Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 18 January 1895 — Page 7

By OHAELES HOW AM) MONTAGUE.

(Copyright, 1894, by Amnrixsan Praaa AMooiatlon.l

"It was iiiglit, and everything iu the house was stiil. I cried so I could hardly see. I lifted her up as she wished, and there she died, with her head turned, listening for the step on the stair. When he came, he found us both unconscious on the bed. Alas, mine was an unconsciousness that knew an awakening! I almost hated him for awaking me. Oh, how like a horrid dream it -eeems—•this, that was only a few weeks ago!"

There were no longer tears in her eyes. Those dark orbs burned with a light that the physician did not like to see in them. "Let us forget all this, my dear young lady," he said. "What happened after that?" "After that was the little funeral, attended by only us two. We sat in the carriage that followed her to the grave, strangers, as we had been all our lives long." "The brute!" cried Miss Maxey. "You wrong him," said Annette •quickly. 'He was not heartless. I never in all my lifo heard him speak a savage word to her. And in tho carriage his grief was terrible to sec. I never saw a man weep before. It frightened me. I tried to say something to console him. He silenced mc with a terrible oath, tho only time ho ever spoke like that to me. Oh, Mr. Dye is a strange man! He seems always to be brooding over some terrible wrong. I have sometimes even wondered whether his mind was not unsettled. That was what made my life so unbearable. It was enough to feel the desolation of my mother's death, but to have him always absent or sitting in tho same room without a word, without a look for me, that was terrible. And still wo moved about. I could not bear to remain shut up all the time, and one night despair gave me courage to throw myself upon his mercy, to tell hihi my unhappiness and to beg him for a release. I thought if he could allow me to go out to work as a servant in a family where I could earn my bread even that would be better than this, for this was worse than death fcself. "He neara me out astum.siiea silence and averted his head to reply in a voice that trembled: You are my daughter, Annette. Tho law makes me responsible for you until you are 21. I must continue to lake care of you.' Then I told him, for the first time, that I knew his secret. I was not his daughter. If

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"1 told him that knew his sccrct." he did not let me go, I should myself appeal for aid to some charitable person. Tho fact that we had just come back to the city, where I had met the kind lady, Mrs. Hapgood, made me think of her, and I spoke of her. He seemed utterly overwhelmed, and when I saw the strange pallor that my rash words had brought into his face my anger died away at once. I remembered what my mother had told me about his fear of the gallows, and I thought there might be truth in it. I was frightened. That was only the day before I got the letter that took me to tho hotel at Somerset." "That is enough for that," said Lamar. "It is not necessary that you should allow your mind to dwell much upon the unpleasant past Choose the bright things, Miss Dye, if you must think of it at all, and let the rest go. However, I wish to ask you a question or two, if you don't mind. In the first place, were you feeling well and strong previous to the 9th of December last, when you made your unfortunate visit to Somerset?'' "Not really well, sir. It had been increasing for some months. I think if I had been well I should not have felt so deeply the lonesomeness of my situation. My head troubled me greatly, and at times I suffered from an overwhelming feeling of despair and melancholy, which I am sure was not natural to my disposition." "Then as to your sight Could you not call up the face of an absent person most vividly before your mind, and shutting your eyes sometimes almost persuade yourself that that person was standing before you?"

Annette suddenly became very pale. She looked at the physician, agitated and amazed. •"Why—why, how could you know that, sir?" she stammered. She seemed so excessively troubled and alarmed that everybody uttered an exclamation of surprise. In a few moments, however, •he had partly recovered, and then she at once went on in a hurried manner, much as if she were trying to get away from a dangerous topic as fast as possible. "Indeed I never forgot faces nor anything else that I saw that interested me. Sometimes such a thing would haunt me for days. I suppose it was my loneliness and isolation that made me take

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much interest in what saw about me when I was young. I studied over fhem till they almost become apart of me-at least I faneiedsa Sometimes when anything had impressed itself Btrowrlv on my mind it would cuna

into my sleep night after night until it really terrified me with its vividness. And really, Dr. Lamar, I should like to know if you consider this a part of my disease?"

She put the question anxiously, as if it were a most momentous one. "Oh, no, not at all, not at all!" said the physician quickly, believing that he had alarmed her, though the fact seemed very strange and inexplicable to him. "I think perhaps, Miss Dye, we have talked sufficiently on such topics for one day. Some time when you are stronger we will discuss them more fully. Forget this past that troubles you. You are in safe hands here, and I can assure you that your old life is a closed volume if you will only agree to make it so. My earnest advice to you is to keep your mind free from it. The present and the future are much more to the point." "But what can I do?" sighed Annette, passing from her former agitation to an expression of uneasiness and distress. "I do not, I cannot feel happy here. I know it is wrong, but I cannot help seeming to myself a burden on my friends. If I could only earn my own living!" "You shall," cried Maxey, with an inspired look. "You yourself have already indicated the path. You have a talent for drawing and an admiration for art. I will become your teacher, and you shall be an artist'' "And make your for time at once. Artists always do," added Miss Maxey, with a sly look at her brother. 'But I am not sure that I can. I spoke too inch of myself perhaps. I may not have any talent at all," stammered Annette.

But the delight and hope in her face as she glanced at Maxey's sketch betrayed her real feelings plainly. "You will not refuse?" the artist cried. "Not, not if you really would like to have me try.''

CHAPTER X. MR. DYE.

The tide flowed back and forth beneath the thickening ice unseen, and the winter wore on. Maxey's new pupil was making much progress, xhe same was true, in another sense, of Maxey himself. Sometimes in the interest and preoccupation of their mutual labors, their heads would get very close together. This was so entirely accidental and unpremeditated an occurrence that the fact that a sudden interruption at such times started a blush into the faces of each seems strange and unaccountable. But it was unquestionably tho fact. A knock at the outer door one afternoon was attended by this result. They had been bending over a sketch oy a window in the rear room, and both became suddenly conscious that, they were betraying unwonted confusion. Maxey was so painfully aware of his own betrayal of sentiment- tl.-.t lie was very glad of the opportunity offered to conceal it by answering the summons at the door.

He stepped into the vestibule and partly closed the entrance to tho rear chambcr before he looked into the outer corridor. Two men stood by the sta^r railing. When he saw them, the artist's heart gave a great bound. One man he knew by sight the other he knew by intuition. The foremost man was the sly landlord of 40 Flood street. The other, who remained a little in the rear, was a curious specimen of humanity. He appeared to be between 40 and 50 years of age. His face was smooth, his skin very pale and sallow. His cheeks sank into two cavernous hollows. His hair was long and of an obstinate straightness. It buried his ears and swept his coat collar. In perfect keeping with the rest of his appearance, his eyes looked as though they might have been of a definite color in his boyhood, but had faded out from long usage. So did his hat, his coat and what was visible of the remainder of his habit There were a telltale glossiness and a woebegone threadbareness about them alL If there was a forlorn and utterly cast down atmosphere surrounding his face, this was equally true of his hat and shoes. His ancient coat was buttoned up about his neck with such an evident attempt to conceal the absence of a collar or the dirtiness of his linen that the only possible excuse for having taken so much pains about the matter seemec1 to be to allow the observer a chance to amuse himself with a speculation as to which of the two was the fact. And with all this there were hard lines in the man's face which spoke of unhappiness, even perhaps despair.

Mr. Belfry bowed as soon as the door was opened. With a placid wink, of which his companion was blissfully unconscious, he said: "I believe you was the man, sir, that wanted a man to write letters for you?" "I believe I was,'' returned the artist. "And if you have found me the person I want I shall be greatly obliged to you. Let the gentleman come in. Perhaps you wouldn't mind yourself taking a seat in the vestibule?"

The hireling gave Maxey a sly look and a profound bow. He motioned his companion forward, and when the door was closed immediately turned the key in the lock, drew a chair up against it and sat calmly down with his back to it

MONON STATION.

School is progressing nicely. Amos Hays began school last week. Herron school is in great need of a teacher.

John McClure is staying at VVm. Middleton's. Geo. Creque visited in Crawfordsville Saturday.

D. P. Smith and Archie Thewlis were at Crawfordsville Monday. Mr. Dill contemplates moving to Crawfordsville this spring.

Elijah Wooden contemplates going to school this week, says rumor. Mr. Dill, of this vicinity, has purchased the store of Mr. Holiday, of Crawfordsville.

Do not fail to buy a sack of Wonder flour at Barnhill, Hornaday & Pickett's.

Fob wedding invitations s«e Tub JovkkalCo., Phixtbb&

THE NEW TARIFF

Of

NEW TAUIFK.

279. On flocks, niunpo. shoddy. jrarDetted, waste and carded waste and carbonized noils or carbonized wool, 10 p. c. al valorem, and on wool of the Flieep, luiir of tlie camel, goat, alpaca: or other like animals, in the foim ot roving, ropiugor tops, 20 p. e. ad valorem, agi,,

'..'80. On woollen and worsted yarns made whoilv orin part, of wool worsled. tbe luiir uf tbe camel, troul, alpaca, or other animals, valued at not more than 40c. per ib., 30 p. e. ad valorem valued at more than 40c. per lb.. 4." p. e. ad valorem.

281 On knif fabrics, nnd all fabrics made on knittirg machines or frames, not. Ii eludirg w.-arUig apparel, and on shawls made wh'.lly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of the camel, goat, alpaca, or other animals, valued at riot exef edirg 40e per lb., 35 p. c. ad valorem valued at more than 40c. per lb., 40 p. c. ad valorem.

282. On blankets, hats of wool and llannels for underwear and felts for ptinling machines, eomposrd wholly or tn part of wool, the hair oi the camel, goat, alpaca or other animals.Svalued at not more than 30c. per lb., 25 p. c. ad valorem valued at Imore titan :)0e. and not more than 40c. per lb., :i0 p. c. ad valorem valued at mote than 40c. per lb., :S5 p. e. ad valorem provided, hat on blankets over three yatds in length the samo

course Free

Wool Dress Goods

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"j 50 pieces half wool Cashmere in Browns, Tans. Greys, Greens, Blue and Black former value wasdj 12%c, in this sale 25 pieces Fancy Illuminated Novelty Suitings, beautiful colorings: real value 25c, choice 8 pieces Henrietta cloth, fine finish and twill, not 1 all .shades: worth 35c, to close quick 25|pieees*English Cashmere, good line of shades, the usual 25c kind, in this sale

All wool Serges and all wool siik finished Henriettas, 40 inches wide, in good assortment of colors worth 50c yard, choice in this sale 50 pieces extra fine, all wool Henriettas and Serges. 40 to 44 inches wide in all staple and fancy shades, worth 50c, COc and 05c per yd, your choice in this sale at All wool French Serges, 48 inch, in all shades and black, actual value P1.00, at 54-inch Storm Serges, broad wales, in all colors, worth SI a yard, in this sale 10 pieces Camels Hair, fancy mixture, worth 75c choice at 39 pieces 38 and 40 inch Black Novelty Weave, all '... wool, silk finish suitings, value up to SI.25, choice of this lot Full line of shades and black in the genuine Frederich Arnold's all wool, silk finish Henriettas. We are the sole agents for this county. They cannot be bought outside our store and our price has been Si for 40 inch and 80c for 40 inch. In this sale prices will be 07 %c and On Priestly black goods, for which we are sole agents, as well as all other Wool Dress Stuffs not mentioned above we will give discount of 25 per cent.

Silk Department.

30 pieces Moire Silks in all stylish shades, worth SI.00 and §1.25 yard, choice for 4 pieces Self Figured Habutai Silk in black, 4 designs, worth $1.00 and SI.25 yard, choice 28 pieces Black Moire Silks, lengths 8 to 21 yards, worth Sl-00, Sl-25 and SI.50 per yard, also 2 pieces Black Faille Silk, 24 inch wide regular price $1.00, choice, of this lot Come quick or you will miss this bargain. 24 inch Black Satin 1 24 inch Black Armures worth $1.25 yd. choice 24 inch Black Pean DeSoie 20 inch Black Satin Rhadamer worth 85c yard, in this sale Lot 1.—Printed Chinas, black and colored grounds, worth 25c to 35e, choice Lot 2.—Printed China Silks, black and colored grounds worth 50c yard, choice Lot 3.—Fine printed Chinas, black and colored grounds worth 00c to 75c, choice Lot 4.—Art Printed China Silks, best $1.00 quality choice in this sale

Hosiery and Underwear

Infants' Black Cashmere Hose: worth 20c, for Ladies' Red, all wool, Hose worth 25c, for Men's Red, all wool, Half Hose worth 25c, for.... Ladies' black Ribbed,all wool Hose, worth 25c, 35c, Misses' black, all wool Hose,all sizes 25c, 35c, Men's black English Cashmere, 14 Hose worth 35c, Ladies' Extra Fine all wool Hose, in Black Boys' Extra Heavy all wool Hose Infants' Fine Black Cashmere Hose Regular prices 40c to 50c, choice Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Union Suits, in all

Camel's Camel's Hair Vests and Pants Men's Ladies' Hair Shirts and Drawers, non-shrinkable, all wool regular price has been $1.00, any garment Men's extra fine Jersey Ribbed Shirts and Drawers regular price 65c, only About five dozen Men's Shirts and Drawers in white and grey, odd sizes worth 50c Children's Heavy Cotton Underwear, Shirts, Pants and Drawers.. 1

Our business is not making political speeches nor writing political essays, so." Onr business is selling Dry Goodsand Notions as cheaply as we can

Sizes 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 Worth 25c & 30c. 35c & 40c. 45c to 50c

Present Price 15c. 20c.

SPECIAL NOTICE—During this sale we will sell for Cash only, mail orders or railroad fares from the small towns during this Bale.

"THE Bid STORE

told you so." Onr business is selling Dry Goodsiand Notions as cheaply as we can many tunes for less than other merchantsjjjwill sell them to you, and always with the view of making as much money from our business as possible. We have just completed the most prosperous year of our business life. We have sold goods with a smaller percentage of profit than in .ormer years, but have increased our sales so much without increase of capital, or in other words turned our stock so man) more times that our net profits are more than any previous year. This vast output of merchandise has enabled us to show only the latest styles and sell them quickly without the necessity of carrying over large quantities to be sold at or below cost at the end of the season. In fact we make money on almost every item even in our Cut Price Sales, because many of the grandest bargains we have offered were bought for the occasion for cash at prices that would enable us to sell them for less than our competitors and yet make us a very good profit. This is our idea of profitable merchandising

Perhaps you have noticed we have always given good reasons for every special offering we have made. stances have again made it possible for us to offer some grand bargains in fact the best bargains we have ever Some of the items are from our regular stock and these we sell at cost or less that they may conform to others have just bought for this sale.

THIS IS THE CAUSE

M' KIN LEV TARIFF.

30c. per lb. on woollen rags, rnungo and flocks, 10c. per lb. ropinir, roving and tops, times t.li- raw wool duty mid 40 to 50 p. c. ad valorem.

Yarns valued at 30c. per lb.. 27^c. uer Ib. and 35 p. o. ad valorem valued not more than 40c. per lb.. 33c. tier Ib. and 35 p. c. ad valorem valued over 40c. peril)., 38^c. per lb. and 40 p. c. ad valorem. Value not exceeding 30c. iter lb., 33c. per lb. and 40 p. c. ad valorem value not exceedinir 40c. per lb., 38'/£c. per lb. and 4 0 p. c. ad valorem: value above 40c. per !b.. 44c. per lb. and 50 p. c. ad valorem. Value not more than 30c. per Ib., per lb. and 30 p. o. ad valorem value not more than 40c. per ib., 22c. per lb. and 35 p. c. ad valorem value not more than 50c. per lb., 33c. per lb. and 35 p. c. ad valorem: blankets and hats of wool valued more than 50 per lis.,

A careful comparison of the above will reveal a reduction of about 29 per cent in the cost of ^oods mentioned. Free Traders will emphasize the good points of the bill and Protectionists will point out the disadvantages without altering facts or convincing the other of their error, with all of which we have nothing to do Our business is to protect vou one and all with the following prices. It will be noticed that in many instances our cut is far more than 29 per cent so. we more than protect,

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Text of the Textile Schedule of the Senate Bill—McKinley Duties Compared With the New Rates. SCHEDULE K—Wool and Manufactures of Wool.

NKW TARIFF.

duties shall bo paid as on woollen and worsled cloths and on llannels weighing ovor four ounces per si] yd., tho same duties as on dress goods

283, On women's and children's dress goods, eoat. linings, Italian cloth, bunting or grods ot similar description or character, and on all manufactures, composed wholly or in part of wool, worsted, the hair of tho camel, goat, alpaca or other animals, including eucli as have India rubber as a component material, and not specially provided for In this act, valeed at not over 50c. peril)!, 40 p. e. ad valorem valued at, more than 50c. per lb., 50 p. c. ad valorem.

085. All wool of tho sheep, luiir of the camel, goat, alpaca, and other like animaN, and all wool and hair on tl.e skin, noils, yarn wrste. card waste, bur waste, rIutibia* waste, roving waste, ring wiiste, and all waste or rags composed wholly or in part of wool, nil the foregoing not otherwise heroin provided for. I'ltEK.

207. The reduction of tho rates of duty here "rovided •for manufactures of wool shall take effect JANUARY 1. 1895.

Blankets and Flanneh

100 white and grey Cotton Blankets.

Gloves and Mittens

Wash Stuffs

Domestics.

We do not print morals nor say "I

4S) All wool Scarlet Blankets, worth $2 per pair. ..

27 White and grey Woolen Blankets, worth $2.50 to S3.50 per pair 15 Scarlet, grey and plaid Blankets, worth $3.50 to $•1.00 per pair 17 White, red, grey and plaid blaiikets, wortli $•1.50 t.o $5.00 per pair choice

Bed Comforts worth 50c

Bed Comforts worth 85c.

Bed Comforts worth $1.00 and $1.25.

Home made Comforts worth $2.00

Home made Comforts, fine Satine, worth $2.50

Ladies large size all-wool Skirt Patterns, worth 75c Ladies' full size all wool Skirt Patterns, extra heavy, worth $1.00 7 pieces A)I wool and tJ nion Flannels in Scarlet, grey mixed, etc., worth 20c and 25'j per yard 0 pieces Extra Fine all wool llannels in Grey, Ulue and Brown mixed, Scarlet, Navy, etc. worth 35 and 40c

000 pair Ladies' extra fine All wool Cashmere Gloves, Navy and Brown, wortli 50c pair

Ladies' Yarn Mittens worth 15c,

53 pairs Men's Heavy Leather and Woolen Gloves and Mittens worth 50c to 75c. choice 13 button length Ladies' Undressed ICid Gloves in Tans, Browns and Hlack worth $1.25 Ladies damaged Kid Gloves all sizes, Black, «niv the $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 qualities: choice Men's genuine Foster lacing Kid (iloves, all sizes. Browns and Tans: wrrth SI.50, choice

30-inch Cotton Covert Cloths worth If

25 pieces Light and Dark ground Percales worth 12% and 10c 100 pieces Windsor Pongee Prints, fast color black .grounds with neat colored figures have sold in this city at 8)4c, our price was 7c choice

Good light and dark ground Prints, per yard.

Best White ground Shirting Prints, per yard All our best Prints, Simpson black, Turkey red, fancy colors all at

Good Apron Ginghams, per yard

Best Apron Ginghams (Ainoskeags), per yard

Good quality Check Shirtings worth 5c per yd...

Fine quality Domets, extra heavy worth 7c, per yd

Brown and Grey Canton Flannels worth 8%c per yard Extry heavy Unbleached Canton -Flannels sold at 10c and 12%c per yard

36-inch Brown Muslin worth 5c per yard.. ... ...

Pepperell Brown Muslin, worth 7c, per yard

Farmers' Choice Bleach Muslin, worth 7%c, per yd

Masonville, Fruit of Loom, and Lonsdale Bleach Muslin

9-4 Brown Sheeting, sold at 15c per yard at

Positively nothing charged to anyone. We also cannot pay postage or ex pre usage on

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KINIJEY TARIFF.

38V£c. per lb. and 40 p. c. ad va lorent.

Valuo not exceeding 15c. sq. yard, 7o. per sq. yard and 40 p. e. ad valorem valuo exceeding 15o, sq. yd., 8o. per sq. yard 50 p. o. ad valorom (lanitals wolgli lng ovor 4 ounces to sq. yard, 44«. per lb. and 50 p. e. ad vrlorem,

Wool, ilrst flass, llo. per lb., 2d. class, Pic. per lb. 3d class, 32 p. e. ad valorom. not exceeding 13o (per lb., bntexcocdlng 13c.) 50 c. ad valorem. Noils, yarn, wasto etc., 30c. per lb.

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127-129 Main St., Crawfordsville, Ind.