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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-22
Of the game. said the New Yorker.


rising gladly.
For now or never was her chance,
she thought, and sauntered towards
another window, gazed out as IL on the
beauty of the night, but really seeking
that tall. graceful form in the moss
green plush and lace tea gown.
There it was. along the terrace, lean
ing with folded arms on marble vase
in the full food of moonlight
Mrs. Dexter swept on, and as Clare
looked round with start and secret
yeXation, she exclaimed:
you out here too, my dear Mrs. Sa-
vile, enjoying this lovely night?"
Clare bit her lip, but replied with
careless ease;
Yes, it is lovely. but it has quite the
autumnal chilliness. and was just go
ing in again. ! only slipped out for a
few moments"
'Oh, but take turn or two first.
wanted so much to show you some
thing, | guess you'll admire to have"
Indeed -indifferently. Aurelia put
her hand in her pocket
YES, a real, curious, antique thing,
as you Britishers are so set on. I've
noticed you always wear long ear
drops, though they aren't fashionable. :"
"oh, don't trouble fashion in such
Things, said Mrs. Savile, with a shrug.
All, that's all right for you-a young
and handsome woman" returned Mrs.
Dexter, fiateringly; but me now-I
must be more careful to study my
Lady Fashion. | want to sell these
hair ear-drops, and guessed you'd like
them, perhaps. Just look now! Two
thousand years old, and dirt cheap at
ten shillings. See!"
She put the tiny packet into Clare's
hand with a kind of: I'm generous
to you, you see.'
Clare did not like to refuse to look
at the baubles, and was, indeed, sar-
donlcally amused at the woman's ill
bred attempt at trading. AS she open
ed the wrapper. her eyes at once caught
on the inside of the paper, the name
and address: Joseph Purday, No. -,
tottenham Court road" for the sharp
Hebrew had wrapped the box in one
of his own trade circulars, which Au-
relia did not know till now. and hastily
took the wrapper from Clare's hand.
hoping that she hadn't seen the name
o. the pawnbrokcr
Her annoyed look did not escape
Glare, who smiled secretly.
AS if anyone would dream that she
bought any ornaments except at the
pawnshop,' she thought; but she af-
fected not to have noticed The paper at
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CHAPTER XVII.

Presently Clare asked Erlston, gent
", II she should read to him, or would
he prefer anything else?
Wilfred paused, perhaps to be sure
of trusting his voice, then turned his
face to her.
Please read" he said, anything you
Like. am too lazy to choose or think
for myself"
i spoil you, I'm afraid" said Clare,
and went to the bookcase for book.
Thus 1t was that the Americans lit
tie trading scheme was baffied for the
Sunday, nor was she more successful
In the next few days. She met Mrs.
Savile certainly In those days, but it
was only when she came with Erlston
amongst the party for short time
out in the grounds.
But on the Thursday Aurelia saw a
chance, and seized it. The whole party
had driven or ridden over to place
a good distance away to see a cricket
match between the county eleven and
another, and got back in time to dress
for dinner, just tired enough to make
O quite, lounging sort of evening very
delicious. Erlston and Clare had also
spent the day out of doors, he being
allowed to walk for ten minutes two or
three times; and in the evening Clare
coaxed him to join the party in the
drawing room.
You WON'T am sure you don't
mind it SO much now, she said; land
everyone Is so glad to have you
amongst them again"
Eyes, it is very good of them. Well,
we'll go there, Glare; besides, it is
change for you, since you will not go
without me"
i want no change" she began, i'm
petuously, then bit her lip; but leave
you alone-no, of course, l will not.
Why, you would feel quite neglected
and deserted if | did co. added Clare,
laughingly, to cover deep feeling.
Come. we'll be off.
To-day, for the first time (by doc
tors leave). midday luncheon and
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cradle uneasiness which she could not
shake Off
When Erlston came and was settled
on his sofa, therefore Glare, as usual,
brought him the letters and went on
arranging the flowers in a china bowl
on table near, but covertly watching
him.
who in the world is this from?" he
said, half to himself. II don't know it.
Why" she saw him start slightly and
ais brow darken, its feigned hand!"
Eyes, evidently" Clare said, easily.
Open it. I daresay it is only beg
ging letter"
But as Wilfred read a grey, deadly
pallor crept over the fine face, leaving
it bloodless to the very lips, and his
right hand, clenched on the letter,
dropped to his side on the couch, his
dark eyes staring straight before him
out of window with strange look that
through all its ineffable dread and
agony had in it world of passionate
scorn and defiance.
And must she, the woman who SO
loved him, stand by and yet not seem
overly to even see this dumb anguish?
Impossible! She dropped the flowers
she was affecting to arrange and came
to his side, laying her hand on his
with its magic touch of unspoken love
and sympathy.
Your letter has bad news" she said,
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the locale of the grounds now, and
made her way quickly, though circuit
ously, towards the copse More than
once, for all her insolent self-conf-
dence and vulgar triumph, she paused
and drew a quick, nervous breath.
She was afraid of that man, after all,
afraid of the encounter, despite the
power she deemed she held over him;
afraid of his proud scorn and masterful
will which she felt instinctively made
her victory a matter of doubt.
How had he received that letter?
Would he come-and alone? Bah!
yes, of course He could walk that dis
lance, not really far from his rooms.
And what cared she if it hurt him,
threw back his recovery or-worse?
Not she! Would he be there first or
last? Had he the least suspicion who
wrote the letter, &C.?
She went on and paused not again
till she had gained the skirt of the
wood.
When that morning Clare Savile
came in to her still solitary eight
o'clock breakfast she went, as usual, to
Wilfred's secretaire to see what letters
there were, take hers, if any, and put
his aside for him to open.
There were only two for him. One
was from a friend in London-she
knew the writing; the other
Clare's straight brows knitted as she
held it and looked again at it.
"Wilfred Erleston. Esq. lockwood
Hail. (Strietly private.)"
"An odd-looking letter altogether"
she meditated. "A feminine writing;
uneducated and certainly disguished-
ergo, he knows, or | do, the writer's
real hand Strictly private. She is
then afraid of my seeing the contents;
thus it is some one who is ignorant
that for a fortnight past he has first
read his own letters. The postmark
is NJ (the post-town a few miles
off, so it probably comes from some
one now in the neighborhood." All
this had in truth flashed through
Clare's quick brain in swift deduction.
The next corollary was, for her. an
almost inevitable sequence: Has it
something to do with that trouble
that secret trouble-which presses on
him. some miserable wrong TO him in
his past? o Wilfred, my love. If
dared, if 1 could but ask it, share it.
She put her hand TO her forehead in
a kind OF agony.
Must / give it him, to stab him, do
him some harm, perhaps? Heaven."
she set her teeth-"must I? Yet it
may be-
She was a woman Of the world, and
Wilfred, like most other young men.
had doubtless sown some wild oats in
still earlier years. at any rate and Il is
letter might be only begging letter
from some one he had known in those
days. But whatsoever it was she must
not keep it back in fear OF its contents
being harmful to him. No, she could
only watch and wait In vague. mis-
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gently; you look 80 ashen pale.
shall bring you some vine"
She fetched it from the sideboard,
burt when she would have held the glass
to his lips he took it from her with a
hand ice-cold, but steady as her own
and drained the wine-glass to the
dregs, then gave 1t back with look
into her face of such deep gratitude as
held her silent.
MY comforter" he whispered and
locked her hand tight, my own COM
Gorter!"
The ecstasy of that knowledge II
made her heart throb up into her very
throat
Can I do anything to help your"
she said after a pause. forcibly mas
tering herself. What would she not
do for his sake?
Wilfred shook his head with that
smile that is thousand times more
heart-breaking to see than tears.
Nothing but death can help me.
Cara"
In such moments one often instinc-
lively seeks relief and safety in the
commonplace. Clare turned TO take
the wine-glass from the gipsy-tabIo
back to the sideboard. Erleston de-
liberately refolded the letter and put
it into his breast pocket. then leant
back against the cushions perfectly
still. But the blood had come back to
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COPYRIGHT.
I'm CRUEL BONDAGE"
By EDITH STEWART DREwRY,
COPYRIGHT.
BY EDITH STEWART DREwRY,

only
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nOtllnS 1 CAN
Nothing, indeed, thanks, dear Lady
Flora. | only need quiet, think. Per-
haps | may presently take a little
stroll in the fresh air, or may go to
bed l shall be quite myself to-mor-
row.
So she retired from the drawing
room. Erleston and Mrs. Savile were
not there that evening, much TO the
general disappointment.
The evenings were now quite chilly.
and this one was certainly very au-
tnmnal, with clouds drifting now and
then slowly over the moon, as it rose
higher and higher above the lofty
trees. Quite chill enough was the
night to make it very unlikely that
anyone would be strolling out even on
to the terrace, much less the grounds
or near that copse on the park boun-
dairy which Aurelia had indicated.
She had purposely put on dress of
dark green and when it was ten min
utes to ten she flung dark wrap about
her robust form and stole downstairs
to the breakfast room. opened the east
window and slipped out She knew
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09
STATE NEWS.
kENNEBEC.
MONMOUTH.

MON Mob IL
George Stetson has gone to Westbrook
to act as telegraph operator at that sta
ton.
Miss Helen Pierce and Ronald McIlroy
Of this place. took the prizes at the re-
cent prize contest at kents Hill.
George L. Dodd has returned from a
ten days trip TO Boston.
Harry Merrill and Irvie Witherell. are
in Boston attending the sportsmen's ex-
hibition.
Mrs. Stillman Deane is in Providence.
r. L. for the week.
Mrs. Mary Gilman. who has been quite
i'll for several weeks. is steadily gaining.
Dr. Daniel w. Marston. formerly Of this
town, now of New York City. who has
been very critically i'll the past month,
is slowly recovering.
The high school graduating class is
talking OF a class ride To Togus At an
early date.
Mrs. Harvey Merrill is in Auburn for a
few days.
Mrs. William Brown is i'll at her daugh-
ter's. Mrs. kyle's.
Miss Olive Horn is the guest Of rela-
tives on the Ridge.
Miss Helen King and Miss Littleleld
of Westbrook Seminary, have been in
town few days.
DR.. IL. NJ. Blake il recovering from a
recent illness.
An Alumni Association of Monmouth
Academy in Boston. will hold reception
and banquet at the Westminster hotel,
March Is, to which some Of Monmouth
citizens are invited.
ALBION.
Jane Bachelor died very suddenly,
Feb. %.
a girl baby has arrived at E. Fowlers.
All orchardists are interested in the
question whether caterpllars will be with
us another year. II. l.. Chandler OF OK
ford, reading that pOmoloSists were pre-
dieting an abundant fruitaSc next sea
son because the ice storm had killed the
caterpillar eggs, procured two clusters or
eggs ana placed them in glass In the
sunlight In about two weeks the eggs
Matched and the glass was alive with tiny
caterpilars less than an eighth OF an
inch in length. They soon began to SPIN
and have covered the glass with net
work Of web on which they can travel
where they please in their enclosure.
They seem to live on Il substance con-
tanned in the egg clusters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

Several small boys We're amusing
themselves by throwing snow balls.
yesterday afternoon. when a farmer
seated On load Of hay. drove BY
When the load had got a short distance
by, the boys threw their snowballs
simultaneously. Some of them struck
the horse ana some Of them struck the
Wrathful farmer. who looked rs though
he would not be sorry if small boys did
not exist. Without attempting any
vengeance. however, he gave his horses
4 cut and drove off. Perhaps he re-
membered that he was once boy him
self
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"Ihe Strength Of Twenty Men,"

When Shakespeare employed this
phrase he referred, of course. to
healthy, able bodied men. If he had
lived in these days he would have
known that men and women who are
not healthy may become so by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medicine.
by making the blood rich and pure and
giving good appetite and perfect diges-
ton imparts vitality and strength to
the system.
The non-irritating cathartic-Hood's
Pills.
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Special advertisements.

Small advertisements not exceeding
four lines thirty words coming under
the head Of WANTED. FOR sALE' ~ ~
inns ror y cents three times for -
cents, one week for 50 cents, two weeks
FOR n cents and one month for $l;5O. ADJ
VANCE PAYMENT. In sending by mail
remittance Of postage stamps or postal
notn shoi1ld be made with order, as the
charges are TOO small to open accounts
for
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''As ages flee and time unrolls her
scroll. no name viii hold so dear "a
place in the hearts of the American
people as the noble-hearted Abraham
Lincoln says Rev. r. :. Crosby. His
sixth lecture. next Sunday evening,
VIII be upon the life and character Of
this great man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

But few people realize how much Of
Il bureau of information Station Agent
Walker runs. Hardly an hour passes
when some one does not ask him some
question entirely out Of his line Of
business, and it is very seldom that
Mr.. Walker is obliged to say he can
not furnish the information asked for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

mo. sir" said Deputy Marshal
Grover, yesterday, I'VE are not troub-
led with tramps since Judge Andrews
decision as to the penalty he infilcts
on persons brought into his court for
tramping."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

y party of visitors to the dome of
the State House was rather puzzled.
yesterday, to know how the name of
Bradford Knight came to be written
there. The date under the name indi-
Gated that it was written after the
Gardiner tragedy. The only solution
offered is that the name was written
by some one other than Knight who
had climbed the stairs leading to the
dome
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1T is rather strange" said an out
of-town man in this city. yesterday,
that | can buy hay cheaper from the
square here in the city than l can get
1t near my own home. No. l cannot
account for it unless it is that the out
of-town people find that the market
price is lower than what they thoughtit
was when they started out from home"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

Buckley & Goodrich appear highly
delighted with the weather of the past
few days as Well as with the fine sue
cess of their anniversary sale and the
popularity Of the free lunch. the basis
IF which is that famous Boston Blend
Coffee. Only today and Saturday re-
main for the enjoyment of the treat
and for taking advantage OF the low
prices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

The temptation Of a soft snow bank
and passing pedestrian or person in
a team, has proved too much for more
than one small boy during the past
two or three days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

The sleighing on Water street is
rapidly disappearing and will soon BE-
gone. Even now it ~ hard for the
heavier teams and they will soon BE-
on wheels
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

The warmth Of the afternoon sun
and the cold in the morning is the rea-
son for people seeking the sunny side
Of the street these days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

IT had d running. itching sore on my
leg. Suffered tortures. Doans ointment
took away the burning and itching In
stantIy, and quickly effected permanent
cure" c. w. Lenhart. Bowling Green y.
mon wed, fri& Wky.u
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People coming in from out OF town
say that the warm weather of the
past day or two has settled the travel
ing a great deal.
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Linemen were at work, yesterday
afternoon, stringing the telephone cable
along the upper end of Water street.
The cable is to extend from a point
short distance below the State house
to the cable box near the railroad
crossing at the foot of the hill. From
State street to the cable box a 30-pair
cable will be used. From the tarm.na-
ton of the 30-pair cable a l5-pair cable
will be used. BY means of this new
cable the efficiency of the telephone
service will be increased, since there
will be less liability Of broken wires
through storms. or grounds. caused by
limbs falling on the wires.
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Local Matters.
Ia Journals Telephone Call-I36.l.
How Thinqs Go.

How queer III life, tn some affairs ua
bear lazy heart
And do not reach the goal hcc3use ~.
cannot get a start.
III other matters much too swift IN 7c
tiDu 40 va non
And pcrPctuatc most frightfuI bulls he
cause We cannot stop.
Chicago Herald
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City Mar. hal Morse is wondering
how it happened that the RockIand
officers failed to capture n man for
whom he was looking short time ago.
Several months ago 4 team was stolen
from this city and the alleged thief
managed to get out Of town. A de-
scription Of the man was sent to all
the cities in the State. Later the man
appeared in Rockland. After being
there for Il short time he left town
rather suddenly and at the same Tina
theft was committed. Though the
man remained in Rockland for some
time he was not discovered by the
officers of that place.
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LIABILITIES.

'bI IA O..
Surpl $ by legal standard Of
n. .., y. ", etc. based on
mar tet value IF assets ana 4
per cent reserve ..........
Pole s issued ana revived in
1873. 1857, insuring .........
Police IS in force January LIST,
1889, 31.NS4, insurirE ........
The company has paid over
Maine ana has a larger Per
the insurance it has written
now in force than any other
G. +. DUNLAP. Dis:ric
81 Exchange ST, pur
o. j. HCSSEY. Vassalboro.
Special Agent.
mari aodtf
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Daily kennebec Journal

Cards Of thanks. obituary notices. ras>u
lutions Of respect. etc, win be CHARGE
at the rate Of ten cents per line. M
charges kss than se>sn.y-fve cents.
All Advertising ANNOUNCEMENT. -.
entertainments, whose object n III.
raising OF money will be charged II ths
rate OF fifteen cents a line.
Advertising notices, news form. viii
be excluded from our local columns. a..
cept such as refer to advertisers occu-
plying space in our advertising coIumna
and will be run under separate heai
on one Of the local pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive tn
JOURNAL promptly will confer 4 fayo,
by notifying the office Immediately.
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VIII c. Rood's magic scale of cutting
ladies and childrens wearing apparel,
taught and sold at Room 223. Water St,
Augusta, Me. nov4,dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-09

TYPEWRITERS-W have just pur-
chased 1900 Caligraphs, DensmoreS Rem
ingtons and various other standard
makes at an immense sacrifice for spot
caSn. We are Offering them at prices
ranging from SIS to SIS each This is op-
pnrtunity Of a life time to get $l01
typewriter at such unheard of figures
Shipped privilege of examination and
trial. Send for catalogue and net prices
+. $. Webster Co. 32l Broadway, y. Y.
MARI 1Iws
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BAND DATING STAMPS. for dating
letters, postals, checks, receipts &c, only
&c. each. Send for circular. Fletcher &
Co. So Chapel ST.. Augusta. Me.
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FOR SALE.

hibitiou in Isaac BENEFITS restaurant.
For price address, Mrs. Eva Jenness. To-
gus. Me. mars div
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FOUND.

\ stray young male hound: black and
white: good size: no collar on. Address
JOS w. Alexander, North Belgrade, Me.
mart, div"
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The Captain Chapman farm. situate In
Augusta on the Coombs' Mills road, two
miles from Eennebec bridge Over 100
acres of land; buildings in fine order.
Eight hundred dollars spent on buildings
alone within the last two years. Apply
to LeRdall Titcomb. Augusta, Me.
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DO YOU HAVE HEADACHES? If so
send your address on postal and we will
send free sample of Acetine, the greatest
known cure. 1t never fails. If you are
afflicted, try it. Acetine Co, Augusta. Me.
feb16dlm
Cash for acceptable ideas. State if pa
tented. Address THE PATENT RE-
CORD Baltimore. Md. janl2,d
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Jane Bachelor died very suddenly
Feb. %.
A Girl baby has arrived at Z. FOwler's