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VIOLATED ITS TARIFF RATES.
First Court Hearing of Injunction I'm
der ElkiuS Law

dispatch from Lynchburg, Va, last
night says: The hearing of argument in the
suit of the interstate commerce commission
against the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
New York New Haven and Hartford rail-
roads in the United States district court
was concluded tonight.
The commission charges the Chesapeake
and Ohio with not observing it's tariff rates
in hauling coal from West Virginia to New
port News for shipment to the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad.
This is the first proceeding brought for an
injunction under the Elkins law for the
prohibition of rebates and other concess ons
In railroad tariff rates.
Judge Mcdowell has taken the case under
advisement, and will render decision, it is
thought in about thirty days The points in
VOWED Will he finally passed upon by the
supreme court
Ex-Attorney General Jno. w. Griggs and
senator Daniel We're among the speakers in
court today. They We're of counsel for the
New York, New Haven and Hartford.
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because mankind is not always brave and
shrtnks from disappointment, that it dares
not believe in good until good is proved
Il know that one dares not always be-
lieve in happiness, the girl conceded slowly,
for when my happiness was like a green
swelling wave, white fear sprang from the
crest of IT and it fell-Sister, did that fore
bode my sorrowy'
Awhile the nuns eyes widened and paled
as eyes that see a vision, but at last she
bowed her head to trace a cross upon her
breast Not so; 1t is Gods wisdom" she
said, ELSE would the world be so beautiful
that We would never hunger after heaven"
Mechanically. Randalin's hands followed
hers through the holy sign: then she clasp
ed them before her to wiring them In i'm
patient pain. THAT is so long to go hun
CRY, Sister, I shall be past my appetite"
Dropping down beside the other her slim
young fingers began to initiate the gnarled
old ones as they weeded and Strengthened
II wonder at 1t. Sister Wynfreda, that you
do not urge me to creep in with you A
year ago you wanted 1t when I wanted IL
not. but now when l am willing you hold
me off,
rs it clear before your mind that you are
willing my daughter?" the nun asked gent
Iy. AS she drew herself to her feet with
the aid of q bush, the cramping Of her fee
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BILE stiffened muscles contracted her face in
momentary pain, but her eyes We're serene
as the altar lamps. 1T lies upon you to
remember, little sister, that those who
would serve God around the altar must
not go thither only because the world has
mistreated them and they would cast it off
to avenge the smart. She who puts on the
yoke of Christ must needs do so because it
is the thing she would desire of all, were
all precious things spread out for her choos-
ing Can you look into my eyes and say
that it would be so with your
Where she knelt before her the girl sud
denly threw her arms around the woman
and hid her face in the faded robes. The
frai hand stroked the dark hair affection
ately.
Think not that 1 would upbraid you
with 1t. child as dear as my own heart.
When the power that took you from me led
you back again. and l read what God S
fingers had written on your face that before
was like a lineless parchment, / could not
find 1t in my mind to wish you otherwise.
I felt onl. shame for the weakness of my
faith and joy past all telling"
Under the soothing hand Randalin's sobs
slowly ceased; when at last she raised her
wet eyes there was longer rebellion in
them, but only youths measureless despair.
Sister, now as always, / want to do what
you would have me-but / am so full of
grief! Must l go back to Avalcomb and
begin all over again? 1t seems to me that
my life stretches before no more al
luringly than yonder dusty road, that runs
straight on, on, over vast spaces. but al
ways empty.
The beauty that had been Sister Wynn
freda's lowered now about her mouth as
fragrance around dead rose. Her gaze
was on a branch above them where a lit
tie brown bird, calling plaintively, was
slipping from her nest Over the waited
edge, two tiny brown heads were peeping
like fuzzy beech-nut rinds. Il wonder"
she said. what those little creatures up
there will think when few months hence
the blue sky. becomes leaden, such that no
one Of them ever before recollected 1t SO
dark, and the sun that is wont to creep to
them through the leaves has gone out like
a candle before the winter winds? By rea-
son of their youth, suppose they will
judciously conclude with themselves that
there Is never going to be any blue sky
again. that their lives will stretch before
them in a dark-hued stress of weather
empty of all save leafiess trees and frozen
fields My fiedgeling, will they not be a lit
tie ashamed of their short-sightedness when
the spring has brought back the SUM-"
The girls lips parted before her quick
ening breath. and the old nun smiled at her
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tenderly as she moved away with her hands
full of the green symbols of healing. Settle
not the whole day of your life at its morn
ing, most dear child but live it hour by
hour" she said. IF you would be of use
nov, go gather the flowers for the holy
table, and when themselves have drawn in
holiness from the spot, then shall you bring
them to the sick woman over the hill -
Yes, sister," the girl said silbmissively
But when she had crossed the dasied
grass and opened the wicket gate and came
out into the fragrant lane. something SEEM
ed to divide her mind with the roses for
though she sent one glance toward the
hedge she sent another to the spot beyond
where the lane gave out upon the great
street TO the 'city-and after she had walked
little way toward the flowers she turned
and walked long way toward the road
until she had come where her eyes could
hills.
Il wonder if I shall ever hunger for heav-
murmured as she gazed
But whatever the valleys might hold, the
hllls!des showed her nothing; signing, she
turned back. 1T seems to me-" she said,
that II we could have little tastes of heav-
en- as we went along, then would there still
be enough left and the road would seem
much shorter" Signing, she set to work
upon the roses, that had twined themselves
in kindly veil over the bushes
Standing so, it happened that she did not
see the horseman who was Just gaining the
crest of the nearest hill between her and
the city. The wind being from her. she did
not even hear the hoof beats until the horse
had turned from the glare of the sun into
the; shadow OF the fern-bordered lane. The
first she knew of it, she glanced over her
shoulder and saw the red-cloaked figure rid
ing toward her along the grass grown path
AS naturally as a flower opens its heart at
the coming of the sun, she LEANED toward
him, breathing his name; then in an i'm
pulse equally sl,l natural, as he leaped from
half averted her face. fiiekerng red and
white like the blossoms she Vas clasping to
her breast
He stopped abruptly. short stretch of
grass still between -them-and it soothed
her bruised pride little THAI there was no
longer any confident ease in his manner but
only hesitation and uncertainty. His voice
was greatly troubled as he spoke: Never
can / forgive myself for having wounded
you. sweetheart yet had hoped that you
might forgive me. because knew not what
for IT."
You have suffered she repeated with
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one is to be dealt with so unsparingly only
for making mistakes, vino knows where
his position is or what to expect? Oh,
my best friend. make me brave or l am
likely to die only through fearing 10 live.
With my ignorance my holiness went
from me, until now my courage is
lowly as a willow leaf Love make me
brave again!" Trusting, in her very decla-
ration of distrust, she chung to him to
save her from herself.
1t was in the briar- pricked fingers which
he was pressing against his cheeks that
he found his answer. Suddenly he spread
them out in his palm before her laughing
with joyful lightness. 'Randalin the tnorns
wounded your hands the while that you
stripped yonder hedge but did you stop
for that? If 1 can prove to you that all
these dark days you have been but plucking
roses, can u not bravely bear with the
pricks?''
up the spells she had let fall picking from
among them with great care the fairest of
either kind. while she. catching his mood,
watched him April-faced
This" he said gaily, lis the red rose
of my heart. Battlefieds lay between US
and tower walls, ana the way was long
and hard to find, yet can you deny, my
eli, that you came in and plucked it and
wore it away in your hair-to keep or to
cast aside as pleased your
Smiles and tears growing together. she
caught the blossom from him and pressed
it to her lips. Il will wear it in my BOSOM"
she answered, Tor my breast mas been
empty-since the day saw You first"
Smiling, he held out the white rose, but
his mood had deepened until now he looked
down upon her as he had looked down upon
her in the moonlit forest. This, beloved,
is the symbol of my faith" he said. Your
eyes took it from me that day at evensong.
/ hold it the dearer of the two, for with it
goes my honor that is as stainless as it's
petals 1t is worth more than life to me-is
1t not worth some pricks to you?
She took it from him reverently, to lay it
beside the other, and as her face was too
proud for fear so was it too tender for
testing. II am more honored," she told
him, than Canute by his crown; and I
will live as bravely to defend them"
But as he would have caught her to him,
she leaned back suddenly to stretch a hand
toward a dark-robed figure standing under
the moss-grown arch, and her pride melted
into a laugh OF breathless happiness. Sis
ter Wynfreda, you were very right" she
called softly, the world can be so beautiful
that one has no hunger for heaven"
Uhe end.)
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as I was journeying back from my errand
in Northampton. Little affection has ever
passed between us, and this time something
more than usual seemed to have stirred him
against me- for"
He tried to kill you," The words We're
not question, but a breathless assertion,
as she remembered the Jotun S last threat.
''He tried to kill me-" the marshal assent
ed quietly. And his blade did manage to
pierce my mail; he is a giant in strength
as in other things. But it cut no more than
flesh and after that Fortune wheeled not
toward him."
You slew him.
Her lips were white as she gasped it, but
he knew now that it was no love for the
Jotun that moved her. and he answered
promptly to her unspoken thought: No,
sweet-for the kings sake l spared him.
Before this, his men have taken him aboard
his ship and England is rid of him.
Murmuring broken phrases of thanksgiv
ing, she stood holding the cloak she had
grasped. but he dreaded too much the mo-
ment of her awakening to await it's COM
ing inactive Slipping his arms around her,
he began to speak swiftly, the moment her
silence gave him an opening.
Never did blame Rothgar much for his
enmity against me, and now l thank him
for this cut as for a gift, for through it l
know that at least you have not outlawed
me from your love. Dear one, as you are
not unkind to so slight thing as this
wound in my flesh, SO neither be without
pity for the one that is SO much deeper, in
my heart! AS the scratch stayed your
anger for a while, So in the gentleness of
love- let this which is mortal stay 1t for all
time
With his arms around her, she could not
shrink very far away-nor was it seen that
she tried to--but all at once her words
came in uneven rushes: How can l hold
anger against you when with every breath
my lips sigh for your kisses? Yet let no
one wonder at it that l am frightened.
You cannot conceive what Turk
ing place for terrors the world looks to
me! Never Il think. shall / see men sit
ting together that I shall not suspect them
of having murder in their hearts. Never
shall see two friends clasp hands but my
mind will run forward to time when they
shall part in wrath and loneliness. Nay
even of the sound of my own voice / am
afraid, lest whomsoeyer is hearing it-for
all that he speak me fair-be twisting the
words in his mind into evils 1 have not
dreamed of. sebert, l do not reproach you
witf-~it! think 1t all the fault of
my own blunders-and therein ! finds. a
new terror. That one should suffer for
wrong doing Is to be looked for, but it
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a little accent of bitterness.

little accent of bitterness.
Il beseech you by my love that you do
not doubt itp' Hesitation gave way be-
fore warmth of reproach. For a man
to know that he has wounded what he
would have died to shield-that he has
wronged where he would have given his life
to honor-that it may be he has lost what is
body and soul to him-what else is that but
suffering?"
1t was only a very little that her face
turned toward him, and he could not see how
her downcast eyes were taking fire from
his voice. He stood looking al her in de-
Spair, until something in the poiSe or her
head taught him new rune among loves
spells. Drawing softly near her, he spoke
in nObleSt Cancellation: rs it your pride
that cannot pardon me. Lady of Avalcomb!
Do / seem to sue for grace too boldly be-
cause forget to make my body match the
humbleness of my heart? Except in prayer
or courtesy, we are not loose of knee We
Angles, but | would Stoop as low as / low
est might if that could make you kinder,
dear one" Barring his head, he knelt down
in the abbey, was the difference between
and the time when he had bent before her
in the abbey, was the difference between
tender jest and tenderest earnest. Thus
then do l ask you to give me back your
love- he said gently-and would have said
more but that she turned, stirred to kind
of generous shame.
ut needs not that, lord! I know you did
not mean it. And they have told me that
that 1 have no right to be angry with
YOU" She broke off, as looking into his
face she saw something that startled her
into forgetfulness of all else. why are
your cheeks so hollow?" she demanded.
And SO gray-as though you had lost
blood? Lord, what has come near your
He could not conceal the sudden pleasure
he got out of her alarm for him, even while
he answered as lightly as he could that ii
was no more than the fatigue of his three
days in the saddle; and lack of food, per-
haps, as he had been somewhat pressed for
time; and a lack Of sleep because Of
But she was a warriors daughter, and
she would not be put off. Coming close to
him, she pulled aside the dusty cloak hot
as live coal in the glare of the day, and
observation-disclosures were blood stains on
the breast of his blue kirtle. Forgetful Of
everything else, she flung her arms around
him as though to shield him. "Sebert, you
are woundeas What is it?''
Nothing that troubled him very much,
apparently, for his haggard face had grown
radiant with gladness. Yet he was enough
afraid of the reaction to answer her as
gravely as possible: 1T Is Rothgar LODI
broksson, whom / met coming from the city
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GETS CUBAN WIFE BY PROXY.
Lover Forced to Return to America
Yet Finds a Way.

A dispatch from New York last night
says Mrs Rafael Lopez, Cuban of I'M
usual beauty and some wealth, arrived in
New York today from her native land to
greet her husband to whom she had been
married by proxy on November 10 last
Rafael Lopez, the groom, was at that time
in this country and she was in Cuba.
Lopez met the young woman while on a
visit to his fathers home in Cuba. She
was Anna Rosa Fernandez Wegener an
orphan They became engaged and plans
were made for wedding, which was to
have taken place several months ago. Ow-
ing to deaths in the family of the young
girl the wedding had to be postponed, and
young Lopez was forced to return TO the
United States.
Then it was decided to have the marriage
ceremony performed in Cuba, the groom s
father acting as his proxy and giving the
usual pledges and signing the marriage con-
tract for his son. Young Lopez IS me-
chanical engineer, employed in Paterson
N T
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Changes in Officers Stations

Changes in the stations and duties of Off
GERS of the quartermasters department
have been ordered as follows
Colonel C. A. H. McCauley at New York,
has been ordered to assume charge of the
general quartermaster's depot at Jefferson
vile, Ind, relieving Lieutenant Colonel
Samuel r. Jones, who is ordered to Omaha
for duty chief quartermaster of the De-
partment of the Missouri, the relief of
Captain William E. Horton of his Temporal
ry duties in charge of that office. Captain
Horton will remain at Omaha as assistant
to Lieutenant Colonel Jones.
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Officers Battle Moonshiners.

dispatch from Charleston. S. c., last
night says that Deputy Collector Mccoy
and state dispensary constables searched
the registered distillery of Tully Babb and
found some contraband liquor. On leaving
the premises the officers were fired upon
from an adjoining woods with pistols and
Winchesters by Babb and four of his as
sociates The officers returned the fire,
and fully fifty shots were exchanged. The
ammunition being exhausted, the consta-
bles and moonshiners had hand-to- hand
fight Four of the liquor men were ar
rested. No one was seriously wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-03
Increase of Bank Circulation.

The monthly statement of the controller
of the currency shows that at the close of
business November 30 the total circulation
OF national bank notes was 1921 ,106,9I9. an
increase for the year of 1862 465, and an
increase for the month of s1,496 296. The
amount of circulation based on United
States bonds was $3.50, O1s, 4S4. an increase
for the year of SAL 91s.O73. and an increase
for the month Of s2,367 663. The circula-
ton secured by lawful money aggregated
S3S, OSS 495, a decrease for the year of $685.
COS, and decrease for the month of SSH
367 The amount of United States regis
tered bonds on deposit to secure circulating
notes was 1884 625, $50, and to secure public
deposits SIS, SIS, $40.
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CHAPTER XXI.
In Times Morning.
6 At. 1903, 81 A.C.Nne CLUSe 4 CO
He wins who woos


TIE hot glare of a July sun was on the
Stones of the Waiting street and July winds
We're driving hosts of battling dust clouds
along the highway, but in the herb gar
den of Saint Mildred's cool shadows lay
over the dew-beaded grass. and all was
restfulness and peace. The voice of the girl
who was following Sister Wynfreda from
the mint clump to parsley bed, from fem
mel to rue. was not much louder than the
droning of the bees in the lavender.
IF it be true as you say'-she was
speaking with the passionate bitterness of
wounded youthful II be true that in his
place any one would have believed what
he believed. then this is a very hateful
world ana / want no further part in It,"
Over the fragrant leaves which she was
touching as fondly as if they had been
children's faces, Sister Wynfreda gently
shook her head. Think not that it is alto
gether through the worlds evil-hearted-
ness, dear child. Think rather that 1t Ia
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Death Of Lieut.. w. B. Bonham.

A dispatch from Charlotte. N. c.. last
night says: Lieut.. w. B. Bonham of Com
pany 1, I'd Infantry, U. S. A, died in Ashe-
vile this morning. He was a son of ex-
Governor Bonham of South Carolina, and a
brother of Gen. Bonham, formerly adjutant
general of the South Carolina state troops
The remains were taken to Columbia, S. c.,
this afternoon.
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Hanged Editor in Emgy.

After the announcement of the action of
the trustees a large number of students
gathered on the college campus and hanged
in effigy Editor Josephus Daniels, whose
paper the News and Observer, had led the
fight against the doctrine promulgated by
Professor BasSett
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Used Razor on Girl; Killed Self.

dispatch from New Haven, Conn, last
night says that in fit of jealous rage over
the continued rejection of his attentions
Thomas McCabe forced his way into the
kitchen of a private house on Crown street
and severely slashed Miss Hattie Gilmore
across the face with razor. McCabe
then committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid.
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A store window is good
advertising, so is a good
sign over the door, but the
best OF all is the display
that goes before a whole
city every day-the news
paper advertisement.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR,
Bureau of the Census Washington, ID. c., November
10, 1903.-Sealed proposals (in dupcate) will be
received at the office of the chief clerk of the Blu
reau of the Census until December Z, 1903 at 2:3O
pm, at which conr the bids will be opened, for
furnishing all material and labor necessary to the
construction of metal eases, double vault doors and
steel table In the freproof vault Of the Bureau Of
he Census at Washington. ID. C. Plans and speci-
hcations may be procured upon application to the
chief clerk Of the Bureau of the Census. The right
is reserved to reject any and all bids.
no24- eod6t S. y. D. NORTH, Director.
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HOTELS.
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
the Office of the
Great Falls and Old Dominion
Railroad Company,
Evening Star Building Washington, D. c.,
UNTIL ~ O'CLOCK NOON.
on THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1903,
for grading and masonry work the first
miles Of double track roadbed construction.
A certified check In the Of 81 900 must
company each proposal and the successful bidder
will be required to furnish approved security
bond in a equal to the full estimated amount
Of the contract.
Blank forms for proposals. specfca tons and gen
eral Information be obtained at the office of
the engineer,
w b. UPTON,
Washington Loan and Trust Building Washing
ton. ID. C. de1-9t