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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-02
PAYING The
PRICE
BY MRS. MoNH PERKINS.

u OBERT HALLECK has returned"
N said Isabel Bremen from her coy
seat before the fire, where she sat,
lovely and idle, among a group of busy
ladies. 1t was the weekly meeting of
1.-The Ladies' Aid Society,"" and most
of the ladies in the little town of
Dune were assembled in Mrs. Bren-
ner's warm parlor that afternoon.
They all looked up with surprised eyes
at Isabel's words, for Robert Halleck
had left Dune ten years before and no
one had heard of him since.
"And have you seen him?" asked one
of the ladies'.
mo, not l." laughed Isabel. "But
father heard it down town just before
dinner"
Isabel Bremen was the love1ieSt girl
in all Dune, with ripping hair touched
into gold by every sunbeam that
CHANGED to fall upon it, while her wide
gray eyes held all sorts of thrilling
lights and shadows, and her com
plexiOn was fresh and fair with the
palest Of rose tints upon either round
ed cheek. To the people of Dune she
was synonymous with all that was fair
and bright, yet she was unspoiled, and
possessed manner which inspired
neither envy nor hate.
perhaps his return has something
to do with Janet Wilson'S absence this
afternoon" remarked Mrs. Bremen
"She has not been absent for months
until to-day"
"What would it matter to poor old
Janet?" questioned Isabel.
"They were engaged to be married
at the time he went away. Every one
supposes he Tilted her"
''Oh, then he is as old as Janet!
Why, she is gray, has been ever since
l can remember"
'He is not so old, my dear. That
was it. She must have been full 25
and he only boy of 10. No one pitied
Janet much, because she should not
have encouraged him. A woman of
her age should have known better"
Meantime, the subject of their con
versation sat alone in her little parlor
looking with weary eyes into the
CRATE, where the fire had long since
died out, leaving only colorless ashes
She was a TALL slender woman, with
fine olive complexion which alone
seemed to have retained the beauty OF
youth. Great masses of almost snowy
hair were gathered into knot at the
back of her well-shaped head, which
even in her detection was held some
what proudly, while the heavy folds Of
her loose, dark gown swept about hel
feet and lay in lusterless heap upo1
the floor.
Mrs. Bremen had been right. Janet:
absence from the Aid Society was du,
to Robert Halleck's sudden appear
ance in Dune. She had seen him ge
off the train at the station-Rober
Halleck in the full vigor of manhood
tall, dark, handsome, With eyes tina
held her heaven and earth once-no
SO very long ago-and yet an eternft,
to her.
She had felt the shock of his return
like a thunderbolt, dazing and be
wildering her for one brief moment
and then had come the realization tina
ne had returned at last-he whom sh
had sought that she might in som
way repay HIN the ueSoiatlon ne ma
brought her. Dune said she had bee
to blame, that she had lured a boy
only boy-who had wearied of he
mature charms at last.
A scornful smile flickered over he
face at the thought. At IS she ha
been beautiful in the rich, dark styl
OF her southern ancestors-beautif,
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N M treaty between England and Japan relative
h @H& question doubt if treaty was needed if either
k2 England Japan understood fully objects of Rus
STA in China.
To be the expansion the Pacific effects
Great Britain world power question China is only
particular the rivalry prevailing between the two
for the last half This
Cman and has often threatened another
conflict
cTRUGGLE BETWEEN THE TWO GREAT ExPAN
SIVE RACES OF EUROPE, THE SLAV AND THE ANGLO
SAXON WOULD BE A MISFORTUNE, ESPECIALLY AS TT
COULD PRODUCE NO LASTING RESULTS
THE HOSTILITY BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS re
MAINLY FOUNDED ON ERRORS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
The conditions Of Russia and England different most writ
who have not thoroughly studied the subject te
facts They judge Russia by the aspirations Peter the Great
who first brought her to European notice. ignore the
tendencies existing before and which resumne their a
in directing the development of the country.
Engshmen, naturally biased of sea power in
their history, led to attach importance ia
the dazzling projects of Peter the Great the Russian
They apt to suspect the port or coast
only preliminary the development of chaeneno te
command of the They overlook the RUSSIA
VAST CONTINENTAL EMPIRE, AND THAT HER MARI
TIME WANTS ARE MODERATE territory she CON
large OF what geographers call
almost world to herself with her large inland like te
Caspian and Ara For her internal
porionate her While the shipping
able there her unknown
side world this immense disproporion clear
mental aims of the nation. s s
Russia needs only few outlets sea- just England re-
qures coalng stations all the world subsidiary aid the
real which the former yields land sea
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WIFI JET Dldck nalr, mdSnlncent eve
and figure of perfect contour and
grace. She knew, no one better. that
the slender, dark-eyed boy whom she
had loved without any effort of hers
to lure him; that he had come into
her life of his own free will, and gone.
likewise, bearing away her wealth of
love.
She remembered how she had
scorned herself for loving a boy; how
sorely her pride had been wounded
when she plighted her troth to him,
but she had loved him none the less.
And he? Well, he went away one day
and came no more. She had waited
for his return and grown old in wait
ing.
His parents had been unfeign eddy
glad, for they had always objected to
her, not even relenting when the glad
light went from her eyes and the
snow spread so thickly over her mag
nificent hair.
Now, he had returned young maj
she had become an old woman in ap-
pearance. But he should pay the price
OF her youth and hope. No man should
rob her of both with reckless hand
and leave her to bear the pain and
humiliation alone. Perhaps Dune had
wounded her above all else when it
said she had thrown herself at this
boy to win him; perhaps it had helped
to harden her into the stern, relentless
woman she had become. At any rate,
he had returned, he must pay the
price.
1t was almost dark when she arose
to pull down the curtains, light the
lamp and rekindle the fire, yet even
in the semi-darkness, the unwonted
brllllance of her eyes, and the firm, set
curte of the lips were perceptible, and
they BODIED no good to Robert Halleck.
Spring came and went, then sum-
mer burst in full glory upon Dune, and
still Robert Halleck fingered. A rumor
went over the town that Isabel Bren-
ner's face was the charm that chained
him there; later, their engagement;
was announced.
Janet had aged perceptibly since his
return, and she staid away altogether
from the Aid Society, not even going
out upon the street except in the dusk
of the evening, fearing, with some
thing of wild terror, that she might
meet him, yet hungering for sight of
his face with passionate longing. But
face to face with him she might weak
en-, might turn from her purpose.
The golden summer weeks crept
slowly by for her, so slowly that she
wondered how she could endure the
long "afterward." if it crept like the
time of waiting. Nights, when the
moon hung like silver bow in the
sky. when the wind sighed softly
through the trees, and all else was
silent and hushed, she walked the
length of her room saying again and
again to herself that he should paw
the price.
The semi-madness that crept over
her weary brain while she waited and
brooded over her wrong seemed to her
like the spirit of her ancestors hover
ing over her to arouse her to action,
for the Wilson's had never died with
a wrong unavenged, and she was Will
son, with all their passionate blood
coursing through her veins.
The waiting came to an end at last.
The announcement of Robert Halleck's
engagement was the signal for Janet's
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action. his happiness, now, derended
upon the beautiful girl he had chosen
from Dune, even as hers (Janet's) had
depended upon him. He had robbed
her, she would in turn rob him. If she
were bereft, so must he be; if the light
of her life had gone out, even so must
his. She thought of it night and day
with a thirst for revenge that knew no
bounds.
1t was moonlight night with a gen.
tie breeze stirring the trees. letting
the moonbeams ripple through them
lnllttle dashes-and, throwing shawl
around her, Janet stepped out into that
glory of moonlight and ripping leaves,
casting long, dark shadow upon the
ground as she moved, needless of the
soft beauty around her. She had reck-
oned well, for when she stepped noise
lessly among the shadows of the trees
in the Bremen grounds she saw Rob-
ert and Isabel walking together little
way beyond her.
lsabels beauty was ten-fold in the
soft moonlight, yet the sight of it did
not add pang to the miserable woman
who watched it with wild bright eyes.
In the strange, mad passion of Janet
Wilson, there was no jealousy of Isa-
bells fair, girlish face. The face would
be the means of her vengeance, for men
worship woman with face like that.
lsabeTs voice reached her ears, clear
ly, distinctly. She was saying:
Are you sure you love me as much
as you did Janet Wilson,"
ga thousand times more" came Rob-
ert's fervent reply.
Neither moonlight nor sunlight could
rival the light in Janet's sunken ewes
as she listened with bated breath to
what was bitterest pain to hear. Some
thing flashed like the simmer of tenn
pered steel in her eager hand. but
she waited. she knew not why.
did you really love her, Roberto"
Love her? Yes, with the wild. head
strong love of youth. Why, darling,
| remember to have awakened in the
night crying aloud for her. That was
when first went away. She fascinated
me. then, and-yes, l loved her. Iprob-
ably would have been happy with her
had they left me alone She was ter
ribly handsome"
'Janet's hand trembled upon the
knife she held, CULVER went over her
face, but she stood still as a statue
and as cold.
You know everyone says that she
encouraged you, Iured you on-you. a
mere boy, she mature woman?''
''In that they spoke falsely. I re-
member how she fought against her
love for me. She would not Weld at
once that boy had won her love.
Truly, | do not care for her, now; the
old love has given place to the better
new for, after all, we were lily matched
in years, but L will do her Justice. at
least"
The voices died away and Janet
turned, with sob, the old love master
ing her The mans happiness was as
sacred to her as Heaven. She had been
mad. He had loved her! For a mo-
ment a glorious thought, wild, bright
dream of happiness rushed over her.
What if she should win him yet? Then.
as if in mockery, a sudden, fitful gust
of wind cast lock of her gray hair be-
fore her eyes, and in an instant the
dream was ended. She was old and
gray, and he was Minneapolis
Housekeeper.
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Philosophic .Maunderinxs.

g When fellow has nothing else to do
the best thing he can do is nothing.
A man who is suddenly accepted by
an heiress knows what it feels like to
jump into an ice-cold bath in winter.
The minute man begins to think he
discovers plenty to think about.
When mans trolley is off current
topics have little interest Cor him.
It's bad luck to drop wedding cake,
but its worse to have to clean the
carpet afterward. Baltimore News.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-02
Enough Torture.

She-It's pity you haven't q mind
of your own.
Cholly-Jove, ought to have. You
give me piece of yours often enoughi
Harlem Life.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-02
In Axue Iana

II am going to fight this out 60 the
bitter end. said the man from Collees
Point as he took his regular dose q
quinine.-N. Y. Timea
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-02
All He Wanted.

NH 1Ie w UHtOu.
81 wish could make lot of money!"
81 wish I could make half of what I've
lost trying to make a lot!"-Puck.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
BEES AND BAD SPIRITS

According 70 tho statement Of Syl.
vester, an aged darkey who appeared
in the Pujcs Court this morning.
charged with assault and battery up.
on Mrs. James kupibea, Big jim Ku.
pihea Is q, bad man.
Sylvester gtrenuOuBly denied that he
had hit MIS- Eupihsa. Later on, he
admitted that he had used vigorous
language and thguit was that the evil
deeds o. Big lim" leaked out.
SylveS-er ~ a tenant OF a stable In
Jim's bacr gard He stated that his
existence rad been u dream of peace,
iul bliss Until lltn began TO worry him
with his sjCr.d designs. The great.
est evil was mat Jim had put a host
of "buuDle" bees aud bad spirits into
the stable. -Fhe bees and the spirits
together raised such row that 50.
vester Coolt not sleep and consequent.
~ he tj}e6'G prOls8t.
The defendant IL quiet old negro
who is Fnunn TO be n harmless fellow
but little eccentric, He was exam.
med ny doctor yesterday but not
found i5pa for tn. Insane Asylum. Ow'
Ing to The tact that he had always
been OF 2 good 'haracter, he was dis
charged ~ tns Court advising him to
seek new quarters, to which Sylvester
emphsti"aIiy agtecd.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30

Ro"hpoTt, Mass, August 90. - The
New England coast from p, rtland har.
Dor TO Cape Cod Is on Wa" basis and
will be 50 for some tlmc - cOnl" Tho
men who are the most interested are
the officers and crows OF the vnsse:s or
the North Atlantic fleet, witch Rear
Admiral Higginson commands.
To put the situation in q few words
is 70 say that somewhere in tho Attain.
tic Is a feet supposed to l." n hnst,ie
one which, by strategy purely. In.
tends reaching the New England
shore. On the Other hand, Rear Ad'
miTal iigginson Is to use his fleet to
stop The enemy. II Is IA war game to
be worked out with real men manning
actual lighting machines under usual
conditions Of wind aud waves, with
the probabilities Of fog and storm, and
what is more Important, IN" Gvcr-pTes-
ent danger OF disaster on the reefs
and shoals which naturally guard
much of this coast line,
The war game began at noon. when
Rear Admiral iligginson moved mis-
feet out of the harhOr OF refuge here
and went in search OF the enemy. 10,
night the picl,st line has been astpb.
l!shed, and mimlr war without the
burning of gunpowder may begin at
any moment. The conditions. hDwev,
er, make it appear certain tina: Com,
mander PilIsbury will not attempt 10
land until at least tomorrow night-'iu
fact, his attack Is expected then.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
A PERlLoUs ASCENT.

New York, August IS. - Visitors TO
Glen Island on Saturday afternoon
were treated to tho spectacle OF
mammoth balloon aname in mid.air.
The balloon, which measured eighty
feet in height and 100 feet in circum-
ference, with an air capacity Of $4,000
cubic feet. had scarcely been released
from its mOOrings when il was seen TO
be on fire.
Acronaut Price had assembled near.
~ 500 feet before he realized his per
ilous position. He quickly pulled open
the safety valve. cut loose his para
chute and landed in the sound several
hundred feet from shore, launch
bringing him safely TO land. The bal
loon continued to ascend until IL had
reached an altitude OF l,500 feet, wher
II collapsed and fell into the water
Sparks from the heating apparatus
used for imitation caused the accident
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
perpetual
woven wire Z.
mattress
Patented April 9th, 1902

Patented April 9th, 1902
viii reyolutiouizc mattress
construction and mattress buy.
ing. Its construction, being
double woven wire stretched
from head to foot of the bed,
gives a complete and ncver.fail.
ing support. A light person
finds II soft and a heavy person
finds it exceedingly strong. No
springs to break. and II is prac.
tically indostructible. We are
solo agents. Come and see il at
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
LOCAL and GENERAL

Sugar sac.
The courts will observe Labor Day.
Q. II. Berrey, office, room 49, Camp.
bell block.
When other dentists fail try ths New
York Dental Parlors.
Read the ad OF the Expert Dentists.
bottom of page s. II will Interest you.
New today Bohemian beer on
drausbt at the Pantheon; 10 cents a
glass.
1t will be year next Saturday since
President Mckinley vas shot by an as
sassin
The Waikiki Inn advertises an eX-
cellent bill OF fare for tomorrow's dim
ner. Try It.
First Judge Abram S. Humphreys o.
the First Circuit retires from office by
resignation today.
Notice of sherifr's sale in case of
Sic Kee ys. Hung Chong appears on
page OF this issue,
The weekly edition OF the Evening
Bulletin gives a complete summary Of
the news of the day.
For baby carriages and sewing ma.
chimes and stoves and safes. call on
Hoffschlaeger Co., Ltd.
After argument the motion in Bishop
4 Go. VS.. Pain ct al. was taken under
advisement until Tuesday.
A Circuit Court bailiff made tho
rounds of the banks today with sign
ed order for his salary. but none would
cash II.
The monthly salary raid was made
on the treasury today and the retail
stores ought to have good afternoons
business.
Good meals for 25 cents at the New
Orpheum restaurant. 1850 Fort street.
Under now management. Everything
neat and clean.
The Y. NJ c. A. will hold its I
o'clock meeting tomorrow Sunday
near the corner of Queen and South
| streets. Kakaako.
Judge Robinson has revised his opin.
| ion on the jury question and now hold,
that the jury should have been retain
cd throughout the August term.
Notice OF an excursion to the Vol.
cano per the boats of the Wilder s. $.
Go. appears today. Special rates iu-
Guiding steamship fare and occOmmo-
dations.
Al. d. Spreckels, A. b. Spreckels and
W. G. Irwin have leased to Chas. Gay
| Of Kauai for term of 80 years the ahu-
/ puHgs Of NHOhai and Kaa on the island
! OF Lanai :or the sum of $4,000. This
, land connects with the big strip bought
| by Chas. Gay at auction the other day,
Y. Kimura. tho Japanese editor in,
/ diCtcd for criminal libel. called at the
Bulletin office to day and denied the r."
port that suit had been withdrawn he.
cause Of an apology from him. Y. Xxi
mura says he has not ap9logized, but
mutual friends had successfully urged
S. Kimura to withdraw his suit.
Guen Chong. the owner and mana
ger OF Chinese store on King street
between Maunaiea and Smith streets
was fnod $50 In the Police Court this
morning for having thirty-Hve cases
of kerosene on his premises, which Il
ia excess of the amount allowed by
law. All the other cases in court witt
exception of few "drunks," wer,
either continued or discharged.
Among the arrivals from Fiilo an,
way ports in the Claudine today wor,
the following Col. ana Mrs. Samue
Parker. Senator Burton. Col. w. II
Cornwcll J. T. McCrossen, C. A
Brown. G. A. Davis, Fred Wundonberg
w. f. Pogue, Jaul Jarrett, K. T. Guard
p. Peck Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Baldwin
W. G. Walker. p w. Dankey, J. n. X
Keola, \. c. Gehr, II. l.. Holstein. c
Il. Puluu and J. RcntOn.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
SPANS Boy King
Plays Many Franks

New York, August 2l.-A cable to
the Journal from Madrid says: All
Spain Is aghast today over the latest
reports of the extraordinary eccentric.
ity of King Alfonso. During his re.
cent provincial tour the King repeat
odly gave evidence OF lack OF mental
balance. At Oviedo, at great reccp
ton, the King complained OF being
bored, and asked why he could not go
to bed. Pacheco explained that Ell.
quotte demanded that the people leave
first. "Oh. must thGy?" replied His
Majesty. "Tll soon send them away"
A moment later Alfonso doubled his
fists, and. placing them to his mouth
in imitation OF bugle. sounded taps.
Everybody stood aghast and glanced
toward the King. who again sounded
taps. stretched his arms and yawned.
The people took the hint and departed.
At Santander. when the King was
acclaimed with shouts of Long live
the King" Alfonso shouted to the
Duke Of Neragua. who was near by:
Say, Duke, you didn't get anything
! this time, did you? No long life Tor
| YOU"
He then laughed boisterQusly at
| Neragua's confusion.
While at Cabadonga viewing a
shrine. which Is one Of the most ia.
nous in Europe, when the Bishop
showed him the sacred relics, st. re.
ter's toe nail and st. Paurs hair. the
King said; Bishop, do you believe
that nonscnse?"
The Bishop affirmed that he did.
Well, don't" replied Alfonso. We
have seen enough. I'm going to din
ner."
With this remark he marched OF TO,
ward the dining hall.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS
TALK ON FUSION

Continued rom rage ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30
NAME OF STOCK
MERCANTILE.
SUGAR

y Brewer q Compsny.
rs Sachs D.G. Cola
L. 3. Kerr q Co., La.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-30

The question that confronted Admit
nj HigginsoT as he studied his map N
the NuarsarEe tonight was the location
and hour OF attack al the opposing
squadron. He has his naval iuteIll.
g"ncc bureau connecting all point
along the shore from Portland to
Provincctowu. and the central pom;
is in a shed on the shore Of the harLor
lof refuge, by telephonic cOmmunica
ton the flagship can be- informed OF
the appearance OF any strange vessel
on tho coast. and in such~an event the
Admiral can quickly assemble his fleet
and proceed to that point and endeay
or to crush the enomy.