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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
CHARLES HABTLEY'S
BURNED THIS MORNING
FIRE BREAKS OUT ON JACKSON
STREET AND ONLY EFFICIENT
: WORK by DEPARTMENT SAVES
PROPERTY.

Shortly after 12 o'clock this morn
Ing fire was discovered in the home Of
Charles Hartley on Jackson and Bar
lney streets, supposed to have original.
ed from a gas leak The property is
owned by Henry Hamilton,
The adjoining properties we're only
saved by the'quick response Of the fire
department, which did excellent work.
AT first 1t looked as II the house was
doomed to destruction and oven the
buildings on either side, but after hard
work the flames were got under con.
tro,. The loss OF the house, furnish,
iugs and the building VIII reach about.
$500.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
NIL RIIN8'
WOOL SCHEDULE
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS
AND MEANS REPORTS FAVoRA-
BLY, ON MEASURE.
fBy united pregs.l

WASHINGTON, June 3.-By a strict
rarty vote, the House committee on
Ways and Means today directed IA
vorable report on the bill for the re-
vision of woolen schedule of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law as presented to the
Democratic caucus on Wednesday.
The measure will be reported to the
House Tuesday and be called up by
Chairman Underwood, Democrat from
Alabama, on Wednesday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
INDICTMENTS
ARE PRESENTED
GRAND JURY REPORTS A NUMBER
OF TRUE BILLS FOUND.

The grand jury returned to the court
room last evening at S o'clock. and
presented the following indictments:
FeIonles.
Louis Vadis, stabbing with intent to
kill.
Elmer Van Newklrk, assault with in.
tent to kill,
Henry Curtis, assault with intent to
kill.
Domlnlck orouke, assault with in
tent to kill,
James Rucker, assault with intent to
kill.
Earl Greaser, stealing horse.
Dave Thorn, assault with intent to
kill.
Walter Karplnskl burglary.
Jesse Taylor, theft
w. =, Kuhn, alias "shad" Kuhn,
theft
Mlsdemsanors.
Fred Alberts, lettering.
John Holden, lettering, i.88
Fred Church, lettering.
John Rodgers loitetng,
Maggie Smith, lolteEing,
4 & Kate BURGESS, Keeping q liouse Of 8ill
fame.
ainden rsslsting an g otticeTs
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
MAINE BLOWN
'g...PB||N.'. |. B|| ! INTERNAL
E..'!N|I.|RL.QsI0N |
UNITED STATE 81 AIT EsAlp NOT
DESTROYED RN SPANISH EMS
sARiEs BUT WAS LOST BY AN
ACCIDENT.
V!ENIlERETIREl IAN lIEIGER
STARTLING Il ACT RE AGEn BY
LETTER WRITTEN no LATE
THos. 8. REED PURtisHED TN
NORTH AMERlc AN n VIEW.
tBy United \ Press.l /

NEW YORK, June Ihas lhe D.
s. battleshlp Maine now b De;ss uncov.
cred in Havana Harbof was notblown
up by Spanish enissaries but was de.
stroyed by an internal eSpldsion, lhe
result OF an accident Is tlie lelie on
Rear Admiral Get W. Alalyllle, 20
tired, who at the time OF the dIsaster
was engineer In chief Of tho Amerl-
can Navy.
The startling fact Is revealed ny q
letter written by MaIyille Jine is.
1902, to the late Thomas b Reed chen
Speaker Of the House.
For state reasons the letter Eas slip.
pressed. 1t now appears I'd tie North
American Review.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03

Mrs. Reese Richardson, Of MeKees-
port, Pa, who had spent the past few
weeks here, having Ecen called by the
illness and siIbsequent death Of her
mother Mrs. Ora Wilson, has returned
to her, dome. Mrs Clarence leo and
children, OF Phoenix, Arlzona, who
came here for the funeral Of FMS WIZ
SON win remain here for some time,
Harvey aud Harold Wilson wSiIsprob:
iuhly u az fpfi1lyja NY them to l.hoeniH n,
where they win locate. IL
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
'RBEgDlElIBI
WlIT|.7l|.EEI /.
PHILI....R!RI|... |!
CHIEF EXECUTIVE M WINDY
CITY TO-DAY. BIZ SENATOR
WATSON IS DEEiy RING ORA
TIoN AT REUNION HIS AFTER.
NOON

To the great disapp l1tnnent OF the
many persons OF Fairilbnt, who left
last evening and tllis-nlti Ming for Pill
ipni, for III home comm and soldiers
reunion to be held In lat town, and
for the principal reason oihear Presi-
dent Taft make his add ess, who was
programmed to speak q ERE this after
noon, will not hear moi see the chief
executive OF the Unite States
The following United fess dispatch
explains why he will 1ot be.at Phil.
ippi. and reads rs follop
CHICAGO, juno 8. Resident Taft
catne to Chicago today las the guest
of the Western EconoIaic ic Society, to
make the croRning PIX for the en-
actment of the Canad al reciprocity,
treaty.
The Presidents supps Eters and the
supporters Of Canadian ectprocity are
not backward in declat hg the Prest-
dents visit will be the epeplng gun Of
n campaign for his reorganization in
1912.
Special interest thert tqre attaches
to his visit here Tfa President is
scheduled 10 arrive at 2 p. m. He
viii deliver his recipFne ty speech to-
night at Orchestra hall hen his cam
paign for 1912 will be lGormally In
AZ
He spoke this afternoep Ito the Irish
Fellowship Society and at 6 o'clock
viii address at dinner q fthe Western
Society.
However, the large assembly there
today-tlle closing day xill have an
opportunity to hear the Hon. Senator
Watson, Of this city, wlso As speaking
there this afternoon and Who was ac-
companied to Phllippi by George 7.
Watson, james o. Wal sen and Earl
Smith. wiNIeft this motning for Graf
ion, where tthey met the Senator.
o. 4 d d b
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
.ILLETTP0.1'
FAGTQRNBENIB
CONSTRUCTED
NEW pLANT I'M INDUSTRIAL VAL.
LEY IS RAPIDLY TAKING ON
FORM l4RGE BUILDINGS ARE
GOING uf
Bis EEIERRREE gNlER WAY.
VILE BIZ ONE OF THE FINEST OF
IT'S KIND in THE UNITED
STATES ALL KINDS OF. CLAY
PRODUCTS 10 81 MANuF
TuRED.

TuREp.
The section that is generally known
as Industrial Valley On the east side
oi the river Is one OF the busiest
places ~ the State. All OF the factor
les that tlre there are running to their
capacity and in q short time there VIII
be another one In operation.
4he Wilfetts Company, OF Pittsbrrg,
isnows busy at work rushing the fac
tory Buildings that will be used for
the production OF glass pots and all
kinds of clay products that are used In
the manufacture Of glass of any and
all description Bricklayers and 9TH
er men are now busy in erecting the
FIRST sot the main buildings on the fac
fory site There will be two main
buildings each one hundred feet wide
by two hundred feet long. The first
of these buildings Is now in course OF
erection, ind Is up to the heighth OF
ffie first story. The brick walls are
laid on concrete foundation that
rests OH; the solid rock. Hundreds OF
niefs are distributed throughout the
building that will support the heavy
iloors that will be laid on the second
ana third stories OF the main buildings
The ifst floor will be OF concrete con.
stfnci ION and the second and third
lloofs will3be Of Wisconsin MAPLE All
through these buildings there VIII be
nm industrial railroad that Will CON
Neg ~ OF the materials and manulac'
ttired products. Nearly all OF the.
wdrlt WIN he done by machinery.
I'lle engine room, fifty one feet by
thirtyseya en- feet independent OF the
main buildings. is being carried up
With Il he structure that Is IN tle
e6nrse of construction at this time.
llsre there be three engitss IN
stallf fours lirlif-
dfetl horse power TO propel the Ma
clilnefy iiat sSilT be5placed in the fac
tofg
\ \ There VIII he twelve kilns that VIII
n leinpl6 yed; AL of the time IN Durn'
iIlg the clay products. To take care
of the mhterial to be converted into
pots and that which is turned out as
finished ware will be two immense
ware houses One at either end OF
stlie plant.
The buildings and the kilns are be-
ing constructed by Contractor Smith:
Of New Brighton, Pa, who is one OF
die best pottery plant men in thel
United states. He has had charge OF
construction work OF the large
pottery factories in western Pennsyl-
Faiifa and those at East Liverpool
Ohio. Heels an expert and he VIII
nut forth hisbest efforts to make this
lie finest plant OF Its kind in the Uni
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
POLICE COURT
MAN WHO WANTED 5RoTHER.IN.
law ON LIST, BEFORE THE
IfAyOR.

one of tiie men that came 10 Mayor
slaftif yesterday and asked that his
.Br0fiief.in.law be placed on the may
Iors ilst of -ehgibles to get whlskey
from local saloon keepers, was one OF
tiie number that had a nights lodging
in tlte city bastile. The chief eXecu'
tive ofSthe city gave tho woulG,be pro-
hector Of Ills brother by oflnity, one
of the hest and most eloquent lectures
ever heard IN the city hall.
Frank Fisher, "a miner employed ny
the Antler, Coal Company, was fined
two5dollars and costs for being drunk
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
NORMAL PBIlBRIlIIl
On fH llNFUs
aTHE EVENING sfiAE be ElL led
WITH MUsIc' AND Tl sE WILL
BE MUCH DOING Ar the OLD

.
3 WITH MUSIC lsl lI2isl q tsltk IL
BE MUCH DOING AT tltE OLD
SCHOOL.
In another column, VIII pc lopnd
mention ot.thes Sentot play iestlya Of
Mrs. Luna ~ BigelQM's tltdenls 10 be
given on the Fa.iriliort Normal school
campus. this evening e9lanlenelns al
. o'clock FolloRlflss ts stlie progfamme
IN. detail TO jpeecaffietl ont
March and son 81 ollaslcloF MT.
hastings
SINGING 8ot he West FlFginia
hslllssss
n Chorus orniad sellpoi sons
Il ne special ifeslt llle 81 ne eAeteis7l
VIII ! Be tlle SaFTgit, ! 81 g the l'lOn'
ing part oLthe iprog ralnnle
Primary May 20 Iiss MeAesly
Games.1Miss Boelltn:
tal Dance e Little
(b) Little Playmate larch With
NE.
Games-Mr. kennedy
(a Ihs Farmer ana tie ssEow'
(b) Blll GTog
.Game-MIss BACK;
"a IN summer, 1.s I y y summer sun
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
DIRECTORS
HOLD FIRST
MEETING
FAIRMoNT CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE rs NOW READY TO GoI
TO WORK IN EARNEsT-eo
MEN ARE CHOSEN TO ADMINS
TER AFFAIRS.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
MEET sTHIS AFTERNoo WHEN
ALL APPOINTMENTS WILL Be
MADE.

p .
The first meeting Of the directors ol
the Falrm0nt Chamber of Commerce
was held last night, and the officers
of The organization were elected, ex
ceDt a secretary, which viii be done
probably at the next meeting, 10 be
held within the next week or two.
The officers elected last nighs were as
follows;
President-Thomas /. Brett.
First Vice Presldent-E G. Jones.
Second Vice President-R. 7. Gun
ningam.
TreaSurer-Harry ]. Hartley.
There are two men that are favor.
ably mentioned for secretary. These
are Charles w. Evans and the secre-
tary OF the old Fairmont Board of
Trade, w ]. Weigle.
"a committee on committees, con-
sis!ing OF the following directors, was
appointed to name the men that will
compose the thirteen committees out.
lined in the bylaws of the Chamber
of Commerce. This committee con-
sists Of the following men: Anthony
Bowen, chairman, Harry +. Smith,
Robert 7. Cunningham, Howard W..
Showalter, Z. G.. Jones.
This committee will meet this after
noon and will appoint the men that
will compose the following commit
tees:
Industries.
Advertising.
Railroads and transportation.
Civic improvement.
Membership.
Fire protection.
Good roads.
Education.
!. aESs and play Il gEp!ln 9
Public utilities.
Entertainment,
Pure Food, weights and measures.
The Chamber of Commerce is now
ready to get down to effective work.
All OF the men that we're elected to
Office last night are very capable and
there has been no mistake made In
their election to administer the affairs
OF the greatest organization that has
ever been effected In the northern part
of West Virginia.
T. !. Brett, the president is one Of
the hest hustlers to be found any
where, EEe has made a splendid sue.
cess OF the Industrial plant Of which
he Is the general manager. And the
energy and thought that he has given
to the enterprise y has SO successful
ly directed argues that he will eeXrt
the same energy in presiding over the
Fairmont Chamber OF Commerce.
L. c. Jones, the first vice president,
is successful merchant, at the head
of one Of the largest department
stores in the State. He is identified
with most everything that works for
the good Of the city. Re is one of the
very active members Of the Fairmont
business Mems Association.
Robert T. Cunningham, second vice.
president, is of the progressive type,
ana everything that he undertakes Isl
pushed with vim that shows that he
Is only content when matters arr con.
moving to Il higher plane
and the chds sought arc being accom-
pllFhed.
Harry ]. Hartley, treasurer, Is
member Of the firm OF ], NJ. Hartley
e. Son, Ea is also seconl vice presl-
dent and director of the Peoples M
tional Bank of Falrmont. He Is ac-
tive in all that pertains TO tile welfare
of Fairmont.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
ROYAL NEIeHBoR oR /.

Tho Royal Neighbors will join with
the Woodmen in the decoration Of the
graves of the order to.Inorrow and alla
the members are eqllested to meet ilt
their hall a two O'Clock tomorrow
ana to bring flowers lr possille
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
STEAMER llI..lR..
nv trnited Pressi

(By united lSreA9ll
BUFFALO, June (; fFifs broke ont
on the steamer Northwest lsHg u
the bFeakwater early today The
steamer is the largest passenge bpat
on the great lakes, and Il yhlaad 1T
$1,OO0,OO0. The flames ate butning
flercely.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
NOTICE 70 TAXPAYERS

AS the time for making up our an
nual list Of delinquent taxes has ar.
rived, notice Is hereby given that all
persons owing taxes for 1909 and 1910
are respectfully requested to settle the
same BY June 18th, 1911, All vacant
lots and other real estate not occupied
on which taxes are not paid by that
time will be placed on the delinquent
list,
CiIlO. 81. Z AMOS,
sheFiir 5ol y Y iaFlops County, u "A
sapacFsbs sef tie yzest yiFglplipsIl 4 y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03

Misses Grace show1lter and Bessie
Whetsell, Of West Union, arc guests
of Dir. and Mrs. w. @, Janlson on East
Park avenue n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03

IA thirteen pound daughter was born
to ldrii and Mrs ys ! Merrinan on
Tuesday ots this week at their home
on Ogden agenue
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03

Miss Amanda Abbott has returned
from Grafton where she is teaching In
sthe Grafton public schools and Will
spend the summer at her home in this
eitg.. NJ.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-03
IyfI'I||Iy2|ES i

iIins iioNe efs tonight and SIM;
day i5tss
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-10-27

sa figure Gle SOutfrance. Ellie ma.
Wait d'autre remede a lui apporte1
que sa piti6, e mains tendues, les
mots qu'elle savait encore NAL di-
re: "Esp6rez, oubliez, rapprochez-
nous, demain sera meilleur: je
SQUIRE avec vous aujourd'hui."
Dependant, pour 81 peu, ct ellie sen
etonnait, il y await d'immenses pei
mes qui s'adoucissaient, DIES larmes
qui s'arretaient de coulter, ct quel-
que chose CONNIE une treve qui
survenait. Les ames, en- I'ecoutant,
songeaient: Est-ce bien trai qu'on
peut %esp6rer?' Et &C simple dou-
tie les soulevait IN peu. ii sem
blait a Henriette, parfois qu'elle
;jetait dies planches a dies naufra-
g6s. Ellie rentrait chez elle,ces jours-
Ia, dams la mutt d6ja faite, lie occur
81 l6ger qu'elle Sc disait: "Je ra-
jeunis done? J'ai envie de chan
ter" L'oncle grondait: "Voila-t-
il DIES heures pour Sc coucher! ST
je ne te connaissais pas, je croirais
que tn as I'm amour en- t6te" Hen
riette lie calmait, mails ne le d6men-
TAFT pas.
LIE dimanche, ellie Sc promenait,
tant6t avec lopcle, tant6t avec
Marie. Mais ellie ne manquait
guere, yers rheure OH lie soleil de
clinant fait l'ombre, 6gale a la hau-
teur DIES murs, de traverser Pave
nue. Ste Anne, qui couronne la but
te, devant P6glise. Ellie y rencon-
trait, a l'abri DIES maisons BASES
GU DIES arbres a peu pres sans feuil-
les qui poussent dams lie rocher,
presque tous ses amis du quarter,
mont6s Ia CONNIE DIES compagnies
de perdreaux qui Sc poudrent. Les
enfants jouaient par bandes. Les
meres %causaient par tout petits
groupes, bien isoles, chacun ayant
son ombre. La poussiere qui Sc
.evait faisait aigrette sur la colli-
ne, ct tOrualt sa polnte dams lie
vent de Loire.
En- meme temps, la morte saison
les employees de Nine
Jl6mence. P~lusieurs d'entre Giles,
J quelques jours d%:intervalle,
avaient dn prendre dies vacancies
:orc6es, jusqu'a la fin de septem-
ore: Mathilde, Jeanne, Lucie,
l'autres encore. La journ6e ache
Pune dele 6tait appellee a la
Ellie revenait quelques
minutes apres, les yeux rouges. De
quite, sa vaillance, ct de tout son
,rgeuil froiss6 ellie Sc composait
IN maintien, pour dire: eau re-
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qu'Henriette edt v6cus jusque-la
Ellie usait DISAGREEMENT du pou.
voir qui lui await etc dome. L
lui en- co1tait de demander, meme
pour remettre a d'autres. Seu1e-
ment, son instinct de piti6 await
recu une impulsion, ct il nest pas
de sentiment qui prenne plus dem
pire sur la vie, quand I'm peu de IL
bert6 iui est accord6; quand il est
permits de dire: "Vous avez be-
soin? Prenez".
LIE soir, apres lie souper-ces
soirs d:6t6 qui Sc prolongent EN-
NUTS claires, -Henriette descen-
DAFT plus volontiers la pente de
PErmitage, ct, dams l'invraisembla-
BILE amonce!lement DIES cites ouvri-
eres,les uns plus basses que la nou-
velle, les autres plus 6lev6es. mon
trant le moellon de leurs fonda
lions ct munies d:escaliers a ram
pes, ellie rencontrait les groupes de
buveurs d'air, la multitude qui IS
pire NAL lie jour dams les ateliers ct
NAL la mutt dams les chambres en-
combr6es, ct qui veille dehors JUS
qua ce que la bruno mouille lie
bord des coiffes on lie poll DIES
moustaches. Ellie disait: "Com-
ment wont les petits!" on bien:
lie trahail a-t-il repris a l'usine
Moulin? Ne chomez-vous plus?"
on bien: "Votre s9ur est-elle ac-
couch6e, la Vivien? Est-ce une
file? Est-ce un garcon?" Sa
vraie aum0ne 6tait celle de sa jeu-
nesse bien mise ct de sa bonnie
grace. On la regardait sans def
ance parce qu'elle 6tait du peuple
ct du quarter; avec plaisir parce
qu'e|le savait parler, sourire ct
s'habiller CONNIE une dame. Avec
ellie on s'ouvrait. On l'appelait:
"Mlle Henriette." On oubliait son
pour ne Sc souvenir que de son pre-
nom, CO qui est I'm signe d'amitie.
Presque partout, avec letfroi tran
guile dune VERGE qui salt, ellie
pen6trait dams l'ab1me du trouble
ct du NAL. Les coIeres, les querel-
les domestiq@es, les rivalites, les
ingratitudes DIES enfants qui refu-
sent d'assister les vieux, le mepris
du richie ct Ienvie terrible de la ri
cheese, les rancunes amassees de
pere enfls, ct aussi lie d6sespoir de
la lutte trop Tongue ct trop dure
pour lie pain, DIES ames qui s'aban-
donnent ct les corps qui d6faillent,
ellie voyait tout. L'universelle
la penetrate.
LIE monde Iui apparaissait sous
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ellie besoin de s'embarrasser de
SONS nouveaux, ct de s'occuper DIES
autres? Ellie s'6tonnait aussi d'a-
voir trouv6 ce gros Mourieux intel
ligent. Dams la mode, on la consi-
d6rait CONNIE I'm bonhomme qui
aimait a rendre service, ct qui
await la, d'ailleurs, SOL avantage.
pnisque sa clientele de modiste lui
demeurail attach6e.
-Je ne lie croyais pas 81 bien,
pensait-elle.
Des phrases lui %repassaient dams
l'esprit:
--Vous, la jeunesse, la beaut6.
CONNIE vous en- consoleriez!....
Ellie tinit par sonner chez Nine
Lemari6.
I'm valet de chambre l'introdui-
sit dams la chambre bleue. Mails,
cette fois, Henriette Sierra la main
que tendait vers ellie Nine Lena
RE.
-C'est a moi de vous remercier
aujourd'hui, mademoiselle. Vous
avez done WI Mourieux?
Files %caus6rent dependant de
toutes sortes de %sujets, avant d'a-
border celui qui les r6unissait: de
Poncle Madiot, de l'atelier, de la
rue de lErmitage, DIES camarades
de travail Nine Lemari6 6tudiait
peu a peu la jeune file, ct peu a
peu celle-ci Sc sentait gagn6e par
Thumble bont6 de la femme. Apres
un grand quart d'heure, Nine Le-
marie comprit qu'elle pouvait par
Ter librement.
-Je vais vous confer TN secret
dit-elle, Pun de mes plus cheers.
Mon vieux Mourieux sen "a grand
train. II ma beaucoup servI, au-
trefois, pour faire passer DIES Sc
cours qu'on n'aurait pas accept6s
de ma main.
Quand I'm de nos ouvriers 6tait
renvoy6 sans raison grave. on me-
me quelquefois, mon Dieu, pour
DIES motifs qui semblaient trop
fond6s, je ne pouvais pas lui otfrir
de l'aider, n'est-ce pas? Mourieux
me servait d'interm6diaire. J'6-
tais aussi I'm peu son associ6e
dams les secours quill d%istrlbuait,
non pas a dc grandes ouvrieres, a
de vaillantes CONNIE vous, mails au
plus petites de la mode, qui ne ga
.nent pas encore, on qui sont
malades, fables, sans place, que
sais-je? Aujourd'hui que je puts
qu'autrefois ct plus large
ment bonner, mon brave Mourieux
.evient impotent. J'aurais. bien
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souhait6 quelqu'un de votre mon
de, qui ne fit pa peur, a qui on Sc.
confat plus naturellement que
moi, ct qui me dit: "Allez, il y a
la-bas une misere a soulager." Ca1
lie monde est 81 dlvise, mademoi-
selle, quill faut une permission.
solvent, pour lie plaindre. Croyez-
vous que je trouverais?
Henriette tendit sa main gantee,
ct dit de Sc voix claire:
-J'essayerai, madame.
-Vous n'aurez pas meme besoin
de venir chez moi. Du moins, je
ne veux pas vous lie demander, a
vous qui avez peu de libert6. Ecri-
vez-moi. Signalez-moi les miseres
que vous rencontrerez, les petites,
les grandes, les @uvres memes qui
vous sembleraient utiles a fonder.
Je vous garderai lie secret, ct vous
ferez de meme pour moi, autant
que vous lie pourrez.
Henriette await 81 bien pris con-
fante qu'elIe osa parler de Marie.
Files tinrent conseil. Nine LENA
RE fnit par dire:
-Achetez-lui un petit .mobilier,
ct laissez lui croire que c'est vous
qui l'avez pave. Ellie lie vendrait
sans celia.
Meme apres que Ton cut parl6
de Marie, Henriette ne prit pas
congo toni de suite. Ellie resta,
retenue par une sensation EXCUSE.
Ellie Sc sentait douce a regarder ct
a entendre; ellie lisait, sur les traits
de la vieille femme, lie mot que les
enfants puts les femmes jeunes ct
aim6es rencontrent partout autour
d'eux: me partez pas encore!"
Refet de la vie heureuse dams les
miroirs TERMS!
Nine Lemari6 songeait en- meme
temps: 'Comme ellie a compris Vi
te, celle-ci!" Eft, sans lie savolr,
conduite par la force mysterleuse
qui envelope nos actes dams ses
conseils plus grands, ellie offrait a
cette enfant la plus inattendue
CONNIE la plus ignor6e des compen-
Stations, la ben6diction DIES pauvres,
ct confait lie soin de distributor
a DIES mains qui seraient,
plus que d'autres r6paratrices.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1911-10-27

W-Nous enverrons gratuitement les
numeros d"a parus de ce feuii-
eton a tout nouvel abonn6 qui en- fera
la demande.
Que voulez-vous done tous de
moi? Car enfn, je resemble a
tout lie monde!
LIE vieux marchand frotta e
mains u e genoux. parce que
Henriette l'intimidait un peu, ct
r6pondit, n'ayant de guide que son
occur.
-Excusez-moi, je peux me from
per. Pourtant, je ne lie crois pas.
Je ne voudrais de vous qu'un peu
d'aide pour ceux qui s'occupent
des autres. lis sont rares, made
m%oiselle. Moi, 7e suis vieux; je ne
puts plus grand'chose mails vous,
la j%eunesse, la beaut6 avec les mots
settlement que vous sauriez trou-
yer, CONNIE vous en- consoleriez,
DIES pauvres! C'est plus doux que
vous ne pensez.
Ii secoua sa crosse tete:
-Vous allez dire que je me me-
lie de CO qui ne me regarde pas.
Mails, Nine Lemari6 m'avait prize
de vous parler. Ellie n'osait pas,
vous connaissant encore moins que
moi.
Henriette Sc ~redressait, s6rieuse.
ct SD physionomie exprimait enco-
re les pens6es m6mes quill await
dites, comme il arrive a ceux oui
6coutent de tout leur esprit recuil-
Ii.
M. Mourieux, je vous remer-
Gle, au contraire. J'ai peur seule-
ment que vous ne NE jugiez beau
coup trop bien. Et puts, j'ai vingt-
quatre ans. moi, je suis....
Ellie demeura, les levres a demi
ouvertes, sans prononcer la suite:
-Je suis aimee.
En- v6rit6, Image d'Etienne
s'offrit a ellie, en- ce moment, COM
me un pretexte pour ne pas c6der.
Ellie lie revit, dams lie silence matt