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By and by young Green left him
and went up TO the house for drink.
Johnson was not the only silent one
that day. His daughter listened mute
ly to the young mans conversation.
II anything she was even more list
less than usual, though strange
color tinged her cheeks as he talked.
He left the promised book with her;
he had not forgotten 1t. he said. but
had been unable TO take It before. For
a moment her face glowed with pleas
ure. and the silken lashes lifted swift
ly but fell ere their eyes could meet.
She thanked him In few simple
words in her low, sweet voice; then
her gaze wandered away to the hay
mountain top In the distance. He
left in few minutes. deeply disap-
pointed in her. and yet strangely In
terested and puzzled. Had Re mis-
taken her? Was she incapable of the
thought he believed she possessed?
Had she not. after all, the ambition
to be more than an untaught village
girl? Did her thought end with the
blue line of the mountains and the
hamlets scattered along their sides?
DOiOltH diSdBDpiht'N hN
thought her so much better than she
had proved herself, and yet under It
all there was sting in the thought
which he did not understand, student
OF character as he was.
"She was positively stupid" he said
regretfully. yet her face shows such
possibilities"
He was walking slowly down the
narrow path to the shop, his hands
clasped behind him. his fair head
bent slightly forward Dolores was
watching him, but he did not know 1t.
He never guessed OF the wistful
brown eyes following him down the
stubbly path.
Bess whinnied shrilly when he
came in sight. She was restless and
snappish. but when he mounted and
rode out of the shop she grew gentle
again. As he rode away Johnson
called after him that she must have
gone some distance without her shoe.
for her foot was tender.
Dolores watched him with her far
seeing eyes as he rode up the noun
tain, then her gaze went down to the
shop. Her father was standing in the
doorway also watching the rider. He
had forgotten his pipe; his face in the
hazy sunlight was full OF sullen
hatred. and he looked capable of
committing almost any act His NUT
tered threat OF the previous evening
returned to her clearly and distinctly.
Her eyes widened with nameless fear.
She looked up the mountain again to
where the black mare was bearing
her rider proudly along the yellow
thread of road; she was no longer
listless; her face was white. her lips
quivering with excitement.
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to discover If they might be fetch
ed" In reality the girl did not even
see them.
She was wondering vaguely what
the woman would say about the mare.
That she had come for some purpose
outside of bringing the fruit was
clear to her. She waited with a sink
ing heart and strained ears for what
the woman would say. She knew well
that something must follow. That 1t
was in regard to the mare of young
Green she .-ad not a doubt. Perhaps
the suspicion in regard to the guilty
party had become a fact. Perhaps
this woman had come to tell her
perhaps
ITO be continued.)
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CHAPTER vi.
A Neiqhborly Gift.

"Et hev been so dry | lowed mebby
ther guarding hyar dedn't mount ter
much, bein' as ye air up SO high. so /
bringed ye some strawb'ries outen
our guarding, Dolores"
Thank you; our garden didn't
amount to much" Dolores said.
gravely. She looked at her neighbor
without sign OF interest in her face;
she spoke in her usual listless man
ner; but under the listnessness and
apparent carelessness was the con
sciousness like sharp sword, that
the gift was the forerunner OF some
thing to follow else than her pleasure.
She emptied the berries out OF the
basket into a dish and stood regard
Ing them. Mrs. Smith said afterward
she looked as though she were trying
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CHAPTER v.
Whose Was the Deed,

Dolores was waiting for something
to happen. A vague terror possessed
herr she could not have defined 1t
had she tried; she did not try. Young
Green's face seemed to haunt her.
She watched her father continually
while he was in the house, for a sort
could not keep her eyes from his face.
She could not explain the terror
that possessed her. but her whole
listless nature was aroused. She was
different. and her life was somehow
different. she knew not how.
The slow days passed. 1t seemed to
her. with even more slowness than
was their wont. Every morning the
red sun arose out of veil of haze
from the mountain beyond the val
ley; every evening he sank behind
the gray peaks in the west.
Nothing happened after all; life
was stagnant: the sun arose and set;
the haze hung more dense and thick
over the mountain peaks. No rain
fell; nothing happened Nothing hap
pened until
One day the rumor floated across
the mountain that young Green's
mare, one of the choicest breed In the
country, valued at what seemed to
the simple villagers fabulous sum,
had gone lame. And this was discov-
cred the morning after she was shod
by Johnson.
To most of the villagers this fact
meant nothing. That the one had
30, In NTH tb. 9th
entered their heads. They had no
cause for suspicion. But to Dolores
the rumor came like blow. 1t seem
ed to her In a strange. far-awsy fash
ion that this was what she had been
expecting. This was why the kindly
blue eyes were always looking into
hers, and the pleasant face was for
ever in her thoughts.
Her eyes were on her father when
the news was told by one of the
neighbors. A nall was driven into
the mares hoof and she was dead
lame The hostler had found 1t when
he examined her hoof. which was not
until the morning following the day
Green was at the settlement 1t was
hard blow to the young man, the
speaker said, for he had thought as
much OF her as though she were a
woman. Conjecture was rife as to
who had done the deed. Suspicion
rested particularly in one direction.
and the suspicion was pretty well
founded. but the young man would
walt until there could be no doubt.
And here the story erded.
Dolores had listened silently, as
was her habit, no one noticing her.
The memory OF her fathers words
the other day returned to her with
q force she could not account for.
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Free Theater Tickets.

People in Paris. who are interested
in giving working girls bit of pleas
ure now and then. have devised a
scheme where worthy girls receive
two tickets to a good theater once in
a while. The scheme calls for an
elaborate system of registration, but
1t is working to perfection. The Kali
ser is thinking of introducing the
idea into the royal theaters in Ger
many.
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(To be continued.)
HABIT IN READING PAPERS.
Almost Every Person Has One Part
He Turns to First.

TIC " FHht
VERY old persons" said an observ-
er, nearly always. on unfolding their
newspaper. turn to the column of
Deaths This is because, in the first
place, they are most likely to find
news OF their friends there than in
the column of Marriages. or any
other part OF the paper, and because,
in the second place, they are interest
ed in death-they have it much in
their minds.
Young girls turn first to the socl-
ETY. news and weddings. and after that
to the fashions. Young men OF the
healthy, open-air sort, turn first to the
sporting news. while boys universally
turn to this page first. The actor, of
course, reads the dramatic columns.
and the writer the book reviews, but
neither of these departments, | fancy
does any part of the disinterested
public consult first of all.
"The elderly gentleman of pom
pous appearance reads the editorials
first, while his corpulent. cheerful
wife reads the recipes on the house
hold page. Some clergymen read
the wills of the dead, to see what
charities have been remembered with
bequests. There are many people who
read the crimes. the scandals and the
shocking accidents first Poets, as a
rule. will not read the, Newspapers at
all."-Philadelphia Record.
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CHAPTER IlI-contInaed.

CHAP ZEN llt-Contnuco%
That night his comrades at the tav-
ern had told him OF this; they taunt-
ed him with Il: they laughed at the
girl. They did not like her-not one
of them. Narrow natures dislike and
dIstrust that which they cannot under
stand. Young Green also had aroused
his fears. Green had an education: ]:
he had asked where the girl obtained
her education. therefore she must
have an education. Tonight he was
assured OF this.
He kicked the book contemptuous-
ly. and muttered. under his breath. an
oath against young Green. II ever he
came there again II would he a sorry
day for him.
Dolores said nothing.
A sudden frenzy seized him. He
stopped and snatched the book from
the ground. 1t was an old astronomy.
She had been reading the book. for
she preferred Il to any of her moth
er's books, and whel young Green
saw 1t the day he was there he was
much surprised. and promised to take
a volume oc the subject the next time
he went that way.
She thanked him. and II was the
first time she had thanked any one
since Betsy Glenn died. That was
two weeks before, and he had not
come again as he said he would, but
she watched for him, feeling sure that
he would keep his promise to her. feel
ing strangely glad when she thought
~ n Ohn hnI fatf In
Her fathers face was lurid as he
snatched the book from the ground.
His small eyes. close set. were full
of brute cruelty; the veins OF his
forehead we're swollen. In his hands,
used to welding the heavy hammer.
the book was toy; his fingers
closed over II, and in an instant 1t
lay In shreds ut her feet.
For a moment she did not compre-
hend what had been done; she looked
from the book to him and back again.
Then she arose; her face was white.
and her eyes flashed. She looked at
him. and he covered before her. She
was tall and stately; he had never be-
fore appreciated her dignity. Now he
appreciated 1t to the full. The book
was the dearest thing In the world to
her; he could have wounded her in
no other way.
Mechanically he gathered up the
scattered fragments and as she held
out her hand for them he gave them
to her without a word, without even
glancing at her. For the time she
was more than his daughter; her
eyes were on his face. and her spirit
ruled his. Then they strayed away
TO the mountain top yelled In haze.
The fire died out of her eyes; her
hands. mechanically holding the torn
leaves of her book, fell listlessly at
her side; her shadow lay long and
dark behind her.
There was sense OF mystery about
her which her father could not under
stand; he shrank from It and from
her, and passed away up the dark
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Describing a DOG.

The Referee quotes this description
by little girl Of a dachshund she had
seen; 1T was one of those funny ones
you know. the ones that are a dog
and a half long and half dog high
Said the other: You must know the
sort 1t is a dog that only has four
legs. hut looks as II it ought TO have
six" Public Opinion gives another def
milton Of the same animal; The dog
with the Louis XIV. logs. New York
Tribune
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CHAPTER ".
The Marc.

The Mare.
'T have come again. said young
Green, laughing.
He stood in the doorway of the
shop. holding the black mare by the
bride.
johnson had been sitting on a
bench outside OF the shop, smoking a
clay pipe. AS the young man spoke
he arose and advanced toward the
mare.
Another shoe SO soon?" he
Queried, shortly.
Yes said the young man. lightly.
Her right shoe this time. Come.
Bess; come. my grill"
There was sudden, sullen glow on
Johnson's face as he took the bellows
and blew the fire into fierce blaze.
He laid the iron on the fire and rails
ed the. hammer.
Young Green began to talk. He
spoke OF the dry weather and the hard
roads: he told the news of the town
and of the trial that was to come on
OF . notorious horse thief who had
been caught attempting to steal Bess.
The blacksmith listened in sullen
silence between the blows Of the ham
mer.
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oeniuses ,nd others.

Daring the year 1902 there were
maae at the English Patent ONCE 2s.-
97c applications for patents. of which
onls 1874 were granted. Next to
electric traction and motor car speci-
fications the favorite subjects for in
veneion were wireless telegraphy. golf
balls and clubs and reversible outside
seats for tram-cars. The Queen Vic
toria street fire led to a big boom in
applications for patent fire escapes.
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sdvantaoes Of EarIy chrIs.Ian..

Bishop Potter is telling story of
dear old lady who recently asked
him how 1t was that Solomon was
allowed to have so many wives-not
to mention the other ladies'.
He explained that the manners and
customs of Solomon's days were diff
ferent to those Of the present era,
whereupon she replied earnestly, "Oh,
don't you think those early Christians
enjoyed great privileges?-New York
Times.
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Revolution In street Car rraffIe.

Electricity is rapidly coming to con-
troll the country and a decided de
crease is shown in the number OF
companies and trackage of other
kinds of power. or the single track
mileage, 1854 miles. or 81 per cent.
are operated by electric power and
416 miles. or 10 per cent by other me
chanical traction. while only 259
miles. or IL per cent. are operated by
animal power. as compared with 6s.7
per cent In 1890.
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Admitted His Guilt.

do yen not at times have soulful
yearnings which you long to express
in words but cannot?" asked the fair
maid who had leaning toward the
sentimental.
'Yes, was up against something
like that once" admitted the youth
with the noisy tie. Il wanted to tel
egraph home for money and didn't
have the price of a Marconi."
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Not Surprising.

Complaint is made that the new
rnles make the game of football too
technical. Perhaps they have been
50 framed that when three men have
teen killed on a side the game sbsH
be called. II so, no wonder there "
kick.-Los Angeles Times.
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South American Metropolis.

Buenos Ayres. the capital of the
Argentine Republic. says writer in
st. Nicholas. is the largest city in
South America. 1t is also the largest
city in the southern hemisphere south
of Philadelphia. 1t is, moreover. the
largest Spanish-speaking city in the
world. Its population probably ex-
ceeds 100000, and is increasing rap
idly.
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Quite a Ceremony.

A Buddhist dignitary was recently
buried in Japan, and the police attend
ed the funeral and made an Official
report of the ceremonies, which must
have been rather picturesque. The
report merely says. Three hundred
and eleven injured. 10 tainted, 121
thefts, 374 pickpcckets captured, 1921
articles lost and 79 people rescued
from canals"
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~Are You Ready7 Col"

Mrs. John Peters was the mother OF
a family of restless children. and she
found difficulty in reducing them to
quiet when the moment came for ask
ing = blessing at the table. So her
course of procedure was something in
this fasion: Alice, be still Eddie.
not another wordl Maud. don't yor
see your father is waiting? There
now, John; NOWi"
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To Cool OF.

Crack some ice fine. add few
sprigs of mint. inclosed in canvas
bag and apply to the wrists. the hack
OF the neck and the crown of the head.
A little whisky and sugar with the ice
and mint. applied internally increase
the efficacy of the prescription.
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Reach After Converts.

The Protestants OF Boston are max
ing contributions to a fund of 100000
TO convert Spanish women. Head
quarters will be opened in Madrid.
and 1t will be known as the Gulick
Institute Bishop lawrence of the
Episcopal Church of Boston says it
is time for his church to convert the
Italians, who are settling in that city
In large numbers.
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Harves. for v atehmakers.

All the watch epairers in New
York are working ier time these hot
days. They account for this peculiar
business phenomenon by saying that
when men discard their vests they
do not properly secure their watches
in the trousers fob. The result is an
epidemic of dropped time-pieces.
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Finest Laboratory.

The new physiological laboratory
and marine aquarium just completed
for Prof. Jacques Loeb at the Univsr.
sity of California, is regarded by sx-
perts as the finest of its kind in the
world. Rudolph Spreckels gave s25.-
900 for the building. and no expense
has been spared in its equipment.
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Cable Lasts lonu.

A section Of cable in the Caribbean
sea was recently raised from 1850
fathoms of water. where 1t had lain
for thirty years. Tests showed Its
core to be in perfect electrical con-
dition and the rubber insulator unin-
jured. A fear that sulphur from the
rubber might injure the copper wire
had no foundation
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Widening chicaao River.

Two million dollars will be spen! III
the widening of the Chicago river be
tween Lake and Van Buren,. streets.
The work will occupy two years, and
channel 200 feet wide and twe.ty.
two feet deep will be the result.
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Endless Chain Religion. Work.

II there were only one Christian in
the world and he worked year and
won a friend for Christ. and If these
two continued each year to win an
other. and ii every man thus led into
the kingdom led another every year.
in thirty-one years every person In the
world would be won for Christi
Church Eclectic.
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poukhobors Are Quiet.

The Doukhobors. who have been a
bother to the Canadian government
eser since they came from Russia.
have quieted down and gone back to
work on their farms. About a dozen
os them. however. are still religiougly
insane
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Indirect Cost of Warfare.

The immense indirect cost of war
fare is illustrated by the fact that ths
spanish-American war cost $1,000. 600
day for over year. although hos
tlities occupied but three months.
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Another Boston Idea.

The Aaron Burr legion has been
formed. its object being the reha-
bilitation of the memory of Aaron
Burr" AS you might know by the
phraseology. its headquarters are In
Boston.-Philadelph Inquirer.
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over and over. mingled with ths
memory Of the black mare and her
rider. the words were driven in duly.
as though by the strokes of ham
mer-even. distinct. deafening, most
terrible to the girl in the darkness.
"Ef ever thet young feller kems
hyar agen etll be a sorry day fer
hemi"
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Strategy.

cts lucky I'm dentist" chuckled
the tall student.
why so?" asked the friend.
well. last night every time kissed
Clara she screamed. When the old
man came down told him was mere
ly trying to pull a tooth"
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To Rise In tho World

Books that have helped net"
chuckled Tommy, as he piled enough
bound volumes of the Congressional
Record on chair to enable him to
reach the shelf where his mother
kept the Chicago ri.
bune.
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emulation.

First Mosquito-"I see by the pa
pers that women are going to wear
socks" Second Strange.
isn't it, that people have so much
fault to find with us. and yet they are
doing everything to tempt us?"-Nsv
York Herald.
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sIames the Brother

Harry-What nonsense to say her
description was photographed 1t
wasn't bit like 1t. Dick-When /
used the word Photographic 1 had in
mind some of the pictures her broth
er Fred takes with his camera.-Hos-
ton Transcript
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Fine Belgian Pigeons.

The Belgians are great pigeon breed.
ers, and one OF the choicest birds oil
this kind is the true Antwerp carrier.
which is comparatively rare
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How Koreans NAV pres..

The Korean government has or
dered that all Koreans. without re
gard to rank or class. should not wear
clothes except of a blue or dark colo.
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The shootIna Season

Mr.. Morgan might have an open
season OF limited duration when it
would be permissible for the camera
men to snapshot him without rebuke.
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Iowa Telephones.

The report of the auditor of the state
of Iowa shows that there are 1900
telephone companies in the state as
compared with 700 last year.
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skyscrapers In South Africa.

The new nine-story building b.zn.
built in Johannesburg will be the big.
gest establishment of its kind in South
Africa.
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Pessimlstic.

At least half the work done in the
world is of no particular use, unless
it may be Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
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success Of African Mission.

The Uganda Mission. in Central
Africa, begun twenty years ago. has
now 1.07O church buildings. seating
126,s5o persons. erected chiefly p. the
cost of the people.
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Investigating Salmon FlsherIes.

DIR. Barton Warren Evermann, of
the United States fish commission, is
now in Alaska. where he will spend
the summer making an investigation
of the salmon fisheries of the coast.
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Send Millions to Norway

Figures recently published in Chris.
tiana show that the amount of money
sent home from the United States by
Immigrants from Norway last yea,
was s3,7S0,00O.
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New IntoSicant.

The world is to- have new intoxi.
cant made from the ii root. which is
abundant in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Cotton in Texas.

Texas now produces more, cotton
than Georgia and Alabama. the next
two largest cotton states. combined.
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Harvest Hands Needsd.

In California a great cry is go:n-
up for hands to harvest the big grab
and fruit crop this year.
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Chair Of solid Silver.

The most expensive chair in the
world is in the Vatican. 1t is of solid
silver and cost f1S.0oo.
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Capital Punishment Need.d.

Capital punishment was abolished In
italy in 1875. Since then murders
have increased AZ per cent.
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MexIeo's Cotton Industry.

Mexico raises 10000 bales of the
100000 bales of cotton used each zear
in that country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-11
BASEBALL IN ELIZABETH STOPS.
Managers and Captains Arrest ed-The
Crowds Make Big Denominations.

ELIZABETH. N. j., May lo.-Sunday
baseball was stopped on the grounds
Of the athletic club this afternoon.
Five thousand people swarmed from the
bleachers on the diamond, when after the
first ball was pitched. Manager Burke and
Capt. Cavanaugh OF the Stars, Manager
Neubeck and Capt. Luyster Of the Nor
woods and Umpire Bill Kennedy were
placed under arrest by squad of police
men. A popular demonstration was feared.
When the men were driven away to head.
quarters in coaches previously provided
BY friends they we're loudly cheered.
There was a repetition Of the same scene
on the Washington grounds. where two
other clubs started TO play. When the
coaches arrived at Headquarters several
thousand people were congregated near
the entrance, Capt. Cavanaugh OF the
Stars was the first to emerge from the
station house after furnishing bonds and
he received an ovation. All the players
gave bail to appear next Friday and drove
away in their coaches.