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lected Mr.. Howard and his misfortune,
and her heart sank: she ran quickly
down the Steps TO get the thought of
him from her mind.
II was easy enough to forget him
and all other troubles as well when
she was once outside upon the piazza;
for there were plenty OF happy people.
and everyone crowded about her 10 bid
her good-by. There TOO was AR Har-
rison standing upon the steps waiting
for her. and there was uis driving
cart with two magnificent black
horses. alert and eager for the sport.
Helen was not much of a Judge or
horses. having never had one of her
own TO drive. but she had The eve OF
person OF arlstocrauc tastes for
what was IN good form and she saw
that Mr. Harrisons turnout was an
of that with another attraction for
her, that it was daring, for The horses
were 1.-THE. restless creatures. thor
oughhrcds, both or them. ana % look
ed as If they had NOT been out OK the
stable In "a week. They were giving
the groom who held them all that he
could do
Mr.. Harrison held out his hand TO
the girl as she came down the steps.
and eyed her keenly to see II her
flushed checks would betray any sign
OF fear. But Helen's emotions were
surging too strongly for such thoughts,
and she had. besides. q little OF the
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rival road. TO secure the right 70 the
hest route across the mountains;
Helen found II quite as exciting as
music and said SD.
Perhaps II is a kind OF music" said
Mr Harrison, laug ling; 1T Is the only
kind / have caree anything about, ex-
cepting yours
Il had no idea people had to work so
hard In the world. said Helen. dodg
ing the compliment
They do. unless they have some
one else 10 do 70 Tor them, said the
other. 1T Is "A fierce race. nowadays.
and n man has an watch and think
every minute or the time But Il IS
glorious TO triumph.
Helen found herself already a little
more IN a position 10 realize what ten
million dollars amounted 10. and very
much more respectful and awe stricken
o. her relation 10 tIsm, She was suffi-
cleutly obilvi0us 90 lie high, OF time 90
br quite surprised when she gazed
ab1u. her. and discovered that they
were within coup .e OF miles OF home.
II had no idea or how quickly We were
going. she said.
You are not tired. Them" asked the
other
mo indeed" Helen answered. Il
enjoyed II ever so much.
1--WE might drive farther" said Mr.
Harrison; these horses are hardly
walked up
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nothing in the world 20 beautiful for
YOU: and you should have every lux
ury that money can buy. 10 save you
from au care. If this house seemed
too small for you. YOU should have
another wherever you desired f., AMI
be mistress OF it, and or everything
in IL: and II YOU cared for a social
career. YOU should have everything to
help you. and It would be NY one hap
piness TO see your triumph. l would
give a thousand times what l own 10
have you for my wife
so the man continued. pleading his
cause. until at last he stopped. waiting
anxIously FOR a sign from the girl
he saw that she was agitated. for her
breast was heaving. and her forehead
flushed. but he could not tell the rea-
son. Perhaps. Miss Davis" he said.
humbly. you viii scorn such things
as ! have to offer you; tell me. is it
that?"
Helen answered him, IN faint
voice. 1t IS not that, Mr.. Harrison;
il is-it Is
What Miss Davis"
1T has been but q day! ! have had
no time to know you-to love YOU
And Helen stopped. afraid 81 the
words she herself was using, for she
knew that for the first time in her
life she had stopped 70 a sham and a
lie Her whole soul was ablaze with
longing just then, with longing FOR
the power and the happiness which
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this man held out 70 ner and she
meant 10 take him. she had no long
or a thought Of resistance. II was
all The world which offered itself 10
her, and she meant 10 clasp It 10 her
to lose herself quite utterly and for
get herself Ia IL. and she was already
drunk with the thought. Therefore
sire could not but shudIer ss she
hearC the word love upon her lips.
aud knew that she had used II be-
cause she wished 10 make n show Of
hesitation
II did not need but one day. Miss
Davis, went on the other pleadinEly-,
TO know that ] loved you-tO know
that ] no longer set any value on the
things that I had struggled all my
life 70 win, for you are perfect Miss
Davis. You are so FAR beyond me
that ] have scarcely the courage 20
ask you what I do. But 7 must ask
you and know nay fate
He stopped again and gaZed ar her.
and Helen looked at him wildly. and
then turned away once more trembling.
She wished that he would only con
t'nue still longer. for the word was
upon her lips. and vet 70 was horror
for her 10 utter it. because she want
81 some delay She sought for sorre
Rord that would be an evasion. that
would make him urge her more strong
lv. She wished 70 he wooed and made
10 surrender. and yet she could find 70
pre:eXt.
Answer me Mics Davis" excIaiIa-
ed the other. pass.0gately
''WHar-WEat DO you wish me TO
say" asked Helen fairtry.
Il wish you 60 teli me that you VIII
ne my wife 7 wish you 20 take me for
what 7 can give you for your hap3ta, -
and your glory ask 1otI'nz else.
7 make no terms. r YOU VII DO Ir. q
VIII make me the happiest man 81 tie
world There IS nothing else that
care for 'u life"
And then as the girl stll stood SHsh-
81 and shu1dering. lowering Upon TIE
verge pc took her band iu his md
begged her TO reply "Tou must TOT
keep me in sgspeI ser lie exclaimed.
You must tell me tell me-"
Ard Helen. almost sinking. answer
eI him. ''yes.r II was such q faint
word tEat she scarcely heard it her
SELF. bur the other heard 70. and tren1-
bling with delight. he caught her .l his
arms and pressed a burning kiss upon
her cheek
The effect surprised him. FOR the fire
which had burned Helen and infamed
her cheeks had been ambition. and
ambition alone. II was the mans
money th8t she wanted and she was
stirred with no less horror than ever
a. the thought o. the price 20 be paid.
Therefore the touch ~ his rough Tus-
taehe upon her cheek acted upon her
as an electric contact. and all the
shame I'm her nature burst into fame.
She tore herself loose with almost a
scream. "No uo"f she cried. stop
Nr Harrison gazed et her in aston
Ishmegr Sor a moment. scarcely able
so fnd a word 70 say Miss Davis"
ne protested. 'Helen-what Is the mat
ter-''
You had no right 20 do that she
cried. trembling z with anger.
Helen" protested the other. have
YOU not Just l-omised 70 be my wife,
And the words made the girl turn
white and drop her eyes in fear.
Yes. yes" size painted helplessly,
but you should MOTT is too soon
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The other stood watching her. perhaps
divininE a little OF the cause OF her
agitation. and feeling, az any rate,
that he could ne satisfied for the pres
ent with his success. He answered,
very humbly. Perhaps YOU are right;
] am very sorry for offending you.
and stood silently waiting until the
girls emotions had subsided a little
and she had looked AZ him again. You
will pardon me?" he asked.
Yes yes. she said weakly
only
And Won VIII not forget the prom
isc you have made me2'
NO" she answered, and then she
gazed arxiOusly toward the door. Let
us go. she said imploringly; lit Is all
so hard for me 20 realize. and j feel
SO very faint
The two went slowly down the hall
way. Mr. Harrison not even venturing
IN offer her his arm. Outside they
stood for q minute upon the h.eh
steps Helen leaning against a pillar
and breathing very hard. She dared
rot raise her eyes TO the man beside
her.
You wish to 20 now" he asked
gently.
yes. please" she replied. Il think
90; il is very late"
Helen scarcely knew what happened
during the drive home. for she passed
# IN a haIf-dazed condition. almost
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He refined them lr little and glanc-
ed az his watch. ITS just n. he said
"I think there'd DE time" and he turn
ed 90 her with a smile. Would YOU
Ike % have an adventure he asked.
~ generally DO. replied the girl
what ie lt9'
"I was thinking OF q drive, said the
other, zone that We could just about
take ard return bv lunch time it is
about ten miles from here
What is itg asked Helen.
'I hsv< just bought country place
r~ar here" said Mr. Harrison. "I
thought perhaps you would like 10 see
"lIy aunt spoke OF i.' Helen an
swored. THE Eversou S old home"
Eyes. said the other. You know #.
them"
IL only saw IL once DO my life. when
was very HJrle girI. Helen replied.
"auj -u have only Cd dim recollection
OF us maEuiueence- The old man who
lived there never saw any company.
"lt had To- be- sold because he failed
i1 business" said Mr.. Harrison
.NuulI yaG ike 90 drive oyer?
Very muCu said Ieleu. and
minute IatyS, when they came 20
fork iu tine road. they took the one
which Ted cl"m to Fairview. as the
place was called.
"I think BE- tremendously fine
property mEself." said Ar Harrison.
-'I made mp my mind 90 have IL the
first TINE ] saw it. haven't seen
anything around here to equal It. and
] nope 20 make a real English CoUu-
try seat ont of it. III tell you about
what ! want 10 Go when we get there.
and you can give me your advice.
"a man never has good taste. you
know.
"I should Ike to see IT," answered
Helen. smiling; Il have a passion for
fixing up things"
we had an exciting time at the
SALE went on Mr. Harrison reminis-
Gently. You know Mr.. Everson's
family wanted TO keep the place
themselves. and the three or four
branches OF the family had dubbed
together 10 buy it; when the bidding
got near the end. there was no one
Ieft but the family aud myself"
And YOU got it:' said Helen
How crueIt"
THE strongest wins" laughed the
other OF had made up my mind 10
have Il. The Eversons are a very
aristocratic family. aren't they?'
Yes" said Helen. very indeed:
thcy have lived in this part OF The
country since the Revolution.
As Afr. Harrison went on 20 tell her
tho story of the sale she found her
self vlvidlv reminded OF what her
aunt told her Of the difference between
having a good deal of money and all
the money one wanted Perhaps, also.
her companion was not without some
such vaguely felt purpose in the tell
inc, Al any rate. the girl was tren-
bling mwardIy more and more at the
prospect which was unfolding Itself
before her: as excitement always
acted upon her as a stlmulant. she
was az her very best during the rest
of Tho drive She and her companion
vero couversing very Inerriiy indeed
when Fairview was reached
The very beginning Of the place
was Imposing. for there was a high
wall along the roadway for perhaps
quarter OF mile. and then two mas
sIve iron gates set IN great stone pill
lars. they were opened by the gate
keeper In response TO Mr.. Harrison's
call once inside the two had drive
of some distance through what had
once been a handsome park. though it
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rest all flowers The pictures ought all
TO be ppropriate-pictures OF nature.
OF things that dance and are beautiful.
oh. could lose myself IN such a room
as that" and Helen ran on, complete
ly carried away by the fancy. and for
getting even Mr.. Harrison for a NOM
ent.
Il have often dreamed OF such a
place" she said. where everything
would be svmpa thetic; It's a ply thai
one can't have a piano taken ont into
the fields the WaV 7 remember read
Ing that Haydn used GO DO with his
harpsIchord. II were a violinist.
mats tile way I'd do all my playing
because then one 'gould not need % be
afraid TO open his eyes. oh. II wou.-
be- fno"-
Helen stopped: she was at the height
Of her excitement just then. ana the
climax came a n.>.nent afterward.
Miss Davis" asked the man, would
YOU really like 10 arrange such a
music-room2
The tone of his voice was so dlf-
fer=ut that The girl couprehended IN
stauuy: lt was this moment 10 which
she had been rushing with so much
FANtIhlIHfAr NHaf hltflt IT 'rht+AN 'f'.- .-'-
stopped beating. and she gave ch0k-
Ing gasp
Would YOU really Ike it." asked
Nr Harrison again, bending toward
her earnestly
why. certainly" said Helen max
ing one blind and desperate effort 10
dodge the issue. IN tell you every
thing that IS necessary
That Is not what ! mean. Miss
Davis"
"Sot7" echoed Helen, and she tried
t5 iooR al him with her frank, open
eyes. but when size saw his burning
look she could not. she dropped her
eyes and turned scarlet.
Miss Davis went ol the man. rap
idly "a have been waiting FOR chance
ta geIl sou this- Let me- teI you now
Helen gazed wildly about ler once.
ss II she would have fed, then she
stood with her arms lying helPlessly
at her sides. trembling iT every nerve.
There is very Ljtle pleasure that
one can Cer from such beautiful things
alone Miss Davis. and especially when
Ee is as dllled by the world as my
self J Thought that some day J might
he able go share them with some one
who would enjoy them more than !.
but never knew who that person was
until last night 7 know that ] have
not much else 20 offer YOU. except
what wealth and position ! have gain
ed and when I think or ali your ac-
compllshments. and all tnat YOU have
20 place you so far beyond me, al
most fear 10 offer myself to You. But
I can only give what I h8ye-mE
humble admiration Of your beauty and
your powers. and the promise tp wur-
snip Won. 90 give the rest u my life
90 seeing that YOU have every thing
in the world that you want 7 VIII put
all that Z own at your command. and
get as much more as 7 can. with no
thought bat of your happiness.
Mr. Harrison could uuJ have cfos-
On words more dtJed 90 win the
trembling girl beside him, that he
should recognize as well as she did
her superiority TO him removed half
OF his deficiency ln her eyes
Miss Davis" the other went on,
"I cannot know now you viii feel
toward such promise. nG: I cannot
bur feel that what I possess could
give YOU opportunities of much hap
u.ness You should have all the beauty
about YOU that you wished, for there Is
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overwhelmed By =hat she had aona
She answered mechanically. 10 all Mr.
HarrisoE's 9 remarks about his arrange
ments Of tho house and his plans else
where. but all reference 90 his wealth
seemed voweriess 20 awaken In her
trace Of the eXultation that had swept
her away before. while every aUus!on
70 their personal relationship vas l.Se
the touch u FIRE. Her companion
seemed to divine the fact. and again
he begged her snxiouzly not 70 forget
The promise she had given. Helen
answered family thar size would not.
but the words were hard for her 10
say. and IL was an infinite reIet 10
her TO sec Oakdale again. and 20 feei
that the strain would soon be oveF
fGr ,he time az any rate.
"I shall stay somewhere In the neigh
borH0od said Mr. Harrison ''Tou
viii Iet me see you often, Helen. viii
yoU not ="
Yes answered Helen mechanically
u Viii come tomorrow" said the
other. and take YOU driving ~ YOU
like I promised to 90 back and lunch
with your aunt today. as 7 thought L
was 10 return 10 the city" I'm A
moment more the carriage stopped IN
front of Heien's hogae. and the girl
without waiting for anyone to assist
her. leaped out and with a hasty word
Of parting. ran into the house Srs
heard the horses trottiuE away. and
then the door closed behind her. and
she stood In the dark, silent hallway.
She saw 10 one. and after gazing
about her for a moment she stole into
hor little MUSHROOM and fuag her
self down upon the couch. waere s1s
lav with her head buried 10 Hsr hands
IL was a long time afterwa-d w1en
she glanced up gain. she was rr=ul5-
ling an over. and her face was white
in heaven name how can J have
done itf che whispered hOarSely 10
herself 'H0W can ] have done ~
And what am 10 do now"
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thoroughbred nature herself She
laughed gsyIy as she gave her hand
10 her companion and sprang ,uto the
wagon; he followed her, and as he
took the reins the groom spraug aside
and the two horses bounded away
down the broad avenue. Helen turn
ed once 10 wave her hand iu answer
10 the chorus Of Eo0d-hyS that sound
ed from the porch, and then she faced
about and sank back into the seat and
drank in with delight the fresh morn
ing breeze that blew In her face.
"Oh, 7 think this is fine she cried.
You Ike driving. them asked the
other.
Yes indeed" was the reply. "I
like this kind ever so much"
Wait until we ger out on the high
road said 0Ir. Harrison. and then
we viii see what We can Jo. came
from the West. YOU know, Miss Davis.
SO I think I am wise on the subject OF
horses"
The woods on either side sped by
them. aud Helen S. emotions soon be
gan ta flow faster. Ii was always
easy for her TO forget everything and
lose herself in feelings of JOY and
power, and 10 was especially easy when
she was as much wrought up as She
was just then. IL was again nor ride
with the thunderstorm and soon she
felt as it she were being swept ont
into the rejoicing and the victory once
more. She might have realized. il she
had thought that her joy was COM
lng only because she was following
her auuCs advice. and yielding her
self into The arms of her temptation.
but Helen was thoroughly tired OF
thinking. she wanted To feel. and
again She drank in deep brearls Of
the breeze.
II was only q minute or so before
they passed the gates of the Roberts
place and swept out of the woods
and into the open country. It was
really inspiring then, for Mr.. Har-
risou gave his horses the reins. and
Helen was compelled t1 hUld OH 20
LeI hat He saw delight and laughter
glowing in her cOuuteuauCe as she
watched the Landscape that fed by
them. with its hulsldes clad I'm their
brightest green ana with it's fresh
Tl0Wed farm lands and snowy orch
ards the gathering of the horses
hools and the WhirriuE of The wheels
IN the sandy road were music and
inspiration such as Helen Ionged for
and she would have sung with all her
heart had she been alone.
As Was her way. she talked instead.
with the same animation sad gIon
that had fascinated her companion
upon the previous evening She talked
Of the sights that were about them.
and when they came TO the top sf
the hin and paused 20 gaze around
at the view. she told about her trip
through tho Alps. and pictured the
scenery 20 him. and narrated some of
her notwithstanding adventures,
and then Mr. Harrison. who must have
been dun man indeed not 90 have
felt The o0utagIuu OF Helens happI-
ness. told her about his own expert
euc5s iu the Rockies, 20 which the
Eiri listened with genuine interest
Nr HaUlson's father, SO he told her,
had been station agent of little
town i'm one OF the widest portions
OF the mountains DE himself had be-
gun as a railroad surveyor. and had
risen step by step by constant eXcr-
ti1n and watChfulness. 1t was story
OF q self-made man. such as Helen
had vowed 10 her aunt size could not
bear To- listen to: yet she did not find
Il disaEreeable just then. There was
an exciting story OF a race with a
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(To Be Continued Next Week.
5 epte N bsr 80, 1905
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
HOTEL BLOWN UP.
Two Persons Knled and Nine Injured
by Dynamite Explosion

Grand Forks. b. C., Nov. 2O.-At Nj
agara. a small railway village, seven
miles up the. north fork of the Kittle
river. unknown parties at midnight last
night, blew UP the Canadian hotel with
dynamite.
The explosion killed a girl named
Louise King. aged Is, and an italian.
whose name is unknown, and injured
nine other persons. Three boxes OF dy-
Mantle We're used. The explosive was
obtained by breaking into the store
house of Contractor Tirney.
When the explosion occurred the girl
was standing only a few feet from her
mother. The girls body was blown into
half, leaving the trunk intact One side
of the building was completely demoi-
ished by the blast. which started a fire.
that consumed the major portion OF
the hotel. 1t is reported that yesterday
afternoon a free fight occurred in this
hotel between some Italians and
Frenchmen, when threats were made
to blow up the hotel. During all last
night there was a great deal OF rif1e
shooting done by drunken railway Ia
borers. and several travellers narrowly
escaped being struck by flying bullets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20

Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt the daugh-
ter of William Jennings Bryan, had
been congratulated on the success of
her brilliant one act play. Mrs. s.
Holmes. Detective" She smiled and
answered:
But 1 mustn't grow conceited, must
I? If I do my next play will fail. or
something quite as dreadful Will hap
pen. Nothing. you know, is so disas-
trous as conceit.
.'I heard my father tell the other day
of the disastrous conceit of a lady in
Berlin When Ahmed Effendi was the
Turkish ambassador to Germany. It
was his custom. at his various enter
tainment. to distribute Turkish sweet
meats among the ladies present.
AT one of his most brilliant recep-
tions, Ahmed Effendi distinguished a
Berlinese young lady by giving her
twice as many sweets as he gave any
one else. That was great honor. and
scores of eyes. some Jealous and some
congratulatory. were fixed on the young
lady as she ate of the great store OF
delicacies on her plate.
"She could not help feeling proud
And to mark her triumph, to under
score it. she could not help saying to
the interpreter:
Ask the ambassad dor why he has
honored me with twice as many sweets
as any of the other ladies'
1.-The interpreter put the question,
got his answer. and repeated it in
:. His excenency says. Fraulein. your
mouth is twice as large as any OF the
other ladies. Exchange;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-20
SHUT OFF THE GAS.
Big Users Had TO Resort to Coal
Today.

The Continental Creamery company
and the Topeka Ice and Fuel company,
which equipped their furnaces 50 as to
use natural gas for fuel. are burning
coal today. their gas supply either hav-
ing failed them or been turned Off
Mr.. Kaczynski, one of the heads Of
the Topeka Ice and Fuel company.
stated this Afternoon that when his en-
gineer arrived at work this morning
he found the supply CT gas shut on.
1--WE did not shut it off,, said Mr.
Kaczynski, land presume that 1t must
have been shut off by the gas company
and for what reason we do not KNOW.
We are using coal today ana me
chances are we will continue to do So
have been unable to get in commun1-
cation with the manager of the gas
company as yet today to find out WhaI
the trouble is. But we had no gas
supply this morning and are using
COAL"
Practically the same condition of af-
fairs obtained at the Continental
Creamery company's plant TINS morn
ing when work was started for the day.
There was no gas supply available, 1t
having been turned off during the night,
and the company went back to burning
COAL
p. ]. Dielmann, manager of the gas
company, stated this morning before
definite information was obtained ABOUT
the shutting off of the supply to the
two companies named, that few If any
complaints We're being received Of fall-
ure on the part of the natural gas to
meet all the demands for heating pur-
poses, which have been made on it be-
cause of the sudden cold snap. He SAID
that the pressure was sufficient to meet
all demands.
Some of the coal merchants reported
that a few of their old customers, who
had natural gas appliance put in THEFT
furnaces had come around with or.
ders for coal because the gas had MOI
proved satisfactory i