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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-16
CHAPTER III.

She laughed again, a laugh that was
more cutting to his heart than any
burst of tears.
Those pretty chains, those light
chains" she said, which the great
white Father, the loving parent of a
vast people, FORCES for mems strong
arms and limbs like these" and she ex-
tended her supple wrists held close to-
gether. 'sThey are ornaments, indeed,
which the recipient need not fear to
lose; for though the mementos of an
Emperor's favour, they go safely with
the wearer over miles of frozen road.
Divorce, my friend, divorce! Would it
give me to your arms? No; I am a
Pole, and every Polish woman with a
heart to feel, a brain to contrive, has
some time in her life done wild deeds,
or thought wild thoughts about her
country, the country which once knew
a Stanislaus. Figure it to yourself,
then, that freed in st. Petersburg OF my
husband, l should not come to you, but
to the convicts Calm, the lash. the frog
en- road, and perahps (why should I not
say it for it is true?) to the forced EN-.
braces of one or two of the Cars faith
tul servants, who must needs have some
relaxation on the weary roads"
"Helga! You are then"
"The truth must out" she answered.
Il have been, and to some extent l am
we'll, let us leave the word unsaid. You
E~nglishmen hate it. because you have
never felt the iron rod which enters in
TO the heart and corrodes the blood,
that every good instinct turns into a
bad one. I began-hush, listen!I be-
gan as those who are aptriots do, will
Ing to fight wrong with wrong. l
thought that the wrongs inflicted on us
excused what wrong we did. learnt
with ripper knowledge that two wrongs
do not bring the world nearer right.
! am weary, weary. l wish to blot out
the past, to escape from it; but in st.
Petersburg-where the freedom lies of
which you speak-my fate awaits me.
Now you know the truth"
Then, Helga," he said, slowly, ''if
this report prove true-if your husband
still lives-there is no nope for u.s."
She sank upon her knees and wound
her arms about him as he sat.
rs there hope anywhere" she asked.
Sometimes | doubt it. Now that you
know all. would things be as they were,
supposing the report a malicious lie?
Could you, would you still take me to
your hearth"
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Can you doubt it, he answered.
with your lear face SO near my heart,
can you fancy that 1t does not beat
true to you in spite Of the past?"
She looed up suddenly, a new light
in her eyes. Some gentle angel-if the
pretty myth be true. ana the Great
Father gives us guardian ~spirits-was
moving her to say something to him
then, to tell him something of that
past which was as yet hidden from his
view. But she had only learnt the
art of attaining her end by tortuous
paths, and her heart was crying out to
her that she must keep this man-keep
him against all mn
She sobbed, but did not speak.
IF you can wait for me, Helga," he
said, 81 will wait for you, though our
union be postponed until our heads are
grey. Be true to me, and l will be true
to you. For better or worse, in the
darkness without joy; separated by the
world and the knowledge of right and
wrong, our hearts will still be one. Can
a man give more to prove his love, and
ask for less?"
The woman shivered and trembled in
every limb; never before had those
stains upon the soul he spoke OF as
united through suffering to his own,
seemed one half so black, and yet The
triumph was hers.
we may have years to wait" she
murmured. What have | ever known
OF any man. to make me think that one
would wait for me?"
!, She rose suddenly, her eyes flashing
with excitement: 1T is only a question
Of time, then" she cried; "a few weeks
If tnis man be dead; months, years, per-
haps, if he lives. Some day / shall be
your wife. Should one of us go out be-
fore, the other, it will not be here, but
hereafter. 1t is your wish to. bind
yourself to me and me to you as firmly,
and as truly, as though we were to live
the happy life We dreamt of. If it may
not be for happiness, you will bind
yourselfio me for pain and weary watt
ing. Dare you swear to it?"
'fMy word" he answered. and my
oath are one"
Then make me happy" she cried.
Take from;my heart the pang OF fear
ing that l Shall lose you in the end.
Have you ever seen a Jewish wedding?
No? I have, i'm my own country, Po-
land, and l repember the rite but not
the form. Come. we will paraphrase
both for ourselves"
Passing to the. sideboard, she poured
out some red wine, placed the glass in
his right hand; then opened a little
Greek Testament which lay on the Ia
BILE, put her right hand upon it, and
indicated that he was to cover it with
his left.
Now" she said, her face radiant
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whils ~ stund " ~ Nh 1&1n1 W
you both. I know ! an only ! Slra, -
not much use; but you may IKE q,
have my sympathy. and Il ii yourst
dear. from the bottom Of my heart
Eva.
What can this mean." be cried.
What does Eva know? I suppose she
guessed something from what ] said.
I know l was maddened and spoke in
cautiously. Eva is as good as gold.
and as true as steel! 4 wish Maria had
some of her qualities. for 7 must thresh
out the question of removing Heiga with
her in the morning: and II she refuse
to help me I must look with Eva's as
sistance. for some female relative like
iy to prove less ohdurate. lean count
on Eva. | car always count on her.
thank God, Ny poor love. Ny poor
Helga, l will not see her again tin I
have at least made some effort in her
behalf. She must be uneasy and full Of
terror after that mans visit. l will write
and tell her what I intend to do; she
will get my letter first thing in the
morning"
Through the long watches of the
night, during which poor Osborne hari-
ly slept at all, he arranged his plan Of
campaign, framing a hundred convince
ing arguments. a hundred forcible ap-
peals to his sisters head and heart. He
might have spared himself the trouble,
for it so happened that he was not u
have an opportunity OF firing on the
verbal battery so carefully prepared.
Miss Osborne herself had something to
say on the subject, and the reader mis-
judges her who things she was likely
to allow her h~alf-hrother the benefit Ct
the first or last word.
She had driven the previous evening
tbe it remembered) to Lady Stanley's
ball In company with Mrs. Gunter. q
penurious and sycophantic individual.
who was mistress Of the are of living
ON her friends. AS the chaperon OF
giddy young matrons anxious to appear
correct. as the necessary fourteenth at
table, as the purveyor of the very lat
est on dit, Mrs. Gunter was u~nrivalled.
1t was she who bought the very french
French papers others would not dare
to purchase; afterwards boiling down
their contents for private consumption.
serving the rechauffe with the sauce
piquante or the dressing sanctimoni-
Gus according to the taste of the con-
sumner.
In q word she was made use OF by all
trusted by none but by a conspiracy OF
silence, allowed to hold her own as a
correct and worthy, though humble In
dividual.
She thoroughly understood Miss Os-
borne's weaknesses. and guessed that
dislike for the ~half-brother's iancee
was stronger man affection for the
half-brother; so with an eye to futuri-
ty she laid herself out to please.
by the way. what a very delightful
person that Monsieur Durand II" she
began, when they were seated in the
carriage. HE asked me where he
could find Mr.. Osborne for you. as
some note had been brought by a mes
senger for him. ] suppose | owe the
pleasure of accompanying you TO the
sender Of the epistle, for no doubt IL
was hat which caused your brothers
departure. The note contains no bad
news. | hope?"
| II don't know what 1t was" rejoined
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xo9H @1eNn1 ~ blind
) heener nj fk19 tkfDsDn6ltsh fool
she has est,bfi1hed her good faith.
She still has hopes Of placing herself
under his protection. All! Little COM
rade. It must not be. You have gone
too far to leave us now. You know
too much; but Eyour master-I also
know something and l go to see what
may be done.r
1t was a very unenviable frame Of
mind that Francis Osborne LEFT his beau
tiful finacee to her interview with the
unseen ~visitant. He had abundantly
declared his faith in her. and fully ac-
cepted her account of herself. but that
was while he was under the spell OF her
magnetic influence. He was desperately
unhappy now because he did not feel so
staunch. so saturated with conviction
being by himself.
Il love and trust her all in ALL" he
said to himself: "hut II l am TO be
thrust out of her presence almost with
out time II bid her adieu. that she may
be closeted in secret with a man whose
power over her she herself admits. OF
whose honour / have no guarantee. the
situation will become unbearable. If
Maria would only help me l would re-
move her, take her away with us m
where at once: but were | to propose
sucn a thing, were I to hint at the ne
cessity for the step, I'm afraid that she
would hound Helga down and refuse TO
believe in the honesty OF III intentions.
How is it that these very upright per,
sons, to whom temptation has never
come with its burning breath. its mad
heart-beatings, are always so ready to
impute evil to others? Is 1t because
some inward knowledge tells them they
could not resist themselves IL exposed
ever SO little to the flames through
which others have to pass? Heaven
knows! 1t may be so. car see no
help and no hope anywhere; but shall
be driven desperate If | cannot free
Helga from her present surroundings.
Occupied. with these gloomy re1ec-
tons, he wandered aimlessly down the
Boulevard Hausmann, his only object
to kill time somehow. so that Maria
might not be up to greet him on his
O%,rr ,pJ rvkon ~ 1a1t ~. tA1,oht IL
safe to make his way homeward he
found to his immense relief that she had
retired.
Monsieur will permit me to hand
him a letter." said the garcon. who
brought him brandy and soda. 1T was
given to me by mam'selle, after madame
had retired. Placing 1t in my hand, she
said: Give this TO monsieur on his re-
turn. Make no mistake; it is import
ant"
Osborne took the letter. and. being an
Englishman, paid the full market value
of the smile which accompanied it;
then, telling the fellow to leave the
room, he tore the envelope. and read
as follows:
Frank, dear Frank am writing
this in my bedroom, and in great
haste. lest Maria should surprise me.
l am afraid-very much afraid-that
you have a great trial before you; but,
If you can bear tiff it is your wish to
show them all that you can trust Helga
pray, pray let me help you. Take me
to her, dear, and let us show people
that we don't mind their envious NAL
ice and cruel ISLANDERS. | can't say
more, ! only want you to know that
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-16

BY DORA LANGLOlS,
Author Of s'That Redheaded Woman THE Kiss of Judas" The
Secretarys Daughter. = victorias Dream = &c.
(Copyright.)

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TERS:-fFrank Osborne, a rich mar with
socialistic ideas, has become e~ntangled
with az certain Helga Katiskoff, who
passes for a widow. His sister Maria and
his cousin Eva are in Paris with him at
the time. Eva is in love with Frank her.
to help him with Helga, who is avoided
by persons in good society.
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THE PIG JUMPER.

This little Pig vent to market butt would navel Mrt for lin ne had stayed at home Mw was so an
xm to get bargain in pig food that he pu in the wild scramble and you see hen t 1t will be worth
your while to put his pig gha again
~ Paste the piece of the hgmen medium waght cnHMd with smooth flour paste or mucHge then with
SHARP scissors cut each piece out Geuny The back view is your pattern Join the pieces with strong bread
or round pmngd paper hAenrsb dg careful not to nm too tightly Then Mh strings as marked in the pat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-16
DOLE'S RECORD
ON LAND LAWS
Misstatements Made by Delegate
Wilcox to Boston
Paper.

A correspondent writing from Wash
ington to the Boston Transcript quotes
Delegate Wilcox as follows:
I'VE are opposed in this land matter
by the sugar planters. Some of the
leases of the crown lands are expiring
now and others will expire later Presi-
dent Dole is in favor of making new
leases to run ninety-nine years, thus
giving everything into the hands of the
sugar planters and preventing any sub
divisions of these large bodies of valu-
able land. AS fast as the leases On the
crown lands expire, these lands revert
to the Government, and they should be-
come part and parcel of the public do
main, all of which should come under
the provisions of law providing for
small holdings by actual settlers. L
would be in favor of classifying the
lands on the islands and throwing them
open to settlement by bona fide home
steaders, who should be required to live
upon their entry at least five years be-
fore securing a title, and to improve the
same in some specific sum. If settler
carried out the provisions of such a law
would be in favor of giving him his
land without payment other than a
small fee. Some of these homesteads
need not be over ten acres in size. for
anything can be grown all the year
round, and a family can make a very
good living off very small area"
This excerpt was marked and sent to
Rev. DR.. s. E. Bishop, who said it
shows a remarkable blindness on Dele
gate Wilcox's part to some Of the facts
of the situation. Governor Dole. far
from being in favor of 99-year leases
and the control Of the land by large cor
porations," said DR.. Bishop, 'has for a
long time been the strongest champion
of the small proprietor. Wilcox has mis-
represented him as Thoroughly as he I'D
the coinage redemption values of Ha-
wau'
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ROOKIE SALE TODAY.
Valuable City Property offered at
Auction

The Rookie property to be sold today
at public auction by Jas. f. Morgan,
the versatile auctioneer, is in the very
heart of the retail business portion of
the city Never before in the history
of the city has such a splendid oppor-
tunity been placed before spectators
and investors. So much interest has
been manifested in this sale there can
hardly be doubt but what some of
Honolulu's solid business men will be-
come the owners of this land and in the
very near future will probably be seen
another and finer Stangenwald or Judd
building. For several months past
business has been gradually working
further UP town; the placing of such
property as this on the market causes
wideawake men to allow no opportunity
to slip by in which to further increase
their real estate holdings. What a
splendid chance for a fine large office
building and hotel combined is offered
in the piece bounded by Fort, Hotel
and Union streets. with a frontage of
108 feet on Fort street-a total of more
than 2S, 600 square feet.
The lot, commonly known as Queen
Emma Hall, on the corner of Nuuanu,
Beretania and Chaplain streets, with a
total area of nearly an acre-to be &C
curate. 1892 square feet-is a larger
piece, almost square. and is certainly
a piece of real estate that is going to
bring more than the upset price of $685.
900.
! Mr.. Morgan states that warranty
deeds will be given to this. property and
that only one-half cash is required, the
balance being on mortgage Of three to
five years at per cent
| Buyers should bear in mind that the
sale takes place at Mr.. Morgan's sales
rooms, 65 Queen street, at noon today,
and not on the property, as many have
heretofore supposed.
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fsscs4
For
Sale.

LOTS IN KING STREET TRACT
from $3.50 to $500 a lot, form.r,,
known as G. N. Wilcox's premises,
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will begin at the grounds in front Of the

will begin at the grounds in front Of the
drill shed.
A canopy has been put up to shelter
spectators from possible showers, and
seats have been arranged for large
number of invited guests. The members
Of the Legislature, the court officials and
Governor Dole and his staff have been
invited to attend and will occupy seats
on the stand.
The four companies are in excellent
training and under the brilliant illumi-
nation of the electric lights which have
been strung above the grounds, the COM
petitive drill will be a splendid spectacu-
lar scene. There are between thirty and
forty men in each company. and In their
trim uniforms in the execution of mill
tary maneuvers, Companies F, G, E and
C will present martial appearance.
Competition will be close, and each COM
pany will work hard to carry away the
ptiZe
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THE JOY OF THE

house is the baby. No matter
how many have come before,
the latest arrival brings JOY to
all.
When the little one takes
his first glimpse of the world,
he is in, it is a minute of keen
est JOY.
Father is proud, mother is
fond, brother is eager, sisters
are tender, nurse is devoted !;
the whole human world is kind.
There is another, an under,
world with enemies in it.
When baby gets into its
shadow, be quick with SCOTS
emulsion of cod-liver oil-he
is sure to get into its shadow
let him get no futher than into
the edge of it Health is the
baby's life.
Well send you little to Try, if you Ike.
SCOTT g. BOVINE, 4oe Pearl street, New YORK
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mpetitivs Drill.

competitive drill Of the four National
Guard companies entered in the contest.
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H. A. Ruhlee of Milwaukee Will sue
coed Wildman at Hongkong.
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REMOVAL NOTICE.

DIR. j. NJ. WHITNEY has removed
his office from corner Hotel and Fort
streets to the Boston Block, over May
& Co.'S stores. Telephone, Main No.
2T. STU
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31
RuRwIck COMING.
Celebrated acknowledgements Will
Hold Meetings in OttumWa.

Jim Burwick, the well known rail
roader-evangelist, is coming to Ottum-
wa and will hold meeting at the First
Methodist Episcopal church in this city
during the first two weeks in Febru-
airy, 1902 The Christian railroad men
in the employ of the Burlington have
made arrangements with Mr. Burwick
to hold meetings at the division points
along the Burlington, beginning at
Creston and going eastward. He will
spend about three months in his labors
among the men on the Burlington route
and it is expected that his evangelical
work will meet with excellent results.
Mr. Burwicl1 was in this city and held
a series of meetings in April, 1899, and
| the effects of those meetings are appar-
ent to this day He is powerful elo-
quent and convincing talker and his
ability to convince erring railroad men
| that they should lead better lives has
made him famous. He is a conductor
on the Duluth e Iron Ridge railroad
but he spends much of his time in
evangelical work. His home is at Two
Harbors, Mimi.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31
A HEAVY SORROW.
Denver Republican Speaks Feelinsl>
of Ex.Mayor Phillips Loss.

,x,,.l =. ~. -. ,,,1olr - ,.oc+
"hlie IN Denver last week 10 meet
The, remains OF ms daughter Jeahette'
eX- Mayor 1. ). Phllilps, Oh inns cl.s
was interviewed by the Denver hepup-
mean. AS result that paper says
IL was with heaVy heart ana ln ne
condolences OF his Denver lrlenus sun
IN his ears that L. j. Phililps ielt On
the Burlington tram iof MS nome at
Ottumwa, la In the baggage car was
the body OF his eldest daughtef' Jean
cite, who died last FRIDAY IN Los
Angeles hospital as the result OF an
operation ;,
1t mas been great DlOW 10 me,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-12-31
chicaao Produce Market.

Chicago, Dec. 3O.-Wheat, No. red
S4A @S6A; No. 8 red S1A @S5A; No.
2 hard 1875 @S01s; No. 3 hard 775s "a
70; December 1874: May opened SOS
@S1k; highest S214; lowest SOS @
SOA; closed S21s.
Corn, No. GIN @62%; No. 8 vel
low 63A @63%; December 635s; May
opened 655s @66; highest 665s; lowest
651a; closed 66lA.
Oats, No. 2 Ash @45a4; No. 8 44&
@45; No. 2 white 471a; No. 8 white
461s @47; No. 4 white 46@46R; De
cember AN; May opened 445s @44B;
highest 45A; lowest 445s; closed 451A.
Pork, Dec. 1900; May 17.47.
Lard, Dec. 1915; May 1920.
Ribs, Dec. S.65; May 1872.
Rye, 65a.
Barley, 56@62.
Flax, 1.58@1.60.
Timothy, March $50.
Glover, March 9.60@9.70.
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TO OPEN OFFICES.
General Offices of Eldon & ST. Louis
Railroad to Come Here.

[From Mondays Daly.]
General Offices for the Eldon and ST.
Louis railroad company will be opened
in this city in about two weeks, and
active work will be begun, preparing
for the construction of this end of the
road as soon as the spring opens up.
A proposition will then be made to the
city of Ottumwa for the general of,
fees of the company to be permanent,
ly located here. 1t is announced that
arrangements have already been com
pleted with well known Wall street
firm to furnish money for the building
Of the road, and that there is no doubt
but that work will begin early in the
spring.
Houghand in Charge.
]. E. Houghland, of Eldon, secreta
ry of the company will have charge OF
the local Office, and will conduct the
negotiations for the entering of the
road into this city.
Good News to OttumWa.
The announcement that the Eldor
& st. Louis railroad would build into
| Ottumwa will be received with mucl
pleasure by the citizens of this city
Also the announcement that arrange
ments had been completed for tn
money with which to build the road
If Ottumwa can land the general OF
fees of the company, and make thi
city its headquarters it will be grea
thing for the city.
Part of Road Ready.
The Eldon G. st. Louis road alread.
has line which it will use from st
Louis to Union, Mo-, distance o
about 100 miles, and the bonds which
the company arranged for will be TO
the purpose of building the line from
Ottumwa to Union. The proposes
route has already been surveyed, ant
al that remains to be done is the &C
tual work of building the road. Thu
project has received much encourage
ment through the country which it pro
poses to traverse, as it covers terri
tory through which there is PRACTICAL.
no railroad connection, and there az
pears to be a brilliant prospect for tn
railroad, when it is completed.