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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

My days are first and second Tuesdays;
and if you can manage to call early, we
might have a lovely talk before anyone
else came"
Alison controlled shudder. Call on
James Kynastons wife-perhaps meet
him there, in the home that would have
been hers but for the accident of nav
ing arrived late upon the scene of his life!
She smiled and wanted to scream.
You are most kind. but 1 have little
tinle-I-rarely call on anyone" she pro-
tested lamely. Mrs. Kynaston came TO
the rescue, in quick recognition of her
embarrassment.
II quite understand you. OF course
ought not to have asked you. Your time
is SO valuable and you must have SO
many intellectual and interesting friends
who all want you badly. Besides know
what constant labor art, of any kind, de-
mands. My husband never has min
ute to spare. It was the thought of him
that made me venture to invite you; for
though l am humdrum, he is not, as you
are doubtless aware, and 1 believe You
would enjoy q chat with him. Especially
as he adnires you so much"
C'My God! How can 1 get away from
herr" thought Alison In despair. She
felt her face must bIurt the truth to the
eyes that watched it with such absorbed
interest.)
'Really-you are-it is very kind of him
to say So she stammered.
20, he has never said so In words.
know from his voice when he mentions
you, and from his face when anyone else
speaks Of you,' was the prompt reply
And then there was a moments pause.
For all the world Alison could not have
spoken. Mrs. Kynaston leaned forward
and took her hand. They were sitting
in the deep bow of a window, behind
half-drawn curtains.
MAY I make confession to you?'
she pleaded softly, land beg your for
giveness? I feel I must now and clear
my conscience. Years ago-about fifteen
years now-that makes us both seem old,
doesn't it? But you will always be
young. Well, I had not been married
long, and was a silly goose, dreadfully
in love with my husband, and contin-
ually tormenting myself about him. The
fact is, took it into my head to be jeal-
-frightfully jealous-of you, Miss
Cole. I thought stopped. Alison
had drawn her hand away instinctively
Now you are vexed, and no wonderI
But you will forgive me. Your kind eyes
tell me you could not be hard on any
one. And 1 was only very young wife.
You know how blindly girls adore, how
full of romance they are, and-rubbish.
Then someone came to me and said that
James-Mr. Kynaston-had been seen
with you at a certain place when he had
told me he was going somewhere else. 1
lost my head. like the poor fool was.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

and taxed him with deceiving me. He
seemed confused, grew angry and blus-
tered, as he had never done before, and
so-We had our first quarrel. Don't you
think there was some excuse for me
just a fraction? For though you were
and attractive you were, and could see
that he admired you. 1t only needed that
norrid bit of scandal to fan the spark
into flame. l know l ought not to have
believed it, but 1 was a foolish, credulous
girl, and-anyhow. I was very soon
ashamed of my jealousy and suspicion.
Can you ever forgive me for wrongtnS
you so?''
Alison tried to speak but her lips
trembled fatuously. She could only muir
mur. SO
please, please don't talk like that
There is nothing to forgIve-I mean
you-you did not wrong-you did not
know me-"
That wassijust the. reason" declared
the other 7womans earnestly; '1f I had
known you it would all have been DIFF
ferent-Oh, quite different. It Is the
thought of your noble life, devoted to
art and works of charity, that shames
me now. I wonder how I could have
been so idiotic, so wicked as to doubt
your goodness I've long wanted 70 tell
you this. I've written letters TO you and
torn them up over and over again. For,
though I wished to confess and to apollo
giZe, it seemed an insult even to men
ton such a suspicion of you, to own that
I ever could have thought you the kind
of woman to If your face were not
so sweet I should never have dared to
speak Of this at all; but its very purity
shames one into confession and"
IT must 60" Alison rose abruptly
Her lips were dry, her voice sounded
harsh. "I must go. You make me"
she sought an impressive word. and
could find only the tame one, ''uncom-
Portable" It's inaptitude made her laugh
nervously.
"One moment. I must tell you that. at
least, 1 have been punished for my sin
against you-punished enough, 1 think
much as I deserved For such jealousy
as mine was-an Illness, an agony.
fire that threatened to burn my very life
away. What I suffered! I cannot speak
of it, even now, without feeling sick and
faint"
There was a long and painful silence.
The atmosphere seemed too heavy to
breathe; each could hear the other pant
ing softly. At last Alison said, with
jerk:
You feel things strongly"
Yes, and so do you. That Is why I
know you can understand and forgive
me- Sometimes I wonder what I should
have done if''-her voice fell to a whis-
per-"if I had found out that-my sus-
picions were true, and beloved someone
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21

Black and White.
Alison Cole was wondering whether she
might not be able to slip away without
offending her hostess, when a. voice said:
Miss Cole, may L introduce Mrs Kynas-
ton to you?" and in a moment she was
face TO face with the one woman in the
world she most desired to avoid. 1t had
come upon her so suddenly that she al
most lost her presence of mind, and
leap of color dyed her face so richly
that she was painfully aware of it. The
strange flutter Of her heart and the mist
In her eyes prevented her for second
from either seeing or hearing distinctly
the individual who was smiling and
speaking to her-a tall, plump woman of
middIe-age. well dressed comely with
soft shining eyes and pretty teeth.
II have long wished to know you, Miss
Cole she was saying, ''for I have heard
so much about you, and I love your pic
lures so we'll"
You are very kind Alison murmured
family. So this was the woman! She
had met her at last, after fifteen years.
Yes; it was fifteen years since she had
played with James Kynaston, in the COM
monest of all tragedies, where love is the
hero, circumstance the villain, conscience
the stalking spectre. 1t seemed long
while-ffteen yearS-when she had passed
through heaven and hell in six months,
entering with wings and coming out a
strange chrysalis that was still alive and
able to notice vaguely the other curious,
wingless things about it. That state had
not lasted, either. She had moved, crawl
ed, walked and learned to feel again, look
ing back on the past as on a previous in
carnation, with but faint sense of iden-
tity. Nova great cloud of time was
lifted, the old days were painted before
her in a sudden glare of light She
shrank and trembled. f5
You can't think what pleasure you
have given me over and over again."
Mrs. Kynaston went on, gazing with
frank admiration at the paling face In
front of her; those two last pictures of
yours in the Academy-The Way In and
The Way Out-are my favorites of all
They are exquisite! The expression of
the woman's eyes in the one where her
lover is seen going away in the distance
haunted me for days. How can you put
such pathos and life into mere paint and
canvas? 1t is wonderful! But 1 do not
marvel so much now that I have seen
you"
Her eyes begged question. but Alison,
could not ask 1t. She could only NUT
ter: ut is very nice of you''
Mrs. Kynaston, smiling sweetly, COM
tinued:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21
THE TAN(zL>E.
alltf@4AsIfi isf
BY MARY L. PENDERED.

Your face tells me plainly that you
know what suffering is, and that you
are full of sympathy for those VINO suf-
fer. Am not right?"
Tit is. a question of art, you know"
faltered Miss Cole, trying not to meet the
earnest eyes fixed on her.
And heart. q But it is all amazing! 1
have so often longed to be clever"
Never do that!' Alison exclaimed, i'm
petuously, adding, in lower key: Be
leve me it is undesirable"
Undesirable! To be clever! You can
not mean it. Miss Cole. I would give
the world to have your genius, your
brain. They would have brought me a
good deal of happiness that have miss
ed. But you will not understand 1 can't
explain
Alison felt cold The woman's voice,
warm and sweet as it was, had become
stabbing pain to her; Its note of sad
ness wrung her heart. When she spoke
again her voice was husky.
You are, fear, under a delusion."
she said. 1.-THE clever and talented wo-
man is one of natures mistakes, a freak
that had better, perhaps, be strangeld
at her birth. Too often she misses adj
that is worth having in life. For the
simple, ordinary woman the feast is
spread, everything is prepared. Her notes
the normal key; the melody of her fate
flows easily. 1t is otherwise with the
woman who finds herself pitched too high
for the usual voice."
''You mean that she seldom marries
happily; that, as SO few men are her
superiors. she rarely meets one who can
dominate her, as a husband should. I
have often thought Of that" was the
quick reply.
("And he told me she was not respon-
sive!" thought Alison. She said aloud,
choosing her words carefully. for the ice
was thin between safety and betrayal:
That fatters the clever woman too
much. Her superlativeness is a thing
not proven. Probably the difficulty lies
less often In her failure to find the SUI
perior man than in her failure to please
him wnen she has found himl'
Mrs. Kynaston looked at her a mo-
ment before replying.
You can never have failed to please
any man or woman" she observed de-
cisively, $50 don't ten me that But you
are modest, as all Iarge-minded and
great-hearted people are. It has been g
real pleasure to meet you, Miss Cole
and I have thoroughly enjoyed our chat
If you would only come to see me. ]
should be more than delighted. VIII YOU
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-21
Rad Pacc-Makjnc

Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. De Kanter-Full again, Ell? I
might excuse that If you'd only get in
before daylight
Mr.. De Kanter-Tain't my fault That
I'm sho late, dear You shee my frien' 3
engaged a messenger. boy to take me
home.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
BRIDE AND CRITICS.


She Was Happy and wished to HeaI
What Folks said of Her.
"My wife has had her curiosity ap-
peased in a way that will satisfy her
for some time" said the newly married
man as he smiled, according to the
Detroit Free Press. "It was my idea
to make our wedding trip as quiet as
possible and do away as much as we
could with the annoyance that usually
attends wedding couples. But the lady
said that she was proud of being
bride and that she wanted to hear the
comments that people would make.
With this end in view she hit upon the
crazy notion of playing deaf and dumb
and going through a lot of monkey
shines with our fingers to carry out the
scheme. She reasoned that this would
cause people to talk in our presence
and thus we would be able to hear
what they said
81 opposed the idiotic idea from the
start, but what | said cut no figure and
l had to consent to the plan. Our first
chance to try the scheme occurred in
a railway station, where we were wait
ing for n train. My wife commenced
her pantomime and l had to carry it
out, feeling like fool while | was do
ing it. She wobbled her fingers and
wobbled mine and we soon had every
one staring at us. There were two
women seated back of us and the COM
ments she desired so much to hear
soon came.
Its newly married couple" said
one. The poor things are deaf and
dumb. Isn't it awfuly
"'What do you suppose he saw in
her| asked the other. She is posi-
lively homely.'
"'And l believe her hair is bleached,'
said the first woman.
"'And her hat is out of date was
the next startler.
Looks like an old one made over
was the reply.
"'Her dress wrinkles in the back
said the first.
"'She's 80 if she's day, and she
looks as if she had a frightful tenn
per- put in one of them.
Right there my wife found her
tongue and her remarks to those two
women left no doubt about her having
that important article that women are
supposed to exercise so freely"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
There Are Two Heat Centres,

The eastern and western shores Of
the Atlantic ocean afford very strik-
ing illustration of the varieties of tenn
perature from the line which theoreti-
cally should prevail. On the Ameri-
can continent the effects of isolation
and radiation have free play, and as a
result great diversities of climate are
experienced within n comparatively
short length of country; places only
a few hundred miles apart exhibiting
great differences between their mean
annual temperatures.
No such diversity exists on the east
ern side Of the Atlantic, there being
only about one-half of the variety of
mean annual temperatures in an equal
line of coast line that exists on the
opposite side of the ocean. The gulf
stream is responsible for the stability
of the climate of the British isles but
there are other instances where an
ocean reduces the temperature in ac-
cordance with its latitude, the de-
crease of temperature from the equa-
tor to the poles being more rapid than
under existing conditions.
Not only does the heat equator not
include the geographical equator, but
the heat equator changes its position
and migrates from one place to an
other.-Newcastle EngJ Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

A pretty girl, witk = decided ai- Of
being aware of her charms, stood in
front OF the lions cage out at the Zoo
Sunday afternoon, says the Washing
ton Post. Two young men were near
her, and her elaborate unconscious
ness of their presence betrayed the
fact that she knew they were looking
at her
pretty, isn't she?" said one young
man in low voice.
She's beauty" said the other, en-
Enthusiastically The pretty girls
cheeks turned trihe pinker, but she
went on talking elegantly to the elderly
man with her.
Beautiful head to draw" comment
ed the first young man. Look at the
way she holds it,
"Uh, hum" assentcd the other; "that
shoulders beautiful"
The pretty girl turned pinker still,
and looked more pronounccdly uncon-
5ciors than ever.
Look at those m1sclcs." said the
first young man. Look at the muscles
in that leg. You can fairly count 'em. "
And the pretty girl turned very red
indeed as it dawned upon her that the
two admiring young men were dis
cussing the lioness in the cage.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
Poland Advances in Manufactures.

The great product of Poland is at
present textiles of cotton and wool.
The growth OF the city of LODI (pro-
nounced as though spelled Lootch), a
manufacturing center, four or five
hours ride from Warsaw, is really won
derful, and quite American in its ra-
pidity and present proportions. In 1885
Lodz was a small, dirty village of Io,-
600 inhabitants. To-day it is one OF the
busiest cities in Europe, with a popula-
ton OF 100000 and rank among the
first as a manufacturing center. LODI
makes cotton, wool and chemicals, but
particularly cotton and cotton fabrics.
1t is known as the Manchester of Rus
sia.--Russian Correspondence in New
York Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Fair words never hurt the tongue.--
George Chapman.
Nature fits her children with some
thing to do.--Lowell.
What can't be cured must be en-
dured.-Robert Burton.
Sorrows remembered sweeten pres
ent joy.-Robert Pollock.
The childhood shows the man as
morning shows the day.-Milton.
We may give advice, but we cannot
inspire the conduct.-Rochefou
Clearly the mold of a mans fortune
is in his own hands.--Francis Bacon.
Not being untutored in suffering,
learn to pity those in atfiiction.-Virgil.
We want not time, but diligence,
for great performances.-Samu John
son.
You should forgive many things in
others, but nothing in yourself
-Ausonius.
Sorrow concealed, like an oven
stopped, doth burn the heart to Gin
acknowledgements.
Defeat is nothing but education,
nothing but the first step to something
better-Wendell Phillips.
The hypocrite would not put on the
appearance of virtue if it was not the
most proper means to gain love.-Addi-
son.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
Eorestry-Its Need In This Country.

American forestry has not yet gone
beyond the preservation OF our old for
ests, for general reasons. Tree culture
for profit which forestry signifies in the
Old World, is here not thought of-nor
will it be while we have forests to burn.
In the Old World forestry is business.
The artificial, handmade forests Ci
France. and especially Germany, supply
most OF the timber used in those coun-
tries. England depends on outside
sources almost wholly for its timber.
England paid about $Io,ooo,ooo for for
eign timber last year. Her bill is an
nually growing larger. But it is slow
work to make profit on timber plant
ing. Thirty-fve years is long to watt
Meehan's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
Would Not Repeat the Mistake.

The only other time, so far as any
body can remember. that joke was
perpetrated in the supreme court, was
when Thomas Wilson of Washington
was arguing n case. Some people in
sist that he did not intend to be funny,
but made his remark in sober earnest
ness. However, Mr.. Wilson was ar
guing a case of some Importance, and
was dwelling upon propositions that
were known to and accepted by every
law student in the country when he
was interrupted by the late Justice
Miller, saying:
Cannot the counsel safely assume
that this court understands the rudi-
ments of law"
81 made that mistake in the lower
court" retorted Mr. Wilson, "or tie
case would not have been here Oh ap-
peal."-Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

The Mrs Fred wellknown
Y the interesting actual
ache ausedh her TO split
until the skull
thumb right the brain
that
remedy and had
again"
a
Lasher when other remedies failed
thousands suffering head
sleep that this
Dr. 0reenes Nervura blood remedy physicians
prescription formulated from discovery after
tion experiment. City,
the dcoverer
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

The last time the plague visited Glas-
gov with excessive yirulence, says the
London Daily Chronicle, was in August,
1915. memento of pathetic ro-
nance connected with this visitation in
Scotland is rallied enclosure on the
bank of the Almond, in the parish of
Bethven, Perthshire. 1t marks the
spot where lie inferred the hapless
Bessie Bell and Mary Gray" famed
in Scottish song. Daughters respec-
lively of the laird of Kinvaid and the
laird of Lynedoch, the maidens were
very much attached to each other and
when they heard of the ravages of the
plague they retired to Il bower rear the
Almond, and dwelt in perfect seclu-
sion. The fair recluses, however, had
their place of their retreat discovered
by a young gentleman of their acquain-
tance, who supplied the twain with pro-
visions. He caught the plague him
self unluckily, and communicated in
fection to Bessie and Mary, to which
the girls fell victims. According to the
stern custom of the time, their bodies
We're not allowed internment in Meth
ven kirkyard, so they were buried to-
gether III Il spot contiguous to the bow
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
An Enterprising Lady Reporter.

No modern reporter ever surpassed
In impudent enterprise Miss Ann Roy
all, who conducted Il gossipy journal
called Paul Pry at Washington, back
in the '40s. She wanted very much to
get "chat with the president" for
her paper, but failed to do so until at
last she saw and improved her oppor-
tunity. President Tyler was fond of
swimming, and one day when he was
taxing a bath in the Potomac, Ann
Royal came along and sat down on his
clothes, demanding an interview as
the price of her departure. Tie presi
dent, being modest man, was oblig. d.
though with much reluctance. to grant
the interview demnEded thus recov.
cTing his apparel-Kansas City Jour.
nal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
An Overwhelming thought.

Our SIN is third-rate sun, situated
in the milky way, one OF myriads of
stars, and the milky way is itself one OF
myriads of sectional star accumula-
tons, for these seem to be countless,
and to be spread over infuity. At some
period OF their existence each OF these
suns had planets circling around it,
which, after untold ages, are fit for
some sort OF human being to inhabit
them for comparatively brief period,
after which they still continue for years
to circle around without atmosphere,
vegetation or inhabitants, as the moon
does around OR planet. There is moth
ing so calculated to take the conceit out
of an individual who thinks himself
all important unit in the universe as
astronomy. 1t teaches that we are less,
compared with the universe, than a col
ony of ants is to us, and that the differ
ence between men is less than that be-
tween one ant and another.-Londun
Truth
The number of new books printed in
France last wear was I2Io,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THSP
Pen Picture for Women.

81 am so nervous, there is not a
well inch in my whole body. l am so
weak at my stomach and have indi-
gestion horribly, and palpitation of
the heart, and | am losing flesh. This
headache and backache nearly kills
me, and yesterday l nearly had hyster-
les; there is a weight in the lower part
of my bowels bearing down all the
time, and pains in my groins and
thighs; l cannot sleep, walk, or sit,
and l believe l am diseased all over !;
no one ever suffered as | do"
This is description of thousands of
cases which come to Mrs. Pinkham's
attention daily. An in1amed and ul-
cerated condition of the neck of the
womb can produce all of these syrnp-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Che
ney for the last l5 years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton m de by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Oh o.
WALDING, KINNAN 81 MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
Children Employed, WAGES REGULATED.

The New Zealand parliament at its
latest session passed law prescribing
a minimum wage for children. No boy
under Is may now be employed in a
factory or work room at less than ST. 25
week, and no girl at less than 81. The
object OF the law is to correct a long
standing abuse OF the apprentice sys-
tenn, unscrupulous employers in dress
making and millinery establishments
having been accustomed to take young
girls into their employ, keep them tor
IL months without paying them a cent
iii the way OF wages, and then turn them
adrift in order to take on fresh hands
under the same conditions of non-pay-
ment OF wages.-Pubic Opinion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07
Best For tho Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to .
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAsoARETs help
nature, cure you without griPe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAsoARETs Candy Cathartlc, tho
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tab
let has C.C.C. stamped on it. Beware OF
imitatlons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

The newly restored Metropolitan
Tabernacle, at Newington-butts, in
South London (Spurgeon's) has been
opened free OF debt The old Taber-
nacle cost 93I,352 As Iod; the new one,
with its corner hall, 944,576.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

In the new British parliament IS mem-
bers are directors of British railways
and II are directors of colonial or for
eign railways, while half dozen others
are large contractors for railway works
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-01-07

The Charleston painters strike lasted
four months and the union was victori-
GUS. Not man returned to work while
the battle Maged