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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
.INspEcTs PORT ARTHUR.
viceroy Alexieff Personally
Looks After Condition Of
Russian Fleet,
(By Associated Press.)

3".- I--7 I3y = SSt!.Ia ttu |1'TESS. ------
Il ST. PETERSBURG, Aprii Niceroy
AlexieR is at Port Arthurson II tour 9 {
inspection, lie arrived there yesterday,
and his stay Will be brief. returning I'm
10 headquarters. With Admiral
Makaroff aDd Genera Stocsscl. respect
,tiycly commanders tho Russian naval
and military forces at Port Arthur, and
General ssmirnoff he visited the battle
ships Petropavlovsk, Retvizan and Car
witch, the protected cruiser Pallada and
other ships In the harhor and later con-
ferredH gold swords of honor with ST.
Georges ribbons inscribed for eallantry,
upon the captains of the cruisers Bayan.
Novik and Askold According to informn-
ton received here, It is believed tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
Fire in Essex.

Especial to THO Times. plspateh.)
lTAPPAEIANNoCK va. April 1.-The
hay house and stable Of Mr.. !.arklt Ander,
son, OF Montague, this county, MAS burned
carly tils morning. Several tons of ilay
aud o lot OF lproyendel and all bis farming
Implements werc lost. :, Y ne horses were
driven out through the DANES. The blllld-
liz Was Insured II Is not known Whether
y Was accidental. or lncend!ary NJ. 4, II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
Mrs. Rohr Heard From,

y tSpecial to Tho o'Tlmes-DlspaINlll
NlNERAI., VA. April 1,--A telegram
wus reeailed late thN evening from Mrs.
Rohr, at WASHINGTON by her husband.
Mlylng. Missed train: meet me at Cor
uousv.ile . O'Clock Saturday morning.
Mrs, Rolr had been missing since last
Tuesday and her husband was IN deep
distress. believing chat size had met With
.AisIstat, s8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
ONE. KILLED 0UTRIGHT;
OTHERS HURT IN WRECK
(By Associated Press.)

ATLANTA, April LIN a collision be-
tween 4 westbound freight and an east
bound work-eStrn on tile main line Of
the Georgia Pacific road, uear N'eeR,s,
Ala. to-day section foreman j. IT. XII.
patrick, Of Leeds, Ala. was instantly
killed; j, I. Chambers, supervisor o
lIenln, Ala. badly Injured and several
others OF the work train force were In
jurcd,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
Dragged the Murdered Mans
Body Away to Blow Up
tic Safe.
PASSENGERS sHIvERED
. WITH FEAR; NOT MOLESTED.
lTheyHcard The Rifle Shots
and Knew What Was Going
Paper Money Was
Blown TO Bits. and ].
Coin Twisted Out
of Shape.
fRy Associated prcssl.

(By Associat ted Prcss,) @
8.5 5SAGtlAMI5ETO. Cali. April 1,.-Threei
masked men hold w the Oregon ex-
press soutll-bound, en- the Southern Pa
'cific Railroad At Co7ley. near Kcsw!ck.
killed WI. ONeill, he express n,esse,i-
ger. aud carried Off tho contcpts Of the
express box.
The train Is known as NJ II. anil
stopped at Copley. a small stl,ioa- fsr
still three men jumped on and cut the
train In two, taking the engine and eS.,
press car down the track n shcres dis.
tance. They stopped the engine ant. DE-
libera,cly killed O'Nel by shooting linn
through the head. The bandits thsr
robbed the express car Of its contents,
bnt Ii Is not known how much they OBJ
tanned. After robbing the car the men
cut it loose and getting on the enEtre
compelled Engineer JoesiEk to go ahead.
When near Kesw wick the men dropped off
The engine and disappeared With thelr
5plnndcr.s They have not hocn captured
Cold-Blooded Killing.
~ Z
Particulars OF the robbery were oh.
ttained whep-tlle train, miEns the en-
press car. reached Redding. When the
train pulled into Copley,the hiEhwaylneri
emerged from the brush One OF the
robbers knocked on the door OF the eS-
press car. w. j. o. Neil1. the Wells Fai go
messenger, asked him some questions.
The reply was evidently satisfactory
~ .<,sN Lii ~ a AZ Sttt
eighteen inches, wher a rifle bullet vas
sent through his body. II passed ncar
his heart and the messenger fel. back
dead. O'Neil was not armed. Then.
while one robber remained on the look
out. the other two marched the engine
crew TO the express car. The robbers
all the time used vile language and dis
charged ccasional shots from their
rifles.
Passengers Very Shy.
This spprlzed the passengers Of wha t
was going on but they remained In the
cars and were not molested. Colford.
helper to Messenger O'Neli. was armed
with shotgun, and tried TO shoot one
Of the robbers. but the cartridge failed
to explode. Colford pluckilyl stood his
ground and started to put another shell
into the gun, but the robbers leveledi
their rifles at him and commanded MN
to lay down his gun or be killed. The
robbers now compelled the two firemen
nm dthe brakeman TO climb intn the
smoker. Because brakeman stone was
not qmck enough one OF the robbers llt
him over the head with rifle. infltcllng
a severe scalp wound.
Dragged Body Away.
when The bandits rourd that Colford
could not open, the safe they used dyna-
mite, first removing the body of Nell,
which law near the safe. There We're two
So fes in the car a heavy. through safe
and small, local safe. Tho local safe
was blown 10 atoms and the top OF tho
through safe was blown off Tiny pieces
OF greonbacks and twisted coirs COW
cred the floor 1t is certain that the
robbers did not get a great amount Of
plnnder, although their plunderlng work
may have destroyed thousands OF dollars
:" 4 Z ! 5 { t5 H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
Saloon Man a Bankrupt.

John L.. Mulcaha. II harkceper, Of Pc,
tersbnrg yesterday fled Il petition IN
bankruptcy in the clerks office Of the
United states District Court, Is liahilt-
are estimated to DE OF tho aggregate
palnc of 9Sl,ha7.Sl. Bartlett Roper, Jr, ~
attorney for the bankrupt, There are
,Ier! few local creditors,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
North Carolina.

The Republican convention at Wilkes
horo believing that tardiness of Credential
Committee meant fraud and Blackburn
forces. nominated their man preciprately
Compulsory vaccination ordered by the
Durham Board of MISUNDERSTANDING
Aycock and staff Will spend next Saturday
al PInehurst the guests OF the Carolina
1fotel--Thc North Carolina Music Teach-
crs' .issocia ton meeting postponed on ac-
count OF prevalence OF smallpoX in state.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
Gifted Writer Dead.

(Sperjal to Tho TInes- DIspatch)
MEM YORK. April l,-.tily Wetlnots
iC,arryli the author, died IN RoostvAlt
Hospital Today.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
s-rArr or THE THERMOMETER

Highest temperature tyeslcfday'..'.'''..'es ?: ?:
i 1,uWest tetnt,crn ttirc yes o
Mean temperature yesterday. .;,;......:.:. y
Normal temperature for Aprll; l;......... =.
departure from normal tnnpcrhttI e... :: J..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
MINlATGRl5 A15alANAC. . !,

! SIM rIscs.. 5:J5 HIGH TIDE.
. sun sets. hlorrlnS . 'e.9, =. "a
I. Moon riscs.....J:l5 l1fcn!nS S. S..'.'.... '"'-'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
SUMMARY or THE DAYS NEWS.
The Weather.

WASHINGTON. April .-forceas. for
Saturday and sunday 3t8 II ],
s. virgnIa--lrhlr, cooler Saturday; sun.
day fair, light to fresh west to mort invest N
winds. tb y
North Carolina Fair Saturday. cooier
Iii interior; Sunday fair; light 70 fresl'
Mcst to northwest winds.
The Thermometer went up to 50 yester-
uay and ORC felt as though summer f,nd
come again. Winter clothing was a! very .
oppressive.
STATE or THE THERMOMETER, /.
a.. M. - - =. - - -,
az M. :. '5'it "a
3 & r. NJ. .. -. 20
p Nj. Z. ). >. I.
y II NJ. !. - 's "a
- '''e''''~H f''I'l+ Ft Hlsf ~ 9s5
Average Z go. 80
JIiglicst temperature lScslrra y',.'..'..' 81 81
Lowest Temperature Yesterday ~ ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02

Continued on Fifth rage2
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
Acid Dyspepsia Very Common Dis.
ease

It is indicated by sour stomach,
heartburn. tongue coated and habby.
stomach tender ard bowels sometimes
loose, sometimes constipatcd. Persons
suffering from Acid Dyspepsia are us
ually thin and bloodIcss. Sometimes
the sufferer is neshy but the flesh is
nabby and unhealthy. a Radical cure
OF this disease can be effected in
short time by taking one or two Ry.
dale Stomach Tablets after each meal
and whenever the stomach is out of
order. Thcv are harmless and can he
taken at any time and as often as g
necessary to relieve the stomach
Trial size 25c. Family size, soc. If
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE PENDING.
Miners in Pennsylvania Coal Regions
Have Grievance to Settle.

The executive board OF the Wyo.
ming ane iackawanna district mme
workers. representing $4,000 men, won't
into session at Scranton. Pa, Mon
day The board is to decide what ac.
tion shall shall be taken to force tre
operators to observe the check weign.
Ing and check docking "boss" deci
sion OF Carroll d. Wright, ard hes
been given the power by conyrn.
tion of district miners to order n
strike at every colliery where II is
not enforced
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
McDow Found pesd in Bed.

At Charleston, Dr. T. 3. Mellow, who
sixteen years ago shot and killed Cap
tain t. w. Dawson, editor of The
News and Courier, in the doctors Of
flee, and tried to hide the body in an
alley way. was found dead in his bed
one morning recently There were no
signs Of disorder, and physicians de.
clared that death was due TO heart
failure. The house in which he died
was the scene of the tragedy of six
teen years ago.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
A FlsHsRMAM's BOY.
D. PRANK wALcorr urrr.

Down on the string-piece perhaps ytu'l
find him,
Sturdy and brave and brown,
Leaving the world and its cares behind
Up in the fishing-town;
Over and over bis old hooks batting,
Just for founder or two in waiting.
If he's rot there. then he's in his glory
Off in the outer bay.
Paddhng about in patchcdup dory
- Half of summers day;
proudest of captains and crews together.
Gathering cargoes in any weatner.
Out before daylight in every season,
>, Down to the waterSide.
truly torecasting with sailors reason
=, Weather, and wind and tide;
Happy, contented and glad sca.rovcr,
LIVING the days OF his grandsires over.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
The Death Penalty.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insight
iicant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. 1t is wise to have
Bucklcn's Arnica Salve ever handy.
It's tho best Salve on earth and VIII
prevent fatality, when Burns, Sores.
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c
at Pickens Drug Co. If
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10

bed" he protested, at would get Wet
all wet. L could not sleep
The teacher suggested the ;advisa-
bility of taking out the bed just for
this once.
lsidor shook his head. "My mamma
would never let me move my bed-she
never takes it out. There it must
stay. But next summer" he added,
doubtfully, maybe l get bath"
The teachers note did some little
good, but ISidor still led the march
he still wore the laurels lie had wrest-
ed so completely from Abe Abramson.
The third year OF the Fourteenth
Ward School was co-educational in its
character, and to this fact is due the
reclamation and redemption of Isidore
Salinsky. II Isidore Salinsky was the
dirtiest little boy in the class. ii is
quite as certain that The little girl in
the third seat was the incest and clean
est. Her name was Sadie Mergenthal
cr She had light hair She sat upon
the aisle that separated the little girls
from the little boys. The nearest boy
TO her. was Isidor SalnSky. And as
Isaac of old had looked upon Rebakah
and found her pleasing in his sight,
and rs Jacob had looked upon Rachel
so did lSidore SalinSky look wistfully
upon Sadie McrSenthaler. Bat unfor.
tunately for lSidore, it was far cry
to the converse of the proposition. And
yet IsidOre was rot Il bad sort of n
fellow The girls who sat over in the
corner, and WHO could not detect the
of I.y1 4.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
Puts an End to il All.

a greyoUs wall oftimes comes as
result OF unbearabIe pain from over.
taxed organs. Dizziness, backache.
Liver Complaint and Constipation.
Bat thanks to Dr.. Kings New Life
pills, they put an end to it all. They
are gentle, but thorough Try them.
Only 25c. Guaranteed by Pickens
Drug Co. If
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10

sufferer from excessive rates charged
by the railroads and now that the
steamship company has increased the
rates the merchants feel that the bur-
den is more than they can bear and a
strong fight will be made tor cheaper
rates.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
PANAMANs ARE DIsPLEAsED.
Object to Location of United States
Customs Port Near Their City.

Customs Port Near Their City.
Senor Obaldia, the Panama minister
accompanied by his secretary of lega
ton Monday called at the state de
partment and made formal pro.os
against the construction given the "a.
nal treaty by the executive offc ,rs
or the isthmian canal commission.
There is trouble growing out of the O.
cation of the postoffce in the canal
strip under the commissions orders
but the most serious matter of djscord
between the people Of Panama and
the commission is the lattcr's loca
iion of a new customs port near the
city Of Panama
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
Ancient Charleston Hotel Sold.

The Charleston Hotel, one of the
Oldest and best known houses in the
south, which has been closed for the
past year, was sold a few days ago
under receivership order of the court
1t was bought by local parties, who
will reopen it as a tourist hotel in the
fall.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
'RNWELL FOR GOVERNOR.
Virginia Democrats Name Tick.
-"White SuprentacYn Eailcd.

white supremacy" Failed.
d West Virginia democratic state
niion. in session a, Parkersburg,
latcd State Senator John Corn
or governor, ana in3orsad John
Graw for United States senator
ceed Nathan b, Scot. The pro.
gs throughout appeared to be
orjance with the wishes OF Hen
Davis, the democratic candidate
g president.
@ was no question about the
liion being almost unanimausly
or of tho white surramlcy'.
ition and yet at tho reuues; OF
avis it was kent ouj OF the Plat
receiving only 81 votes of GA.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
G>2G>3G>SC 3e>S
; SOUTH CAROLINA
|, STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Chcraw Naval Stores Plant Burned.
The Cheraw Naval Stores Company
plant has been burned with loss esti.
mated at $4,000, partially insured.
Carneqie Gives to Neqroes
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Benedict College, negro institution
in Columbia, will have within a few
months a library building for which
plans have been drawn and which will
cost $4,000, the money having been do
mated by Andrew Carnegie.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
Wealthy Farmer Dies.

Hugh Price, Marion county farmer
died few days ago, leaving an es
tate worth $4,000, including s23 600
cash in bank. He began life without
dollar after the war, and is said TO
have been wholly illiterate.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10

. 9 he might haN. Zone much
y worse. some there are
Wo&S who cannot sleep at all.
some who lie wide eyed ana restless or
the silken couch of care Some there
are who would sleep, but who have no
place Wher2with to lay their weary
heads. lsidor Salinsky belonged to
neither class. He was Il sleeper. and
he had place TO sleep, and according
ly, he slept.
The bathtub in question was sta
tlonary one, and occupied that portion
of the SalinSky Kitchen lust between
the stove on The one hand ana the sink
on the other. Not only was the b,tb.
tub stationary affair. but little Isl
dors bedding, which filled it. was also
stationary. On 10 pretcNt was it dis.
turDed.
The Dathtub had not always been on
hand; but the landlord of the tenement.
who had some peculiar ideas about by.
gIene and cleanliness, had. out of tho
goodness of his heart. furnished coch
family with orc. And in all the house
there was no family who hailed the in.
noVation with such JOY as did the Sa
lnsky family. Tie first night that If
was there the elder SalinSky. father OF
the younger one, graSped at once its
portent for the instant he saw it lc
stepped to where young ISidOr slcnt
Oh the moor and dumped him, neck and
heels, into the tub. 1t was lust the
proper length.
"A fit. fit" cried the elder SoIiu.
Sky, who was employed somewhere
i'll the depths of the clothing trade: .,
lovely fit! What would we have done
without it?"
And to come down to fine point. to
what better use could the tub be uutf
otherwise it had been mere orna.
ment, useless luxury to be dcplolel
rather than admired. But now-it was
superb
iSIdore Salinsky lived in the -Four
teenth Ward. In the Fourteenth Ward
there was public school.
There was one public school i'm tLe
city where teachers were paid S10
moro a month than ut the otncr
schools. Tie Fourteenth Ward was
that school. 1t was situated down
Neck with all that implies. 1t Was
on the other side of The canal. Ii had
record. The teachers earned tlp,r
money. 1t might be said that tncy
were tiIlers OF the soil. for in a vcry
large degree their charges were idcuti.
nou win that particular article. They
ana 'h"lr work. They took rhc raw
material out OF the gutter. ana turned
II out at the end OF few years clean
ana white and beautiful TO look ilpor.
me record for dirt in the Fourteenth
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
TWO Brothers Aonuitted.

The summer term of the criminal
court for Laurens county was held dur
ing the past week with Hon. Frank b.
Gary, of Abbeville, as special Judge,
Drocidipu
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10

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The large size holds > 1.2 times :.,c
trial size -
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-08-10
ISIDORE.
THE
UNWASEFED.
By William II. Osborne.

=, SIDOR SALINSKY slept
Y in Il bathtub. and. after all,
9 he might haN Zone much
y worse. Some there are
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-08

old home. ! have failed. In all these elk
years ] have not even gained "A foo'hold.
The whir OF tie urgent city presses upon
me and cru.l!es me down. Life Is too
tumnltuous here; ! cannot think Even
now ! am OIL my way to you, Marianina.
Oh! ! have thought of you many, many
times. How ! long TO hear your voice!
] see other women about me, but 20 me
they are Az II they were not. They are
strange; not one of them Is like you.
They chatter like mappies; they are
tawdry; and neither do they like me,
for when they see me they stick their
tongues IN their checks and laugh.
. before many days ] snail see you
and Enrol and the good Old man. DO
you remember, Marianina. | said ! would
fight the world? | did, but ! could not
conquer It; instead. II conquered me.
Il enclose In this letter "A little pair Of
white silk stockings for Enrol to wear on
Sundays. stephen Balfc."
"Steve's come!" cried Enrol one morn
ing, leading n great, bearded, shabby
clothed man into the tidy little kitchen.
Marianina held out both hands, and
chokcd and could not speak. /, was an
exquiBltcly keen pleasure to see him: II
was also al exquisitely keen pain. She
noted the dOwntrOdden shoes, his elbows
ready to push through and her hear,
ached. She stood tall and sedate. "A d.
vincly excellent foil. beside her glitter
Ing sister. Enrol was tall, also, aud Of n
beautiful slimncSs. Her hair was the
colof OF ripe corn, and her eyes were
blue with the blue old china tcacups.
S~tcvcialkcd to Marianina, but his eyes
were full Of Enrol And Marianina saw
and took counsel with herself.
"Marianina," said steve one afternoon
several months after his arrival, will
You wall. up and down the old path with
me?'
II" drew her arm through his. lie had
always been very gentle Wlth her. When
they reached the end he stopped and
turned 10 her.
lyon must know, Marianina, how ! re
,pcCt YOU. how sincerely | admire and
care for you, DO you think. dear, you
could ever make up your mind TO throw
yourself away on "A worthless thing Ike
me? | think you love me DO sou not,
Marianlna? Or have ! mistaken tho
character Of your kjndn'ES?"
Her zane fcll away from his. II was "a
difcrcn, from what she had always
hoped for. and the bitter part Of /, was
he was trying TO be Kind to her 10 blind
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-08
THE ANSWER OF TIE NIGHT.

"Thc hfmain,nt howell Ills hnndt-
work Psalms 1871
when night her sable vet mas fuug
Far uul. Uutil II shrpuds tLcworld.
"" mnrvc, how each mesh Is hung
Win stars. and LuW each fold Is p,Hritd
Win strand, Of living m" whose glow
Comes family through The outer mibt.
Whrr, subtle cO.ofs ,hb and How
From ebony 10 amcthJ ~.
Then man lOuks IN IA" icwrlod sky
Wh'rc patiently the planets Climb,
Ana there /. hold before his
The uusolvod my stciy of time
He trace. al, the wHndorings
OF restless universe ANA wurid.
I'ui Whrr" TIA" hHni that onward nlnKs
The stars with such precision hurried?
what Is the nli-cxp!ainirR word
VIM with the stars FOR man to IcrG!
Why IL It IN IT'S grandeur blurred
Tho, y'raihlng Dyes may meyer readf
Why. when our sight has found ih" place
Wherein the iar,host star Is get
DO unknown fingers swiftly trace
A constellation farther set?
Each star that sends IT. laughing light
Has that deep s'crol long pOssesscd.
II tT,mblcs on the lips Of Night
Tho knowledge hiiion IN her breast
YET man repeats his what ana why
And irrtH for that be never sees
How that the STAR have mnto reply
Through CODE u~nuuWbor"d centuries
W - n In Chicago Daily Tribune.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-04-08

his own eyes 10 IN" true dicta'iOn ~ his
heart She felt rcbcIlious and wanted 10
tell him all. Instead, she turned from
him and swallowed hard
"Forpiyc me, Forgive me, Marian
ina" h. cried. Il see / was mistaken.
You thought Of me AS II brother only,
Again | ask you to forgive III" for being
so indclicatc."
Each word was III" the turning Of Il
rusty weapon IN her breast.
'Lci rs begin to walk aphin," she said.
qniclly.
She could NOT help bat hear the note
OF FladHcss, or relief, that crcpt into his
speech Great. hot, pit.ful subs rose up
IL her throat. Presently she raised her
head and looked at him with her calm
eyes.
"Do n0t let us speak Of this again.
Steve she said gently AS she twisted
n%crvously at the frillinp IN her sleeve.
They heard IL soft outbreak Il laugh
ter, and their eyes 'Ook the same direc-
ton. lcrrOi with the teasing gayety Of n
child rOmped under the trees with her
pet spaniel. A great bar Of sunlight cut
through the branches like II golden
glaiye, and fell across her bright head.
There was an unnt,erablc tenderness
IN his eyes AZ he looked,
isn't she beautiful, Marianina?" he
asked. She seems TO ne like Il being
from another sphere"
&c and talk to her, Steve, or play with
! her; | must go into the house. ] think
Uncle Lucicn wants me"
She found the Old man In his Gus
tOmary corner, and threw herself down
beside him, and, folding her arms over
his knees, rested her face on them, Her
pretty. soft curls breaking from re-
~straint, tumbled about her shoulders and
over his shrunkcn old knees. Her 1T
tie white hands that came out Of her
black sleeves worked nvulsiyely.
Shortly she looked up, and her thought
ful eyes we're dry and glittcrinp.
"Uncle Lucien." she began,
He pressed her head down again,
strOking it gently with his withered
hand.
II know ! have seen It all. all. dear
child" he said, huskily.
The afternoon sunlight a pale irra-
dance. came In through the window and
spread across tho white bed. bleaching