davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

In an Ohio town q father named
Kohl has named his helpless infant
daughter Anthracite. We trust that
there will be as great q demand for
anthracite Kohl eighteen years hence
~ there 10 now.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Apostle Reed smoot, the Utah as
pirant for the United States Senate.
may or may not be a polygamist. but
man with . name like that might DO
guilty of anything.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Finger prints are now utilized In
the courts for establishing the iden-
tity OF persons. Little children should
le warned that mamma can discover
who put their dirty hands on the wall
paper. lt
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

A Chicago student attending Hobart
college has been accidentally" kicked
30 death In . football game. Acct
dents will happen even In football
games.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Shamrock III. will be longer thar
Lipton's two former boats. but he
hopes It will not be any longer In
making the race.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Educated cats are all the rage
cow in Partisan society. This seems
10 be . case Of education going to
waste.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

A man returned - to the Great
Northern railway for ride he took
twenty-five years before. As yet no
tramp has appeared to give up ten
cents for a drink he bummed from
. bartender In the past
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

There are = whole lot Of people
who will agree with the Peoria Judge
In his condemnation Of Jail life.
They've been there.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Probably If Uncle Sam could estab-
lish . belief that fishing worms are
plentiful along the line of the Panama
canal he could get m army of rooters
to tear up a hole down there without
paying for it.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

d.. Grossman il Of the opinion that
young liars are caused BY Indigestion.
n that be 20. mothers should substi-
tAts tincture Of rhubaSo for the
switch.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

An Iowa Judge decides that the val
De Of . baby Is $1,000 in cash. YET
there are lots Of people who won't
have one at any price.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

ne sad case Of Charles M. schwal
sAould be . warning to the American
sshustler"-and this is no joke.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

The man who has . deck Of cards
and knows how to play solitaire IL
the only one who ID sure to be able to
get into the game.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

II Gen. Uribe-Unbe would uncoupie
his name and manage to get on with
haif Of It the press would be Obliged
% him. N,rt
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

George F. Baer. the tyrannical coal
king. began life very poor. And how
hard the very poor who have become
rich can be to the very poor who are
still very poor.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Spain wants . new navy. She has
besn looking on the remnants Of her
I'D one with Dewey eyes. 81.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

ALI Or TO DATE H0UskKEEfERa
use Defiance Cold Water Starch, because
Il 4 bsttsr and OF. more Of It for sama
no4sy.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Gambling has increased to such an
extent In Europe that another Monte
Carlo IL to be established and suicide
x1ade easier.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Who viii want to keep ON trying
. b . millionaire after what Marie
0nsrelM has said!
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

When you remember how wide tho
world II. 1t 10 astonishing how many
poeple get in your way.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Toledo springs to the front with .
novelty. A young couple eloped and
were married on board the train. The
irate parents were not even on their
track.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Rabbi Hirsch il going after tho
story Of Mother Eve and the apple.
But Why make assaults on the dead
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

0o0s men borrow trouble and 9TH
~ leave their porch chairs out on
Halloween.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

..Ah." said the star boarder, AZ h
turned the hash over with his fork. "the
chunks of meat are familiar. but 1 can't
seem to remember the potato"
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

shows" said Uncle Eben. am ter If
dab voices In loud condemnation er dab
own faults in somebody else.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Clarence Tsnderfoot-Yes.. I Just came
to Denver and It's fine out here. The aiI
10 20 light. you know. Edward Oldtimer-
Makes your head feel at home. does 1T
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

ssCurs the cough and save the life" d.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs
ard colds, down TO the very verge Of ooo-
sumption.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

= WHEN You BUY srARcH
buy Defiance and get the best. ls %. tas
~ cents. Once used. always used.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

Boulder Teacher-who was the wiser
man? Tommy Alfalfa-8olomon. Teach
sr-Give an example of his wisdom. Tom
my-Hs had 600 wives.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

NOT A FISH STORY.
Bakers Bullhead cigar a. ~ good 20
smoke - you can md.
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

A man Of one idea isn't SO bad II the
tdaa u rood
The Meeker herald., 1902-11-29

THE HERALD.
nR1KD1, COLORADO.
0o0s men borrow trouble and 9TH
~ leave their porch chairs out on
Halloween.
Who will want to keep ON trying
. b Q millionaire after what Marie
OusrelM has said!
When you remember how wide tho
world II. It 10 astonishing how many
Vsspls get in your way.
Spain wants new navy. She has
besn looking on the remnants OF her
I'd one with Dewey eyes.
The sad case Of Charles M. Schwab
sAould be . warning to the American
-shnstler this is no joke.
Rabbi Hirsch il going after tho
story Of Mother Eve and the apple.
But why make assaults on the dead!
Educated cats are all the rage
sow in Partisan society. This seems
10 b . case Of education going to
waste. III
II Gen. Uribe-Uribe would uncoupie
his name and manage to get on with
haif of It the press would be Obliged
% him.
Gambling has increased to such an
extent In Europe that another Monte
Carlo IL to be established and suicide
x1ade easier.
shamrock III. will be longer than
Lipton's two former boats, but he
hopes It will not be any longer In
making the race.
The man who has q deck Of cards
and knows how to play solitaire 10
the only one who ID sure to be able to
get into the game.
There are = whole lot Of people
who will agree with the Peoria Judge
In his condemnation OF Jail life.
They've been there.
An Iowa Judge decides that the val
De Of baby Is 5000 in cash. Yet
there are lots Of people who won't
have one at any price.
Toledo springs to the front with =
novelty. A young couple eloped and
were married ON board the train. The
irate parents were not even ON their
track.
a Chicago student attending Hobart
college has been Accidentally" kicked
10 death in . football game. Acct
dents will happen even in football
games.
d.. Grossman il Of the opinion that
young liars are caused By Indigestion.
n that be 20. mothers should substi.
tuts tincture Of rhubasb for the
switch.
That Cleveland mans platform in
which he promised not to wear .
dress suit IL elected to congress has
1t least the merit Of being easily un-
derstood. SIS
George F. Baer. the tyrannical coal
king. began life very poor. And how
hard the very poor who have become
fich can be to the very poor who are
still very poor.
Apostle Reed Smoot, the Utah as
pirAnt for the United States Senate.
may or may not be q polygamist, but
. man with . name like that might DO
guilty of anything.
A New York lady who sued for S2S.-
900 for breach of promise has been
awarded damages in the sum OF sig
cents. That ought to take the con-
ceit out of the fellow.
ii
Walking Shield, bad Indian. has
been hanged for killing his prospec-
tive mother-in-law. Eventually white
men also will have to recognize that
d. mothers-in-law have rights.
Finger prints are now utilized In
the courts for establishing the iden-
tity Of persons. Little children should
le warned that mamma can discover
who put their dirty hands on the wall
naDer
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
1 castro MUST hurry.

1'ssssrf Limit Set by ulfimatum Il said
to He Very ;Dsbef.
Beflin. Dec. l0-While the limit of
Time given to Venezuela in which to
mHkeaan answer to the Eltimatums of
Germany and Grtal Britain is not dis.
tAOsfu, correspondent H. 0ffiria lly
informed that ii rs worry brief. The
German foreign caiixe ,still hopes that
president Castro will recognize the
gravity of the sitnntionand yield at the
la4t moment. t..
Tine papers here make absolutely no
comment on the Venezuelan situation.
with the exception ii the Vorwaerts,
which says that, "'a1thongh President
Castro has expressed 1ils Willingness to
satisfy the German AND British de.
nsxMfas. military action against him
3l;s* begun and tin. Y.okalanzeiger,
~a'.Sh remarks tisna "tF'resiieut Cas-
tr1S~ Efforts to drive u wedge bet tween
Germany and Gss,aa Britain have
faAe4l."
qlhe following press A1ispatch has
sstfnrrcteived from London:
= '~'i'e OF the largest English creditors
Of Wenezutla declared during the day
that the ultimatunss Of Great Britain
and Germany had 4 reventy-two hour
limit. The foreign office, while not
denying the correctness of this state
nsent, intimated that the period was
3AAlettO extension. There are some in
Of possible settlement.
though apparently nothing definite has
ye4 :teen decided
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
THE CATTLE FEsT WAR.
Wfssan sDHGes Congreas.to Give Him
Aeens to Stamp Oua Epidemic.

Wf1san Urges C0ngre~s.stO Give Him
Aeaas to Stamp Ou4 Epidemtc.
Washington, Dec 11.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson appeared before
the h0nse committee an agriculture
during the day to explain the urgent
necessity .of an emergency apprOpria-
ton to enable his department to stamp
out the foot and mouth disease now
prevalent in some of the New England
states.
Mr.. Wilson advised the tf6mmittee of
conditions in the 4narantined New
England states and said it had been
found ecessary to kill all infected
cattle and .he had ordered their slaugb-
ter. He estimated that itswould cost
about $700,000 to stamp out the dis
ease. arrangements having been made
with the state authorities to pay 70 per
gent Of the value of the cattle killed.
The committee also was asked to Sc
cure legislation which will give the
secretary ef agriculture authority, aft
er AN inspection of live stock 10 give a
certificate to :Ihe shipper which will
pprmit Of the transportation from one
state to another and through states
without any further inspection by state
authorities. BY a recent decision OF
the supreme court cattle may be stop
ned ut any state line, it was explained,
thus affording "a serious interference to
interstate commerce in cattle. AAdraft
Of biIl covering this proposed pro
vision of law was taken under advise
ment by the committee.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

!
Auburn, N. r. Dec. 11.-DstscHNea
are completely mystifed over the a..
appearance of five-year-old Willie
Hinger, while his parents are distract
Cd and the community deeply con-
cerned. Last Sunday afternoon he &C.
cOmpanied his fourteen year-old sister
on an errand and was told to wait out
side while she went into a house. She
returned In FIVE minutes only to find
that Willie had vanished.
Not a trace Of the boy has since been
unearthed. He is the son Of poor Ger
man parents, and the theory Of abduc-
ton in hope of large ransom seems un.
tenable. The place where he was
missed lie in one Of the fine residence
portions of the city.
The weather has been bitterly cold
ever since, and he may have wandered
into some field and persisted. The po-
lice, with several volunteers. are con.
tinuing a search Of the outskirts and
adjacent fields
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

New York, Dec. ~
PARLIAMENTARY active and arm
Minnesota patents, asoaA1s: winte1
straights e 45a265; winter extras. aS6s
$40; winter patents $360aaSQ
WHEAT-Strong and higher again with
shorts covering freely on cables. small
receipts in the northwest and foreign
buying; March. SSAaS396c.; May. q lila
s1%c.
RYE-Dull; state, bla54,4c.. c. i. t., New
York; No. 2 western, &c., I. o. b., afloat;
No. 2 54a541tc.. track.
CORN-Opened firm on the cables, but
eased on later through profit taking; jan
uary, 55]c.; May, 4sxa4e5tc.
OATS-Dull, but steady; track. white,
state 37,4a43c; track, white, western. IN
aASc.
PoRK-ouiet; mess, s1sala5o; family.
$1Sa1S.&.
LARn-Firm; prime western steam.
11.30c
BUTTER-steady; state dairy. 2eas7c. !;
extra creamery, soc.
CHEESE-Firm; state. full cream
fancy, small, colored, September, 1oAc. ;
late make, 13c. small white, September
1870; late make, 1Se large, colored. Sep
tember, 1916; late make, .3c.: large,
white, September, 1SAc.; late make, 13c.
6UGAR--Raw firm; fair refining, nc. !;
centrifugal, IS test, &C.; refined firm;
crushed, 5.66c. powdered, h06c.
MOLASSES-Firm; New Orleans, .3oaA0c
RICE-DuH; domestic. 4Aasysc.; Japan,
4Aa5Ac. nominal.
TALLOW-Steady; city, e.: country, ~
srAc.
HAY-steady; shipping, 6ea7ec. sosa to
choice, s6asl.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

W1t9oyS Views on the Ee~sn
q ~ philippines.
washington, D~. l0.--Luke Wright
we governor OF iahe Philippines an.
peartd before the senate committre on
nh'''ppines during the day and urged
wy lMssaer Of The bill reducing the
nWS ON saHllpGinc goods coming Ia
inns country tos25 per cent Of the ping.
icy rates He ifhought Chinese lahoy.
en- slscuAa 1be sallowed 10 come to m.
Islands. Governor Wright also sun.
ported tire billffor reform In tn, F,hilin.
pine currency
ne st'''ate'dhring the day considered
the OBI to ;utnend the mjlttia h.vy., NJ
the UIfised States.
"''ine niinhr business was transacted
~ the "peTiing Of the sessie,p IN the
in"'se' Tht senate Till to regulate the
an'''* andftix the coaNyyensationvof Gus.
nius inspectors at the port 0f New
'"fR was passed: Also a bill no pro.
vHie additional districts b the Indian
Territory where legal Instruments can
t,e tiaed.
NV. lsICsne IN. ", chairman Of the
ON ways and means report.
ea back from that t,ommittee the rpso.
'sf1son Ter the distribution of the presi.
nehts message and gave notice that
ne would call it un. He called W the
resolution which Provides for ltoliday v
mtlourhment from Dec ~ to Jan. =.
1sn.'' 'and it was adopted without d.
vision. Mr.. Sherman IN. ~ then re.
l'sr.ed' the Indian alnropria ton hil.
Iherremainder nj the session was de-
"u1eddo the consideration 'nf the Lon.
Gun 'tahfling charge bill.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
Yx,,,. Cesnsry Ready Fer work.

,..,. c>xnery Ready Fer work.
pottsville Dec. 1.-The Lyttle col
rsrv which was drowned ont be-
cane ct failure u keep the mine
pumps IN operation during the stlake !:
r.. heen cleared OF 5000. 900 gallons OF
-ster after thirty days bard work.
ana mining viii be resumed at once:
me ae,iiesy has AD a annual eaDscity' OF
IOD 40 tons and emp|oya Law men.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Mount Norris, N. Y, Dec. 1.-Two
men have been killed In freight
wreck on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western at Groveland, near here.
The dead are: Dan Cronin, conductor;
Joseph Minister. hagman, both Of e.
mira. In the wreck two engines and
. dozen cars were demolished. An In
vestigatiOn will be necessary before re
sponsibility for the wreck can be nxed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

HspSth Csass PSssnasssss.
Washington, Dee. 1.-THE following
fourth class postmsstess have been ap-
pointed:
Flynn, Sylvester GIL
len.
Vermont ridport. d. H. Bennett.
New York-LinwO0tl. William J. Nc
Doweil; North Lawrence, Esther l..
Smith,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Albany, N. r.. Dec. II. y the tug
Pontiac of Rensselaer,, Captain James
Little, has been sunk BY the ice on
Lagoon island, narth Of Albany Sne
vac breaking passage for the return
a q barge. from Troy to Albany and
the heavy ice punehed1a hole 10 her
hov The captain ran her ashore. ana
the crew Of nine escaped with mmco'-
~. losing all their effects.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Albany, N. T., Dec. 10-Ralph A. Bal.
ley, aged twenty weight, Waterman at
the Fort Orange club, shot himself dead
in the presence OF tive cbambermaids
in the club. The girls say he was fool
ing with the revolver and put it TO his
head, remarking. -'Well. might as well
do it now as any time" With that the
pistol was discharged, and Bailey fell
dead at their feet. Bailey is said to be
married and to have several young chill
Gren.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
The>Akt,salosn .Leaxae.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The seventh
annual meeting Of the American Anti
saloon league has opened here. The
convention was called TO order by its
president, Rev. DR.. l.. b. Wilson of
thie city, and the days sessions were
devoted to reports of officers and from
the various states, There were 124 ~
cietses throughout the country repre-
scented by 400 delegates.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Madrid, Dec. ia dispatch from
Tangier, Morocco. says the commander
of the imperial forces has informed the
sultan that his troops are completely
hemmed in by the rebels that they are
unable to advance or retreat and that
hitherto loyal tribes are joining the
forces OF the pretender to the throne.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
p.,,.o.d station ,Quaras ti.eA.

Amsterdam. N. T., Dec. 11.-Coroner
,DeBaun has quarantined the New York
Central railroad station at Yosts on &C
count Of the prevalence Of smallpox
in the family of TOwerman Ray, who
occupies past of the building as resi-
dence. The victim OF the disease is
= sister Of Eowerman Ray. She came
tn Yoste from Hudson and is seriously
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Pawtucket, r. L., Dec. 11.-Ninety-
nine year John Campbell, said to be
the Oldest clansman In America and
one of the oldest Masons In the world,
having Joined st. Mary's lodge, h Glas-
gov, seventy-6ve years ago, b dead
here. He had twenty eight grandchil-
dren and as many great-grandchildren,
many Of whom reside In Scotland.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Fremont. O., Dee. iI.-Fire during
the day destroyed the plants of the
Trom,ner Extract of Malt company and
the Christy Knife company and dam
aged Tschuny Bros furniture factory,
the ID. Hook shirt factory, laundry
and s,lloOn. entaillng an aggregate loss
at $o0l 600: partly insured.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

SA0t by = Jealous woman.
Darlington. N. D., Dec. 1l-Thomas
Baker, a prominent citizen Of this place,
was shot FIVE times BY Miss Kitt1e Ben
durant. Jealousy is said to have bean
the cause. Baker lie reported dying.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
The weather.
Fair; colder; northwest winds.
FInAHO1AL AID COMMERCIAL.

C10a1n6 0OOdauOA0 q the New toTk
Stock EIehoA9e.
New YeSk, Dee. n.
Money on call steady a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, per cent 9tsr-
ling exchange steady, With actual blsi-
ness In bankers bills at %.s72g tor demand
and at n. sa5oa4 sse% for - day bills. Pest
Cd rates, A.SlA and >4@ Commercial
bills, 3As1ka4SsA. Bar silver, l7stc. Nexi-
can dollars, 37hc. Government bonds
steady. Railroad bonds irregular.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11
Ny baby was sick
and I tried a good
many things e: :. ~; :i e. s 81.

. hh Msaaeh. Hewas tTe0Aled With snaic very
ssuch, 80 ssea 70 scream when h bed touch I'm.
AZ Dcs know vhss II vss 10 ciose my eye dsy -
assk. gsve hin fev drop. u LAxAkoLA "a
4 peiisved hin. give b to HIN fev lima ans
vorkeA Tie charm, and be now rests pretty ".
al aisAt He Is . erea dealIbete' lootiAe hahy
since ] esve hin LAxAKOLA, and think " ~
moshem knew bov good Il wss they vsaSd gsse
sosAIae eise 10 their sick Ssbirs Nm. Mary DAILY
So Pi'a S., So: Bos'os:: a, dIsgEss:,,smp" ~
PEPsJK0-~-T.sM 7atis'' Tar hv ix6tgs'tasa.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-11

Fresh beet is decidedly easy, and
prices show a decline for the week.
Receipts have been large, hut trade is
fair
Lambs are firm, with good demand
mnttons and veals are steady and rn-
changed. Spring lambs. 7@9c; year
sings, G&I7c; nuttons, c@1c; veals, "a
zoe; fancy and Brighton, 1OA011e.
There is a quiet trade in poultry, with
-sBly a moderate Offering. Receivers
are predicting a short supply Of north
ern turkeys for the Christmas trade.
Western turkeys, i6@lSc; northern
fowls. l40l6c; chickens, western, Il
01Cc: northern, 1920: Iced turkeys,
17@1ec; fowls, 130t4e: chickens, 18@
16c; ducks l5017c; Rhode Island
geese. l5c; live fowls 1OMQllc.
veaison " in good supply. with whole
deer selling at 15020c per ID. Saddles
are quoted at 25@2Sc, with skinson. and
legs at 30086e. Moose meat il. scarce
and sells at 10@a ONO with skins. There
h good supply Of bear meat which is
Qnoted at 1GG20c. There is fair sup.
Dly Of game, which IL selling at an
changed prices. Black ,ducks cell a&
1.eO0l.75 per pair; red headed ducks.
e2bo; widseon, ~&1@1.b; teal, N.l0
Philadelphia SQUAD are hfn at $S.b0(5l
pey dossn, with natlyes q e00ShG
quail n per Aesen plovsE. .&eo7 per 90.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-11

Copyright, 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Blakely bent over his books with an
earnest but troubled expression on his
face. Save for one incandescent light
that burned above his desk, the bank
was in total darkness. A cold Grizzling
rain was falling without, and pedestrians
hurried past, their umbrellas carried low
over their heads to protect them from the
raindropS, which the wind seemed deter
mined to drive into their faces
Two of the other bank clerks, WHO
had been working overtime, hau long
since gone to their homes. but the book
keeper worked on quietly, anxiously, de-
terminedly. Hour after hour passed, the
streets became almost deserted; one by
one the stores were closed, and darker
and blacker became the night without.
Again and again Blakely went over
the books, checking the entries, footing
the long columns of figures. But always
did he reach the same result
There was no mistake-there could be
no mistake. The cashier was short in his
accounts. Twenty thousand dollars were
missing-twenty thousand dollars that had
passed into, the hands of the cashier,
of which~his accounts showed no record.
What had become of the money? Was
Manning a thief? Could 1t be POSSIBLE
he was ar embezZler?
The bookkeeper groaned aloud and star
ed blankly at the books before him. Man
ming an embezzler! Manning-Allene's
father-a thief? Godi 1t could not be-
And yet-yet, it must be so. The fig
ures told the awful tale too plainly to be
doubted. Yes, Manning was, he must be.
defaulter! And he, Blakely. alone OF
all the world, save Manning himself,
knew the terrible truth.
Why had the irony of fate made him
the discoyerer of the awful crime? For
years all his life, almost-he had loved
Allene; for years he had lived in hopes
OF some day making her his Wife
With this one aim in view, ne had ap-
plled himself most earnestly to his du-
ties in the bank and had risen, step by
step, until now he was head bookkeeper,
with the position of assistant cashier al
most within his grasp.
Much of his advancement he owed, he
knew, to the influence of Manning. who
was also director Of the institution.
And this manifest interest in his welfare
on the part of the cashier had given the
bookkeeper reason to believe that Man
ming would sinterpose no serious objections
when Blakely should ask for Allene's
hand. z8
Only last evening Allene and he had
discussed with so much mutual happi-
ness the future, and it had been agreed
between them that Blakely should ask
her father for his consent to their mar
riage at his first opportunity.
And now-oh, God! from his lips must
come the accusation, from his hands
must come the proof that would stamp
Manning as felon, and forever ruin
the life of Allene, if, indeed, it did not
actually break her heart.
He clasped his hands behind his head
and leaned back in his chair, his face
marked with the deep lines of anguish