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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-22

Il IL interesting 10 note the precautions
that are taken By the roads TO the West
Ia head off the ticket scalpers Much
trouble is being experienced by Eastern
lines TO avoid the eneroachments of the
sealping element. but there seems 10 pc
none In the West although not nearly
such particular care is taken as elsewhere
Passengers purchasing round-trip tick
cts To Portland at the low rates started
by the homeseekers' excursion Inaugural
ton travel on the old Rock Island or Sc
oastian. system OF tickets. This provides
passage coupons for the complete round
trip attached 10 the main contract. hut i;
is provided IL Il prominent condition OF the
main contract that the tickets viii not De
good fer return passage withou, execu-
ton and detachment boy the agent at the
destination Of the return contract. which
carries a punched description signature.
OF the passenger and the return limit 81
be punctured by the agent The return
contract Is forwarded by the selling agent
by mail To the agent OF the terminal line
~ the destination. TIE main contract
provides that the ticket will not be good
nor executed for its return passage cartier
than twenty four hours after the passen-
ger arrives at his destination
On presentation OF the main contract
with the return coupons II on the date
on which the holder is ready 10 depart
for his return Journey the agent requires
the holder 10 sign his name on the back
OF the ticket. This signature must CORE
spond with the signature on the hack Of
the return contract made at the time
the ticket was purchased and the passen-
ger must also answer to the punched DE-
scription before the return ticket is duly
executed. Otherwise the agent Will re-
fuse to honor the coupon. Conductors are
cautioned 10 see that tickets presented
conform To the conditions named
The Great Northern. Northern Pacific
and Canadian Pacific use the old photo
graph ticket. on which is punched the de
scription Of the passenger and require the
latter 70 sign the back OF the ticket This
signature must correspond with the origs-
nal signature on the bottom Of the ticket
which made at the time tho ticket
was bought ia the East This IS the regt-
lar form ~ frst-class tickets IL use oy
nearly all roads. except for local travel
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LCNBERING NOTES.

r. 4. Seaborg az flwaco. Is reported to
have sold his saxmll.
" 4 Wright Of Silver Lake. has COM
pl"ted a new shlngle mill.
THE Stevenson Lumber Company has
completed It's new mill at Orting
Il. s Miller. OF Mitchell Lewis ( Sta
ver Company IS selling the Asnxli.. Tsir-
bar Ce03rany's mill site AZ Ainslie
The Hastings mill. which was recently
destroyed by IRE. is being rapidly rebuilt
and viii so saving again ny May.
The Paci:c Export Company. OF Port
land has recently sent "A large cargo ship
ucmt 90 lunper to Dresden Germany.
Is<sac Barilnrsrus. formerly manager Of
the Fremont mil Company. Fremont has
accepted "a position viii the Vulcan Iron
Works
TIE Alta lake f.aa,ber Company. Lam
ltc8 has been Incorporated with head Of
aces al Vancouver, T. {. II is capitalized
al Se.~.s
The paaet sonad sawYnn & shinsIa
Company - FaiTaaTeu. has an ursfer for
i"os' asa boxes for The Alaska Packing
Association.
II. J Boswell who sas at Vancouver.
n s.. reeeat3y has placed an urder for w4s+
ward q .aSsAsA2 teet - illns~sr 10 5s saip-
gesssi 20 Australia
William f.aue 80 New whatcon, COT
templates returning "a Ana WIS. % re-
sumo his p0s t3oa a. raA.sgvT ~ tae I$aue
Lumber Company.
TIE iaE snYast ~ s-hsaahs ce@nty last
year waS GNa1su5so gaes. sGgaed az x4teA-
Tne ia.WAeT osltvus Is So tented & Is9.'ss. =
as ssss x&1egssi s. "a as
Tsece are fear lesslisS camps n ops-@-
tioH oFs LAKE y halcesfgs- gae i-aks What
CNm fesEEtn@ Company = working k0rty
rseE AHa iva steam 4oukasT.
Tfse t|45an & DARBY na5li a. Pars Angeles
PAS bxan saam 70 Mrs T. T. I4sEeh a..
saxon Mr. k1itcn u locking Jsp Il goCa-
stua for a sasugse a1ill GA the railroad.
f.es53tHzsgassS FETos- have leasss3 gheiT Pr
Ell shlnxie usiN so Ik4xs@ Bsrns. Tfs@ SAN
rails wits D. sssen emt trey hAy~ cat
atA Ct khs tsr ssm5sr Ehex own la Esa2 VIZ
csr8gy
IRE Oregon Timber Land Company ssas
esseFs. incorporate i 81 San Francisco ~fsts a
esEtEaE ssfsek - fszs9 sc Interpretations r.
Chaser. - Astoria and : J Robertson.
r. ers1ts,s. = Scha.tds MsellazzsSes ard
! Ga rsza@ 81 san Francisco.
-. 4. Ewas&San. J 81 sattseT 2sd r J.
f@an~. proposed organizers - re Panel
r soi&f19 Box Company. 6aTH yEzde 4
psag%zSstsar 10 the kseasziasn c0gsrs ecsai
Cha 10 sstAs2ssa a gAszse al tHss place.
zne.x pans Contemplate lie ersetsczs u.
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Millions Of tons OF coal dust. hitherto
deemed little better than waste. are 10 Re
reclaimed fuel through the medium or
a new compound which IN soon to 10
manufactured by concern recently In
corgorased as the Hriuuett. Coal COM
parry. The crumb.ing atoms of bltunen
ard anthracite are 10 be gacaed together
in miniature bricks. factory plant has
already been constructed at Morgan and
ThIrty-eighth streets. Gardner Corning.
a Chicago uszn. IL the inventor OF the
formula Mr. Corning viii not tiivuige the
constituent elements Of the composition,
which he says viii assimsiata with the
coal dust
He asserts that the ss. of pitch viii
make the artificial cakes give on; mere
heat and be less productive OF smoke than
the most vslsabss species Of hard coal.
This has been xexassous problem"
said Mr. Corning. ''hut ] think we have
solved 81 The combination which W.
have prepared will barn without snioke.
and will consequently create n much
higher temperature. Far marine purposes
where the storing capacity n limited.
hslieve that 'hsi~ssaestes' vii, be found
snvalsabis. A. system NJ utilizing coal
dust similar 10 cssrw was begun In Ger
mary last year. and aefsoeAo tons Of the
fo-esgn preparation doas not come up 10
ssnse Il Is soif mach higher than coal
as we ordinarily sec H. usar TsYs&auestes'
are 80 dense as anshracite."--chlcago
Chronicle
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ORIENTAL NOTES.

| uara Zenzabiro a member Of the Japan
csc house OF peers. recently died.
The foreign residents OF Kobe arc num-
bared as follows English. sse; American,
ll9: German. i1. Portuguese. o. others ~
srh. residence of a secretary or the
Russian legation al Tokyo was recently
destroyed by fire, while national patrt-
otto celebration was In progress
IL the French insist upon imposing the
duty on silk goods the Japanese dealers
viii p.tgtlou the government TO retaiiafe
by establishing heavy duties on French
imports.
The Nohamu1edans have risen In kangsu
province OF China. and great difficulty is
feIt bg the government in suppressing the
rioters. owing 10 the lack OF men ana
arms.
The Uganda railway has reached Siniba
camp, 40 miles from Momoas2- The rn.
the death Of W. III. Harrison. enc OF the
engineers.
The total exports AMI imports Of Kobe.
Lamar, faas year were valued at Si6etsU.t6n
or g.. ls,9 ssss Tor the former and sso.ooo 40
for the imports, a total increase OF xso,nps,-
go over 1871
Work on the Seoul Fusan railway. for
the construction OF wh1n contract Has
entered into last fall between the Korean
government and a company Of Japanese
promoters, will be commenced early this
spring.
At the end Of January there were In
= L.
80 SO an increase Of fourteen banks aud
ssssa.o,D capital as compared with the end
Of the vresions month.
The coolies OF Kobe are taking delight
ia throwing mud 81 foreign women pass
Ing through streets in obscure parts Of
the city and the authorities are taking
energetic measures for protection.
The foreign trade Of Jspan during Jan
uary amounted TO $50 go exports and
s. 80 go imports. excess 81 exports 10
the value of 81 - tssf The imports nf leaf
tobacco increased from $3.50 ia January.
isss. % sss.ass,
!, was originally decided ~ ahoisss, the
Japanese export duties e. the beginning
~ next rzOnia, bat III oTs4er 10 dTfrAy the
el9ass to E,@ spoGe thn operation Of tna lax
aEtsi Juty. ihereoy increasing the revenue
by s-ess}
TIE british consul a. Yokohama ss ax-
,sf.ssyrfy advertising fae fact that persons
failing T. rsssSieT themselves annually ita
she month ~ January. in the consular
register. &Ta g@s entitled 20 10 recognized
Az British subjects Th8H regulation Ii re-
qGiFcd aziaer sae t@aissa ans Japan order
TIE show people at Yokohama have or
ganlxea Ter rF1seSftass aRairsf the eessrlsc-
gsou 81 sassr iTso5hs bg foreigners. So
@ansag5nx ia s.se sets Of alien SPECTATORS
ts@EoEss4 al sSsSr SHOWS that s~x&2 rase aud
stronger booths for taem have been gro-
sisaG, Far which al extra eaaFge ez
cents Is made
Taieves reoanfiy bxake into assrirs ia
sse OLA prefecture 81 Japan ard sfoSe
three geld plates. s~~Ssg bars os silver
ss4a ttse gold ornaments from valuable
81 By fhe emperor Sss0ma is aaeieus
Tires. a. tss FIST Eaia ever mined In
wss sssea
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MARINE NEWS.

HOQUTAM. March 2o,--saiied --Schr LII.
linonne, from Aberdeen. for San Francisco.
SAN FRANCIScO-Saale March 2tr-
Str Wellington Nanamo. Arrived-6tr
Columbia. Portland
AS1NtRfA-Arrived March s-Str All
ance. San Francisco via Eureka
POINT LOEOS-Passed March 90 p.
m.-Austrian str sam from Nanaimo for
Port Los Angeles.
PORT TDWNSENp--Arrised March 90
Jan str kinshsu Maru. Yokohama.
ASTORfA-Arrived March a-Str Geo.
w Elder San Francisco.
PORT Los ANG EisE2-Arrived March
2e--Haw str San Maten, from Comox.
COQrft.LE KIFER-Sailed March 49,
Str Barbara Harnster. for San Francissn.
SAN PEDRO-Arrived March a-Bktn
Retriever. from Tacoma.
OLYMPIA - Sailed March 20 - Bktn
Northwest. for San Pedro.
Observation-Disclosures March N--GeP
hk Atlanta. from Frazer river,
SpokEN~-Marcb ~. lat $50 n. long.
f2sao W.. Br sailing schr Hanna. with so
sealsksns; Dec. - lat. rs r.. long - ".
Rr sh Hutton Hall. from Liverpool for
Victoria; Jan. 81 lat Is r., long. IS ". Br
sh Celtic Chief. from Tacoma for Fu-
mouth. March 8. lat III n, long. II w. Hr
bk knight Commander. from Vancouver
for Belfast.
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RAILWAY NOTES.

Mrs Stanford has denied the report that
she had sold or transferred her holdings ia
the Southern Pacific,
The Columbus 4 Northern has been in
corporated in New Mexico ia build a line
from Columbus N Nj. 10 Salt Lake.
f. w Parker. general agent Of the Chi
cage st. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha has
gone to Victoria and Vancouver to re-
main until lat. i'm the week,
Peter Larson. the famous railroad con-
tractor. or Helena, is here for a few days
RE was formerly from Spokane. aud ia
one Of the most prominent men in that
business in the West
G. G. Dixon IN addition to his duties as
general freight and passenger agent OF
the Spokane Falls & Northern has been
appointed commercial agent OF the Great
Northern NJ Spokane. ri charge Of the
freight ard passenger business H. A
Jackson has been appointed contracting
freight agent ~ the same road at Spokane
under the direction of Mr. Dixon.
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PREPARING THE CUT OFT.
NORTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS
MAKE An IMPORTANT VISIT.
General Superintendent Kimberly
and Others Mere InspectfnE-Be-
Iteved to Have Come West 10 Get
Ready for the Palmer Line.

A v.si. os htga officials OF the Northern
Pacific to Seattle at this tine Is constceF-
ed 10 b. Ok important interest, III yEsw CT
the substantial rgTnDrS that have been
zfioaE for the last Few weeks inat tae long
looked for Palmer eut of was 10 be 0aisJ
The private car Of Division Ssperinte nfient
T.. j. Pearson arrived in the clty yesier-
day morning, bearing Nj. Pearson. Gen
eFal Superintendent, II. c. Kimberly and
Assistant General SErerIu5en ". q.
fearce- The nsen remained in ihe City sor
q few hours, geat cut 20 Ballard 10 IN
spect the sharves and oshcr Improvements
OF me Great Northern, and tsen left for
Tacoma
II is believed that the visit Of the officials
Ii made for the purpose CT getting ready
TO make the short cut .nta Seattle. as IL
l. known taat the arrange mems FOR more
convenient handling OF the coal liz ias prop
cry owned 10y John Issary and the North
ern Pacific are practically under way w.
T.. Gnerin. president Of the Seattle a. San
Francisco Railway * NaygatIon Com
pany. wifi arrive an Seattle in a few days.
accompanied by his wife. daughter and
son. r. F. Gacrin. ana wife. who viii leave
Columbus, u. 70 make this city their home.
As everything Is in readiness for proceed
Ing with the developments Of the Leary-
coal fields, and the Northern Pacific owns
valuable property in the same vicinity. IL
SDtsrtIrtfI IA" reason OF ths UIlSsIi Id
spection yesterday.
There has been some doubt expressed
that the Palmer CUTOFF was soon 10 be ac
eompiishesi. but the following item which
appeared in the last issue Of the Railway
Age. II ia believed. settles the matter:
"A New York paper states that az
meeting March the directors Of the
Northern Pacific authorized the construc-
ton Of several extensions, the total mite
age OF which viii be abou, lsss. A line will
be built in Washington from Palmer TO
Belt Lane Junction or some other point
near Seattle on what Is now the main line
This WIZ be a cut off which will avoid the
immense loop % the main line entering So
attic The Old route to Tacoma will not
be disturbed. This cut OF line viii be
haiis next summer"
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MARINE OBSERVATIONS.

Special Dispatch to the Observation-Disclosures
NEAH BAY, March III ~ m Harom.
eter 2as5. cloudy; wind west, ten miles.
Passed Ia, tug Holyoke. $50 n. M: tug
Sea Lion in bay.
CI.AI.I.AM March 1T p. m.-~Cloudy;
calm. Tug Tyee in bay.
TWIN, March sl.-< y. uh-~Cioudy. calm.
PORT CRESCENT. March Ill y. M
Part cloudy: wind west. four miles.
PORT ANGELES. March Al p. H.
Clear. calm. Sailed up. a schooner. 2:&
y. n. Passed up. tugs Coiman and viEi-
liant. with bcons $40 y. m.. passed out,
four-masted schooner In tow. 2to .. m. !:
tug Tacoma. 3.5S y. M. schooner SAIL
irg. e:ss p. m. Ia straits of DaingcnesS q
steamer. tug Boyden at dock.
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WATER FRONT NOTES.

The Newport sailed for Copper river yes
tersiay with about thirty passengers nun
erai merchandise The Newport Will not
return to this port. but VIII remain In
Alaskan waters.
The Elihu Thompson IL leading for Hslo
and Honolulu at Tacoma and Will arrive
here today. take or, the rest of hNr cnrrn
and sal for the south. The Thompson win
handle such freight ana passengers m the
Garolne does not take direct TO Hawaiian
sand poTts
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MORE CARS FOR THE EAST.
Canadian Pacific Make. Another Bid
for Hu.sness,

The Canadian Pacific has made y new
departure IN the effort OF getting greater
business between Seattle ard the Fsast.
Commencing Monday. the company start
81 III weekly extra tourist ears 81 "a
straight Through 20 Toronto. THIS sew
ice Will 80 faaintaire-i permanently. extra
ears being attached - ;he regular over
land trains leaving here Mondays and FRI
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days Another extension % the Same ra-
tore viii he pat on today a car 90 leave
here every Wednesday for Boston by way
81 Montreal
These cars are the regulation tou-is,
sieepers, Or family apartment cars They
are lifted with range for families 20 do
their cooking on, have bedding as g0ad
as is on the regular paiimaEs are vestf-
huieG and have n porter In charge OF each
car They are in every respect as com
Portable coaches as the PsaIima0<, and
with but little less elaboration.
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ORIENT'S ENORMOUS BANKS.
Nitsui Ginko Has Deposits Ag9re-
eating xia,50O. ooO-Notes OF
the Far East.

The enormous dealings OF some OF the
Oriental. institutions ia shown IN the re-
pert OF The Mitsui Ginko, or Mitsai BANK.
issS This concern with head offices at
Tokyo. Japan. has total paid w capital
Of ssseoeo With a reserve fund OF $i,eia'-
9D The DEPOSITS amount TO the great
sum Of xf4 ~ Geo. bills rediscmintea. M.4-s, :
COO dl,e ether banks. SEASON.. net pront
for the half year. $2ss coo. The total Ia
biiities are so, sSa.oSn
The cash on hand was 1884 60. bills dis
counted loans etc. 5000 90 due froIn
customers and other banks. 81. sSs.n" gov
eminent and municipal bonds, etc, ANp.-
0oo: value Of bank properties. N.Wn.un
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ANOTHER NEW CANNERy.
Pacific steam Whaling Ga. tn Essab-
lish Its sixth Depot In the North.

TIE steam xaasin& tsEGsr Jear1s-. lately
treas san F'raneiEegs. and osse Of tas Pa
essac Steam Whaling Company feet. will
leave sElz port the last Of the week for a
.srs IN tire sacTsa. waISs ire owners 5e-
cline 10 designate Al present
Sfse ~sss carr 40 cargo all sAs ssnhers
AMI Gtssags necessary fo erect d large
eznrsry IN fns rogsh. an establishment
Sssahse - turning ous $500 &c se.Hp eases
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; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. -
, CHII4DREN.s EASTER PAGE.

The Sunday editor of the
. Po.s-Inteiligeneer invites con-
: trfbutions from children for
= the Easter edition. The ~df-
& ton win be published ON san
y day. April 3.
All sorts of children.a ideas
y about Easter are wanted. They
= can be short stories. or Incl
=. dents. or verses. or anything
= that interests the young folks.
= The hest contributions will
= be selected. II phetog rxphs
e accompany the contributions
, the photographs of those who
E do the best work will be print
y ed.
Children writing for the
= Easter edition must be under
= IL years of age. Manuscripts
s. must he submitted not later
y than Monday. March -. Every
E manuscript must hear the xix-
> nature Of parent or guardian.
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Of canned goods each season. This viii
give the company SIX Of the largest cam
neries In the north. and II proposes Hitting
the new establishment with ali tire modern
Improved machinery. thas enabling il to
turn sus even more gods and in better
shape than ser,e Of the Larger cannerles
now in operation
Just when the Jeanne will retarn- IL at
aia this season. is uncertain. She Will
probably he KEEP; busy among The various
stations operated by the company. collect
well fitted.
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nsv r EslwaYfss. pastor % tlsf E.nxisxh
Eassrs chUrrs ~ Ainsrsvs.se Pa. when
suffering a.sE rhegriattssu. sas aTyixet 70
try fsharsterSass's Pain Rain lie says.
A f~w srpssca ssssszs az isas lament pfossd
81 xrssAs srrxte@ So srs@. Il sssla5ue1 the in
rerrarnatsor arr s.sssv~s the PAN. shca.d
sny sufferer s~osst hy giving Pain Pain .
trial IL vii ssesss rse-@ For sAs. bs III
Se&se~A
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SyNCpsfs

Seattle-Maximum temperature, 10. min
imum. 81; mean. 81. aght snow.
G. n. SALISBURY,
Section Director Weather Bureau.
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TAKE the seawer fiesrge r. Starr
for Assearfes Wnafecrs ard Blaine Mon.
dag. wsssne ~fag ard Friday. 49, m.
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Having d5praR*d of rny interest IN tho
firm ~ s1aultors Carrie A. Co | have con-
rgs.ssaa snyssis sfth sfae firsv ~ Frederick.
Nelson A. Munro Kialfo block ] will 10
glad 10 have my friends rail- On me AT rny
,s.u location. WM A. earle
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rf@fsfSSr tackle All kinds cheap AZ
gysangessfere's cutlery ss1rr sis Second
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..gosALFEF' arrived. Sails Alaska to-
night.
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Taxes Paid in Error.


J Ross Conoly. ................ S5SS 2I
Amount of County Tax not col
lectablc on account of erron-
cous assessments, insolvcnCieS
and removals from The county. l549 10
Taxes paid in error. ........... ia IA
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Sheep Fund.

Total Reductions
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500. $50 10
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rom July Ist, 1898, to July 1st, 1899.
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Bills Payable. Notes Discounted.
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my mind. 1t is silly, maybe, as l tell
It, but you-my husband, might make
1t clever and interesting. You say your
stories are always twaddle as you first
Bet them down."
do L? Well, what is it?" he said,
staring across at the opposite ROOFS,
"This situation is novel. Go on. Never
mind so long as there is anything at
all in it."
There is-there is woman's heart
in it, think" she whispered. as that
any good?"
"Oh!" he said. Her voice had tailed
off as IL she had real idea, but was
afraid of the sneer. "Well, there US
ually is-that's one OF the component
parts of the average story. Even hui
NOR is the brighter for tragedy lurking
in the background, you know. Any
thing in the heart? That's the point
Yes; anything in this hearth"
Another silence. Couldn't 1 tell
you Just as it came to me, then?" she
said "Im not clever enough to know.
It's more of sketch, perhaps. II
imagined two lovers, very dear lovers.
They got married and there was a
beautiful world before them, with such
peace at the end, if they knew! Make
the man an artist. He lived for his
art. The girl-the girl was only just
a girl; she lived for the man. She
hung on his every word, you might
say; she prayed fer his success when
he was never there to hear, thought for
him in ways that he would mover know,
and checked her singing, and moved
always so softly, so that he should
never be disturbed at his work. You're
not writing. Is it So sniy?"
&c on" he whispered. There
there's nothing to write yet"
; "That went on for years. The man,
deeper and deeper in his srrk never
saw that his wife was che I'ng; that
the light had gone out o, her eyes.
He forgot all he had meant to be
forgot after a time even to kiss her;
and the girl she could never bring
herself to remind him, en-!
Still. she lived only for him, but he
never cared what she wore. never
thought that her work might be hard
W 4. . .