Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1903 — Page 4

Rural Route News. ® j Route Number Three. Joseph Hough went to Wren and Willshire today to advertise his big sal--J in Miebers is circulating in this eol ' 1 'tv i the interests of the Dailj > in crat. 1 F Boliiike is building an addi-' tio ins b ru in order to have room for n r- k. Honrv Bohnke has purchased a new threshing outfit, and is prepared for ihe big business he will certainly do. Fred Bohnke, of north of town, killed three hogs yesterday, and their combined weight was over I,(XX) pounds. Route One, West. Charles Scbeiman and wife are the croud parents of a new boy who made his appearance at their home last Saturday night. Misses Erma Dykeman and Edith Hoagland of east of Decatur, spent Sunday with Etta Mallonee. Deputy-Sheriff Jesse Butler was a caller in this vicinity last Sunday. J. A. Fuhrman made his first trip as substitute rural mail carrier on rural route four last Saturday. Samuel Shackley and wife spent Sunday with N. S. Sheets and family A spelling school was held at dis- i trict number seven laat Saturday night but on account of the stormy weather not a very large crowd was present. Miss Nettie Mann was awarded the honor of being the best speller.

Mrs. George Ruekman is reported on the sick list. Joseph E. Kiess lost a valuable horse last week. Route Number Five. Revs. J. H. Hollingsworth and John Swank of Randolph county, will preach at the Valley Feb. 22, "in the morning and evening. F. M. Troutner of Pleasant Mills, attended church at the Valley Sunday evening. Ben Emerine of Decatur, moved on the Williams farm Monday. Misses Lottie and Tina Lammer man Sundayed with Frank Martz and mother. Miss Ollie Walb is on the sick list. Roy Runyon has hired to Andrew Stevely for the summer. The crowd that went to North Point Monday evening was a jolly one. H. McAlhaney of Decatur, is the guest of Mr. and Mann this week. Sam Martz will move to the Indian Territory next Monday. Frank Blossom and wife have moved to Pennsylvania, and will make that place their future home. PUBLIC SALE. Julius Haugk will offer for sale at his residence three and one-half miles northeast of Decatur, near Luckey school house in Union township, com nu neiug at it o’clock a. m., on Friday, February 20th, eight head of firstclass horses, consisting of one six-year-old bay gelding, weighing 1600 pounds, two large grey horses, Belgium blue roan male with foal, two three year old c. Its, well broken: two Belgium cults eight months old; eighteei. head of good cattle, all Dur-

ham stock, six cows, will be fresh som;oiie fresh now, two two-year-ob.i steer-. five two-year old heifers, ! six yearling calves, seventy head of hogs, consisting of seven brood sows, ? five with pigs; thirty head of shoats, weighing from 50 to 150 pounds; j fourteen Le id of Shropshire sheep with Jamb, seventy-five head of chick R, *if-l>i n<_T**r and mower with six foot cut- hay loader, tedder, side delivery hay rake, dump hay rake, implements all as good as new: (’lipper fanning mill, check rower. ! Hoosier fertilizer, grain drill, wide j tire wagon, farm wagon, harness, castiron land roller, spike-tooth harrow, spring tooth harrow, two-horse cultivator, (diver breaking plow, shovel plows, new ground plow, three perch sidewalk stone, ten ton of hay in mow, 500 bushels of sorted corn, seven acres corn fodder, 200 bushels seed oats. Terms: Sums under $5, cash; 85 and over a credit of nine months will lie given, purchaser giving his note with approved security. Free lunch at noon. Fred Reppert, auctioneer. CLOVER LEAF EXCURSIONS. Boston, Mass., Fell. 2 to 14, 1903. National Brick Manufacturers Association. One and one third fare for round trip. Certificate plan. New York City Feb. 7 to 11. and Feb. 2s to March 3, 1903. Spring: meeting, Merchants Association. One I and one third fare for round trip. Certificate plan. New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Flu., Feb. 17, to 22. 1903. Mardi Craa Festivities. One fare for j round trip. Certificate plan. St. Louis Mo. Feb. 4 to 11, Feb 18 to 25, March 4 to 11, March 25 to April 1,1903. Interstate Merchants Association. One and one third fare for round trip. Certificate plan. Write for full information regarding your trip to C. D. Whitney, General TrafH'- Manager Clover Leaf Route Toledo ()hio. For Sale Jacob Heller has tobacco to the amount of between 6,000 ami 4 10,(XX) pounds for sale. The price is from six to twelve and oiie-bnlf cents per pound. Anyone desiring any of this tobacco will do well ctt n at residence, aeven miles southwest of Decatur. 256

HOME MARKETS. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS. You are invited to insert in this | column, free of charge, the price you will pay for any farm product. Accurate prices paid by Decatur I merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new § 72 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) 57 Cor' l , per cwt., (new) mixed 55 Oats, new 33 Rye .... 45 Barley 45 Clover Seed 4 50 @ 5 62 Alsyke 6 00 @ 7 00 Timothv .................................. 1 35 Buckwheat 50 Flax Seed 1 10 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash $ 77 J May wheat RQI July wheat, 761 Cash corn. No. 2. mixed, cash I6'j May corn 45;‘ Oats, cash 37; iOats, May 37; • Rye, cash' 53] STOCK.

| BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4| @ 5 • Hogs, per cwt _ $6 00 (ft 5650 ! | Cattle per lb 3 (d 4 Calves, per lb. _ 5J (a 6 I I C0w5........................... .2 ’ @ 3 i Sheep, per lb. 2| @ 3 JI Beef Hides, per lb. 6* ) POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .09 I Fowls, per lb ...__oß4 i I Ducks, per lb. 10* | j Turkeys, per lb. 12 to .124 | Geese, per lb .06 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER & SON. "00l 15c to 18 I Sheep pelts ..40c to JI 00 i Beef hides, per pound 061 1 ; Calf hides 07j { ! Coon hides 50c @ 1 50 Possum hides 15c (rz 60 I Skunk hides 25c (<7 1 40 I Mink hides 50c (p 2 25 I Muskrat hides 10c (o 18 Tallow, per pound 01 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p, m. I today as follows: Wheat, May _ 5 784 I Corn, May 45* Corn, July 43J Oats, May _ 37J Oats, July 338 May Pork . .S]6 90 July Pork sl6 30 I Lard, per cwt 9 45

HAY fIARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (ba*ed) „ ' ' ? 10.00 (n $11,50 No 1 mixed hay (baled) „ SB.(X) £ 83.50 No. 1 clover hay (baled) Lo—e hay $1 .50 loss. COAL. Anthracite $ 900 Domestic, lump 5 oo Domestic, nut 4 75 OIL HARKET. Tioua $1.67 Pennsylvania 1.52 Corning 1.35 New Castle 1.29 North Lima 1.14 South Lima 1.06 Indiana 1.06 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS OBOCEBS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz $ 14 Butter, per pound 12 Potatoes, per bushel _ 40 HARKET NOTES. I Liverpool market was 4 cents lower on wheat. Corn was 8 cent higher. Receipts at Chicago todav: i l l - ' io.ooo wheat 19 care * " rn 268 cars ‘Lts 112 cars Toledo and Chicago exchanges were closed today, on account of Lincoln’s birthday, and no market reports were received. ■ low Terminated Fatally. Columbus, Ind.. Feb. 12.—William Sherrill, nineteen years old. la dead «" the result of a blow received on the head, delivered by Jason Hall. The pedro party to be given by the jC B L. Thursday, February 12, has ls<en postponed to Thursday, Febru | ary 19. Committeemen. 2616

Weather Forecast. Threatening tonight and Friday, with probably rain or snow, south portion Friday. Colder tonight. MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Current Prices for Grain, Provisions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Wagon. 76c; No. 2 red strong 77 Corn—Steady; No. 1 mixed. 45 Oats Steady; No. 2 mixed, 06 Cattle—Slow ai $3.50 Hogs—Quiet at s6*l7 bheep—Steady al $2*3.50 Lam ba—Steady at $3*5.50 Grain and Provisions at Chicago. Opened. Cloned. WheatFeb $ . $ . May T»»|» .78*4 July 74}* .74% Corn—- , Feb 43% May 45% .45% 'July 4R\ ,43% Oata—--1 Feb .35% May | July 33® 4 .33% Pork— Feb May , , 16.55 1fi.90 July 16.25 id. 30 Lard— Feb 9.52 9.62 May 9.45 9.45 July 9.21 9.20 HiteFeb May 9.20 9.10 July 9.02 9.0 j Closing cash market—WhoaF; Tic, corn 45c; oats. 85c; pork. $16.90; lard. >9.52 rite. $842 At Louisville. Wheat—No. 2 new. 79c Corn—No. 3 white. 51c; No. 3 mixed. 50c Oats—No. 2 mixed. 39%c; No. 2 white. 40 U® Cattle—Steady at $2.75 $4.75 Hog»— Steady at I-'56.95 Sheep—Steady al $2 «8.75 Lambs—Steady at At Cincinnati. Wheat —Quiet; No. 2 red. KOc Corn—Steady; No. 2 mixed 47® Oata—Steady; No. 2 mixed, 89 Cattle—Steady at sX*4.7ft Hogg—Active at $4.65 <4;. Sheep—Strong at $2a>4.7« Lamb*—Strung at $3<55.50 Livestock at Chicago. Cattle—Siow; Hteers, $3.**5.50; stockera aad feeders. Hoga—Steady at $6.3t>*7.10 Sheep—Steady at 83.25*5.50 Lambs—Steady at $3.50*6.40 At New York. 5 Cattie—Slow at $3.75*5.35 Hoga—Qmet at $5.75*7.25 Sheep—Steady at $2.25 <5. Lambs—Steady at $2.2.' >*6.55 At East Buffalo. Cattle-Steady at $2.75*5.25 Hogs—Active at Sheep—steady at $2 25*4.10 l>ambs—Steadv at 84.75<56.65 ALL OVER AGAIN Big Sunday Base Ball Fight In the Legislature Is Not Ended. The Present Move Is in the Direction of Repealing Existing Pro-

hibitory statute. Exciting Scenes in Senate When SHI Was Defeated by Vote of 24 to 23. Indianapolis, Feb. 12.—Members of senate acted today as If they had hardly recovered from the exciting acenes of yesterday, when the Sunday baseball bill was defeated by a vote of 24 to 23, Senator O'Brien, refusing to vote when his name was called. Senator Thralls has introduced a bill to repeal the present law prohibiting Sunday ball, and the fight will have to be gone over again. It Is not evident yet whefher or not he senate will ask Senator O'Brien for a further explanation. The senate considered the merchants’ garnishee bill, but lid not take final action. The house defeated bills to raise the prosecutors' salary and to reimburse the Home Guards of the civil war for their services. A mass of new bills have been Introduced. One of the important ones is by Senator Smith providing fc the election of county superintendents by popular vote. Another by Senator Coaologue is to readjust the salary of county commissioners. Senator Thompson introduced a bill repee.bng the law punishing vote sellers His bill is to make the vote buyer liable Senator Milburn offered a new hill r<.gmating the wages of the employes of the state benevolent institutions An Interesting bill introduced by Senator Fleming providing for what is termed a 'bed and board” divorce for a limited period has been passed by the senate. It was favored by Lutherans Episcopalians and Catholics, who are opposed to absolute divorce, in the house an effort was made to amend the Municipal league bill extending the terms of the city official of cities not operating under special charter to y»re. but it was defeated. The bill 111 ati.i pending and a bar 1 fight on The house and the senate have had to employ extra help in order to **’ * w * y w,th the business that is a< ?' U a mUlaUn,t T,l ° «‘>vernor| no signed Senator Fortuned bin □». WlaUng »2.000 for • monument to! mark the ir»n« of the ftnwui. pi„.,„„ j rtoost massacre in the last century. Part of; e l .^l nr '‘. t F^ ,0 8 Ja,l ‘ an « 1 ■ Fattier to get Inside the outside than it 1 U to get outside the tuslde.-Bultliuore I 1

SPECTACULAR EIRE Rock Island Arsenal Storehouse Now a Heap of Ruins. Loss to the Government Is Estimated at $2,000,000 in Valuable Military Equipment. An Unusually Large Amount of Ammunition Was on Hand in the Building. Rock Island. 111.. Feb. 12. —The principal issue storehouse of the United States arsenal at Rock Island was destroyed last night by fire. The contents were valued at $1,500,000 and Included cavalry and infantry equipments and 1,000,000 rounds of KragJorgensen smokeless ammunition. The building was a massive structure, three stories in height, erected twenty years ago at a cost of $400,000. The flames in the great government institution endangered property worth many times the amount lost. The fire was under control at midnight, when Major Blunt, the commandant, estimated the loss at $2,000,000. There were no casualties. The Rock Island arsenal is the largest in the United States, comprising ten immense buildings and covering thirty acres of ground. It represents an expenditure of $12,000,000. The site of the arsenal on the Island of Rock Island, rising from fourteen to twenty-three feet auove high-water mark, lies in the middle of the Mississippi river, with Davenport, la., just across to the northwest and with the cities of Rock Island. 111., and Moline, 111., on the southeastern bank. The island stretches along the course of the river a distance of two and threefourths miles, with a width of onefourth to three-fourths of a mile, and is regarded as possessing extraordinary natural advantages from a military standpoint. The situation of the arsenal building made the fire difficult to fight. When the flames got beyond the control ot the arsenal firemen, help was asked of DesMolncs and Davenport, la., and Rock Island and Molino. 111. Help arrived promptly and the firemen fought hard until conditions became dangerous to life on account of the large amount of ammunition in the burning building. Then the storehouse was left to its fate and atten tion was devoted to the saving of the rest of the plant. Thousands of people lined the bluffs on both sides of the Mississippi to watch the spectacu lar fire. By midnight nothing was left | of the immense building and its stores. The fire had burned Itself out. leaving a heap of coals which had been a val uable collection of military equipment. The other buildings escaped. An unusually large amount of am munition was on hand, as 1,500 mtn have been at work on rush orders received from the war department.

A VARIED DEPARTMENT Bureaus Coming Under Charge of New Cabinet Officer. Washington, Feb. 12.—The new department of commerce bill passed by eongr-ss provides for anotb r cabinet officer and places under his control the following bureaus, most of them by transfer from other departments: Bureau of cvrponnions. bureau of la bor. the lighthouse and steamboat Inspection service, the bureaus of navigation and of standards, coast and geodetic service, the immigration ser vice, the shipping commission, bureau of statistics of the treasury department. bureau cf foreign commerce of the state department, census bureau and fish commission. By the terms of what is known as the Nelson amendment, authority and power Is given the new bureau of corporations to require specified returns from large corporations, and provision is made for publicity as to their affairs “o a certain extent. Robber* Started the Fire Lancaster, 0.. Feb. 12-Grifflth & McCurdy, store at Bremen, near here bunyl yesterday. Loss. 380,900.' I nw 2 r ° V ". Wa " i a,,Rht in ,hp P<>st-1 ce and perished. Postmaster Shel-' and Je881 " “ ,eriol ‘sly burned. The fire was rrebbin ° f lneent,lary orl « ,n t 0 bile B'B Attraction Promised 8t- I-ouls. Feb. 12.—Secretary Ste iklon the lz>ulßlana p 'Wcha.e Expo•ltion company has received a tablegram from Michael LaGravo. world's fair commissioner from France, stat ng that everything watt settled for the Olymp an game, to be held In St Ixtulg in 1904. 8t Boundary Treaty Ratified. Washington, Feb. 12—tn tlve session which lasted only an hour 1 y "^ Pr,lay ' ,h " senate. i n ‘d'litlon to confirming a large number Os nomination,. ratified the Ala,k ac boundary treaty. asKac A", oar College De.troyed, Hitchlwon. Minn.. Feb. 12—Auaaar W.. destroyed by fire V X low TW ° hundrert student, * their belonging,. The bulldin. •m Insured for 330.0 H. ‘

A TOWN AROUSED Citizens Worked Up Over Bit of Unconscionable Brutality. Tell City. Ind.. Feb. 12.—Several unknown persons entered the stable of the Tell City Brewing company and badly slashed several flue horses. The animals were cut about the neck and head, and some of them had to be killed. One of the horses was cut in the nose, and a large piece of flesh was found hanging to tlie nostrils Several of the horses were so weak from loss of blood that they were unable to rise to their feet. The sides of the stalls were covered with blood, and the interior of the stable resembled a slaughter pen. It is thought the assailants used razors and butcher knives In their work It is believed the men who did the work are personal enemies of Otto Kniesche, superintendent of the brewery, and the officers are following this clue. Several arrests are expected. A court of inquiry was held, when all the prominent citizens of the place were present. Hot speeches were made and the town is thoroughly aroused over the awful slaughter of the fine animals. Was It Suicide or Accident? Logansport, Ind.. Feb. 12. —A suit to determine whether J. E. Sutton, founder of the Logansport Reporter, who killed himself at St. Paul. Minn . about four years ago. committed suicide, is on trial here. His wife sued the American Central Life Insurance company. Sutton held policies in several companies. and all but the American paid them. The American company contended that Sutton committed suicide. The attorneys for Mrs. Sutton contend that he shot himself by accident. They admit that he placed the muzzle of a revolver in his mouth, when the weapon was discharged by accident.

I LOVE'S 1 | STRATAGEM ; ♦ 1 ♦ By Martha ♦ McCulloch-Williams | ~ CoFrW. 1902. t» the S. S. MU lure Contact f Fenella watched her aunt with wide, unfaltering eyes. She was much too angry to be the least bit afraid. Deliberately. in cold blood, Miss De Vaux had opened a letter addressed to Fenella and stood reading it as though it were her own. The reading made her eyes snap. When she came to the signature, sbe stamped bard and made to fling the offending sheet into the fire. 1 enella was too quick fur her. She caught the letter, crumpled it between locked bands, then confronted Miss De I \ aux with a face as set as her own. "I have wanted not to hate you, Aunt Pam. she said. ‘There are just the two of us left. But—but you make me do it 1 did not think my father's sis ter could be so dishonorable.” Miss De Vaux gasped. If one of the loses blooming 011 the terrace outside the windows had spoken reproof of her, she would have been scarcely more amazed. Fenella in all the five years since she came to Vauxlour had shown herself a pattern of silent, shy obedience. Sbe must be instantly disciplined. "Go to your room at once!” sbe said ini If .. .....

icily. "Stay there until John Jermain comes. I shall tell him the whole truth. After that, if be still wishes to marry you. you will leave my bouse as his wife or else as penniless as you are ungrateful.” "I shall go now!” Fenella said, turning toward the outer door. Miss De >2!UX Imrrcd her way, saying with a bitter smile: "Wait. Head you. letter. Between the line, you will find out that your true love. Mr. Allen Lee, does uot want you unless you bring him the hope of my money.” Fenella s luminous pallor turned suddenly ashen, but her head was high as she answered. "You would hardlv have tried to burn a letter which said'that." But instead of pressing to the hall door she turned ami went up the stairIn an hour she came down, a slim, black wraith, elotbed in the faded mourning she had worn when she came nstV'"' 1 '""'- A ba ” Uitifullv rusty, more pitifully H abl.v, dam-bd from her hand. lam taking awav no h.ng but what la-lungs to me. fk . ar dmiv"\ S i tl,at ' A,,nt * hc a f< iv steps infant of. Miss De \ a Ux . -4 0 U were right. 1 was umaatelul. 1 understand ntw. J “ you wanted to save me , Ih . hl)rt y t ’ hc H.''she went on. "but I must imt a m;- r^ l, ‘‘‘' a I ''Stop, foolish Child! There need be i MIL D< V : ‘ n,:!ge ~,1,i1- '""'l'oo-."i Miss De Vaux said huskily, I h der Fenelk’d ° f •!>'■ loved renoilu dearly. ••IdMen’ p,. “ "tile pitiful'. John Jerml *« -“ver loved .nylKxiy imt Ws father. -My pride and tempe7na rt « us Now y ( ,„ khow vvhv ! wam Im, fr'’ "°“<’‘‘‘ave| it away from my own blood.” Fem'nn l ‘‘?> “-“"luourabered,” 1 < n< Ila said proudly. Miss De vaux wrung her hands You arc mud quite mud!” Mis, De X,""" ’ow.ame Cl x t l °° kln ‘ ? f,d ■tride. ♦ ■ ' ,1,r,, "K1' the door. Two X “ ‘ asked Ml . urnsquenide?" he peretive gesture. J l,n "It mean, you arc to be

Baby Thought They Were Candy. Elwood, lnd„ Feb 12— The three-year-old son of John Meisner got of a box of morphine tablets and thinking them candy, ate a largo quantity of them He died in a short ti ffle Argument in Grave Robbers Case Indianapolis. Feb. 12.—Tho trial of Dr J. C. Alexander in the grave rob. Ing case Is ended as far as the aumis. ston of evidence is concerned Arg u . mots are now in progress. Much Corn Lost in Flood. Evansville, Ind.. Feb. 12.—The Ohio river is stationary at 29.8 feet. It W ||| probably begin to fall by this evening The Wabash and White rivers are fait ing slowly. A special from Hazelton Ind., says White river has been higher than for years and a great deal of corn has been lost. Child Burned to Death. Kokomo, Ind.. Feb. 12.—Louis, the three-year-old son of Newton Whitta ker, ten miles east of Kokomo, fatally burned. The child was left alone for a few moments, and ft is bp. lieved set his clothes afire while play. Ing with matches. May Abolish Capital Punishment. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 12.—Capftal punishment for murder may bs abolished in Missouri. The house committee has decided to report a bill making the penalty for murder In the first degree a penitentiary sentence at the discretion of the jury. New Orleans Theater Burned. New Orleans. Feb. 12. —The Audubou theater on St. Charles treet, for the past quarter of a century known as the Academy of Music, was destroyed by fire lasi night, causing a loss of $55,000.

happy m yotir own way,” she salq clearly. "1 have not been so blind as J you thought. Mr. Jermain does not really care for me. He loves Sitsm J Weir, though be has never let blmseif acknowledge it." ; Jermain laughed heartily. "In that case you must needs console me " b“ ; said. "Haven't you heard the new,' 1 Susan eloped last night with A len ' Lee. and I have tieen ready to murder him this last six weeks I was so sure be bad bewitched our fairy here.” He touched Fenella’s nrm reverently as he spoke She shrank froi b:n and made as it to speak. Miss De Vaux put a hand over tier lips savinj "Let me tell him. Fenella. He ought | to know the truth. Our girl was t<> witched, John. That is the true word i for it. But she had the strength tbe sense, to save herself-would not hoar of a secret marriage. She bad found him out. She Is going away because I have been cruel Tell her she r ::st ■ stay " "1 have no right to toll her am thing" Jermain said paling tl r _b all his healthy tan Then to Fine: i he said But you need not go. d-ar to escape me. J shall never force ..v self on yon I love yon too well"— It Is not that" Fenella inter:" ■; ted I wilt stay, and gladly, on one ccndi tion " "Name ft.” Jermain said. !oul. ng away Fene”a drew back a step. “That I may he my aunt’s co: [an ion not her heiress.” she said. “If you will let her adopt you”— She stopped faltering the least bit

i Jermain fr< wned black.y but si.■!.!. r . bis face cleared as If by magic. "1 .• lieve that « the best way out " he -a J i with a slight significant gesture to .V -s .; De Vaux The new order of things made tt ? I ontwnrd difference Inwardly F< s ' r haf.-d over - :ght andjuhtie ■ Materia..v she had no cause for m I' ' il"; - . .iry v. as •. .• • - r- j than her quarterly allowance v . Her duties were Jess than she hau vol untarily taken on herself in the o:d I days, she had greater al solute free- I dom, but she missed something. Miss De Vaux no longer tai': ’ L her of the future. Now and ag; I said of such cr such a plan, ' >1 will keep it up." And once she so far as to add that in the ev< i.t of ■ Fenella’a marriage after five , :* satisfactory service she would gi' >- her a wedding outfit ami a modest if ratable dowry. Furthev I not the least objection to poteeual lovers. If they asked her leave to I court her niece, she said invar: if !■ enella was free to choose for I ” Thus a year painted. Fenella "a« I finding out things-thlngs bitter to bt borne. She had thrown awn, l.appi I n- uh iHM-ause forsooth, she fancied It ■ was to be thrust upon her. Jen ■ was as kltxl a, ever, as cblvnlnui- ' I ! c, ' ; it'toous, but nothing more. <if< ' , I he no longer cared for her; of course too. he would marry a, soon a- be I found a lucky woman exactly to I. • I mind. Until that happened Feu ’ t I mount to stay. Afterward Slw I stopped there, blind and trembling Still it wn, like n knife thrust when I Miss De Vaux said: "Fenella, John I >s to marry shortly, go on many « <ounts I think it wise to get niioilier j companion. He ba, chosen well. A* j he is t<, Hyp with me after he niarrle< | It is almost eertaln he would not lU’ to have you keep the place.” “I understand. I will go,” F<'nelh i sold through stiff Up,, then, w i-tlnt j for no answer, stumbled blindly :i« '' i In the briefest time she was wnlk j i th ® looking neither tc « t bht nor left, her eyes still tins'• Inlf way to the gate she ran pl" 1 I Into Jermal.i'g arm,. They | about her in most poaaeiudve fiislii"" | "« he "aid. with hl, lip, on her l"" r answering her Incoherent murn"F" ? Ol course, Aunt I’atn needs miollFt companion. You are going to be ud precious wife.”