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ax f *r ' f~%>W' «t* *A .vSa j >M t »• I I y I M< ««•<« •#•« <M<«n ••!« « • •*<•>,<• »M ti l l * ** | Pfe" v: m~ k^:;' • • - P^fW. SFW^ j: The Bow of Orange Ribbon f mmm AsmAJiCE of W£W * !;"^-V- By AMELIA E. BAR.R. Atjfther «f "Frtond Olivia," •% Thou and th* Othw On^'Alb Oapyrlght, 1880, by DeM, Mead and Company. :i» Vi • CHAPTER XI.--(Continued.) And it was during this hour of trial to Miriam, that Joris was talking to Lysbet of her. It did him good to put his fears into words, for Lysbet's tasuranees were comfortable; and as it had been a day full of feeling, he -was weary and went earlier to his ^room than usual. On the contrary, liysbet was very wakeful. She car­ ried her sewing to the candle and sat down to think. In the midst of her reflections, Bram returned. She had not expect­ ed him so early, but the sound of his feet was pleasanf? He came in slowly, and, after some pottering, irritating delays, he pushed his father's chair back from the light and with a heavy sigh sat down in it. "Why sigh you so heavy, Bram? Every sigh still lower sinks the feeart." "A light heart I shall never have again, mother. For me there is no hope. So quiet and shy was my love." "Oh, indeed! Of all the coquettes, the quiet, shy ones are the worst." "No coquette is Miriam Cohen. My love life is at an end, mother." "When began it, Bram?" **It was at the time of the duel. I loved her from the first moment. O' mother, mother!" '"Does she not love you?" **I think so; many sweet hours we liave had together. My heart was full of hope." "Well, then, my son, be not easy to lose thy heart. Try once more." "Useless it would be. Miriam is not one of those who say 'no' and then 'yes.' " ( "Nearly two years you havd known her. That was long to keep you in hope and doubt. I think she is a coquette" "You know her not, mother. Very few words of love have I dared to say. We have been friends. I feared to lose *:1 by asking too much." "Then, why did you ask her to­ night? It would have been better had your father spoken first to Mr. -Co- ben." "I did not ask Miriam to-night. She •pared me all she could. This is what she said to me, "Bram, dear Bram, I fear that you begin to love me, be­ cause I think of you very often. And my grandfather has just told me that I am promised to Judah Belasco of London. In the summer he will come here and I shall marry him.'" "What said you then?" "Oh, I scarce know! But I told her ^ how dearly 1 loved her and I asked her to be my wire." "And she said what to thee?" " 'My father I must obey. Though he told me to slay myself, I must obey him. By the God of Israel, I have promised it often.'" "She is a good girl. I wish that yon had won her, Bram." And Lysbet put down her work and went to her son's t .side; and with a great sob Bram laid his head against her breast "As one whom his mother comfort- eth!" Oh, tender and wonderful con­ solation! It is the mother that turns tbe bitter waters of life into wine. Bram talked his sorrow over to his mother's love and pity and sympathy; and when she parted with him, long ; after the midnight, she said cheer­ fully, "Thou hast - a brave soul, mijn zoon, mijn Bram; and this trouble is not all for thy loss and grief. A sweet memory will this beautiful Miriam be ^ as long as thou llvest; and to have 7 loved well a good woman, will make thee always a better man for it." vV : : CHAPTER XII. &v. • r London Lift. ' Tfte trusting, generous letter which Joris had written to his son-in-law arrived a few days before Hyde's de­ parture for London. Hyde knew well the importance of {Catherine's fortune. It enabled him to face his relatives and friends on a very much better footing than he had anticipated. So he was no longer averse to meeting his former compan­ ions; even to them, a rich wife would excuse matrinmony. His first social visit was paid to his maternal grandmother, the dowager Lady Capel. He found her in the most careless dishabille, wigless and unpainted, and rolled up comfortably In an old wadded morning gown that had seen years of snuffy service. But she had outlived her vanity. Hyde had chosen the %ery hour in which she had nothing whatever to amuse her, and he was a very welcome interruption. And, upon the whole, she liked her So she heard the rattle of Hyde's sword and the clatter of his feet on the polished stairs, with a good deal of satisfaction. "I have him here and I shall do my best to keep him here," •he thought. "Why should a proper young fellow like Dick bury himself alive in the fens for a Dutch woman? In short, she has had enough, and too t much, of him. His grandmother has a prior claim; I hope, and then Ara­ bella Suffolk will help me. I foresee mischief and amusement. Well Dick, you rascal, so you have had to leave America! I expected It. Oh, sir, I have heard ail about you from Ade­ laide! Tou are not to be trusted, either among men or women. And pray where is the wife you made such a fracas about? Is she In London with you?" "No, madam; she preferred to r*> main at Hyde, and I have no happi- ness beyond her desire." "Here's flame! Here's constancy! And you have been married a whole year! I am struck with admiration." **A whole year--a year of dhrlne happiness, I assue you." "Lord, sir! Yoji will be the laugh­ ing stock of the town if you talk in such fashion. They will have you in the playhouses. Pray let us forget ow domestic Joys a little. You can make a good figure in the world; and as your cousin, Arabella Suffolk ts staying with me, you will be the properest gallant for her when Sir Thomas is at the House. Here comes Arabella, and I am anxious you should make a figure in her eyes." Arabella came in very quietly, but she seemed to take possession of the room as she entered it. She had a bright, piquant face, a tall, graceful form, and thct air ,of high fashion which is perhaps quite as captivating. Arabella made Hyde a pretty, mock­ ing courtesy, and he could not help looking with some interest at the wo­ man who might have been his wife. Katherine was ignored in the con­ versation that followed, and Hyde did not feel any desire to bring even her name into such a mocking, Jeering, perfectly heartless conversation. He was content to laugh and let the hour go past in flim-flams of criticism and persiflage. A couple of hours passed; and then it became evident, from the pawing and snorting outside, that his horse's patience was quite exhausted. Hyde went away in an excitement of hope and gay anticipations. A momentary glance upward showed him Lady Capel and Lady Suffolk at the window, watching him; the withered old wo­ man in her soiled wrappings, the youthful beauty in all the bravery of her white and gold poudesoy. He made them a salute, and then, in a clamor of clattering hoofs, he dashed through the square. During the next six months society made an idol of Capt. Hyde, and, if he .was not at Lady Arabella's feet, he was certainly very constantly at her side. Hyde loved his wife, loved her ten­ derly and constantly; he felt himself to be a better man whenever he thought of her and his little son, and he thought of them very frequently; and yet his eyes, his actions, the tones of his voice daily led his cousin, Lady. Suffolk, to imagine herself the em­ press of his heart and life. Unfortun­ ately, his military duties were only on very rare occasions any restraint to him. His days were mainly spent in dangling after Lady Suffolk and other fair dames. And it must be remembered that the English women of that day were such as England may well hope never to see again. In the higher classes they married for money or position, and gave them­ selves up to intrigue. They drank deeply; they played high; they very seldom went to church, for Sunday was the fashionable day for all kinds of frivolity and amusement. And as the men of any generation are just what the women make them, Eng­ land never had sons so profligate, so profane and drunken. The clubs, especially Brooke's, were the nightly scenes of indescribable orgies. Gam­ bling was tneir serious occupation; duels were of constant occurrence. Such a life could not be lived ex­ cept at frightful and generally ruinous expense. Hyde was soon embarrass­ ed. Towards Christmas bills began to pour in, creditors became impor­ tunate, and, for the first time in his life, creditors really troubled him. The income from Hyde Manor bad never been more than was required for the expenses of the place; and the Inter­ est on Katherine's money gone, though he could not tell how. He was destitute of ready cash, and he foresaw that he would have to borrow some from Lady Capel or some other accommodating friend. He returned to barracks one Sun­ day afternoon, and was moodily think­ ing over these things, when his order­ ly brought him a letter which had ar­ rived during his absence. It was from Katherine. His face flushed with delight as he read it, so sweet and tender and pure was the neat epistle. "She wants to see me. Oh, the dear one! Not more than I want to see her. Fool, villain, that I am; I will go to her. Katherine! Kate! My dear little Kate!" So he ejaculated as he paced his narrow quarters, and tried to arrange his plans for a Christ­ mas visit ot his wife and child. He had determined to ask Lady Capel for a hundred pounds; and he thought it would be the best plan to make his request when she was sur­ rounded by company, and under the pleasureable excitement of a winning rubber. And if the circumstances proved adverse, then he could try his fortune in the hours of her morning retirement. The mansion in Berkeley Square was brilliantly lighted when he ap­ proached it. Sunday night was Lady Capel's great card night, and the rooms were full of tables surounded by powdered and painted beauties Intent upon the game and the gold. The odor of musk was everywhere, and the sound of the tapping of gold fans, and the sharp, technical calls of the gamesters, and the hollow laughter of hollow hearts. t Not very hopefully he approached Lady Capel. She had been unfortun­ ate all the evening and was not ami­ able. "Dick, I am angry at you. I have a mind to banish you for a month." "I am going to Norfolk for two weeks, madam." "That will do. It is a worse punish­ ment than I should have given you. Norfolk! There is only one word between It and the plantations.^ Give me your arm, Dick; I shall plmr no more until my luck turns^Jl^osing cards are dull company." "I am very sorry that you have been losing. I came to ask for the loan of a hundred pounds, grandmother." "No, sir, I will not lend you a hun­ dred pounds; nor am I in the humor to do anything else you desire." "I make my apology for the request I ought to have asked Katherine." "No, sir, you ought not to hare ask­ ed Katherine. You ought to take what you want Jack Capel took every shilling of my fortune and neither said, "by your leave,' nor thank you.* Did the Dutchman tie the bag too close?" "Councillor Vim Heemsklrk left It open, in my honor. When I scoundrel enough to touch it, I ahaQ Hot come and see you at all, grand* toother." "Upon my word, a very pretty com plimcnt! Well, sir, I'll pay you a hun­ dred pounds for It When do you Start?" "To-morrow morning." "Make it afternoon, and take care of me as far as your aunt Julia's. And I daresay you want money to-night Here are the keys Of my desk. In the right hand drawer are some rouleaus of fifty pounds each. Take two." The weather, as Lady Capel said, was "so very Decemberish" that the roads were passably good, being fro­ zen dry and hard, and on the evening of the third day Hyde came in sight of his home. His heart warmed to the lonely place; and the few lights m its windows beckoned him far more pleasantly than the brilliant illuumi- nations of Vauxhall or Almacks, or even the cold splendors of royal re­ ceptions. He had given Katherine no warning of his visit. He wanted to see with his own eyes, and hear with his own ears, the glad tokens of her happy wonder. The kitchen fire threw great lustres across the brick-paved yard; and the blinds in Katherine's parlor were ua^ drawn, and its fire and candle light) shone on the freshly laid tea table, and the dark walls gleaming with bunches of holly and mistletoe. But she was not there. He only glanced inside the room and then, with a smile on his face, went swiftly up­ stairs. He had noticed the light in the upper windows, and he knew where he would find his wife. Before ho reached the nursery he heard Katherine's voice. The doq^ was a little open, and he could see every part of the charming domestic scene within the room. A middle-aged woman was, quietly putting to rights the sweet disorder incident to the undressing of the baby. Katherine had played with it until they were both a little flushed and weary and she was softly singing to the drowsy child at her breast. Over and over, softer and slower, went the melody. It was evident that the boy was asleep and that Katherine was going to lay him in his cradle. He watched her do it; watched her gently tuck in the cover and stand for a moment to look down at the child. Then with a face full of love she turned away, smiling, and quite unconsciously came toward him on tiptoes. With his face beaming, with his arms opened, he entered; but with such a sympathetic understand­ ing of the sweet need of silence and restraint, that there was no alarm, no outcry, no fuss or amazement. Only a whispered "Katherine," and the swift rapture of meeting hearts and lips. (To be continued.) HAD BUT ONE DRAWBACK. Apart From That He Thought Ver­ mont a Paradise. A number of members gathered about the seat of Representative Fos­ ter of Vermont yesterday were dis­ cussing cold weather in the New Eng­ land and other northern states. Mr. Foster declared that Vermont has sleighing more weeks in the year than any other state of the Union, and to prove this assertion related the fol­ lowing story: H,ank White, a noted minstrel In his time, who probably was the original end man," was a native of Vermont One of his jokes used to run some­ thing like this: "So you come from Vermont?" the middle man would ask. "Yes, I am proud to say that I was born and raised in the good old state of Vermont" White would answer. "You make pretty good maple sugar up in Vermont" "Yes; our maple sugar la the sweet­ est on earth." "Have some pretty good horses up there, too." "The Morgan horses bred In Ver­ mont, are not excelled anywhere In the world." "Pretty girls, eh?" "Vermont has the prettiest girls In America," "Well, Vermont must . be pretty much of a state," the middle-man would say, in conclusion. "It's the greatest state in the Union," was White's answer. "There is just one thing about it I don't like. For about six weeks in midsummer, when the snow melts off, we have to drag around on wheels."--Washing­ ton Post BROUGHT THEM TO TIME. Why Criticism of New York's Finest Hotels 8uddenly Stopped. "Some years ago I was dining with a party of wealthy Westerners in New York City," said Mr. Benjamin T. Leslie, of Montana, to a Washington Post reporter. "Among them were- Marcus Daly, Charlie Broadwater, ex- Gov. Hauser, Hon. Tom Carter, Sena­ tor W. A. Clark, John W Mackay, "Lucky" Baldwin and E. E. Bonner. - "It seems that no two of them were stopping at the same hotel, and each had a grievance against the hostelry where he put up. One said he meant to quit the Fifth Avenue; another in­ veighed against the Wfddorf; s third thought that Delmonlco's was terribly overrated, and so on. Not one had a good word to say of any of the taverns or eating houses of Gotham, and there was special criticism of the food. "Finally, after there was a little lull In the choruses of adverse criticism, old man Bonner burst into a loud laugh. When asked the cause of his merriment, Bonner said: 'I've been listening to you fellows talk, and I tell you frankly, you give me a pain. To hear such as you run down these swell establishments in New York is enough to make the angels weep. Why, It hasn't been so many years since I've seen every one of you squatted on the grass of the prairie, eating beans out of a frying pan with your fingers." "It was the everlasting truth, and the knocking of the hotels ceased right there." OF THE ORDINARY, Little Stories Tending to Wealcen Some Popular Theories. I watched my wife dressing her hair the other evening. By Joye, her hair is longer and darker than it was when we were married. "The teacher asked us to-day If there was ever a greater man than Ab-ra-ham Lincoln, and I told her 'My papa.'" This at dinner, from Mollle, our elrest, aged 6. A neighbor brought my wife tickets for a swell musicale recently. On the night It was to come off I went home not particularly uplifted in anticipa­ tion. At dinner my wife said: "We won't go out to-night, dearie. You look tired. What do you say to a rubber of cribbage?" Jack Davis, an old buddie of mine, came o\it to dinner the other evening. Really, everything did run smooth­ ly. I went to the door with him. He whispered: "Say, old man, for ravish­ ing cooking, an ideal den and the can­ dy outfit ail through you've got the world beat And say, pardon and all that, but this is from an old pal. The missus is one of the finest little women I ever saw." Last week my wife's father 'phoned me to hustle over to his office. "My boy," said he when I arrived, "you've got two hours and a half to scrape to­ gether every piece of collateral in your name--150 nUnutes---there's something doing." It only took me a half hour. This morning, referring to me, one of the papers printed the following: "The street is recognizing a new Napoleon of finance in the per­ son of young Mr. , who has just turned a mighty clever and exceed- The Bride's Forethought. Frank Holme, the artist,, who vis fncorporated by Kirke La Sixelle and other theatrical men\ artists and Jour­ nalists, and sent to Arizona some months ago to print books while fight­ ing tuberculosis, was one day telling of the advantage of having a reserve ready at all times. "I have always admired the bride," he said, "who bought two rolling pins when she began keeping house. She explained that she wanted to keep one of them clean to use in making bread. --New York Times. ingly profitable deal, patch. -Pittsburg Dis- HAD REASON TO LAUGH. How Deacon Unwittingly Amused the Congregation. Deacon Reice of Hartford, Conn., was well known as being provided with an enormous handle to his coun­ tenance in the shape of a huge nose; in fact, it was remarkable for its length. On one occasion, when tak­ ing up a collection in the church to which he belonged, evory person to whom he presented the box seemed to be possessed of a sudden and uncon­ trollable desire to laugh. The deacon did not know what to make of it. He had often passed it around before, but no such effects had he witnessed. The secret, however, leaked out. He had been afflicted a day or two with a sore on his nasal appendage, and had placed a small sticking plaster over it During the morning of the day In question the plaster had dropped off, and the deacon, seeing it, as he sup­ posed, lying on the floor, picked It up and stuck it on again. But, alas! he picked up instead one of the pieces of paper which the manufacturers of spool cotton paste on the end of every spool, and which read, "Warranted 200 yards." Frisky Bears In Norway* The bears in Norway amuse them­ selves by climbing telegraph poles and squatting on the crossbeams, swaying themselves to and fro. In many c&ses the poles fall. This has necessitated the appointment of watebmen to guard the poles and drive off the bears. Where the Toddy Went. Here is a characteristic story ot Captain, afterwards General George Pickett, famous at Gettysburg. It was at the time of the disputes be­ tween England and America as to the boundary line between British Colum­ bia and Washington territory. Capt. Pickett had just mixed himself a toddy, when his attention was arrest­ ed suddenly by a courier, whose mes­ sage caused him to mount immediate­ ly and ride off, leaving the drink be* hind him. He was gone some hours. When he returned the empty glass was on his camp table, whereupon en­ sued the following colloquy: "Orderly." ••Yes, sir." "Where's that toddy-t" "Threw it away, sir; thought yon had done with it, sir." "Where did you throw It; down your throat?" "Yes, sir; down my ----- throat, sir," accompanied by a regulation sa­ lute.--Pittsburg Gazette. An Easy One to Answer. Representatives Brownlow and Gib­ son are the only Republicans in Con­ gress from Tennessee. To relieve their loneliness they indulge in a good deal of good-natured banter. Brown- low took great care in selecting persns In his distrct to stand civl service examinations for positions, and as luck would have It not a single one failed toattain the requir­ ed grade. Gibson was not so lucky, and not a single man from his dis­ trict passed the examinations. "How is this, Brownlow?" asked Gibson. "All your men have passed the examinations, while I can't get a single one through In my district?" "Oh, that's easy," replied Brown­ low. "If there whs a single man in your district capable of passing a civil service examination you wouldn't be <n Congress." Then What Was It? Corporation Counsel George L. Rives attended a few days ago a din­ ner where some one told the aged story about the man who went to the other world, and, after being refused admission, either to the upper or lower kingdom, bewailed the fate of having to return once more to his native town. In this case the town was Rochester, and the, story was told by a Rochester man. "He got the story wrong," said Mr. Rives. "What really happened was this: The Rochester man died and was taken to the other world. After he had been there a few days he met an old friend. 'Well, Bill, heaven beats Rochester,' he remarked. 'Bu' this ain't heaven,' replied Bill." ' It may as well be admitted that there are some automobilists who do not try to run over people. Southern Lands. 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PRICES: Cutlrar* Rrsol- v«rt, 60c. per bottle (In th« form of Chocolate Coated Ptlla. 20c. per Tlal of AO), Cotlcura Ointment, 60c. per box, and Cuticura Soap, 25c. per calce. Send for the great work. "Bnmoiiri of the Blood, Skin and Scalp, and How to Cure Them," 44 Page*, 800 Dla- ea«e§. with Uluatratlona, Teatlmonlali, and Direction* la all. languagea. Including Japauea* aad Cblbea*. Brltiab Depot, 27-28 Charterhouse Sq., London. JSl C, Preach Depot. 6 Ham da la Pali, Paria. Australia* Depot, R. Towns A Oo., fltrdaay. POTTER DBOO AKD CHHk IOAL CORPORATION, Sola Proprletara, RoaUa, D. S. A. - i-kjfe iiWn .•V