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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-03-09
CHAPTER XIV

The major happened to be alone
when that telegram reached him. See
Ing that 1t was foreign, he let II lie
unopened on his desk till the servant
had gone, then with many misgivings
as to its import he opened it. That
single word conveyed more to his dis
turbed consciousness of impending dis
aster than dozen bold threats could
have done. He told himself that
Jeanne had had Just sufficient time to
have received his letter, and that she
was on her way home.
But what could she be coming back
for-running such great risks of detec-
tlonP Perhaps it was that she might
confront Blanche suddenly and cause
the girls death from the shock of the
true situation Perhaps-Goddard put
the telegram into the fire and watched
1t burn. A big lump of despair was in
his throat. At that moment, If, by a
death OF long lingering torture. he
could have purchased Blanche's happi-
ness he would have submitted without
murmur. The better side of his nm
sure was now uppermost and he had
become actually strong man. Sud
denly he wondered if he might not
with round sum of money buy Jeanne
on from her evident murderous plans.
out Blanches means were not to be
thought of. Hearing the clicking of
Talley's typewriting machine, and fred
with certain resolve, he crossed the
hall and entered the study.
"Talley," said he, shave YOU stiu
faith in that stock?"
More than ever, ma or," said Talley.
with a smile. II wish had more money
TO invest in it,"
Goddard sat down near the young
man.
"Talley, 1 need money awfully. BY
placing a mortgage on all my effects
could raise hundred thousand. III
go into this deal it will be to lose all
or win heavily. am half mind to
plunge. What do you think?"
The young man raised his eyes
slowly.
But surely you are not so far gone
as that" he ventured. ''I think you
said Mrs. Goddard'S fortune was in
good shape"
1T is in the best condition." said
the major, firmly; "but 1 should never
draw one penny of it for my own use.
l wouldn't touch it to save my life"
"Oh, pardon me-" said Talley, admir-
ingly, Il understapd that, major. As
to the q. N. & W., of course have
boundless faith in 1t. but don't want
to be the cause OF your running such
big risk as to put all you have in it."
Wen, ana going to do It," answered
Goddard "And / want you to 60 right
away into Wall street and see Thorn
ton q Wilde. Tel them agree to the
mortgage We we're speaking about
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their check and then go at once to VII
son 81 Burnham and secure the stock
they offered me yesterday"
Talley drew himself up and took
deep breath.
~ am almost sorry that mentioned
1t to you, major. For Gods sake dom.
be hastyl"
II am glad you called my attention to
It," returned the major. "It Is lose all
or win all with me. I am willing to
take the risk"
Half an hour later the major met
Blanche IN the long glaSs-roofed con-
servatory. She held a small watering
pot and was sprinkling some rare roses.
As he came in abe put down the pot
and kissed him.
isn't the perfume In here delieious?'
she exclaimed. al feel as if were eat
ing it like an impalpable ice made for
the delectation of the gods"
why did you not go to see DR..
Fleming. as you promised2" Goddard
asked, as he stroked her beautiful
hair, which hung loose down her back,
after the manner she had worn it dur
ing her school days.
Because he won't be in New York
till Thursday" she laughed. 81 really
feel as if am going to survive till
then. / noticed in the Herald that
he has again been delayed a few
Gays. assure you 1 shall go then"
They turned and walked from the
conservatory into the drawing-room.
There is one other matter 1 have
been wanting to speak to you about,
dear" he said.
well, what IS it. guardian?' she
asked, with smile.
Human life is very uncertain, DEAR"
he said. "The longer / live the more
l am convinced that we ought to make
every preparation for the future. You
know you have considerable fortune.
In case of your aeath-and you are
as apt to die as or anyone else--in
case of your death you ought to leave
a will. Now, you have an aunt and
cousins"
Blanche put her white hand over his
mouth and looked Up into his face
gravely.
Dear, dear guardian, what is the
matter with your Why are you con-
stantly talking about my health, and
now it has actually come to uneasi-
ness about my will. If 1 should die
and anyone-anyone but you should
get my money I should not rest in
my grave. am thoroughly in ear
nest"
His features were set with disap-
pointment.
"But, dear little girl, that is ex-
aotly what I want to avoid. 1 must
not--in case of your death, mind, /
say, In case of such an unexpected
thing as your death-I must not profit
by 1t financially" 6'
"And why 2" =
simply because I oannot have Il
J q" he answered, vaguely. 81 cannot.
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no longer-here?" Goddard could not
pronounce the word which lay on his
tongue like a weight.
Now That she is out of our way I
shall pray God to help me exercise q
better influence over you"
"You have always done that" he
said. do with me as you will. am
a very bad man, Blanche; very wick
ed man. If you knew me as am you
would despise me for my wickedness,
as you despised her for hers"
You never had a fault till she crossed
your path, dear guardian, and nothing
you have done since is going to count"
She spoke lightly, and smiled as she
laid her head on his shoulder.
The next day was Sunday, and as
Miss Dean had gone home, they drove
alone to the village, about two miles
distant, to attend church. Blanche
had never looked so well. The crisp
air brought the blood into her cheeks
and blew her hair into a froth of gold
about her eyes and brow.
Perhaps we ought not to drive so
ar" he said, solicitously, as they were
entering the carriage. do you think
Or. Fleming would approve of itP"
HE said outdoor exercise was what
L needed most" answered Blanche.
Don't worry about me; the medicine
he prescribed is making me strong
again. Did you notice the breakfast
ate7 was ashamed of my appe-
tite."
He was silent moment as thew
drove along, then he gravely said:
II want you to go to a good phy-
sician TOMORROW and ask his adyicA
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You must make WIN, Blanche, ana
leave your fortune to your aunt and
cousins"
surd thing" said Blanche, with firm
ness; ''neverl"
Not If I beg you to-not If my
peace of mind and satisfaction depend
on it2''
mo, not even then, for If had
willed. my money to people i do not
love and not to you should never be
happy again. No, you must not ask
that"
But"
"Please stop, dear; you make me feel
no unhappy" Her lower lip was quiv-
ering and he saw her eyes fill. He
drew her into his arms and tried to
comfort her. Her agony was too deep
for utterance.
Presently she looked up, and with
q hand on each side of his face she
gazed at him from her big candid eyes.
Her features were set, as If with an
unpleasant thought.
"Don't-don't keep thing from me,
darling" she said, using that term OF
endearment for the first time. 'Some-
thing is wrong. What is it? Is It'll more
financial difficulties? If so, use all 1
have in the world if you wish. / would
be happy with you on bread and
water"
ut is not that" he declared, breath
ing rapidly.
well, what is it?"
Nothing that you can help" he
sighed, and he left her where She stood
st the window.
The threat contained in that cabled
message from London hung over him
hike a weight suspended by the hand
Of destiny. That the woman he had
once blindly worshiped would be guilty
of deliberate murder he did not doubt.
and as the time which Jeanne would
take to recross the ocean went by his
fears increased until his waking and
sleeping thoughts contained but one
mental picture, and that was the sud
den meeting between the two women
and the awful consequences to Blanche.
In the deadly stin hours of night he
would wake with a start, imagining he
heard sound in Blanche's room, and
thither he would creep, holding his re-
volver ready for use, only to be greeted
by the sight of his beautiful treasure
peacefully asleep in the light of the low
burning night lamp.
After one of these rights he went
back to his chamber, and for the first
time for years he knelt and tried to
pray. His prayer was short, but he
repeated it over and over with sup
pressed groans.
''Oh, God, in Thy vast goodness heap
the punishment Of the vilest of the
damned upon me, but spare her-my
child wife. Spare her, oh, Godi Let
not the consequence of my weakness
fall on her. This u all ask nleadfng
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HIS Position Secure.

$50 ye are goin' to marry Garrity's
WILDLY, are yez?"
"Oi am"
"And fwat will yez do twin she takes
TO tellin' yes how much the better mon
her first mon WASP"
'She won't. Didn't Oh used to be lick
in Garrity-God rest 'im!-about onos
a fortnight fer tree year?'-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
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Died Too Soon.

DR.. Johnson-Yes, Miss Honeysuekie.
] come purity neah curin' pooh ole Mis-
tab Blackman. If he'd held out two days
longah I'd had him cured, suah.
Miss Honeysuckle-Why, he died OF
consumption. Awful disease to cuah.
Oats true 'nough, but I was doctah-
ing him for rheumatics, an had 'em ale
mos cured when he died."-Judee.
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No E.eeptton 20 ,na Ri.

81 never lied to my wife in nay hfe,@
said man in a. crowd this morning.
and there was at once a big laugh.
you did not hear me out" the man
continued. what / intended to say
was that / never lied to my wife thak
! did not get caught at it.'-Atchisoa
Globe
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Nome hut the hrnxa.

Mr.. Billincoo-Ahi my dear, 1 wish Z
might be like knight of old, and per-
form some deed of daring for you.
Miss Lovylipz-Oh, GeorgeI Now that
you're worked up to it, suppose you
speak to papa.-Philadelphia Press.
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The WAGON Tonrne-

The wagon tongue says never word,
but it gets there ahead of the rest of
the outfit 1t might be well for some
people to make note of this.-Chicago
Daily News.
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A Rrimht Rnhx.

Mrs. Histerick-Oh, Henry, did You
hear about the Jones baby swallowing
an electric light tube?
Her Husband-No, but that was a
bright idea for the baby, now, WASN'T
it?-Ohio State Journal.
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shall not ask you to-" answered
MRS. Goddard. She put on her cloak
and FASTENED away down the road to
the telegraph station.
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Carrying ont the Dl.rui.e.

The Bride-Now, dear, we must act
like old married people.
The Groom-All right. Give mo
back that ffty-Detroit Free Press.
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Elatfa"

Some people can be aattered by one
thing and some by another, but all can
be aattered.--Washingtor (Ia.) Demo-
erat..
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s-ss ssus

ror just punishment Tor myself, but
that she be spared from pain or unhap-
= piness."
TO BE CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT
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ONONO.


~ IorIe Now we ask plain
all
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Hair 1t will
live after
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nav right here let US make statement advertising
~ & use hot irons Friends do hot
Oh the
= Nothing but ozono the
AZ the hair are seen in day after th first
N liberal which
enclosing with the
four large boxes of Ono and
IN which black skin
Also all
of
M and all facial bemshes
- ~ 'ON-e 4''A
IN eve celebrated Scan which
absolutely CHEMICALLY PURE and bat
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~, Recognizing the that
to
M @ Sa s cent to the coored through this paper
Oh ACQUIRED the receipt for OzONo
After thorough Of
of
straight nAprm
N the cood
G be deceived by hng
The evening times., 1901-11-25

ernment because the people of the
United States owe it to themselves to
take care Of him We do many things
in this world to preserve our own self
respect and not to help others, although
theirs may be the benefit.
Mr. Jones grows almost fearful over
the fact that an Indian who has had
his clothing washed by steam laun-
dry, and who bathed in q porcelain tub
at school, relapses into barbarism when
he returns to his parental wickiup. No
doubt some Of them do. But 1t is a
matter of common knowledge that 9TH
ers remain in school and learn to put
UP a very fair article of football along
with other accomplishments
The trouble with Mr. Jones and many
other good people is that they want to
overturn conditions that are a result Of
thousand years of habit and belief,
in about twenty minutes. There is
nothing that is so impatient as a spirit
OF reform, and nothing so difficult to
overcome as convention. The Indian
has his conventions and he wants TO
retain them. He is not a volatile crea-
ture by nature, and it is going to take
years to educate him But despite AIr.
Jones pessimistic report we like TO
think that something is being accom-
pliShed.
The evening times., 1901-11-25
The Junior Republic

The George Junior Republic is the
most successful of refoTmatOry init
tutions for boys. and it is d mighty
good thing that the idea is being tried
in so many places
A boy is one of the strangest mys-
teries. Mr.. George found q way to ap-
peal to his brain and his heart at the
same time and thus awaken a sense
of personal responsibility. He made
the youngsters in his care want some
thing; he made it plain that they could
not get it without work, and he showed
them that intelligent work would bring
them more OF what they wanted than
shiftless, don't-care labor.
The National Junior Republic at An
napolis Junction is conducted on the
lines which Mr. George has made so
successful There are in the settlement
at present thirty-seven boys and four
girls, and they make a business espe-
cialIy of raising vioIets and mush-
rooms, which are sold in Baltimore. OF
course they are under the supervision
of teachers and other persons in au-
thority, but the government of the lit
tie community is for the most part in
the hands of the children themselves
They hold courts and town meetings,
and sentence persons who break the
laws of the place, which, by the way,
are framed by the youthful citizens.
It IS noteworthy fact that the boys
who enter the Junior Republic with
the worst regulations become the best
citizens. Few of us stop to realize how
our first impressions and beliefs stick
to US We cling to them because they
have lived with Us a long time, and
fight vigorously when anyone proves
TO US that they are false. It is a great
thing to get started right. and that is
the object of the Junior Republic. II
would be a good thing for this country
If there was one in every community
The evening times., 1901-11-25
The Passing of Jackson city.

The passing of Jackson City will be
matter Of sincere rejoicing to every
body in Washington who cares for good
government and decent living. For
years It mas been a place calculated to
make Old Hickory have nightmares in
his grave It was just the place for a
fool and his money to go to exemplify
the wisdom OF Solomon
The great trouble about Jackson City
was that it was No Mans Land. 1t il
IustraJed the truth Of the proverb that
what IS everybody's business is no
bOdy's business It was a Virginian
possession, but the District of Column
bia had the more intense interest in it.
The exasperated people who saw their
sorz, brothers, and other relatives com
ing home from the gambling dens at
unearthIy hours of the morning with
their money all gone, had no redress
short of appeal to the Virginia Legis-
lature. The owners of the dens were
mostly foreigners. The iawbreakers
cSlnected with the place resembled the
Irishman's flea They were never there
when the finger of the police was put
down OF them.
Perhaps the worst feature of the mis-
erabIe hole was that it was the head
quarters for policy. the most contempti-
bic and rascaHy Of all forms Of gamb-
ling The men who make their living
by it get rich off the daily wages of the
poorest and most ignorant people The
policy player often feels that he cannot
be worse of than he is, and that a
lucky chance may improve his for
tunes: and SO he risks and loses. The
thing for the public to do now is to see
that the sharpers driven cut of Jackson
Citv do not hive anywhere else.
The evening times., 1901-11-25
Food and learning for Lo.

Mr. Indian Commissioner Jones says
it does not pay to feed nor to educate
the Indian. By virtue of his position
he is to be accepted as an authority
He has had opportunities for studying
the matter in all its phases that are
denied his critics.
as for the Indian rations, 1T probably
does encourage laziness. There is a lot
of fine sentiment devoted tc the joy Of
work, but after all it is the beIly-need
that drives most people to the labor
that really produces things There are
many people in this world that would
incite an Indian to most energetic envy
by their scientific idIeness if food and
shelter were furnished them without
cost
It RAY not be wise to give Lo free
ratioas, but there is a pretty general
impression that he is fed by the Gov
The evening times., 1901-11-25
A Gallant Corps,
(NinneapoIis TrIbune.l

The gallant feat Of party of marines
in Samar in scaling a cIif 200 feet high
and routing the enemy out of what was
regarded as an impregnabIe stronghold
beset with poisoned stakes, pitfalls and
snares, viii call attention anew 90 this
gallant corps Of the navy. The record it
has made in Cuba, in China, in the Philip
pines, wherever there was any call for
strenuous fighting, has opened the eyes
of the public to the fact that this is an
organization OF picked men and officers
who always do their work in an effective
manner
The evening times., 1901-11-25

ne was always taking so muCH dDoul
rising to the occAsion Did he do it when
he was ordered on the firing line?"
His hair did"
They say that we grow to resemble
what We eat, don't they2"
I believe SO"
Then, I wonder why so many vegeta-
rians have a sort of wolfsh Iook?"
so Skaters is i'll sgain, is he? What's
the matter this time? %
''He says it is rheumatism
They must keep rheumatism in a bottle
down where he came from"
The Ballad of Captain CrOwBe.
The ship was bound for Truro,
Her captain was Ralph Croyne,
And along the coast she sailed
From London town.
The mad fshwife of Weymouth,
Down to the wharf she came.
Her face cleaned white i the pale moon
light.
Her eyes like fame.
Take We no thought. my captain.
On that ye leave behind?
Think you there are no Witnesses,
That God is blind?
Think we'll, think well, my captain,
On that which ye have done.
For aye his vengeance is unIOOsed
'Twixt sun and sun
The captain swore tn laughter
(The silent sailors heard)
''Ye cannot hold me from my course
By yon Wild word.
My brides a buxom woman,
With store Of land and gold;
To curse me for a love outworn
Ye are too bold"
The Truro ship sailed homeward
Over a silent sea,
And meme had warning Of that thing
Which was 90 be.
For on the grey horizon
Fair in sight o the town,
All in the windy sunrise
The ship went down
It's eUrlous how foreigners will get the
English lang suage mixed - said the truth
fuI man. THAT little German aspires to
be a squirc Of danes. and he heard some
body cal girl a little duck He thought
it was pretty phrase, so he addressed
another enc as a little turkey. and It
didn't SOUND At ali the same to her"
When a messenger boy is sent for by an
old lady ard told to wash her poodle. 1t is
Of no use to tell him that all labor is hon
orable, for he knows better
The evening times., 1901-11-25
Commander TiIIey,s Case.
(Salt Lake Tribune,

It Is going to cost the United States
over S1G0, coo to find out officially whether
or not Commander TiIIey at TutuiIa got
drunk: and then we may never know al
ter all It would have been far better
10 ask him on his honor as an officer and
a gentleman, take his answer for fact,
and let il go at that. Sending a ship
there with board of naval officers to in
vestigate seems like attacking q gnat
with a sledge-hammer-
The evening times., 1901-11-25
NEW LINE ACROSS CANADA.
Progress and Plans of the Canadian
Northern Railway.


DULUTH, Mimi, Nov ga prominent
Port Arthur banker, Col ". s. Ray, said
in an interview kere that the Canadian
Northern Railway, which in about forty
days more will have complete new line
from Winnipeg to Port Arthur, and which
extends nearly coo miles west cf Winnipeg
is to be a new trans-continentaI system,
with Fort Sompscn. 400 miles north of
Vancouver, as the Pacific Coast port and
presumably Quebec as the eastern.
The road is to be extended from Port
Arthur east $50 miles north of the Cana
dian Pacific road 10 a connection with the
Canada Atlantic, the Atlantic port of
which is Quebec Fort Simpson. On the
Pa cific, the colonel says, is a day nearer
the Orient than Vancouver. He also says
that the Canadian Northern is to build a
branch road to enc Of the northern Min
Lesota towns, presumably Ely, 10 get into
Duluth.
The evening times., 1901-11-25
luxurious Fare.
eNontgomerr Adrertiser. y

We have al heard or read the story of
the princesS-Freuch, We believc-who
declared that certain poor people had bet
ter live on bread and cheese than to
starve We are reminded of the story By
reading despatch from Manila which
stated that the natives had been reduced
to eating potatoes" With the prices pre-
vaiIing for potatoes in this country it
looks as If the natives had been reduced
upwards,
The evening times., 1901-11-25
4 Test of Criticism.

The old red farmhouse had a paTIOr, and
in the Darior was a glass-doored book
case, and IN the case was q sparse coIlec-
ton of books Lydia, the youngest daugh-
ter, used to sneak in now and then and
get volume Of Scott's poems or Mrs
Hemans' and hang entranced over the
pages as long as she could elude the boys
The boys did not approve Tom merely
shifted and ignored her tastes, but VIII
plagued her
'Huht'' said he, poetry amt Rothin'
I could write poetry myself il I was a
mind to-
Write some, then" said Lydia, stung
to seIf-deferce.
Bill sat down and vas very quiet for
long time Then he got up and went
off to the barn Lydia picked cut of the
wood box the piece Of paper on which he
had scribbled- There we're these two
lines on it
THE wind blew down our weII-sweep.
Father and I put 1t up again. Sheep"
The inside meaning of Mr. Carnegie's
remark that TO die rich is to die dis
graced may be that every rich man wants
to live long enough to get the good of his
money,
The wisdom Of the owl. like that of
some human beings, seems to consist in
putting up a good front. He winks,
bIinks, looks serious, and says nothing.
A lady at Monte Carlo has taken to go
ing about with a live monkey perehed
on her shoulder This is an improve
ment on walking arm in arm with one.
The evening times., 1901-11-25
An Open Question.
lCIereland Plain Dealer

It appears that Mother Earth didn't
even have TO raise an umbrella to keep
OF the shower of shooting stars. They
rained in another direction, and the exact
character of the escape we made is still
an open question But just let US sup
pose that a shooting star met a Fournier
auto going full 5ilt What would be the
r,racTp12 bI,9 result?
The evening times., 1901-11-25
Modern stock Certiicntea.
New York HersJdA

The oId-fashfoned investor, accustomed
to a plain stock certificate directly issued
fsz a railway giving him d certain equity
and endowing him with welI-deffned
rights, including vote in selecting men
to manage his property, may well be pos
ed, puzzled, and perplexed in the spider
web OF the latest fnancieTfng
The evening times., 1901-11-25
Extravagant appropriations. |
Galveston News.1

As usual, the warnings against Con-
OCCASIONAL extravaganza are beginning to
be heard They are always uttered about
this time of the year. But there is no
Congressman who has river, creek. or
harbor in his district who thinks that a
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, of
whatever dimensions, is in the .east ex-
travagant. The people of such district
do not disagree with him