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The Washington times., 1903-02-15

" can't refuse me-" And
little Lady Towers clasped her hands and
looked imploringIy at her old friend and
playmate.
Il have no heart for gayety. and 40
suitable dress replied Constance Car
Isle. rather curtiy.
but. dear. there will be no Eayety.
Roland's mother is so recently dead that
gayety is out OF the question. There will
be the pater and all the boys. You
would like 10 see the boys again.
wouldn't you?"
Yes. / should like TO meet your
brothers again" admitted Constance.
And IL there really will be no other
guests"
Well Mabel Huntley invited herself
and couldn't refuse her. The boys will
be furious
we all disIikcd her as children" re-
marked Constance. The boys always
called her a coward and sneak. I
didn't like her any better when she
grew up. ! saw great deal OF her two
years ago. just before-before-
know Flossie-'
FIossie nodded She knew Constance
referred TO her fathers death. just after
the loss Of his entire fortune. The two
years which had passed since then had
exactly reversed the positions OF the TWO
friends. Flossie. the doctors penniIess
daughter. and general servant to her
seven brothers. was now the petted wife
OF the wealthy Sir Roland Towers. and
the mother Of his heir; Constance. the
idolized only child and heiress OF a mer-
chant prince. now earned her bread as
typist in a merchants office.
What a lovely girl Miss Carlisle is.''
remarked Sir Roland Towers 20 a large.
he udsome blonde rs they stood looking
over some views together.
! do you think so - she drawled. "Shc
/ has no color. you know. Do you admire
that dead-white skin. Mr.. Leigh"
The young man was staring intently a;
plain black evening dress. with white
( roses al her breast
she always looks 10 me like a pure
I white rose" he said. ireamiIy, and
I Mabel tossed her head. an angry ligh;
in her blue eyes.
The evening passed like happy
dream 10 Constance. All was so dit
ferent from her lonely evening in her
dreary lodgings. Flossie went with heI
| TO her room when bedtime came.
! 1T is lovely TO have you. darling
she exclaimed. But how serious you
/ look Has Mabel been dissgreeable?"
/ "Flossie." said Constance abruptly
why did you not tell me that Vincent
| Leigh was TO be here?"
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Here Mabel went of into a series OF
piercing yelIs. which relieved her hear
ers' fears as TO the danger OF her dy-
ing from exhaustion. and speedily pro-
cured their release.
Mabel was led of by her hostess 20
have her wound. which turned out 10
be a mere flesh cut, attended TO. and
Vincent turned to Constance. and took
both her hands in his.
rs that true Connie2 Did you mean
TO give me back my ping''
The dark. soulful eyes met his stead
lastly.
II did. and when I thought you de-
spised me. and had given Il TO Mabel. it
nearly broke my heart"
And she told me you had laughed at
me. and loved another fellow. My dar-
ling. VIXEN you were a child. you said.
L will give you the pin back when 1 love
you again II you had II still. would
you give it me now"
The love-Iight shone in the beautiful
eyes still raised TO his. and the sweet
tremulous voice thrilled him with rap
ture as she answered:
Il gave it you back two Years ago,
Vincent I would give il to you again
now. for / love you. dear"
And as he cIasped her 20 his breast
he could only murmur in his deep JOY.
My little white rosebud"
THE ENDI
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I was too agitated to speak. and he
went on TO remind me that ! used al
ways to give him buttonhole TO wear
every evening when he used 10 stay
with US long ago. and to ask me TO do
so again. Then he said again. May 1
not have the pin again You know you
promised--' Just then Mabel Huntley
interrupted us, but / thought-oh. fool.
fool that ! was" and Comics slender
body writhed with shame-"I thought
he was serious. and Flossie. Flossie, l
did give him the pin"
Well" cried Flossie eagerly.
81 made him a buttonhole Of a white
rose and spray OF maidenhair fern,
stuck the pin through il. slipped into
his dressing room and put it on his
table When he went into the ballroom
Mabel wore II"
Nonsense" exclaimed Flossie.
she did" Constance went on. tears
streaming down her cheeks Il asked
her where she got the pin. and she
said from Vincent She said he laughed
very much over It, and said a little
simpIeton had fallen in love with him.
and given him that as a love token. so
he passed IL on TO her"
But / don't understand" began
FIossie.
oh. it's plain enough. He had not
meant anything. and was quite scared
when he saw / took II seriously. He
knew II he gave Mabel the pin l should
understand. Fancy accepting the man
before he asked me-" And Constance
laughed teebly.
Il believe there is something under
this" remarked FIossie. That was q
caddish thing TO do. and not like Vim
cent. He does not even like Mabel.
though she is always running after him.
And one thing ! .,oticed tonight. she
never allowed him TO speak to you hnless
she was At your elbow. She seemed
afraid Of what you might tell him"
IL Lady Towers noticed MabeIs ef-
forts TO keep the One-time lovers apart
that evening. she observed them even
more clearly next day. 1t was Christ
mas Eve and real Christmas weather
/ All day the snow had been falling, and
| the cold was piercing. No one could &c
/ out. Mabel had perseveringly stuck Il
/ Constance all day. Even when theii
/ hostess asked Vincent TO show Con
stance the priests room, as the secre
| chamber was called. Mabel instantly
! begged leave 10 accompany them. al
! though she was a notorious coward. anC
had declined TO go with the others on
previous visit on the ground that she
hated dark and uncanny places" Fol-
the priests room was said 10 be haunt
ed. So Lady Towers decided 10 MAKE
the fourth The secret door was I'm thu
| picture gallery. and Vincent held bacl
the heavy sliding panel. while the la
dies stepped daintily within. holding
| their skirts from the dust and cob
! webs. They had hardly made two step.
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appreciation OF life in straitened circum-
stances. She had vaguely heard of pow
erty. but she did not know what 1t
meant. That they could ever be
cramped for ready money to such an
extent that they would be obliged to cut
down their expenses was a contingency
10 which she gave not a moments con-
sideration. Her sole feeling that morn
ing was one Of indignation that any man
should speak to her as John had.
She was writhing under this sense Of
injury when Mrs. Heron Martin was an
nounced. Jessie not only received her
at once, but imprudently narrated the
scene At breakfast; and her friend added
fuel to her anger by a spiteful con-
demnation of Brentwood's action. When
she left Jessie had firmly resolved 20
take a step of which. in calmer hours.
she might have seen the folly. She sat
down at her little Louis Seize daven-
port-a gift from John-and feverishly
scrawled a letter on her own crested
paper:
1T seems impossible. after your bru-
tai conduct this morning. that we should
ever live happily together. I have tried
TO act the part Of a dutiful wife toward
you. and to get along for the sake OF
appearances. though our ideas and tastes
are antagonistic. but it is useless Let
us have no talk. no scandal. am go
ing home 10 papa. and shall ask him 90
take me abroad at once. I shall try 70
think or you kindly, and regret that we
could not agree. Yours,
Jessie AmstermaI Brentwood"
This precious document she instruct
ed Williams to place by his master
plate at dinner. adding that she was
dining out that evening" Then, calling
for her brougham, she drove 20 her old
home on Madison Avenue.
Mr.. Amsterdam. after a hard, dis
couraging day. was delighted 10 lind
Jessie waiting for him.
IT'S very good Of you. Jess" he
said. ito drop in; almost makes us
forget you have really gone from US.
How is John? l suppose he will be here
before dinner is served. eh?''
quite we'll. papa. thank you; but
doubt il he comes In time for dinner. IT
is often late when he gets home" She
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
STORIES ABOUT ANIMALS

IT HE city OF Rome has Just had
most welcome present in the
person OF a small wolf. which has
already arrived and taken its place in
the garden at the capitol. says the Pail
Mall Gazette
Rome is supposed to never be without
its incarnation. its symbol. its wolf; and,
in fact, until .ately pair of wolves led
the most idyllic life among the historic
associations at the capitol and among
what was perhaps more &c their taste,
the trees and flowers. They were fed
like princes. looked AT with awe by all
the small children OF the town and with
affection by The gTown-ups. the happy
family once being completed by the ar
rival OF two young cubs. which PLAYED
like kittens. basked in the sun and only
showed their teeth when Fed The two
newcomers were dubbed Romuius and
Remus indiscrininately. no one being
able TO tell them apart, until one fatal
day. so Il is stated, they fought and one
was so wounded that he subsequently,
cied whereupon IL was declared iha z
there was not the least doubt that the
old story had been repeated and that
Rcmulus had KILLED Remus for The sec
ond time.
Tie old wolves Fined and died because
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
BY CLARENCE HERBERT NEW.

the experiment. once OF spending an
evening a Ia maison. For an hour-dur-
ing which scarcely a word was spoken
she worked nervousIy at a bit OF fancy
work, while he smoked his cigar over
the evening paper at the opposite side
Of the table. Then, with sigh of com
fort he looked over at her affectionste-
ly and said: "Ah. Jess. this is some
think like, You don't know how much
I'm enjoying this being here by our
selves
Yes. that's all very nice 20 sit read
ing your old paper for an hour without
/ even looking at me-nice for you. but
where do I come in -
Why. dear. your mere presence is a
companionship to me, even If we don't
/ say a word. l must 90 over the stock
/ quotations so as to be ready for tomor-
| rows business but with every word
/ read I'm conscious OF your being here.
l won't read so long next time. DO you
/ know. ! was thinking how nice II would
be 10 study some language or read aloud
/ to each o'her?'
"Oh. John. that might do once in a
/ while. but We really haven't time for
/ that sort OF thing. Hark! was that the
/ bell? Only one OF your horrid tele-
grams, I hoped it might be callers. It's
dreadfully stupid to bore each other
here alone. Why don't you care to see
people any more? Goodness knows. you
went out enough before you we're mar
ried. You danced a great deal. too. and
you do dance beautifully, dear. You
used TO sing nicely, and-and play
cards"
"Of course I went OUT. Jessie; but
chiefly for the sake OF meeting you.
Dance Yes; I'm fond OF Il yet-on a
floor like the Seventies armory. or the
dining room OF a summer hotel; but not
in a crowded. badly ventilated parlor
where one can't move without tearing
some laly's gown. Sing? My dear
nothing would please me better than "a
get out my old guitar and MARBLE foI
your benefit when we are by ourselves
Play cards, Why. a good rubber o.
whist with you and two friends whc
know the game-with. perhaps a small
bottle and cold lunch Afterwards sim
ply delightful. but these progressive care
parties where one plays for two min
utes with one good partner and theI
with some well-meanIng Young person
who knows absolutely nothing about III,
rules. and comes TO nirt-no, thanI
youl"
These trivial disputes between Brent
wood and his wife assumed larger pro
portions as time went by. Loyal t
his marriage promises, he was in
variably kind and courteous 20 her, bu
upon some points where her views di,
not coincide with his, he was as obsti
nate as a mule. She. on her part. trie,
not TO disagree with him; but thei
standpoints in the way OF looking a
life were entirely different. and 1t wa
the realization OF this fact that file
5 her with a sense of having been i'm
posed upon.
Unfortunately she had-like man
> another honest, well meaning wife
bosom friend who persistentIy magni
fed her husbands faults. and gave he
plenty OF advice as to not being die
tated TO by any man." and so forth
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as l can see. getting as much as real
happiness out OF II. Why. your mother
and I thought we were rich when got a
salary OF i've thousand after we had
been married ten years: Sut, you see,
we hadn't as many outside interests a.
people seem TO have nowadays. We
were satisfied with each other and our
pleasures were inexpensive ones Hasn't
John told you TO be careful about money
matters these days."
Never before today He's the best
man l ever saw about dressmakers'
bills-never even looks cross over them:
but this morning he was very rude 10 me
about my reception-week after next
and forbade me TO send out a single In
vitation, though they were all engraved
and addressed. It was shameful Of him, ="
You don't mean 10 say you thought
OF going to the expense OF a reception
at this time2 But there-you didn't
know the condition OF things. BY the
way. Fred tells me you have been out a
great deal lately without John Now,
I don't think that looks quite right,
Jess
nut papa. WHAT an 4 70 10 ne re-
fuses to go with me. Sometimes Of late
he is rude, and says he has other things
to think about"
Il should say he had: and your place,
my dear. is by his side. always. in
trouble or prosperity-there. there, dear
never mind. dare say you didn't think.
Don't cry. Jess: never too late TO mend,
you know"
Never too late TO mend" As the
wide-open eyes looked hxedly into
the glowing embers a realization began
10 creep slowly through her awakening
brain She remembered what she had
done. She knew Brentwood well enough
10 fear that with his iron resolution and
strong feeling ne would never ask her 20
return TO the house and husband she had
voluntarily deserted AS the long even
ing after dinner wore on, she took but
scant part in the conversation. for she
was remembering one by one every lit
tie act of loving kindness shown her BY
John since their wedding day. Their
points or disagreement seemed biotted
from her mind like a troubled dream.
How gentle and considerate he had been
toward her. How lonely and desoIate
the thought of living without him now
seemed, What II he should never for
give her? An. how foolish. how unjusA
she had been, She would go 70 him. now
no. It was too late; the snow was al
ready foot deep. and-what could she
say TO him?
For Brentwood the day had been a cru
cial one. He had fortunately been able
20 realize on some of his securities, and
put the proceeds, together with his en-
tire account in one bank, into safe de-
post vault The money IN the Chemical
he felt easy about, and his real estate
was safe; but as he called a cab and
drove home through the binding snow be
knew that. for a while at least they
could not afford 10 remain in their house
OF keep their horses.
! Poor Jessie, he thought. I'm afraid
/ the dear girl will feel very sore over
this. but there's no help for it. We
can't go the pace until business is a
great deal better. Poor girl. how shall
/ tell her? Well. Williams"-as he op-
ened the door and took OF his coat
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CIarinda is my only muse.
Small. seventeen. and sweet;
She's poetry from hat TO shoes,
And when her dainty feet
Iambics OF the dearest kind
Peep out below her dress.
Then rhymes begin 70 haunt my mi
And sing her loneliness.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
ROMANCE VERSUS REALITY.

III.
And so I WOO with caramels
At eighty cents a pound.
And trust 10 have poetic spells
The while ! sit around;
Then home / go and write a rhyme
About my muse again.
And find that eighty cents in time
VIII fetch me dollars ten.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
By WALTER H. HANWAY-

II
She little guesses that her grace
To such an art belongs.
Or that the smiles that light her face
Shine in z poets songs.
Nor does she think. while I rehearse
With all my heart astir
Some pleasing smiles in verse.
That they were caught from her
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

BY VERA SERKOFF.

Q :: @: 5s- :: nus. :: :::: :;
" can't refuse me-" And
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
cLARKsBURG TELEGRAM,
Friday. February 20.

The University Glec Club. in its tour
Rcf the state. manages some way TO get
its name in the papers. A lot Of man
nscript was sent 10 this paper in al
vance with instructions ito let 20 when
the club arrived The club itself was 30
absorbed, however. in itself that IT over
looked the little music it had in its soul
and turned its attention To buying tick.
cts for some of the rootcr- who met IL Mt
khe train. So far as an audience is con
eerned. it Is well that 1t was thus con-
Is all right, but this paper gently init
mates that il can not play the Cheap
sl<atc. order here any more. andif it ha,
any intentions of coming here again,
whether il Is out on money making
tour or not, il will he well for it TO
show sense of gratitude 10 those who
boost the game. Again, il is certainly
= non-scnsicnl idea for it to parade IL
self over the State for the mere purpose
of showing what ii knows about music
If that i the idea, there IS no logical
reason why the State should not send
the aggregation ont a. advertising
agents. Surely. il the State of West
Eirginin wants to convince it, citizens
and taxpayer how well is benrdIess rol-
1egc youths can play harp or pound
= drum, il i willing To do so 1t its own
expense. The aggregation did not show
enough -rrmption here 10 manipulate a
jews harp and the complimentary men
ton they receive at different places in
this State is nicely the tniIy that Il
newspaper is usually expected to give
people who profess 10 have something
good for the public. but which, when
tested. amounts to absolutely nothing.
The University would do well to cut this
feature out. 1t really hurts that very
excellent Institution, if the public judge
from the exhibition here. The aggrcga-
tion got frost and roast, when they
were met here. but it il opportune that
they should receive another They may
advance, the idea that they are doing it
On their own hook for the benefit of the
institution. Suppose that is the case,
md then think for moment how very
short-sighted they are, in not appreciat-
ing the advantage of the advertising they
might get by just giving one OF the many
vacant seats TO q reporter. WHO felt it
lis duty to be there for the benefit of
The public more than for. them. The
1anagemnnt of the University should
devote little attention 70 this crowd
aext year before they start out; and
4cach them to be courteous to the press
n iesst. who would rualiy prefer not
- hear them. but only consents through
de eirioeity of the public, who had
NJ rea5-dssire to sit an hour OF 20 and
Ae bored.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

OF the people. The House of Delegates
appears to be that way too. but there
are some members of the State Senate
who seem 70 be opposed TO thu peoples
interests. They should remember that
the party and the people viii hold them
accountable. Ii an extra session is nee
es-ary 10 reform and improve the tax
system. this paper says, have II. The
Republican party Is the friend of the
people. and it is time that the Repub1i-
can scnators who voted against consid-
Grafton of tax reform measures should
remember their obligations To the party
and the people. The unfair and unequal
tax system in vogue in this State is
going to be corrected and there is no
better time than the present To make
the correction.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

The man who is desperate enough to
threaten others sin an anonymous letter
ought to have courage enough to sign
hjs!name to the letter, but he is known
and will have enough to do to look out
for; himself without giving his atten-
tion 10 future letters of that sort; The
next time he attempts it he should dis
guise his hand. The time is not far dis.
tant when he Win be exposed and this
paper will be gratified to do the public
such. good -nerXire-.. - .--... 49,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

The movement of our citizens in circu-
lnting petitions to he presented to the
Legislature asking that n bill be passed
prohibiting the expectation of natural
gas from this State is commendablc and
prniscworthy. This paper il grnt;fed 10
see this step taken and sincerely hopes
that it may result in the desired end.
y noteworthy feature about the move
mcnt is that local gas company with
thousands of acres of rich gas territory
is ut the head Of the movement. In other
words, the West Fork oil & Natural
Gns Company i one Of the prime NOV
err. having taken II che from sugges-
tions advanced by the Telegram some
days ago. The movement i all right.
gentlemen. Let every man in the State
sign it and then let such pressure he
brought 10 hear on the Legislature that
ii will not dare resist il. Push the mat
ter n speedily as possible so rs TO have
the matter before the Legislature be-
fore the hurry during it, closing hours.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

The city authorities should see that
the notorious saloon fight which has held
the boards for the past week is thor
oughly sifted. Maybe when it is "aircd''
certain alleged reformcrs will not be so
fast in excusing themselves and bring
ing serious charges against others who
not only had nothing to do with the dis
graceful affair, but knew nothing about
it, until it was al over. There is plenty
of evidence to convict the guilty party
and to exonerate the man who gave the
other fellow what he has been looking for
so long
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20

Tae Republican party has ever found
Secretary of State Dawson a good coun-
se2or and his note of warning that the
present Legislature should do something
N the way of tax reform is full of
meaning. The Governor is on the side
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-02-20
PANAMA OFFER ACCEPTED.

Washington. Sd. c, Feb. ls-It was
decided ut n cabinet meeting yesterday
afternoon to accept at once the offer of
the new Panama Canal Company to sell
its property to the United States for
$4O,OOO,vJ0.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-03-20

low the line who are active for
the passage of the bill have
agreed to certain changes re-
garding the ten months inspec-
ton period. 1t comes from a
reliab bic source that an amend.
ment will be offered to the bill
when it is taken up in the Sen
ate that if the agricultural de-,
partment or, rather, the animal
industry bureau of that depart
ment and the Texas livestock
sanitary board, in their wisdom,
teel that at any time the line
should be closed during the ten
months during which cattle are
allowed to pass by inspection,
that this can be done at such
times as the authorities NAV
think proper. AS to the two
months absolute open season,
however, there will be no con
cessions, the supporters of the
maintaining, that the
line should pc kept open during
the winter season from Nov. 15,
Il Innl,nr.n [ 3
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-03-20
CANYON CITY, TEXAS, friday MARCH 20. 1903.

has merits of its own. We can
give you as good service in that
respect as the West can boast
of and all we ask III return is
your cooperation in the way of
a reasona BILE patronage.
Respectfully,
GEO. A. BRANDON.