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could get me a berth in her, at which
felt myself grow weak in the knees,
so great is the power Of love.
Presently he went out. Then Daph-
ne and I began to speculate upon Sir
Peters personal equation in our affairs.
"He will never let me marry you,"
she said. He will say I am too
young"
This depressed me so that I could
say nothing in reply. Daphne contin-
ued:
IF we should elope. he would make
a great hullabaloo."
This admirable suggestion at once
commended itself to me.
His hullabaloo could not separate
us, if we were married." replied.
True" said Daphne; land after all,
he and Lady Hawkshaw as good as
eloped, and she was but eighteen-a
year younger than l."
Thus was supplied with another ar
gument.
1 again swear that had not a
thought of Daphne's fortune in all this.
I would have taken the dear girl with
nothing but the clothes upon her back.
True to his word, Sir Peter worked
like Trojan to get me berth on the
Bellona," and meaning to do Giles the
greatest service in the world, tried like
wise for him; and nightly afraid we
were that he would soon succeed.
This brought matters to a crisis with
Daphne. I mentioned the word "elope"
to her again, and she made great out
cry, after the manner of young women,
and then began straightway to show
me precisely how it might be done,
protesting, meanwhile, that she would
never-no, never-consent. We both
agreed, though, that it was proper we
should lay the matter Of our marriage
before Sir Peter and Lady Hawkshaw;
but I saw that Daphne, who was of u
romantic turn, had her imagination
fired by the notion of an elopement
"A pair Of good horses and a light
travelling chaise!" she exclaimed. eff
only it were not wrong"
mo, MOI Four horses!" cried I, land
there is nothing wrong in either a two
or four horse chaise."
Daphne clapped her hands.
"a trip to Scotland--I have always
longed for Scotland. know a dozen
people who have married in Scotland
and happy marriages, every one of
them. But forbid you, Richard. to
think of an elopement."
I'VE will set out at midnight; we shall
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but gaze at her with ewes that seemed
starting out of his head.
| hardly knew how we sat the play
out. l had to promise Giles dozen
times that the next day I would take
lin to Berkeley square. When the cur
tain went down, he fairly leaped his
way out of the playhouse to see Lady
Arabella get into the coach.
That was a fair sample of the way he
raved for days afterward. He haunt
ed Berkeley square, where he was well
coined always by Sir Peter and Lady
Hawkshaw, asked to dine frequently,
and every mark of favor shown him.
Lady Arabella remained cold and in
different to him. About that time
Overton appeared little in his old
haunts, although much changed and So
bered. Neither wounds nor illness had
impaired his looks and charms but
rather he had become an object of in
terest and sympathy from his gallant
behavior in the field. Sir Peter, who
had always liked him, began to poster
him to come to Berkeley square, which
he did a few times, because he could
not well decline Sir Peter and Lady
Hawkshaw's pressing and friendly invi-
tations. I believed, however, that in
spite of his forced composure, he felt
cruelty abashed before Lady Arabella.
She, however, showed an amazing cool
ness, and even began to be little kind
to Giles, from some obscure motive of
her own. 1 believe every act of her life
with regard to men had some refer
ence to her passion for Overton.
All this time, though, from the night
of the play. Daphne and 1 had been Sc
cretly happy; for on the very next day,
catching her alone, I told her, in plain
and seamanlike language, that I loved
her, and when she showed a disposition
to cut and run, said to her, very bold
ly:
Since you scorn my love, I have the
resource that every one of my calling
has in these days. ] shall soon go to
sea, and upon the deck of my ship can
find death, since life is nothing to me
without my Daphne's love-"
At which, without the least warning,
she suddenly fell into my arms, crying:
You'll break my heart, if you talk
in that way!" and I perceived that she
was only manoeuvering for position.
l do not know exactly what hap
pened next, except 1 was in that hea-
ven,-Daphne's arms,-and I looked up
and caught the butler and two foot
men grinning at me. But it mattered
not.
Next morning Daphne and I met in
the drawing-room, as usual, after
breakfast; but what meeting it was!
We had barely time to scuttle back to
our chairs when Sir Peter entered with
the newspaper, and informed me that
the "Bellona" frigate was being fitted
for the West Indies, and he thought he
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of larks, that he had money. I found
he had none, or next to none.
And how am 1 to live until / get
another ship, 1 am at loss, my boy
he cried, quite cheerfully. 1.-TWO
courses are open to me-play and run
ming away with an heiress. Do you
Know of charming girl, Dicky, with
something under a hundred thousand
pounds, who could be reconciled to a
penniess lieutenant in His Majesty's
navy? And remember, she must be as
beautiful as the dawn besides, and of
good family, and keen OF wit-no lunk-
head of woman for me-" To this fate
impelled me to reply that Lady Ara
bella Stormont was still single.
"talth!' cried Giles, slapping his
knee, "she is the girl for me. I always
intended to marry her, if only to spite
her."
l was sorry I had raked up the en-
bers of his passion of five years be-
fore, and attempted to cover my step
by saying:
She is still infatuated with Overton,
whom, however she sees rarely, and
that only at the houses of others; but
he has ever looked coldly upon her."
She'll not be coldly looked on by
me,-and let me see,-there is her
cousin you used to tell me about,-the
Carmichael girl,-suppose you, Dicky,
run away with her; then no two lieu
tenants in the service will have more
of the rhino than we!'
declare this was the very first time
had remembered Daphne's thirty
thousand pounds. She had the same
fortune as Lady Arabella. The
reflection dampened my spirits dread
fully.
Giles saw it directly, and in a moment
he had my secret from me. He shout
ed with delight, and Immediately began
grotesque planning for us to run
away with the two heiresses. He re-
called that the abduction of an heiress
was capital crime, and drew q fan
tastic picture of us two standing in
the prisoners dock, on trial for our
lives, with Lady Arabella and Daphne
swearing our lives away, and then re-
lenting and marrying us at the gallows'
foot. And this tale, told with the great
est glee, amid laughter and bumpers
of hot brandy and water, had a sin
gular effect upon me. 1t sobered me at
once, and suddenly 1 seemed to see a
vision as Macbeth saw Banquos ghost,
passing before my very eyes-just such
scene as Giles described. Only / got
no farther than the spectacle of Giles
prisoner in the dock, on trial for his
life. My own part seemed misty and
confused, but 1 saw, instead of the
clearinghouse parlor, a great hall op-
posite dimly lighted with lamps, the
judges with their robes on the bench,
one with black cap on his head and
Giles standing UP to receive sentence,
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She treated me exactly as she had
done five years before,-called me
Dicky in her good humors, and a va
riety of sneering names in her bad hu-
mors,-and, little as it may be believed,
I, Richard Glynn, lieutenant in His
Majesty's sea-service, with three thou
sand pounds to my name, would have
gone to the gibbet rather than marry
Lady Arabella, with her thirty thou
sand pounds.
Perhaps Daphne Carmichael had
something to do with it, She was the
same gentle, winning creature at nine
teen as at twelve. She was still Sir
Peters pet, and Lady Hawkshaw's s
comfort; but I had not been in the
house week before the change I al
luded to came about, and the change
was in me concerning Daphne. 1 be-
gan to find it very hard to keep away
from her. She treated me with great
kindness before others, but when we
were alone together, she was capri
cious. I began to despair of ever find
ing woman who could be kind to a
man three times running. And I was
very much surprised at the end of a
fortnight to find myself experiencing the
Identical symptoms l had felt five years
before, with Arabella-only much ag-
gravated. At the end of the month I
was In desperate case, but it was then
time to go to Portsmouth to meet Giles.
according to my promise, and 1 felt,
when I parted from Daphne, as if 1
were starting on three years. cruise,
and I was only to be gone day and
a half. She, dear girl, showed some
feeling, too, and I left, bearing with
me the pack which every lover carries,
of pains and hopes.
1 left London at night, and next
morning on reaching Portsmouth, as
I jumped from the coach, I ran into
Giles arms; he had reached Ports
mouth some hours in advance of the
time.
He showed marks Of his imprison-
ment in his appearance, but his soul
had ever been free, and he was the
same brave and joyous spirit I had
ever known. Not being minded to
waste our time in Portsmouth, we took
coach for London town at noon.
We reached London that night, and
Giles went to his old lodgings, where
his landlady was delighted to see him,
as all women were who knew Giles.
She gave us supper. and then we sat up
all night talking. I had thought from
the guinea he had thrown the vender
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VIII,

Giles and I went to Berkeley square
in the afternoon, protesting to have
just arrived from Portsmouth. Giles
expressed his thanks in the handsomest
manner to Sir Peter for his kindness
and made himself, as usual, highly
agreeable to Lady Hawkshaw. Neither
Lady Arabella nor Daphne was at
home, but came in shortly after Giles
had left. Lady Arabella made some
sighting remark about Giles, as she al
ways did when opportunity offered.
Daphne was very kind to me, and 1
gave her to understand privately that
was ready to haul down my flag at
the first summons to surrender.
The family from Berkeley square
were going to the play that night, and
mentioned that Giles and I would be
there together And so. just as the
playhouse was lighting up, we walked
in. After the curtain was up, and
when Mrs. Trenchard was, making her
great speech in Percy" 1 motioned
Giles to look toward Lady Hawkshaws
box. Her ladyship entered on Sir Pc
ters arm: his face was very red, and
he was growing under his breath, to
which Lady Hawkshaw contributed an
obligato accompaniment in sepulchral
voice; and behind them, in all the splen-
dor of her beauty. walked Lady Ara
bella, and last, came sweet, sweet
Daphne.
The first glimpse Giles caught of
Lady Arabella seemed to renew in an
instant the spell she had cast on him
five years before. He seemed almost
ike madman. He could do nothing
The herald., 1898-06-19
The Youngest Electrician.

Probably the smallest, as well as the
youngest electrician in the world. Is
connected with firm of London elec-
trio light engineers. 1t is Strip, little
fox-terrier, who has been trained to
carry wires through the narrow tubes
that connect the dynamos at the CEN
trail station with private houses. She
performs her duty with skill and des-
patch, never losing her way in the in
tricate passages Her owners would
have great difficulty in doing their
work without her, and she is worth
more to them than any one man in
their service. Strip is a vain little dog,
and seems to appreciate her import
ance.
The herald., 1898-06-19
Wire-ROlled Glass.

This glass, recently invented, is Y In.
thick, and contains in the center "a wire
netting, the meshes of which are a tri-
fle less than one inch in diameter. Con-
equently, the wire does not obscure the
light; the wire rolled glass will resist
fire for as long a time as an equal
thickness of iron.
The herald., 1898-06-19
War Spirit in Churches.

Not to be outdone by the sleepless
theatrical manager, a minister of one
of the New York uptown churches an
nounces that he will, during the war
with Spain, read the latest bulletins
from the pulpit, and that the organist
will render appropriate patriotic music
at every service.
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passed into kind of nightmare, from
which was aroused by Giles whacking
me on the back and saying in a sur
prised voice:
What ails you, Dicky boy? You look
as if you had seen a ghost. Rouse up
here and open your lantern jaws for
glass of brandy
1 came out of this singular state as
quickly as I had gone into it, and,
ashamed to show my weakness to Giles
grew merry, carried on the joke about
the abduction, and shortly felt like my
self, light-hearted lieutenant of
twenty-one. I proposed that we should
go to the play the next night,-or,
rather, that night, for it was now about
four in the morning,-and shortly after
we tumbled into bed together and slept
until late the next day.
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the same sort.
This reused Lady Hawkshaw to take
our part. She shouted back at Sir
Peter; and ], not to be outdone, shout
ed that Daphne was mine, and l was
hers, as long as life should last; and
presently Sir Peter flung out, in a
royal rage, and Lady Hawkshaw flung
after him; and Daphne sank, in tears
on my shoulder, and I kissed her a
hundred times, and comforted her. But
1 knew Sir Peter was determined
man, in some respects; and I felt as
sured he would shortly carry out his
threat to send me to sea, and, once at
sea, it might be years before I should
again set foot in England. Scotland
then, sounded sweetly in our ears. 7
found, in truth, that when it came to
actually going off, Daphne's romantic
willingness changed to natural hesi-
tation at SO bold a step. But the near
prospect Of going to the "Bellona"
turned the scale in my favor, and
won from her sort of oblique consent
And another thing seemed to play di-
rectly into our hands. Sir Peter had
business at Scarborough, which might
detain him some time; and, although it
was late in the autumn, he determined
to take his family with him. I believe
1t was by way of separating Daphne
and me that he came to this decision.
Lady Hawkshaw was to go, and his
two wards; and they were to remain
a month. This was so obviously show
ing us the road across the border, that
l told my sweet Daphne plainly. /
should carry her off; at which she wept
more, and protested less, than had
yet seen her.
In the whole affair. I had counted
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02
IT'S JUST LIKE IOPSY
New Steel Trust, 1t Is De-
cIared, "Growed Up"
OUTGROWTH CT EVENTS
Rather Than an Attempt to
Shape Events.

Cleveland. Ohio. Sept. 1.-The Iron
Trade Review this week. commenting on
the big steel consolidation, says:
at is a product of events in the iron
and steel world rather than an effort 10
control events. II is a part of the evolu-
ton in the iron industry rather than an
attempt 10 bring about a revolution II
it has an appearance Of fixing for ag-
erosion it is only on the theory that a
war status is the surest means of pre-
serving peace. When the Carnegie Steel
company became a miner of ore on a
large scale and arranged with the Rock
efeAer interests for carrying its ore at
low figure, ftuctuating only within mar
row limits, the cry OF monopoly went up;
but no move ever made in the history of
iron and steel manufacture was more
plainly che product OF an inten sely COM
petftive regime The Fedora! Steel COM
pany is one Of the later results of the
entrance OF the Carnegie Steel company
upon the Mesaba and Gogebic ranges. An
immediate result was that ore contracts
al Chicago were written with the price
clause based on the mining cost of the
Pittsburg company and il was only step
to an arrangement of with the Illinois
Steel company.
The prominence of Standard Oil stock
holders in the new deal has been con-
strued in some quarters as significant of
close future relations between the two
dominant mining and transportation cor
porations Of the Mesaba ranges. And it
has been only a step from this inference
70 the conclusion that the Standard Oil
interest in the Lake Superior Consolida-
ted mines and the Bessemer Steamship
company might facilitate an understand
ing between the important Pittsburg Gus
toner OF the two latter companies and
the new company. There is good reason
to doubt the correctness of any such sur
mise. The indications are that the COM
petition in ore between the two leading
interests Of the Mesaba range will be Just
as intense as it has ever been.
The plans of the Federal Steel COM
pany to allow for the addition of other
interests whose inclusion would be rnu-
tually advantageous. Should there be no
outcome of the tentative effort toward
further absorption, it is to be expected
that outside moves will be made, bring
ing other steel works and ore producer3
into closer relations. The coming wear
bids fair to see some interesting events
of this nature"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT
Shows For August a Decrease of
&3a 1aS VII

Washington, Sept 1.-The monthly state
ment CT the public debt, issued today,
shows that on August 81 tn public debt
less cash in the treasury was S1,012, $50, ~
which is a decrease for the month Of
$50, 7S9, III. This decrease is accounted for
by a corresponding increase in the cash
on hand. due to receipts from the war
loan.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
interested bearing dbt, Ss22. 212, 500; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity,
l,25e,O $50; debt bearing no interest, 1885,
$50 791. total of s., 4OS. 81, ISL. This amount
however, does not include S55S, 046, 933 in
certificates and treasury notes outstand-
ing which are Offset by an equivalent
amount of cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold. SIS, $50. 49S: silver. S5l3, 400
S94: paper. $9S.OS4.G55; bonds. national de-
positories, etc. So. IS, 2OI; aggregate,
*927,14 646. Against this aggregate there
are outstanding demand liabilities amount
ing 10 $3.50 co. .551. which leaves a net cash
balance in the treasury Of S2s4, 4S7.0S4
The monthly statement OF receipts and
expenditures Of the government for Au-
gut shows that the receipts from all
sources aggregated 81. 80. 707. an increase
Of so ,o9S over August 1887. The re-
ceipts from the several sources OF revenue
follow: Customs. s162is 6as. internal rev
enue. s24.0l5SS4; miscellaneous, 1851. O73.
The expenditures for the month aggre-
gated s5626o, IL. an increase Of s26.s72.570.
The heavy increase on both sides OF the
ledger are due to the war expenditures on
the other.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02
COUNTY CONVENTION
Regular OriciaI Call Made BY Chair
man McCoV

AS per order Of County Central Commit
tee the following conventions are called:
County convention for the purpose of
dominating
1st. County Attorney.
End. Probate Judge.
3rd. District Clerk
4th. County Superintendent.
Primaries to county convention to be
held at their usual places. In county
from TO o'clock. p. m. and IN city
of Wichita from 4 to p. m, on the 9Th
day Of September. at the usual polling
places. and convention in Garfield Hall
at IL o'clock. September Sth. 1885
There viii be q Representative conven-
ton held in Seventy-Second district for
the purpose of nominating one Represen.
tative. In West Wichita at 3 clock. D.
m on the eth day of September. Also a
commissioner in Third commissioner dis
trict at same place and time.
Seventeen Representative district to
hold convention on the Sth day of Sep
TENDER at 10 O'Clock. in Garfield Hall
Seventy-First Representative district to
hold their convention Immediately upon
adjournment Of county convention in Gar
field Hall.
The above conventions are entitled to
the following representation. to-wit:
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FLORIDA.
A Superior Through Sleeping Car
Line Between st. Louis
and Jacksonville.

Commencing December 18th The Louis
VILE Air Line has established the great
Thfougl Sleeping Car Route TO Florida
Though Sleeping cars arranged to leavs
St Louis s.l5 p. m. daily. passing Louis
vile 200 8. m, Lexington 1875 a M
reaching Chattanooga 5:55 p m. Atlanta
1910 D. m. and Jacksonville $40 a 10 Csre-
ond morning.. StOp-Overs allowed Th.
route IS Though large cities and internSfiD !.
country. ard. while a new through sIeeplnr
car route IS over most superior and vel
are fast and most convenient
This lire also affords passengers for
Florida trip via Ashev!Ne. y. G. the great
est American sN-yCar-around resort
Correspondence solicited and Information
promptly furnished. r. A. CAMPBELL.
Genl Passenger Agent, St Louis. No
This IS also the best line TO points In Ken
lucky. Tennessee. Georgia and North ana
South Carolina.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02

The United States consul at Shanghai Is
! inquiring into the most recent anti-foreign
outrage eMssrs. Chaplin and Alexander,
/ Of the international Alliance mission, while
/ on their way up the Yuen with their
/ housed boat, were stoned at Hong Kiang
| Human. The boat was smashed and then
burned by the mob. The two travellers
| barely escaped with their lives on Chi
nese gunboat The officials did nothing to
protect them.
At Hong Kong they say there is grave
reason to fear that the steam launch Wing
afoo. which flies the American flag and
which left July for Cavite, has foundered.
The Korean government has established
a land surve( Office, with a view of sur
veying the land in the empire and exam
lining the position fthe roads, bridges and
Notifications. A contract has been signed
between the United STATES minister and
the Korean government to engage an
American engineer to carry out the work
It is stated that the Korean govern
ment will grant to aJpan a railroad char
ter between Seoul and Fusan. If the alp
anese government will surrender number
of Korean refugees in Japan.
The annexation fever has spread to ia
pan, which recently has raised the flag Of
the rising sun" over a small island south
of Japan. The island is said to have been
discovered by an American and marked on
the chart as ST Marius island. A small
colony has been sent to cultivate the
island.
The indemnity paid by the Hawaiian gov
eminent has been received and its disposal
will shortly be decided. After claims for
compensation by the emigration companies
have been paid the balance will be applied
to defray the expenses incurred by the
government in the matter.
The Japanese legations at London and
Washington will be raised to the rank of
embassies.
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NARROWED OLD S0RENSON
He Deceived n Party Of san Francis
cans With a Treasure story

San Francisco. Cat. Sept. The schoo1-
er Sophie Sutherland, which LEI, hare
eighteen months ago with a party %
treasure-seskers for the Solomon Islands,
has returned with a cargo OF cocoaau.s-
The men were deceived BY the protector
OF the enterprise. L P. So-nson. who vas
PIT ashore OF the island The Others
sailed for samoa four % them DYING On
The way. % fever. Captain Mclean has
3 poor opinion o. the solomon Islands. but
SAYS the outlook for trade n Samoa :
good. as the people are beginning TO raise
cocoa The political situation in Samoa
was strained when the vessel left, IS the
death ot King Mslsetoa was expected
Daily Ella hr cs~rsar lnn ~ ur.nxr
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