Pike County Democrat, Volume 24, Number 12, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 August 1893 — Page 3

IJTTUE MISTRESS SANS-MEHOI. Little Mistress Sans-Merci ' Trotietn w ofd-wide. fancy free*. Trottetb cootng to mad fro. And tier cooing la command— Never ruled there yet. I trow. Migbt.er monarch in the land; And ray heart it Ueth where II is trow Sans-Merci doth fare. Little Mistress Sans-Merci— She hath made a slave of met "* 'Jof she blddeth, and 1 go— —‘income'" and 1 am fain to come— Never mercy doth she show, Be she wroth or frolicsome; Yet am 1 content to be Slave to Mistress Sans-Merci! Little Mistress Sans-Merci. She hath grown so dear to me That I count as passing sweet > All the pain her moods impart, And 1 bless the little feet That go trampling on my heart; Ah, how lonely life would be But for little Sans-Merci! • ALittle Mistress Sans-Merci f Cuddle close this night to me. And that heart, which all day long Ruthless thou hast; trod upon, Shall outpour a soothing song For Its best beloved one - All its tenderness for thee. Little Mistress Sans-Merci! —Eugene Field, In Ladies' Rome Journal.

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CHAPTER XVI.—CONTlNUXn. As North entered he perceived a gentleman in a richly embroidered dress-ing-gown, lying at full length in a reclining chair. In his first glance North recognized in this person the irascible invalid whom he had within the past hour encountered on the street. This speedy identification of his assailant affected North somewhat as an earthquake shock might huve done,; hut, concealing his feelings as well as possible, he advanced with the greeting: “Good morning, Maj. Maynard. I believe this is the second time to-day that 1 have had this honor.” A silent, sneering scrutiny was. at first his only answer, and North was beginning to feel seriously annoyed, when at last the major, motioning toward a chair which North declined, began in n mocking way: “Oh, you're not 'preoccupied' now, eh? Yon recognize me, do you, Mr, North? Heavens and earth, sir! It's a wonder that you didn't come in pretending that you had never seen me before. Do you often get drunk. North?” “Never, sir!” returned North indignantly. “Never! Oh, very likely—very likely, indeed! Then I have no explanation of your extraordinary behavior this morning; none whatever. Now, North, I am going to ask you a few plain questions, and I expect you to answer them. Do you hear me, North?” “Certainly, Maj. Maynard,” returned North, with a delicate sarcasm in his emphasis, “I hear you.” For the major's voice had been anything but “soft and low ' “Well,” pursued that gentleman, imperiously, “are you going to answer me?” “That will depend altogether upon the nature of your questions,” said North, locking him steadily in the eye. “It is perhaps unnecessary for me to say that I sha'l use my own discretion, in the matter. '* “Oh, you wiSl, eh? Use your own discretion, sir? Heavens and earth, I’ll, not stand thif-!” roared the major, perfectly furious at North's hauteur. “You'll find, air, that your best discretion will be to treat me with proper respect. Now, I’ve kept myself posted about this eaAe. Oh, you needn’t ask me what case You know perfectly well that I allude *o that forged will. It’s a very mysterious affair. North, very mysterious, and 1 have my own suspicions, about it. No*v I want to know in plain terms, without any cowardly evasions, what share yoh and Mrs. Maynard have had in this business. It looks bad for you. North; don’t deny it, now. Are you mixed up ;n that forgery?” Even eyes less shrewd and unfriendly might have se'-n the gradual whitening of North's fane, though he held every

▲8 KOUTH EXTEKED. muscle in such iron control that its expression did not materially alter. It might have been anger alone that •ent the color from the lips that were compressed like marble for a moment beneath the sweeping dark mustache. “You don’t answer me, North!”, cried the njajor.exultingly,after a brief interval of silenca. “You stand convicted without one word to say for yourself. Oh, I told you so! Heavens and earth, sir, you don’t fool me!” “Did you expect me to answer such an accusation as that?* ’demanded North, haughtily. , “No, I didn’t expect it. North. I though); you would try to evade the charge, and so you did. But it will all come out yet. North, depend upon it; your iniquities will be exposed, sir; And now It appears that you and Mrs. Maynard are putting your he&ds together and trying to find that girl—that Annie Dupont. Isn’t this bo, North**’

“Pardon me, this is Mrs. Maynard's own affair. Whatever she is pleased to communicate to you, Maj. Maynard, you are at liberty to know. You are not at liberty to question me on the subject.” “Answer my question. North!” roared the major, in great wrath. “Are yon doing this, or not?” “I distinctly decline to answer." “And I insist that you shall answer! I have a right to know.” “Then why do you not ask Mrs. Maynard?” * “Because 1 choose to ask you. Don’t interrupt me. North, with your impertinent questions! I disapprove of this whole business, sir—totally disapprove of it, and Mrs. Maynard is well aware of the fact. Yet she disregards my advice and goes directly counter to my express wishes, simply because, forsooth, you counsel such a course! Your conduct is reprehensible, North, reprehensible to the last degree, and I have a right to complain of it. I tell you, North, you and Mrs. Maynard are bent upon robberv—downright, deliberate robbery, sir—and it's time there was a check put upon your proceedings.” “Bobbery?” North repeated the word with calm surprise, while he stood with folded arms, looking steadily and haughtily at the major. “Of whom, mny I ask,, sir?” “Of whom?” retorted the major, angrily. “Of that orphan whose fortune you are trying to steal. Annie Dupont, sir—that’s whom!” “I am happy to assure you, Maj. i /Maynard, that nothing could be further from our intentions than what you suggest. If it should ever be my good for- j tune to discover that young lady 1 ! should do everything in my power to place her in possession of her legal rightsAJt

V/a, JUU tu. * l,«VU Mtl Alt l>ossession of her legal rights, would you?” sneered the major. “That's a likely story! Why are you trying so hard to find her, then, and; keeping so very quiet about it, if you1 intend any good to her? Fair words don't cheat me, North. I know very well that , you've a scheme in your: heads to steal i every dollar of that fortune from her. But I’ll thwart you yet, North—Heavens and earth, I'll thwart yon, if I have to bring disgrace upon the family name to do it!” “Are you insane, Maj. Maynard?" cried North, white with the indignation that he could no longer control. “Your malice explains your bringing this preposterous accusation against me; but one would think that the very commonest instinct of chivalry would forbid you speaking thus of your wife!” For one moment the major was silenced; catching his breath quickly he j looked up at North, with a dazed won- i dor that presently gave place to boister- ! ous and contemptuous merriment. “My wife?” he repeated, almost chok- ; ing over the words. “Heavens and ; earth, sir, do you intend this for a 1 ghastly attempt at a joke? My wife? Hang me if I don’t believe that you are drunk, after all! IIow dare you refer in this way to my brother's widow?” If a man who has been pushing forward into an unknown country, believing himself to be on firm ground, should suddenly find that he was sinking in quicksand, we might perhaps imagine his sensations : on making this discovery, yet find it difficult to describe them. To those whose imaginations are equal to pictur- j ing the details of such an experience \ve leave the task of divining Allan North's state of mind when he found j the solid ground of his own conjectures i thus suddenly giving way beneath his feet. Amid all the chaos of his thoughts ! ; these three words: “My brother’s : widow,” stood out distinctly, pointing i the events of the past few days with _ a significance that he had never before subjected: Before he could collect himself sufficiently to realize either the startling fact that he had just learned or the magnitude of his own blunder, the major returned to the attack. “Now I want to know, North, if you intend to keep on with your search for that girl, or if you'll agree to give it up : —eh?” The tone and words acted upon North as a sudden restorative. He spoke decisively and sharply in reply: “1-must refer you once more to Mrs. I Maynard. As her lawyer I can have no i discussion whatever with you on these ; points, it is dishonorable for you to { question me with a view to eliciting in- : formation which she sees fit to withhold from you.”

j "tin, dishonorable, eh? Heavens ana i earth, do you tell me that I am dishon- : arable?” roared the major, while his i eyes sparkled with delight at having- at ! last so tangible a grievance to seize upon. “Did you come up here to insult me, sir?” “Neither to insult you nor to be insulted by. you,” returned North, coolly. I “If your language has been courteous | to me mine has certainly been respectful to you.” “You may leave the room, North!’ exclaimed the major, ringing furiously for his valet; and North waited for no further dismissal. Bowing with ironical deference he withdrew from the room, hastened downstairs and left the house. As he closed the gate behind him he I cast a- glance of mingled relief and yearning at the stately brown-stone mansion. In a flash the recollection of his first speculative survey of the place, i scaacely one shert week ago, returned to him. “How little I dreamed then of what ' would result from this visit to X-!” he exclaimed, mentally, as he turned , and walked rapidly down the street, i “Before I cross that threshold again I ! shall have all the proofs of Annie Dupont’s identity in my possession; and then—then, Myra darling, you shall ! listen while I plead my own cause before you!” CHAPTER XVIL Player King-*-* * • Tis not strange that e’en our love should With our fortune change. For ’tis a question lett us yet to prove. Whether love lead fortune, or else fortune love -Hamlet.

In Mrs. May nurd's drawing-rooe® a soft glow from the sru-coal fire in the grate was filling the e;uiy twilight with sparkling ruddy tints. Seated in a low easy chair just within the glow, during the leisure hour before dinner, Mrs. Maynard was musing bitterly, with no interruption save the tinkling melodies that Miss Hilary’s idle fingers were sweeping from the glistening white keys of the piano-forte. But soon the player rose from the instrument, and, coming toward the fireplace, she stood revealed in the fitful red light, a slender, queenly figure in her softlyclitfging black gown. Mrs. Maynard quickly roused herself from her reverie on Miss Hilary’s approach and addressed her with a slight nervous tremor in the voice that sh« vainly strove to keep in its usual sweet, low. even tone: “My dear Miss Hilary, if you will permit me, 1 should like to speak to you about Mr. North. Is it quite true that he is an old friend of yours? You know, my dear child, you are in a certain sense under my social guardianship, and 1 feel responsible for your— for anything affecting your happiness.” The proud girlish face changed color slightly during this address, and the red lips were firmly compressed far an instant as if to control a sudden quiver of pain; but the eyes remained dreamily fixed upon the glowing fire and there was no indication of emotion in the low voice that presently answered: f “Pray, do not include Mr. North among any of the possibilities affecting my happiness, Mrs. Maynard. His existence even is a matter of indifference to me.” Mrs. Maynard was too thoroughly a woman not to understand the exaggeration in this statement. She immediately decided that she would be justified in renewing the attack upon the same line. “I wish, for his sake, that 1 could say as much for him,” she said, slowly, affecting to be absorbed in her idle twirling of the dainty hand-screen that she held before her eyes, but in reality watching anxiously the play of expression in Miss Hilary’s changeful face.

WITH NO INTERRUPTION, SAVE THE TINKLING MELODIES. “But he betrayed today, when off his guard for a moment, a degree of interest in you whicjh, under all the circumstances of your recent meeting here, seemed to me very singular, to say the least; and when I commented upon this fact he attempted to explain it by saying that you were old friends. It seems strange, does it not, that he should have resorted to a declaration that is so easily proven to be mistaken?’ Miss Hilary was now pale as ashes, and in the soft “Shining of her eyes, as they were still fixed upon the coals, there was a suggestion of repressed tears. But she spoke in a firm, calm manner, after a little silence, and with scarcely a perceptible unsteadiness in her voice. “It is /quite true, Mrs. Maynard, that we werq once friends —and more than friends.'' If I had dreamed that it would result in my meeting Mr. North, I should never have come to you at all. No, I mean if I could have foreseen that our meeting would be; what it was, for I confess that I had expected something very different if Fate should otA-e more throw us together! But it is\far better to have all illusions swept awaj'than to waste one's time in useless dreaming; is it not, ma ehere?” “My dear Myra!” It, was the sweetest and most delicate sympathy that was mingled with the surprise in this lowbreathed exclamation. “Oh. I am facing a disagreeable confidence upon y>u!” cried Miss Hilary, with a sudden little laugh of self-dis-dain. “I forgot how uninteresting such things are to a third person. Pray forgive me, Mrs. Maynard.” “Not forcing, my dear Miss Hilary,” protested Mrs. Maynard, reaching up quickly and clasping the fair hand that hung listlessly at Myra's side. “Did not I invite your confidence? But indeed, I have no wish to intrude upon any experience that is sorrowful or sacred; do not misunderstand the feeling that prompted me to introduce this subject.” Withdrawing her hand quietly after a moment, Miss Hilary drew a low hassock forward into the glowing firelight and seated herself near the chair in which Mrs. Maynard was reclining. For a moment she remained silent, with her gaze once more dreamily intent upon the fire, where a fairy castle, glowing from the very heart qX the white coals, reared its fantastic towers; then she began slowly, in a voice in which a little effort was betrayed: / - “It seems strange for me to speak so freely of this affair, and yet. after all, there are sufficient reasons why I should confide the stoiry to you. Since we have been thrown together under your roof, and especially since Mr. North has chosen suddenly to depart from the cold formality of a perfect stranger, with which he first met me here two weeks ago, and assume the attitude of an old friend—to which privilege he has forfeited every claim!—it is j only right that you should know the little that there is to tell concerning my past acqaintance with him.” “I shall be glad to know all, my dear Myra,” interpolated Mrs. Maynard. v v

as a gnUt 4a softly. “It may Mrw my own future course.’' “1 met Mr. North,’' continued Km Hilary, musingly, “in (he White mountains, four years ago. W» were guests at the same hotel, and throcgh the introductkm of a common friend we were made acquainted. From the hour of his introduction he became one of our select party, and wherever we went, whatever we did, he was sure to be with us—with me,” she added, in a lower tone, while the fire-light flashed more redly for an instant over her pale cheeks, “for he devoted himself to me from the first, lie charmed mamma by ' his constant and delicate attentions to i her, and when, after a six weeks' acI quaintance, he asked for my hand in | marriage, he readily won her consent. He had told us little about himself or I his family, but mamma understood ; from some New York friends that his , antecedents were irreproachable, and she never thought of questioning the ! worth of his personal character. | to na coxTixt. ro.) AN ELEPHANT’S EMOTION H» TFma Overcome by Vestiges of Hts Deceased Mother. Some of the European newspapers are telling a truly veracioiB story of l the sagacity of a trained elephant ! which adorns a French traveling show. The proprietor of the circus announced that on a certain night, his elephant would play the Russian hymn on a piano with his trunk. Intense interest was aroused and when the evening (tame the expectant public crowded the circus to the roof, says the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. After the usnal performances four men carried in a cottage piano, which they placed in the center of the arena. Then the intelligent animal was brought in, paraded with much dignity three times around the ring and then, amid the keenest excitement, advanced to the piano. With a movement of hi$ trunk he touched the keyboard, but | hardlj* had he done so when a surprisi ing change came over him. lie trem- ! bled with fear and rage, whirled his trank into the air and then with a scream of terror rushed out of the arena.

mere w»2> a great, uurrymjf to ana iro of the employes of the circus proprietor and the elephant keeper left the ring for consultation. In a few minutes the ' proprietor returned and announced with.regret that the performance could j not take place. The fact was, he said, j that the elephant had recognized in the key-board of the instrument a potion | of the tusks of his long-lost mother, ! who had fallen a prey to the ivory hunters of Africa. He had suggested ■ to the keeper that another piano might j be procured but that expert had informed him that the animal was so ! overcome with emotion that it would ! be impossible for it to perform that 1 evening. Under these circumstances I he suggested that the “Russian Hymn,” , followed by the “Marseillaise,” should be played by the band. The entertainment was thi^s brought to a close amid the frantic applause of the audience. THE GRIPMAN'S ARM. Work at the Lever Makes His Itlreps Oow to Mammoth Proportions. The introduction of cable cars in this city has been responsible for the rearj ing of a peculiar race of people, says ! the Philadelphia Record. Every grip- ! man employed by the Traction Corn-3 pany finds himself so peculiarly de-veloper-after a few months’ work at the lbventhat one-half of him would weigh about twice as much as the other. A West Philadelphia physician tells of a frail young man of his cleintele who accepted a place in the bay window of a cable car. After six weeks ofyvork at the lever he came puffing and panting to the doctor's office one evening to say that he was suffering from a one-sided case of elephantiasis. He hastily stripped to the waist and, showed one arm that would be the glory of a prizej fighter, while any girl would be ashamed to display the other one be- ! cause of its puny outlines. The young , man was assured that his malady was not at all serious, and was nothing but an overdevelopment of one arm by con- ! stunt exercise. It is known by physicians as the “gripman’s arm.” The arm of this particular gripman con- ' tinned to grow until it became so weighty that he said that it was only with difficulty that he could walk straight. This same condition of affairs is ex- ! perienced by clerks and persons employed much at desk work. In this instance the right shoulder is. several inches above the level of the otRbr one, and the deformity can only be hidden by the tailor, who puts an extra layer of padding in the other shoulder. Children of the Caucasus. In the Caucasus mountains there are many wild, uncivilized tribes of people whose terribly rowrh ways would make the heart ofa^grilized mother stand still wish fear if Mr child were to be treated as the people of the Caucasip ; treat their children every day. Hie first thing that a Caucasus baby m given for a plaything is a dagger. This is presented to him as soon as he can walk. For an hour or two each day his mother spends her time teaching him how to use the weapon, so that he will some day become an expert. He is taught to stab water so that it makes no splash, and is made to hurl his dagger at a mark again and again, until he cannot miss his aim. And all this is done during the time that other boys are spinning tops and studying a spelling book. When the Caucasian boy grows up he knows just one thinghow to use a dagger—while civilized boys know—well, some of them know a great deal_ I The name of Dvorak, the celebrated Bohemian composer, is pronounced in English as though it were spelled VorShawk. This is only approximate, and there is a slight accent on the second syllable. _ '■ Wooden railroads were built in England in 1603; iron rails were- first used in 1780; the first iron railroad waa laid in America in 1837,

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