Pike County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 51, Petersburg, Pike County, 12 May 1893 — Page 3

AT TWILIGHT. The robins sing in tho gloaming While among the troes the; are roaming. Why should not If The flowers send forth their sweetness Clothed in their soft robes of meekness, Then I descry. The nightingale sings to the twilight! "Soon, oh, soon ’twill be starlight.'* “Yes,” echo 1 The buttercups nod to the grasses, « The clouds float by In white masses, In the gray sky. The green leaves flutter and tromble. Their tiny buds never dissemble. Living on high The mother bird nestles still lower While twilight her mantle throws o'er. Zephyrs pass by. The lnfant Is hushed now in slumbers. The stars appear in great numbers, Angels are nigh. The sun has bowed down to the far west, .All creatures have gone to their night rest Why should not If —May Howes, in Boston Budget

ICopyrighted 1891, by S. S. Morton, and published by special arrangement.] CHAPTER V.—CosTnma This resolution probably was not taken on the loftiest of moral grounds; * but Allan North was not in a position just then to view the case from any elevated moral or ethical standpoint. If he had blamed his brother more severely ho might possibly have been less inclined to shield him; but for some reason he had a distinct feeling ’ that Ollin was more to be pitied than blamed. All his righteous indignation •was visited upon the beautiful woman whom he believed to have been the cause of his brother’s temptation and stumbling. “And now,” he reflected, having definitely determined upon his course, “can I so perfectly assume the character of my brother that not even his intimate friends and daily associates shall suspect the deception? My success thus fat has been very encouraging; the •only thing that staggers me is my utter ignorance of his private affairs here in X-, his social, political and professional connections. Then there is the uncertainty about how, long Noll will remain away. If he should return before I have succeeded in gaining any evidence from Mrs. Maynard, my labor will be wasted. But, by Jove!—No, no, that is a wild supposition! Noll would never do anything so cowardly as to Tun away tvhen he discovered that he was suspected. And yet, his leaving so suddenly «-s he did after receiving that message from Hopkins and Shepherd has a rathe* significant look. I must bear that in mind. Well, 1 shall have to trust largely to fortune, and make the most of the time that I have for developing and accomplishing my purpose. In the meantime, of course, I must not iorget my mission for Hunter and Ketchum. I will write them a line now to report progress—or lack of it— and then give myself up to a careful consideration of this other, still more important matter.” The letter to Hunter and Ketchum was hastily written and sealed; then, as he laid his pen aside. North’s eye fell upon the envelope that Mrs. Maynard had given him. “Ah,” he thought, taking it in his hand, “this is the letter that Noll had urged her to find, as he fancied that it might be of value as evidence. It must have some more or less direct bearing, then, upon this will case. I think I can soon judge of its value;.” He drew from the envelope a sheet of thin blue paper. When he had unfolded it, the old-fashioned chirography of Mrs. Dunkirk met his eye. The ink was paid, and the writing tremulous and illegible. North was obliged to brighten the gas and study the document carefully before he succeeded in deciphering it as follows: “New York. May 22,18—. "Dear Nina: Yours of the 15th Is at hand. I am sorry to hear of your difficulties, but am in no position to advise you. Mr. Maynard used bis own discretion in the matter, and bis right to do so no one can dispute. That you are disappointed is of . course natural; but why you should feel so despondent in regard to your future I cannot understand. You were always overload of money. I have learned from my own experience that it brings to its possessor . great responsibilities, as well as weariness and vexation of spirit, and it is a fruitful source of envying and strife. Beyond a modest competence, such as you will possess, it is not desirable, especially for a woman who has only mercenary lawyers to look out for her interests. Nevertheless, if wealth would bestow upon you any happiness, I should like to gratify you in that respect, vfhile X live I must retain the control of my fortune. After I am gone, what matter to me who has it f I am anxious only to wrong no one in what I do. A few years ago 1 C believed that I had a niece living—my only surviving relative, HamiltooCs daughter—who ought to be my heir. The most diligent search has failed, however, to discover her, and I have at last most reluctantly given up this belief. There is no one who has a greater claim upon -me than yourself. This claim I feel inclined at ■present to recognize. Charitable bequests I do not favor. I have given freely to publio and private charities during my lifetime, and have received but meager thanks. During the five .years that you were with me before your • marriage, you were like a daughter to me. This I have always remembered kindly. “My health is slowly improving with the return of warmer weather. The bleak springtime is an enemy to my constitution. I find Jennera faithful attendant in my declining years. My regards to Mr. Maynard and family. “Yours affectionately. “Jane Dunkirk." CHAPTER VI Mer.—How is the man esteemrsd here in the city t Ang —Of very reverent reputation, sir; Of credit infinite, highly belovod. Second to none that lives here in the city. —Comedy of Errors. Having folded this letter, replaced it in the envelope and put it carefully in his note book, North had just composed himself for the serious meditation that his circumstances required, when he heard a quick knock at his door. He started to his feet nervously. “Who is that, I wonder?” he asked himself blankly. “Some friend of Noll’s, I presume. Well, there is no help for it; 1 must meet this ordeal sooner or later.1' Crossing the room he unfastened the door and threw It wide open. Instantly Without pause or oere

nonj, a gentleman rushed into the roam. North gave him one keen, comprehensive glance. He was short, slight and nervous, with sharp gray eyes, fierce black mustache, saucy nose and drtermined chin, a wide-awake, busi-ness-like manner and a frank, pleasant smile. All this North noted in his first glance; and the burden of his unuttered thought wsis: “Who is he? Who is he?” ‘tWell, well! I say now. North,” were the first words of the visitor, spoken in a sharp, slightly-nasal voice, as he placed his hand impulsively on North’s arm, “what on earth do you mean? Ypu’re a mighty cool fellow, seems to me!” , “Come, my dear friend,” interposed North, with suave self-possession, “not too fast, if you please. Sit down—let me give you this lounging chair—and wo will talk matters over. I trust that 1 shall be able to give a satisfactory account of myself, as to motives, and that you will be lenient toward my delinquencies as to actions.” “When did you get back?” inquired the gentleman, as, disposing himself comfortably in the offered chair, he elevated his feet to a convenient altitude and looked sharply at North. “Why, let me see! I reached Xabout noon, I think. Yes, I recollect, now; it was twelve o’clock.” North indolently twirled his drooping mustache as he spoke, dhd his whole manner was the perfection of nonchalance. No one observing him would have suspected that he was waiting il --.

__- ^ > “WfiKN DID YOU 6ET BACK?” with bated breath to see what tarn the conversation would take. “Cone back to stay?” “Indefinitely. I may leave at any time. I am scarcely in a position to determine that question for myself. It is optional wfeh business interests, you know.” ™ “Yes, I know. You mentioned some complications to me yesterday. Found out anything1 new about them?” “Nothing of importance.” “Changed your plans pretty suddenly, didn't you, North?” <_ “Well, yes, my plans have undergone a rather important alteration since morning. But as I said before I do not .know how soon the aspect of affairs may again change, and I be called away from X-, consequently”—North smiled radiantly as this inspiration came to him—“to all intents and purposes I am still absent. Do you understand me?” He spoke these words with a certain significance in his tones and not a little anxiety as to hotv they would be received. He looked keenly at his visitor. The latter in his turn looked keenly at North. In an instant a quick flash of intelligence passed between them. “I see, I see!” commented his ufifitor, with two or three sharp little jerks of his head to emphasize the fact; “In other words we are to govern ourselves and our actions precisely as we would if you were a thousand miles away. That was what puzzled Clipper and me. You see, while you were away we knew just what to do, because you had put everything right into our hands; and, as we’re not the fellows to let the grass grow under our feet, we had already mapped out our campaign for the remaining two weeks, and had taken a few preliminary steps. Then all at once we heard this afternoon that you had returned, and without notifying us—” “That was not an intentional neglect, I assure you, my dear fellow,” interposed North, apologetically. “No, I suppose not. It’s all right, now, of course, only at first we didn’t know what to think of it; and so finally I decided that I’d come up here and see you, and find out what you did mean. Hope I’m not interrupting you, North?” he added, as his sharp eyes rested upon the writing material on the table. “Not in the least,” returned North, 'hospitably. “I have been writing a letter, which I was anxious should leave to-night.” “Time it was in the office, then, if you want it to catch the evening mail,” remarked the other. “Going down? I’ll go with you, if you don’t object.” “Come on, then,” said North, starting up; and he added to himself, as he got his hat and gloves: „ “Object? Not I! On the contrary, the great advantage of being accompanied by some one who knows thq,exact location of my objective point presents itself at once and forcibly to my mind. I shall endeavor, in the course of our conversation, to discover—though I half suspect already—in what relation to Noll this gentleman and Mr. Clipper stand.” f “Everybody’s off to club, or the political meetings to-night,” remarked North’s companion as, going down the deserted hotel steps, they started leisurely up the street. “I hear there is to be a big Wymer meeting this evening—sort of a grand rally round a forlorn hope! Know anything about it, North?” “No, 1 had not heard of it at all,” rejoined North; adding mentally, with a slight shrug of his shoulders; “I have had quite enough of ‘Wymer meetings,’ myself! 1 don’t ask for a repetition of the experience.” “He’s a regular fool, now, Wymer lb” pursued the other, thereby proving

himself to he a violent partisan of the North faction. “What chance has he? A fellow with no brains at all, and no influence to speak of. Simply a thirdrate criminal lawyer, for whom no one has an atom of respect. Why, you’re a thousand times as popular, and, what’s more, you have shown your superior ability as a lawyer. Wymer’s chances may be represented by a cipher. No one wants a blockhead for city attorney. Too many of them in office already.” “Waiving all personal interest in the matter,” remarked North, airily, “and speaking precisely as I might if I were not myself a candidate”—it certainly required no severe exercise of the imaginative faculty for him to take this dispassionate view of the matter— “I must say that I do not consider young Wymer a very hopeful specimen of political timber; and since he has been put into this contest, I am glad that it is with the indorsement of no more influential a party than the one he represents.” “Only chancefor him,” was the dry rejoinder. “Get a set of unprincipled demagogues to nominate him and a big enough , set of ignoramuses (and the world is full of ’em!) to vote for him and he's elected, but not otherwise. You’ll catch a weasel asleep when you see me letting my party come out sec-ond-best in any of our municipal elections! Not if I have to work day and night. Neither Clipper nor I will keep our coats on, I assure you, when there’s so much work to be done.” North made some appreciative response to these words, while mentally commenting: “Just as I surmised—he and Clipper are electioneering in Noll’s interests, and now they have the whole affair in their‘hands, just as Noll left it when he went away. In the meantime I shall exist in quietness and peace, unruffled by any political excitements that may prevail, representing, in fact, the model politician who is in the hands of his friends, and who calmly awaits the verdict of the people; who will, pro bono publico, accept the honors of office when they are thrust upon him, but in the meantime is neither actively exerting himself to secure his own election, nor apparently ‘taking on’about it. Very good. I see more clearly how the position, politically speaking, that 1 am to occupy. But—the very thought appalls me!—what£f Noll should write to them to inquire how matters are progressing? That would place me in a most embarrassing posit ion! However, this is borrowing trouble. Letter-writing never used to be my brother Noll’s besetting sin, and it is to be hoped that his absorbing business complications, together with his sublime faith in these electioneering friends of his will prevent him from committing so absurd a blunder as that.” While he was struggling with these reflections North had been half-listening to his companion’s conversation, and had absently responded to many hasty but cordial greetings from persons whom they met. He did not recognize among the latter anyone that he had seen before until, on turning a corner abruptly, they came face to face with the gentleman with the eye-glasses, who made too disagreeable an impression on North’s mind to be easily forgotten. North gave a very cool response to this gentleman’s growl of salutation and was intending to pass on immediately; but his companion halted with the brusque greeting: “Hello, Wee! Any news afloat?” “Concerning what?” inquired that gentleman in slightly non-committal tones, with a defiant “you-don’t-get-anything-out-of-me!” air. as he paused grudgingly and only half turned toward his interlocutor. “Oh‘, things in general—politics, for instance. What are they doing up at that Wymer meeting?” “How should I know? Haven’t been there. You’d better go yourself, Warner, if you’re so pushed to find out!” And with this gracious response, accompanied by a surly little laugh, he was turning on his heel to pursue his way, when he abruptly checked himssm A

utOiLU. vtJhi; aai ai.no ax i r sell, and facing around squarely for the first time he continued, addressing North: j “^y the way, North, old Archer was around this afternoon, and not finding you there, he tackled me. Very anxious to see you.” ‘iOld Archer? What did he want of me. Wee?” inquired North at random, airing his newly-acquired information, i e., the gentleman’s name—or, more properly, nickname. “Want of you? Quite a mystery!” retorted Wee with a sarcastic laugh. “He swore up and down that he wouldn’t be put off any longer, and said that if you don’t move in the matter yourself he’ll soon find some way to fetch you. I believe I am quoting the gentleman literally.” “Swore up and down, did he? Well, he will find that he will gain very little by that,” said North, assuming an expression of stoical defiance which would probably have caused Mr. Archer to renew his profanity, could he have seen it. Like the aesthetic dragoons, North was not at all sure that he was doing this correctly, but it was the safest venture that his ingenuity could suggest. Wee lifted his eyebrows with a uro

poking sir of surprise; while Warner preserved a discreet and sympathetic silence as he glanced from one to the other of the two gentlemen, either of whom was head and shoulders above him in height. ‘■Keally, North, you’re a little cantankerous this evening,” drawled Wee, with his exasperating laugh. “For my part, I think old Archer has been very patient; and, bless your heart, vou can’t expect a man to wait forever! I can’t defend you, North, indeed I can’tl You’re an unpardonably careless fellow in money matters." “Ollin’s old failing; it sticks to him, I see,” commented North, mentally, with an involuntary smile; though why he should smile at that reflection he could scarcely have explained. “It’s no laughing matter now, North, let me tell you,” continued Wee, sharps ly, as he perceived North’s expression. “A man can’t afford to run his eredit down through sheer carelessness. You’d better set to work to redeem yours; now, right along, you know, while you’ve got some to redeem!” With this disinterested advice and another characteristic laugh, Wee turned away for the last time and vanished quickly around the comer. Indignation and amazement kept North silent for several moments, aa WaYner and he pursued their way together. “Really,” he thought, “who is that ! fellow that he should feel privileged to speak thus to Noll! His manner is quite insufferable! We shall have a little score to settle between ourselves some day, if he is not more careful.” “Hold on, North, where are you going? Here’s the post office,” said Warner at this point, interrupting himself in the midst of a sentence and North in his reflections. “Got your letter there? Better hurry. Mail closes in precisely ten minutes,” he added with a hasty glance at Kis watch. “There is time enough, my dear Warner,’’ returned North, begligently, as he drew the letter from his pocket. “Don’t you know, I never hurry”—he • glanced critically at the superscription —“when I can possibly avoid it”—he turned the letter over and inspected the seal—“and, generally speaking, I consider ten minutes ample time for mailing a letter.” He dropped it carelessly into the box with these last words. Once more on the street, they halted by common consent to light their cigars. “Anywhere else in view this evening?” inquired Warner, briefly, between vigorous puffs at his cigar, which exhibited an exasperating inclination to go out, notwithstanding his effort* to prevent that catastrophe. “No,” returned North as briefly, as he waved his fragrant Havana with its pale wreath of smoke and tiny spark of tire with an air of slight triumph, and proffered the still burning taper. “Have a light, Warner? Oh. I see you’ve made it go at last. Well, then, suppose we saunter back to the Clement house. Unless you have some other engagement—” “Oh, not at all! Nothing in the world to do.” “The truth is,” resumed North, after a meditative puff or two, as they started slowly on, “I’m not in the mood for anything to-night — club, politics or society. Confound business! Attend to it, faithfully and it makes a slave of you; neglect it, and it’s an avenging Nemesis, forever at your heels!” [TO BE CONTINUED.]

MAN PREDOMINATES. In Uncle Sam’s Domain There Are Mere Males Than Females. The population of this country is pretty well divided between the two sexes, although according to a bulletin just issued from the census office there are about 1,500,000 more males than females in the 62,500.000' of population. In the New England and middle states there are 45,000 more females than males. In the south middle section, including the district, the females outnumber the males by some 90,000. While in the northern central section or the country as far west as Nebraska, the males are in the majority by over 800,000. In the south central portion this excess reaches only about 200,000. In the western section of the country the predominance of the males is shown by a majority of over 500,000, says an exchange. In the District Of Columbia the males number only 109,584, while the females number 120,808; 51.21 per cent, of the total population returned in 1S90 are males and 48.79 per cent, are females. In 1880 the males represented 50.88 per cent., and the females 49.13 per cent. The percentages of males and females in 1870 were about the same as those just stated for 1880, or 50.56 per cent, for males and 49.44 per cent, for females, while in 1860 they were very similar to those given for 1890, or 51.16 per cent, for males and 48.84 per cent, for females. The excess of males over females in 1890 is 1,513,510 as against an excess in 18S0 of 881,857. In 1870 the males only exceeded the females by 428,759, whereas in 1860 there were 727,087 more males than females. In 1850 the males exceeded the females by 483,444. The very large excess of males in 1890 is readily accounted for by the greatly increased number of immigrants who have come to this country since 1880, over three-fifths of the entire number of immigrants being males. The Most Gigantic Beast. Few ever stop “in their mad rush for gain,” as Bill Nye would say, to consider the immense size of the great Greenland whale (Balena Mysticetus). Nillson says that “average-sized specimens of it will weigh over a hundred tons!” Think of it, 220,000 pounds of flesh, bones and musele! At that rate the gigantic creature would outweigh upward of 100 of the largest elephant; that ever roamed the African or Asiai forests. If killed and sliced into chunk of500 or 1,000 pounds each his careas! would load a freight train of elevei cars to its fullest capacity. The whale bone in such a creature would weigl more than three of our largest Normal horses and the oil would fill 150 kerc sane barrels.

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