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can't be too careful. The fellow has an
ugly jaw anyway, and he seemed to lis
ten rather attentively"
1 sighed. 1t was awful, this fear of
every shadow.
pleasant, isn't it? In fact, it's become
unbearable."
ut has long been so to me-"
"And TO me. and what is more, Il all
appears so hopeless. have no wish to
frighten you. Dayie, but how Is it go
ing TO endr'
1 feared IL could only end one way,
and l said so.
''In the triumph Of our enemies? /
believe so'too. 1 have long believed IL.
Police have failed, we have failed, but
the society never fails. IL can be bar.
fed, kept at bay, but it has Infinite pa.
thence and long purse. 1 tell you can
didly, Davie, 1 am beginning to fear IL;
fear Ii, that Is, in a manner that never
appealed TO me before. There is evi
IDENTITY no security for US IN England
We must go abroad" This he said with
a look which was half an Interroga-
ton.
Willingly" said, 'but win our go.
ing abroad aid us? And where shall
we gof'
put this last question not without a
certain inward suspicion, for had not
forgotten his wish. which 1 knew was
| not dead. though It had lain dormant
so long, OF boarding the lion In his den.
"You know" he replied. 'I have al.
ways rather fancied that your father
was guilty of a piece Of good sense
when he suggested that we should
seek Kung in his native land, and you
know that wisdom is thing 1 have
never accused him of before. To my
thinking the very daring of the object
is almost an inspiration, dangerous as
1t undoubtedly will be. II we can on.
ly give wooching the Slip
Easier said than done"
Precisely, but that is no reason
why we should not try. Hitherto our
open manner OF living has taxed his
cleverness In no way. He has known
where to and US without the trouble
OF looking. Though you are inclined
not to think so, can assure you tina
human ingenuity Is not infallible"
AEuG D TELL tue IueA ApDedlSO 10
me strongly. Though to him I had not
broached tho subject for some time. /
had thought none the less OF this going
to China The awful restlessness aud
irritation caused by the yellow mans
espionage had bred In me feeling
much akin to despair, and It was this
despair which stiffened my back and
added a certain recklessness to my
spirit. And, as my uncle had said.
hitherto we had scarcely tried TO throw
our enemies of the scent, hoping they
would commit some overt act which
would bring us face TO face. But IN
that we failed TO realize our hopes.
They bad wisdom and patience.
he looked at me to see how 1 took
his words and perceiving an encour.
aging sign, continued:
believe me, Davie the time has
come for Us to strike out"
We talked, should think. for nearly
an hour, during which we assiduously
plodded through our second cigar. Up.
on one point we We're resolved. we
must leave London. and secretly. But
how7 There we stopped IN spite OF n
score of ingenious plans. In fact. we
stopped at the very beginning OF them.
for IL was there we experienced the in
superable difficulty. How were we &c
elude the vigilance of the society,"
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(ro BE oosrrsUED)
Evidently Used up.

Mrs. Meadowland (early morning1
Il guess that city gentleman we took
to board for the summer amt much
used TO travelin i'm the cars. He must
a been all tagged out when he got here
yesterday, though he didn't say nothin'
about it.
Farmer Meadowland - He looked
CHEEKY enough.
Mrs. Meadowland-Yes but here it
is most four o'clock, and breakfast
all ready. and he hain't walked up yet
N. Y. Weekly.
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making. believe. a remark sufficient
apropos Of the occasion. She replie>
with blush, apologizing for her stu
pidity, and then. failing TO recognized
me. for no doubt she had at first taken
me for one Of the passengers. she
opened wide her eyes--and beautiful,
big, gray brown eyes they were-fa-
vored mo thought with a startled
look and then hurried on.
watched her as she walked art to
the companion way. the half hope be-
ing mine that she might turn and look.
But no. The little dark head never
swerved an inch, and presently 1t dis
appeared below. Then the whistle
blew. the boats sheered of, and pres
emily the great ship began slowly to
forge her way ahead
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CHAPTER XVII.
HOW WE LEFT LONDON

We left the restaurant. and, having
nothing else to 90. Hike so many moe
unfortunate fellows about town. W.
wendell our way eastward Co Leices
ter square and entered the gaudy TEN.
pie of pleasure whore l had first met
Mr.. Wentworth. Here, shortly after
our arrival, we encountered a rather
highly placed official, the same gentle.
man with whom my uncle had former.
ly discussed The probabilities of a Ger.
tain theatrical venture That the Incl.
dent had not been forgotten l very
quickly learned, for the individual In
question at once invited us 60 his pri-
vate sanctum, mentioning by the way
that the affair had taken sundry new
developments.
OF that conversation and those devel-
opments have nothing to say, as they
don't concern us, but that chance meet.
ing with the manager and our intro
duction TO his sanctum gave as the
very idea for which we had so racked
our brains.
On table facing us lay several prop
critics In the shape Of wigs for men and
women and sundry other accessories
af the stage. The manager, whose
generosity was never In doubt, after
maintaining a brisk conversation with
my uncle for some five minutes or SO,
was suddenly called away, and Jim
and were left with nothing more to
do than inspect the portraits of the
pretty women which were scattered SO
profusely about the room I frankly
admit that l found the gallery OF ce-
lebrities somewhat interesting, but not
30 my uncle. He had gone over TO the
table the better to inspect the wigs,
and presently an ejaculation of his
wheeled me round.
He was standing, looking my way, a
curious smile playing about his mouth
and Frightening his eyes. In his hand
he dangled that which l at first took
to be wig, but which upon a closer
scrutiny proved to be a false beard
and mustache.
"Davie, what do you think Of thisY'
He put the question almost gloating,
", humor l failed to comprehend.
What did I think Of itl Why, what
could anybody think of 1t but what It
was obviously intended forf
"Can you guess it's useT'
''I think So"
1t seemed to me that this required no
prodigious strain on the intellect.
Then what do you think of the
ideaF
confess his mysterious language
puzzled me, and no doubt my face re-
Elected somewhat the state OF my mind,
for, as If reading my thoughts, he i'm
mediately fixed the beard on his face,
and, 10! perfect stranger stood before
me.
'TWonderfuly' said. What a trans
formationp'
''Yes." he replied 'T believe it will
puzzle even our friends"
His meaning was no longer obscure
l grasped the idea with avidity.
Excellent. l should never know
you. Lend 1t to me-"
took the beard from him and, ad-
1usting It to my face. which at that
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-06
When 10 Emf PIE

II see Boston people eat pie in the
morning, and New Workers have 1t at
night. Which do you think the better
way, doctor?"
well, l should say the New York
style. The longer man puts off eat
ing pie the better IL is for him.
Yonkers Statesman.
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The Sweeper.

81 shall sweep everything before me-
in this campaign" said the unscrupu-
lous politician.
81 see" said his wife; that explains
what that rude person meant by say
ing you were out for the dust. wash
ington Star.
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WaitinR For q Rire-

Clerk-These goods, madam, are
very cheap now, but the factory has
burned down, and in a few months
they will be very expensive.
Shopper-I hate cheap things. I'm
come in again when they go rp.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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Nothing to Brag OF.

Eyes. Pufup asserts that he has al
ways been accustomed to riding in
carriage. suppose he started life
that way"
''Humphl Most of us didI"-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
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How a MaIden.s Won.

Just a man and just a maid,
Just a hammock in the shade.
Just a pair Of laughing eyes
Tinted like the summer skies,
Just a little argument
Savoring Of sentiment.
just the theme Of love begun,
And just this-the n1aiden's wont
-Lesiie's Weekly.
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Second Thoughts are Best.

Dear Mr. Hicks" she wrote, "I am
very sorry that what you ask cannot
grant. cannot become your wife.
Yours sincerely, Ethel Barrows." Then
she added; up. Son second thought.
dear George, l think l will marry you.
Do come up tonight and see your own
true Ethel" Tit Bite.
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Household Economy

Bramble-Why do you always agree
with your wife in everything she
says?
Thorns-I ind it cheaper to do
that than to quarrel with her and
then buy diamonds TO square my
self.-Judge.
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As to Coeducation.

''Do you believe in coeducation?''
"That depends upon the nature Of
the education sought. In science, for
instance, think coeducation draw
back, but In love it is a real necessity
Chicago Post.
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severe Knock

Texan with pride)-Well, what do
you think of our state?
Foreign Tourist find it dread
fully tiresome. 1t takes so long to
go across it, don't you know.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-06
Fnr In the Future.

"Why don't you work2" demanded
the severe lady.
Because mgam," replied Weary
WattleS my Job isn't ready yet"
Your job" she sneered.
YES. ma'am," he answere4-~Txa-
the promise Of Job on the Isthmian
canal."-Brooklyn Life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-12-06
Quite In Hnrmnnr

Mrs. Any husband is positively
impossible; he knows nothing.
Mrs. Bee-Mine is simply unbear-
able; he knows everything.-Chicago
Journal
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Might.

The pen Is mightier than The sword.
But In the large affairs Of men
This fact we may likewise record:
The dollars mightier than the pen
Chicago Record Herald
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The Very Thing.

She-So you are writing me a poem2
The Poet-Yes; but can't find any
thing to rhyme with Cupid" that VIII
adequately express my state of mind.
She-Why not stupid ?"-7Judge.
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her progress somewhat, but she never.
theless came up the ladder with con.
siderable alacrity, though as she step
ped from the gangway to the dock she
stumbled, and had not been there it
is just possible that she might have
fallen. AS 1t was she dropped two or
three of the parcels.
OF course I Immediately seized the
opportunity TO restore them to her.
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did you notice." said 1, chat de
scription of the weaponP'
He opened the paper once more and
read aloud: "The weapon itself. a curl
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The colored American., 1902-05-03
Mr.. Pou Not q Hyprocrite.

Toe Hon. Edwsri w. Pou, of Nor IN
}Irolina, ats to the core OF the matter
when he speaks on the p .op 1ssd reduc
ing of membership in the House fro n
the South on account of the disfran-
;htsement OF the Negroes. He say the
people OF his State are wiling to submit
TO the l)ss OF repres sntstion rather
than allow the Negroes to vote. That
ts stratghtfor ward and mauly; 1t con
csdes that meu ought to take the con
seq Iences of tn cir own acts. that they
can't eat their oaks and have it too.
The pitifui whine set up by other rep
resentatives from the South that they
are about to be deprived of some nat
ural or vested right because there is q
proposal to hold them TO the rule OF the
Uoo9titu.ion is both hypocritical aud
unmsuly. Either the Negro is entitled
TO political rig hts in the SO nth or hs
Is not; If he ID go entitl sd, he is entitled
tt vote; If he is not, the whites are not
entitled to representation on his &C.
:unt. Common reason coincide with
the Constitution in this, and it is tire
some to hear the walls OF the des poll
ers because their assumed right to de-
strOy and at the same time to enj y is
challenged. Salt Lake Tribune.
The colored American., 1902-05-03

Prot Albert r. Msndo. musical di
rector of the New York Mozart G. In-
serVatory of Music, 2lO5 Madison Ave-
nue., for his long standing as q music
ian of the classic art and subscriber OF
the Grand Opera and Symphony Con-
carts, by special requesC of Mr. Maurice
Grau, manager of Grand Opera and
American rspret en- 'ative of "rhe So
ciete Universalls Lyrique" of Paris,
Milan, Lond n, B Rim and New York
from list of 6fty six selected white
mu sicians, has had conferred upon him
an honorary membership-the only
llored musicisn in tie United States
so selected,
This includes five descriptive and IL
lu ,trative books on the standard operas
CT the German, French and italian
schools I'D free admission to sll musi-
Cal lectures en- all of the operas during
the seuson4 in this an all the afOre'
said countries. The b )oks are valued at
$3.50, aud the admission to all lectures
i $5 90 q ticket.
The colored American., 1902-05-03

guaranteed US is accorded aud that what
We have shall be safe -guardt Ss q pre-
Ci0Us treasure He advised az gsins'
crime and excuses on our part, argued
sg 'inst cRks walks and rag tims music
and cOnnseIl home building and
h Il 'rabls co lduct in al things H.
warn d the government of the daOger
Of selling our principles for gold, and
ped for a return to the doctrines of
right Sld justice He closed with an
eloquent outbUst, declaring that the
N-gro Is here to stay, along with his
brethren and i'm migrants from 70 reig0
shores.
Rev Walter 81. Brooks delivered
S md d address shown g that no pur
pose, however sacred, had been accom-
plls ed without hard fighting AND
Individual ssCr flee. Assisted by Rev.
B J. Boz ling, ths pastor, he did yeO-
man service in lifting the coll -ction,
which amounted to $50 81 This gOes
TO swell the fund to test the Louisiana
The colored American., 1902-05-03

lIfs-bloJd OF the races citiZ3nship. The
nee .sutY for action has b9en made
aoD.reul Co ths IN ass %, through p r
fi3tent agitation. AMI ths people are
stirred - they have no. Oseu bsfOre in
years
H,p G ,orge q White presided an l
made several r,u ling speeches, The
pr.n3 3ipai address WAS by B shop Asrsm
Grant f Iudisn Ipplis Hs urged In
his for ,iols way that va agitate, g lu-
cate aud c. q cate untIl every right
The colored American., 1902-05-03
Surveying the Fields.

C)atesviile, Pa Special:-J. Henry
Nutter, q graduate OF Howard Univer-
iity Law School, has just returned
from his southern trip. After visiting
j ayeral OF the southern towns inc I'D
ng Savannah. Ca, Miami and Key
West. Fla. he visited Bahsma Isles,
Havana, Ne Pinar Del RIO, Isles
If the Pines - M.tanzas, Cuta and
Mexico. He is now travelling through
che towns OF Peunsylvania. Ia has
been and is surveying the diff rent
Il slds for the colored professional men
J.E CARTER.
The colored American., 1902-05-03

suffrage law Whict is ] ow IN q fai
way tn reach the Su pTeme Court here
. rs Who spoke were Rev. B J.
Boiling, Prof. jesse Lawson and Ex
q vernon PInchbaok The UpunciI
feels grestsly er courage d 10y the popu-
ar support tha is he ng gIvtn.
The colored American., 1902-05-03

John Wesley A. M. E Zion Church
Connecticut avenue, wa Il led to over
fOwing Monday evening Of last week
1t was q spontaneous answer to the
call Of the Afro -Amsri3au Council to
rsily as one man against the Infamous
discrimin stions that are sspping the
The colored American., 1902-05-03

On May II, DR.. @. S lmper Wormley
isings in grand concert in Baltimore, as
principal support to Nine. c. AzaliA
H sckley. of Colorado. Mr. ]. ". Prather
managing the sfalrI
The colored American., 1902-05-03
MUSICAL MATTERS.

scoring success as a teacher.
Miss Bsrtlna Maso1's cultured So
prano voice Is heard to marked advsn-
: tage in the AsOuIy church choir.
The opera "Faust" was given a fine
presentation In New York last evening
by the Theodore DIury Opera Com
pany-
Mr.. r. w. Tompkfns las resignt d
the post OF choir m sster at the Second
Baptist church Prof @. c. Mckinney
is temporarily In chargs,
W. Stanton W,rDIey's leadership
has made vast improvement at the
Second Baptist Lyceum HIS selection
are sprightly and give lively tone to
the exercises
Q1'te number of ioter ssted visitors
are on hand every tuesday evening at
Lincoln Msmorial TempIs to listen to
the rehearsal of the 8. Coleridge Tay-
lor Choral Society.
Our leading artists, like A. F Mando
Walter Craig, J)seph 81. Douglass,
Clarence 9. White, Madames E AZiIia
dac Rlev, Sissleretta Jones. Flora Ba'-
son, Misses Harriet Gibbs, Lola John.
son etc. have set the ban of their s
approval upon "rsg time" music 1t
demOralizes true musical taste.
Toe critiques on s. Coleridge Tsy-
lor's sublime "Hiawatha," published
in the Hartford. Connecticut, COuranI
and Times, drawn out by an
exquisite Interpretation by the Hos
mer Hall Choral Union and allied
SOCIETIES, WIRE the most enthusi-
astic tributes to the Anglo African
composers musical genius that have
come to our notice They were siacere,
unreserved and spontaneous.
Prof. Hamilcar ruriey, the energetic
chorister OF Plymouth Congregati nsl
@ lurch, promises a special program OF
high-grade music a. tomorrow morn
ing's strvices. Mr. w. 81 Saunders, o,
Philadelpbis, tenor of national re-
pute, will render an offsrtory solo. The
choir now mum Sers twenty voices, and
Prof. Turley is winning praise for the
excellent results he is achieving
through them.
CoIored musicians have been barred
from companionship with their white
fellow workers by a decision of the
Chicago Federation of Musicians. The
union refused to admit the Negroes to
membership, urging instead that they |
form a new organ zstion of their own,
which, if effected, wi be the first ex-
clusively colored body in the country
to be recognized by the American
Federation of Labor. 1t is by no means
certain that the colored musicians will
accept the Invitation. The colored mu.
sicians are already organized pro-
visionaIly, and have upward of sixty
members In their association.
On account of q strike among the
choir boys there was one black face
a uong the cherubim In the choir loft OF
st. Clements E olseopal church, in
East New YORK, at the Easter
m orning service, and from between the
rows Of white teeth which cleaned In |
the midst of 1t, came voice of such |
purity and sweetness that the heart of
the orgauist swelled with pride, and |
ba M n a nm hia mind thera and then
The colored American., 1902-05-03
BISHOP GR ANT SPEAKS.

Enthusias site Public Meeting
Under Auspices of Afro Ameri-
can Council The Negro Firm
for His Rights.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-28
WHAT RUSSELL SAGE SAYS.

To put premium on brains and
honesty is the only way to level things
up.
There may come a time when the
state will put limit upon mans for
tune.
Any restriction of the rights of cap
ital would work incalculable injury to
the workingman.
Persons who are unable to acquire
money are necessarily not capable of
its proper use or care.
So long as some men have more sense
and more self-control than others, Just
so long will such men be wealthy.
The people know that up to the pres
ent time the great capitalists have
been only captains of industry.
1t is observable that the very rich
men of to-day are far more democratic
than ever before in the history of the
world.
It is just as wicked to intrust some
men with large amounts of money as
it would be to put an idiot in charge of
an express train.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-28
PARLOR PASSING AWAY.
Apartment of State, Once So Popular,
In Everywhere Giving Place to
the Living, Room.

And is 1t true? Is the parlor
doomed? Must it give way to the liv-
ing room? That apartment cannot
make good the loss of the other.
Who does not remember the dark
ened glories of the old-fashioned par
LOT, Which was seen at it's best in the
m1odle-slzed town, village and coun-
try? Shut up the week through,
sometimes nearly the year through,
with blinds closed tight and lace cur
talns tied primly back; with it's hair
cloth-seated chairs set in line
against the wall; "rocker" ready to
gallop in one corner, and what-not
IN the other, ornamented with rice
baskets, praying Samuels and family
dasuerreotypes and photographs; a
center table, set exactly in the mid
die of the room, with few handsome
books and the large family Bible, the
mantelpiece with vases filled with
crystallized grasses at either end, and
odds and ends of strange things fit
ting up the rest of the space; who
among the elder generation does not
know it we'll? 1t was a room to be
venerated.
And now-one sadly recognizes it
to be, indeed, thing of the past.
Instead, there is the living room,
that actually is living room, where
the baby's perambulator stands near
the piano, where the work basket is
on a convenient table (no one ever
saw work basket in parlor);
where there are plants, a writing
desk; where the sun pours in as much
as it may. It is indeed living room.
If one has space there is a reception
room, to be sure; but every one I'M
derstands that amounts to little-the
caller and the friend are shown into
the living room. To a person used to
parlor, no matter how long ago. a
call in living room hardly seems
like the solemn function it used to be.
Very likely the change is for the
better, but it is revolution. The re-
spectacle poor used to stint them
selves to maintain decent parlor;
now in model villages model tene-
ments they have lost this privilege.
Take, for instance, Bournville, in
England, the home of the Cadburys'
great cocoa works. This is known as
an ideal village. Some $40 houses
have been built for employees. and not
a parlor in the $40. Instead of that
each family has large, sunny, COM
modious living room, and they make
the best of it.-Springfeld Repub.
lican.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-05-28
HELD ON TO A CHAIR.

Palmer, Mo-, May 19th.-Mrs. Lucy
Compton has for the past eight or ten
years suffered great deal of pain
and sickness. She had Kidney Trou-
BILE, with an awful pain in her back,
which was SO bad at many times that
she could scarcely get about at all.
II have been down with my back
for the past eight or ten years." she
says, land sometimes so bad that I
could not get around only by holding
on to chair or some other object.
'Dodd's Kidney Pills have given me
more relief than anything I have ever
used.
'After I had used the first box I
was almost entirely cured of this
dreadful trouble.
II can truthfully recommend Dodd's
Kidney Pills to any woman suffering
as have suffered for so long"
Mrs. Compton's cure was certainly
a remarkable one