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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MOST OF THE COAsTING VESSELS
GET REQUIRED sEAMEN.

Scarcity May Have Been Due 10
Preference of Sailors for Long
Passages, which Enables Them to
Accumulate Their Earnings.
Barge souther on Marine Railway
for Repairs Preparatory to Voyage
to Nassau-schOOner Yacht Siren
Sold. and VIII BE Used for Trading
Between Cuban Ports-EIectric
Lights for Dredge John BabcOck,
Jr.
While most Of the coastwise sailing YES
sells seeking crews have been supplied with
men, there are still others needing them,
some Of which will require an entire
crew The demand for coastwise seamen
has not been great for some time, and the
fact a number Of vessels want men at the
same time is what causes the inconven-
fence. The vessels detained on this account
were the schooners Susie H. Davidson, one
seamen, the Viola Reppard, three, and the
Charles II. Valentine. two. The Jennie
Thomas, now in port is said to lack sew
eral men of having a full crew, though
she is not yet ready TO sail
shipping master JObu htlly uldhcS INC
following denial that there Is any scarcity
of seamen in Savannah:
Editor Morning News: I see in the
Morning News a report that vessels are
detained because short of seamen and I'M
able to get them promptly. / beg to con-
tradict this statement. No vessel need lay
alongside her wharf two hours short of
seamen, as we supply the whole Gulf coast
with men. That is a poor excuse for
ship master to lay in port l am leaving
to-day for Port Tampa with a crew for the
German ship Louise, bound for Japan"
If unemployed coastwise seamen have
been in the city, the masters of the YES
sells named were unable to find them. As
a general thing, seamen are not anxious
to ship with the coasters. as 1t means short
voyages and lodging expenses a the other
end, which requires about all their earn
ings. Long voyages afford seamen better
opportunities for accommodating their earn
ings, and il is said most of them prefer
to ship with vessels for long passages. For
this reason the advantages of employing
men ere against coastwise vessels, even
when there are a number of unemployed
sailors awaiting,
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Notice to siariners.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of YES
sells free of charge in United States hv-
geographic office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the office.
Reports of wrecks ana derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department.
Notice is given by the Lighthouse Board
that on Nov. 10, 1892 the gas-lighted buoy.
painted in red and black horizontal stripes.
and showing fixed white light. estab-
lished to mark the wreck of an unknown
three-masted schooner sunk in the SWash
channel. New York Lower bay. about q
mile southerly from Romer Shoal light
house, was discontinued, the wreck having
been removed.
Notice is also given that on or about Dec.
10, 1899, the fourth order fixed red light
al the station off Drum Point. northerIy
side of the entrance to the Patuxent river
from Chesapeake bay, will be changed so
that it will not be visible in the narrow
sector between E by N and u N. cover
ing the shoal making off from Sandy Point.
the southerly end of Solomon's Island,
Bearings are magnetic and from a yes
sci.
All buoys in Kennebec river above Bath.
commencing in the main ship channel a I
Winslow Rock, have been taken up for the
winter. The fixed red lantern light on
Ames Ledge has been discontinued for the
winter.
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Cleared. schooner Gertrude Abbott, Hall,
Philadelphia.
Baltimore. Nov. 22.-Arrived, bark Essex,
Port Tampa schooner Z. l. White, Jack
sonville.
Sailed, steamer D. H. Miller, for savan-
nah.
Lisbon, Nov, 2a.-salled, steamer Nov.
Tampa.
Hamburg. Nov. 1s.-saiIed, steamer
Highlander, Charleston.
Port Tampa Fla, Nov. 2S.-Arrived.
steamer Olivette, Smith, Havana, via Key
West, and returned.
Punta Gorda, Fla, Nov. 2S-Arrived.
brig NJ. c. Haskell, Wingfield, Mayaguez.
Fernandina, Fla, Nov. 23.-Arrived,
schooner Bessie Parker (Br), Carter, St.
George, Grenada.
Sailed, schooners Hattie Dunn. Thorn
dyke, Perth Amboy, N. j.; Isaac T. Camp
bell, Stephens, Boston.
Key West, Fla, Nov. 23.-Arrlved,
steamers Lampasas, Staples New York.
and sailed for Galveston Miami, Delano'
Miami, and sailed for Havana
Charleston, S. c., Nov. 23.-Arrived
steamers Eastry (Br), Carr. Boston; Her
mann Ger, Koapmann, New Orleans,
bound Hamburg, put in for coal.
Cleared, schooners Bessie Whiting,
Jayne, Elizabethport, N. "; Ellison New
bury, Peckworth, New York.
Sailed, schooner John C. Gregory, Hutch
inson, New York
Brunswick, Ca, Nov. 21.-Arrived,
steamers Cherokee. from Jacksonville:
Linda (BD, from London via Delaware
Breakwater; bark Inverdrue (Nor), Lon
don; schooners Frank w. Howe, Boston:
Pendleton Brothers, Belfast
Sailed, 21st, schooners Frank Vanderher-
chen, for Philadelphia; Anna Pendleton
and Anna r. Bishop, New York.
Georgetown, S. c.. Nov. 21.-Arriv-
ed, schooner Warren B. Potter, Slocum,
New Haven.
Sailed, 21st. schooner Linah C. Kamins-
Xxi, Ray, New York
Darien, Ga, Nov. 21.-Arrived, bark Ar
vic Rus), from Havre.
Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 2S.-Arrived banks
Inga CNor), Olsen, Liverpool; Pensacola
QtaD, Simoneti. ST. Nazare; cleared and
sailed, steamship Pensacola, Simmons,
Galveston
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Coastwise EXPORTS.

Per steamship Kansas City, for New
York-415 bales cotton, 80 bales domestIcs
1872 pkgs rice. 204 bbls rosin. 447 bbls spir-
its, 10000 feet lumber $50 bbls cotton seed
oil, sc bbls fish, So cases cigars, 2. 4O8 boxes
fruit, 254 pkgs vegetables. 222 tons pig iron.
80 bales sweepings, 91 bags clay IS bbIs
rosin oil, IS bbls pitch. 4.914 oak slaves, 100
cases canned oysters, 800 bdls box mate
rial, 4S wood reels and S04 pkgs mdse
Per steamship Gate City, for Boston
2,S0i bales upland cotton, IA bales wool. q
bales domestiesa 400 sacks cotton seed meal.
4o,000 feet lumber. 721 bdls hides, 129 nkgs
fruit, IA pkgs vegetables. "A tons pig iron,
% pkgs mdse.
Per schooner William Nicely, for Phila-
delphia-6S2975 feet yellow pine lumber
Cargo by John A. Calhoun & Co
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Iron-Market very steady; Swede. SEC
base; refined $500 base
Nails-Cut. $40 base wire. 1855 base.
Barber Wires o per 100 pounds.
Lime. Calcium. Plaster and Cement-Al-
ALBANIA and Georgia lime in fair demand
aud sell al 75c a barrel bulk and carload
lots; special calcined plaster. $3.50 per bar
rel hair. 4G5c Rosedale's cement, H.1OD
L20; carload lots, special; Portland ce-
ment retail 80 20: carload lots $500.
Lumber, F. O. B.. Vessel, Savannah
Minimum yard sizes. $l2J0d1400; car slls
Sl3.50a15.00; difficult sizes $16.J0G25. 90; ship
stock, S25.O0Q3)00; sawn ties. $l0.50Ql100;
hewn ties, 39d36c.
Cotton Bagging- Market steady; iute.
7c 2-pound, 6Ac; 1Apound,
6hc: sea island bagging, 9hc.
Cotton Ties-Standard 45-pound arrow,
large lots, s125; small lots. $1.35
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Mex. Central =. 1874 Glucose Sugar O.. 81
MINI. & ST. L. o. CO.'S. do pref ..-..---l0l
do pref. ....... ZIG int n ! faper -
Mo Pacific .... 4S4 do pref .-...-.. So
Mobile & o. 60. AZ Laclede Gas .-.. a
NJ. X. & T .... 12I National Biscuit Il
do do pref 49, 1855 do pref. ........ 100
N. J. Central ..12l5e National Lead 23&
n Y. Central ..l379s do pref. ..-.-...lV914
Nor. & West. 2fi4 Nauoha. steel 90 AZ =
do pref ....... 702t do pref. ........ Sl5s
No, Pacific zee. 5512 Y. Y. Air Brake.l44
do pref ....... 1885 No. American .. l47s
Ontario & ". . 255sI Pacific Coast 90. 500
Ore. r. & n. o.. - do lst pref. -.... 30
DO pref .... rs do 2l pref zoe. 6jia
PENNSYLVANIA .13i4 Pacific Mail .... asa
Reading ..... . 20isi Peoples Gas ..114
do LIST pref 90. $3.50 Pressed S. Car. STA
do "a pref. .... 90slI do pref. ........ Sgh
Rio O. w . 80 Pullman P. Car..193l3
do pref. ......S Stan. r. & T. ia
81. l. & ;. +. q. IL Sugar ..laS9s
do 1st nref 90. u do pref. .......1lSR
do % pref. .... S6%t Tenn. C. & l. ..1141a
St J.. Sw. 800. Il Z. 3. Leather 25ss
do pref. ....... S2i2I do pref ........ 1914
St Paul .... ....1252t U. S. Rubber Az
do pref. .......173A do pref ........ll6
St. p. & ON. lie West Union 90. s7$
So Pacific ... 43as r. l. & 3. ....... 2ii2
So. Railway .... 1872 do PREF. 49, "
do pref. ........ ISIS p. c. c. e St. L. 7iiz
Bonds.
G. S. 2s, reg....l0ll2I l. & n. uni As. 9g1s'
do IS, reg. 1894 NJ. X. & T. ends. 70ss
do IS, cou.... 1914 do do As ...... pa
do new As, re 1924 NJ. & O. 4s......' ala
do new As cou. 132Al N. Y, c. lsts...ll2ia
do old As. reg 1875 N. J, c. gen. 5s120h
do old As cou 1891 N. C. 6s .........127
do 5s, reg ....ll1is do do As .......lO4
do IS, cou ....1l1hlN. Pacific 1sts.1l6
D. c.. IS, 90. III do do IS .....,. 65is
Ala. class A HOY do do As .1O25
do do b ....111 m Y, c. e 81.
do do .......101 L. As ...........lO3
do currency 100 IN. & w. con. Is. 92A
Atch. gen. As. 99Ai do do gen. 6s135
do adj As .. SO Ore. Nav. 1sts..10S
c. South. 2nds..107 do do As ...... 1899
c. Of Ga. SIS 92ssl do do Gs ......12SN
do LIST inc .. 36ls Ore. S. Line. con
do End inc -. 9la' IS ...............ll4
c. & o. 4Iss.... 951al Read. gen. As 90. sGai
do do IS ......1164R G. w lists. S712
c. & N con. 7s.140A st. L. & l. M.
do do S. F. con. IS ....... 1898
deb. IS ........1lS st. L. & S. f.
Chi Ter. As 49,. 97laI gen. 6s .......12i5s
Col. South As. IS lst. P. consols. III
D. & r. G lists 102 'St p, c. & p
slo do As .... 99lal lists .............120
E. T., Va. & G. do do IS ......1H
lists ............ 1O39s s. Ry. 5s ........ 10S%
Erie gen. As 49,. 7lMlS. Pac. As ...... 69A
f. w. & d. c. IS. Rope & T. 6s 50
LIST ............ 70 Ten. new set 3s 96
Gen Elec. IS ...1l9 r. & p. lists. lib
G.. H. & S. A. do do 2nds.... so
IS ............110 lU. p. As ........1O33s
do do ends .109hiWabash lists .114A
II. & T. c. SIS. ZIP do ends ........ 1905
do do con. IS 10 wv Shore As lib
Iowa Cen. lists. 1l4l2I Wis. Cen. lists. Is
K c., p & G. Va. Centuries Of. S5lk
lists ............ 72Al do deferred ..
La new con. As 1924
New York, Nov. 23-Standard Oil, 4546
45G
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II Carried on a Gold Watch and
Chain I'm a Crowd.
From the Chicago Record.

Norristown, Pa, Nov. pa mystery
that bothered the police here has been
cleared up. After a performance al the
Opera House Saturday night young
man reported that his gold watch had
been stolen.
Hodge Bennett, who had been at the
show, was walking along the street. sew
eral squares away, when a friend called
attention TO watch dangling by its chain
from his coat button. He did not know
where il came from. but later he read in
a newspaper OF a supposed pick-pocket's
work al the theater. This led TO the res
toratlon of the timepiece.
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Steamship Gate City, Googins, Boston.
Steamship Kansas City, Fisher, New
York. t.f.et -p"
Bark Paulus (Nor), Ellefsen, from Ty-
bee in tow for Sapelo.
Schooner A. b. Sherman, johnson, Bal
timOre
Schooner William H. Swan, Davidson,
Baltimore.
Schooner Viola Reppard Dunton, New
York.
Schooner Susie H. Davidson, Doughty,
Baltimore.
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A MILLION FOR HER SMILES.
Old Man Gives Girl Fortune to
brighten His Life.

Stevens Point, VS.. Nov. 2l.-M IS Ha. j.
tie smith, an lS-ye ir-cl Id girl Of this place.
has been chcs as heiress to 100000
Miss Smiths grand uncle Richard SIN III
a wealthy business man Of Glasgow SCOT
land, has signed a contract to settle $780,
600 on the girl when she shall be y years
Cd, in consequence OF her gong TO Glas-
gov 70 live with him and brighten his iast
years. Her uncle S 81 years old
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COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Poultry-Receipts. II coops; barrels
dressed. The market is steady. Quota
lions: Haf-growns 25620c per pair;
three-quarters grown, 40d45c per pair:
full-grown fowls (hens). 5)d6Oc per pair;
ROSTERS. 40c per pair.
is firm a 19c.
Butter-Receipts "a tubs The tone of
the market is steady. Quotations: Elk
ira dairies, 23c; extra Blgins, &c.
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wHrAr nrLow wrnNEsnAY.

Chicago. Nov. 23-Wheat closed as7Isc
under yesterday to-day, influenced by the
weakness of Liverpool and a predicted
liberal increase in the visible
Corn weakened with wheat and on lack
of demand, December closing 9s@%c lower
and May Ac under. Oats closed al a loss
of 1s42sc and provisions unchanged to a
trifle higher.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
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Idliy. fENcept SUNDAY.
BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEE
18th meridian or Savannah city time.
Leave Savannah Sunday, Tuesdsy, We'd
nesday, Friday and Saturday 935 M;
Monday and Thursday 6:25 a. a.; daily
1905 p m.
Returning. leave Tybee Sunday Tues
day, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
1880 a. m. Monday and THURSDAY 7;l5 a.
m; daily $50 p m.
Connections made at terminal points
with all trains Northwest, West ana
Southwest.
Sleeping cars on night trans between
Savannah and Augusta, MaPn, Atlanta
and Birmingham.
Parlor cars on day trains Retween "a
Vannah and Atlanta.
For further informa ton and for sehed-
ules TO all points beyond our Lille apply 70
w. G.. BREWER, City Ticketand Pass
enger Agent, l07 Bun street.
j. G. HALLE, General PasserBer Agent
e. II. HINTON, Traffic Manfer
THlGO. d. KLINE, Gen. Supdintendeh''
JOHN NJ. EGAN Vice Preshent,
6avalhah, Ca
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Phases of the Moon for November.

New moon, Sd, 4 hours and 4S minutes,
morning; first quarter. 10th, hours and
&c minutes, morning; full moon, 17th 4
hours and 40 minutes, morning; last quar-
ter, 18th, hours and Sc minutes. morning.
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Freights and Charters.

Steamship Florida, Savannah to Phila-
delphla, railroad ties, private terms.
Steamer Nitocris (Br), liza tons, Savan-
nah to Liverpool or Manchester, cotton,
37s Cd.
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shinnIrw NIemoranda.

Jacksonvilic. Fla. Nov 2S.-Eutered,
schooners H1fry Prescott, Gray, New Ha-
ven Conn; e. r. Northam. Johnson.
Providence. r. l.; steamer George w.
Clyde, Chichester New York, and cleared
TOR Boston,
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels arrived Yesterday.

Steamship La Grande Duchesse, Hanlon,
New York-Ocean Steamship Company
Schooner Longfellow, Hannah, Port
Royal-C. w. Howard & Co.
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Arrived From SAVANNAH.

Schooner c. c. Wehrum, Cavalier. sailed
Nov. II. arrived New York 21st.
Schooner Matte A. Franklin, al Vine
yard Haven, 21st for Boston.
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Odsh quotdIlOns We're as follows. FIOur
steady; No. spring wheat, 63a65c; No. 2
? yellow corn, SSdS3Ac; No. oats, 23%61
ciAc; No. white 26l5c; No. white 2jl
ace; No. rye SOC; No. barley. S76143c:
No. FAX seed, S1.S4; Northwestern 81. "a;
prime timothy seed, 81 .05'd2 20; mess pork.
per barrel, 81 .60Q9.e0 lard per 100 pounds.
s. O5; short rib sides, loose. $4.SOa515;
dry sailed shoulders, boxed IS. 37IaG75. so:
short clear sides, boxed, S5.l51d5. 20: wbis-
ky. dsullers' finished goods, per gallon.
81 .23l2
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High water at Tybee to-day at 12:14 a.
IN. and 1926 p m High water at Savan-
nah one hour later.
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Schooner William Nicely, Thompson, Phil
adelphia-John A. Calhoun & Co.
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49,
m
p p m N
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andSS
bel
lin train
Pullman
rmat lion appy
A Blu and Bryanst streets PULASKI
& dScevenI Hotels
C A. andL Liberty De Hotel
w r. MCINTYRE T. A, and
P. A L. A A. G. A,
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savannah Almanac.

Sun rises at 6:5S a. m. and sets at SIP p.
m.
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n Guyton Dinner Train
|Dally. tExcept sunday.

f6 o9pml Dover Accommodation
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Augusta, Macon, Mont
" oOpm gomery, Atlanta, Athens Is O9an
Columbus and Birmingham
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If YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL
and work. order your Autographed and
printed stationery and blank books from
Morning News. Savannah, &c.
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esse, from New York, Nov, 2l-E. Bedel
and wife, Miss E, Ogilby, c. w Frazer,
w. r. Allen Mrs. II. $ Adams. Miss .
Friedman, NJ. c.. Snowden and wife Miss
Il. Hugor and sister, Mrs. r.. c. Harri-
son. c. II Roberts, Mrs. J. e. Jones and
daughter. +. K. Pidcock. Mrs. j. w Tee
pie, j. H. Dedle c. Chilley F. Y. Noyes
and wife j. j Gariiy Miss Il, Walsh.
l.. Melwith. j. +. Roth n. Blith, Il.
Erickson, d. Kane, NJ Saba aud wife
N. Rosenauer, n. Dosully. S. Sieger.
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Passengers by steamship Kansas City
for New York, Nov. 23-G. c. Voorhis an,
wife, Mrs. A. Armend, c. H. Ellis. NJ
Murphy and wife. p. f. Lyman and wife
Mrs. W. l.. Dafhu, S. l.. Cohen and wife
W. IL. Miller and wife, Charles Lewis
Della Floyd, NJ b. HILL
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f0Idnf System.

by MerdIan TIme-one Hour slower IMAM CIV Tns
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BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND TYBEl
To-, IL tirnaa
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The tug Jacob Paulseu, Capt. Rodgers,
will be out of service the next three days
having her boilers cleaned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-03
CHAPTER XII.

iA-hA L ~ Al.
Mrs. Ericsson flutterti into the green
and white room and stood before Olga.
She looked like IA quivering interroga-
ton mark.
why won't you 60 to Ste Irving
with the Kents: The invitation has
come at the last moment, but you know
they got the box unexpectedly, so you
needn't fancy you've been asked just to
fill in"
She surveyed Olga with pleading eyes
and initiated air Never had she seemed
So pulposely provoking as now, lying
before the window in u steamer chair
calm, attentive and polite.
I'm not going, DEAR" said Olga
settling herself at an angle which
brought added comfort and turning tn,
fashion magazine she had been reading
face downward on her knee, "becaust
I'm lazy, because this dry cold makes
my nose an ugly magneta"-
"You have furs"-
Because hate the theater in thu
daytime, am sick to death of Mrs. Ken
and her knobby headed SOM
"Olga. you'll simply drive me dis
tracted by your indifference.
And because David Temple is com
ing at o'clock.
"Oh, with comprehensive gasp
ais he:"
Il asked him in last night"
Mrs. Ericsson dropped into a chair
and folded her hands in her lap.
Olga" she said seriously, "for thu
past month, ever since Smedley Joyce'l
tea, he has been following you about
You've encouraged him, whether fol
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-03
" Whist Head
arhAs nSnn -

"Whst Head
aches rlean."
! The dreadful
h e d a c h e S
which women
su fer IN c a n
nineteen times
out of twenty
that there is
m ore trouble
than headache.
There is prob
ably some un-
healthy condi-
ton of the del
icate organism
of woinanhood
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-03

chaos, all that was possible and what
could never be.
Il told Olga today loved her, Anne,
and she is going to marry Inc. You and
will be relatives soon," he said gayly
and pressed her hand.
There was nothing to tell him. She
was cold and in darkness She remained
apparently quiet while her heart seemed
cloven by sword. She said everything
he expected of her, some of the phrases
quite prettily too. She even laughed
while the mirth was dust on her lip
and David unreal and terrible to her.
After long time he went away, and
she sat like dead woman, yet curious
", painfully alive to one thought She
had loved him, and he had passed her
by. Olga bad won her happiness. The
apathy left her, and she sprang up. her
eyes suddenly wild. She hated Olga
and envied her bitterly, but only for a
moment. Through all her pain she rec
ognized an unquestionable fatality. The
reason of her failure to draw to herself
the man she loved lay somewhere at
the large root of things, in darkness,
beyond tho knowing. Olga's success
was just as inexplicable and impersonal.
The bitter fact she could face and must
accept, but nothing else.
Unconscious Of time, she sat still un-
til voices in the hall and knock at the
door seemed to come from long dis
lance. Nora, half asleep, entered with
letter. A messenger boy in the hall
was rubbing his ears with his mittened
hands.
curiosity, but the words aroused her.
and pity for something besides herself
passed over her face:
MY DEAR ANNE-Can you come to my place
as soon as you read thisf I'm afraid it's all up
with poor Joe. and he keeps talking Of you.
Do come with the messenger. He won't live
DONALD.
Anne looked at the clock. 1t was
after II. She heard the wind shake the
window in fury, she saw the snow
moved like tremendous curtain west
ward, and groaning stole i'll from the
night The silent room became sud-
denly uncomfortable.
When she stepped from her doorway
with the boy, the wind. as if recognize
ing her affinity by reason of the storm
in her soul, welcomed her with frenzy.
There was relief in bending her head
against tho blast, in feeling the flakes
sting her face to burning life, the sense
of being needed had comfort in it, and
the purpose of her errand surmounted
for tho time the other dull, insistent
ache.
The street where Donald lived was in
the heart of the business center and
mournfully quiet. The lights in high
tenements and old fashioned lodging
houses flickered OH lonely stretches of
snow, traffic was muffled, and people
passed as if with velvet shod feet.
Anne dismissed the messenger at
Donald's door and entered alone. From
the many small apartments came sounds
Of the life within. Through one open
transom where tobacco smoke ourled
she heard Germans voice, raised in
argument, roll out, Bismarck" In an.
other room girl was laughing unre-
STRANGELY. Farther away the reitera-
tions of banjo were like punctuations
on the silence.
The meaning Of her presence there
struck Anne afresh and sharply. One
room Of this big house was silent, set
apart, although no signet mark of blood