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nave given him a pledge not to do any
thing without consulting him. l will have
an answer for you tomorrow, mademoi-
selle."
IF you had begun that practice sooner
l retorted bitterly, my sister would not
have been where she is today" But when
the morrow came there was no handsome
Rupert at the trySting stone, and Kate af-
ter waiting two hours, came home and
sought me. frantic with tears.
He Is dead-he is dead!' she cried. II
know that he is dead. He has never miss
ed before-no, nor once disappointed me-
she cried. What shall 1 do, Fairlie? oh,
tell me what shall l do,' =
1t struck me that we had better go back
to the tryst at the mausoleum, which had
been the lovers meeting place almost from
the first. But Kate would not accompany
me. She declared that she could not bear
the place when he was not there.
So 1T CHANGED that the first news came to
me. l was skirting rapidly round the high
crumbling wall to get at the little secret
passage by the hollow tree. when 1 saw,
emerging from a field path that crosses the
policies OF Cover to point on the high
road a mile or two further on, little,
squarely built. oldish man in a gray suit,
wearing little round hat. He had that
look of spruce, self-conscious humility
which marks the domestics of the great in
plain clothes.
He stopped a little uncertain on seeing
me. touched his hat and came forward.
May ask-are you Miss Glendnning?'
he said, with grave polteness
l told him the truth 1 was Miss Glen
dinning-that is, have been since the 18th
of January, the day when Kate and 1 had
made little excursion together But
knew that probably 1 was not the person
he wished to see. However, he took his
hat in his hand and delivered his message
with an air of the utmost respect.
Then [ am sorry to inform you on the
part of Mr.. Rupert Glendonwyn that he has
had rather unfortunate accident which
will prevent him waiting upon you today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12
ARMENIAN CHARACTER.
He Has an Indestructible Tenacity Of
Faith in Himself.

From the International Monthly.
If the Greek is characterized by his in
telligence, by his worship of plastic beauty,
and his dream of harmonious and noble
life, the Armenian is characterized by an
indestructible open attachment to his ira
ditions and national beliefs and by the
worship of a simple and laborious life The
family among Armenians has preserved
the rigid purity and the pious discipline OF
the ancient patriarchal conditions. The Ar
menian church is perhaps that one among
all the others which has best preserved the
simple spirit of the church founded by
Jesus. 1t is this passion for simplicity
which has sometimes brought the Armen-
ian into opposition with the Byzantine
spirit, devoted as this is to a complicated
theology and to a luxurious and refined art
The Armenians Were the promoters OF the
iconoclastic movement of ByZantium and
there are yet some Armenians who consti-
tute the nucleus of that modern sect of
Paulfc1ans which contains the germs Of
some OF the principles which later became
the basis OF the Protestant. Church I
have put Its tenacious faith in itself ar the
head of the characteristics of the Armenian
race, and, In fact, nothing else is so strong
with 1t as the attachment to its native
SOL and to Its ethnic traditions, and the
resolve to defend these to the death The
great Corneille, without knowing it. paid
compliment to the race in choosing TO
magnify Christian heroism, an Armenian
figure, Polyeucte. Against the Roman as
against the Persian, against the Arab as
against the Turk, the Armenian has al
ways shown the firmness OF Polyeucte and
ms spirit OF sacrifice. Quite recently, dur
ing the massacres, when the Turks tried To
force the Armenians under threats of death
to embrace 1slamism, the whole race mani
Tested the spirit of Polyeucte. Hundreds OF
girls threw themselves into the rivers and
over precipfces to escape apostasy and
shame. and aged priests have been seen
who. with stoical courage, preferred to be
Killed outright or roasted at slow fire
fathers.
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But he has sent me to make his excuses
1t Is an injury to his leg-not serious, he
bias me say, but only just sufficiently pain
full TO keep him laid up for week or twol'
Each day thereafter | met the man in
gray at the trystnS place and obtained
the latest message and generally a letter
also from the sick man. These last were
written in pencil on stray scraps of paper
with the lack of epistolary pomp and cir
cumstance proper to a man writing hur-
rledly from sick room.
To Kate these noteletS were inconceVa-
bly, precious. She slept with them clasped
in her hand, and waking in the night |
could hear her sobbing and kissing them,
doubtless praying, too, for the writer. But
at the end of the second week there came
pause. On two successive days / went to
the tree and twice L was disappointed.
was compelled to invent messages and ex-
plantations to pacify Kate.
On the third day, to my great terror
Kate suddenly announced her intention of
accompanying me, and herself questioning
the butler. We set out, and loI there by
the entrance of the mausoleum with the
key of the great gate in his hand was Mr.
Gregory Glendonwyn himself, looking as
grand and as majestic he was wont to
appear to us every Sabbath day, sitting in
the great square pew with the Glendonwyn
arms blaZoned in gold upon the panels at
the back, and behind his head the banner
which Randolph Glendonwyn, third and
last viscount, had carried over the hills and
far away to fight for the pretender in the
10.
AT sight of us Mr.. Glendonwyn took off
his hat in the grand manner in which he
did everything.
He appeared to know us perfectly and to
be able to distinguish one from the other
without difficulty. 1 could feel Hates
ankles falling her, and the drag upon my
arms grew almost more than could bear
For Gods sake, Kate" whispered, do
not be overcome. Show how brave you can
be for Rupert's sake"
Il will be brave for Rupert" she said,
''he shall not be ashamed for me-"
And indeed, he had no need.
For In a moment the pride seemed to
come back into her carriage, the naughty
| look into her eyes. I think it was because
| she felt herself instinctively in the pres
ence of her arch enemy.
With every outward semblance of polite
ness Mr.. Glendonwyn opened the great
| gate for us-the gate had never seen I'M
| locked since l was child, and we used to
| cross the burrows to rattle the paddock
and run away, thinking ourselves all the
| while the bravest of the brave.
will you be pleased to enter?" he said
Il have something to say to you which had
| better be said in as much privacy as posi-
\ ble."
AS soon as he had arrived at the front of
/ the mausoleum Mr.. Gendonwyn turned
| about upon and in quite different tone
demanded, Which Of you claims to be my
! sons wife?'
| 1 was about to speak when Kate, with a
| new f1re In her eye, or rather flashing out
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keep her promise, rot only because made
her swear to do SO by her love for Rupert,
but because | myself took an oath that If
she did not I should have my father and
brothers on her track within an hour.
Finally all these things drew to a climax
on the afternoon or cettain chfll-blowing
day. when the square-set man in gray
brought me note, to my school room.
THE carriage will be waiting at o'clock.
Walk out along the Drumfern road till you
meet 1t. The driver will have a blue rib
bon knot on his whip and the same about
his hat: He will stop when you hold up
your left hand. 1t will be best not to wait
for F.'s return from school. After that
trust all to me- a.
l studied it carefully, the hum of the
children growing louder about me as 1 knit
my brows over the curt, surprising SEN
fences. l dismissed the pupils without
hymn. hurried on my cloak and. holding
the letter in my hand, I came rapidly to a
number of conclusions, most of which were
afterward verified by experience. First,
judged that the letter was written by Ru-
pert Glendonwyn but to the dictation of his
father The handwriting showed the first,
the care and precision of statement the sec
ond. Next, 1t had been intended that my
sister should be struggled away without
my knowledge, but Kate, true to her prom
is, and In spite of the hint conveyed in the
letter itself. had sent it on to me-not being
able to trust herself to write.
Thirdly, and fourthly and hundredthly, I
had no time to lose.
!. I was still studying the document when
the wind came and snatched it from my fin
gers. l ran my best to recover it, but the
wind being high, in a moment 1t was sailing
high among the chimneys and gables of the
academy. l was thus compelled to abandon
it and hurry as fast as 1 could out over
the bridge and along the Drumfern road.
Kate, knew, would at the same moment
be coming toward me along another side Of
triangle. We would meet at the apex
that is. the carriage-where but one of us
was expected.
AT last, being clear of the houses and in
great fear that l would get there too late
after all, L took to running as hard as
could. Thank God, There was the car
rage | could see it Waiting-the driver,
tall man in a blue pilot coat and muffied to
the eyes, was sitting on the box. The car
riage was empty, but there. not 200 yards
away, was Kate coming along the roadside
toward me. She scarcely looked at me.
She did not speak at all, but threw parcel
she carried under her great cloak into the
carriage and sank down. fainting on the
cushions
The door closed of itself-but with me In
side. / heard the wheels grind on the mac
adam as / turned to restore my sister. And
so long was | in succeeding that the
swift-coming darkness of a stormy night
was fast settling down when 1 again
looked out. Bleak dykes, the snow still ly-
Ing behind them in the unsunned places,
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Possession.
venson.

Written for The Evening Star by Charles w Ste
venson.
Love is the hand that has Graded the ages
sown the far stars in the infinite deep;
Love as conqueror endlessly wages
Peace against war, DER the ways men keep.
Hold ii and heed IT and let II now lead thee,
Child of the planet and heir to the suns;
DO not forget that thy heaven shall need thee,
Life is not vain and the stream swift runsi
Love is a savior. father. q friend in need
Who by his nature may never forsake;
True to the uttermost end, indeed
Why should the spirit OF man sore quake?
Heed the high call, and obey the glad voicing,
Loud In thy conscience Ii sounds through thy soul
Live for humarity's larger rejoicing;
Deeds of compassion alone make whole.
Wait not and not for full understanding;
This Is enough-that the word rings truey
loves not q Jealous God. ever demanding
Fear, or his praise. from the heart OF you.
loves not an angry Cod neither an erring one,
Needs no atonement. else II not Lovei
But the poor soul is a foolish and daring one,
Plunging to darkness while Light = above.
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could see them In silhouette in kind Of
shelter behind the hut, tossing their heads
and moving uneasily in the cold wind.
Il do not see Rupert" said Kate, after
she had looked all round the disconsolate
scene, shivering slightly all the while;
surely this cannot be the place to which
they are taking us,''
Follow me, and we will soon find out"
l said, brisky. For the eternal cuckoo cry
of Rupert" set me on edge sometimes, es-
pecially so early in the morning, and, as 1t
were, breakfastless.
But as we began to walk briskly along
the irregular path the man who had been
occupied with the boat espied us, and, leav-
Ing his work. came up to meet US. AS We
came nearer we recognized him.
1t was Mr.. Glendonwyn himself
10 be cOntinuedl
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retreat we have decided upon, and when
we shall go thither. Do not be afraid You
will be well looked after | promise YOU
that"
And Rupert is to be with me?" said
Kate, looking up at Gregory Glendonwyn
with such eyes-so full of the dreamy haze
of self-abnegation and devotion that they
would have melted any heart of flesh that
ever beat In the bosom of man. But alas
1t was heart of stone our poor girl had to
deal with-at least, in all that concerned
her interests.
Yes" he said, smiling; doubtless Ru-
pert will join you, SO soon as his broken
ankle Is cured. OF course, he cannot be
there all the time. He will have to come
and CO."
Then to see. the glow of joy and gladstone
ter!
Il thank you, SIR" she said in a voice
murmurous, like the cooling of a dove. 81
would kiss your hand for giving me my
husband back to me-
And she actually took the white, passive
hand of Gregory GlendonWyn and lifted it
reverently to lips into which the rose color
had come flooding back.
But if her lips had been those of a toad
or an adder, Mr.. Glendonwyn could not
have manifested more anxiety to diSengage
himself.
Il will communicate with you," he said,
more coldly than before; rest assured that
the best interests of both yourself and Ru-
He lifted his hat, bowed us out of the in
closure, and the last we saw Of him he was
locking up the great iron door and striding
away across the fields toward his Castle of
Cover, his hands clasped behind his back
and his face bent toward the ground
Kate could hardly eat or sleep She skip
ped as she went, and even on the way to
the kirk in the evening she moved lightly
as to dancing measure.
But upon one thing I had set my mind
like Iron. If 1t were only to be as they
saba separation for a time-a temporary
sequestratfon, owing to her state of health
and family circumstances, all the more
reason that Kate must not be allowed to go
alone. John Glendonwyn knew nothing of
the matter. I had sworn not to reveal 1t,
either to my father or to him. mstrusted
all the others concerned. / would not have
given nameless cur into such hands-to
Rupert-to Surgeon Warner or to Gregory
Glendonwyn of the cold. gray and impene-
| trable eye.
No. l had this fixed in my mind. 1t
might be necessary for Kate to go away
for time, and, indeed, even 1 saw no
other way OF 1t. Butt should go, too.
| And to that end I began with what care
and secrecy I could muster to prepare for
the journey. had put together some
clothes and necessities book or two,
without which would have been lost In
deed. Also 1 swore Kate not on any ac-
count to be persuaded to depart without
telling me. And knew that she would
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"Dont bother your father tonight ad-
vised the mother. Hes tired and Cross
The little one looked surprised
Must let him alone?" she asked
eyes"
HE doesn't let me alone when I'm
Cross
'WeI. that's different explained her
mother.
IT should think 1t was different" retort-
ed the little one, but 1 don't see why it
should be. I get a spanking when I'm
ross."-Chicago Post.
Gas Magnate Ito Commemorative under
stand that you have succeeded in beating
the company out Of your last months gas
bill by manipulating the meter. The office
of president of this corporation at present
being vacant, we have sent for you in order
to tender you the position. You are evil
IDENTIFY the man for the place."-Chicago
News.
The New Matd-"And the mistress cooks
some herself. does she?"
The Cook-"Oh. yisl' But there's naw-
thin wasted-I makes 1t over into Irish
stews."-Puck.
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Save the Public Trees.
From the New York Times.

From the New Iork I1fneS
Very irritating is 1T, when one proposes
to take again some favorite drive in the
country through particularly pleasing
road, where the wayside trees constitute
more than half the attraction of the scene,
to find the best part Of the route as bare Of
trees and shrubs as the back of that island
on which Sindbad the Sailor was unwary
enough to build fire. Inquiry Of the
farmer folk in the neighborhood generally
results in the discovery that the road has
been shorn Of it's natural beauty, slowly
added to it by nature year after year. by
some one entirely without authority. The
wood Of the trees was needed, or some
busybody who likes to see young naples,
set out at exact distances, running for
miles on both sides of road, has felled the
trees that gave shade and added beauty to
the road without consulting anybody. 1t
is needless to say that trolley companies,
telegraph and telephone lines hew and hack
at their own sweet wills in the country,
for their crimes are committed even in
towns with brutal disregard Of municipal
or Of private rights that suggests shotguns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-12

'Daniel Webster occupied seat not far
away from that of Mr.. Calhoun, and in
nearly all respects he was his opposite.
He was the impersonation of grandeur. A
lofty, yet simple, manner in delivery,
crystalline style, mighty arguments driven
home with the force of thunderbolts, and
all without the appearance of effort, COM
bined with his other attributes to make
one of the orators of all time. However IN
significant you felt in the presence Of such
power you rejoiced to be allied to 1t by the
ties of kith and kin, and felt yourself more
a man for having heard one of the speeches
of Daniel Webster.
Henry Clay, the other member of the
senatorial triumvirate, as they were named,
sat at the extreme left of the chair. and
needed all the space afforded by the trans
verse aisle to give him room and verge
when he spoke. The features of his face
were uncommonly plain. the mouth enor-
mously large: but the expression had such
courage. kindness. open-hearted sympathy
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-20
Personal InJury Damage Suits.

The personal injury damage suit Of James
Jacobsen against e. L. Shugart for $500
for injuries received in an elevator scci-
dent in the Beno-Shugart building was
given to the jury at 4 o'clock yesterday at 10
o'clock last night the iury brought in a
sealed verdict. which is said to be in favor
Of the plaintiff, but the amount was not
made public.
Following the Jacobsen suit a jury was
impanelled in the suit Of ]. o. Bennett
against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Rail-
way and Bridge Company. Bennett in the
early part Of last summer was engaged as
a special oficer by the motor company at
Lake Manawa and was stationed ct the
Kursaal on the Manhattan beach side Of
the lake. He was discharged July 1 on the
grounds that his behavior to the patrons Of
the resort was unbecoming an officer and
employee Of the company. He sues for IS, 900,
claiming that Of the day he was discharged
he received an injury to his foot by being
pushed from the landing stage OF the Kur-
ssal onto the floating dock by the pressure
Of the crowd. He alleges that the accident
was due to the negligence Of the motor
company in not providing suficient safe
guards at the landing dock.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-20
Davis sells glass.
District Court Cases,

The suit of J. b. Meginness against his
former wife, Mary Meginness, to recover
$500, the value of stock and farming i'm
p~lements, alleged to have been converted
by the defendant to her own use, was trans
ferred yesterday from the superior court
to the district court. At the time Of her
divorce from Meginness the defendant OBJ
tained possession Of the farm.
In the separate maintenance suit Of Mrs.
Jemima Church against Norman A. Church,
Judge Thornell has made a decree releasing
the wages OF the defendant, which had been
garnisheed since the suit was begun. Under
the order two-thirds Of the money garni-
sheed is to go to the plaintiff, while Church
is to receive one-third..
Mrs. Hettie Hunt has appealed to the
district court from the assessment made
against her for personal property. She was
assessed on $500 worth Of personal prop
erty, but alleges that the assessor failed to
make any deduction for debts aggregating
ss55. and that the city council. sitting as a
board Of equalization, refused her petition
for the correction Of the assessment.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-20
Davis sells glass.
Prni.e FOR Pythinn..

General ]. G.. Manchester Of Ottumwa,
commanding oficer of the Iowa brigade.
Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias; Colonel
Oscar ]. Garriott Of Ottumwa, assistant adj
jutant general, and Colonel c. B. Fraes Of
Garden Grove, commanding oficer Of the
Third regiment. inspected BLUFFS company
No. q and U. S. Grant company No. "A last
night. Captain Frederick was in command
OF U. s. Grant company and Captain ]. w.
Terrier OF Bluffs company. Both COM
panies presented a fine appearance and we're
highly commended by General Manchester
and stan. Following the inspection Cen
eral Manchester and stan installed officers
Of both companies. General Manchester
and stan are on a tour Of inspection of the
companies in the Third regiment and from
here will go to Hamburg.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-20

right-of-wsy a strip $50 feet wide. This. he
said. would leave the remaining ten acres
without IN exit to the avenue. To prevent
this. he had decided to plat the tract and
dedicate two sixty-foot streets to the city,
and for this reason he asked that the pass
age Of the ordinance be delayed until he
could submit the plat to the council. He
also said he protested against the willow
hedge, as 1t would obscure the view Of his
tract, and he further objected 90 the storage
tracks. as a line Of box cars would also
obstruct the view. The council decided that
whatever grievance Mr.. Rohrer might have
was one for him to settle with the railroad.
During the discussion II developed that
the Great Western had offered Rohrer
$500 for the thirteen acres. Papers in con-
domination proceedings by the railroad we're
served on Mr.. Rohrer while he was address,
ing the council,