Rent
reduced from SIS to 5000 n taken at 81 st.
COCPE RoCkAwAY, N GOOD CONDITION. FOR
sale cheap. Al SElIMAN BROS stable rear
ef i11S st bet 18th and 18th sts de2e-eo2w
Evening star., 1897-01-09

4S Patterson ne, Or. 90
1922 Goth, 4r&cel. .13. 30
1252 Sd Sc, Or. so
z Baltimore, 4r. ..l0.30
COS Blair ct ne, 5r. $50
The Stanton inducements
to good cold tenants.
sCST. COS 14th st. NV.
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FOR RENT-HALLs

FOR RENT-CETRAL HALL. OVER CENTRR
nsrkes; size 1oOx7Ss cor. 9th and Pa ave NV.
PARTIES, &c. Apply to r. s. Smith. Cerk.
Center Market de1S-lm
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

REMINGTON 0fElCE. modern machlno: perfect
eondhicn guaranteed. wtth stand: delivered frcs
In ciiy: ene Plonth applies purchase OF new
Nhsn dIrrstiy following rental.
WfektsFF. SEAMANS < BENEDICT
de1S-;f Cor. Eth and sss. NV.
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FOR RENT
Larler Heights. l3r. 500
Oak st. MtPleasant. 20. 90
Brookland, ar, eel. .2g.oo
THE McLACHLEN REAL
Ge26-tf
Evening star., 1897-01-09

FOR RENT-BY HENRY wEX sol 7TH SW
324 11th sw Or ami$25. 75 1857 d sw. 6r,w&g 16 so
III sw, 7r. imp. 90 727 Sth sw, 7r ami IS. 90
9l4 lth sw 81, w&g 1880 $40 u sw, Or. Wig 1G 80
$50 sw, Or, wig 80 315 7th sw. Al, ami Is. 90
III II sw, Or, wig b. 1900 5155 1th sw Or mi % so
129 7th sw, 5r. 1000 943 Lettie sw Ar, s. 80
81 18th sw, 5r,wa IL. so 620 1Or&sta(con. 22
l39 Union ct t6r w,g135 so 452 6a 5r (col) 10. 90