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his mother, and it required great deal OF
pleading before the animal was allowed to
remain.
But he did remain, recovered his health and
before he had attained his growth was chris
tened Dombey, after the celebrated merchant
whom Dickens made famous
The name was very appropriate. DomDey
was large and pompons, very dignifed in res
pose, and at the same time great hypocrlte'
Yet it must be admitted he differed from ms
namesake. in one marked point; Dombey was
exceedingly pugnacious, and when occasion
called-which it did very frequently, IRON ms
lect, animate inanimate, that excited ms
wrath
His last outbreak, during which he had
committed an entirely unprovoked assault up
on old Doctor Austin, who was, taking meo,
itative walk along the road, had exhausted
edict of outlawry on the truculent ram.
Morris sighed, but made no further protest,
although he had strong hopes that he would
be able to have the decision reversed, or per-
haps softened to. temporary Punishment.
So he only said
Eyes, he wiil,s said Mrs. WANTING, firmly
Tomorrow you may go to. the village and
him; I'm sure / DON'T You can't go. today,
because l have to go to Clifton to help Mrs.
Barnes on her silk dress that she wants turn
ed and made over. And l want you, to weed
tne garden, especially the onion Deu anu 10
mato patch; and l think that will keep you
busy until l return for supper"
II wanted to go fishing this afternoon re-
marked Morris, casually. Baker Anderson
says the creek is just full of fish"
''You won't have time to go fishing" re
piled his mother, as she rose and hurriedly
prepared for her departure
When she had gone, Morris washed the
breakfast dishes, put them away in the cup
board and cleared up" the room. These
duties devolved upon him very frequently,
and he did them without grumbling, for he
was a sensible lad.
Then he shouldered the hoe and rake and
sailed out to attack the weeds, and, by work
ing hard and diligently, nearly completed his
task by the time the steam whistles in the
cotton mill in the village warned him that
it was high noon.
II believe I'll go fishing, after all, he said,
refectiyely, as he sat at the table eating his
90, only that / wouldn't have time. OF
Course, # had time, she wouldn't mind my
going, and I have time, at least two hours;
and fresh fish will be nice for supper"
By this course of reasoning, Morris found
Il yery easy to convince himself that, SO far
from being guilty of disobedience, it was his
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duty to go fishing, and he was hastily swat
lowing his second cup of coffee when stranger
appeared in the doorway.
He was attired in rusty black garments, and
wore on his head a battered hat that had
once been glossy silk.
There was the general air of tramp about
the man, yet he was clean shaven, and might
have been almost anything else that was poor
PEELED all doubts.
Can you give poor fellow bite to eat !?
I've walked from Greenville this morning,
looking for work, and I'm very tired and
hungry
Greenvile was thirty miles by the road,
and Morris had his private doubts as TO the
strangers powers a pedestrian, but he
kept them to himself.
'You may have what is on the table, he
replied, gracously.
The tramp sat down and devoured the
remnants of the meal with scant ceremony
and when he had finished tried to engage the
boy IN conversation, but with little success
Not that Morris was suspicious or too high
minded to talk to tramp, but because he
wanted, to get back to the garden to finish
his task and go fishing. So he gave short
answers, or none at all until the man rose
suddenly. and announced that he must be
going, after thanking Morris politely enough
for the meal.
Morris watched him disappear over a rise
in the road, and then hurried to the garden
taking his fishing rod and line with him, SO
as to lose no time.
An hours hard work wound up his labors
satisfactorily, and leaving the hoe and rake
standing against the fence, he started for the
creek.
The shortest route was across field of rye
back of the house to patch of woods and
thence through to the creek
Morris fastened on, and had Just plunged
into the woods, when he paused at the re-
membranee that he had forgotten to lock the
door.
1t was the habit OF the mother and son.
when either went out in the absence of the
other, to lock the door and hide the key UNI
der the wooden step.
Such precaution would have been no bar
rier to regular thief since entrance could
easily be had by the window, but it kept out
ordinary tramps, who had no desire to be ac-
cused Of HOUSEKEEPING, and it also prevented
the ravages of Dombey, who was as inquisitive
as he was destructive.
"PshawW said Morris, impatiently, after
a moments reflection. I'm sure shut the
door, and, besides, there's nobody going in
and nothing to steal" he paused, and then
muttered- Except the silver"
This was an obscure reference to the only
treasure Mrs. Vantine possessed, When she
was married her mother, having nothing
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else. gave her as wedding gift an heirloom
in the shape of a sandal wood box, containing
an antique silver pitcher and dozen tea
spoons.
This box, with its contents, generally stood
on the top of the dresser at the side of the
kitchen, and would be very apt to strike the
eye of a proving marauder.
81 suppose III have to go back, SAID Nor
ris, Grossly to himself, 'sor I'll never hear
the last of it, if mother returns before r., | do
and finds the door unlocked Hello! There
she comes now"
But it wasn't his mother 1t was dark
figure coming over the hill-road, and a second
glance revealed the figure of the tramp.
He had lost his way perhaps or had tor,
gotten something granting that he really mad
some business in hand), and Morris, in the
shadow of the trees, watched hip2 IN idle
Then he became seized with sudden fear.
Maybe the fellow had been spying; had seen
him (Alorris) leave the place unguarded, and
was returning to rifle the house!
The doubt became certainty when he saw
the tramp disappear in the shadow OF the
house and not .reappear, as he SHOULD nave
done if he had kept to the road. Then Nor,
rs recovered his senses and started on uead
run toward the house.
But he was nearly mile distant; no help
was at hand; and, even If he arrived IN time,
he had no weapon, and the tramp although
not robust-at least, u looks-was doubtless
more than a match for fourteen-yearod boy.
All these thoughts were dispiriting; yet Nor.
ris kept on running. He could not stand still
and see the house robbed, and perhaps the
robber would fly if he that his crime was
detected.
when he saw the tramp emerge from the
house, and under his. arm he carried some
thing which the boy knew must be the san:
dal-wood box. Then he shouted-a cry of
mingled rage and defiance.
The tramp cast a swift glance over his
shoulder, dashed out the gate, and started up
the road at a rate that would have done credit
to professional runner
Morris groaned in spirit as he realized that
he could never hope to overtake the rascal,
and although he kept on running, it was with
the doggedness of despair.
Ii only some one would come; if
Dornbey was, lazily cropping the grass in
the shadow of the fence when he saw man
running toward him. 1t was warm after
noon and Dombey was feeling contented, not
TO saw somnolept; but he could not tolerate
running man. If he had been only walking
he might have been allowed to pass unmo.>
Tested. 80,
So Dombey came out into the middle of the
road to see about the affair, and when the
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now that settles it," said Mrs. Van
nj tine. firmly. "Dombey must go to-
N57gN "Oh. mother!" pleaded Morris,
2ze1sy looking up from his half-fnished cup
of coffee, he was only in fun.
"He is too funny for the peace OF the nelgh,,
orhood," said Mrs. Vantine, decidedly, anu
have realized for some time that he was
othing less than a burden; but, so long DIS
GU kept him within our grounds, dld n1t
bject. But when he gets out on the ny
ray, and attacks peaceful pedestrians, ne ue
pmes public nuisance, and must be sup,
ressed. If we don't do 1t, some one eise
bill, and I'm sure Doctor Austin will not over
box being chased a quarter of mile last
why did he Shoe him, them" demanded
lorris, in an aggreved tone, Dompey neV We
Fould stand being shooed; / found that ou'
bng ago. When-you wave your HANDS at nun,
h shake your fist or shout, he thinks IL is
challenge, and he won't be dared by any
ody."
"That is something you taught HIM, DO pc, pc
eve," said the boys mother, with unyleiohe
everity.
'Dombey doesn't need much teaching; he's
Naturally smart" answered Morris, looking
hut of the window at the object OF their re re-
harks, calmly cropping the grass on the III
e lawn in front of the house.
Il
nv one was aware of, but fine, large tel
Nv, and just as important in his manners
Il he had been the finest Cotswold.
When he was very little lamb he was SO
kly and delicate that his life was despalredi
and in consequence the farmer who owned
n was very willing to give him to Morris
some trifing service rendered, and Dom
was carried to his new home IN triumph
o be coldly received, however.
Hrs. Vantine was woman who had seen
ter days.
ir. Vantine had been a foreman in cot
mill, in receipt of good wages, but when
was taken suddenly i'll and died, he left
widow small house, with an acre of
md. on the outskirts Of the village, and
mt enough money to bury him.
low, a house and lot, however small, are
llent things but house cannot be eat
and ground will not yield food without
Mrs Vantine was obliged to find EN-
nent at such odd jobs of house cleaning,
big or nursing as the village and sur
ding country afforded, while Morris. who
fourteen years of age, left school and cul-
I'd the one-acre plot with creditabie re-
course, lamb, except as prospective NUT
vas of no manner Of use to Morris or
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low that settles it," said Mrs. Van
III tine, firmly. ''Dombey must go to-
row."
y492; "Oh, mother!" pleaded Norris
~ looking up from his half-fnished cup
c ..Gf.o he ,roc only in FIN,
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ton for stirring oratory. There was talk that If his keynote speech struck the right chord the hesitating delega- tions might be borne by the force of oratory to the choice of vice presi- dential candidate from the coast An other picturesque personality to arrive was the fighting mayor from Cleveland, Tom l.. Johnson, rotund and smiling, just up from council with the leader at Lincoln.
 ouakers May Swing into Line.
 Pennsylvania will swing into line with the other states for Bryan" de clared former Congressman James Kerr of that state soon ufter his ar rival At least forty-two of our votes are favorable to him, and while we shall make no effort to have the unit rule enforced feel confident that when the minority discover the situation they will wheel into line"
 Being asked regarding the situation with reference to the national commit teeman from Pennsylvania, Mfr Kerr replied:
 We must have a new deal there. We must have a man on the national committee who represents the senti- ment of the real Democracy of the state. Colonel Guffey does not meet that requirement. notice that the colonel is very antagonistic to Mfr. Bry- an. That is ingratitude. Mfr. Bryan and myself are responsible for Guf. fey's being in his present office. They say he should be upheld because he makes liberal contributions to cam paign expenses. That is the very req son why he should he relieved from duty. With him out of the way I can get a thousand men to contribute Mfr. Guffey enlivened the antecon- vention proceedings by issuing hot reply to Mfr. Bryan's characterization of him in Lincoln as a corporation man who had taken the Pennsylvania delegation as result of conspiracy to thwart the wishes of the party"
 Mfr. Guffey did not mince matters. and his language was approved by q conference of the anti-Bryan leaders. Tn part he said:
 "It Is only when Mfr. Bryan Is op- posed to me that am considered un- worthy Of association with the one living honest Democrat My counsel and my help are no longer desired. IL vas not always 90. In lspS and 1900 the late Senator Jones many times declared there were just three men upon whom he never called for financial assistance In vain. One was the late Marcus Daly. smother vas William R. Hearst. and fhe third vas myself. Through his friend and man- sger Mr. Bryan not only accepted gratefully. but beSeechlngiy sought our aid and we gave secretly thol- sands and thousands of dollars. Mr. Bryan knew then and knows now that I was as much of a -corporstion man in Isng and in 100 as sm in faIS but did he scruple abstemiousiy' to use cur money to help his esavsssi Let him ansver af his leasure-
 Former Governor Charles s. Thonas q Colorado vho will represent thst state ca the committee oa retolufi0zs ia the forthcoming D<nocrrtic ca renfi1n- declared with seriousness that hs ras fsr Roosevelt fcr Tice president He h by icrg otts ts<
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, His Platform Taken { to Convention City.
 SECOND PLACE TO WAIT To Be Determined After Main k Nomination.
NEW YORK FOR NEBRASEAN?
Empire State Expected to Vote
 For Him Without Division.

Denver, July 6-Denver is certain today that convention week has begun, for Mayor F. W. Brown of Lincoln has arrived with a platform for prescnta- tion to the resolutions committee. of which he is the Nebraska member. The platform expresses Mr. Bryan's views as formed after many confer ences with party leaders and delegates who have stopped off in Lincoln on fheir way west 10 the convention. which viii open here tomorrow.
 The document in its present form makes a bulky package
 There it is. said the mayor shortly sftsr his arrival. and be indicated a hang thick envelope on which appeared lh lead pencil. -Committee on Resolu- H0ns.-
 Mayor Brown Is probably as close a polifical friend os NIr. Bryan as the lat fsr has. The Lincoln mayer at Denver speaks with the xOice of W T. Bryan. ones.ious arising in committee snent the uiafform will bp answered hy him win Bryan arguments. win which he ss pe<fectlv familiar Indeed 1t is be- liered here that ezery plank in it has xrvun undar his eye. for he has for weeks been a constant visitor at Fair view.
 Nayor Brown asCePted sn i1Vifaiioa kn fz-si pith former GaTe-1or Frz7- rx of Missouri and IL F Goltra- a rrrhsw of the nzyor, la Goifrz's F-i- <.fs CT. .fr. B-ya7 v.s q the rria
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to witness ,Ae departure. Now, Doc. see that they get good platform, he said. addressing the mayor by a nick name which is much used here. Mfr. Bryan, MT. Brown and others who con- ferred with the former maintained si- lence concerning the platform.
 Johnson May Be Withdrawn.
 There was a report to the effect that the name of Governor Johnson, the Minnesota man, will not be presented to the convention.
 Governor Jonhson, 1t was said. had agreed to get out of the race in the in- terest of harmony. His friends have met and talked the matter over, it was declared. and decided there is nothing to be gained by presenting his name.
 The question of the selection of a candidate on the Democratic ticket for vice president will not be determined until after the nomination of a candl- date for the presidency. This is the decree of Mir. Bryan and has been con- municated to the Bryan leaders. Mfr. Bryan has taken the position that not until after the first position has been filled can there be a really intelligent selection for the second place.
 When the nomination shall have been made and there shall be an opportunity to consider its effect upon the country at large. then, he thinks. and not until then. can the vice presidency be intel- ligently considered. This desire on the part of Mir. Bryan has been received generally with favor. Most of the del egates agree that the situation can he sized up to better advantage after the first selection has been completed than before that event. and. furthermore. there has been so much talk regarding the vice presidency that most of the delegates welcome an excuse for at least temporarily dropping the subject. The present disposition. therefore. is not only to postpone the selection of a vice presidential candidate until after the nomination for the first place. but to adjourn the convention for a long enough time 10 permit a general ex- change of views among the leaders and to give the presidential nominee an op- portunity to express his preference.
 Falling Of In orsys 5oern.
 Mfr. Bryan has not hesitated in let ting the fact be known that if the noru- nation for the presidency goes to him he will desire to be consulted as to tbs choice of a running mate. He has re- peatedly said that he would prefer Judge Gray for this position. but there Is now a falling of in the Gray vice presidential boom. This was especial ly notable among western delegates.
 New York state. reluctant to give r1p its attitude of interested onlooker here. will at its caucus this afternoon nass over without action all of the irupo-- t7nt points at issue. including derlsrs- tons as to the states attitude on the presidency and vice presidency. All these matters. including the states attirude or the platform. will be left to subeommittees. which will be friendly to Mir Murphy. the leader of Tammzny Han Even the selection of national committeeman Will be left in sbevzEce- and thus the eaucus. vhfch promised to te E.Bed win interest and virzlity- fs robbed of all it's iupore tance Nr. NHrThy Is to be elected chatrzzz of tke dslszatio1- That 11ch seems to be determined and ul
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strongest man we could name" he said, "and I believe that If his name should be presented he would prove a winner and that if nominated he would accept. l don't see how he could refuse"
 Says Roosevelt Could Beat Any One.
 Aren't you afraid that If you get to discussing Roosevelt too strongly for any position the convention will be stampeded for him for first placer a Republican bystander asked.
 T shouldn't be surprised" replied Governor Thomas. "A worse thing might come upon us. He is the strong est man that could be nominated. and if the people should get together and nominate him on an independent tick ct I am sure he would beat both the other nominees"
 The most aggressive and apparently determined delegation that has yet appeared in Denver are the twenty two contesting representatives of Cook COuHIs Nllu lHc urltfdtfuu NulhC ApV representatives of the Cook county Democracy of Chicago. the big Dem ocratic organization of that city. head ed by band of forty pieces. Form ing in column at the depot at the foot of Seventeenth street. the delegation marched for an hour through the prin. clpal streets with the bands playing patriotic airs and the delegates sing ing campaign songs, cheering for Bry- an and waving flags and banners.
 The contesting delegation claims twenty-two seats in the national con. vention. two of which are seats of del egates at large. All of the contested districts are in Cook county. The con tests are directed against the Roger c. Sullivan faction and is a continua- ton of the bitter fight that has been raging In Chicago for nearly five years. The fight centers about the place of national committeeman from Illinois.
 A number of diplomats arc expected today, and about the same time will arrive Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long worth. the presidents daughter. who will be on the convention platform to- morrow.
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Great 6Rrae ln the Eastern League.
 New York. July 6.-One of the most stubbornIy contested games ever play ed between professional clubs. closely approaching if not exceIlIng the record for rnnless games. was played in New ark between the Newark and Jersey City Eastern league teams. The game was called on account of darkness ai the end of tue EIneteenfh inning with out a rTfu having been scored by either side. Notable work was done by the boxmen of both teams. Lantte. vhe pitched for Jersey City. holding the Newarks down to three hits. while Brockett for Newark allowed his Op ponenfs but six singles in the nine. teen innings
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New York. July G-The twenty-three delegates to the national convention of the Socialist Labor party nominated as ifs candidate for president of the Unit ed States Martin R Preston of Nevada. vho Is serving q ssate1cs of tws1fy- 6ve years in the Nevada stnte prison for hzvizg sanf ard Killed a restaurant keerzr. Anfsn silvr. a ifftle more than q yszr sr5 ln q lahor dIspsts