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cried, with a sudden terror. "Don't
think of it, Yolande-it would kill me
he will never forgive me-"
''There is no forgiveness needed, moth
er; all that is over and forgotten. Moth
er-"
But the mere mention Of this proposal
seemed to have driven the poor woman
into a kind of frenzy. She clung to her
daughters arm, and said in a wild sort
of way:
''If saw him, Yolande, 1 should think
he was coming to take you away from
me-to take you away from me! 1t
would be the old days come back again
-and-and the lawyers"
She was all trembling now, and cling
ing to the girls arm.
"Stay with me, Yolande-stay with
me. l know | have done great harm
and injury. and 1 cannot ask him to for
give me; but you, have not harmed
you, l can look into your face without
reproach."
81 will stay with you, mother, don't
be afraid. Now pray calm yourself; l
won't speak of that again If it troubles
you; we shall be just by our two selves
for as long as ever you like, and as for
lawyers, and doctors, or anybody else,
why, you shall not be allowed to know
that they exist"
So she gradually got her mother calm
ed egain; and by and by, when she got
the opportunity, she sat down and wrote
to her father, saying that at present it
was impossible he should come and see
them, for that the, mere suggestion of
such a thing had violently alarmed and
excited her mother and that excitement
of any kind did her most serious mis-
chief. She added that she feared she
would have to take the responsibility of
deciding whether they should attempt
the journey; that most likely they would
proceed by short stages, and that, in that
case, she would write to him again for
directions as to where they should go on
arriving in Paris.
They had fixed definitely the day of
their departure, when on the very night
before, the varying northerly winds that
had been blowing with more or less bit
terness for some time, eliminated In
gale. 1t was an unusual quarter-most
of the gales on that part of the coast
coming from the south and the south
west; but all the same the wind during
the night blew with the force of hurri-
cane, and the whole house shook and
trembled. Then, in the morning, what
was their astonishment to find the sun
light pouring in at the parlor windows;
and outside, the world white and hushed
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go round after breakfast and tell Mr..
Watherston not to send the carriage; we
can't start in snowstorm."
But why not send Jane, Yolande? !?
1t will be bitterly cold outside"
II suppose it would be no colder fot
me than for her." Yolande said. And
then she added, with a smile of confes-
sion, besides, want to see what every
thing looks like"
"Will you let me go with you? May
~ said the mother, wistfully.
Your said Yolande, laughing. "Yes,
that is likely-that is very likely! You
are IN good condition to face a gale from
the northeast, and walk through snow
at the same time"
When Yolande went out she found it
was bitterly cold, even though the ter
race houses sheltered her from the north
east wind She walked quickly-and
even with kind of exhilaration, for this
new thing in the world was a kind of
excitement; and when she had gone and
delivered her message, she thought she
would have turn or two up and down
the pier, for there the snow had been in
measure swept from the planks, and
there was freer walking Moreover, she
had the whole promenade to herself; and
when she got to the end she could turn
to find before her the spectacle of the
long line of coast and the hills inland
all whitened with the snow, while around
her the sullen-hued sea seemed to shiver
under the gusts of wind that swept down
on it. Walking back was not 80 COM
Portable as walking out; nevertheless,
she took another turn or two, for she
knew that if the snow began to fall she
might be imprisoned for the day; and
she enjoyed all the natural delight of a
sound constitution in brisk exercise. She
had to walk smartly to withstand the
cold, and the fight against the wind was
something; altogether, she remained on
the pier longer than she had intended.
Then something touched her cheek
and stung her, as 1t were. She turned
and looked; soft white fiakes-a few of
them only, but they were large-were
coming fiuttering along and past her; and
here and there one alighted on her dress
like a moth, and hung there. 1t was
strange, for the sunlight was shining all
around her, and there were no very
threatening clouds visible over the land
But they grew more and more frequent.
they lit on her hair, and she took them
off; they lit on her eyelashes.. and melt
ed moist and cold into her eyes; at length
they had given fairly white coating to
the front of her dress, and so she made
up her mind to make for home. through
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BEFORE.
LETTERS SHE NEVER SENDS.
Woman Writes Many Just to Get
Things Off Her Mind.

81 write lots Of letters that l never
mail" said Kansas City woman to
a friend recently. what do | do with
them? / tear them up. l write them
simply to get things | want to say off
my mind. For instance, If the butcher
has sent me mediocre steak and | am
mad about it l don't call him up and
scold him. send the steak back and
then sit down and write a letter giving
him the very mischief for his care
lessness. When l have written 1t l
read it over. have the rebuke out Of
me and l feel better. Next tear the
letter up. The butcher gets his steak
back and knows he was careless. He
sends another one and is more careful
next time. He didn't need the calling
down. but needed to get rid Of 1t.
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CHAPTER XIII.

Yolande was a strict and faithful
guardian; and Mr.. Romford, no doubt
hnding it impossible to get speech of her
mother alone, had probably left the place,
Tor they saw no more Of him. Indeed,
they were thinking of other matters. Yo-
fande was anxious to get away to the
south, and yet afraid to risk the fatigue
OF travelling on a system obviously so
Trail as her mothers was. She kept lin
gering on and on in the hope of seeing
some improvement taking place, but her
mother. though much more cheerful in
spirits, did not seem to gain in strength; !;
indeed, she seemed physically SO weak
that again and again Yolande postponed
their departure. This also had its draw
backs, for the weather was becoming
more and more wintry, and out-of-door
exercise was being restricted. 1t was
too cold for driving; Yolande had sent
back the pony carriage. Then she dared
not expose her mother to northerly or
easterly winds. Frequently now she had
to go out for her morning walk by her
self, brisk promenade once or twice up
and down the pier being enough TO send
her home with pink cheeks. At last she
said to her mother, with some timidity:
Il have been thinking, mother, that
we might take some ones advice as to
whether you are strong enough to bear
the Journey"
Il think could Co." the mother said.
"Oh, yes, should like to try, Yolande,
for you seem so anxious about 1t, and of
course Worthing must be dull for you"
The girl went and stood by her moth
er's side, and put her hand gently on her
shoulder.
Mother, my father is fretting that he
can be of no service to u.s.
"Oh, no. no, no, Yolande," the other
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under a sheet of dazzling snow That
Is to say, as much of the world as was
visible-the pavement, and the street,
and the promenade, and the beach; be-
yond that the wind7ruffled bosom Of the
sea was dark and sullen in comparison
with this brilliant white wonder lying
all around. And still the northerly gale
blew hard; and one after another
strangely dark clouds were blown across
the sky, until, as they got far enough
to the south, the sun would shine
through them with strange -coppery lus-
ter, and then would disappear altogether,
and the dark sea would become almost
black. And then again the fierce wind
would hurry on the smoke-colored pail to
the horizon; and there would be glimpses
of a pale blue sky fecked with streaks
of white; and the brilliant sunlight would
be all around them once more on the
boats and the shingle and railings and
the snow-whitened streets.
Now Yolande's mother was strangely
excited by the scene, for it confirmed her
in a curious fancy she had formed that
during all the time she had been under
the influence OF those drugs she had been
living in dream, and that she was now
making the acquaintance again of the
familiar features of the world as she once
had known them.
'It seems years and years since I saw
the snow," she said, looking on the shin
ing white world In mild enhancement
of delight. "Oh, Yolande, l should like
to see the falling snow-I should like TO
feel it on my hands"
you are likely to see 1t soon enough,
mother" said the girl, who had noticed
how from time to time the thick clouds
going over shrouded everything in an
ominous gloom. an the meantime l shall
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this bswilderment Of snow and sunlight.
1t was a kind of fairy thing as yet, and
wonderful and beautiful; but she knew
very well that as soon as the clouds had
drifted over far enough to obscure the
sun, it would look much less wonderful
and supernatural, and she would merely
be making her way through an ordinary
and somewhat heavy fall of snow.
But when she got near to the house
something caught her eyes there that
filled her with a sudden dismay. Her
mother was standing in the balcony and
she had her hands outstretched as if she
were taking a childish delight in feeling
the flakes fall on her fingers, and when
she saw Yolande she waved a pleasant
recognition to her. Yolande-sick Mt
heart with dread-hurried to the door.
ran upstairs when she got in, and rushed
to the balcony. She was breathless, she
could not speak, she could only seize her
mother by the arm and drag her into the
room.
"Why, what Is 1t, Yolande?" the moth
er said. 81 saw you coming through the
snow. Isn't it beautiful-beautiful 1t
looks like dreams and pictures of long
ago-I have not felt snow on my hands
and my hair for so many and many
years"
"How could you be so imprudent,
mother" the girl said, when she had
got breath. "And without a shawl!
Where was Jane? To stand out in the
snow"
"It was only for a minute Yolande,"
said she, while the girl was dusting the
snow from her mothers shoulders and
arms with her pocket handkerchief. 1T
was only minute-and it was so
strange to see snow again"
But why do you go out? why did you
go out" the girl repeated. "On a bit.
terly cold morning like this, and bare
headed and bare necked."
"Well, yes, it is cold outside" she said
with an involuntary shiver. 81 did not
think it would be so cold. There, that
will do. Yolande; l will sit down by the
fire and get warm again"
During that evening Yolande's mother
seemed somewhat depressed, and also q
little bit feverish and uncomfortable.
II should not wonder if you were 60
ing to have a very bad cold mother,
girl said. II should not wonder if you
had caught a chill by going out on the
balcony"
Nonsense, nonsense, child it was only
for a minute or so. But | am little
tired. think 1 will go to bed now; anC
perhaps Jane could ask for an extra
blanket for me. You need not be alarm
ed. If l have caught slight cold
well, you say we ought not to start II
such weather in any case"
"Shall come and read to you, moth
err?
mo, no; why should you trouble
Most likely l shall go to sleep. No,
will leave you to your novel; and yol
must draw In your chair to the fire; anC
soon you will have forgotten that ther
is such a thing as snow"
And so they bade good night to eacl
other, and Yolande was not seriousl
| disturbed
| fTo ne continuedl
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AS TO KITCHEN PEROUlsIrEs.
Cooks and Stewards Who Get Com
missions on Purchases.

Cooks and Stewards Who Get Com
missions on Purchases.
Perquisites for the head of the
Kitchen are matters to be mentioned
with bated breath. They are some
thing that neither the cook, chef nor
market man will allow, yet it is a we'll
known fact that in most large house
holds the steward of the establish
ment, whoever that may be- makes n
comfortable income in commissions. 1t
was the dealer, undoubtedly, who be-
gan this, but the custom has developed
as 1t has grown and demands for COM
missions have multiplied and OCCASION
ally a little information crops out
through some one who feels ag-
grieved.
1T was all right" groaned the mar
ket man the other day, when 1 al
lowed them 8 or 10 per cent on the
bills, but when they begin to demand
10 and 20 it looks serious"
At some of the bureaus where high
priced domestics register they will not
take one whom they know exacts COM
missions. There are few who are re-
fused on that account, however. for,
as stated, 1t is not subject that Is
usually mentioned One high-priced
cook, however, has waited for several
months for a position because she re-
fused to take one where a housekeep-
er was employed and she was con-
scientiously kept from others on the
ground that she was looking for per-
quisites.
One family in New York absolutely
refuses to allow any one in its employ
to receive commissions on household
supplies purchased. They look into
the matter carefully and none Is given.
However, If the shOpman is so mind
ed or the cook sends letter saying
that times are hard and money scarce
and he then sends out little present
Of 500 or $25 who can object? That is
simple way to get around the matter
and no one is the wiser.
There may be an understanding with
the family that a commission is to be
received and the subject Is then on as
legitimate basis as that Of any other
business. AS rule, however 1t is
generally understood, and the mistress
of the house, though she may have OBJ
jections, closes her eyes and puts the
whole thing comfortably out of mind.
If she doesn't, 1t makes no difference;
she can do little to prevent it.
81 know my house employees receive
commissions" said the mistress Of one
wealthy family the other day, "but
what can one do? If l should allow
myself to be worried by such things I
should be perfectly miserable and if I
watched the domestics all the time
could do nothing else."
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continued hard work for small wages
but supporting her husband as well,
He was quite willing to entertain her
with stories of the war, but these did
not seem to compensate for the added
burden she had unwittingly assumed.
She insisted that Damon's children
should make some provision for him.
This led to misunderstanding and
family Quarrels, hnd they finally took
the old man to a farm in New Hamp-
shire, to which the young wife refused
to CO.
No separation other than that de-
scribed was sought or desired. Damon
never ceased to crave his wife's COM
panionship; she, in turn, while unwill-
ing to be dependent upon the Damon
family, spared enough Of her meager
earnings to keep him clothed, and IN
other ways to provide for his comfort.
In some way Damon got money to
make a trip to Boston to visit some
friends, and from this outing he never
returned. He died on the journey,
which was probably too much for his
falling strength, but whether in going
to or coming from Boston is not clear.
After the death of her husband,
which in the circumstances cannot
have been very keen bereavement,
Mrs Damon realized that she had
other duties than self-interest alone
suggested. Her mother was then old
and moor and fripnlless Esther took
her and cared for her to the end of ner
life. To enable her to do this she
leased a little farm near Reading, vt,
and worked 1t as we'll as she could
with the help Of hired man.
After her mothers death she did not
feel equal to continuing this profitless
and unsatisfactory enterprise, and re-
turned to Plymouth Union to take up
her residence with an old resident OF
that place, Mrs. Snow, who had
house, but no income. In that house
she has lived for the past sixteen
years, and there she hopes and ex-
poets to remain for the rest Of her life.
During a period Of many years she
has been in receipt of Federal pen
sion of $S per month, and this meager
provision had to suffice In a large de-
gree for the needs of both old women.
The pension has lately been increased
to $24 per month.
With the exception Of slight deaf
remarkably.
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AFTER.

Every once in while l sit down and
write notes to people telling them ex-
actly what | think of them. When I
get the things | want to say off my
mind the notes are destroyed and I
am relieved. That is the way l keep
people liking me. say what think
of them and have the satisfaction that
comes from saying it, but 1t never
reaches them or anybody KAN
sas City Times.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-11-03

Near the head Of Black River Val
ley, in Windsor County, Vermont, ten
miles from the nearest railway station
at Ludlow, lies the hamlet of Plym-
outh Union. What the population lives
on is question difficult to answer.
Fortunately, it costs very little to live
there. A majority of the population
are in one way or another supported
by Civil War pensions. A tidal wave
Of patriotism must have swept through
sixties.
The most interesting inhabitant of
Plymouth Union Is Aunt Esther"
Damon, the last on the roll of Federal
pensioners as widow of soldier Of
the Revolution. Aunt Esther was
born in Plymouth township, not far
from her present home, on the first day
Of August, 1914. She was one Of
family Of eight or nine, born to a her
ltage Of poverty. Her father Is remem-
bered as stirring" man, who began
life with nothing, married premature
ly, and worked hard to provide for his
family. In cutting timber to build
them house he was killed by the fall
Of a tree. His widow was left with
out resources and found 1t impossible
to hold her family together. One by
one they were bound OUT to service,
and were never reunited. At tender
age Esther was thus put to work and
remembers this period chiefly as one
of neglect and ill-treatment.
By one kind of work or another,
mostly domestic service, she made
shift to live, and finally drifted to
Tyson, which then had a charcoal
blast furnace and was something Of a
center Of activity. She is said to have
taught district school for one or two
terms. Her own education had been
very limited, and teaching could not
have offered her n successful career.
By thus doing. whatever came in her
way, she managed to support herself
until she was 81 years old, when she
married.
Her choice of husband was not
well considered. Noah Damon, whom
she welded after a brief courtshlp
was a widower 20 or 76 years old
with adult children and record OF
good service as a soldier of the Revolu-
ton in sundry Massachusetts, COM
mands. He Is traditlonally remember
ed as an easy-going, honest, improvi-
dent man, and not inclined to be in.
dustrious. 1t is said that Esther Sum-
ner was misled as to his ability ard
willingness to support her, and thought
he had some property, whereas he had
none. Perhaps he was an optimist by
temperament. Their marriage was eel.
ebrated on the 9th of September 1885.
The young wife soon discovered
that for her, the marriage relation
meant not only supporting herself by
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DiscOurapinp.

Here is another example of the
irony of fate"
whats thatp
"Why when eggs are cheap and
plentiful all the bad actors are taking
rest. ."-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
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1t Is only after some people are
planted under six feet of earth that
they cease to say II told you So"
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1905-01-27
A Humboldt Politician.

Carson Appeal: Mr.. d. ]. Biggins
of Winnemucca has engaged rooms
in this city and is here with his young
son Arthur, whom he is showing the
sights.
MIR. Biggins is regarded as one of
the political lights of old Humboldt.
He ran for the Office of sheriff some
years ago and in one of the outlying
precincts he got one vote. There
were fifty-two voters there and each
one came in to see Biggins and assure
him that he was the man who cast
that lone and solitary vote.
He shook hands cordially with each
liar and treated him.
Such is the calm, unruffled and for
giving character of the big, good
hearted Biggins, who believes that a
spirit of forgiveness and good will to
men is botter than straight flush.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1905-01-27

from $500 to $1,000 to the ton. Av-
erage samples for fifty feet on the
ledge show values of $50 ton.
j. F. Fremont, an old resident of
Paradise Valley, died at his home
there Monday afternoon. rs years of
age.
The trial of AL Linderman was re-
sumed in Reno Monday. Judge Cur
Ter admonishel the j1ry not to be in
fuenced by the exciting events of
Friday, because of the murderous as
sault against Mrs. Harper.
Mrs. Harper, who was so brutally
assaulted by black fiend in Reno last
Friday morning, has a very good
chance to recover. She is resting
quite easily and the danger of infa-
nation of the brain is rapidly dimin-
ishing. Whether she RECEIVERS or not,
the negro who attempted to brutally
murder her, should suffer the extreme
penalty.
A careful canvass to ascertain the
number of people going in the spring
to Tonopah and Goldffeld has been
completed by the Denver Post. FRI :
Colorado the Post reports the
number decided to go will be
$500 to 1900. From Wyomis;
New Mexico the number will
like proportion to the populat y
With this as a basis, it is believed
that the number, all told, will be
above $4,000 and probably $4,000.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1905-01-27
STATE NEWS NOTES.

The Bullfrog Annex, lying a mile
and a half west of Bullfrog, has fine
body of ore running in lead, silver,
copper and gold, averaging from $500
TO $400 a ton.
Examinations for civil engineers,
instrument men, transit men, Level
men, rod men, chainmen and helpers
for government service at Panama, to
be held in Reno, have been postponed
until January 30th.
That the White Pine Copper com.
pany, whose properties have drawn
so much attention TO Ely, New, will
be equipped with a mill Is now posi-.
lively assured, and that furnaces with
which to reduce its product shall fol-
low 10 not at all unlikely.
The government named the post.
Office at Las Vegas. giving al the rea'
son for SO doing that there was a l.a'
Vegas In New Mexico and California
Ir spelling the name II does not mat,
ter whether you use "a" or the 20.
1t will get there just the same.
The Ladd 4 Benson two and ball
miles east Of Bullfrog. known rs the
Bullfrog Mining Company Of Nevada
makes one OF the greatest surface
showings ever discovered In the Stat.
This property is sacking ore that run,
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1905-01-27
From Los Vegas to GoIdfieId.

The Inauguration of freight Inns
between the Clark railway and I'll @
great mining camps of Southern NJ
vada has been taken up by the rail-
way company and within a few weets
the various lines will be in operation.
The newly projected line is as follows:
Los Vegas to Ash Meadows, 7 miles,
with four watering places; Ash Mead
ows to Gold Center, 35 miles, with
one watering place; Gold Center To
Breyfogle mines, 9 miles; Gold Center
to Bullfrog, 7 miles; Gold Center 10
Goldfeld, 76 miles, with four water
ing places; Los Vegas to Gold6ei d,
1913 miles.