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Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

is as much as can do to manage you.
without having another youngster on
my hands? However, we will go and
see them now and then decide what is
to be done"
wise little MaysIe said no more.
one felt sure that when her papa saw
Ieddie's soft, fair curls and Teddie's
pretty mamma he would succumb at
once.
Wnen they reached the tiny cottage
ne was a little surprised, and thinking
that Teddie's mother was perhaps a
servant there. was about to go to the
SIDE door. But Maysie declared that
they lived here, and knocked calmly at
the front door 1t was opened by Ted
die himself, at sight of whom-for the
little boy bowed with the prettiest
manner in the world-Mr Garland was
still more astonished.
This is Teddie, papa" said May
sic. And this is Teddies mamma"
Upon which the little people withdrew
TO the front doorstep to discuss mat
ters OF Importance, including the rap
IDLY progressing castle and the latest
news from the bedside of sick kit
ten. Maysie had decided that they
could safely leave their parents
to get acquainted.
A falr-haired little woman, gowned
IN black, rose to meet Mr.. Garland, and
1or moment both gazed at each 9TH
er In mute wonder. Then he took a
step forward.
Kathleen he orioJ
She held out her hand then and
smiled sadly. Yes, it is l. Have /
changed SO much? You have not
changed at all, Jack. You look just the
same"
You have changed. But to find you
here! You have been ill, Kathleen,
what is this l hear about your trou-
bles?"
The childish voice seemed to ring in
his ears again. "Teddies mamma cries
about it," and suddenly he bent over
her and took her hand in his strong,
tender grasp.
This brave little woman had battled
with the world in silence, but now at
the first touch of sympathy she gave
way; sob rose in her throat, two
tears rolled down her pale cheeks, and
in moment her head was on his
arm
Kathleen, my Kathleen" he whis-
pered passionately. Let us forget our
FOOLISH quarrel. l know you loved me
in the old days, and have loved you
always. Let us begin over again. We
are older and wiser; we will not let
our youthful folly stand between us.
You will not throw away your happi-
ness and mine?"
The children returned some time lat
er Mr.. Garland lifted the blue-eyed
boy in his arms, and led Maysie to the
sofa.
There. dear" he said, kiss your
mamma. 1t is all settled. 1 have
adopted both of them"
"Oh, l knew you would" said mat
ter-of-fact Maysie. And now, Ted
die, we'll go and finish the CASTLE"
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
An Adventurous Baronet.

Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny,
Bart, is credited with having more
lives than the average cat and with
possessing more marvellous good luck
than any other personages in the pages
of Debrett. Here Is catalogue of his
broken bones and the manner in which
they were sustained: Two leg bones
(ballooning), three arm bones (hunt-
ing), three ribs (steeplechasing), one
rib (cab accidenD, one finger (horse
kick), two fingers (boxing). To this
may be added repeated visitations of
conclusion of the brain, none of which.
however, have seriously affected the
gallant baronet's health. The name of
Sir Claude has not been mentioned for
n long while in connection with any
thrillingly narrow escape from some
particularly agonizing kind OF violent
death. Perhaps it is because he has
now reached fifty-one. In his earlier
years episodes of this kind were fire.
quent. as the list given will show.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
AN ULTIMATUM.

|
"And we won't ever finish our new
castle now. Maysie?" said Teddie, dole
fully.
Il call it mean shame!" cried May
sic. Must you go, Teddie? Did your
mamma say you were just obliged to?''
Teddie nodded. and his blue eyes
were wistful. Just obliged to. You
see, Maysie. we are poor. 1t Is be-
cause my papa died. mamma says, and
that is why we have to do without a
great many things that we want. Mann
ma was so sick this summer that DR..
, James said she must come to the sea-
shore to get WELL And so we came.
and now we haven't any more money,
! and so we are just obliged t 0 go
back"
Maysie tossed up her head. We'll,
just wouldn't. Why don't you stamp
your feet and scream? That's the way
l do when l want something. and Sally
nearly always let's me have it."
There was little silence. Teddie
| sighed wistfully, and Maysie sat with
her chin in her little brown hand and
her dark eyes fixed thoughtfully on the
sea. She was thinking hard. Sudden
ly she sat upright and her cheeks fam
ed excltedly. I'm just tell you what,
Teddie," she cried. I've thought of a
splendid plan. You haven't any papa
and l haven't any mamma. Now, my
papa is rich, you know-ever so rich
and he can do anything he likes. I'll
just ask him to adopt you and your
mamma. Then you will be my brother,
you know, and we will each have a
mamma and papa
Here Maysie was struck by a pos
sible flaw in her splendid plan. Are
mammas nice?" she asked.
But Teddie dispelled her fears in
stantly.
Deed they are" he cried enthusias-
tically. They are just as nice as
nice! Why, Maysie, you would just
love my mamma. She is so pretty,
and she can sing as soft and sweet as
birds, and she can tell such beautiful
stories all aout fairies and things"
Can she?" Maysie's eyes sparkled.
why, that is splendid. And then we
can stay here and finish our beautiful
CdSlle. VIII HOT nave ~ 80 HOIie,
then" said Teddie. "Maysie, you do
think of splendid things. You thought
of the castle and the sand cave and
everything"
Teddie gazed at her admiringly.
"Oh, that's nothing" she said with
fine Indifference. 81 always think of
things. Now I'll so and ask papa"
''All right" said Teddie. And l
won't tell mamma till you come, SO we
can s'prise her. I'll go home now.
Good-by, Maysie."
"Good-by."
Maysie sped across the sands. and
said to herself la Sally My lucky
stars" when she saw her papa coming
toward her along the shore, a big,
brown bearded man, with merry eyes.
Hello, Puss, what is the news? You
look important" he said. tumbling her
curls over her head.
We'll, l guess 1t is important" said
Maysie. Il have pust settled about
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

having a brother and a mamma. Such
a nice boy. and l know his mamma is
nice, too. You won't mind having n
little boy, will you, papa?"
You see," went on Maysie, the lit
tie boys name is Teddio, and I've play
ed with him every day since we came.
We arc building beautiful castle now.
such n grand one, with rooms and
rooms, but If Teddie goes away we
can't ever finish it. They are so poor.
you know. papa, that thew can't stay
here any longer. And 30 l told him
that would just ask you to adopt him
and his mamma. We are rich. aren't
we, papa? And there is lots of room
in our house. And you know, papa
you often say If only l had mother
to manage me. And sometimes l get
so lonely without anyone to play with.
Teddy is lonely, too. and when he
goes home he won't have anpything to
cat but bread-just only bread, papa" p"
Dear mel" said her papa. "Where
did you pick up this little ragamufiin.
Maysie?"
why, papa! cried Maysie, indig-
nantly. HE isn't ragamufiin al
ALI Sally says he is more ladylike
than am. But i can run faster than
he can, and he was afraid of the water
at nrst!" Maysie shifted contemptu-
ously. and her papa laughed outright.
Maysie considered this good sign and
she took his hand coaxingly. Papa,
how would you like to sleep in bed
with the rain all leaking down on 1t.
and only bread to sea? Tcddie's man.
ma cries about It. And you don't want
your little girl to be lonesome. do
! your"
You sly little witch! cried this
| good -naturcd father. But would
nothing less than adoption suit your
highness? Il would gtrs me II great
| deal OF trouble. yon know. even with
my limitless wcslth. Now suppose
you aud : buy Todd!e something nice
and see what we -an 30 for his NAM
ma. Won't that dor"
''Oh, no. no. thst won't do at all.
want them to livs with lis and. stay
with us always. Now, papa. do say
yes"
But. my Gear little girl. that chr
: not be done. Don't you know that II
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
CHAPTER XVII

| Presently the door opened again, and
a portly nurse, laden with gorgeous
| ly-clad baby, waddled in, speedily fol-
and begemmed fingers, namely, Mrs.
Dennys of Colworth, stately we'll
conditioned lady, on whose lovely
blooming face not the faintest trace of
shame, remorse, regret lingered-a face
that was the embodiment of supreme
self-satisfaction and unshadowed pros
perity. Helen looked into it long and
deeply with hungry eyes, then turned
to the wall, when a shower of hot
tears dimmed her sight.
Il tell you, Halpin, the box is some
where in the station; the porter dis
tinctly saw it being lifted out OF the
last train, and I won't leave the sta
tion until it is found. 1 really never
met such helpless and stupid woman
as you; it is unbearable.' cried Mrs
Dennys angrily, stamping her foot.
''Hullo, Hullo, wife, what's the storm
about?" interposed mans voice. rs
half you're nursery missing, or what?"
My bonnet-boX from Elsie's is miss
ing, Mr.. Dennys, and l am telling Hal
pin that l won't leave the station until
it is forthcoming; I'll not have the his
tory of my emerald bracelet repeated"
Mr.. Dennys made n half-soothing,
half-bantering reply; at the same time,
seizing his little girl, he perched her
on his shoulder. The child clung to
him fearfully, her eyes fixed upon the
dark figure, which nobody seemed to
notice.
Helen's lips moved in incoherent ter
rife prayer, her hands pressed to her
eyes.
Help me. help me. o Heaven," she
prayed. "oh, do not desert me after
seven years struggle, don't let my sac
riflce be all in vain! I have suffered. I
have struggled! Oh, for PHYS sake
help me now, or II ruin-ruin him l
love! Paul. Paul, if you love your
wife, your children, your happy home,
go-go quick, before my strength
leaves me, before 1 look at you-before
l look at you again"
She leaned forward rocking herself
to and fro in the fever Of temptation,
moaning feebly, until some one touch
ed her upraised arm, and her hand fell
instinctively. Edith's husband was
standing beside her, speaking to her.
Il beg your pardon. madam, there
is parcel under your seat. Would you
allow me to see if it is the one we are
looking for No, it is not; thankN. 1
am sorry for disturbing you.."
He moved away, not CLEAN of rec
ognition in his face, and she looked
after him dumbly, her hands lying on
her lap.
At first she could not see him plain
ly for red mist shrouded her eyes;
but it passed away, and he stood clear
before her, man in the prime of life;
stalwart and shapely, with handsome
sunny face as insouciant, free from
remorse and care as Edith's own,
man whom the world used well, who
had obeyed her last request in the
spirit as well as the letter. Changed:
oh, so little changed since the summer
days long ago, when she watched him
died on her lips, the tumult in her
her god among men-a little fuller
in the body and redder in face, but
otherwise unchanged. unchanged!
(To be Continuec.b
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
NORTHERN THIRST.
Dwcllers in the Arctic Are Great
Drinkers.

Drinkers.
The dwellers in the Soudan or the
Sahara, of course, you would suggest.
But you would be quite wrong. 1t is
not the tribes who dwell in the fiery
deserts of the tropics who drink most
water in a day. Far from 1t. They
are, as a rule, most temperate in all
things. Unlikely as it may seem. it
is just the last people you would ina
gine-the dwellers in the frozen north,
the EsquimauX-says the Philadelphia
Record. They seem to have thirst
which is quite unqucnchable, and for
that purpose they are constantly melt
ing snow and ice over the lamp which,
fed by biubber, burns day and night
in every hut. Small wonder that the
soapstone out of which these lamps are
made is to the still uncivilized Esqui-
mauX the most valuable of possessions.
and that they will make long journeys
to secure pieces large enough to carve
lamps out of. The lamp itself is shall
low in the form of a small segment of
a circle, and the wick of dry moss,
rubbed between the hands with a lit
tie fat. 1t supplies itself with oil by
melting a long thin slip of blubber
hung above the flame. Sometimes
substitutes for the soapstone lamps are
made by the women. by cementing to-
gether pieces of other stone with a
composition of clay hair and seals
blood, but they are never very salts
factory.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
CHAPTER XVI

One cold gusty evening in October,
seven years after the pen had fallen
from Paul Dennys' hand, two women,
wearing the garb of the good Sisters
of Nazareth, wended their way across
the little country churchyard of Col
worth and stood silently before white
marble cross bearing the following in
scription-
Sacred to the memory of Helen,
the beloved wife of Paul Dennys of
Colworth, who died 22nd of July, 1877,
aged 49,"
"It stood a few yards away from the
huge stone monument under which
generations of Dennyses slept, the
reeds and rushes from the river, flow
ing close by, rustling mournfully
around it, making the spot so dismal
and ghostly that the elder sister,
woman of a vigorous and unimagin-
ative disposition, shuddered involun-
tarily and exclaimed half-pettishly TO
her silent companion
well, sister, is our journey at an
end? Is this the spot we have travelled
over two hundred miles to visit?"
"Yes. l wanted to know If this
Helen Dennys was buried here. and l
find she is. l am ready to go back now,
Sister Agatha, when you wish" She
stopped to pick a spray of ivy grow.
ing round the cross, held it in her hand
irresolutely for a moment. then flung
it into the river and moved heavily
away.
mo; wait moment and rest your
salf-you look quite exhausted. Don't
sit on the grass, child; do you wish to
get your death of cold? Sit here on
the slab beside me-" cried Sister
Agatha, laying a motherly hand on her
companions shoulder.
She obeyed. tossing back her heavy
Grape veil, and lifted wan lstless
face to the low murky sky.
Poor Helen!" she sighed presently,
with weak laugh. They haven t
given her very dry bed, have they?
They might have moved her little
farther, even though it were only her
memory mouldering there"
Sister Agaths made no reply, but
read aloud the inscription. comment
ing softly aged ninteen. That was
young TO Did good-Dy to earthly hap
piness. Was this Helen relation
any one you loved-Sister Clothilde?'
II knew her all her life; though she
died young In years, she was old In
sorrow"
And yet she was beloved?"
80 the stone says-so the stone
says. oh, sister, sister" burst out the
young nun, with sudden. bitter cry
"of all the lies. uttered or recorded
in this world of lies, there are none
none. say-so shameful. so bare.
faced AS those that defile the grave.
yards OF our land!"
Hush, hush, my dear sister!" re-
proved the elder. in shocked voice
Pray, pray compose yourself-you dc
not know what you are saying; how
unbecoming-Y
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

NEEDN'T look at me again. and you
are SAFE. Go-go!"
They went; and Helen Dennys, who
was supposed to have been drowned
seven years ago, sank back into her
seat and covered her face with her
hands in passion of despair and
stormy revolt. almost as fierce as that
which swept her the morning she tried
to take her husbands life.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
WHEN roLsTOI WRITES A BOOK

Count Leo Tolstoi is such an original
author that 1t is not in the least sur
prising that his modus operandi when
writing a book is equally so. AS soon
as he has decided what the plot of
new novel is to be he makes rough
sketch of the whole, leaving out de-
tails, using for the purpose quarto pa
per of the commonest description,
probably from motives of economy, rs
his handwriting is so large that he
uses an enormous amount of paper for
very little work; this he gives to his
wife or one of his daughters torewrite
and reduce to something like neatness
AS soon as the first manuscript is ready
he works up the plot and fills in some
of the details, writing his own COM
ments and ideas. for future alteration,
on the margin.
From the first copy second and
third are made, each in the same way
If there is any part with which Count
Tolsoi is very much dissatisfied, he
will take the trouble to write and re-
write 1t as many as eight or nine times,
sooner than pass anything with which
he is not quite pleased; he very seidol:
succeeds at once in describing any
very remarkable scene, and when any
great difficulty presents itself he adopts
the highly original way of getting over
1t and collecting his ideas by playing
a game of Patience"
Critical as he is about his own work,
Count Tolsoi meets with still sharper
criticism from his wife and family, and
as he places great reliance on their
Judgment and good taste in ell things
relating to literature, as soon as u new
novel Is completed he reads 1t over to
them, in order that they may suggest
such alterations as they think advisa.
BILE; some OF which suggestions he acts
upon. When the proofsheets are sent
in their correction absorbs his whole
time and attention. and It is said that
no living author gives his publisher SO
much trouble, owing to the numberless
alterations he insists upon.
Champagne was first made by monks
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
Two Possible Explanations.

Harry Higgins is either very fond
of his wife or very close-hsted."
"Why?" "He goes Christmas shopping
with her. r."-Chicago Record.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
A Good Match,

"The doctor and wife seem to be
we'll mated" Think so?" "Yes
People call him n quack and he CALI
her 'Ducky' '"-rife.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

1T can't understand Professor Whack-
ems great popularity as a lecturer"
at the men and the men enjoy his hits at
the women"
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

D'i<hh LIN ~
My dear boy, wait moment, just a
moment pleaded my uncle, his hand
grasping my arm. I'VE will give you
all the particulars we have cleaned.
Don't-don't be afraid. Unfortunately
up to the present we've have no re-
liable clue to your wife's whereabouts
more than the letter has probably
given you; but we hope
There's her hattie hat she al
ways wears in the garden; it looks all
wet and muddy-she must have drop
ped it in the grass. Give it to me
give it to me! Finlay, what on earth
have you jingling there? lit looks
Il don't know what it is; do you
recognize it, Mr.. Dennys?" he an
swered. holding UP a block of bruised
metal from which hung a light rusted
chain entangled in rag of blue rib
bon
THAT rubbish?-no. At first in the
shade there 1 thought it looked not un-
like a steel girdle and chatelaine my
wife wears-one that | bought her at
the Palais Royal last spring. II don't
know what put it into my head. Give
me the hat. Where was it found? An
swer me, answer me, Are you all
struck dumb?"
Then they told me, two or three OF
them taking up one another nervous
ly, that the hat was picked up the
morning before by the children of the
Grange lodge in bed of rushes down
the river; that the chain and mass Of
metal had been found twisted round
the big wheel of the Red Mill, and that
it was recognized by Carter, my wife's
maid, as part of the chatelaine she IN
doubtedly wore the day she disap-
peared.
"You-you wish me to understand
that my wife went down the river un-
der the mill machinery like the girl
long ago? You-you want me to be-
lieve that? Great heavens"
my dear boy-no, no. AS long as
there is no further confirmation, of
course we've must hope for the best;
but-but you see, unfortunately the
night was dark, and the river unusual
ly swollen; it is so dangerous down
by that broken bridge, so easy to miss
ones footing in the-the-I say, catch
him, catch him, Oh, poor fellow, he's
falling!"
saw their faces crowding round me,
the room seemed to heave convulsive-
ly, and. then l remembered nothing
more for many weeks.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

There is nothing more uncertain than
a horse race!' exclaimed the man with a
choly friend responded: 'You never
worked in weather bureau, did you?"
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April 81, 1895.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

| Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co.,
Omaha. Neb. Write for particulars.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

"Wife, what lot of grammatical errors
you make!" what of it? Aren't they as
good as those your mother used 10
make?"
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02

Champagne was first made by monks
ir tha seventeenth century.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-02
Health for Ten Cents.

Cascarots make bowels and kidneys act
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache,
billiousness and constipation. All druggists.
The evening times., 1899-04-10
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
Attorney Thomas Renders nm ImpOr-
tnnt OpiniOn In the Matter.

S. T. Thomas. Attorney for the District.
has rendered an important opinion rela-
tive 10 the acceptance OF sewer assessments
served upon residents and non-residents OF
the District
The opinion is the outgrowth OF re-
quest recently made by James F. Barbour.
$50 Eighth Street northwest. for permission
TO pay sewer assessments againts lots 16
and II in square 800 without interest and
costs. He stated that the records of the
District would show that the notice OF the
assessment was served on John A. Hamil-
ton. Mr.. Barbour desired to pay the as
sessment because the notice was improp-
erly served. secondly. because at the time.
the property was las il had been for some
time) in his name. that he was in the city.
having a place of residence, as well as
Of business tboth being in the directory,
and thirdly because Mr.. Hamilton. having
no interest in the property doubtless mis-
laid or failed to hand him the notice"
The matter was then referred to AttOr-
ney Thomas. who ruled as follows:
of the assessments was not properly served upon
''Mr. John \. Hamilton. who said he would hand
bills TO Mr.. Barbour is sufficient.
Notice of assessments must be served
upon the owner of the lots, ii he is a resident,
and his residence known. and if he he non
resident his residence unknown, then upon
his tenant agent. the may be.
Ny opinion i that il would he good adn,inis.ra-
tion TO accept the proposition of Mr.. Barbour
to pay sewer assessments without interests and
The evening times., 1899-04-10
ENRAGED ELEPHANT
. %AYS Ills KEEPER
Rajah, a Circus Animal, Kills
His Ninth Victim.
KReels on a Drunken Man and
Crushes His Life Out
His Vindictive Temper During seven
Years of Captivity Caused No =
Little AmOunt Of Trouble.

Kansas City. Mo-. April 10.-Lemen
Brothers man-killing elephant Rajah ad-
ded another to his list Of victims yester-
Fisher. who is the ninth man that Rajah
has killed during the seven years he has
been in captivity. He will probably not
kill any more men. for there is move
ment on foot to have him slain.
Fisher was intoxicated when he was kill
ed He staggered into the winter quarters
Of the circus at Argentine boasting of his
prowess as an animal tanner. To prove
his powers he visited in turn the lions
cage and the bears den. coming out each
time uninjured, and then went over and
was in particularly bad mood and refus-
ed to obey his orders. When the brute re-
fused to open his mouth. Fisher struck him
on the trunk with his fist
This angered the animal and he grab
bed Fishers arm In his mouth. crushing
it. Then the elephane threw Fisher down
with his trunk and tried to gore him with
his tusks. His tusks were SO short. how
ever. having been sawed on that he could
not reach his victim with them. Rajah
then deliberately jumped upon Fishers
chest. breaking every rib and crushing the
life out of him.
The coroner will hold an inquest today.
after which legal proceedings will be taken
to have Rajah put to death. Efforts in this
direction have been made before, but his
owner has always been able to thwart
them. Nearly all the nine men whom Ra-
jah has killed have been circus employees
who had nothing to do with elephants
Fisher is the first keeper Rajah has killed.
Fisher has been Rajahs keeper ever
since he was brought to this country. and
has had several narrow escapes before. Ra-
jah has been particularly troublesome this
winter. although Fisher was the only man
he had killed since he has went into win
ter quarters. A few weeks ago he broke
loose and was at large for two days. during
which time he caused all kinds OF troubles
for the railroads which have switching
yards at Argentine. by tearing up switches
and signals. He even tipped a box car
over one day. blockading the track until n
wrecking train could be sent from Kansas
City.