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THE IHDIANAPOLIS KE'WP, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903.

sm eie LUNCH IR VERY SMALL SUM

tOAY EVENING ENTERPRISE gp ANDERSON WOMEN.

THE Y. M. C. A. HOME

en to Gather Young Men #eOm Uoaflng PiacNi and Keep ^^.Them Cut of Sunday Theater.

CHAPTER I

' THE THOCOHTS OP BtAIR _ _ _ „ „ f Blair Carrbart bad a mind of Wa own, i he wiahed'Blair to akslst him 1 be bad bad tt *inr« bovhood- and it hr- \ ”** b«»ine«» Then Blair arrived at hi* ne naa nao n store ooynooa, and u oe- {rewolutlon, and It were a* dtUlcult to cam* more peculiarly his own. more; chaca^ It aa to put a broKen egg to-

I atrtkirigly unlike any other as he left his gether I borhood farther and farther behind him

t f, . - ^ ... . raencement, Blair walked out alone Carrhart. once said a candid friend among the hills that rose from the at the un!v«ra,ty, ‘'a good many of the ground along the river like billows from f*Uaws consider you eccentric*’ * reached a fawrlto spot and T »• 1*^ silence, smoldng The June night I may be, answered Blafr, but It s perfect All that was spiritual In « pity to disturb me, I enioy myself so f the man communed with the mysterioas

f In Its struggle against scfence Me had! she was to obtain his assistance clearness

• the usuat objectlona of the successful iman of affairs to the ministry, and be

his fingers. In reality, as soon as be

and precision were Indispensable mean*- b*‘r desire was. he had ai._ .1 ..1. » .1. w ceased to H«ten, for he had already She pretlstoned her father as he shook hK labeled the thing with his broad mental

itoaiww Thasay, I

ladiaaftpotls hswsl IN, lad., January lO'~Befia*j ' i»motsow evening, two hundred women, to shifts of four for j f. Will wadilftc* Sunday evenat their hmea tn drder to serve | iHhlscb for IttUe money** for young | t, ta* homw of tb* Toung Men's tlaa This will ba ths oa praet^iy a free lunch servikie abwfs Of Y M C, A., and prosmenahlMm who may b* picked .up and Introduced Into the -C A ^hiune thepugh the medium warm lunch. ^e tadlss* auxiliary of the Y. M . tkat has decided to do a most gra* toward the Y M, C. A,, take to attract more boys and ilKii 1^^ the strests and from places. fTwadtlary ha* over two hundred mad 4a'-pr<A'«at any dtserlaUna'^SdiilS'AiiaenJji in the Sunday even,14 wapwipEwed among the memt|f«YJSB»»|d rrn^nd to the werk , order, BO that bj tlm ^yvar all of the niembera will . "Tn* furnished and prefumdi to be served each SiSaf, neftnatng at tM c’cioc|K The Y. M. C. A. Menu. of the acxUiery «Uj,te that, lunch service the next rn«. they not quite ?^dSfcrai«mmce the uTrylng of lunch any ess*. Th40r «« going to il <^hcs, iiolfee, cocoa, nllk and othCyf thing* for jo cenu. asiwtrA. that a slae^ar bill of at least 2$ cents in any Efbion, ^airman of the ^yMmi^ee of the auxiliary, and f, Kreumiing, of the social subwin direct the fHinday evenservice Ldecusslsg the project, itatsd- that -she believes H ■YeST poptdar, and that it will the ycung men

«* A.

It 'Watdd be imposMbie

lunch abtKdutely iT«y/Js president A. J/*Hant, vlceEills, secretary usay, treasurer.

in Acroaa the Street, that Hk Sunday evenIs design^ for one of the alUract more of the i'oung Sunday evening BiWe stud^, an eventng service The thus Imuumcstsd wfli be with istwHist, inaMRUch as ths C, A. horns is directly opposite Hottss^ where Sunday Pketmmahces are held, although by M, C. A. and tg fhe rsfreMimtats to be Mrved wqmen, if ts the Intention of the oMdi^ to proylds entsrtainwiU keep the boys and young jEhere unth church hours, or posaibiy adth a hope of {Preventing them [4l^t tu the Sunday theater peresr io^t about cigar stands

drug stormi

lAmm Sseeetary Kreumllng, discussj ths tench mwlce. stated that It would ptmpesslbto to provide hmehes tbroughweek at the Y< M. C A hone StR the hnme^ enllrged, or a new id nvmsh, Burger one provided Ji prui«6t for a UBS,MO Y. M. C A ^IRdoe hi dtermnmd. The aMOclation at tlwm luy ovar five hundred meman4 and laiiisr quarters are Muds dt the sucoeas of the Uton te work of thb Ash WEIGHT COMBINE. dftS Ohio Ceneema Deny that

It is a Trust.

U to The Indlsnapoits Hew* | 3. Ind. January 10 —At a meet^4sr« of manufactures of window ttii and other small artietse a was formsd Miat embraces ah Innuinufadturera of small iron artl--tofethtw with ths Hantka Architron Company, of Cshna, O, and

(Ch> eowfipMsy.

terming ths comblns say it isf hat a tawtmjl bsnsflt aasoiRaadmlttsd that tt was te. No eapltai stodt

Its, was

Hamha, of!

flrma

Ft.

A S. HaoikA Stenole: Geo.

thoroughly.'

Blair'* answer may b« taken as Blatr s attitude toward what the world and people thought He went his own way qtiietly, solving the jaoblems of life for

Maker who nailed the stars in the sky and gave the moon to the daritnesn The jplock from the tower of the university hall struck ten sonorous stroke* that echoed away Into the silence Eleven

handsome gray head, stroked his silken

gray mustache and remarked

* You're not clear. Van I m very bury

this morning You mu't be precise

She feared her father, her heart misgave her, and she was sorry that she had come No, she had seen Blair Carrhart and her coming rejoiced her Then she knew not whether to be glad or aorry, as a matter of fact tt was Impossible for her

to tell

• A half hour ago, light of heart and un disturbed, she bad considered It fine fun

of terming

came and still Blair sat there in reverie i to fight her way against wind and snow

The hlU seemed made for a seat the

♦aT^TT. JJ*® "‘i* 8eem«^ m^e for a s^t the through the town that bore the family

mma«}^ and refuaing to accept the solu- sky a drapery for the background of M* a-. ar.a tfons of Others i stalwart body; the start swinging lamps Several times she had slipped and Blair's Dieasures were diatinmii«lw»d hv t Illuminate the vast hall of the night fallen; but with a smile she had arisen to me k!! I” hi* binds, her feet and struggled on. maintaining her

*anw quality, be wished to enjoy j the pipe dropped from hi* mouth to the balance with dlfflcultv

himself In he own way, and he did it ground He was overcome by the great * .l . . , He was not the man to brook Interfer- at work everywW.) She made an attracthe picture with that

by the godllnea* of the night, by the i wild storm for a frame The chinchilla ftrimmings on her black tailor-made gown, ebook hi* breast. His decision was taken , , , . . then and there; the battle of thought wa* | chinchilla muff and collar, were frostover He surrendered himself to the uni- cd with white, the snow sparkled like warm earth, to -the havens j ornaments, rare and rich, on the crescent He did not belong to himself It was Do-nnadour of her auburn hair and the a» if he stretched out his hand and Oo*! auourn na»r, ana tne had grasped It flakes melting on the long dark lashes He arose; his huge fighire dominating made her blue eyes shine luminously

K Ilf through the moisture The wind had said to himself softly, his large head throwrn back, his hands clenched "I will always speak the trutn fearlessly, a» f know it I will

«nce, and his towering frame and powerful muscles saved him the trouble of proclaiming It However, be was gentle knd kind c&ough, he had no desire either to use or abuse h'g superior strength. It was there, it had been given to him, perhaps it might come handy some day,

and there the matter ended.

The only deceitful thing about Blair CatThart was his appearance, and, as Blair used to say, that was not his fault

No one, tp strike him on an average day, defend lustl''e and uphold the poor and teemed »h absolutely calm and serene. »*‘**^*1^ ^ ^ a^^ay* will Help ■o at ease with his own heart. He had! The rtver laughed and guf^led as It the air of one who takes the whole world i wound between the hills, the stars twinfor his Inn and who can put up w,th 1 - approving his declaration,

comfort anywhere

veto of what be was fond

“fanev business

“Well ' be commented, when she had done, 'Til have to look Into that at m> leisure I expect to have time to-night at home He looked Up at the clock It polntefl five minutes to 11 "I think 111 telephone for a carriage and send you

home

‘ Oh no I don t wish to go home * -she Objected ‘ I wish to go through the mills

first ■

"1 d rather have jou go home Van It s dangerous out there one can never teU

what—

* 1 know but t can be careful," she pleaded She visioned Blair at work out there and she would see him somewhere,

sh-> must

Gazing at the regulator apprehensively, i

Marvin did not listen

The side door of the room adjoining Marvin s office opened, and W’alter Putnam the treasurer of the company. Stepped In He bowed to Evangeline, ex-

tending his hand

“Putnam," spoke up Marvin "my daughter wants to go through the mills Can vou spare time to guide her*’*' “Yes, gladly,' he answered, and hi* expressionless countenance lighting up, showed that the gladness was keenly felt as well as enthuslastlcelly spoken 'The office boy announced that there were i^o pie in waiting Putnam and Evangmlne

started to ware _ ,

Evangeline knew Walter Putnam well, or rather she had met him often, and she regarded him as a aero—a negative quantity—In the number of her acquaintances, she was no more aware of hla presence than conscious of his absence She associated with his name a tall, thin form, sticklike In its proportions and

Bialr wa ked homeward slowly, drinking In the pure air with deep breaths, hie strong face was smiling, peaceful as the fllgiit itself, hoppy as nature In June Life was good, full of great possibilities, majestic with noble purposes, and his

"When h* strolled across the campus, Jdpe In mouth, hands In hfs pockets, he seemed the incarnation of happy la*l-

ueas, but, as a matter of fact, it was | face became rad*aut with the thought that

attended the

tog mental conflict, and there was not 1 commenceirent exercises he knew the one lasy fiber in Blair's big anatomy. | tAse was hopeless, and, like a wise fath"Carrhart." remarked the same friend}«!;- detormln^ son have hH **T >• making the best of a bad one day, I envy you | situation, he put his social and financial "Why?" asked Blair. , r Influence at work to secure Blair an Im-

“You seem to carry your own bed with ’

you and to nap whenever you like during cratic of Chicago <« churches the day.” ° j P.’alr's fir^t sermon pleased hi*! father

‘*Ya»." retorted Blair, undisturbed, “but

V....... r . ... . .ftoon so well in hi* life He was almost jou don t know that I am up at night alone in his ^miration, the congregation long after you are asleep” {wagged ft* plutocratic heads and shook

hightened her pink cheeks to a red not at

all unbecoming

The sun came out as she progressed, and diapered the snow with infinite jewels,

scattered lavlsblj To Evange ine the i form sticklike In its cron

^iA ' Carriage, a smooth young-old face, and a

der Its dazzling robe of white that hid capacity for business that had won him from view Its multitude of sins against ht|h p^ltion in her father s company.

t J , , i, J such was Walter Putnam to her Put-

Then an unexpected incident distorted nam. on the other hand. rolstaklngEvanher enjoyment and took the edge off her gellnes gracious affability for affection keen zest of llie A gust of wind, Aercf. ranked high If not and pjolor.ged, llft^ the snow in a drift highest In her esteem, and he was reand blotted out the landscape A man, joined over his rank She was rich, strode past her; Evangeline heard his, pretty, intelllgent-the three vety modheavy steps crunch the snow T'he ^st | am CTaces and the smallest of these ts died awa> the intervening sheet of white i iRtelfigence—and a marriage with hei fluttered to the ground &he drew a deep t ^ould give Pu'nam's inordinate amand prolonged breath and plowed on, hold-| bitlon the place it craved in both the ing her hat with her hand I social and financial world-Marvin 3 The size of the man attracted her atten- Upjiig ^grg whole world of fitidn, then her attention was transfixed , nance to Putnam He was waiting for She stood still, surprise f^tened her feet a propitious moment to propo-e, and Those broad shoulders, huge, well- somehow every inoirent* ®ave the propl-

too, when one battle or another wa* going on to his breast, that beheld Blair moving acroM campus and country with his peculiarly loo|r strides, a* it he were trying to elude Bome demon that dogged his

heels

Nor wag he Incapable of losing bis tern per, Injustice of any kind was quick to arouse It, and to see him angry, thoroughly downright angry, wgs a sight—a beautiful Bight if one were not its object His ponderous chest heaving, his whole ifigantlc frame trembling, his jaws squared, the promtoeist vein that ran through his high forehead to his aggressive nose, empurpling it, was a stud> In passion, but one had to think quickly to master the study, for it was ail over as It came, in a trice Usually he wore hJs easy, comfortable attitude In the c|ass, v^hen his large body sprawled out he seemed the only person In a room too small It he failed tn his recitations, which was often enough, he did It In such a graceful manner that the professor seemed at fault for putting absurd questions If Biair averaged »ow In mathematics, one felt somehow that mathematics were unimportant; or that Mr Biair Carrhart, at any rate, chose to consider tbem *o His Intellect was brilliant, quick in its grasp, but Bialr was Inclined to occupy Tt with studies other than the day demanded He teed Shakespeare when ne should have been studying philosophy, and he had the best knowledge on the subject ot any man m the coUege—at the wrong time However, Blair consoled himselt with the reflection

proportioned frame, the peculiarly long strides, the back of the bead that ran down straight and square to the nape of

the powerful neck*

She atniled wistfully shaking her head and spitekmg a * no, no” to herseif Nevertheless, she hastened on, falriy running

tlous one came, but Putnam bad long ago learned the lesson of laboring and

waiting

Evangeline and her guide moved down the office stair* and into the yards of the mill Toward the lake, far a* the eye could follow, extended an mtermln-

The» were long dayi of restlessness Mb?' fashionable bonnet* dlsapprovingb i ^ acroTs^te'^S nraWe^towaiSVte' kj'x swKam Ikne-at.*: “*“*!** The new minister s v’oice .was raagmfi-1 She I

cent hi* delivery Websterian eveiwone I angeiine louowea »ne j ^ of a great aaw

.en,”^ent,''were j ?? iUf

'•If B

a Year I

.> doing. welV . thought_.the father, ! Hli- voice wL lost in the bawling wind

like the preseived pillars amid the ruin* bf some and) nt temple—a temple consecrated to the modern worship of the

ancient Mammon

They reacned the plate mill Sheltered b> a projecting wall, she saw the heavy scarlet slabs of steel pass groaning under ibe rolls, returning thinner and thinner.

to^hlToffire previstonlng Blair at work j ^

Carrhart lenirr proved too generous in i his time ttrms by over a half Ekiubt j

after doubt as-'aHed Blair before five 1 „ montlw passtd over hi* ordination The J?® «hanging from scarlet to saffron, spreadreconclliatlor ht had effectea between re- . I out Rite dough under the pressure liglon and scief ce proved of short dura- i of a roillng-pln . tion, his n'''nHl life paR!!!ed through a j *^0 paused to follow benight TOg- "Watch now!” sahi Putnam suddenly new phase and the scientific view ot life 1 "*? ’ .rJJ® , Evangeline turned In time to eaten and dogma wrought havoc to his creed i . Blair Carehart, Innocent of j qjgjjt ©f a man throwing a shovelful of The law of Blair’s mind was conalant In- | what Jan had seen, disappeared in the i (.j^g red-hot surface of the qulry and Incessant questioning Mcrtnens ' place i attenuated plate, then came a deafening

and vigilance were necessary for his in

tellectual exist* nee

"You might tetter have had your dov4bta beferp vou went mto the ministry,” suggests til* father, mildly "My doub*g have never teen inclined to accommodate me ” answered the son Moreover, Blair was rapidly tecomlng socialistic, to sav that of most men

means a few empty phrases that glide off ! wait, and the longer she was kept In wait the trnfcue without having touched the ing the greater grow her excitement and heart, to se\ it 6f Bialr means eveiy- agitation Over a week ago she had heard thing A day's Work hart called him into from Blair Carrnart’s mother that her the deptes of the city’s most d> graded ' son was at work In the North-Western slums, and that evening saw the compie- | Mills but chancing upon him thus unextioii of bis task in the home of his pectedly had quite upset Evangeline wealthteat member. The vivid con ra^t Although Blair had ruthlessly broken

before open-hearth furnace N6 & Blair had scarcely faced the sweltering

heat from the furnace, exposing his back to the cold winds that blew through the open side of the building when Evange-

line reached the mill gate

The office boy announced Evangeline’s presence to her father The president was busy and his daughter was obliged to

mode ft lasting Iropregshm on Bialr s henrt His blood boUed ftt the pitv of tt repeated visits sent it scalding to his heart Afte” a while his blood cooled and his thoughts otv the subject grew deeper

and JcnEcr

To preatn a farewell sermon that shoult. set forth his radical views and show why it would be both lnconsI>!tent and ignoble for him to abide longer within the pale of the church -seemed to Blair

that his great pleasure more than com- to smack of the sensational, and to offer peusated for hie low rank ^ md for nctortety, so he resigned as unIn Ms junior year Blair decided to take ‘

th ■

that If a woman

said th« iBstructor In elocution. “I never thought you had ambition enough to do

a thing of that kind **

"Neither did I.” answered Blair drvly,

“the inspiration surprised me "

Blair entered the debate with his subject, "Modern Education,” carefully ihh>pared It was a wonderful oration, all things considered Nothing like tt had ever been heard, to the college halls It scathed modern educators and education allka It clearly showed the folly of coming to college when so much more might have been learned by staying at hoaHk He called collie presidents misplaced financiers, ano financiers misplaced college presidents He said man was fashioned out of earth irnUege pro-

fessoit out of dry dust

His auditors were astonished at the transformation which Blair* appearance underwent on the platform. It was difficult for them to recognize the laxy stroller of the campus tn the map of fire, passion and grace who st^d before them It was evident enough that Blair Carrhart thought, that he could eX

ostentatfi uslj us he could, writh the slmpl'» announcement that he believed he could serve the God he loved to better ad-

vantage elaewhere

The same inspiration that called Blair to the ministry called him away from it to flelda afaf. It was now as If the hand of God Were stretched out to

him, was

leading him most needed

whither

He was

the tie that bound her to' him. ttlll Evangeline liked to feel that {he was near her, That she might see him if ft were necessarj, that an emergency, a crisis, would bring him to her side She dreaded the belief that he had passed out of her life, and her anxiety irereased to positive pain when Blair left Chicago and the days waxed and waned and brought no' even an indirect word concerning him Social life—society In the mere fashionable sense—was aa empty unsatisfying thing to Evangeline, and since leaving the university she had found an outlet for her activities in writing of One kind and another'. and m settlement work Some friends who had teen engaged In a North Side settlement suggested that thev start a new enterprise of. their own in Marvin The suggestion came simultaneously with her learning of Blair’s whereabouts from b® his mother Evangeline welcomed the

; as

calm mentally, as peaceful heart, as on that memorable June night at the uni-

versity

“Well, Blair,” said the father, "I presume you are ready now tor a desk In the

office ’’

Blair shook his head sadly “No, I fear not I have been ranting about present-day evil* and the wrongs inflicted on the people, and I have teen taking too mans of my facts from reading and superfieJai observa!lon, I wish to lead their life and find oat for myself I have a new gospel to preach and I wish to learn my gospel thoroughly be-

fore I preach ”

"I hope that six months of that life will

satisfy you, Blair ’

■* I have no voice in the matter,' an-

plan, trying hard to delude herself with the idea that no thought of Blair’s entrance into Marvin had aught to do with the welcome Finally, she wras brave enough to recognize the delusion, then she appeased her conscience with the reflection that the InstltuUon In itself would be a noble thing and that she and Blair, unknown to each other In some mrsterious manner not clear to Evangeline, might work towajd the same end, and be-

yond that she dared not look

The office door opened and several men

in Blouchi’d hats

and woollen shirts filed out When Evangellna entered her father was tlpoed back on hi* sw Ivei-chai^, hls hands croised behind hls head gaz'rg wearllv at the celling and vawnfng The inverted V-shaoed wrinkle that s’oped down hls teoad forehead toward the bridge ot hls firm, well-

-- . -

prate hls ld«t8. forcibly and clearly, i swered Blair

and that he was abso'utely without feari Beyond fe*"® and i roee, smrothed out and gave wa//'to when 4 fame to the uttering of the ' the desertion of hls father thing only ^ faint smile when h’s daughter an-

thlngs tie felt should be spoken People distressed Blair and pained him. the new' . - wonddred wimt he would do next There eraprice detranded a devotee with a was apjiarently a great element of re- single heart ft required the immolation served force in thle huge chap who,of every personal intertst, alt consJ^raj

toUod acrosa the eau®us. pipe in mouth, I tion of self and o'hers that might tond,

sfied with the worid a* however slightly, to divert hls mind from

proaolKd

“ko it’s you Van, la it*'" he said pleas-

antiv

"Yes You seem tired olreadv and the dav’s lust begun,” she remarked, sym-

parhetlcnUv

Hm' Not exactly tired but I have just

seeiulagly so satis;—. — -•

It ran a»d himself kj» he was 'bl» devotions must be ruthleftsly swept ^ Despite hill abstraction, hls aloofness, hls j aside he mu^ leave Evangeline and all {^ troublesome wrangle about wrage« utter indifference to app^rance, Bialr was j thoughts of her behind, to follow his trith the men You chose a bad day to

regarded wltb favor by more than one}doty ^ .... young woman in that co-educationol in-! To bind her to hls uncertoln llf^ wUh a

stttuSon; b^t the favor of the other sexJlV™*®^*®

ettoftped ht* attsntion He hid a faint tlite and change and raution ^gh^ auntoicion that women existed, and he i ffioke her regret wag manifestly unjust,

geygr troubletl himself to d'soover «heth- ■ «r of not the eusi^elon wa» warranted Havartheleps * love affair was Inevlt-

able, It ts the most vital etojy oeceesary j *hat

for the education vf youth not scheduled

in the tmiveraltv catsdogiie Blair Carr-1 ?**® -^**^^ *'« said to his father,

hart and Evangeline Marvin had known each other Mnce childhood and their ways parted only when Blatr entered the hl^ school aod Evangellno jeft for a private

hb bad no voice In the matter. It was so written he ws* In the hand of forces be-

yond hls control

Evangeline listened to Blair’s declaration with a srailirg face and an aching

academy, at the unlveralty they met agate >ha mysterious tew of opposite* i heart

**!SSl«^**'*"* so long to-|you to the end of the earth,

remained obdurate She knew him :

nan popted Into Ms mind all before *hf« Parental love ha I alwavs teen meteil - — . . .- 1 stunned and bruised, before hls inex- q,,| FvaegeHre meagcrlv and the leek

come out here. What brings vmit” "I wish to sneak to you about something,” she answered, toying with her

muff *

“How dW vou js'et in’" “The fatekeeper let roe In "

“Without a pass’"

*•

"That s against the rules ” and be Jotted down a note concerning the gatekeeper's negligence on the xquare pad in front of Mm "Now, Van to the uolnt I'm fe<»rfulJy busy: If J find time to spare I’d rather spend it with von than anybody* but I haven’t a *econd ’’ be said, facing

hi* littered tabte euggeat'velj

“You never have a second to snare* you’re worse than vonr Swiss watch “ <he sighed her face shading to a rather sad

- . penal'enete It was an uni’suaiJv bold was net j statoment for her, and after she had

spoken she was surnrlsed at her own

temeritv

hls soriou* purposes would pop out of it. barsttox

greets a hunter, gun ' maustrisl age, there w^ed up a fervent» « "a* not

In band

“T alwftvs liked

wrii," tluwjfht Blair, an

to be wondered at that her love tor Blair was well-nirh consumlrg, he had be»» her all In all rer world she had none '

plate.

clap as of thunder, and a magenta efflorescence spread between the rolls As ‘-he watched the great electric magnets pick up the cold drab shtets, weighing tons and carry them awa> toward the cutting machines, much as a toy magnet might carry a pin, Evangeline, in her admiring wonder, even forgot to look for Blali Thej were in the open air of the yard before she had time to look around, and her heart sank, fearing she might

have missed him

They entered the ground floor of the open hearth furnace* littered with piles of scrap, parts of discarded machinery cars of molds and pyramids of dross, amid which the toilers loomed up like grasshoppers. In a summer field, Insig-

nificant anu small

"Are you going to pour soon?” asked Putnam, of Fach, the German ’/uperin-

tendent

Yah, In v’on minute—de last furnace,' he touched hls hat respectfiiHv and mftved on, puffing heavily Out of two high wooden horsies anl heavY planks some eight or ten men were hastily corstructlng fhe tapping platform In the portion of the pit that fronted the last furnace Thev could hear Bach’s guttural voice shouting peremptory directions Evangeline drew nearer, with the faint hope that sht might discove. Blair among the men The pitmen, lifting a long Iron bar, mounted the platform They were on a level with the tapping-hole of the fur nace. and they began to prod througn the dolomite to let the steel escape They threw the bar down, jumped to th* ground, and hastened to pull the plat form away in order to make room for the great ladle now being swung forward by the overhead crane Every part ''f the work must be done llks lightning. la less than twelve minutes the metal may become too cold to pour from the receiving ladle into the molds that stand in the pit “Mein Qott, vy don’t you fellers vatch out'” Evangeline heard Bach’s bawling voice and simultaneously an ominous, fearful crash She did her best to turn away, but she was fascinated and could not Putnam shut hi* eye«. biting hls under lip Ev-angel ne covered her face with her hands Heartrending groans were palpitating through the pit end the laborers were rushing in all direction*, screaming, gesttoulatlng the'r faces stiff i with horror The men in their hurry, < hud not worked In unison and two o» them had teen crushed bv the unwieldv planks when the horses were jerked from under Shrieking whinle* blew to summon the "sailor gang ’ to help clear away the ohstruct'on and get the ladle in front of the furnaces before the steel was wafrted in the sand of the pit The men toiled like demons to lift the crushing planks off their unfortunate comrades, Bach was on his knees, his pot-belly almost touching the sand as he tent commi*eratlngJy over the wounded The doctor rushed over from the hosp'tal, which stood just back of the officte Alreadv the photographers swooped uowm with their cameras—pictures vijere as indispensable as lawyers In case of suits against the company. ' Evangeline’s gloves were off, her muff* and collar on the ground, and without being able to tell bow she arrived there she was at Bach’s side, not gh Inch from the wounded A piece of sharp protruding slag had torn & long rent to her

gown

Baeh glanced up, the end ot his pointed beard between hls teeth, then he held the he* i of one of the wounded men “Go away, miss; we can't have vou here said the ycung doctor, kindly but posltl'ely * Putnam touched Evangel ne’* arm. She followed him. sobbing, not caring, not heeding where she went, like a child trundled In Its carriage bv a nurse They were out in th* yards standing near a

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tr you wCU vine expistaingfoar OfiaaeakOr (tem«te|inMB»tty aadwtiar] out cost give you htopitffcaeioMiiopia; ^ toa eadeoarinderoubeyeea the qaee*: Hon of adoubt teat r«a eoa be cante -and wired at h^ne—by tee wemdar*

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Ih, Carts appesteeeperiaOy to teote whoeredUicwstea with atroBg dmee’ modberbareua neteotei teeteeatem

barm tean tee dieeaee teey posed to care; be appeals to

tbreateaed with erael aodunvenMa. ‘ *d oiiereueee. exid to meaoadeiHaea who b) state ot herote edons. feel tbemseivet iteodil; beeomtoi blkMI 01 deaf aadtotbQMabelNiTebfttft

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Early in life Dr F Geo Curto formed tee coociuston that be would become an eye and ear specialist He knew that no man, however endowed by eattlre coaid hope to attam preeorinence tn at. tee branches of medicine and surgery and he was positive that if he gave b:s entire attention to the treatment of the eye and ear he wpald become qualified tor the practiee of tea p^ecialty So well has he fiucheeded th od^ay he is conceded to be the greatest livingdfeahstardau-ist- His practice

has become simpiy enormous He has alone, Btraiitbtened more than 8 000 cross eyes.

iddev the thousand, be has cjred of ererrl te Mttor jbw*

knt

other aiflio ion of the eye and ea- even blind ness Itself and be has done this all without the surgeon s knife and without giring pam to his patient His cure is done so rapidly and ii so efflcaolous that it can be said that tee patient is cured without detentloa from business He has become the master of this branch tothebeai.ng art and this eminent so entist has benefited humanity to the extent teat he has eliminated ail tee old barbarous methods which lave not only tortured tee patienu but hare actually endangered their lives He Is the originator and exclusive userof his method Hundreds of cases have been iUecessfuUy treated br him after other oculists of prominence had failed and many ot the coses which

he cured were termed hopeless and InoarataleHe bos oa file In hls office tboueanas ot testimonials from responrihie people who have been oared br his wonderful method vrhen they thought their oose was hopeless. MILD ANO SOOTHMfi MEOIGINES. The Eye is the most defioate orgaQ of the human body, and Dr. Curts makes tee oseertton boldly that all diseases can be eured with Mild end Soothing remedies. Be has

lOwn people In your own state or county who have been b'essed and oured by him Dr Curts has oured men and women and

ehildren In

CVEflY STATE IN THE UNION. Stop a moment and consider tee importance of this statement. Xt means that Dr. Curts has patients in tee far East and tee far West, in the North and to the Sonth, as well as in the great Middle states, and the grand work he is doing is attested by the written te«timony ot tee thousands restored to tee joys of right and hearing.

of tee fact that whlie you have MW doctors you have reeetved saww eld lasdiciiw* remedtoa tl^

bavg been prMeribad eeboei phystoioae tor tgo years or more In this day wise men do net ottemps te < fire by oddtag tael to She

•bottkl yott pemdt mf dmAgg to] year eyes ocit wlte sutong waA \ OQ» druca tiMwe t* e oew i better way—a way teat glv*

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YOOCAilKCmSJTMeilgl Speee tetoo voAmthte to eOTidaln la detail tirisiogsoat god ratioaot titoV ment tor tee ey«a aod eaei. tog wJm vou een be eared atho»e,bto if yoa wtUreodOr Corte’book. whKtelsnwe for tee oskiog. you win ieain elt aboai tk Write tor U at onorn

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Dr Onto be»*t«il!f toslluiiwlsii. bhtri would t>« like trying to e«B4 tea surtto uy to eauaietato tee j thousands or men aad vromeo oh enudren h<r hoe^teffed. He etotoler you to ensed pattoate la ewera state to the CBton.g|id wtedesogladlyit you writetobfimbtod as before stated space m this PBbUoattOB la too voioabie to print ioog testeeonials. j Here are tee namea ef a tew ot hi* i former patients for yon to ooeaifiir. We only print teem ao teat you mar know teat no matter whbre yea he* you ean be ctuedtolietee. lUJNOIB-Mr It' 1. Pyatl. Jki$9onder. cataract* bothies: woe band, j MI9SOURl-Or & O Wright. Or*4». j eaetle, bod chrMio acre eTw tot rears. DISTRICT oP COXAJMKLiL-- i MV C. R. Darts. ITSMastoebusettei^.. i N Hi bund forte rears. COIXMMJX) j —Mr. H C- Womack. Eckert, ohnmlo i sore eyes. HHOOS ISHAED-Mt. Nathan O'Connor, o^her itk band art. eorpa. Fort Adamst cataract. LOHISIANA-Mr- Loai* B Cuwer, j Hentwood, saved from bUndnees. NOBTS DAKOTA-Mr. Oeo. H. Moloney, Stilweli. dimness of vOdon and sore eyes. SOffTHCABOUUNA-Mr. D. h- Wedaman Pomoria; atrophy. SOUTH DAKOTA^jlr. W A. Mmf, Madison; Iritis. PEJfKSYLVANIAMr. Barry W. McCauUey. Wta lUteer

SETTS-Mrs. Thomptoa. OMl Ingleside Bond, Holyoke: blind from | giaueoma. IDaSO—Mw. v. JI.Brown-1 ing Bonner s Ferry; bom erofw-eyed. I MiemGAN—Mr-J. D- Biaekmon, m | Oakes St. Grand Rapids: sonm on eye. , CaUFORNIA-Mx. H. B- Sparks. fiydcsviUe; blind to one eye- AS-; KANSAS—M^mte Monas, fitanooi blind. WYOMING—Oloero Aveat,; Fenton: daughter chronio frannlatoa lids. VXRGHNIA—Un. B!Usa Mort&. H Scott st.. Norfolk; daiu;hter ohsoM , Mind. ONTABZO. CANADA-^Hss Iriura MoAftea, Iffi Sheridan ave.; seum over sight. MiSSISSiPJUSHter. Edward K. longfOrd. Pluto; near, sighted stooe a ohQd. 6A0TIOMr-Beoanse ef Dr. Ourtg* nmr-1 velous suooess there ore muoeroM fan-1 itatews. but there is eeiy ene genuine i MUd Medioins Treatment, i

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Address all letters to DR. F. GEO. CURTS, Kansas City, Missouri. ^ PLEA9B MENTION THIS PAPSft.

UIS DEFlfO THE STITE

CURES ANY DISEASE

HE HAS TAKEN REFUGE IN THE SOLDIERS’ HOME AT MARION. HE WAS DECUREO INSANE

Ngw and Wondarfally Sueeatsful Matbed of Curing Alt Cbronie and Lingering Affiletions.

Loop Fled from Kokomo Before Papers Could be Served—’-Will Ap- ' peal to Government.

Free Trial Paekaga Prepared for Your Om! Casa ffiven Free to All Who Gall for It.

KOKOMO. Ind . January to —A peculiar question has arisen In the case of James D. Loop, who, at the Instigation of W# wife, was declared to be of unsound mind by a lunacy commission As soon as the verdict was announced, and before th* Sheriff could serv'e the papers. Loop left town. - . He went to the Sbidieri* Home at llarlon, where be la an Inmat*. Loop now defies the State or county authorities to take him from the home maintained by Government The papers for his commltmeot to th* Central Hospital for the Insane, at Indianapolis, have been made out. but thera is a qutotion as to whether the sheriff has a legal right to serve them. L-oop has engaged attorneys and if an effort 1* made to remove hJm from tb* home the Government will be asked to

Anyone who suffers from a weak, disordered condllton of the heart, lungs, kidneys. stomach, blood, liver, skin, »u«d** or nervous system, should call on Dr. Llpes for s free trial treatment of a new mothod that is rapidly dispiaotoff ths old ways of eurtng disousii

w«i." thoutht in hla estt^ | E?er2rilne!^Btol? CaSrLrt**5ras^at wSrk ’ fo’iove ^ide'^hlm” Mkrriy^’had bren ! t h‘‘‘* mation. aberosd »he beat tmmn in the j„ tug Northwestern roHlng-mlUs Cfliolce | a fan?J2 tleS and dire w knew." he sa.d. ® A® . ^***®w*%‘*^^ 41 at»t'U\©rw uini-i pi;^^ OCeupAtiPQ It W%8 public f anftrt am ihm vaata 'tir«>nT nn «nrY 1!i*irtengvg>»if toktog Bvaaf-^llne more seriously, that the employes of the wm- ' fine was left to to tee w minfi was .-invtelnR but the con-’o^nv were restless and dissatisfied, aud •- to ner own resources to tee

dried sort of anj^^vera! times the Chicago papers had

printed rumors of an approaching strike. The unions were arous^ to the point of anger, the day laborers were restless, both complained bitterly about the disf orooortion between the work and the

take a hand In the affair Ha was recent- !

rang* of car track* that ran Into the ’ |y'granted a pension for total dlsablUty,!

ground floor of the open-hearth 'You are the bravest woman I ever

vaiitt*

her mind was anything but the con- o^nv were restless and dlssatlsfled, aud

vauUonaliy cubout-and-cried sort of an; - • - — -

affair, and Biair opened hia eyes wide and looked down at her in grave perplexity

link

when ah# vented her opinions "She"# a nice pit! and she thinks clearty,” hp ad-

mitted

widening breach Her mother brooded: over her husband s desertion, and when - she dlscoTered that she was wife In name alone. h«r fltful nervousn'‘S8 became a'

answer to hie compliment

honestly won, slnoere'y paid, remaining silent, her face drawn, white, painfully pensive He attempted to soothe her It was terrible enough, but not so bad as might appear on the surface The men were not dangerously hurt, in ajl proba-

Tbi barrtere erected to oppose the «n- j pay. Moreovtw, the company owned trauce of fembilnity were rapldlj swept tiio homes of the laborers, and It was' awav and Ws thoughta dwelt c® her at a | charjp^ with levying extortionate renta which won Blair s dlsaj^roval ! Over the question of repairs, wldch were "S&e’« prens and attractive In every; made at the expense of the tenant, a Hot r" he finally edmitted Hlair beaan to had all but -occurred Ti^ng aJl these “attention to hls dre*!ss. Ttielr ftfewl-1 thiags Into consWeration Blatr

settled melahcholift from which she | bl.ities the doct<^

rought escape In the horrible refuge of j ip

dnigo • ^ppened frequenUy in the same way

Plair# xTdee to the nuUtcr

unto toie swiruv, and at the b*-i

of their junior rear they werei

_ thought Oiat the Northwestern roning-milts cffered peculiar advantages for a start.

CHAPTER n

ETANGELINITS VISIT

« BHmtal cortraat between the two} strong Ev uig-fitoe was a bundle of,

emottor.e held to«e*her by a strong rope! Bvangettne Marvha paced r«^i*asly up of brato and she was to j and down the walUng-roow that guarded

leet t^ tope toeak and the bundle dy f - tn ■ — It was the other way around with 5 entrance to her father a private otBoe. She clung to h«n for ms atrength of j She took off her gloves and waved them.

hia jasur^ce The peeitiveoeas of! now with oo* bond, now with the other.

hia convictions hls fearlesanese the preieetion vrhlch hls ruijHtod. mascttHnity otfwed agatoutt tlw rough ^sages or tiiA Meantime B’olr was worried over the filiteeo of a profession. By nature Blatr religio4S. even dcvotiomol, aad h* e>ntcTed the untvwndtv with the Idea String himaeff tor the nrinistry, bat dies in |teiioac|>hy and scieace dHa-

ith ms aenkff year came stni underided hl« fatth rthe balance. «ad tew pareucs. asxtoMMigr wwaiBug Mr'g da. - ‘ * SItef'a

ifOnM jMaig{affguii»ebl

abeently flicking the snow off her gown. She seated herself near th* dour of the aipirtateut. of which she was the sole occupant, and thea she aroee to contlnu* her fretful walk. It waa mrldaot that she wras strwnritag to cotleet her thoughts. It wag egnaffy evident that her jakcttemmt

made iii* coiieetloa ta^Mtetebig.

Evangeltne bad oMu* to bespeak her father’s aid for a riutriahied jAm ah* had te‘vtew, ttiid ghe art^wA |p pAmpA |pr

Evangehne revered her father for the very qualitito which kent her yearning fondness unsatt«fled and at bar, the mighty masculinity of his character, his singlcnesa of purpose his derision of obstacles. his indomitable persistence to th*; mastery of Industrr Yet he had ne\er un^rstood her. apparently cartog tittle whether he did or not he was never tn-: terested tn the chief concerns of her life Hhi verr caresses arere bestowed as if they had been measured out with a caicu-

latitm aforethought

Henry Marvin picked up a documenL bound like a lawyer’s brief, and laid it down on the table, with a silaht start 'Tin sorry to be short," he said to kli^ly tones. strri(.tng hl« stHery mustache, "hot I have an important appointment at II eharp, and It lacks but a quarter of that now" He paced wearily at the oblong cherry wood regulator like a man whose Hfe is tyranttheed over by a clock and who Is powerleas to prevent the tyranny Evasgetine hastened to express the purpeea of her miasiQB. Wtem put to the teat ; as so often happens, her fears proved groaodiass, her nervocuRiess vanhMa«d:; «v«ry thouiht of Kair disiMupearod a* she met her tatheris coid, penetrating: sjres, azkd she preesaded her acguuM&hs to'

their *

pass betorr he would see

azkd shejpiaaszrted 1

The company used everv precaution, but the men were careless, what couhl they

do’

She stoopf^ over and pinned the rent in her gown The pink color returned to her cheeks, her under Up quivered the least b t "I think we bad better go back."

she said, quietly

The suggestion was not a welcome one to ihatnam, he had not bad a-chance to say the many things in bis mind, not even to approach them remotely, and a

month might p '

her again

"If like, buf we might see the charging floor of the open-hearth first; it’s pleas* fit there and interesting, besides It won’t uke but a minute or two ” Tactfuliy, ateiost wltlmut Evangeline’s knowledge, certainly without her acquiescetme. he led her around the pit that

had tost left to an iron wbicfa they climbed to

reacn the floor above A* they mounted Evangettn* gaged down in front of the furnace where the dimloraJrie accideut had oeourred. She oboMrred that the debrie bad bom removed, end that the work was loiAg on as if aoteim had aarred Ha progrew. The wowriSd men wer* to tha hdspItsJ' I>oetor and photographera had waolahed- tn

amounting to teO per month, and bad on indefinite leave of absence from th* hema Three years ago lioop brought insanity proceedings against bis wife She w. found insane by a commlasion, bu| the Oircult Court, where th* case wa* appealed. reversed the derision of the ebai* mission Stnoe then Mrs Loop has made sever attempts to have her husband sent where he would have sent her, but haa been unsuccessful Besides appretling to the Government, Loop, tn the present case, ha« two other ways of escaping the asylum. He can appeal the case or bring habeas ; corpus i»n^eedings

Gout, parilal paraiysfA diupsar, locomotor ataxia, rhcumatisiD, neuralgia or any other disease resulttog frena Ugh ttv.

BAN ON CAKE WALK.

they ha stalrwav.

M to *

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r and photographer* had ywolshed. ta 1mm «antdne lins th» stop Was Araih

Iff turn tlka ladle tots

Colored Brethren Say It will Not Mix 553^^1' Rehgion. |p ATANTiC emr, N. January »- *fitoke-walktog sxtd religion will aot mix." 1* the declaration of the Colored Mtoteterial Cnton, of this city, which fasd a

Hveiy meettog over the question. ...a ptoriite of cake-walking under the

fam of the church was framod to « resototton wtech ahm denounced the common imaedee of Ppfo cet^tos briet oairfed to pshBc for money, aad they brasMled it "at a pannwstog^ (ff tha i^vtoe smiettty of mar-

SI auRS re call on or wri

DR. U. G. IIPES, 604 -SteyensM Baifding,

IflltellNa, 91. H. htlM.; If.H. tt4P. k;

lag quickly and permanent Hagoved

th* new method.

Weakness or dsbtUty to any * whether to man or woman, ootindf #**<%; cated from the systteu hyth* bow treai'

mant

CkmaumpHos. hroochRlB, agHrimi, tarrh, impure bloody heart itfseeptr tii^ ney and Wadffer triwtete platot cured to «tey oure^ hy HP wonderful remcdlee. If you are th* victim of aisy sleknen which you hav* long get rid (Kf. try one of Xhr. Gipes’s ments aad see how easy it is b when the proper means sre If you have ache* or patos^ well at times; if you are discouraged, tired out. ft Is hav* some terribi* disease system. ' Why not call on X>r Idpgg, ill trial treatment and let him s&spl qulofcty you can be cured, mPhod. It makes no dlffergneg peculiar ailmse^ i6*yfpr. Dr. pve you a trial treatment ot ohargs to lAove to you that as hs elaiiag. There are. rippMidltlona e#* Upre’s generpie offer is mp^ body who suffto* from dtsapMl its various forma. No one tide fftotod oppuMtufiity of benefits of the doctoris Igi since it tosts you ncdhlng. patients may wr^ treatment If Inconv; at Ehr. Llpes’*

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