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shook hands all over, consideration for her gown alone preventing her from physical abasement.
 But. all the same. none of them angered me like Lady Mabel. I was put out from the moment I caught sight of her tall, slim figure. gowned in soft, white muslin, with Gainsborough hat on her dusky hair and q white knot of roses in her waistband.
 John glanced quickly at my dress of pale green cashmere and back again to Lady Mabel. Instinctlvely, 1 felt the yer dict was in her favor and a flush of modification dyed my checks.
 Il think" said. with much deliberation and great malice, that 1t is n mistake for people with putty colored skins to wear white. The comparison Is so inevitable. U
 DO your" he asked quickly. Now was just admiring Lady Mabel and think ing how well the dress became her, being dark"
 Lady Mabel" said I. with freezing emphasis: and who was alluding to her? I was referring to Mrs. Gwyn," pointing to a comfortable looking, well developed female. habited, as is the custom of wom- en of ample proportions. in the tlimsiest of white cambric blouses.
 Sir John looked a trifie unbelievlng, and after that conversation did not flourish. For my part, 1 was occupied Tn looKlnS out for Cyril. who was to be present at the fete; and. presently, much to my de- light. l saw him.
 Cyril" I called out, impetuously. You're never going to pass me?"
 He flushed, gave q stiff little bow. and hesitated.
 In an instant, held out both my hands, dropping my sunshade in my eagerness. Aren't you pleased to see me-" His face changed. The look 1 knew so we'll flashed into his eyes-yes, those sunny eyes.-and in another moment We were walking side by side as in the old days long ago. Sir John had somewhere disappeared-where l did not know. And so you actually intend to take nc notice of me? Pray, what have I done?' Shall tell your" he retorted fieroely "I cant answer you in fine words ol graceful speeches, Beryl. If you want the truth, you must have it from me in ar unpolished state.'
 Don't be cross" I whispered softly "Cyril. dear Cyril"
 And then he broke down utterly haC been cruel, heartless: l had tiirtcd witt him outrageously: I had made him lovt me, care for mo, far more than all tht | world beside.
 The wind was signing among the roses ! the sun was shining in the summer sky ! and I was young needless of all save th present. And he had been my first sweet
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{ and these contained such narrowing de- tails of the ravages of cholera that his aunt could scarcely fail to become sert- ously alarmed and uneasy. Jack remained a month or six weeks in Wales during which his scheme worked without a hitch.
 His aunt was completely deceived, and even forwarded his first letter from Africa to his friend, Charlie Bashford. to read The note in which she inclosed the letter plainly showed that her heart was soft ening toward him, and Jack began to feel q good deal ashamed of himself. During his solitary walks and rambles he had fits of penitence which consider ably dampened his satisfaction at the suc- cess of hiS experiment.
 lie even felt tempted at times to aban- don the deception he was practising but before he had arrived at any determina- ton to do so he was surprised at recelv- ing a visit from his friend, Charles Bash ford.
 Hello! What brings you hereT' de- manded Jack apprehensively as they shook hands.
 You've heard the news. haven't you7' said Charlie,
 What about?" said Jack.
 Haven't you seen the papers lately2" asked Charlie, opening his eyes.
 Not for a week or ten days. What Is lt?"
 Then you don't know poor Browne is dead" sad Charlie. "We all of us thought you knew of it. or I should have written. It was in all the papers a week ago. He died of cholera"
 What! You don't mean the man who went to Egypt the other day?" gasped Jack.
 Yes" said Charlie. grinning at his friends dismay.
 Well. but that is fearfully awkward for me! My aunt must be under the i'm prcsson that l am dead. What the dick ems shall I do?" exclaimed Jack.
 1T wrote the poor old lady letter of condolence to keep up the deception" said Charlie.
 What an internal fool you were. them" exclaimed Jack vigorously. What on earth did you want 10 do that for?"
 Well. 1 did 1t for a joke, but I was
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1 longer think of him save as playfellow. Why, oh, why, was he poor: or, being SO. why did l not love poverty as l loved | him.
 l That night I dreamt-lot of Cyril, but | Of Sir John; and even stranger, In the dream he seemed cold. constrained, al- most indifferent. Imagine John muttered l to me! In my dream I wcpt. and stretch- ing out my hands called to him piteous- ly; John, John. come back to me- awoke with a great start. and dull | pain in my heart. How foolish 10 be | sad. What though my lover, with a cold. grave smile. had turned away-it was dream.
 And. after all. 1t was not John I loved, but Cyril
 But the remembrance of my dream
 haunted me like the burden of song, and all next day I waited anxiously for John. and for once my heart ached for the sight of him.
 Said my father at supper that evening: Lady Mabel Carr Is staying at Long, court: I met her this morning with John. Did he tell you she was coming down, Beryi?"
 l stammered out some vague reply, but
 felt the blood rush to my cheeks as my
 father gazed somewhat quizzically at me. You mustn't give Sir John too many of your airs and graces. child" he
 said. Remember, he Is only mortal. and
 Lady Mabel. If report speaks true, Is amiable as well as lovely
 And so she may be for all I care"
 retorted.
 But, all the same, l felt perturbed.
 Mrs. Stephens adored her cousin, and it
 had long been her wish that he should
 marry Lady Mabel Cart-Lady Mabel
 who was amiable well as lovely. While
 IT hastened to the glass. "A handsome
 spitfire! my brother Tom had once call
 cd me. and had tossed my head at the
 description.
 What did 1t matter? Was I not beau.
 tifui?
 Lady Mabel must have been sore put
 to 1t to preserve her bOasted amiability
 of aspect. If 1 looked half as grossly at
 her as I felt. It was the occasion of a
 garden party at Longcourt. and all the
 county were assembled in their best to
 talk scandal of each other, drink tea,
 and backbite the world generally l always hated the small section oi society known us the county" and now that l was so soon to be one of the elect. as 1t were. l hated them worse
 than ever. How I would snub that dis agreeable Mrs. Edwards. with her per- petual smile and perennial black silk. In the days she had ben wont to offer
 me two bony fingers by way of saluta- tion: now. flguratively speaking. sh
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The general opinion was that the old lady would be entirely overcome. Jack
 was easily persuaded to indulge in hope
 ful anticipations, though he had secret l misgivings.
 Unfortunately his forebodings turned out to be well founded. for his aunt did
 not attempt to dissuade him from going.
 Her reply was so cold and formal that
 Jack could not help suspecting that she l doubted his good faith, and more espec- | tally as, fin consenting to pay for his out i fit, she stipulated that the bills should l be sent to her for settlement.
 Jack was somewhat unreasonably az | grieved at this precaution, which. how | ever reConciled him to the idea of carry
 ing out his project of deccption He had no difficulty in securing the CO., 1 operation of his namesake, and by ar rangement with this fatefully good 1 natured young gentleman, he succeeded in | securing the best part of the money
 which hls aunt advanced for his outfit l The old lady little suspected that she was raying the bills and passage money
 of perfect stranger and that the latter | handed to Jack the amount he had in
 tended to devote to that purpose. Jack suffered considerable qualms Of | conscience while matching his conspiracy. 1 Ills necessities. however, were so prt | Ing that he could not resist the chance of | getting little ready money. Had he anticipated that his aunt would have manifested genuine emotion when he | went to bid her farewell. he would prob 1 ably have abandoned his scheme. But by that time 1t was too late, for he | had paid away the 200 pounds among his | hungry creditors, and the date of his | supposed departure was fixed for the l next day.
 l Jack applied for three months leave of | absence from his regiment 10 ohviate the 1 risk of his presence in England coming to l his aunts ears.
 1 Tho Colonel knowing nothing of his plans, but sympathizing with his pecu-
 hilary troubles granted his request with | out asking iuconVeuient questions. | Jacks hrothcr officers were pledged to i secrecy, and one of thcm-the inCorrigible ! Charlie Bashford--wrote the c,i lady a
 posted in West Africa from time to time,
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, ran up to her own room to indulge in d delightful revorie,
 Presently th,re came knock at the door. and. without waiting for an answer, Mabel entered
 I'm tired out she said abruptly. "JHlie, l wish you'd come and help me to boL." -
 Jrue rose too happy to be tired even a't'r her long day.
 Yes. dear sA, s.dJ gently, you look worn cut
 Mabel threw herself into a chair and raised her arms ahulc her head. At any Fate" she said MT. Coleman has pro-
 posed to me, aI4l, needless tu add. have excepted him. wish q" were not quite
 so old, though, but ! shall be the wife of a millionaire, and that's something. And
 Low. iet's hear about you, Julie. How did yuu grt Uuh bid you see wcll:' 'I saw cv, rytAiug splend.dly.' said Julie, "l mc' Mr Treherue and he took care of me the whole time"
 MahI stared. "Oh.' she said, "I sup pose yo3 know he asked me but l don't care to go in that style, and I wired 1t the last l couldn't come. He was as cross aS Il bear with a sore head. I eN- poct You must have had a lively time!
 He was not cross at all 10 me- said Julie
 T suppose he's fallen in love with you, sreeted Mahel At any rate. hc asked me to marry | him. said Julie, and I have promised to be his wife" Mahtl began to laugh but her voice sounded harsh and constrained as she ar i fected to say careless,y. 50 we are botr | engaged cu the same day. what an eS
 traOrdinary coincidencc.'
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V OUGHT to have been happy-su-
 premely happy--there was no doubt
 as to that. Had I not succeeded
 to quote my excellent Aunt Celia Tn securing the most eligible parti of the year-no less a person, in fact. than Sir John Blake, the handsome. debonair Sir John. whose good looks, winning tongue, and well-flled purse were discussed by al the gossps throughout the country side,
 To think that Beryl Hammond, the daughter of country surgeon, should have been seclected by this person of all others for his wife! It caused an Ill., ness to the vicar's wife and old Mrs. Stephens, of Longcourt-Sir Johns cousin -took to her bed at the news.
 That grill" said they all, with spite ful emphasis, Whatever next"
 Meanwhile, I held my head up, took no notice of sneers on the one side, nor Of hattery on the other.
 l had met Sir John, in town, where had gone to spend season with Aunt Celia. She had married a wealthy city merchant years back. and had been con- tent to lead a placidly monotonous though prosperous, existence, until her husbands financial successes had earned uiin q ltle.
 Then. as in duty bound. his faithful wife insisted on house in a fashionable quarter and an unlimited allowance, in order. as she said, that they might take the position in society due to the afore- said title, not to mention their wealth
 And so l went up to London for a sea- son, and, at one of my aunt's most fash ionable functions. met Sir John Blake How his eyes shone the night he told me of his lovel We were on the balcony at old Lady Scott's, and I remember I wore a gown of palest pink smothered in .chif- ion. caught here and there with knots of roses. Just for moment he had held me at arms length; then. with a little quick-breathed sign, he caught me to his heart.
 "Darling-my Beryi-my sweetl'
 His arms seemed a pleasant resting place, and his low tones and passionate voice thrilled me. But when he stopped and pleaded that would press my lips to his. then I drew back. In an instant, understood what had done. I had prom ised to be his wife had listened to his words of love l had suffered his caresses and all the time my heart did not belong to him at all but to my boyish sweet heart in the. country.
 An! CyrH- could you have seen me when the dance was ovc-, and we had driven home, my aunt radiant with triumph, my
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-29

Aver q las dos de la madrugada
Sc oyeron varios disparos por ell niue
lie de los botes dando lugar Il que Sc
alarmaran las paclfcas familias que
viven por aquellos lugares.
Mejor enterados podemos decir
que ell individuo Jose Guzman (a) Ell
mudito Sc entretenfa 4 esa bora en- dis
parar su revolver.
Al OR las detonaciones Ell guardia
senior Padr6 SO persona en- Ell Iugar del
suceso llamandole al orden y pidi6n-
dole entregara Ell arma d 10 que Sc lie
hizo resistencia.
Al querer detenerlo, Ell individuo
Manuel Maldonado suget6 por los bra
EOS por detras al guardia Padr6, que
q no ser por otros boteros 10 hubie-
ran echado al aqua.
Despu@s de una gran lucha pudo
detener al Guzman t. 81 ntudito lie
vandole al deposito municipal, denun-
ciando al Maldonado por desacaGo &
Ia polic1a.
--Existe mlcha animation entire
Y arias familias do este poblado para
al gran meeting ~unionista que
Sc 1levara 4 efecto en- Ia Plaza de Bal
dorioty.
Cast todas las senoras Gle Catano
son unionistas, aun aquelIas que sus
esposos son republicanos.
Son verdaderas patriotas.
ALNfBAR
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ell 6nico fin de crear n patria digna
& la sombra de las libertades am9ri-
canas.
Asf 10 prejico en- las asambleas
populares y en- los cfrculos privados /;
asi 10 practice en- los m~dItiples actos de
mi vida. Ash 10 predican = pract lean
los que en- Ell Hotel Olimpo ~juraron w
d1a regenerar q 81 pals 8 perecer en- Ia
demanda. Els esta una aspiration sin
cera, profunda, en- que no caben la
bastardfa nj Ell engano. Y q tai aspi-
racion responde u serie de generosos
sacrlfcios en- que no Sc vislumbra nj
ell menor asombro de vanidad est6ril,
nj e. mas leve rastro de egoismo: por-
que ell egoismo y la vanidad serfan un
crfmen ahora que nuestra terra nece-
sta y rsclama Ell concurso de sus hi
JOS, de todos sus hiios, en- la tarea de
establecer, sobre bases frmes, ell orden
y Ia %justicia.
70 deplorarfa que ustedes sc res
tasen & I'm movimiento tan s~impatico
y q una tan fecunda actividad. Y al
hablarles seg1n les liable en- ell meeting
de Rio Grande, y al escribirles segdn
les escribo desde las columns de LA
DEMoCRACIA, escribo y hablo, no &
ustedes no mas, sino q IN pals entero
que tiene ell deber y Ell derecho de iuz-
garnos y que nos juzgara seg1n MUGS
tras obras, abandonando a los que Sc
equivoquen, siguiendo & los que acier-
tan y manifestandose en- la plena ca
pacidad que Sc le exige para que por
81 propio conquiste una ~situaci6n de-
corosa en- el m,undo y dirija su mar
cha hacia ell %porvenir.
De ustedes, con la afectu6sa esti-
maci6n de antes, su amigo Y devote,
servidor.
LUIS MUNOZ A1vERA.
Octubre % de 1.Q94.
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Efem6ride bochornosa
Aniversario del ataque de las
turbas republicans de
Ponce en- 1902, al
Club Federal
Octubre % de 100.

Hoy, % de Octubre, cumple ami
versario ell hecho realizado por unos
cuanto fapaticos de la ciudad de Pom
ce en- la spoca electoral de 1902, alta
candose al Club Federal y reduci6ndo-
Sc q prisi6n & distinguidos compatrio-
tas, que no habfan cometido otro deli
to que Ell de mantener IN ideal y ex-
ponerlo valiente y honradamente.
He aquf Ia relaci6n de los merritt
simos puertorriQuenos & quienes Sc
reduio q prisi6n en- aquella fecha:
Antonio Buscaglia, Juan Francis
co Mitil, Federico Turr6, Joaquin Ra
mos Anayas, Vicente Soltero Pagan,
Ricardo Meyestein, Pablo Hernandez,
Lcdo. Francisco Ruiz de Porras, Leo
nardo r. Acevedo, Roberto Arms
trong, Arturo Labarthe, Lcdo. jose
Ramon Becerra, Evangelio Auffant,
Lcdo. Angel Acosta Quintero. Gui-
llermo Schuck, Herminio Armstrong,
Pedro Auffant, Joaquin Rodriguez,
JOAQUIN Guzmau, DR.. Eusebio Coro-
mas, Eugenio Astol, Manuel Toro Fee
bre. Antonio Arizona, Erualindo Bau-
"a, Patrocinio Rodriguez. Julio Rive
ra Avomi, JacintO Sanchez, Enrique
Rivera Avomi, Juan MARTINEZ Rosa
do, Jose Ram6n Ottiz, Juan Bautista
Nieves. Francisco Gautier, Francisco
O~uintana, Flor Santiago, Guillermo
Perez, Santana Bias, Ramon Sibico,
Victor Espringor, Norberto Dulles,
Juan Moves Santiago, Lcdo. Luis
Llorens Torres, Rafael Rivera Raml-
rez, Jose Melendez Pichingo, SeVeria-
90 Santiago, Baldomero Zayas, Eva
risto Velazquez, Juan Maldonado,
Rafael Vega, Miguel Segarra, Saliva
dor Negron, Pho Santos, Carlos Bus
caglia, Lorenzo Bias, Luis Romero
Gonzalez, Jose Beuitez, Manuel Ma
dal Vilout, DR.. Mariana Nadal vi
tout, G. Schuck y suarez, Santiago
Oppenheimer.
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BUQUES QUE Sc ESPERAN
Y salidas de este puerto

Pho TX, saldra de Barcelona para
este csaa<0 FL pa <dA1 4 445nos.
Mae. En- la proxima seman esta-
RI aqu1 procedente de New York y
puertos de esta isla.
Caracas. Con destino 4 New York
saldla Ell 2 del corriente.
Ph51cdelphio. Estara aquf proce-
dente de New York oil 5 del entrante.
Anselmo de Ldrrlnaga saldr& hoy
de- Liverpool para es6a.
ATkddia seli6 de New Orleans pa
"a esta.
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Octubre -.

Rio Graude, p Octubre de 1904.
ST.. Director de La DEMoCRACIA.
Tenemos Ell honor de participate
que no coxfOrmes con los procedimien-
tos del Partido Republican,, nos Sc
paramos de FL que es solo una pc
quena a~grupaci6n de hombres obse-
cados que no miriam Ell p~orvenir de la
patria, Y entramos de lleno en- la
SUni6n de Puerto-Rico,9 que es la
agrupaci6n inmensa del pats, donde
estdn los hombres que aman de veras
81 terruno en- que hemos nacfdo.
TOI5bio Orte9a.
Foustin0 Ortega.
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TELEGRANAS De IA POL.ICIA

San German. Rara el sabado Sc
a%nuneian meetings unionista y repu-
blicano en- este pueblo.
Guyana. Hoy SO verifcara I'm
gran meeting unionista en- aquel pue-
bio.
Arecibo. Ell policfa Liborio To-
rres decomis6 hoy so cajas de cigarri-
los de la casa Rucabado y Portela,
por no llevar f~actura.
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LIST
Antis6piico ~podoroso.
CICatrizante InfaIibIe.
TESTIMONIO
Caguas, P. r. q JUNO de 1904.
The S. T. PharmacaI Co.


Muy senores MICS:
Tengo Ia satisfaction de nantes.
tar q ustedes que hice uso dc los pol
vos antis6pticos conocidos o Ell nom
bre de eListerform> en- uno de mis-
clientes cue padecfa de una dlcera
chancrosa de caracter fagedenico, con
Ell 6xito mas complete, luego de haber
fracasado ofros antisepticos como ell
aristol, yodol y yodoformo.
En- vista de tan brillante resultado
he continuado usapdo 81 xListsrforms
muchos easos de ulceraciones re-
beldes q TODD tratamiento, habiendo
obtenido siempre INT rapida Y COM
pleta curaci6n.
DR.. MARCOS a. MANzANo.
Official de Sandal.
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Hon John j. Patterson,E Ex-senator de los stados Unidos, de "a Carolina del
Sure en- n cata lie 3A8 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa, escibe:
"COmO un buen nInero de mis- amigos han usado y esfsn usando
la Peruna como remedio para Ell catarTo con 5uenos resptta5as cree,
que puedo con razon reclmendara para los que slfren de esfa en-
fernedad.--.L II Patterson.
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G1Rt}dJg- NlIMERO 7

La asa de familia que mejores
v~entajas ofrece para hospedaje es L.
situada en los altos de Ia casa MIN.
de Ia calle de Cristo.
Habitaciones ventiladas, buenas
comidas, buen servicio.
Precios: los de situaci6n.
Felicia Mater Vida Gimenes.
Nota: Sc alquilan habitaciones para
familias y hombres solos. r
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MANIFESTATIONS
De RIO GRAHDE
Rio Grande, Octubre Is de 1904.
Sr. Director de La DEMOCRACIA
Distinguish senor;

1A&G GA0Af
Fuf conducido al partido 6 grupo
que llamAudose undergraduates orga-
nizados9 pretendi6 hacerse grande en
este pueblo, para despues llevarnos
como cor3eritos ( Id ratonera repu-
blicana; este 10 ~justifca ell pacto 8
incorporation que o Ell pariido re-
publicano hicieron, J por 10 cual,
apenas Sc anuncio aquel paso, oued6
en- cuadro ell que juzgaban rObusto gg1t-
pc. Salgo de ALI 20 tambien, para
colocarme donde he militado siempre:
al lado de las huestes avanzadas de la
Patria puertorrlquena, que fueron los
federales y hoy las de la <Uni6n.D Con
que asi me despido dc aquelIos homo
rabies sehores, marifsstAndoles al
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abandonsrles: A otro perro con csc
hueso; y que Ia terra les sea lijera'
Amendments,

9ato-Puerco, Lola, (hoy Rio-Grande)
Sr. Director de LA DEMOCRACIA.
Hacen constar los abajos frmados
que no estando conformes con la agru-
paci6n de Independence que disfra-
sadamente formabase en- este pueblo
para lIevarnos q las flas Republican
nas, declaramos CUE habiendo perte-
necido como pe~rtenecimos solamente
al partido Federal, hoy solo pueden
ingresar en- ell partido de Ia xUnion
Puertorriquena0, por ser este Ell sitio
4 que deben If todos los patriOtas
Puertorriquenos.
De I'd. altos. servidores, amigos
y correIigionarios.
Higinio Rivera, Felipe Delgado,
jose Rivera, Vidal Navarro, Antonio
Rivera, Marcelo Guadalupe, Antonio
Guadalupe Ocacio, Francisco Santa
go, Florentino Rivera, Julian Colon,
S~iuforoso Navarro, Mariana Perez,
Marcos Garcfa, Basilio Diaz, Fran
cisco Navarro 10, Maxirnino Guada-
lupe, Marcelino Ocacio, Moves Dones,
Bautista Tirado, Eustaquio Gaadaiu-
pc Ocacio, Pedro Dones, Felipe Lopez,
Juan Nina, Ricardo Diaz, Ramon.
Marcano L Dolores, TomSs r. DINO,
Tezualdo Carri6n, Ramon Bonilla,
Rosario Bonilla.
Octubre ..