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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
CHAPTER xxx.

Perhaps there was not q more miserable
nan in England than Peter Lennox. the
great millionaire.
He had told the detectives all the story
of his marriage, and the utmost that they
could discover for him in Lima was that
his wife had gone away quite alone-that
there had been no such thing as IN elope-
ment with the suspected clerk, and that
she was quite free from that imputation.
Then came intelligence that startled him.
His wife had been traced to London, and
there she had had Il son; but from the
time the boy had reached his fifth year
all clew to her was lost again.
His emotion had been great at the
thought of Il son having been born to him
"a son who, if he could find him, would be
heir to his estates, his vast wealth, and
his name, who might add honor to honor
pnd he the very salvation of his race. He
wondered if it were possible to find him.
lie made almost supcrhuman exertions;
but it was all in vain, he could CLEAN no
intelligence of his wife or son, the son
whom wen only to see lie would have
laid down his life.
Dishcartcned, and almost despairing, he
sat one morning alone in his great Lon
don drawing room-he had returned to
town so as to be nearer the d~etectives-he
could rest no longer Mt Erceldean. Pres
emily a note was brought in to him from
Airs. Carew, saying that she wished to see
him upon important business, if he would
be kind enough to call upon her as soon
as he could make it convenient.
He drove direct to the little house in
Mayfair, and asked for Mrs. Carew.
MY mistress is expecting you, SIR"
said the servant, when he had told her
his name. 'She is in her painting room."
He followed the servant, wondering ut
the beauty of the apartments, at the
wealth of ornaments, pictures and stat
ues. Then he reached the painting room,
and the servant, after opening the door
for him, retired.
AT first his eyes were disturbed by the
dim, uncertain light. He saw n tail, wom-
AMY figure standing waiting for him-he
could see folds of rich velvet that swept
the ground; but in his confusion he did
not plainly discern the face that was
turned toward him.
The lady bowed; he returned the bow:
n Mrs. Carew placed n chair for him,
49,. Peter LennOX sat down. Presently
Mrs. Carcw spoke. AT the first sound of
her voice, something in it struck him Is
familiar. He told himself that it was her
sons voice of which he was reminded
the young barrister whom he had liked
before he declared himself the lover of
BcatriX.
II am sorry to have troubled you,' said
Mrs. Cacew; but l wanted to ask y4al
is there no way by which we can Gene
TO tcrmsY'
TO terms over wiat:" he inquired.
cover The marriage Of your niece to ;a.y
son. she answered.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

around his neck; but It was on Beitran.s
breast that the gray head rested at last.
It was to Beltran that the feeble arms
chung while the old man cried:
my sonny son! Thank heaven that
I have lived to see my son."
The occurrence was, as Lady Ailsa re-
marked afterward to the bishop, most
provfdential." It seemed marvellous to
think that Beatrix should from the first
have loved Beltran.
The wedding at Erceldean was talked
about long after it had taken place. Such
a scene had not been witnessed for many
a year in bonny Scotland. From miles
round people fiocked to see "Prince Char
lies" daughter married and "the king
take his wi again."
Peter Lennox lavished wealth ON the
son Of whom he wal so proud; he pur-
chased for him one Of the finest mansions
In London-for Beltran would not aban-
don his professional career. Whenever
his father mentioned such a thing to him
he would say: "We have had great war
riors and great statesmen amongst our
ancestors; believe me that a great lawyer
will add to the honor Of the Lennoxes. I
am to strive for the woolsack, you know"
In after years he won 1t, while Beatrix
Lennox remained a queen of society, low
ed, admired and revered. One event gave
her great pleasure. Three years after
her own marriage Lady Rayner married
the Duke of Heathland. Lord Rayner
killed himself by drinking and dissipation,
and Lady Rayner, after her year of
mourning had expired, married the hand
some duke, who had loved her friend so
dearly. Bentrix was delighted, and the
Duchess Of Heathland always remained
her devoted friend.
There was no happier woman in Eng.
land than beautiful Beatrix Lennox. She
was rich, honored, esteemed, beloved-she
had one Of the kindest Of husbands, chill.
dren who were most devoted; but she new.
er forgot what had been the cost of hel
love.
Tho oudl
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
e DOLLARS A WEEK.
Feedinga Family at a Cost of Eighteen;
Cents a Day for Each Person.

Feedtnga Family at a Cost of Eighteen;
Cents a Day for Each Person.
In the Ladies' Home Journal, Mrs. T.,
7. Rorer tells how a family Of eight
persons can be fed-and well fed-at|
the aggregate cost Of $40 a week. Shet
presents a bill Of fare for each NEAL;
with suggestions for changing and,
varying them, and details how to pre-.
pnre the main dishes that enter into
her economical plan Of supplying thcl
family table. ITO carry out the!
scheme" she says, articles must be-,
purchased economically, and no wastc|
permitted. A table which is supplied;
for a family Of eight for $40 a week
must, Of necessity, be plain, but it may;
at the same time, not lack for VARIETY
Or whoaesomeness. Sweetmeats and
rich desserts must be counted only as,
occasional luxuries, and company
dishes must be omitted altogether!
Meat, the most expensive food item,
may be purchased in a much larger
quantity than Is needed for a single
meal, and utilized French fashion. The,
poor and middle classes of this country
must learn more about the food value!
Of the legumens, more about the proper
preparation Of food, and last, but mott
least, more about the proper combina-'
lions Of food. Avoid the buying Of,
steaks, roasts and chops each week. I'll
Is an expensive household indeed!
which has no repertoire of cheaperi
dishes. A beef's heart or a braisedi
calf's liver makes an excellent and!
economical change. Broiled sleeps
kidneys, with a little bacon, give al
good breakfast ut q cost of ten cents,
Smothered beef, which may be made,
from the tough end Of the rump steak
is a%ppetizing, and only costs half the
price Of an equal food value of tender
loin steak.
"The housekecper should go to mar
ket early and buy only the best materi,
ais. They keep longer and go farther
than the inferior ones. Perishable food
should be bought in small quantities
two or three times q week. Groceries
enough to last a month should be laid
in. Canned goods and conserved sweets
should be bought sparingly. Meat is
always q most expensive article, and
not q particle Of 1t should be allowed
to go to waste"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
have received It, give thy servaStk
strength to get home In time for din

have received It give thy serv18tl
strength to get home IN time for dfnI
ner.".
Sir Isaac Holden, the inventor Of the
lucifer match, died recently in Englanf
at the age Of 81. Though he did not
profit by that invention, others, esps-
cially in wooden machinery, gave himsa
large fortune. He set out comparative
~ early in life to live as long as posei-
BILE. In the matter Of exercise his rude
raj to spend at least two hours a day
in the open air, and 1t Is told Of him
that on first going to work in his youth
he agreed with his employer that in
stead Of having q yearly vacation he
should have IN hour every afternoon In
which to take a walk. In the use of al
cohol he WIS abstemious, yet not q
total abstainer, and he smoked tobacco
moderately. In diet his chief peculiar
ity was that he avoided bread. His
chief foods in his later years wenei
meats, soups and fruits. Yet he was
not a man who lived by invariableI
rules, for he was long a member of theI
house Of commons, and when owe sol
years old he saw the session out Mt e.;
3 or 4 O'Clock in the morning and SMOKE
ed long cigars in the smoking room.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
Has Already Cost millions.

In 1860 MI. Trouvelot, who had gone
to Massachusetts from Paris, had taken;
with him some eggs of the gypsy moth,
These lay, n day, on a tray near an.
open window and a breeze blew them.
out of doors. He recognized the miss
chief he had wrought, but his an
nouncement of it created little excite
ment at the time, as the people of Med
ford, where he lived, knew nothing Of.
this insect. And, indeed, little more
was heard Of 1t for about ten years.
while not until 1889, or twenty
after the escape, were the ravages Of
the moth such as to call for action by
the State. At that time the worms had
spread through thirty townships, ruin
ing shade trees everywhere, and attack
ing also farm and garden crops. Ac-
cordingly, in 1890, Gov. Bracket called
on the Legislature for help, and that
body authorized a commission for tho
purpose and appropriated $4,000 for
Its work, which sum was doubled a few
months later. The next Legislature
had also to expend $4,000, and others
followed with still larger sums annu
ally.
Last year the actual expenditure was
about $4,000; and Mr.. Fernald, the
entomologist Of the State Board of
Agriculture, in his last report, estimat.
ed that to exterminate the moth would
require 100000 a year for the next five
years, or $1,OO0,0O0 then 100000 a,
year for five years more; finally. SIS,
600 a year for a period Of five years,
making $1,575,000 in all. supposinc
that the moth should then disappear.
this cost, added to what has aireadv
been laid out, would exceed 100000.
apart, Of course, from all losses Of
woodlands and crops caused by the I'M.
sect.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
The end.)
A Naesins Rainbow Trout.

A CHARACTERISTIC OF cue
rainbow trout is its fondness for scrap
ping. There was an illustration Of its
ways in this particular the other day
at the Aquarium. A number Of rain-
bow trout weighing from one-half to
three-Quarters Of a pound each, which
had been received from the State fish
hatchery ut Cold Spring Harbor, were
placed at the Aquarium in a display
tank, In which there was already o
rainbow weighing about half n pound,
which had been there for some time.
The new trout were received in good
condition, but they were tired after
travelling, as fish always are, and they
wanted a chance to rest. The old trout,
however, Immediately began to hustld
them about the tank. 1t would dart
up to one of the new fishes, which was
swimming slowly along. and bite Mt it
The startled fish would start UP and
hurry off to the other side of the tank
AS likely as not the old fish would not
pursue it, but would wait for the mex
one to come along, and then bite at
that one, and start it up. Sometime.
the old fish would follow up its attach
by dashing after the other around the
tank, and kept this up increasingly, nag.
ging and nippiny the others until tiley
We're more tired out than ever.
If, when they We're put into the tank
they had been us fresh and vigorous as
their pursuer, they would have turned
upon it very probably and made shor:.
work of it. AS it was, the single trou.
bossed all the rest, including fish hal,
as big again as itself, and hustled then
about numerically. In half a day il
would have worn them out and weari.d
them to death.
But the scrappy little rainbow didn't
get that opportunity. 1t was scoopcd
out with a dipnet and put into another
tank, q reserve tank. There was a rain
bow trout in this tank, too, but this one
vas not tired with travel. 1t was fresf
and vigorous. And 1t was also his
enough to eat the scrappy one If it tried
to cut up any capers there.-New Yorb
Sun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
CHAPTER XXX.

A few hours later Peter Lennox opened
his eyes and found himself lying in a
charming room. AT first he was puzzled
to know where he was, and what had hap
pened to him; there was a dull singing in
his ears, a strange confusion in his brain;
a queer uncertainty troubled him as to
his whereabouts, q heavy kind of wonder
and pain.
He looked about him; it was an artistic
room. In all his superb mansion there
was nothing like it. Then his eyes fell
upon the figure of a woman kneeling by
his side. Gradually all returned to him,
and he knew that he was looking in the
face of his wife Grace; he knew also that
he had had a narrow escape from death.
"Gracc," he said feebly-and his voice
seemed to come from a distunce-it had
a faint, feeble kind of sound-"tell me all
about it again. I cannot imagine that it
is really true"
She repeated the story to him, and he
listened with new wonder.
$50 l have a son. he said-"the hand
some, noble boy whom Beatrix loves?
He is my SONNY own son? oh, Grace,
how shall I learn to believe it? Can it be
true-my own son?"
He repeated the words over and over
again to himself-his own son, and how
should he believe it? Then after q time
he turned to her.
Grace" he said, 81 should like to gee
my son."
$50 you SHALL" she replied. 81 have a
surprise in store for you, if you are bet
ter this evening""
Twill you-will you kiss me, Grace?"
he asked in n low, trembling voice. as
though he were half afraid of making the
request. She bent over him.
eyes, I will, Peter" she replied, earn
estly-'I will indeed. 1 am sorry that
things went SO wrong between us. 1 will
say now what I have never said before
that 1 wish with all my heart matters
had been d~ifferent-that I had been older
and better, you wiser and KINDER"
She kissed him, and IL great calm light
came over his face-the stern. grim face
! that had known so little brightness. 4.
contented smile played round the lips that
had smiled so little, and presently Peter
! I.ennoX fell into such a sleep as he had
not had for years.
1t was nearly evening when he awoke
/! again, refreshed, invigoratcd and almost
+ well. His valet stood ready to attend to
him, having been summoned by order of
his wife. He went downstairs. His wife
me him in the hall.
She opened the door of the drawing
room and led him in. There lie saw Rca-
triX. Lady Ailsa and Bcltran. y mist
swan before his eyes. He tremblcd as a
leaf in n strong wind. Then BcatriN
! vent up TO him and claspcd her arms
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
Never with Glove.

Detectives detailed to look after nro.
fessional shoplifters always look tn sea.
If their suspects are wearing gloves. A:
professional" it is declared, never
works with gloves on.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
Varying Lengths.

Tacks are from n quarter to n half,
inch, though. when accidentally STEM
ped on, this length seems to be mutt,
piled by 100. "A pound of the smallest;
sized contains 10000 tacks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
Bob.Tail Cara

The old-time bob-tailed mil. ,.,,s
now disused in most cities, We're about
ten feet in length: the electric cars of!
the latest build are from forty to fcrty-
six feet.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

Five courses of brick will lay one foot
in height on n chimney. Sixteen bricks
ia a course will make a flue four inches
wide and twelve inches long, and eight
bricks in n course will make Il tluc
eight inches wide and sixteen inches
long.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

nol occur TO me until l saw Beatrix, and
then I recognized the Lennox face. Then
for the first time I knew that l had done
wrong to my son to keep from him the fact
that he was Peter Lennox's heir. Dear
Beatrix, I felt rather impatient when l
heard You called heiress of Erceldean-af-
ter all, Erceidean belonged to Beltran and
not to you. 1 once thought of max
ing myself known, not ever for my sons
sake, though Mt times it was a sore temp
tation. l should never have told the truth
or owned my story but for Beltran and
his love. Beltran used to tell me that
when he met MI. Lennox the rich man
was very kind to him, that he took an in
tercst in him, and my boys heart wal
touched BY his kindness. Once I trembled
with fear, for it seemed to me that my
secret must be discovered. One evening
Beltran canle home and told me that Mr..
Lcnnox was always troubled by a shad-
owy likeness that he saw in his face, and
a familiar sound that he detected in his
voice. Igrew fearful then. Icould easily
have solved the mystery for him, Lady
Ailsa. For I have strong reason to be-
lieve that my son resembles your deceas-
ed husband, Prince CHARLIE and not his
own father"
Lady Ailsa looked up quickly.
You are quite right" she said. II
was struck by the same thing in your
SOMA shadowy resemblance. Now I see
it,"
''Thcn l was startled," continued Mrs.
Carew, ION finding that my boy had fall
en- in love with the millionaire's niece. At
first l was yeXed, and l tried hard to per-
suade him to forget her; l knew that il
ever a marriage took place l must tell the
truth. But my boy was SO wretched that
my conscience r%eproached me, and l have
yielded at last. l did test their love. 1
wanted to see whether Beatrix would be
constant to Beltran through all fortunes,
or whether she would prefer the wealth Of
Peter LennOX to the love of my son. She
has come nobly out Of the ordeal, md now
nothing remains for me but to send for my
husband and tell him the truth. Imagine
it is twenty-four years since I have seen
him! What will he say to me"
BeatriX rose and clasped her arms round
Mrs. Carew's neck.
You bear it very bravely," she said;
'but l know that you have suffered, aunt.
Only imagine-I have an aunt after all!
Aunt Grace, kiss me, and tell me that you
love me for your sons sake"
"For his and your own" she replied,
warmly. 'My dear Bcntrix, all the time
that 1 was painting your portrait, I was
longing to tell o that the uncle you
spoke so much about was my husband,
and that Beltran was your cousin"
Beatrix laughed a low, happy laugh Of
perfect content.
you see, after all, mamma" she said,
Il was a most wise and prudent girl"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03

A little turpentine and oil applied to
furniture with a flannel cloth. the fur
niture thep. thoroughly rubbed, will
give it a hight. elem appearance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-03
A Mean Advantage on a Dentist.

To work on the sympathies of a dem
fist who was ut first hard-hearted, q
tramp at st. Joseph, No., asked him to
pull out two of his teeth which were
filled with gold; for, he asked, of what
use were gold-flled teeth If one had
nothing on which to use them? This
appealed SO to the dentist that he gave
him some money instead of drawing
the teeth.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

him now but TO fight it out to the end.
lie made his way TO st. Louis, where he
met the old pal with whom he had tramp
ed through Illinois. To his comrade he
said nothing of the blood that was on his
hands. one day when the two men We're
in pawnshop a couple of officers in citi-
zens' clothes entered the place. one of
the men, "A powerful young officer, who
had spotted Rand. sprang upon the des-
perado and bore him TO the floor. Rand
was short, but powerfully built. and he
gave the officer a hard run. AT last he
lay quiet for a moment, then turning he
looked toward the other officer, who was
struggling with the harmless but thor
oughly frightened tramp, and called ex-
chedly to the man who was holding him:
Look out there" he shouted help your
partner"
The officer, being off his guard and hav-
ing already removed Rands murderous
siX-shooter, turned 10 see how his brother
officer was getting on. Quick as a fash
Rand pulled a derringer from his vest
pocket and drilled a big hole through one
of the bravest and most popular officers
of the St Louis force. The shot however.
did not prove Instantly fatal and with the
help that came to him the wounded man
was able 10 disarm the desperate. After
suffering indescribable agony for few
days the officer died / forgot what they
did with Rand, but If you ask any man
who lived in st. Louis quarter of CEN
fury ago. he can tell you
The purpose of this story is to point a
moral. Boy, whoever you be- wherever
you roam, fight shy of the seductive six
shooter
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05
WASHER COMES TO GRIEF.
One Is Publicly Thrnshed I'm MiIwau-
Iee by IA Young Woman.
From the Chicago Chronicle.


On one of the principal downtown
streets In Milwaukee a young woman was
one evening last week roundly chastising
a man with an umbrella. After severely
belaboring him about the head with 1t for
several seconds she went on her way,
not stopping TO enjoy the cheers of the
spectators. The subject Of her wrath was
one of those creatures who are known as
"mashers." The story as told by friend
of the woman, is that while she was
walking along Broadway, on her way to
the newsboys' art exhibit, of which she
was one of the patronesse a man wearing
a polished beaver and otherwise neatly
attired, approached her and said: Good
evening" The man appeared to be about
81 or 40 years Of age, and was apparently
respectable, and the woman thought he
had made a mistake. She walked to Wis
consin street, and then went west She
discovered that the man was following
her. He approached her for the second
time, and repeated his remark. Here 1t
was light, and she thought he must have
seen his mistake this time.
The man dropped behind, and the now
somewhat frightened woman went on
quickly. She hurried over the bridge, hop
ing she would now be unmolested. The
man was following. however, and finally
ne placed himself directly in front Of her
just opposite Gimbels'. People walking by
noticed the occurrence. For an instant the
two stood facing each other. Then the
womans little figure stiffened. The hand
in which she was holding an umbrella
was suddenly raised, aud as suddenly de-
| scended the umbrella striking squarely
upon the polished beaver which was
knocked from the mans head, and went
spinning down the stairs leading to the
! barber shop underneath the Empire hall
An approving yell went up from several
boys on the street, and every one else
shouted with laughter at the "masher.'
who. wholly surprised stood amazed
with eyes and mouth wide open in aston.
ishment. receiving the punishment ht
| justly deserved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-05

Cincinnati. Dec. 4-Flour dun. Wheat
duh; No, ,, red, 92l2c. Corn firm No, ,,
Lard steady at $4l5 Bulk meats quiet al
$3.50. Bacon steady at 500. Whisky,
$l.19
st. Louis, Dec. 4-Flour quiet. I'M
changed. Wheat. futures. lower; spot
firm; No ?. red. cash, elevator. 96c; track.
S6c; No. >, hard cash. SSdS6c: December,
969sc; May, 9l7sc; July. S0iac Corn, futures
fraction up, spot unchanged; No. 2, cash,
&c; January, 2isc; May 2'sc; July. 2Ilac.
oats, futures, dull; spot, steady; No. ,,
cash, elevator zoe; track, 2li2c; Decem-
Der, 2o'2c; May, 22Ad229sc; No. ?, white,
23&q24c. Rye steady at 45lac. Bran dun.
cry, 1Sd23c dairy, nGiSc. Whisky. $L19
Pork steady; standard mess, jobbing, s.. 10
9S50 Lard higher; prime steam, A.l0;
choice, A16. Bacon, boxed lots. extra
short clear, $4S7i2Q5OO; ribs, $5.S7i2a5.50;
shorts, $5.000iS.62 Dry sailed meats, box
ed shoulders, 4.75G5O0; extra short clear,
A.31}3a450. Ribs, Si.75Q4S7i2; shorts,
$4S71aG5.00.