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he not. in return, held her to his
heart aad vowed that he was her
slave? 1t was a humiliating position.
and he writhed under it, but deter
mined to put off the evil day OF cnn
~fession.
While Bernard was thinking thus at
Clarisdale, Martineau the irresistible,
Martineau the heartless, for whom his
stately cousin was suffering all the
dreary length of a street in East Lon
don.
1t was a very warm %night-the at
mosphcre in that crowded district was
almost fetid. Now and her scream
Ing and discordant laughter broke the
silence, as various denizens of the
neighborhood reeled home TO their
beds after the nights carouse.
With his hands behind him, Valdane
sauntered up ard down. needless Of
these Interruptions. His face was
very pale; he had no cigar to console
him In his solitude. He seemed like
n who neither knew nor cared
"uItLeI ne went, only MS SunReu eyes
were fixed upon an upper window in
the doctors housc-a window where a
light was burning. To and fro he
walked, while still the candle burned
steadily on through the night. He
knew that In that bedroom the
who owned all his heart was suffering
the cruelest agony. and that he was
the cause of it, and he could not help
her in any way-cOuld not mitigate
one pang. The establishment which
he suffered then was the salvation OF
Valdane Martineau. He acknowledged
to his inner self without reserve that
he had sinned. md his whole being
was filed with a deep longing to
atone,
Her window was open; the night
breeze swayed the white blind. Per
haps she thought the measured tramp
in the street below belonged to the
night policeman On his beat. She
could not know the despair and hope
lessness which filled the soul OF the
man who watched her windows. men
tally taking farewell Of everything
which makes life glad to men. mental
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The other evening as an open elee-
trio car was going south on Centre
avenue it passed a small youngster en-
gagged in sprinkling grass with a hose.
Just as the car came opposite with
him he whirled and innocently sent
the stream with full force into the
crowd Of passengers. The instanta-
neous uproar which arose caused the
driver to shut off power and put on
brakes instantly, while the child stood,
open-mouthed and stupe1ed, pouring
the water into the car. The passengers
scrambled owe each other to get out
on the other side, as he seemed I'M
able to change direction until the car
conductor did it for him. At this point
In the proceedings the boy seemed to
recover his faculties suddenly and
bawled loudly, while the car went on.
Chicago News.
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ON THE FRANC0GERMAN FRONTIER

then remember. A. crooked line and a
few words traced hastily on a cigarette
paper must recall the outline of al
earthworks. Hills, f~ootpaths. springs,
r~:ch-looking farmhouses, bridges, must
be seen at a glance and indicated on
TIE little piece of fimsy paper. He
must indicate the crops of the neigh
borhood; the characteristics of small
villages; the lodging capacity of
churches and other public buildings;
the numbe Of bakers, butchers and
grain dealers; the situation of black
smith shops and the condition of roads,
1t is easy to understand, for instance,
the interest attaching to a bridge. The
enemy in retreating would not hesitate
to blow it up. The spy must indicate
how Long a time it would take to re-
pair it.
His day finished, the spy must Sc
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object of suspicion. The surveiiixrea
around all fortified places is so, sevsre
as to render going near them a real
peril. Men have been shot inside for.
hidden ground at dusk without an op-
portunity to say what they were do.
ing.
No legend is more popular in Europe
than that of the aristocratic German OF
French officer, who, in disguise, OBJ.
tains work as a mason or a carpente,
inside the fort he, wishes to observe.
Yet few think of the practical impossi-
bility of such a feat. How shall such
men know the trades, the slang, the
social customs and p%rejudices of for
eign artisans? How can they talk OF
their relatives, their home village, and
the place they worked last? Most of
this talk is romance, pure and Simple.
For such intimate description every
European government depends on
money! The spy makes acquaintance
with some non-commissioned office,
who seems to be going wrong. He
tempts the latter to make drawings O.;
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Killarney to BE Annexed.

1t is cheerful to hear that perhaps we
are to nave the estates of Muckross, on
the Lakes Of Killarney, Ireland, in ad-
dition to u other American posses
sions, an X manufacturer Of Lansing
burgh. N. Y, having purchased it for
S1S5.O0o. OF course there is a possibil-
ity that Mr.. Peck and his money will
himself be annexed to Ireland instead,
but We hope that he will spend his win
tiers in this country, and spend his time
issuing free tickets for the ensuing
summer to his fellow Americans, for
the Inequalities of the famous en-
chanted region.
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trust to. His poor young wife takes
the personally. but | am afraid there
Will b" next to nothing for her; no
Goubt your generosity will suggest it
to you to make some slight provision
for her. Mr.. Brandon's solicitor will
call upon g tomorrow, as | imagine
that 1t will not be pleasant for you to
see me. The money which l owe You
has been placed to your account az
the bank. am afraid that the an
nulling of the marriage will be a more
lengthy business; but it Shall be done
| promise YOU, as soon as possible.
The n thing now left for me to wish
for is that, after SO many years OF
sorrow. happiness may come to YOU
IN unSt!nted measure, so that in years
10 come you may look back upon me
and he injury | did you as nothing
nut the nightmare which you said it
seemed the first day you came to see
me in Lance Lane. | shall 20 abroad
"hen all his is settled. and shall try
10 cross your path no lore. can
never forget our noble forgiveness
the one comfort | shall carry with me
through my lonely life. With deepest
respect am mos: entirely yours,
"Va!dane Martincau."
Some days afterwards he received .
note from Mary SIZZLING. inclosing a
slip of paper. the words on which were
written in pencil:
Dear Sir-l send you a line from
Miss ~l-ilbourne. who is not well enough
to attend to business at all lust now.
She has had a low nervous fever: my
father thinks it is because she refused
to leave London this autumn. Now
that money is no object we hope to
take her to the Riviera for the winter.
Thanking you for all the trouble YOU
have taken on her behalf, | am. yours
faithfully. Mary Ste]ling."
The slip of paper inclosed, which
Val1ane carried reverently to his lips
before opening, contained only a few
words:
Il am not at all WE'LL cannot at
tend to anything. Kindly leave the
question of the marriage until you
heard again from
marguerite"
CTo be continued.)
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AL day had Valdane absented himself,
and she could not understand It..

All day had valdane absented himself,
and she could not understand It..
1t must be jealousy, Of course-that
was clear; but was 1t possible that she
had gone too far, and %alienated where
she had but meant to incite? She
in searchao him. He was not there
that fact just turned the scale against
him.
Lady Mildred was not going to n
dure even the suspicion Of being
Tilted.
THAT settles the matter" she said
to herself. Bernard Selwyn shall
propose to me tonight. and / will ac-
cept him."
Later in the evening Lord Umfra-
vile brought her o telegram from the
defaulter.
Called to town on business-very
sorry. Please make my apologies.
Will return tomorrow IL l may"
His lordship would have held that
telegram with more emotion had he
known that 1t secured twenty thou
sand a year to the Umfraville estates.
Late that night Bernard dejectedly
sat at the open window OF his bedroom.
He had broken faith with the girl who
loved and trusted him; he had yielded
ito temptation and was now engaged to
Lady Mildred. The mad triumph Of
) the hour was over; In the darkness
and stillness his conduct looked very
vile. Not only was he bitterly asham-
ed, but he was alarmed. What were
likely to be the consequences of this
act! Should Lady Mildred onc dis
cover that. at the time Of his propos-
ing to her, he was In honor bound to
another woman-well. his Imagination
was scarcely vivid enough to picture
what might happen. He really be-
Il lieyed himself to be in love with Lady
Mildred. Difference. in rank had
weighed very little; but for the mo-
ment she swayed his emotions COM
pletely. and Marguerite seemed. as
nothing beside her. Hes only. felt now
SstAafsfEithssL Lady Mildred for his wife.
he might kllil all, the golden dreams
which he had formed since his sudden
acquisition to wealth.
He tried to persuade himself that
Marguerite would not have been hap
~ With him, that 1t was truer kind
ness to confess this before marriage.
t1,ans tai cling to an engagement on
Mhich his heart was no longer CEN
tsreds Besides he was not engaged
toEMarguerite-she always said SO. Had
her last words to him been, IRE
member you are Mee?sss All, but had
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE BLACK
1t Is Claimed That Wearing of Clothcs
Affects the Commission,

1t Is Claimed That Wearing of Clothc,
Affects the Complexion.
why are some races on this earth
darker-skinned than Others? 1t is not
altogether due to the heat Of the suns
rays, for many people of tropical
climes are as light-hued as Europeans.
1t has long been known that climate
alone is lot sufficient to account for a
colored people. Dark skins are by no
means confined to the tropics; they are
to be found in races even beyond the
temperate zone. This diversity, ac-
cording to a writer in one of the Amer
lean magazines, can only be accounted
for by considering the different modes
of life that have acted for centuries
upon the various classes and castles of
the country. The coolie who works in
the fields with a strip of cotton cloth
about his loins, is very dark; the mer-
chant and trader who never go abroad
without being thoroughly clothed are
many degrees fairer.
1t is said that a colony of Jews on
the west coast of India has beer es-
tabllshed for nearly eighteen centuries,
but because they have not followed the
habits Of the people as regards cloth
ing they remain to this day a white
people. On the other hand, the Aryan
populations of India and Persia, orig
inally a fair people, by adopting the
customs of those countries have be-
come in great measure a colored race.
Accordingly, 1t is argued that the
steady march of nature is toward the
evolution of a fair people all over the
world. The layer Of dark pigment be-
meath the cuticle prevents the skin
from blistering. and when proper cloth
ing renders this safeguard Unnecessary
nature dispenses with altogether. 1t
is also limited that color has something
to do with the mental and intellectual
conditions Of a people. but into these
questions the writer wisely forbears to
enter.
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cried out: "Oh, Mr.. Hogan, don't
touch me, l know you are a real
ghost" He had hardly got the
words out OF his mouth before the fig
ure raised a long white arm, and
picking up an egg from somewhere let
drive and caught the lad in the face.
The esq was real, however. The
strange thing is that the other boys
saw Hogan's ghost, too. Their cries
brought hundreds of people to the
spot and blocked the trolley road. A
dead line was established near the
fence. At least four daring fellows
went into the house and searched it
from cellar to attic, even going SO far
as to climb the roof and look down
the chimney. They returned to the
crowd shivering with fear. The police
were called to open up the trolley line.
They arrested one man for talking
back. None of them, however, went
into the house looking for the ghost.
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LEGS.
Were Undoubtedly Encased in Knitted
Ockin

Were Undoubtedly Encased in Knitted
Stockings.
1t is asserted in many books that the
anclents did not use stockings, and
that the art of knitting was unknown
before the beginning of the fifteenth
century. But that both these state
ments are wrong is proved by the ex-
istence Of knitted stockings found in
the grave of an ancient Egyptian num-
my and now preserved in the Louvre
in Paris. These stockings are short,
resembling socks, and are knitted with
great skill; the material is wool, which
was probably white originally, but is
now brown with age. The knitting is
loose and elastic, and seems to have
been done with rather thick needles.
The stockings are begun, as they would
be at the present day, with a single
thread; the heels are shaped as they
would be now, and are very we'll done.
The toe, however, is different from that
OF a modern stocking; it ends in two
tube-like projections which resemble
the fingers of a glove. The reason Of
this is that the stocking was made to
fit the sandal, in which there was a
strap from the toe tc the instep.
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A REAL EGG.
Thrown by q Ghost Strikes a Live Boy
In the Face,

Thrown by q Ghost Strikes a Live Boy
In tho Face.
New York Journal: A crowd num-
bering fully 1900 spent several hours
n night waiting for the reappear-
ance of the ghost of John Hogan, who
in his lifetime was a veteran of the
Civil war, a member OF Fitzpatrick and
Rawlins Posts Of the G. A. r., and lat
terly an employee in the custom house.
Hogan was a large man of military
bearing, and had a black mustache.
He lived with his wife at No. 371 Will
lis avenue, a two-stOry frame house,
which stands eighty feet back from
the street. He died nine months ago.
After his death his widow moved away
and the house since that time has
been vacant. There have been vari-
our rumors that Hogan's ghost had
been seen, but nothing authentic until
last night. Six boys were playing
"copps and robbers" in front of the
Willis avenue house about 8 o'clock.
One boy jumped the fence and start
ed to run through the front yard to-
ward the house. He had proceeded fifty
feet when he gave a yell Of terror and
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Unless the Chicago Tribune is guilty
OF creating DR.. Fourthly out of whole
cloth-not ministerial-he is the only
absent-minded gentleman who has ever
been able to suggest a remedy for his
own ailment. you are so preoccupied
sometimes" said Mrs. Fourthly, that
I don't feel safe in letting you go out
alone" That is to say, my dear" re-
piled the Rev. DR.. Fourthly, with a
benevolent smile. when my mind wan
ders, as it does occasionally, somebody
ought to go along with it,"
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Swing on Either Side Is an Extremely
Dangerous Undertaking.

to be used in cashing postal orders
and satisfying Eotel-keopers. The mo-
Ment the police demands his papers he
must burn his passport. Nowadays.
when passports are demanded so sell
dom of mere tourists, the spy will con
tent himself with a few letters that
have come through the mail to him.
He will have had these letters sent on
to a uTearrancei German address a few
months before. :! life Insurance policy
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WHY They Are Nervous.

A correspondent says that those VINO
dine with the queen are usually pain
fully nervous. Perhaps they are tor
tured with doubt of the propriety Of
praising the pie, not knowing whether
her majesty or the cook made it.
Denver Post.
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acquaintance with the people
whose trade causes them to 90 upon
the roads-muie drivers, carriers, coup-
try doctors, priests and forest keepers,
Under the pretext Of needing exercise,
he walks with them and talks with
them and treats them to good beer and
cheese, as every tourist does. Seen in
such company he is less likely to be
looked on with suspicion. For note
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At a recent party a young lady be-
gan a song, "The autumn days have
come, ten thousand leaves are falling"
She began too high. Ten thou
sand she screamed. and then
stopped. Start her at five thousand"
cried an a%uctioneer who was present.
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taken out under
the assumed name
is also valuable.
The spy reaches
Germany and he
stops in the large
town nearest to his
field of operations.
There his li:st care
is to consult the
doctors as to a
good air cure. or a
bath. or springs.
Suppose his busi-
ness is to report en-
the roads, bridges
and Of a
mountainous dis
.rict. He will need
the air cure. Elm
mating one by oae
the embarrassing
districts, he at last
causes the physi-
elan to Indicate the
spot he has cho-
sen. The good ply
stefan, always aMx-
ious for his com
mission. gladly
recommends him
TO a proper pen
sion. There, wan
dering about the
hills, his story is:
Il came to Y
in search of a ran
gull mountain viii
lage for the ali.
cure. DR.. y
recommended me
to come here. II
the climate suits
me l h a stay a
month"
From the first
moment the spy
begins to make
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cretly, in his bedroom, write his re-
port and post it to one OF the SEEM
lngly interesting addresses furnished
MIN by the Etat Major-"Mlle. Lucie
Vasseur, 40 Rue Breda," this may be
his lady love; or Schmidt & Heckel,
wine merchants, Berry," this may be a
business letter; or DIR. George Pin
chon, 81 Rue Laftte," this may be to
his family physician. The letter mailed
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and every scrap of
paper burned, the
spy may sleep in
peace-one night.
If he imagines he
is followed or sus-
pected, he u
stop work instantly
and even leave the
country. In such
case he returns to
Paris, where he
finds at the Etat
NJ a j r, carefully
gathered together,
all the letters he
has addressed to
his fictitious CORE
spondents. d
by maps and the
work of his prede-
cessors in the field,
it is his business to
compose an up-to-
date report on the
region he has visit
ed. Each little
o u t S. f a C h
month the minister
of war is just a
little better in
formed on a
that - when the
great scientific Eu-
ropean war breaks
Out-may WIN or
lose a battle a cam
palgn. a peoples
destiny.
Such work may
seem easier than it
is in fact. Along
the country roads,
alone, with not a
man in sight, the
fear of being watch
ed makes the most
innocent nOte-tak-
ing a courageous
exploit. Not to
speak of country
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AND COUNTRY.

move left for Dension Tow
wednesday evening.
e Bale was up from Hermo
Monday and Tuesday.
Prot. Jenney and wife left Tue
DAY evening for Omaha.
Rev. ], W. Barron of Deadv ]
spent Wednesday in the city. ,pS
John R. Wilson of Deadwoo.3
the fore part of the week in -
Chas. Hayward represent.
stone in the city the fore r;ed.)
Week' y saint
Miss Lottie Temple cam inr-Nyou
her Hot Springs vacatiora! Won't
dty morning.
Homer Charles the fo{,n forbid 1
spent Monday and Tues. you. In
wood on business.
Henry Cordes camh
bion, Nebr,, Tuesday,. essed it to his
posed of two cars of'o
Try TONER'S vi1Teverenee as If 4: t
biggest and best leof the dead. But
sold in Rapid Cit her the question
,ck to London?"
Ed. Fcigel ref
arrival of a no.d a fly to take you to
came into his b.
day.
A part of t.
ton army cos'se to her.
salvation to MOI"
"eeh' hall not believe that I am
TT N a,Let me TAX you to the viii
n. Low where to get a fv there
ilefre ssie'' see you safe into the train
a oe' boot deny me that; you will not
stock %rgiving? l swear l will NOT
N , ; word to vex you; but oh nv
Tx. re. let NE do this for you. Don't
car ne mad"
i ;Prfses," she answered, "you nav .,,o
mni! IL feel very strange and weak
o ion't think | could walk. viii vou
81, ease take care OF me?"
d She took a few steps forward. but tho
t%sffort to move made her turn deadly
pale. She had been through too much
that day.
Valdane saw the change in her face
and darted forward. The next mo.
ment she was lying senseless in his
arms.
CHAPTER XVII.
Lady Mildred went down stairs into
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Whosoever is out of patience q out
of possession of his soul. Men must
not turn bees anf' kill themselves in
singing others
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To Preserye Calcium.

A piece of horse radish placed in the
mouth Of pickle or catchup bottles
when putting up will prevent spelling.
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the tort wherein he has his duty. He
makes cunning arguments. He does
not ask the fellow to betray his coun-
try. What difference will one small!
drawing make? Besides, here is tn
money"
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BY the worlds law a man is held
guilty until he is proved innocent-and
afterward.
King Menelik of Abyssinia hes sent
two zebrGs as a present to Queen Vic
toria.
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police, gamekeepers, foresters and pa
tlol-whose chance appearance may
cause him to destroy a mornings work
each simple passer-by becomes an
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CHAPTER XVII.
Lady Mildred went down stairs into
the5drawing room that night. a tumult
of feelings contending in her heart.
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taking he has nothing but a pencil and
a packet Of cigarette papers.
Certainly the first quality of a good
spy is that of knowing how to see and
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(To be c~ontinued.)
Warren sheaf., 1899-10-19
STEAMER BURNED. u.
The Nutmeg State Destroyed In Long
Island Sound and Twelve Per-
sons Lose Their Lives. -

New York, Oct. 16. The Bridgeport
line steamer Nutmeg State was burned
in Long Island sound, off Sands point,
T.. L, at sunrise Saturday morning and
twelve persons were burned to- deaf Or
drowned. The dead are: Samuel
Jaynes, bag aggage master; Mis- sNilsen,
. Charles And erson, Patrick Coffee,
Bernard Hendry, Thomas Murphy and
John Connors, members Of the crew,
and five unknown passengers.
The burning Of the steamer was re-
fplete with horror, heroism, brutality
and self7sacrifice. Few if any lives
would have been lost had not a swarm
of maddened freight handlers darted
up from the furnace below decks and
swept women and children into the
water in their mad rush for safety.
These men, great, rough, brawny fell
lows, whose stock in trade was their
strength, spared nobody. They fought
their way to the steamers S bow, which
was not on fire, and swept into the hud-
died crowd there, pushing. many over
the side into the sea. Until their adj
vent the crew had behaved fairly we'll,
the captains orders were being obeyed
and the boats were being filled with
women and children. But the rush Of
the freight handlers upse all plans.