The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-16

It was mere petulance - all this would-be lofty passion. She turned away without tear, and with no more emotion than if she had been nagging her mother.
 And the man whose love had thus been flung back n his face, because for him the path of duty did not lead to Cuba, also turned without a tear; but for many weeks, the great, baby hearted fellow went about his work with heart that sobbed unheard, and a spirit heavy with tears unshed. Jen- nie tried to comfort him, but without visible results.
 Meanwhile great deeds were done at Santiago. The spendthrift debauchee who had volunteered to bury his shame hadachieved honorif not glory. Doubt less the rumor of it bLrned like a branding iron in the silent soul of his rival; for Eben was human, and the sting of Mauser bullets are as nothing to this ulartyrdom of shame. He dreaded to show himself. He felt that all who saw him questioned his right to breathe American air. But he still chopped wood and hood potatoes, and fed his mother with the wages of his humiliation.
 Eben had almost ceased to visit the village; he never entered its precincts if he could avoid it. One day, however it was the d of September, but as hot as Sahara-he was forced to go to the store, as Jennie could not leave his mother. The grocery was also the Dost office. and as he came out he met Lola. She tilted her red parasol to- ward him, and passed without as much as a look. With her was the hero from Santiago, returned on furlough with honorable wounds. His ring was now CD her third finger.
 Further up the street Eben encoun- tered her dog-a huge wOlf-hound that she petted and pampered because it was the fashion. Almost unconscious Iv, Eben reached out his hand to caress the creature. It shrunk away as if he had been a stranger. There was yelp and a snap. The snicking teeth barely missed his fingers.
 "Her very dog has turned against me" he thought, bitterly.
 The animal gave a long-drawn, eerie howl. Then it rolled in the dust, and paved at its mouth.
 'I believe the beast is going madi And if Lola should attempt to fondle it."
 He was weaponless, and he might be mistaken. But he could at least eau ton her. He ran down the road: Lola" he cried, panting, as he over took her, 'Leo. your dog"
 Are you running away from my dog?', she sneeredL And the bystand- CTS filtered.
 Eben glanced back. The wolf-hound was indeed following. Again sounded that dismal howl. Suddenly, coiling like a snake, the frantic animal buried it's fangs in it's own flesh. Then, with l savage snarl, it sprang toward them, it's distended jaws dripping foam and blood
 There was a crazy rush for the near est sheIter-evcry man for himself. Even the hero of Fl Caney forgot .his Iaurels and his lady. Do not reproach him. You and l would have done the same. A mad Cog is too much for hu- man nerves and human nature. As for Lola, she spun round. ripped and fell screaming. The rabid beastwas upon her.
 But burly form lowered in its path, grim, red and dusty. Even as it leaped, stout hands, no longer slow, --.-.-.a-l 4l-. o-ca4,,r.o 1,x- very jaws, and wrenched them asun- der as Sampson rent the lion. A writh- ng carcass fell to the ground; a heavy heel crushed it's ribs and stamped out its quivering life.
 Then the vanished crowd swarmed back dropping from trees, emerging from behind fences, hurrying down from verandas. They cheered, they howled, they caught mp a new-found hero to bear him in triumph on their shoulders. Hu they bore hir TO fur ther than to the village drug store. There the procession suddenly halted flor it was perceived that the TescuinS hands were frigh9fully:mangIed, and their owner had become unconscious.
 For several minutes Lola was left ly ing inthe middle of the Toad. At last her escort bethought himself and picked her Up.
 ''I suppose every body will expect me 10 marry him now, on account of that miserable deg" she grumbled some weeks later. tAnd Elzeeas not he may run mad himself!@ justwon't do it."
 Strange to say, no one has ever sug- gested her doing it. She will marry Claude, per original programme, with out the smallest protest. That gallant officer will receive the reward of his valor or the punishment of his former sins-as to which public opinion is di- vided.
 Eben spent some days in city hos pital, but he did not run mad, however, for the best treatment that money could buy was provided for him by Squire Tanning. Now the townspeo- ple have discovered a new beauty in that red-headed Jen," and Eben has discovered in her a new love, and Q true one
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