Pike County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 50, Petersburg, Pike County, 5 May 1893 — Page 3

A HARVEST ROSARY. Qasen George of ay kingdom came in from the fields, Where the w&eat stood In shocks, like s Tillage of tents. Her hands were thick stamped with berr^-stain seals. While her calico apron was hanging in rents. The kinks were all out of her wonderful bangs, And a thick little braid down her back meekly hangs. In one hand she carries some red clover blows. Sweet as summer-made honey fresh cut from the hive; And the other hand held—what it would not disclose— A secret whose import I could not contrive. For under her apron quite hiding the best, Lay one dear little hand, like a bird in a nest. Then close in the arms that wait ever for her. She steals with her blossoms and secret so deep. And I wait long to guess what the sweet meanings are ** Of the kisses she scatters so thick on my nose. And the red clover blossoms held under my cheek. And the hand 'neath the apron she will not disclose. Tnen she said, while the kisses yet fell on my face; •The posies for you and the berries for me. ** Then out from the folds of her pink hiding-place She held up the secret I waited to see. *Twas a raspberry string, with a grass fora thread. New picked from the bushes all purple and red. 4*Now count them for me as you did once before.” ~ j So I took up her treasures^for so I must needs— And I told to mv darling my heart’s tender love. As a monk, to his cloister might tell off his beads. This is the love teat I bear you, my heart; And this is the hope that we never may part; And this is a v.-ish tha^t-ach cunning curl May never grow less on the head of my girl: And this, should they ever grow silvery white. That they always b<? beautiful just as to-night; And this is a hope that s our loving glad eyes. May always be blue as the summery skies; And this, should time steal their brightness’; They may always look beautiful, just as to-day; And this, that forever the dimples and red Of your cheeks may be spared from bitter tears shed; And this, should the roses and dimples depart. They may glow with a beauty that comes from the heart: S And this, that your hands* that I now hold so tight May grow helpful and loving and strong to dof right: And this is a song with a sweet flowing tune That your life be as bright as a clear day in June; And this is a prayer that the steps of my love May be guided and watched by the Father above; And this is amen, for the beads arc all told, My picture of silver, and apple ef gold —B. ,MtfMunus, in Interior.

[Copyrighted, Util, by S. S. Morton, ar.d published by special arrangement. 1 #- - CHAPTER IV. —Cot.'TI SUE a Even in the midst of his annoyance North found time to make a mental note of the new fact that W'ymor’s words had elicited. “So I am the opposing’ candidate for city attorney,” he said to himself, accepting with a half-satirical surprise the honor that was thus thrust upon him. “Actually dabbling in local politics; I never supposed that I could descend to that!” ' Mr. YYymer’s brief enthusiasm passing off, he relapsed again into a state of harmless and peaceful imbecility; and North thought that his moment of escape had come. But in this he was cruelly disappointed. No sooner had he turned away than Wymer started up again, exclaiming with all the enthusiasm of a new inspiration: “I shay. North, hold on; jush lemme speak t’ you!” “Speak to me, then, and have done with itfteried North, desperately. .“North—you’re drunk!” asserted Mr. Wymer. with startling emphasis, as he steadied himself against the lamp-post and blinked sternly at North. “You’re drunk, sir, drunk. D’ye hear? You’ll never do for city ’torney; oh, no! Take ’m home, boys,” he added, waving his hand unsteadily toward several gentlemen who had congregated oh the eor ner. “He feels sick, now. North does. Told ’im er truth.' Don’t like to have er truth -told ’im. Take him home, I shay. Disown mother wouldn’t know him now; he’s drunk!” Upon this appeal one of the gentlemen stepped forward quickly and took North's arm, with the words: “I think you’d better let me take you home. North. Mr. W’ymer will feel better satisfied if you do. Come on. old fellow,” he added, drawing North aside and speaking confidentially, “it’s the shortest way to get rid of V.'ymer. lie’s just in a condition to be troublesome. If you can escape from him in this way, you’d better do it.” North assented and started slowly down the street with his arm linked in that of his friendly companion; but he was not destined yet to escape. W’ymer gazed tfter them for a moment in a slightly bewildered way, then suddenly started to follow them at a creditable pace; creditable only in point of speed, for he described all sorts of variatfons from the straight line of direction in his hurried coursfe, while his voice was still heard above every other sound in the strect“’Sawful shad!” he exclaimed, very nearly upsetting himself in his;. vehement efforts to extract a silk handkerchief from his pocket* with the obvious intention of assuaging imaginary tears of grief, “Young man er North’s talh en’s throwin’ shelf away like thish! Tur’ble warnin’, young men. Drink did it. D’ye hear? Steady thcro, now, steady! Hooray! Hero we go!” Mr. W’ymer’s mood became slightly hilarious at this point, and, catching his hat in his hand, he swung it gleefully around his head, while he continued to cheer uproariously. This was lieyond endurance. Halting sharply, North had just turned to signal a policeman half a square distant, who, with that disinclination fto active duty that seemed to pervade the whole local force, had been witnessing this scene without any thought, so

pareutly, beyond his own idle amusement, when two young men, passing on the opposite side <-f the street, caught sight of Wymer, 'divined the state of affairs, and came hurrying up to interfere. They took forcible possession of Mr. Wymer, notwithstanding his manful resistence, and by their united powers of command and persuasion succeeded in leading him away. North and his new friend watched the interesting trio until they turned a corner and disappeared, then they continued their own walk down the street. “Mr. Wymer’s friend’s were evidently disconcerted on finding that he was making such a spectacle of himself,” remarked North, as he recalled the glances of chagrin that the young men had exchanged. “Why, yes; they see that he is ruining his chances for election. Every one in X-'.mows that Jack Wymer is

swu:;a it gleefulev around u:s head. a dissipated fellow, but this is the first time for weeks that he has been seen on the streets 'elevated' in the daytime. They have kept a close watch over him during the canvass; must have relaxed their vigilance a little te-day. Oh, they're a hard lot, that whole 'Labor Part;,’,’ as they call themselves—a hard lot!*’ added North’s companion, shaking his" head dubiously. ‘‘Of course, old Wymer's money is the backbone of the concern: everyone knows that he got up this movement just to foist his promising son into office. Couldn’t run on any regular ticket, yon see. Workingman's friends, indeed! Why, the party leaders are nothing in the world but a set of worthless demagogues without a thimbleful of brains among them: and as to all their fine talk about being the poor man’s friends and looking out for the interests of labor versus capital, it's just so much trash and t waddle! I can’t see that the movement is making any headway at all: can you?” “Well, it is difficult to judge,” returned North, with the wise non-com-mittal air eminently becoming his ignorance on the subject. “These things often turn out in a very unexpected way, you know. In fact, it may be said preeminently of politics, ‘that it is always the unexpected that happens.’ We never can.fell, nntil the decisive day comes, with what skill our opponents have bc^n massing their forces.” “As to that.” returned the other, with a laugh, “Wymer's party haven't any forces to mass. Oh, of course they make some show; but with the better elements of the other parties consolidated in this independent ticket, and drawn up in a sort of invincible phalanx against them, they ought to know that this municipal fight will prove their Waterloo. Still, old Wymer’s money has done a good many queer things, if all reports are true; and it may possibly get Jack into office.” A sudden turn right here brought them in sight of the Clement house, greatly to North's satisfaction. Parting from his friendly companion at the steps of the hotel, North went up to his room, whence, a few moments later, he was summoned to the dining-room by the harsh music of the gong. V CHAPTER V. PoL—Hath there been such a time (I’d fain know thatt. That I have positively said: “ ’Tis so," When it proved otherwise? —Hamlet. Hucic—Seal up your lips and give no word but —mum! This business asketh silent secresy! * — Iling Henry VL Immediately after dinner North returned to his room with the intention of writing to his New York colleagues, notifying them of tis arrival in X-, and giving them the benefit of his opinion as to the probability of his discovering Dennis O’Ecilly himself, to say nothing of his supposed clews. Seated at the writing table, deliberating gravely before commencing the letter, he drew his ■ cigar case from his pocket, thinking that he might find inspiration in a fragrant Havana, and with it came the envelope that he had received from Mrs. Maynard’s hand. The sight of it struck disagreeably upon him. 15y this time his better judgment, having secured a tardy hearing, was severely condemning the reckless spirit that had led him to call on Mrs. Maynard, and he had the good grace to be heartily ashamed of himself for that exploit. How he should make amends for it wasa question difficult enough under any circumstances, but complicated to the extreme of awkwardness by his possession of that letter-a letter which Mrs. Meynard had evidently designed for the perusal of a trusted and confidential friend^ not of a total stranger. With a growing sense of his own em barrassing1 position. North laid the envelope as far as possible from him on the desk; and, as he did so.his glance fell idly upon one of the books that were ranged beneath the pigeon holes. In his first hurried examination of the room he had glanced through several of the books without finding anything that would identify the owner; but he had overlooked this volume, which, as his eye now rested upon it, seemed to wear a strangely familiar look. ' Uc drew it from its place and looked at the title; it was a copy of Don Quixote, in the original. With growing excite

ment he turned to the fly leal There, above a date that carried him back ht memory several years to his college days at Harvard, he saw written by his own hand the words, “Ollin, from Allan,” while underneath, in the doggerel in which undergraduates delight, were scrawled a few stanzas, the authorship of which a remorseless memory immediately fastened upon him. The book dropped from ^jis hands in his agitation at this discovery. In tones of incredulous amazement he exclaimed: “At last the mystery is solved! By | Jove! So my first suspicion was correct, after all, Ollin, not Allan; the similarity in sound deceived me; it was Ollin North that he said”—his thoughts suddenly reverting to the gentleman with the eye-glasses. “Actually Noll, my own twin-brother! No wonder they can’t tell us apart! Well, I am astonished! I should as soon have expected to run against the man in the moon, or any other person of doubtful existence, as to find Noll here. Why didn’t he let me know where he was? I hope he doesn't lay any of Uncle Dick’s sins at my door! What if the old gentleman was always holding me up as a model for Noll to imitate, ever since we were in knickerbockers, and calling me his favorite nephew and all that rubbish; why, bless his heart, Noll knew well enough how I felt toward him, and I don’t believe there was ever the faintest 1 shade of jealousy or even so much as a passing cloud between us up to the very day we parted so suddenly! Let me sec, now, how long ago was that? We were iust out of college, Noll and I, and were reading law with Judge Carroll, and that was six years ago. Six years! What a genius Noll had for spending money! Now I always had enough with my regular allowance, and managed to make the ends meet very creditably, though Uncle Dick Wasn’t exactly princely in his generosity in this respect: whereas Noll, without one single vice, or even an actual extravagance that you could lay your finger on, was : always and forever in debt. It used to be a perfect mystery to me how he contrived to spend so much money; it seemed to melt away like ice as soon as it got into his hands, and that made Uncle Dick , wrathv, so that finally he cut off Noll’s allowance altogether, and swore he would disinherit the young spendthrift, and actually did forbid him the house; and poor Noll, too proud and angry to bid even me good-by, drifted off to Europe to live by his wits. Dear old fellow! He had a better capital to depend on than most of the fellows have who are obliged to resort to that invisible means of support. And now he has drifted back to the United States and is living here in X-, fully established in hiy profession and actually running for a municipal office. It really wasn’t fair for him to throw me over in this unceremonious way. By Jove! I’ll tell him what I think of this unbrother ly conduct when I see him again. And I can tell Kim something else that will interest him quite as much, perhaps — that there hasn’t been a day in the last six years when Uncle Dick wouldn’t have given his right h3nd to make up his quarrel with Noll and receive him back into full favor again, if only Noll would make the first advances, llow I should like to see the dear old fellow again! This Cervantes brings him up so vividly, to think that he should still keep it about him! I? must be for the sake of okl associations. That is so like Noll!” ■\Yhile- these thoughts were passing through his mind North had taken up the book again, ami he was now slowly turning the pages, pausing occasionally to read some marked passage or marginal note scrawled in pencil. As he did so a folded paper fluttered from between the leaves and fell to the floor. North picked up the paper and

THE BOOK DROPPED FROM HIS HARDS. unfolded it. It was a telegram addressed to Ollin North, lief ore he was conscious of what he was doing Allan North had read these words: “Will proves to be a forgery. Who Is responsible for this? We loot to yourself and Mrs. Maynard tor explanations. Search for Mrs. Dunkirk's niece vail be prosecuted. Also an Investigation of thik forgery. Let us tear frc-in you at once. Oopkixs & SHtpmtr.n.” It would be impossible to give any adequate description of North's state of mind as he read this message, while its startling significance slowly penetrated through the first dazed wonder that it created. l>v degrees a clear and definite idea shaped itself dn his mind. “IVell!" he exclaimed aloud, “if this isn’t the most remarkable coincidence I ever heard of! And it plunges mo deeper than ever into embarrassments. Mrs. Maynard—surely that is the name; why did it not occur to me at once? Mrs. Maynard, represented in court by Hopkins and Shepherdj of New York, is the claimant in the Dunkirk will case, in which my partners; Hunter and Ivetehum, appear as executors and solicitors of the estate, I, who have previously had no connection with the ease. Come here to X-as the representative of Hunter and Ketehum, to investigate a clew which they hope may lead to the discovery of Annie Dupont, the sole heir at law; and behold, 1 am mistaken by the claimant for her own lawyer! Could such a combination of

I circumstances vccur more than once ir a hundred years?” T Once more he took np the telegram and read it. In his first hasty perusal he had overlooked one point which a second and more careful reading now brought out with startling prominence. “ 'We look to yourself and Mrs. Maynard’ ”—he read the sentence aloud in a puzzled way—“ ‘for explanations.’ What does this mean? Can it be possible that they suspect— Good heavens! It all flashes upon me now! Why was I so blind as not to see it before?” Dashing the telegram down on the desk, he rose to his feet with his face grown suddenly white, and commenced to pace rapidly to and fro. Mrs. Maynard, the claimant. Ollin North, her confidential legal adviser. What had been his own previous suspicion concerning these two? Only too well did he remember it now; and he saw it plainly reflected in that message oi Hopkins & Shepherd. In a swift rush of thought Allan North reviewed all the incidents of the case that had first led to his suspicion; he took up; one by i one the various links which,'‘though slight and insignificant in themselves, yet when skillfully united formed a i complete chain of damaging evidence; | and by the time this swift review was ; finished he had surrendered most reluctantly to the belief that seemed to be irresistibly forced upon him. “Can it be possible,” he asked himself, still in a maze of bewildered thought, of unwilling conviction, “that Noll has so far forgotten his personal and professional honor as to descend to such a deed as this? There is only one L hypothesis upon which I can explain it ! at all. He must have been mad—infatuated! A "beautiful face has lured many a man to his ruin, and Noll has doubtless been the victim of the artful wiles that were practiced upon me today. So be it! Fate has most strangej ly put it within my power to visit a I just retribution upon her, and I will j exercise that power wit hoe t mercy. I | will deliberately, keep up *ne deception | in which I have thus far acquiesced for | my own idle amusement, and in the asi sumed character of my brother asceri -tain how far Mrs. Maynard has knowledge and complicity in this forgery. And if I find that she is responsible for the wretched conspiracy, let her beware!” There was a pitiless anger in North's heart as he spoke these words iu audible soliloquy, and a pitiless expression on his stern, set fr.ee. He did not for one moment question the correctness of his suspicions, the justice of his conclusions; ho felt an inward conviction of their truth which was to his mind “confirmation strong as proofs of holy writ. ” The thought of the crime to which ho believed that his brother had been lured, the exposure and disgrace that threatened him, the stigma that would thenceforth rest upon the family name, was maddening to him. And thus his resolution was formed; he would take advantage of the peculiar | circumstances In which an exceptional j turn of fortune had placed him. to learn I the whole truth concerning the forgery, j and if possible divert public suspicion ; and discovery from his brother, for the \ sake of the innocent ones who would j suffer if his crime became known. [to be eoxTixuro. | MARRIED THE OTHER FELLOW, j A Matrimonial Advertisement tVliich Did Nat Kesuit as Intended. An advertisement appeared in the London Advertiser a short time ago from a man residing at Tembv Day, near Ibbotson, in which he spokfe of kis desire to secure a Christian woman as a wife. Among those who read the advertisement was a widow residing at i Perth, mother of two children, who answered it. The gentleman wrote a reply, in which he described his house and worldly goods and explained that he desired some one to take charge of his household. The widow, after some correspondence, purchased a ticket to go to her prospective husband. She did not find things quite as she expected. The household consisted of the father and nine children, the youngest of whom wsfcs seven years of age. The children's mother had died insane, and ! the charming widow was loath to eomi plete the transaction which she had be- ! gun so bravely. She was stopping at Hilton, and the widower went thither to interview her, hut the lady would not be seen at all. This would be a sad ending were it not that another chapter yet remains to bo told. A young man of Temby Day heard of the lady being there, and that she had two little children, five and eight years old. II e had a nice little talk with her Sunday, proposed a marriage with her Monday, was accepted, and the wedding took place Tuesday. The widow say's she has not made a mistake, even if it was a hasty action, for the young man in question is sober, respected and industrious. At last accounts Mr. Ibbotson was on his way to Druee mines to meet another lady who had taken preliminary steps toward matrimony in response to the ffdvcri tisement. I -:

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