Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1885 — Page 3

Printed by Special Arrangement.—Copyriykted I&K. A TRIAL OF STRENGTH. A Story byjamps T. McKay. Adela Classen's uncle, Johnson Raymond, was involved in the Gnancial crash. The brave pirl turned at once to try and help him, and, after much thinking and contriving, went suddenly to her friend, Calla Westward, and asked for her house on Curlew island, in which to take summer boarders. Calla laughed at the singular idea, but. both consented and promised to come and v ' her. And in spite of hdiculo and opfhe plan was carried out with success. Urn? the boarders was a young newspaper man named Landon, temporarily off work, who, at first, seemed to take a good deal of quiet amusement at the novel firm, but became quickly interested in Calla’* scholarly but crippled father, and more and more respectful toward the young ladies, for whom he was able to do little services on bis runs into town. Coming originally for a week be stayed on and on, with intervals, to the end. The Applegates were a wealthy and likable, free-spoken family, by no means scholarly, yet hearty and unaffected, honest people, with a single exception. After most of them had been a week or two at Curlew island, the oldest sou, Lane Applegate, came into Arling bay on hoard of his yacht, the Belle Brandon. Lane had been a handsome fellow, and was so still, till you came near enough to see the plain marks left by dissipation and years of idleness. Re had a bold, jovial manner and loud laugh, and did not conceal bis intense amusement at the idea of two such young and handsome, wellbred girls settting np as landladies. It was not Jong before he had said as much to Adela, with some added compliments to herself, which called p an indignant flush that heightened her beauty and made him laugh all the more loudly. The friends were very glad when he and his comrades sailed away; but, to their surprise and annoyance, when they looked out the third morning afterward they saw the Belle Brandon lying at anchor off the island. About noon the master of the craft appeared on deck anu was rowed ashore. Adela was passing throur'i the ball when he appeared in the hallway. lie got no welcome from her, not even an invitation to enter, but he only made merry over his cool reception. “Didn’t look for us hack quite so soon, eh, Miss Classen? Unexpected pleasure, and that sort of thing.” he exclaimed, with a great show of mock gallantry. “Not prepared to entertain me as you’d wish, and so forth! Oh. I understand all that; I appreciate the distinguished consideration, but don’t put yourselves about on my account. I assure you I don't mind roughing it in the least. Had to come back to the old parties, you know; “pining for his mother's knee,’ you understand. Blest if I could keep away!” Adela could not held laughing at the fellow, but turned away abruptly. And when she learned thathe proposed to send away the yacht, and remain a week or two, she went to stout, good matured Mrs. Aplegate and objected decidedly to taking her son into the house; but the easy-going lady only laughed at the indiscretions of her scapegrace. “Law, Miss Adela,” she cried, “poor Lane does not mean anything. He must have his joke and he’s fond of a pretty girl, but he's the be6t-hearted fellow in the world, and you must not mind him at nil.” And she added, more (seriously: “I hope you’ll let him stay. I don’t tee very much of him nowadays, and perhaps it would have been better for him if he had been more at home.” The retultwas thathe stayedabout from week to week. The girls presently discovered that his jocularity depended very much upon stimulants, and that he had serious intervals, in which he was more offensive than when in spirits in more senses He began speedily to manifest a very yfrdent admiration toward Adela, and to ' abstain from drink at the island, enduring the deprivation as long as he could, and then going off two or three days, to come hack red eyed and excited, only to relapse intopnllid desperation in a little while. Once or twice he frightened Adela by his wild ways and words when she met him alone. One morning, ns she and Calla were getting into the boat, which regularly came from the light-house for their service, Applegate came tramping down the hank and hailed: “Hello, there, young light-house—hold hard, now! Pine morning to you. ladies. By your kind permission I'll take a lift across the gulf with your young Charon.” Dan Cantrell, son of the light-keeper, looked to his ladies for orders, without pausing in his nimble preparations to cast off. Calla came near him and said in a low tone: “Don’t let anyone come into the boat.” Applegate stepped on the string-pieca of the little dock. Dan sprang up close in front of him and blocked his way. “This boat is engaged—you can’t come aboard.” “Yon young sea-crab,” the burly fellow answered, sinking his voice and making a menacing movement of his clenched hand, “get out of my way or I’ll—” “If you put your foot on this boat,” Dan returned, the blood showing through the dark tan of his cheek as he bent a little closer, drew the . sheet home and jammed the tiller hard round with his foot —“if you step on this boat Hi heave you overboard!” The sail drew and the boat swung around and headed away. Dan started her with a quick thrust against the piles and the boat bowed and went foaming away from the furious yachtsman, helplessly vowing maledictions on Dan’s head. Not a word more about the matter passed between Dan and the ladie3. He went about his business and kept his respectful silence except when addressed. Applegate became more and more vexations to the friends as time passed, but his mother pressed them to let him stay on the score of his spasmodic attempts at reformation. One day in the last week of Septembf-he intercepted Adela alone at the east end of the island and so thoroughly frighted her by his passionate declarations and some vague threats that she pushed past him suddenly, ran rapidly to the house and went straight and out of breath to Mrs. Applegate. and refused to permit him to enter the place again. But he did not show himself at that time; and some days afterward they heard that h“ had rejoined his yacht with congenial companions, and had been ou a wild carouse with them at North Shore. On the morning of the 9tli of October the last of the boarders left, except Landon. who had arranged with Dan Cantrtll to take him and his baggage off in the afternoon, on purposo to be of service to the two friends in the last busy hours. Old Mr. Applegate, however, was to return toward eveuine and 6pend another night, in prder to get olf some furniture of his not yet removed. So Mr. Westward was conveyed home bv Dan and Chlla in the morning, thev returning to the island about noon. Though the servants had left for new places, Adela and Calla thought it unnecessary to have anyone beside the old gentleman to ■lay over night at the island, and a sloop was then to convey them and their goods to Sagamore. About 2 Landon came, grave and goi’w-look-dng. “Well, voting ladies,” he said, ‘“ti e summer is ended.” My things are in the bout and Dan is waiting. I’m very sorry to go.” He looked out over the pleasing scene, mellow in the light ot the still autumn afternoon. Keith't of the girls was glad, and Adela said so; * but Calla said nothing in words. “1 wai t to j:**k von one favor.” Landon said. “I don’t want to say good bye; will you give me leave to coino and see you some time at your homest” They both cave a modest consent, and ho thanked them simply, took each by the hand, and turned about quickly, and went away without another word or a backward look. Mr. Applegate had another boat employed, and was to come bark toward evening, so the girls were left entirely alone on the island until his return. It was anew seneatiou. After the continual bustle of the months past, suddenly there was a great calm. Thev walked oct atter a little', with a common impulse, to a point where

they could watch Dan's boat beating up slowly to Needle-eye inlet As they looked they saw the boat suddenly change her course and come up into the wind. Calla asked what they were about, and Adela said she thought they were reefing the sail. A shadow passed over the boat and hid her for a moment, and when she reappeared she was bowing to the wind and bowling away close-hauled with a visible white track astern and white caps all about her, while all remained still and golden at the island. But by the time the sail had disappeared behind Indian Pipe Rock the wind was suring through the trees and crisping the waters on the island shores. The breeze continued to freshen all the afternoon. Everything had been packed that could be then, and Dan was to come over in the morning. to assist the 6loop's men in shipping the goods. they had little or nothing to do now, and they found the sensation of ease and quiet one of pleasure, with a dash of indefinable sadness. They kept together instinctively, walked awhile on the sands, sat looking out at the sails that went swiftly near and far, not caring tc read or talk much. By and by they wept in and prepared a supper for three. By the time they came out again it was blowing very hard, and there was quite a surf on the outer shore. There was no sign of the boat, and after awhile they took their own tea and busied themselves with their few cares, looking out occasionally for the boat, but expecting it less and less. Finally they gave it up and went afooat clos~ ing the shutters on the lower windows and fastening the doors, and made some little things ready for the morning. Then they made themselves comfortable in the room over the kitcheu, which was warm from the cooking fire below. They talked awhile, as Adela mended a rent in her dress, then settled themselves for a good, long read, taking turns at the book. The wind and waves without made a hurly-burly that shut them in and they enioyed their pleasant story with a cozy sense of comfort and a trusting, warm-hearted companionship. Yet there was a tacit agreement between them that bedtime should be indefinitely postponed. So they read on and on, and hours passed. By and by Calla was reading and found the interest flag somewhat but kept along till the consciousness came to her that Adela was very still, and turning she saw that the bright eyes were drooped, the fine head fallen back upon the chair and the breathing regular and deep. A fond smile came into Calla’s eyes as she watched the dear sleeping face, and then tender and more sober thoughts of what they had been and were to one another and of some other things, looked out from those same pure windows. She forgot time and place in a long waking dream. Suddenly, as if aroused, she became aware that the wind had much abated. The trees still rustled outside, but the quick surging of the waters on the beach was clear and distinct from the wind which before had overwhelmed it. She looked at the time and found it was nearly 1 o’clock. She went and looked out (there were no shutters on the upper windows). The clouds were beginning to scatter and she could dimly see the dark and tumbled bay. She peered more and more keenly, shading her eyes. She came back and put out the light and went quickly and looked out again. Then she came and shook Adela. and spoke t.c her quietly, yet ir. a way that wakened her thoroughly; and Adela asked: “What is the matter? Why have you put out the light?” “Come and look out,” Calla said. The two stood together at the window of the dark room and peered out upon the vague and troubled waters. A broad, shadowy sail stole across the view like a ghost. They watched it glide past slowly, close on the wind. It went about presently and came in directly toward the house, rounded to and came to anchor a little to the westward. The girls heard the rattle of the running chains. Instinctively they grasped for each other’s hands and turned away. They went down and barred the hall door, and assured themselves that all was as secure as they could make it. Then they went up and listened again, heard distinctly for a moment the chock of oars, lost it behind the bluffs, and after an anxious waiting, heard a nearer and startling sound—the crunching of heavy feet. Then ensued an hour or more of terror and disquiet that can only be hinted here. They quickly made out that there were two men, and that Lane Aprdepate was one. What anxious watching and listening, what stealthy and fearful* movements from window to window, what sudden alarms and ugly imaginings in periods of quiet, what strains, resolves, suspense, plans, panics, indignations, they endured, as the two ruffians tried every way to find entrance below, talked and consulted together, got a ladder and mounted the veranda, whose crazy roof crushed under them. How the girls climbed out then from a rear window directly upon the cliff, and went over it at whatever risk, clasped together face upon face, and fell, slid, rolled to the shore fifty feet below the reader's imagination must fill out When Landon had cot his baggage np to the railroad station, by Dan’s help, that afternoon, he had an hour or two to wait for his train, and walked back to the landing with Dan. Then, as he stood ready to cast off. he took a sudden resolve and sprang aboard, and went out to spend a night at the light house. He walked alone on the point late that night. Tt was a narrow, low sand beach, and the gale blew free across it. raised a regular surf all around and drove the spray clear over it from water to water. It was very much like walking dry-shod in the midst of the sea. and tho wild tumult all about him somehow harmonized with and at the same time calmed certain inward passions and disquiet. By and by ho went back towards the light-house and tried to make oat whereabout in the darkness the island lay, and pleased himself with fancying that a distant light shone from a certain window and sent him a kindly ray. Weary at last, he went up to his rude bed, about midnight, and fell asleep. But someone else, as it appeared, watched lat*r. Landon woke suddenly and found Dan’s hand on his arm, and heard him saving: “Mr. Landon, I wish you’d get up and come down to the landing as soon as you can. There’s something the matter.” He stepped away, and Landon got into his clothes and followed. Dan was in the boat, the sail set and everything ready. “Come aboard,” he said; “there’s no time to waste.”

When they were under way Landon spoke first: “That’s the island, isn’t it? What are those two lights just above it, close together? They can’t be stars.” “They’re lamps on the top of the house,” Dan answered. Landon turned sharply. “What does that meant” “Two flags in the daytime mean, ‘Come over, if possible.’ That’s all I know.” Dan said. By and by they caught sight of the yacht, ar.d Dan made a low imprecation. But Landon stopped him. “Hush—put her up, quick! Here’s a row-boat coming right at us.” Dan bent forward aud caught sight of the boat, and leaned far out on the watch as they rapidly approached. Suddenly he made a spring and jammed the tiller hard to starboard, exclaiming under his breath: “It’s them, as I breathe! Don’t you see? The young ladies!” He brought the boat round with a sweep, and came up alongside to leeward. Landon called out: “Miss Classen, Miss Westward, don’t be frightened—it’s friends, Dan Cantrell and I.” He helped them aboard the sailboat, mid in the revulsion from long strain to sudden joy Adela sank down and sobbed. Landon had her hand and would have supported her, but Calia took her in her small arms and held her. though her own voice wus not steady as she told them what had happened. Landon asked her one or two questions about the present state of affairs. Dan listened intently, keeping his eyes ahead on his course. When close in he spoke low to Landon, asking him to take the sail boat back, while he went ashore with the skiff. Landon took him by the shoulder and said there were two up there and he was not going to let him go alone. Adela heard, or surmised, and lifted herself up and protested. “Yon must not go—they would kill you.” Landon bent down to her and answered that there were some things a man had no right not to do. He silently appealed to Calla, and she responded after a moment: “Yes, I shonld go if I were a man!” And Adela stood np and concluded, “Then wo will all go together.” She would hear of nothing else, and so they picked their course silently up along the edge of the ascending bluffs, made their way to the back of the house, and the two young men entered bv the open window, leaving the girls there to await them. The yachtsmen had found the old wood and plate iron tough working, but were just about removing the lock when the two new comer* posted themselves noiselessly inside.

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Then the girls endured a minute or two of breathless waiting, suddenly broken by ft fierce imprecation, heavy stamping of feet and a furious struggle. Exactly what followed has never been fully revealed, but in a very brief space there was quiet again, and in the corner of the hallway the stranger had Lanoon down helplessly and was choking him unmercifully, when a shadowy, small form came swiftly, something gleamed before Landon's eyes, and the ruffian let go his hold with a cry arid leaped out of the house and away, and was seen no more. When Landon got to his feet and could see clearly, he found Dan out on the porch with Applegate reduced to quiet. and the two men tied him securely. Dan called Landon aside, and after a minute’s low talk Landon ran in and got a strip of something and bound it tightly about Dan’s body, and found him an old coat to button over it. Then they marched Applegate down to the boat, made him fast forward and set sail, heating off to the east, out of the yacht’s wav. Dan steered them across to the light, but when they neared it he called Landon and said to him: “I feel rather shaky, and you’ll have to get the old man to lend you a hand.” It was plain that Dan was forcing himself to keep up, and he was no sooner out of sight of the boat round the corner of the light-house than be fainted away. * After doing what they could for him, Landon and old Grim left him to the care of his capable mother, with Calla and Adela to help as they could. The boat made all speed for the nearest point where a doctor could be got, and Landon thought over anxiously what disposition he should make of his prisoner. Os course the first hot thought had been to swear out a warrant and put him in jail, as he deserved. But when Landon had time to reflect on the consequent distress to his innocent old father and mother, and particularly upon the inevitable scandal and suffering of the two girls, who had suffered enough already, he turned to contrive some other plan. After awhile he went forward and looked down at the big fellow lying quiet there. “You’ve got yourself into a nice little thing,” he said, unwittingly shaping his phrase to Applegate’s slangy style. “What do you think of a trial for burglary?” “I don’t care a : —!” was the defiant reply. “You will before you get througji,” Landon said, “and your people will, too.” He saw that the fellow winced at that, and he let him alone awhile; then he turned back and made a proposition to him that no complaint should be laid against him, if he would give an absolute written consent to his confinement in an inebriate asylum until such time as be should be discharged as cured. Applegate signed snch a document on the afternoon of the same day, before a uotary, and Landon saw him within the walls of Isliugham Reformatory. As he was coming away, Applegate turned to him and said: “They can’t save me. I shall never come out of here alive.” And he never did. The phys'ician who went out tosee Dan had him removed to Sagamore Hospital, and Adela went often to see him while ho w.,3 ill there for many weeks from a deep cut in his side. Landon ran out frequently to look after him also, and of course saw Adela. Calla was in the city with her father, and Landon saw her there and brought messages to Adela from her, hut Adela sent few by him in return. • At last Dan was declared fit to go home and Adela went to hid him good-bye. It was a late Indian summer day, and Dan had walked out in the grounds; Adela lound him taking a rest on a bench in a sunny angle of the building. Her heart warmed to the faithful, honest fellow, and she pave him a bright and bade him not to get up. “I’m very, very glad to see you out again, Dan,” she said. “You’ve been very good to Miss Westward and me all summer —I really don’t know what we should have done without your help. And we shall never forget yonr watchfulness that night—Mr. Landon gave all tho credit to you—and, of course, wo can never repay what you have suffered on our occount.” Dan bent his face out of sight under his hat brim for a minute. Then he looked up and said: “I wish he had killed me.” His face sunk out of sight again and his body shook two or three times. And Adela said softlv:

“Oh, Dan, that’s wicked, I’m afraid.” “I can’t help it,” ho answered with an irrepressible passion in his voice. And ho got up and supported himself against the wall. “I can’t help it; I don't know how I can go back there and —and not see you. I ain’t glad I’m better. I’d like to be sick in there forever and have you coming to see me.” Adela did not know what to say; he took away her breath. But she presently answered him: “Dan —no, 1 won’t say I’m sorry; I’m not sos ry; I feel it a great honor that so good and brave a fellow shonld think so highly of me.” She saw he was very weak and that it was a serious matter with him, and. besides, she somehow seemed to feel lm pain as if it were her own; so she temporized with him. “I can’t come ar.d see you at the light-house, you know,” she said, smiling, “so you must get strong and come over once in a while, and let me know how you get on; I shall be anxious to hear about you. Good bye now, Dan.” A while later Adela received a letter from Calla. a fond and tender letter, to which, never theless she returned no reply. It contained the statement that Landon had asked Mr. Westward’s permission to make his daughter Calla a proposal of marriage, and had done so. Two or three weeks later the door of Adela’s room opened without warning one afternoon, and Calla came in. She said nothing, but went over and took Adela’s face between her hands, and looked into it intently and gravely. Tho face she held became suffused and flushed under her gaze. Calla sat down close beside her then, and asked intently: “Why haven’t you answered my letter, dear?’' “Oh, I don’t know,” Adela answered, turning her head aside. And as Calla continued to regard her with tender concern, Adela suddenly threw her arms about her and clasped her close, so close that Calla’s face was presently wet with Adela’s passionate weeping. Calla let her a'cne then till her emotion was somewhat spent, and then she questioned her soberly: “‘Adela, why do you cry so? Why do you hold me so? Yon act as if there were danger of your losing me. That’s not kind.” “There is danger,” Adela returned vehemently. “I shall loso you, I have lost you already.” “Hush, Adela!” Calla commanded. “Hush! You will make me angry. I have done nothing unfriendly, as God is my witness. You know all that has passed with me; it is you only who have been silent, who have kept things from me. Nothing shall ever seperate us unless you do it yonrself.” But Adela persisted that, it was done already; that she did not blame Calla in the least and loved her as much, but that fate and the world had poshed between them, whether they would or not. And so unhappily they parted once more. Calla wrote and wrote persistently through the winter, ignoring any difference, and saying nothing more of Landon, having, in fact, nothiug more to say of him by the time her first letter was written after leaving Adela. Spring came, and the Westwards came back to their country home; and Calla and Adela renewed their familiar intercourse, only more tender than before; yet one theme often in their thoughts never passed their lips. Calla was just a shade more calm and less gently humoraome than she had been, and Adela made up for it by an access of fond and solicitous affection There was oue question which Adela often asked eagerly, but only of Calla's calm eyes, whose pure depths gave no intelligible reply. One day in midsummer they a sailing party for a picuic down the bay; and, as fate would have it, the company landed on Curlew island, and Calla and Adela wandered away by themselves up to the old house and sat awhile on thedoor step without talking much. Wheukhey re-embarked and sailed homeward, both were quieter than was their wont. The next day Adela took a walk down to the shore, feeling restless and disturbed. From a hill she looked out over the bay past the island to a summer hotel on the distant crags of Elbow Bend, where she happened to know that Landon was staying for a week or two. As she stood there, doubting and disquieted, her eyes strayed aside to a sail coining in, and she' by and by recognized Grim Cantrell’s boat, with Dan alone on board. She took a sudden resolution and hurried down to meet him at the landing. Through the winter and spring Dan had availed himself of her permission, and had come to Bee her occasionally, finding it awkward and unsatisfying, but unable to breax off coming, and Adela had not yet had the heart to forbid him. “Dttu,” ttUo said, breathlessly, ““how long

would it take you to ca.ry me over to tho Bend Bouse and back? Can you go there now?” He took her out there, as he would have taken her anywhere, but hardly a word was spoken* between them. Adela was thinking, thinking all the way. As she landed Landon happened to be reading in a hammock among the trees, aud he recognized her and came to meet her. He said he was very glad to see her, and showed it by his face and manner. They walked a little way aside in the shadow, and he asked constrainedly after her friend. Adela turned and looked him in the face. “She is well,” she said, and paused a moment, catching her breath; then went on, firmly: “Mr. Landon, why do you stay away from her?” He hesitated, but then answered, straigktly, “She forbade me to come.” “Did she tell you her reason?” The blood flashed through Adela’s face with the words. “No,” he replied; “she only said she could not.” “Do you still care?” He leaned back against a tree and turned his face to her. “Very much.” he said. Adela turned about and 6eemed to look across the bay, but did not see it for a sharpness that went through her throat and eyes and made things black before her. But Landon only saw her fine, strong, self commanding face, with a certain proud elevation in it, when she turned back and said to him: “I know her reason—it was not a good one; it wasa mistake. You must go back and tell her —tell her 1 said so. Her reason did not imply any disfavor towards you.” Landon was the weak one now. He bent bis arm about the tree and sunk his head. But he stood up presently. “No,” he said, “I cannot go unless she gives me leave.” Adela hesitated, lookod away and hack like a bird eager for flight. “I will tell her to-night that if you do not hear from her to the contrary in three days her silence will be the same to you as consent.” Then she walked straight and swiftly toward the boat, and, as she came up with Dan, she said to him: “Make haste and get me home.” He sprang to the ropes and made ready. But Landon stopped Adela on the edge of the wharf, held her hand and delayed her, and asked permission to come and see her. “But she answered steadily: “No; please do not.” She stepped aboard, and walked forward where the sail sheltered her from the hot sun, and from Landon’s sight. She stood there with her arm about the mast and the hissing prow under her fet,t, as still and unseeing as a carved figurehead, till she sank down for weariness at the mast’s foot; afterward she did not move or speak until the boat rounded to the home wharf. Then she stood up and turned toward Dau, and he came and took her proffered hand. t “Good-bye, Dan,” she said. “You’ve been a good friend, and I thank you very much.” There was something final about the words that made the fellow quake. “Miss Classen,” he pleaded, “can’t I come and 6ee you any more? Won’t you let me come and work for you? I’ll make the garden or do anything at all.” “No, Dan.” she said, “it does you no good to come. You must be a man now; we shall meet now and then and 1 shall not forget your faithful friendliness.” He did not hear her last words then, though he did long afterward. “Miss Classen,” he said with bitterness, “you don’t know what that means to me.” And he turned away his face. She looked at him. then glanced sharply about and spoke low and quickly: “Dan. listen to me”—he looked up and saw drops in her eyes; she went on—“I am going to put such confidence in you as I shall not to anyone else in the world. Dan, Ido know what you feel; I have got to be brave as well as you. Now good-byo; I expect you to be a good and brave man for my sake.” And then she was gone. That evening she went and told Calla. And all the intense still fire of that deep nature flamed out in resentment almost fierce against what Adela had done. She would write to him instantly—she would uot write to him; she would not see him; she would go away to morrow. Adela had no right; she presumed; she had forfeited their friendship—she must undo her interference. She would bitterly repent her meddling yet. • And this time it was Adela that was still and held with unyielding arms her strongly incensed and excited friend, who reproached and accused her anl‘‘ struggled to free herself and sobbed vehemently when she could not. And at last Adela’s quiet had its effect and Calla looked up and into tho eyes dry and vacant, that she had always seen so bright, and the young face that had taken on for the time the look so old and hollow. The sight of her now startled Calla, chilled her, and turned her anger to sharp remorse.

Adela’s Uncle Raymond came for her rather late, nnd as he asked for her at tho door she came down tho stair quickly and passed out; and when he came up with her she took his arm and clung close to him all the way as they walked silently homeward through the darkness He stopped with her under the lamp inside their door, and with concern in his strong face, he looked down into hers, dark and downcast and very weary. “Who has been hurting my good girl?” he asked. And she lifted her ey-'s and answered, “No one—no one but myself.” He looked down at her a moment. “Don’t mind too mnch, dear Adela—let me know if I can help you,” he said, and stooped down and touched her on the forehead. “Ob, yes, yoii always help me,’’ she cried, the tears springing to her relief. And she went away alone up the stairs. That was a good while age. Dan Cantrell is the trusty and fearless captain of a China tea ship. Adola Classen is a tall and straight single lady, at whom people turn and admire wherever she goes. Calla Landon comes often to see her, and their friendship is one of the good and steadfast things of the world. Adela Ims never visited the Landons but once, when there was a young child in the house and the mother was thought to lie dying. Then she came swiftly and brought order out of frightened confusion and life from the edge of the grave, the doctors said. Amt then she went her way again. There i:- one place of silence between Landon and his wife upon which they never enter, but which is bridged over by the perfect love that casteth out fear and doubt aud is stronger than death or time.

At the Escurial. Minister Curry Presents llimself to Kiny Alfonso. “My name is Jaber, Curry, and when folks are in a hurry They sneak of me at home as common, simple Jabe; I’m an ex-Doctor of Divinity, and a believer in the Trinity, But of diplomatic matters I’m as innocent as a babe. “On baptism I am sound, and I stand on solid ground When it comes to things polemical, and I fight the Papal rule. As to creeds and matters doctrinal, I’m quite a skillful doctor in all. But in relation to diplomacy I'm as rusty as a mule. “Still I hope we’ll get on gently, for I’m quite a giant mentally, And I think, your Sacred Majesty, you’ll find me apt to learn; * , But if you do not need me, just simply say ‘God speed me,’ And Jabe will pack his carpet-bag and silently return." Nev, York World. - A Lady Stndent Who Will Get No Degree. New Haven Special. In reference to the reported misunderstanding between Dean Wavland, of the Yale Law School, and President Porter, of Yale, concerning the granting of a degree to the yonng lady lawstudent here from Michigan, President Porter said this aft?: noon that there had been nothing of the kind. Then he proceeded to give the standing of possible future lady students in the college as follows: “It has been decided that by thwstatute* of the institution no lady can become a candidate for a degree, but no action has been taken to prevent them from attending recitations. As only candidates for a degree appear in tne annual catalogue, the young lady of the law school, who is the first to enter Yale, w ill have to be content with reciting with her class without being officially recognized by the officers of the college.” It is expected this decision will not be satisfactory to the alleged committee of women suffragists who sent the lady student here. She is already a member of the Michigan bar. Thk most stubborn cases of dyspepsia and sick headache yield to the regulating and toning influence of Hood’s Try it.

THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT. [Everythin? relating to this department most be addressed to W. H. (iraffam, West Scarborough, Cumberland county, Maine. Original contributions and answers to each week's puzzles are solicited from ail. J Answers to Puzzles. No. 1744—1. Newt, went. 2. Girt. trig. 3. Wear, ware. 4. Dole, lode. 5. Bole, lobe, 6. Loop, polo. No 1745 JANUS AGI L E NIGER ULE M A SERAI No. 1746—An old bean fancies a young belle. No. 1747—Steeplechase. No. 1748 CIGAR IMAGE G AMES A GENT RESTS No. 1749 T I C A L NOTES TOWER MINER STEEL No. 1750—1. E-narae-1. 2. P-lane-t. 3. P-atter-n. 4. F-roc-k. Original Puzzles. NO. 1767 —CROSS-WORD ENIGMA. In drowsy, notin sloop; In dear, not in cheap; In pistol, not in gun; In walk, not in run; In sent, not in took; In bait, not in hook. Whole, a puzzle. OODO. NO. 1768— ENIGMA. My 1,2, 3,4 is to rush with violence. My 4,3, 1,2 is to in. lose. My 4,1, 2,3 is entreaty. My 4,2, 3, lis to celebrate. Oalion, o. Dodo. no. 1769— ENIGMA. My 1, 2. 3, 4 is to fix or set firm. My 4. 2,3, 1 are plants. My 2,3. 1,4 is toward the rising sun. My 2 , 3,4, 1 corrodes. Indianapolis, Ind. u. R. NO. 1770— TWENTY-SIX HIDDEN NAMES OF ANIMALS. Dear Catherine—l understand you have gone to Elkhart county to live. I think it will be a very short time until such a coward as you are will get enouarh, or seem to, of sowing wild oats among those people. O, pardon me. No slander at all. I will give Lib excuse for extravagance while you enjoy the breeze. Brass ornaments are used with all colors, buff alone excepted. O get me a pan. the red one I told you of. Have you seen All the girls are wild over the dandelion charm. Have you seen it? Ella. May and Knox tried it. when tap after tap (irregular and slow), came, loud, enough to be heard. It staggered them in their unbelief. I 1 or the color of vour sash, will amber do. Summer seems loth to leave us, and sends us hotter weather to suit your monk. E. Y. Keleph, Antwerp, Belgium, B. e, BitOOKViLLE, Ind. No. 1771 A BATTLE. My first is in Cincinnati, but not in New York; My second is in bam. but not in pork; My third is in lamb, but not in sheep; My fourth is in stare, but not in peep; My fifth is in meat, but not in bread; My sixth is in pate, and also in head; My seventh is in blanket, but not in quilt; My eighth is in hold, but not in hilt; My ninth is in cow, but not in calf; My tenth is in high, but not in low; My eleventh is in rake, but not in mow; The name of this battle of course you know. Rushville, O. Dora. NO. 1772 —CHANGES. Money. Change my head and I become successively: 1. A collision. 2. A deep cut. 3. Minced meat. 4. To Satirize. 5. To crush. 6. Adventurous. 7. A window-frame. 8. To cleanse. Indianapolis, Ind. Carrie E. Schuler. [Answers in three weeks.] The Prize. 1. Best set of answers—“ The Midnight Sun. ” Puzzles Answered. By Dodo, Galion: Nos. 1745, 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1750 (partially). We award a book or game to Dodo. Which shall he have? Foot Notes. B. E.—Your hidden names are very pleasing to us. We thank you. Nora —Your enigma is published above. Please keep us well supplied with matter. Dodo is the only solver this week. His list is quite large.

Athlophoros is a sure remedy for rheumatism anil neuralgia. Though it has been some time since I began its use I have not again been afflicted with the disease. It worked a perfect cure. W. E. Hutchinson, 19 South Shafer street, Springfield, O. ■When Baby was siolt, we gave her Castoria, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, W hen she had Children, she gavo them Castoria, ANNOUNCEMENTS. Dr. a. w. brayton. office, 19 west ohio street. Residence, 4. Ruckle street. WANTED. WANTED— HTCKORY NUTS—SHELL BARKat once. Will pay eighty cents; any quantity. H. CROSSLAND, storage house, 58 S. Penn. st. WANTED —A MANUFACTURER TO BUILD and introduce some new aod light agricultural machines, seed drills, etc. Those meaning business, address E. C. ELLWOOD, Dansville, N. Y. \I7ANTED LADIES TOEARN~ $7 TO sll V V weekly at their homes in city or country; some knowledge of crochet and fancy work required; steady work; goods sent by mail. Send 15c for sample an and postage. Etna Silk Works, 102 W.l7thst., New York. TX7 ANTED—MEN WHO FULLY UNDERSTAND VT the book business, and have a small capital, to take charge of territory and employ agents to sell our set of Christmas books. Prices, 50c, sl, $1.50, $2 and $3. New agents are selling from stolo a day on ar. average. Great chance lor enterprising men. Cass 11 & < o. (Limited), 40 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. VI7 ANTED—TEACHERS—LADY FOR SCTENTT cos with apparatus, Presbyterian lady for piano, Methodist for Latin and literature, two superior penmen for normal schools, lady for kindergarten, gentleman for German and mathematics, associate principal with small capital. Other vacancies now and at winter holidays. CENTRAL SCHOOL AGENCY, 712 Chestnut street, St. Louis, Mo.

AGENTS WANTED. Auction sale-we will sell on^this (Saturday) morning, at 10 o’clock, at our room, No. 88 East Washin ton street, in addition to our usual quantity of furniture, carpets, stoves, etc., one very choice “Taber” parlor organ, with seven stops, in perfect condition, cost $100: also, one six-octave square piano. HUNT & McCURDY, Auctioneers. FINANCIAL. Money at the lowest rates of cat. J. W. WILLIAMS & CO., 3 and 4 Vinton Block. 10ANS NEGOTIATED ON IMPROVED E’ARM J and city property in Indiana and Ohio. JOS. A. MOORE, 49 East Washington street. r I v b LOAN—MONEY—ON FAVORABLE TERMS, 1 on improved city or farm property. U. M. STODDARD & CO.. 24 Wright’s Block Indianapolis. WE WILL FURNISH MONEY ON FARM HR* cnrity, promptly, at the lowest rates, for long* or short time. THOS. C. DAY & GO., 72 E. Market st. SIX PER OENTrMONEY TO LOAN ON TnDlanapoiis real estate, in sums of SI,OOO and upwards. HENRY COE & 00„ 13 Martindaie Block. AUCTION SALES. Auction sale of real estate—two handsome frame houses, one of eight rooms and one of three rooms, with complete accommodations to each, being numbers 491 and 493 North East street. Sale to tane place on the premises on Thursday, No vember 19, 1885, at 2p. tn. Terms of sale: Onethird cash in hand, and the balance in one. two and three years, with 6 per cent, interest. W. E. MICK & 00. * FOR EXCHANGE. Fj'Oß exchange—for good, clean stock of Goods or New Buggies—the Morse House Furniture and Fixtures; Morse House and Barn, and tenant house, at Angola, Steuben county, Indiana—all in fair repair and doing good business. Title to above property perfect, and free from incumbrance. For P&rtiulars. address D. A. GREEN, Centreville, Wayne county, Indiana.

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§ WROUGHT PIPE gM FITTINGS. Selling Agents for National Tube Works Cos. M Globe Valves, Stop Cocks, Knws\ ItVQ i ' gine Trimmings, PI PE TONGS, Ku Wm WM CUTTERS. VISES, TAPS,* Ej||9 Stocks and Dios, Wrenches, F j 123 Steam Traps. Pumps, Sinks, [jSt-l 4 Sill HOSE - BELTING* BABBIT lj|g|f | M METALS (25 pound boxes), Etj&S fcm Cotton Wiping Waste, whit# I*4 j I p and colored (100-pound bales), iSfil j and all other supplies used in j||rsl I B connection with STEAM, WAWm TER and GAS, in JOB or REf [H TAIL LOTS. Do a regular ; rMt, steam-fitting business. EstiIgA | mate and contract to heat Mills, Hgf Shops, Factories and T.umber j FM Dry-houses with live orexhausir * Ida steam. Pipe cut to order by ? steam power. EH jij 75 anil 77 S. Penn. St. Eastern and Western Air-Line Railway Cos. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. In accordance with law and the by-laws of this company, notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Eastern and Western Airline Railway Company (composed of the associated Eastern and Western Air-line Railway Companies) will be held at the company’s office, in the city of Springfield, State of Illinois, at No. 5 South Fifth street, in said city, on the first Monday, the 7th day of December, 1885, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon of said day, for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year, and for the transaction o' such other business as may come before the meeting Datbd Springfield, 111., October 30. 1885. T. W. OSBORN. President. J. W. COLRY, Secretary.

__ CHURCH SERVICES. Christian. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH-CORNER OF Delaware and Ohio streets. E. J.Gantz, pastor. Services to-night at 7:30. Subject, “Drawn to Christ,” Sunday services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, “Revival Work.” Evening subject, “Man’s Extremity, God’s Opportunity." Prei-ching every night next week except Monday. Sunday-school at 2:30 p.’rn. Everyone is cordially invited, to at* tend these services. Methodist Episcopal. CENTRAL- AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL Church—Corner of Central avenue and Butler street. Rev. A. W. Lamport, pastor. Preaching tomorrow morning and evening by the pastor at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. In the evening the second of a aeries of biograpuical sermons. Class-meeting at 9:30 a. m. Sunday-school at 2:15 p. m. Young people’s meeting at 0:30 p. m. Strangers cordially invited. Me rTdi methodist episcopal , Church—Corner New York and Meridian streets, Rev. -I. E. Gilbert, D. D., pastor. Classes at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 10:30 a. m., and at 7:30 p. m. lecture by the pas tor. Theme: “Young Man’s Help to His Life Work.” Sunday-school at 2 p. m. Young people’s meeting at 0:30 p. m. You are invited to all the services. Roberts park methodist episcopal r Church—Corner of Delaware and Vermont streets. Rev. I. H. McConnell, pastor. Class at 9 a. m. and 0:30 p.m. Preaching at 10:30 a.m. and 7:3oj>. m. by the pastor. Sunday school at 2 p. in. Young people’s meeting on Mondav at 7:30 p. m. Prayermeeting on Thursday at 7:30 p. ra. Song service* of twenty minutes before preaching Sunday evening. All in vited. Presbyterian. THIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SOUTHI west, comer Pennsylvania and New 'York street*. The pastor. Rev. M. L. Haines, will preach tomorrow at J0:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The public eordialiy invited. QEOOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH—CORNER ►lof I’onnsylvania&nd Vermont streets. Rev. James McLeod, I). D., pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and /:30 p. m. by the pastor. Sunday-school at 2:15 p. m Prayer-meeting on Thursday evening at 7:30. All are cordially invited. SEVENTH PRESBYTERI AN CHURCH-CORNER Ce<lar and Elm streets. Rev. R. V. Hunter, pastor. Morning subject, “One Spirit; - ’ evening subject, "Put Yourself in Her Place.” f| \ABERNAGLE "CHURCH—CORNER MERIDIAN A and Second streets. Rev. ,T. Albert Rondtbaler, pastor. Morning services at 10:30 o’clock. Sundayschool and Bible classes at 2:15 p.m. Young people’s prayer-meeti gat 3:45 p. m. Evening service* at 7:30 o’clock. The pastor will pi eaeh morning and evening. Seats free throughout the house. Protestant Episcopal. (and RACE (EPISCOPAL) CHURCH—CORNER OF X North Pennsylvania and St. Joseph streets. Rev. Augustine Prentiss, rector. Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. in, Universalist. Services every Sunday at io ; 3o a. ml in True Friend Hall, No. 1-1 When Block. Sun* day-school at close of service. To m->rrow Mr. 0, Styer will continue his lectures on his travels in thg Holy Land. Subject; “Tibeiias to Saiud.”

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