Marshall County Independent, Volume 4, Number 21, Plymouth, Marshall County, 6 May 1898 — Page 2

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CHAPTER XXVIII.- I Continued.) The mere mention of a lord was sufficient to tend the nurse off to the cor in a hustle; perhaps the good woman scented a tip in the near future. Anyway, whfn the door was opeatd to The great nan, he was astonished to see a stout, comfortable-locking body standing, smiling and curtseying within. "Yes. my lord; walk this way. my lord," and forthwith she ushered him into the dressing-room to relieve Esther of the baby. A very tine-looking old gentleman. Miss." she remarked. "Is he?" said Esther. No, I've never seen him." Meantime Lord Avlnier. suspecting nothing of what had happened, was Etanding at the window, wat. hing his .horses, his keen and wicked old eyes laving noticed during the few moments that lie had been in the room that Dick's portrait had gone. He heard the sound of 'he dour opening, fend turned to meet, not Dorothy, in htf flowing blue drapeiies. with her sweet, shy gray -yes uplifted to his, but a tail, dark-eyed young woman in a plain gray gown, who came forward sxd held out her hand in what was unmistakably the fashion of a woman who considered herself his .social equal. "Good morning. Lord Aylmer," she said, cordially. "I must thank you very much lor all your kindness to my little cousin, who is very lonely just row. My name is brand Esther Brand." Lord Aylmer could ' t help starting a little, but he cover-. I it by a profound bow and a protestation that he was delighted enchanted, in fact to have the oonor of making Miss Brand's acquaintance. So this was the Esther of whom she had spoken in her letter -Esther Brand; ay, and likely to prove a brand between nim and her. He looked with disgust, and a thousand bad words Aoetled one another in his heart the While, at Esther's pale, resolute face, fcer firm, white, capable hands, noted her fearless manner, and admitted that lit was unmistakably a woman of education and good breeding. And it is cly fair to say that Lord Aylmer positively cursed his ill-luck even while he kept a smooth and smMing front to the enemy. "And shall I not have the pleasure M seeing Mrs. er Harris this morning?" he asked, finding presently that there was no sign of Dorothy's appearance. Miss Brand laughed. Well, hardly," she answered. "My cousin is as Well as could possibly be expected under the circumstances." "What circumstances?" Lord Aylmer asked, thinking that Miss Brand was alluding to Barbara's accident. "The circumstances of a baby," said Esther, smiling. "Of what? Forgive me, but I do not fellow you," he said. "My cousin has got a baby, Ixrd Ayloer," said Esther, smiling still more ferosdly. Lord Aylmer jumped to his feet. Esther, not a lfttled startled, sprang to hers. "What'" he cried. "Mrs. Harris had a little son born at "WHAT?" HE CRIED, four o ckx k this morning." said Esther, who neither understood nor particularly admired this unlooked-for and uncalled-for display of feeling. "Good God!" burst from the old lord's lips. For a few moments they stood staring right into one another's eyes, he astounded, disgusted, baffled; she puzzled and a little angry at his unusual and extraordinary behavior. Of tft two the old lord was the first to recover hirni-elf. " Pon my soul, my dear lady," he aid, with an immens attempt to aeem jovial and even attuned, "I never a. so surprised in all my life before never. You might have knocked me down with a feather, 'pon my word, you might. A baby -a little son ami 1 left Mrs. Harris late yesterday afterxsoon. and hadn't the faintest suspicion that anything of the kind was in the wind." Miss Brand rawed Syr eyebrows and mi le d rather coldly. I'hat is not very surprising. Lord Aylmer." she observed. "As you never saw my cousin liefere yesterday, you could not be exp'ed to have suspic ions." "Ob, no. no; but you surprised nie as muc h er -so very much. And she is well?" 'Ch! yes, thanks; as well as we

could possibly wish," Esther answered. "And not too much upset by the accident to the poor old lady yesterday, I hope?" he inquired, tenderly. "Oh! no. Of course, she was upset at the time, but she was wonderfully calm and quiet after I got hre." "And my valet's wife Amelia Harrishow does she like her?" he asked. Well, really, Lord Aylmer, she hardly knows. Amelia came in. and I had to seiu! her off for the doctor almost before my cousin saw her. But I like her and find her very useful; in fac t, we should be but very badly off but for her." " That is good." Lord Aylmer said, with his most fatherly manner. He felt, this wicked and wily old man. that hn would have to be continually on his guard with this steady--ved young lady. By her advent the difficulties of the situation would be greatly increased; if he succeeded now in ousting Dick and getting hold of Dorothy, it would be in spite of Miss Esther Brand. Yet the difficulties of the situation only made him the more anxious to come off victor in the end. only made him more determined to win Dorothy if possible, whether it were by hook or crook. CHAPTER XXIX. E rose to go then, and held out his hand to his enemy. "I am not only glad, b it greatly relieved, that Amelia Harris is able to make herself use ful, because I feel that I am in a measure responsible for the accident to your cousin's own servant. I shall he quite anxious to hear how she goes On Vour COUsiT T mean T miUi if - 9 vuuvi i you would sen i me a line now and again to Ay liner's Field, near Norwich? I should be so much obliged." "Oh, certainly I will let you knowIt is very good of you to be so interested." Esther answered. "Ah! that Is good of you. I am an old man now, and it Is the distressing habit of old people to worry themselves about everything. I shall worry more or less about your cousin until I knowshe is about again." "Oh, you mustn't d. that," said Batter, laughing. "Then you are going out of town?" "Yes, I am going to Aylmer's Field for a few days," he replied. "By-the-bye, I shall be charmed to place my carriage at your disposal during my absence for as long as you like afterward, for the matter of that," he added. "That is really very kind of you," said Esther, "but it seems rather taking an advantage of you." "Not at all not the least in the world," put in the old lord, quickly. "I will tell them to send round every morning for orders." He went hastily away after this, chuckling at the success of his visit. "I thought she was going to be difficult" his thoughts ran; "but she's a woman, and. after all, the same baits catch all of them all of them. There are two things a woman never seems able to resist diamonds and a really smart turnout." He sat still for a few minutes after they turned into the High street, then called to Charles. "Charles, drive slowly from here to St. George's Hospital." he said. "Yes, m1 lord." answered Charles. "Never knoo 'm take stich' a heap of trouble before," murmured Charles to the coachman. "Ain't it wonderful?" returned that functionary, with a wink. lhe clu lord was in luck's way. for just as they reached the corner of the hospital Amelia Harris came out of the big building. She saw him in a moment, and Lord Aylmer called out for the carriage to stop. The carriage drew up close beside the curb, and Amelia Harris stood quite c lose to the door, so that not a word of her conversation could be heard by the two stiff and solemn figures who sat with their heads carefully turned away from the wicked old man behind them. "Well?" he said. "Well," she said, looking at him in a hard, dry kind of way, "have you been there?" "Yes." "H'ra nice little surprise for you, I should fancy." "Oh, a devil of a surprise," irritably. Amelia Harris laughed cynically. "Ah, I've been wondering all the morning what you'd think. Well," sharply, "does it make any difference, or are you going on, because if it does " "Well?" "Well, IU send on this telegram and give her this letter. Poor little fool! she has been worrying about the Indian mail all the morning." "You will do nothing of the kind of COOire I am going on," cried Lord Aylmer. sharply, under his breath. Give them to me -what are they? There that w'll do. Go back take a ab and look after my interests as if this this rreuture had not come at all to interfere with my plans. If anything of importance occurs write to me at Aylmer's Field. If you need to use the telegraph, be very careful how you word your message." "On the old plan, I suppose?" she asked. "Yes; now go. Charles, to my club."

"Yes, m' lord." Being September, the oM lord found his favorite club almost deserted not that he minded; in fact, he wanted tl.p club to himself, and practically he had it. He did not waste time, but read the telegram at once. "Boy both well," with a sneer, and tore it into a thousand fragments, which he flung into the grate. Then he opened the letter, in Dick's well-known writing, bearing the Madras postmark. It was a long and tender letter, full of solicitude for her w-lfare and giving her amusing description of Lis every-day life. "Madras isn't much of a p'ap, my darling," Dick said, "but I shall like it well enough when you are out hese.'

"Good God! Lord Aylmer cried aloud, "then she mean;- going out to him. ?o that's your game, is it, my little white cat? Ah! we must see if We can't make a change in that program." As he sat there muttering over the letter an old gentleman, who was peacefully slumbering over the Mora I ing Post, started violently and began to make proline apologias. "Beg your pardon. I'm sure afraid I was nodding over the paper ten thousand pardons, and why, it's Aylmer! Bless my soul, Aylmer. are you in town? How do you do?" "Yes. I am in town I'm quite well, thank you, and I don't want the paper because I'm reading letters of great importance," said Lord Aylmer, rudely and pointedly, and with an utter absence of the delightful fatherly manner which he found so effectual at times. "Oh! really. Deuced unpleasant letters, too, I should think." said the old gentleman, who was a much more important personage than Lord Aylmer, and did not care a snap of his finger for him. He got up from the chair where he had been sitting, and waddled off to a somewhat easier one in the big bowwindow, where he sat down, and began diligently studying the paper, only presently to go fast asleep again with the paper defiantly clasped in his arms. Lord Aylmer went on studying Dick's letter, feeling better for the small passage of words, much as one often fee's when a thunder-torm has cleared the atmosphere on u. hot summer's day. "All the same." the letter continued, "I have got most comfortable Quarten here, and I have seen a Jolly little house about a mile from the town where I think you will be as happy as possible. I am looking out for a first-rateVayah for you. but really it will be the easiest if you get an ayah for the child in town there are always some who have taken children over and want their return passage. You see. my darling. I have not been idle about you. nor forgotten to make the best of my opportunities in gathering information which may make you more commonable, though I think sometimes that people must wonder why I want to know about ayahs aM nurses." (To be Continued.) WHERE TOMORROW BECINS. I'olnt In the Pacta Where Traveler Lose One Da'. Out in the Pacific ocean, somewhtrt about midway between San Francisco and Yokohama, is a place where tomorrow is born and the traveler bkips from yesterday to to-morrow without being able to get a grip on to-day. One day is absolutely stolen out of his life, for if it be Tuesday on one side of the line, it is either Thursday or Tuesday is repeated on the other. No matted which direction the ship may be sailing, the passenger is shy one whole day when he gets to that point. The weekly calendar operates from different sides of the sea, and the result is this conflict. In crossing the Atlantic from London to New York the passenger gains slightly over half an hour a day. From New York to Chicago he adds another hour to the three or four crossing the ocean, another in reaching Denver, and still another on reaching San Francisco. The latter city reckons time eight hours later than London, and the better portion of a day later than Shanghai or Yokohama. In crossing the Pacific the trav eler comes to the time when he cati hes up with the procession and drops a whole day out of his life as easily aa he glides through the water, driven hy the ship's powerful screws. This line of demarkation is not a perpendicular one from north to south. The islands in the Pacific take their time reckonings from the continent with which they do the bulk of their trading. This causes the line to zigzag down the ocean in a very ragged manner. It might happen that the boat would strike an island which clings to San Francisco time, the vessel having already skipped a day. In such a case it would be Monday on shore and Tuesday aboard ship. These features illustrate the ease with whic h the days ge tangled up in the Pacific. A Lingual Tangle. Farmer Horn Peak" While I was at the village this afternoon I heard a drummer in Hopper's store say he had just read that Hi Ching I.ang-h'm that don't sound right; Hang Ling Chi no; Lang Chung Hi er-h'ni! lemme see! It's Hang-no; Chi Lung Hang oh, pshaw! Ching no, Long " Mrs. Hoinbeak "Mercy on us, Esiy! What in time are you tryin' to git off" Farmer Hornbeak "Why, I was jest goin' to say that Hing Lung Chi oh. drat it! Chang, Iang, Hang, Jang. Dang; or, whatever it is" Mrs. Hornbeak "Great day. Ezry! What nonsense are you tryin' to recite? You talk like a dinner-bell!" Farmer Hornbeak "I guess I do, for a fact. I was tryin' to say the name of that great Japanese or Chinese statesman." Mrs. Hornbeak "Oh! you mean U Hung Chrtng. Well, what about him?" Farmer Uurrbeak duuno." -Judge.

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S. R. CALLAWAY OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL. Trained fr.im Boyhood an a Railroad lan Came to the l'nite! -t.u- with Hie Influx of Foreign Capital in 1874 A Very Capable Man. AMUEL Rogers Callaway, who on April 12 succeeded C'hauncey M. Depear in the onVe of president of the N w York Central & Hudson River railroad, is one of the most active and most popular of railroad men in America. Me has been in the business tif rail road ing since IMS, when he was a lad of twelve. He was then a Canadian boy starting out on his career aid he wisely chose the great Industry of railroading for his life work. He began as an office boy with the Grand Trunk railway, and he has won his way steadily from that lowly place to be the chief of a great system. Like all successful railroad men. his advancement has been achieved by pure merit, large capacity for work and unflagging attention to his duties. His first pay was $8.33 per month. Step by step he climbed t& ladder until in ISCfc he was appointed chief clerk to '.he superintendent of the Great 'Western railway. After two years of service in that position he became private secretary to the general manager of the same road. In 1874. about the time the English capital purchased most of the American railways, Mr. Callaway left Canada to assume the superintendent y of the Detroit & Milwaukee road, and in 1ST8 he was made general manager of the Chicago & Grand Trunk, and at the same time was elected president of the Chicago z Western Indiana road. Aaotoer promotion came to Mr. Callaway in 1884. when he was made the second vicepresident and general manager of the

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Union Pacific system. At the end of three years he was elected president of the Toledo. St. Louis & Kansas City road, then president of the '"Nic kel Plate'' line and lastly president of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. He is, as may be gathered from his record, I thoroughly efficient railroad offh er and Knows the intricacies of the business in every department. It is needless to add that Mr. Callaway will be the head man in the active work of the great Yanderoilt system of railroads. War Caused Uy Tiie haiiiir of a King. The war w hu h was c aused by the shaving of a king was that between Iouis VII. of Fiance and Henry Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou, afterwards Henry II. of England. The Archbishop of Rouen decreed that no one fhould wear long hair upon their heads or China under the penalty of being excluded from t he church all their lives, and not being prayed for after death. Lonic VI I. thought it a matter of conscience to submit to the archbishop's decree His wife. Eleanor of Aquitaine, .rallied him upon his appearance, and charact rised her husband "as a monk rather than a monarch." The misunderstanding on the subject increased, and In consequence the marriage was dissolved in llf2. Before six weeks had elapsed the queen bestowed her hand upon Henry. Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou. and Ixjuis had the mortification of seeing the broad domains he had just lost pass into the hands of a rival and hostile family. Almost immediately after the marriage Louis made an attack on Normandy, and from hem e forth for nearly 'AUU ears arose those bloody and devastating wars, in which it is sah1 that upwards of three millions or Frenchmen lost their lives, aw thia becattSC an archbishop was offended with a hairy face, because a king not only shaved his chin but his crown, and because his wife looked upon him as ridiculous in consequence. Necessity may know no law. but it Is useless to appeal from her decree.

CHAMPION WOMAN SHOT. Seven Who Vigorously Assert That Their tfarksinanfebip la L'nexeelled. Several women are claiming the title of c hampion shot, and the question as to who is really entitled to the championship appears to be as much in dcubt as the ordinary sporting and athletic championship. Among the claimants are Mrs. Emma Rock of New York. Mrs. W. P. Shattuck. who was a prominent figure in the shoot in the grand American handicap at Elkwood Park. X. J.; Annie Oakley, the woman star of "Buffalo bill s" show; Mrs. Cornelia Crosby, better known as "Fly Rod;" Miss Tillie Hunt and Mrs. M. F. Linddey. all experts with firearms both in the field and at the traps and targets. The situation is getting slightly mixed, as the women are not all expert in the various branches of the sport. Some are rifle shots, others are expert at killing c lay pigeons and again some, like Mrs. Shattuck and Mrs. Lindsley, have shown that they can shoot at and kill live pigeons. Mrs Rock has more than a hundred medals won at rifle and shotgun contests. She disputes any woman's claim to the championship until her own claim has been disposed of. Any woman target or trap shooter who wishes a match will find Mrs. Rock teady to talk business, she having declared hr willingness to make a match for from $1.000 to $5.000 a side, shooting either rifle or shotgun. Mrs. Rock's claim to the title is disputed by Miss Hunt. Major Richard Hunt says that during the last ten years he has issued challenges on behalf of Miss Hunt to Annie Oakley and all other female rifle shots. Miss Hunt has been willing to shoot a match for from $100 to $5,000 a side. She has also offered to shoot aga'nst Buffalo Bill. Pawnee Bill, Captain Bogardus and Ira Payne, and says she is still willing to shoot against any man or woman in the world for from $100 to $5.000.

HIS FOLLOWING WAS GREAT. A sort of Mongolian messiah was rec ently executed in Tonkin, farther India, an important French possession. According to the belief of the Annamites this new redeemer has risen from the dead and is now their protector in heaven. The name of this latter-day savior is Ky-Dong, and he was born In Annam. south of Tonkin. The good Annamites, however, say that he was not born at all, but that i fell straight from heaven. A French resident was deeply interested in the young heaven-born boy. and he was sent to Algiers to be educated at the Frenc hman's expense. To the surprise of the French the natives fairly worshiped Ky-Dong after he was again among them. The sly young man was the first to take advantage of the superstition of his countrymen, and it was not very long before he had a numerous following, who actually broke out in open revolt against the French authorities and demanded the A MONGOLIAN MESSIAH, coronation of tbeir leader. It was found PCCSnasiy to exec ute a number of ; lie more violent participants nut this only fanned the flame of fanaticism, and ;t was finally determined to apprehend Ky-Dong himself and to decapitate him. It Kb often more beneficial to a man to remind him of something he know! than to tell him something he doesn't know.

SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

MASONIC. PLYMOUTH K I L W I N ING LOD'JE, No, 149, F. and A. M.; meets first and third Friday evemnors of each month. Daniel McDonald, W.M. Tohn Corberly, Sec. PLYMOUTH CHAPTER, No 49, R. A. M.; meets second Friday evening of each month. L. Southworth H. P. J. C.Jilsor., Sec. PLYMOUTH COMMAND'RY, No 26 K. T.; meets second and fourth Thursday of each month D McDonald E. C.; L.TannerRec. PLYMOUTH CHAPTER, No 26, O. E.S.; meets first and third Tuesday- of each month. Mrs Mary L. Thayer Y. M.Mrs. G AspinalL Sec ODD FELLOWS. AMERICUS LODGE, No. 91, meets every Thursday evening at their lodge rooms on Michigan st. Eci Campbell N. G. Chas Shearer Sec KM0HT5 OF PYTHIAS. HYPERION LODGE, No. 117 meets everv Monday night in Castle Hall. Lou Allman C. C. Chas, S, Price K. of R. and S. FORESTERS. PLYMOUTH COURT, No. 499; meets the second and fourth Fri-d-Jv evenings of each month, in K. of P. hall. Elmer Werntz C. R. Daniel Cramer Sec. HYPERION TEMPLE RATHBONE SISTERS, meets first and third Friday of each month Mrs J. G. Davis, Mrs. Rena Armstrong K. 0. T. M. PLYMOUTH TENT, No. 27; meets everv Tuesday evening at K. O. T. M. hall. Dan. Jacobv, Com. Tames Hoffman, Record Keeper. L. O. T. M. WIDE AWAKE HIVE, No. 67; meets every Monday night at K. O. T. M. hall on Michigan street. Mrs. Flora J. Ellis, Commander. Bessie Wilkinson, Record Keeper. HIVE NO. 38; meets every Wednesday evening in K. O T. M. hall. Mrs. Maggie Fogle, Com., Alma E. Lawrence, Record Keeoer. ROYAL ARCANUM. Meets first and third Wednesday evenings of each month in Simon's hall. Moses M. Lauer, Regent. Francis McCrory, Sec. WOODMEN OF THE W0RL D Meets first and third Wednesday evenings of each month in K. of P. hall. C. M. Kasper, C. C. Joe Eich, Clerk Q. A. R. MILES H. TIBBETS POST, G. A. R ; meets every first and third Monday evenings in Simons hall Dwight L. Dickerson Com,. Charlie Wilcox, Adjt. SONS OF VETERANS. Meets every second and fourth Fri day evenings in G. A. R. hall J. A. Shunk, Captain. Cora B. North, ist Lieut. CHURCHES. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Preaching at 10'X a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath school at noon. Junior Endeavor at 4 p. m. Senior Kndeavor at 6 p. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening. Teacher's meeting immediately following. Rev. Thornberry, Pastor. METHODIST, Class meeting every Sunday morning at i:30 o'clock. Preaching at 10:30 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 12 m. Epworth league ai :.to p. ni. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7:00 p, m. L. Smith, pastor. I. W. Wiltfong, class leader I). Frank Redd, Sabbath school superintendent. P RO T EST A N T E PI SC O PAL. St Thomas' church. Re? Wm. Wirt Raymond, rector. Sunday services, 10:30 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Sunday service, at noon. Services Wednesday evenings at 7:30. Communion on holy days at 10 a. m. CHURCH OF GOD Uarro and Water ata. Regular services 10:30 a. m., each Sunday. Third Sunday in each month preaching ty J. L. Wince; fourth Sunday by H. V. Reed. 10:30 Sunday morning and 7:3 ) Sunday evening. Sunday school at 12 o'clock; Kva Railsback Snpt. Prayer meeting , at 7:30 each Thursday exening, UNITED BRETHREN. Sunday 9:30 a. m., class meeting. 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p, m preaching by the pastor 11 :30 a. m., Sunday School. 5:00 p. ni junior Y . P. C. U. meeting. 83OO p. m., Senior V. P. C. V. meeting. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. CATHOLIC CHURCH- Church is held on Sundays as follows: First mass at ; 90 m , second mass at 10 a. m, Vepers at S p. m. Week day mass at 7.4.J. Father Moench pastor. ARE YOU ALIVE To the fact that ftU successful business mea erMin tüMr mcmm to ttn' libstal use 61 printSrf' ISA! Why not proüt by tbelr experience?