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Wall lay still across the entrance. no living
creature was in sight. l darted in and
| looked around for water: q pitcher stood
on the table. and 1 filled the jug hastily.
Then with smile of sour triumph l hur-
ried back by the way / had come She
should have no cause to complain of me-
l mad been wronged and was minded to
, hug my grievance and keep the merit OF
tive. too, commonly underies a seeming
patience of wrong. 1 would not for the
world enrich her with just quarrel. there
fore l brought her water. aye. although
she feigned not to desire it. There 1t was
for hsr. let her take it If she would or
leave it if she would. and / set the jug
down by the pasty. She should not say
that l had refused to fetch her what she
asked. although she had. for her own good
reasons. flung my guinea into the sea She
would come soon; then would be my hour.
Yet / would spare her; gentleman should
show no exultation; silence would serve to
point the moral.
But where was she? To say truth I was
impatient for the play to begin. and an
t;cipation grew fiat with waiting. l looked
down to the shore, but could not see her.
| rose and walked forward till the beach
lay open before me- Where was Barbara?
A sudden fear ran through me. Had any
madness seized the girl. some uncontrolled
within made her fly from me? She could
not be so foolish. But where was she? On
the moment of the question a cry of sur
prise ran from my lips. There, ahead of
ME. not on the shore. but on the sea. Was
barbara. The boat was twelve or fifteen
yards from the beach. Barhara's face was
toward NE, and she rowing out to sea.
Forgetting pasty and jug. / bounded down.
What new folly was this? To show herself
in the boat was to court capture. And why
did she row out to sea? In an instant
was on the margin of the water. 1 called
out to her. She took no heed. The boat
was heavy. but. putting her strength into
the strokes, she drove it along. Again
called and called UNDECIDED. Was this my
triumph? / saw a smile on her face. Not
she, but I. afforded the sport then. l would
not stand there, Knocked for fool by her
eyes and her smile.
Come back / cried.
The boat moved on. / was in the water
to my knees. Come back!' l cried. 1
heard a laugh from the boat, high. nerv-
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CHAPTER NyIII.
Some Mighty silly business.

I'm truth. madame" said 1, Its the
wont Of your sex. So soon as a woman
knows a thing to be hers entirely. she'll
fling it away" With this scrap of loves
lore and youths phi.ost ply, i turned my
back on my companion, and having walked
to where the battered pasty lay beside the
empty jug. sat down in high dudgeon. Bar
hdra's eyes were set on the spot where the
guinea had been So allowed by the waves.
and she took no heed of my remarks or OF
NY going.
Say that my pleasantly was misplaced,
say that she was weary and strained be-
yond her power. say what you will in ex-
cuse. / allow it all Yet 1t was not reason
TO fling my last guinea into the sea. a
flash of petulance well enough and may
become beauty Summer lightning decks
the sky. but Jury IS for ternagants. and
naught but fury could ling my Aast guinea
to the waves The one usr. If onense there
were, was too small for so monstrous an
outbGrSf. We'll. II che would quarrel. l
was ready. L had no patience with such
tricks. they weary man of sense: women
serve their turn Ill by using them. Also
had done her SOM small srevice, / would
die sooner than call IL to her mind. nut IL
would have been grace in her to remem-
Der it.
The afternoon came. grew to its height.
and waned as | lay there. back to sea and
idN' u Gin. no" Oh All t1dt ndu
passed. now Of what was before me. spar
Ing a moments fitful sorrow for the poor
wretch who lay dead there by the cottage
door. but returning always in rescntful
mood TO my lost guinea ard Barbara's sor.
lack of courtesy. II she needed me- / was
there. but heaven forbid that / should face
fresh rehuffs by seeking her. j would do
NY duty TO her and redeem my pledge
more could not now be looked for. nay by
posi- bility could he welcome to keen
away from her was to please her best; II
WAS well for in that her mind jun ped with
mine In two hours now We could set out
for Dover.
Simon. I'm hungry
The voice came from behind my shoulder
yard or two away, voice very meek
and piteous. eloquent OF an exhaustion and
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o weakness so great that. had they been
real. she must have fallen by me. not stood
upright on her feet. Against such strate-
gems would be iron l paid no heed but
lay like q log.
Smon. I'm very thirsty. too"
SIoyiy l gathered myself UP and stand
ing. bowed.
There's fragment of the pasty." said 1,
but the jug is empty"
did not look in her face and knew she
did not look I'm mine
Il can't eat without drinking" she muir
INJURED.
81 have nothing with which to buv
Equor-''
But water. Simon, All. but 1 mustn't
trouble you"
I'm go TO the college and seek some"
But that's dangerous"
You shall come to no hurt"
Put you?''
Indeed. i need a draught for myself. ]
should have gone after one in any case
There was pause Then Barbara said.
Il don't want It: my thirst has passed
away
viii you take the pasty?'
No: my hunger is gone also"
bowed again We stood In silence for a
moment.
I'll walk a little" said Barbara.
Al your pleasure, said /. but pray
don't go far. There may be danger"
She turned away and retraced her stems
to the beach The instant she was gone
sprang up. seized the jug and ran at the
Best OF my speed to the cottage. Jonah
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madame. tell me the meaning of this freak
of yours
Nothing. nothing. 1-Oh, forgive me-
Simon. All, how / shud1iered when looked
round on the water and couldn't see you!
l vowed to God that if you were saved
She stopped abruptly.
MY death would have been on your con-
Science?' 1 asked.
Till my own DEATH" she said.
Then, indeed" said /. I'm very glad
that l wasn't drowned
ITS enough that you were in peril of
1t, she murmured woefuly.
Il pray heaven said I cheerfuIly, that
/ may never be in greater. Come, Mistress
Barbara, sport for sport, trick for trick,
feint for feint. 1 think your intention of
leaving me was pretty much as real as this
peril of drowning from which l have es-
capped"
Her hands that had still implored me fell
to her side. An expression of wonder
spread over her face.
I'm truth, 1 meant to leave you.' she
said.
"And why. madam
Because l burdened you"
But you had consented to accept my
while you seemed to give it willingly
But l had angered you in the matter OF
that"
AYE of that guinea Well it was my
last"
Yes. of the guinea. Although I was fool
ish. yet | could not endure your" Again
she hesitated.
pray let me hear" said |.
81 would not stay where my company was
suffered rather than priced" said she.
so you were for trying fortune alOne?'
Better that than an unwilling defender "
said she.
"Behold your injustice!" I cried. For
rather than lose you l have faced all, even
drOwning!'' And laughed.
Her eyes were fixed on my face, but she
did not speak. 1 believe she feared to ask
me the question that was in her dark eyes
But at last she murmured:
why did you speak of tricks? Simon
why do you laugh?"
why, since by a trick you left me-in-
deed, j cannot believe it was no trick
Il swear 1t was no trick"
Il warrant it was. And thus by trick ]
have contrived to thwart it."
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(To be continued.)


From the London Mail
Time was in England when the employees
taches. This restriction has in almos:
every instance long been removed. One ex-
ception still remains. A bank. whose name
is known ali over the world, declines to
alter the rule of a bygone age, and visitors
to it's ancient halls will note that it's en-
ployes present remarkably trim and
smart appearance. The younger clerks
yearning for those hirsute adornments SO
dear to budding adolescence. are said to
have at one time memorianZed the partners
on this subject but without success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

I L 1 5 PROBABLE
that January "a will
be made a state holi-
day in California. IL
is the fifticth ami
versary of the dis
covery of gold in Call
ifornia, and active
work is being done TO
make the golden ju-
bilee a great success.
The Native Sons As
ISOLATION is engaged
in the work of prep
aratipp and tba NM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

From the Detroit Free Press.
"Mr. Grumpy" said the chronic borrow
er. I'm financially embarrassed today.
Can you help me out?"
"Cheerfully." Then Grumpy kicked his
caller through two offices and long hall
way.
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heard. There pretty. don't cry"
Well. women love to weep A plague on
them. though, they need not make US also
fools.
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SAVE THE BABY!
A mother will risk he,

~ many umca
to save her babe
the horrors of by.
lobia. There are
r perls from which
Their should protect
hid. A mad dog 10
ity, but thousands
ildren die daily be-
of the seeds Of
Sc implanted in
If little bodies be.
: birth.
A woman may in.
sure the health of
her babe if she
\ sees to it that she
, is tn oroughly
} strong and
healthy in a wo-
manly way dur.
ing the period Of
RcSfafiQn n1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
A Typical ArEOnaut.

Before coming to California he lived on
the shores Of Cayuga Lake, New York.
with his wife and four children. His life
as a farmer had been happy enough, until
some unfortunate speculation swept away
all of his property. California presented q
view Of golden promise. SO. bidding adieu to
home, wife and children, and securing the
cheapest possible transportation around
Cape Horn, he reached the mining regions.
For year or more he was unsuc cessful,
but at length his luck turned. BY working
long hours and boarding every dollar earn
ed. he finally secured q sum that would not
only release all obligations on the old farm,
but leave a comfortable surplus which, In
those times. would fairly entitie him to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01
California Will Celebrate an Interest
ing Anniversary.
RECOLLECflONS OF 4 FORfY-NlNER
Queer Characters in the Mad Rush
Of Fortune Seekers.
OF MINING LIFE
Written for The Evening Star.

1T is PROBABLE
that January "a will
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and criminal charges made against a
public man and his party in that State,
since the paper in question had boldly
laid the accusations. But there has
been no response The New York
World" during the recent Ohio Sem
atorial contest, relying upon its imag-
ination perhaps, probably out of its
vivid fancy, possibly with a substantial
foundation of fact, charged Mark
Hanna with having achieved a triumph
by Doodle and '.by the most shame
less corruption known in our political
history"
If that is truth it ought to be estab-
liShed. We are not apologists for Mr..
Hanna, nor making for him any de-
fenses against accusations. Hanna
has developed a marked capacity for
taking care of his own affairs. But
it is submitted that if Hanna ''boodled"
as the World charges SO confidently,
the fact ought to be easy of establish
ment by proof When the World de-
clared that .'the election was the most
shameless and scandalous triumph of
corruption ever known in political his
tory it either had substantial proofs
and material evidences upon which it
based its accusations or else it lied
1t has been challenged to put the facts
if it has any in it's possession-be-
fore the people and make them the ba-
sis of an investigation, or else stand
branded as a liar. That is the alb
rupt but unmistakable way in which
the Albany Journal puts 1t, and it
cannot be successfully contended that
it has put it unfairly.
When the Journal" however, asks
"Will the World produce the evidence,
or viii it cease circulating wanton and
unprovoked lies which are calculated
to destroy respect and confidence in
our public institutions?" we hasten
to reply, it will do neither. Papers
which indulge in the practices indicated
never produce the proofs and are never
shamed. Conscience with them is too
scared and callous to suggest a blush
for the cheek
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for Chairman of the district, and. as I
know all of the voters and had been on
the careful lookout for some time. as
l knew that there would be an at
tempt to run in a lot of 'ringers-that
| is, persons who live outside of thu
district-and 1 was prepared for il. /
was one of the first at the primary. and
sure enough L saw a man who lives on
Ninety-second street try to vote /
challenged him. and he went away.
Then Harry King, the opposing candi-
date, ordered me out of the room, and
put me out, but he refused to do so.
Soon | saw another man, who lives at
Twenty-fourth street and Seventh
| avenue, come in. I challenged him, be-
| cause he was not a resident of the
! district, for 1 know every voter in the
black belt which extends from Nine
teenth to Thirty second streets.
Then l went outside the door to get
some of my men to come in," continued
Mrs. Hall, land when 1 returned to
enter the policeman refused to let me
do so. I protested, but it did no good.
l don't know the policeman's name, but
his number is 1,067. He didn't stop
iiy NOih, LOT SlOOO Ill Una
drenching rain, saw that my men went
in and voted and that the ringers
were kept out. After l spotted them
they We're afraid to vote.
When l got a chance I went around
to the West Thirtieth-street Station
and demanded that the policeman at
the primary be ordered to allow me in
the room. The Sergeant in charge said
he had no right to put me out if
was orderly and that he was there
only to preserve the peace, and not to
take orders as to who should be ad-
mitted. When 1 went back and told
him what the Sergeant said he swore
at me and would not let me in.
why should policemen be allowed to
swear at people?
Then 1 kept up my work outside
in the rain until the voting was over,
and my candidate won in spite of
ringers and the wrong act of the po-
liceman.
Il am going to keep up my political
work here for what / believe to be
the right, and / am not going to be
frightened away by policemen who act
as though they We're masters of the
public instead of their servants. l
thought of going to Police Headquar-
ters and making a complaint, but /
have decided not to do so, and will
let the matter rest where it is.
81 am satisfied with my victory.
though / did go home wet to the skin
and now have a frightful cold in con-
sequence. If I go to Police Headquar-
ters I will go just before a primary
and see if any policeman has authority
to keep me out and swear at me-
New York Herald.
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the few oases in the desert, which
We're at enc time frostIess and rainless,
are also changing their character, ow-
ing TO cultivation. If the South is
year after year to be thus attacked by
frost and snow, their only industry
will receive a blow from which it will
in time be never able to recover.
THE PEOPLE SHOULD ELECT.
Humboldt Standard: Senators should
be elected by a direct vote Of the peo-
pie, and not by State Legislatures.
Look over the election of Senators and
the deadlocks and the scandals they
cause III different States. Just now
we are regaled in our dispatches with
the daily news from Columbus, where
a great contest is going on, and two
factions of the Republican party are
laying plots and putting up deals to
give out the impression that the other
side is dishonest and is trying to COR
rupt legislators with money; in other
words, trying to buy the office of
United States Senator.
scarcely year passes that these
same scenes are not enacted in some
State. Florida, Kentucky, Oregon, Mon
tana and Wyoming have had these
seandalous contests within the past
nve years, and one or more States have
gone unrepresented by part of the
senatorial delegation for months at a
time because of deadlocks, as has been
the case with Oregon since the failure
10 eject successor to Senator Mitchell.
Ihe last scene of the Oregon Legis-
iature was disgrace to the State. II
| met and wrangled and did no business
during the entire winter, not even or
ganlzing as a legislative body. The
STATE IS great sufferer on account of
this failure to provide for the support
OF the State institutions. and all for
the reason that a United States SEN
ator was to be elected, and the factfonsr
nght IT. the Republican ranks would
not allow the Legislature to organize
ana transact the important business
lof winch its members We're aIaefed
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Literary.

A lady who wanted a servant SC
badly that she took one without a rec
ommendation, or even an introduction
happened one day to look into a book
which belonged to the girl, and imme-
diately thereafter went to her with
some uneasiness expressed in her face
rs this your book, Susie?" she asked
''Ycs'nl.''
How is this, then? When you came
you told me your name was Susie
Stokes. but here In this book is the
name Bridget Lafferty.'''
It's all right, ma an,'' said the girl
That's me y-plumei"-Youth's
Companion.
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MONDAYS CELEBRATION

If We are to form a correct judgment
in the San Francisco press, the Golden
Jubilee celebration in that city, COM
mencing next Monday, will be most
creditable affair. There will be a most
attractive professional display. which,
it is calculated, will be several miles
in length 1t will be illuminated by a
great variety of novel and some strik-
ingly brilliant features. 1t will his
torically tell the story of the gold dis
covery, and it will in allegorical floats
forecast the future, as it will relate
the past history of California.
There is to be enough of music, ora
tory, poem and song. enough of BAN
ners and bunting, with the Bear flag,
probably, once more to the fore. A
great triunphal arch has been erected
over Market street, and the promise is
that the city generally will be dressed
in it's best bib and tucker. In addition
to Wild West shows though just
where such come in is not clear, nor
why-there will be opened at the close
of the week a great Mining Fair in the
Pavilion, the original idea of which is
expanding into a products fair also.
This will be continued for several
weeks, and viii prove unquestionably
a most valuable, instructive and inter-
esting feature of the celebration.
All in all, San Francisco is promising
well in her effort to properly celebrate
the semi of the discovery of
gold in California. We apprehend that
the metropolis is going to be a most
desirable and attractive place TO visit
next Monday AS nowhere else will
the anniversary be commemorated in
fitting way, it will be in keeping with
their fine spirit and loyalty to State
pride for the people to assemble in the
metropolis in great numbers next Mon
day
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Adjectival Philbrook, he of the Won
derfu1 brief and the inexhaustible vo-
cabulary of invective, who sued the Su
preme Court Justices for a cool half
a million dollars damages, be-
cause Of his disbarment, has
been thrown out of court.
Judge Knowles of the United States
Circuit Court, decides that it is lawful
to conspire to do a legal act. The Su-
preme Court had jurisdiction Of Phil
Judgment Of disbarment for three years.
That judgment still exists according to
Philbrook's own complaint, and has not
been set aside or vacated. Therefore,
the court having jurisdiction to enter
such a judgment, any conspiracy
to procure 1t was legal act. AT any
rate, the court holds that such a judg-
ment cannot be reviewed in the Federal
Court; 1t cannot inquire whether such
judgment was rightfully or wrongfully
rendered. The court in passing took
occasion to say to Phllbrook that ad-
jectives add nothing to the strength Of
a complaint or other pleading. Facts
plainly stated, not adjectives, are the
essential things in pleadings. Phil
brook declares that he will take his
case to the Supreme Court of the United
States. There is one thing to be said
about that: If the Supreme Court un-
dertakes to read Philbrook's pleadings
and his marvellous brief on which hinges
the whole matter, Philbrook and all the
others concerned will be dead and rot
ing before the appellate tribunal con-
cludes its task
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Clearly a Swindle.

Proprietor (of Dawson City Restau-
rant)-What's the matter with that
chap down there at the other end OF
the table?
Waiter-He's kickin' because there's S
more nuggets than noodles in his soup
Chicago Tribune.
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The time has come when the sugar
croakers who oppose the annexation
Of Hawaii should make good their
words or shut up. The refrain of their
song, become vocally resonant by tire
some iteration, is that annexation will
sugar-enslave US; put an end once and
for all to beet-sugar culture. We have
noticed in two days alone fourteen
charges of this character, but not in a
single instance has there been ad-
vanced any reason whatever in sup
port Of the contention. Come up with
your proofs, gentlemen, or close your
mouths, and turn your attention to
something profitable.
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The case of Miss Havfsham in Great
Expectations has lately been paral-
leled in England by a Miss Clarke of
Chatteris, IN Cambridgeshire, who has
just died after forty-five years in her
bed In 1852 she had a disappointment
in love. and forthwith retired to her
bedchamber, which she never left alive.
She was in comfortable financial cir
cumstances. and found her chief diver
sion in fancy needle work.
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Winter medicine is needed to assist
the overworked organs and supply the
additional vitality required to resist
the cold. Hoods Sarsaparilla will do
it. Try it now. Take only Hoods.
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The best Family and Transient Hotel
in the city. Table second to none. Prices
reasonable; Electric cars pass the door.
TY, Proprietor
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The Cleveland Leader says the
funniest thing in all the late Ohio Sen
atorial campaign was the shout of the
opposition that their fight was against
bossism." AS the Leader" character
ICES it the plea is enough to make two
horses laugh.
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We don't mind telling story once
in a while if the other fellow doesn't
insist on telling a larger one
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair Friday; con-
tinued cold weather, with frost in the
morning; northerly winds.