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when Bernard arrived tnst evening".
Lady Mildred received him alone u
was chilly and she had a Gre klndlod
In the drawing-room. She sat on a
very low chair. red glow over her
crimson draperles and golden hair
She grceted the young man with
pretty mixture OF cordlallty and shy
ness. She made him sit opposite 70
her IN a chair which was the ideal OF
comfort, and apolokized prettlly for the
fact that none OF the men we're In yet.
and all the girls we're dressing. She
gave him a cup Of tea from a tiny table
near, and insisted that he was hungry
after bis long Journey. and must eat
some tea-eake. which she lifted from
the marble fender with a dainty pink
handkerchief between her delicate
hands and the hot porcelain There
was no llght save from a branded clus-
ter OF wax candles on the tea table
and the warm glow OF the nre. The
corners OF the tastefully furnished
room we're in darkness.
Bernard began to realize what life
might be, now that whatever he longed
for was within his reach. In his
house-the great house he meant 70
buy-he thought his drawing-room
should be Just like this. The man
looked at Lady Mlldred-at her per-
feet toilette. her delicate skin. the turn
OF her head. and thought how excel
lently she fitted In her surroundings.
She was beginning her work we'll.
Only her motive was not 20 win Ber-
nard, but to infIct pain on the rec
usant Valdane, when he should ar
rive.
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She was Lord Umfraville's only un-
married daughter and. being the
youngest. had been spolit and petted
during infancy. neglected whilst her
sisters went 10 their balls and recep-
tlons. and then suddenly found herself.
on her mothers death. mistress OF the
house II was a bad training, but the
result was on the whole better than
might have been expected. Lady MIL
dred was very charming and not at
all arrogant, though she was rather
selfish.
The umfraville family was In a bad
way, having the misfortune 10 possess
property IN ireland For the last few
years the tendency OF affairs had been
down. down -hopelessly down. Lady
Mildred knew that n was she who was
expected to retrieve the family for
tunes, and II was this fact which Just
now weighed upon her mind. for she
had been 40 foolish as TO fall In love
with her mothers cousin. Valdane
Martneau.
Valdane was what Lord Umfragllle
would have superciliously called an
impossible" person. SO secure had he
been OF the "impossibillty" Of this
young man that he invited him each
year to Clarlndaie. feeling confident
that no daughter OF his would think OF
a young man who was a solicitor, and
only moderately well on lie ignored
the fact that the man had the manners
OF an arlstocrat. the bearing OF per-
feet gentleman. the experience OF a
man OF the world and the reputation OF
being Irresistible, To Lady Mildred,
alas. he was lrresistiblel She had
succumbed TO his influence before she
knew II. Now e seemed as II she
could not break free.
Accustomed as she was 10 admlra-
tion. she never doubted that he more
than reciprocated this partlallty. II
had. therefore, been decided surprise
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castelar, a Nswspapsr Man.

cadIz Correspondents Chicago Rec
ord: The late ex-presldent OF Spain,
Emilio CASTELAR,. was a newspaper man
all his life. and after he had practl-
cally retired from political life his
literary labors kept him alive in the
esteem OF his countrymen. Yet his
conspicuous work as a journalist. no
less than as man OF affairs, was done
during the third quarter OF 4 century.
In the COS. when Castelar, had become
famous by his snare IN the meeting Of
the seatro Real, where Gonzales Bravo,
the master Of oratory. marked him a.
the rising leader OF the young democ-
raey, he wrote his FIRST article for El
Tribune. lie dissolved his connection
with that journal when Il sought 10
brand him as a monarchist. La So
beranla Naolonal. on the other hand.
he abandoned because Il was too radl-
cal. Then he Joined the stan Of Dis
cusslon, reslgnlng his position In 1854
20 found the short-iiyed Democracla.
which he published and edited for two
years.
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Certainly. but please don't lose a."
lie fingered simply because he could
not tear himself away. though he could
see In every dropping movement that
she was exhausted and unhappy. and
wished to be alone.
lie would have bartered all his pros
poets for the privilege OF taking her In
his arms and soothing her-oi holding
her to hls heart. and telling her that
henceforth nothing should ever grieye
her. lie held out his hand az last re-
luctantly.
"ls there nothing more that can
do for your he asked.
mo, there Is nothing fhe replied,
shaking her head and smiling. You
are so kind. don't know how TO thank
you sufficiently for your kindness"
II seemed a painful wrench when he
loosed the little fingers from his own.
"By-tho-hy. Mr. Martlneau' she fol-
followed him to the door left my
left my wedding ring on your table.
/ nearly forgot 20 mention u TO you.
Did you see it2'
Il did" he stammered. 1T IA quite
safe you shall have n; have Il safe. E"
he reiterated In eoniusioni but /
can't give Il 10 you now"
How could he. when Il was hung
from his neck by a slender oordg
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CHATTER x


On this warm afternoon. as ahe lay
In the hammock, she waa thinking Il
all over and wondering where Valdano
was. and what or who was keeping
him from her. She was thinking, too.
OF the coen admiration IN Bernardo
fine eyes the night before MS he leaned
over her plano.
No doubt he was handsome She
thought she could win him; would Il
not be madness-utter madness-to let
him 90 for the sake Of a man who had
never In 30 many words told her that
he loved her. and whom, n she married
at all, she would have 10 marry with
out her fathers consent?
A footstep brushed on the grass.
Lady Mildred half rose. Bernard was
there looking admlringly down al her.
"Mr. stellingl thought you we're
shooting"
Il was. but when found the picnic
party had arrived without you. / gave
them the slip. and meanly sneaked
home through the woods, hoping to
have the luck to discover your retreat.
Fortune favors the brave, they say.
! would not have missed a sight OF YOU
here for worldsi"
"Mr stellingl II was very foolish OF
you to lose all the sport"
so long as you don't add that lt's
very impertinent OF me TO lntrude I'm
contentl Your pose Is really perfect.
! used TO be able TO sketch a little.
Would you lie still for ten minutes
while l try my hand7".' -
"Oh, nonsensew =. q.
mo nonsense at all oh, you won't
be so unmerclfui as TO move. DO let
me have Ave minutesl" lie had taken
out a small book and leaning against
the smooth trunk OF a beech, was
sketehlng rapidly.
"Therel That fan Ats In well-we
will call the picture A. Summer Day
Keep your hand and arm stlll for a
minute. pleasel DO weary your"
"No"-she was half laughlng-"I am
too comfortable. You can't have done
anything In so short a time"
Just enough for a remembrance.
he said. "You keep so still. My ala
ter and her friend Miss Lilbourne. al
ways fdget so dreadfully; / shall tell
them TO follow your good example"
(To be continued.)
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appear. but sent a message that he'd
SEQ ua IN tho town.
1--WE all paid our fares 4 had forty
cents iefi and reached the place
pretty wcil aisgnsied
"At the hotel they viewed us sus-
plelously as We had no trunks. and
there We learned that the matinee had
been abandoned. no seats having been
sold
I'VE had a rehearsal instead. and u
We slx O'Clock before ! staggered into
the hotel. only 20 learn that We
couldn't have any supper unless We
paid for h individually
Il sent word 10 our manager that
had no money and shouldn't blay
without my supper.
This brought him 10 my door IN a
hurry. lie knocked, and entered VIA
q surprised ar.
@'why. my deaE he said. 'thsrsr
some mistake
- thiuk there is.' replied. sDlsit
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want my salary
Salaries will be paid Immediately
after the performance.
Mine must be paid now or the per.
formancc will not be finished. ,..i
In awkward position he drew !
newspaper package from his otercoai
p1cket. II seemed heavy. and hearo
the cllnk OF coin.
Awful lot OF silver tonight he
said ~ he handed me the parcel
- dropped Il scornfullYY -sf
I want greenbacks,' / said hrmly
But hayent--'
'Greenbacks or no performance
repeated calmly.
You should have seen his facef
You should have seen the property
boy comforting himself with dellgh, be-
hind a set house --'
with the 'sm0theFod curse OF the
molodrama the manager plcktd up the
scattered coins and marched away A
twenty dollar bill came back 10. me In
few moments and the play ended In
orthodox fashion. 81.
But what do you think Of that foi
meannCss?"
I'm speechless" said l. Encore
the oolong, please! ! must steady ms
n"ryes!"
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,HAPTER tcontInned.l B

CHAPTER VII (ContiDued)
How odd" she said absentis -
nearly remembered that name assin.
Ny memory must be coming back.
think"
LET ne trust II ls." said valdano
rather neryously.
She leaned her chin upon her hand
and looked thoughtful for a few mo-
ments then, raising her eyes
mt Mar,lneau." she said. with a
little sigh. II should like all this busi-
ness set on one side for a few weeks.
please. Mr.. stelllng ls gone for his
hollday-to Lord Umfrayllle's for the
shooting"
ITO Clarlsdaieg"
yes" She paused. and asked In
some astonishmeni. do you know
Lord Umfravllleg"
"Well-a-yes; his wife was my
cousin. generally stay there every
autumn"
Indeed Vlscount Thornheath Is A
great friend OF Mr.. stellngs."
"Ah, perhaps we shall meetl You
Nlhh tneh TOT me not 10 Institute In
quiries Just YETI"
Not Just yet, please. don't feel
strong enough-not In quite good
spirits enough to-" She checked her
self brayely. Not for worlds would
she have hlnted even to herself that
she thought Bernard might before all
things have taken steps to ascertain
whether or no she were free. But he
had chosen instead to go to Clarlsdale.
and she was too loyal to murmur even
10 her own heart.
To Valdane II seemed like a resplte.
"Wlll you let me have a line when
you Wish me TO pursue this matter,
then?" he asked. rising to take his
leave.
"Yes; or Mr.. Stelllng will come IA
see you. May | keep this copy OF the
willW
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CHAPTER TX

II was a warm September day. Lady
Mildred Ames lay out In the hammock
under the shade OF the spreading
beech trees, and idly moved her large
fan 20 and fro. Her brows we're puek-
cred lnto a frown. her large eyes were
absently hxed upon the wide-spreadlng
lawn which lay between her and the
house The white lines which marked
the tennls-court seemed 10 culver In
the heati the men we're shooting. the
ehaperons lying down. the girls had
driven TO the home covers 10 take the
sporlsmen their lunch. Lady Mildred
would not go; she said she had a
headache. but the truth was she was
sraaring from a al OK iil-lemper
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TURKEY ACTRESS"


\ pretty little rhespian said TO me
the other day.
u must look out for turkey job
for Christmas"
why. what DO you mcan7' l
quered.
what haven't you heard Of 'tur-
hey nctors'?'
- knqg plenty Of actors who are
geese, and a few actresses who are
ducks" waF the reply.
"Oh, dear. no. Turkey actors are
those who only get an engagement for
Thanksgiving or Christmas or New
Years"
And how Ions can they live on
that7"
We'll. rs better than nothing ]
engaged for twenty dollars and eH-
penses last Christmas 10 play Aida
BloOdgoOd ln The Streets OF New
York, Oh what an experienced"
Come IN here. qu1th !. and over a
brimming bumper of chocolate or a
Wild wassall of tea. tell me all"
And as We lunched together she told
me this:
They sent for me from a dramatic
agency said the money was sure and
almost any dresses would do. Aida Is
the daughter Of a banker In the play,
but they said that 10 the town where
We we're to perform on Christmas night
they wouldn't know the difference.
However. ! fixed up three changes
without spending cent
We were All 20 meet the manager
~ The ferry In Jersey city. lie didn't
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edly. II / dont have any supper
don't go on
why. that'll be all right. my dear.
Wen 80 ou, together. aud you shall
have supper with me-
And he laid bis arm afectlonately
on my shoulder
Il gave him a good push. and he fell
up against th door. OH how angry he
vast 4
what are you dolng?' ne shouted
'nehearslng you In thS character
Of a gentleman, said |. aud you won't
suit
"He vent out and banged the door,
but very nice supper came up TO me
later sun remembered the CLEAN
Of hate In his eyes and was on my
guard.
We had very good house that
night and felt little encouraged. As
| stood looking out Of the peephole In
the curtain, the property boy brushed
aghinst me.
Beg pardon. he said. hurriodly,
but Two been workin' 30 hard an
nothln' 10 eat 80 that I'm as weak as a
rat I've had no supper
You shouldn't go without your
supper, said.
II ain't got the price
- gave him half Of my forty cents
"'Go out and get cup Of coffee and
sandwich
lie took the money with a grateful
look anI disappeared.
THE play went on. SO did he. for
that matter. for he played two parts.
poor little SOUL
AT the end OF the third act he
knocked AZ my dressing room door.
Say. you're Miss fiallett, aint
yer?'
Yes
Well got somethln' want 10 say
90 ser on the quiet
Il finished dressing and came out
You certainly was good 20 me. he
said with a grin, an uow its turn
about
What DO you mean"
Just this The boss the manager,
{ mean just sent mo up 20 the hotel 10
go' ave dollars changed into pennies
an nlckols an ten cent pieces
Well what has that 10 DO with
meg'
Plenty Hes a-makin up salaries
out front IN the office an he's a.
langhlb with another fcller He's go-
lng 90 pay you your salary 90 iennies
an nickels an dimes
" I tont believe a.
We'll, you can ! heard him tell
the other feller, an they think it's a
great joke He's down on YOU for some
reason or other Don't gimme away
And so be disappeared again
So this was the managers eon-
temptihlc revenge
Twenty dollars 90 niekels and pen-
nle-i
4 called the stage m. ager
Don't ring up the curtain. Mr.,
clarke said. for ahant go on until
get my salary
But. my dear what / said. was my
reioinder. as ! went back TO my dress
ms room.
Il thought OF Patti refusing 10 put
on her clippers until poor old Mapleson
had produced fi,00O-how she got two
thousand, simply put on one slipper
aud waited.
"Hsayensl Suppose they had paid
hef In niokels and pennies
The manager came daahlng back.
WHAT'S this. Miss Halieltf
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TO ns trusted

"Don't you think the Amerlcan
masses can be trusted to think out
problems for themselves and arrive az
sensible concluslons3"
There can't be any doubt OF lt.s
said the oiIiceh0lder. $50 far as the
American masses IN my own locality
are concerned. They have been y0t-
ting Tor me for years. Washington
Star.
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LIVE. II.. and d. Wa. SIC.

n ! we're only Santa Claus.
Aud Santa Claus was me. -
I'd show 10 him just what a good
Old Santa I'd be. -.
I'd always brlns the kind OF toys
And story books for him;
I'D find his stocking ev'ry year.
And al II to the brlm.
This year I'd bring a book or so
on how we conquered Spain.
Or how a boy pursued his foe
Across the Klondyke plain.
And boxing gloyes-and. say. guess
A pistol would be fine
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To Klondyke with. Aud then oh. ys
A wheel for lety-nlne.
ia bring a leather suit and hat
The kind that cowboys wear
OF bowie knives aud things like thi
He'd have a lot 10 spare
I'd nii bis stocking then with all
The candy Il would hold.
And where the packages we're small
ia hil IN round with sold.
And when they saw how good / va
How happy folks would be
n l were only Santa Claus
and santa Claus was me-
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Luther said that II man we're not
strong at twenty. handsome al thirty.
learned az forty and rich At nfty. BE-
never would " strong. handsome.
learned or rich.
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Mr.. North-You say You like splr.
tied horses; what Is your fayorlto
breedg frr ...iAt
Mr.. south-Toe tell 30 The truth.
sub. a pony Of brandy. ,tlgt.
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Thoss Uhrlsimas % o. D's.a

he Was an active parcel boy.
From house 10 house he'd range
And whatsoo'ef your bin might be
re always had the change"
but cruel. coarse and changeless boys
Hls efforts did derlde.
Until. from utter Loneliness,
Tht llttle fellAu diedl
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23

choice is absolutely vested in that officer?
If the code directed the clerk to see that
publication was made, without qualify
ing the mandatory provision by saying
that it should be made in a newspaper
Ito be designated as most likely to give
notice to the person to be served" there
would not have been room for two opin-
ions on the subject. AS it is, it is need
the rectitude of Judge Lindsay's purpose.
many are compelled to disagree with his
honor as to the conclusions reached.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23

on the silver question similar to it's own,
it is we'll to note the place where the
comparison must necessarily cease.
Nearly n year ago the Standard de-
livered it's death blow to the free COIN
age ratio, indicating the willingness of
the silver wing of the democratic party
to drop the chief contention of the silver
men n relegate the question to the
background. Failing into line with that
idea the national leaders of it's party
have subordinated and degraded the is
sue. While doing this, the Standard
has steadfastly maintained that the DEM
ocracy which it represents is the true
friend of silver. 1t is needless to add,
President Mckinley has been guilty
of no such hypocrisy. Honorable ia his
public life. as we'll as in his private life.
he never carries water on both shoulders.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23

serving and distributing water by hap
hazard methods. There has been little
II any correlation between one scheme of
water conservation and distribution and
ahotner. Each interest has loOked out
for itself, Indifferent as to how it's de-
velopement affected any other equally
dependent upo the natural water sup
ply. And in most of the water systems
developed in the state for irrigation has
been one more of diversion of the natural
now than that of the conservation of the
surplus drainage. One section has thus
been often robbed to accommodate the
wants of some other district. The VOL
ulne OF water available when needed is
not mucn in excess of what the normal
flow of the streams would be if undis-
urbed 1t grew out of the assumption
That the natural water courses contained
enough to meet the wants of all agricul-
tural lands when economically and syste-
matically distributed. 1t has been pro-
d%uctive, however, of one thing tina was
never coveted-an enormous crop of liti-
cation. Besides the su~bordination Of
the general welfare of the state to special
private interests has been steadily in
creasing.
In these later days the feasibility Of
using water as a substitute for coal in
the production of power through the
generation Of electricity has so broad
ened the field Of it's mechanical useful
ness without impairing it's worth as a
mining and agricultural agent, that the
conservation of the waste of the water
sheds has become IN economic necessity
of paramount public Importance. h
difficulties of the problem to be solved
nave, OF course, been increased there
by. Complications growing out of in
terstate interests in the drainage of wa
tersheds and in the rights of navigation
the federal government has taken a
handS on it's own account. But now that
the resources Of the state and nation are
to be invited to cooperate with private
enterprise in the development of a we'll
defined policy a satisfactory solution of
all problems associated with the storage
of water for all purposes, the reclamation
OF the arid lands, the preservation of
forests and the control of rivers subject
to overflow may be at hand.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23
NOTICE TO UNDERWRITERS.

The Board of County Commissioners
of Silver Bow County, hereby invites
sealed proposals for the interment at
the County Cemetery, located at the
persons who nay die within said county
during the yea beginning January !,
1900, and ending December 81, 1900, the
expense of whose burial must be borne
by said County. Proposals to include
the expense of transportation Of bodies
from any part of the County to the
County Cemetery, digging of graves. fur
nishing of collins, underwear or burial
robes when necessary, dressing of bodies
and the placing of an oil-painted head.
board upon each grave, that the remains
may be identified, n the keeping of a
register of the same.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-23
THE 7EST or PAR7Y EEALTY y.

The statement of the Helena Independ-
n at the same time favor the gold
, Standard reminds one of the incident of
the man whose attorney informed him
hat he could not be sent to Jail for a
piled the matter-of-fact client, 'but /
am here" Notwithstanding the fiat bf
the Independent, a very large proportion
of the democratic party in the east are
single standard men. ~
Years ago, when the tariff question was
the issue, the free ira ders
used to declare that mo man can be a
democrat and at the same time favor
protection" yet Samuel j. Randall was
never read out of his party for advo-
eating protective tariff laws. On the
contrary, he narrowly escaped a presi-
dental nomination at Cincinnati in 1880,
on a platform that declared for "a tariff
for revenue only" The fact is, history
shows that while a platform is calcu-
lated to show the trend Of party senti-
ment, and thereby indicate the general
character of it's legislation if delegated
with power, it does not necessarily act
as a political booster"
In all parties there have been men of
CUB loyalty to their organizations,
VINO lave not been in sympathy with the
paramount issue of some particular
campaign. No one could question the
democratic loyalty of Mr.. Randall,
though he was avowedly against it's free
trade tendencies 10 to the hour Of his
death. The convictions of some men
are so strong that while they believe that
the supremacy of their party will best
conserve the welfare of the people as a
whole, they cannot lay off their ideas at
will, like jumping-jacks manipulated by
a string.
There are to-day members of the DEM
party who meet the Independents
test of fealty as to silver, but who are
in favor of expansion. Suppose ex-
pansion is made the paramount issue in
1900, as Mr.. Bryan desires, then it fol-
lows, in line with that newspapers rea-
soning, that such men Immediately cease
to be democrats, even though they may
favor free coinage, free trade and free
whiskey.
Thousands of democrats in the east are
welded to the traditions of the party, and
stood Loyalty by it's interests up to the
Introduction of a new article of faith
in 1896. Like Randall, they would not
subscribe to the innovation. Accord
ing to the Independent these men cannot
participate in the national democratic
convention, but, like the man in Jail,
they will be there, and after silver shall
nave been relegated to the rear, and some
other paramount issue chosen as the test
of party fealty, they will be just as
good democrats as if 1896 had never hap-
pened.