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W YORK Ee
LOVE’ 8 COMPLETENESS,
wy a pen,
z
‘That sweetheurts’ treasure.
‘To walk alone
Huif seeus tn
But to the
tothougie nnd Feng,
‘The Diessed sun
Shines all the
Thong dark, ‘died ‘day,
Dim light reveali
How ewoet is toe,
‘That softly vinds
rwmsontal T—
Tyo kindred
. gilda the gloom,
. Aunt ines iifebloon
Despite the weather. .
Tow rand ts love,
‘With us forever.
tniyal a ee
The Trials ofa a faWorkingman, *2
A STORY OF TO-DAY.
By MAJOR ALFRED ROCHEFORT.
omar: PTER XXVTIT.
Biisstully tguoraut of the e! tlorts and schemes
that were boing wade for his overturow, Ned
Stud went on swith his
it would mh be. hat he was
Dappler uder iy tus rove wondiy’ cleoua
» for and happiuess ure by us
miganseamooy
t atteivon, to business, if that were
oebiiney during. the ay, and by reading, ie
Foret gutues nd Sherying Pet
atnudten” ns ho called Whew, a€ ight
B down the t ‘eu
f Ned sou
‘rer uppers
‘With nis Ligh moral sense be felt that it was
wicked to love Ethel ae lo had Been doing. | Sue
‘of another, and the old feeliug
ast ‘ve ‘nice, forever.
W tht friendship often ended in Jove,
aut ou the priueiple of rule's working ott
he reasoned. that Tove could eud in friend:
sould he, wit geucrous, simple
way Ww that thore never had be ou mu 8a
Fegbritod te a tue ist ‘of hinuan eurotious
The ver ‘infuk of hee mado Uh
thine Of her Even In his studies be
6 Hey hud adored tozerher brougut
her tue more vividly before lis mind,
alts, Ral teed ¢2 tice Ethel '5 place by bee
companion to her sou ;-aud that Ue
sphrecist et hee tibughttat efforis was shown by
Ing well-assuuued chee
rel aarws Tighe and. proper, now made hor
home with wer busbaud's _faualy aud wien
fund ls mother did not ca e ber in the eve
fag abe called to tee thei. Nor was Ethel
happier ‘than Ned under lier Improved w
contitions
Her present mode of living was in striking con-
trast With any of lust, past lifo which she could
Dring to mind, yet often whew riding. oub wit
Ales, Moore suo recalled the boating Vie ou ih
fariem Wit ODI
TereP tor the days that were past”
Te must not be {uuagived from
from this that she car.
avy yoKe, oF that she tone upou herself
Uo res yon ie duties of a wife without due con-
‘8 lay tn her powor she ropald her invalid
paginas fove bya oyal devotion and @ ist
seuss Of ditty, bit in marrying sle gave. no
howint t9 heiwelt, oF If she did 1c was only to
goualior the effeot of her conduct on those she
is say that if Ned Rend had been
stroug and. prosperous at tue tue, she would
never have warried Edgar Moore.
Ta adiitign to ber eau to sacrifice every-
hing for Ned, sgont fessed. that that
strong, deep wt y‘witish ia aula 49 beaut to love
revived the gilts king for Edgne Moore, and
made her ea: fe lift the black clouds that ad
fallen on bis.
She knew Sher oven heart botter now than before,
gud down deop tu te ure deptus she tried topury
forever the Uilougut tut her love bad not been
given with her
Donal Mor lace in her mind, for,
wea would aoe think well OF one, sue teed
not to think at all. Certalu tte that she bad pot
the remoteat ken of er relattousity to, or ti
hau
Perhaps it was as well that she could not see
that aig wne ergot, the eeutral fare in the
op understood drama going
aerate er npr nuat aue wae tre iaditect cause
of all the trouble that bud come to and was about
to botall Ned R:
ince. Morton had dlacharged Ned, he tried to
egotte the wet by working Uituselt Ino the beliet
Pine to young mechunie wauted only ane
tobe
Morton know feat well that if Ned suspected the
truth as to Ethel’s antecedents, he would he tire:
foam [a le ottarta to have Junliee dons her, and
wo
in etanisng tor eis
y could have iilled all chose who stood
in bia way, ho would not have boulented a moons
Pi vided, ‘always that it Drought no danger 16
M4 not remove auch obstactes In
tuts faabiou, bie plan wan ‘upon them sitclt
pian a ‘would render their ovideuce wa tines
1 winds of people baviug a respect for char
ech lawlek, and Gurly were just the men to plan
exenuite this work; aud except furvisbing
yey Fequined, Morton made
tui imine to hold. bimselt ata as
stvcutlal that he stout Kroep ils bgt standin
Femalning he’ agents employe ives
‘Ouo over ie ‘about hait-past eleut oelock while
Bara, Hand was sewing in her own roo the etl
exme tu und wid that Bolly, Wox
agit, avd wae vory AUyxtous to wee Ned
lly brad frequent and always a wel-
come visitor at the sie, at ie wee bo ur
tugusll occurrence, by thi ful Had gone out,
Mtl Dully to goue Nps auld Mer. tone,
Tan few ngconts Polly Woley rushed hito ¢
oom, er faco Aushed with the exertion of and
Walking, and her honest groy eyes dled “with
anxiety.
analeie tm Bir, Rand” wan Polly's ealutation,
2 100k e iengorly about te root asif with the
ope o of sel)
Ho lett after “aupper,” said Mrs, Rand, rising
and Kissing Polly. Bub, you aro th trouble, my
guild; calm yourself, aud’ call ie it T ean help
yo
um in trouble,” sai Ales ‘her yoice trem.
yer sun goue!
iv 0 you
ane wake to see him, Are you sure he
bag not gone to pee Mies Echo f
Polly knew, as now Hing at Mr.
Moore’ ike neatly all tre rent a the world,
ag was sigucrant of ber marriage to Ea
Tt ts possible that be has said
Mea. Rind, thomaitfully. for Eden has. “haa
tuen for the worse, But why enu't Idoas weil
free to toll you naw, Wait, wait, and
ring buck agatn very eoons”
1 Snttag thin Bol ly gathered her shaw! abont her,
for jt 19 0 cool evening in the eatly spring, au
Saget from the
Poily Wo
ley was moved by no ordinary tm-
pulso, | She might have saved Leracifa tong walk | the way to the aint
uri
a turned au sight
ma thirsty,
Ea i wUbit {help wy aelf Aud
red out a ‘Of brandy and Lonsed it 0
oon where they found the
ip the eno mikht airy bat,
Hhevugh the motlous, wotl
to read |v thelr
Which le Was
1g lis coat sleeve
i
buck fn bie
f autiatuetiou, "I feel better,
2 to, bear talk when you are
rE sal! awoke while you
eee
‘Aud Polly wrung her hands apd rose to her
hand,
Jvoue at the Neptune Howe,
spring bi tha Deut tr
Suln'on uleuplurued puta
arly, ouuld sum, Up the
lo sentence: *We tave
‘Stten uotioed that eyes]
ore interested an the detalis ot
¢ thm im th ata"
ery tre
i Nort
@ boetvuine "continued
iste big uw itt
at
wen
fou; Ebonid any that ‘ur toh witmeted 10 at
tention, for we were far too wise Wo appear ou tbe
thi re
mid ‘rite be is, “eee, The pice sai be raided by
all Ne
‘Mr. Mort
got fro rt 2 uterrap
Teolent goods of all kins, anda
Nea Ran
wh
for tie lust sleeps may be bocue. with ee eeallon,
If not with siete Twila the fute of w loved 0 tin
to come from Polly. Chisw
fri
i
vd wis outeol of hie wil, vencepti ie
bebe en ‘ is ‘ i Salo apelin a8 qatcal Ws, ne all tliat
oro the latter IMs brave soul looked ont
i
e
Where an tne gout
hot
word to the chief of polloe: and 49 t
Stover
arth,
ite Ut jd te. eayed of hile piluce
hi few! th th ine, a raided. rua capt red, aod 80 was Poll
thet inirpase
plot un fe al ee oT fia mot at aul sore
and pea bis helpless hands iu hers, and called
mes
atta Tine that divides time from sere, nd
Bult eurriea of
bi
Tao, be
Ta
tal
aa
Chi I'm
Huei about utssister
tink ie hea wan’t vecn quile right uve the
ent of bin fat
Sotlisr
Bow of this ‘woman who persist!
‘on
0
sigue
men
nt! ‘sone rea re ue a ‘newer uarvied aud had a
my ow
the oftecr hn pe ol
their names, axea,
t in.
* Blotter
they were conduc
Yet too fur removed t
me
that lad boon date hy
faung re of tte nest ‘eh
Unable to eotlect ie t
bia situntion.
the graved eel
hind bim with a baeket: of
pure
officer, and
arin
et as got
connie last Into the vestibule aod closing
Donald Morton, with a feeling of great relief,
fe hiad been very Avxlous all the se Ted
king for this man,
all
waived oat of sights but; Hike the man
We re
that works the Panel and Judy, pnpyeta, we
could verted Chiaw ick,
waive ke oo utinned Gury,
Hey A ihe rete 6 defet id
aaa And, though it may, neem Dike Hs
Te sana ease inuta't been for ts
every man mm wovld now be In the Sing
Sing Pentten! ‘Those are high-priced fellows,
“Te oa ‘spent half the money on them that you
om i Morton, * they wiust be
*e iaieed, inde
asserted Chiswick,
'y red,” prose ted Girly, We baal torent
roomes thon 6. att jar ket
valuable goods we had to caceah
fe house:
lars eu 0
retry “a ihe “rabies, but. or
ito Rand's eellur, lust night
attenoe.” Gurl
rested, t
cou-
ough
aa
ba iy ley Was Aweet on
ted that ao the bute for. le'e ® Kalan
0"
alveays rowdy to rush to, the sity folks inal
ress, We sent.a letter, throtig
i, the letter asked Ned to
fata ited
Is help fue uttel, tie fe canted
ne at one thes Ye hin
when Ho
wus on. ed to a oom
ere
muin there ull Polly came,
cua 10 Fe
Ot ease scotty aid
come at once, but the officers did We "ds
ent
wis
the place for
meni, hal re
ng Wet Sie got wind of the
vogley,
he 8 gone to fall for her tnipuitonce
‘Ned Hawa ts fu Jullyeharwed wl
stolen oa jn Le Tana tory
as ee
ashes 6
relied,” ald Cue
ar ie elgae with
exclaimed Morton, add-
na less ardent toue: “But the plan is only
“What do you mean t asked Gurly.
“T wean tout Ned Rand Is not yet tried aud
con}
ynvseted.””
You eould hardly expect to have every thing
done fa one night, Afc. Morton,” sald Gurly, in
rise.
swrOtcourse not, But do you foel sure that he
Will be eouvicted
sure,
EF
E
he) 14 you
ent as well we Pony Wogley ‘tire one leave,
forlhumiliated by the calauity that had
Pol
“ich ee tnat take your palne for your pay.
a fe
soorn aud deflance, aud the Se awser oie yed ber at
Ne
gota elooiny -sorrita ir, When be beard a cry some
ew
die with 5
toward off te unmeriéed “disgrace your’ fues
pon yo
{ro BE ci
here, He
wasn companion of tug ex-convict Caves, He was
at Coote's funeral, as two dlotectiven enn. prove,
b tbek wit Coote's duugterfor they.
wing w
ranotyer Lawy.
Hele
Jn the povite
a
at ave oth
ie well. Rid to
‘wife: aud the > future fe
orton euldeuly stoped,
“loor seine opensatd ie woman fn
lack with her wall Shrows back aud ber dari
eyes blazing, stood befor
cuarrEn x2".
Neither Chiswlek nor Gurly “ould tage este
tated about making a false report to Donald Mor.
ron “tt
that Guole own ent
usin seo
served there: but as it happened they coh the
rt
ut bud closed 01
axl ptent non 0 weg one who had helped
asm “s gehiitaouny dancer Ned
suspecting Ned
Rind ent to the place meutgoned the forged
ten, and rents hulvaces a (verwards Li
tie hands of the police.
to slow the letter that
re bim
was Yio cuttes of le comings or torprotest h
Rosenogs the polloe wore fash with auok sub-
tertuy
“He was handcuffed Mike an old offender, and
marened off to the station between two office
while a mumber 0 ofticers followed, with
f roow
2 eacstitneoas: pines found in: thon
fn Silos Ned wns surprised aud eaptured.
qAt the station-honne Ned saw Pulls: Sle t
Path amd thi fact nrevonted Me charg:
ag a
ing bee with € of which be at fest felt
she fad been, nol
ed
9 not to talk 60 loud.”
and Polly ‘stow
police partannee, Roe
Recor. eh written
ted to
is,
tecauttcatae
aie
So
Reeds during the
He was stun’
himself In
fe bad been sitting for hours on a neh,
Brith bis head between his bunds ‘ren he wad
mie stupor by the turutug of fers in
pa quickly op. aad som 6m
Sie anatie
rok
ounuted by alot orn cum.
ote the man who
opened door.
Th one af the cup with cotton,
aut placing & plore o¢ bread ouunplot Ie be bet iE
ou the Denclt Ves i the prisoner,
au, nontnng toon” anid Neds “but T mitt
ra con net
© Pguens you Kine where t0 fin
Hs,
Neal did not take further notice of
the
He sat down and was brooding
end Rav
Barty to Nene of your troutle. Read of tin the
apers not half ad hour ago, and
oid cient Hand” pai Gury, takiog au | sy it
Fearon salle Nin fies CON | woleer and they came mud Uueby fer
mx hes
ney,
‘The rustie dane to Which they had met was one
of, tose
"anid Morton, beaming frown, one
n euiltng hheraelt
i red Polly, when she eangut
shine too tated Tearued of the seeing to
rnin, you; Dit T tried tosave God knows, I
you
think yon meant right, Polly. But why dia
ou send nie thin etter saked Ned, banding ber
ue pote appointing the meeting.
to ya
©
efore Heaven, that is
jt, and you will sce thut I
rectal
blow
recleat bight was
houghts 50 8 to account for
ed; and he felt that he was the
Hetin of | hon Able nixhtmare, from whieh he
must awake to fl
add ne
bread aud a tia
all them
ual
“T wont that ny eam might ever stay as abo
‘hid one.” sald the
ie
@ went off to mite bie round of the | Then ue sighed but the sigh would hare be
groan
Fe.
Ps 0
Biter ny setviees. ‘There mist De some tnletake
about this’
“Tam afratd, afr,” avid Ned, who never had apy
A day Inter a gay eavalende issned forth f
he euteway of the grounds eurrusudiog: Gre
chife Munor. IL was composed of the titled a
7 of the plu
wiio iad but Jute 7 returoed to the pelghborliog
a ebay bad lasted i
it hae pare
ow conipl rie Die atu
with fie tuther's wilt bud reimened to t
6 Diet to ia a 6 rigutfol date
uy
te
93
ERRESE
weer of thi argent ox
my w)tn¢ he, acon bandectve, ° mi
Eimetyonte wont prow Fepreseucutly
poiere eda apes
Sas FERSs es
the jeurted mi
urdens In the vers eat ot the di
lowed is, dearly layed wife
t
comprised quire.
tevautty socal ts Feu face cot il
had ever worn a I
i
thierented, weatherbval
tow ard thei, tying 10 Ke 01
ug 5 But more
‘vial
wong the g1 mi hat
he recognized the fur vistou fumed 10 by the
Dlgonaine churte
Well was it for te gir that ber fatter was away.
offed
Bud Ate sudden brights
f the cai
ai
Dive put him iuto
Tea ot quality t Ned tue, wu
hing too fas anh iit plait fara penta
A bitter eo was the cause of Donald
Muclive's "averni u to this mingling of castes in
Hil rr tleter had been tald away in an untimely
“ber heart broken by baviug reel prorated
Young liird, Whose parents had per-
€.
Witt mattered ft to Donald that his sisters lover
Dail reinajued true to ber tuewory aud bud Lived @
3 et ie sweet aakeT It ad not saved Lis
iweling’s life.
Was that Jeante, knowing her father’s views
abont the geutry, ici quiver of palu anid bet
farts ne necdig the Young stranger ths at
ome anid a throug of courtly ladies avd geptle-
aie It was not long defo re Squire Ralph found meava
rect Jean te ualn—enteusibly by uevidew t= but
lity to gratity. a strauee longlug to cain
that Douuy tice wud hear the tones of that sweet
vole
‘What bis ips failed to say his bright, brown
eyes told see ee he loved the
mai
pretty advances with
web innocen pleasures when, later on in
{ete acquatutatce, gave voice 16 hin passios
twas ouly contrwming what Jeanie oad alrewdy
felt sure o deep dowu tu ber happy bem
4 Babin the deiight of knowing that he toved
ef came a sudden thought of Ler stern futher.
wer Su ae exclu ned: Peanjonately, “it Ia Dot
right for you foenr 8 words to me—a farmer
Qauguter! You ose and come of a igh,
proud fame, tT arn rants sting wake for you?
Kk not of such trifles. Say only 1
Jove ue, darling, aud that you will be wine, ‘Pout
my own mins an a glut to dictate to
tes" and ns Jeank wea
pide red treinor of Joy lent words, 8
Mund ieewelf anddenty euneht to ie viet
eur, and felt as burning Kixees ton her I
* Uivhaud muy tase” commanded a
and as be spoke the wor nds Donald Machice eamgnt
Jegule by the arm wis & cena of from, and Dung
im Ralpu's encircling are, Lise
°N'Go home aud atay in your bedcaniher until
ae follow and tell you my mind about ¥
dons
hen,
feante glided away out of a her
ce ae ale an the white rose stened 1 Wer belt,
rihenet feeling like lead Ip eb
a surwed to Rulphs
ve
‘OU not enough of this world iat
you must needs steal {ito wy pir a
burn what was as white ne suow into @ guilt
hota fitting wife for sue as you, vite
far above yon to be your dupe.”
‘But Halpirs passiduate anger at Donald’s insin-
uation could not ullow kim to listen to such an
usation.
Be silent,” be thundered, “ or your gray b
shall not kéep mie from texehing you to 1 measure
your words to me! [ would uo more tnJure a wo-
Jian tuan ? would cotmmit murder: and fenet of oll
vist to win Jeanie
oan was over
be conred 0 there teen.
iy a clild, and knew noting of fe.
3 the thought of Jeanie as te had seen
“a anresintingly Sm Repl
eared. to,
ebiabge in bis xpredsion struck Ralph aa good
ute, and, with a diseretion worly a much more
expe
Trot, nee ‘i an answer now.
conto ta your ous to-morrow au Fhe at you
say to my suit. ‘say’
Sih make Jeanto\a loving and faltifut husband,
aud abe shall be uubiassed in her actions as much
aa ithe were ningie. Then. too, Greycliffeisuear
the farm, and it will not be tog far for Jeanie to
come to it dally sf she wis ad, With this
parting stroke of diplomacy, Ralph went Lis way.
‘The hou wed tor Donal
a
atrmggle in Lie mind Det ween bie stublors pride
fd the eense of justice w hich ever thnds its dwell-
g in the breast of a trueSeot, Should he eelfieh=
eid to Njecowe Wishes, and abut thie wow onpe
enont of Jeante's hfe, just to keen her to itn:
het ‘Then cauie the tholight Unt If Senute lured
Tite bandaowe y Srrng act of micte a
denge nu her pact could make her egal hie own
fancy-free ‘nse, devoted ouly her parents, At
, it a face whict bore apou ite fogged linea
moet marke of fhe airngule which bail bert
waing chrough hie mud, he returued "to hie
Tone.
perWhere ss Joaut™ he asked, “Tell her I want
"Tite he threw himself ina chair, and, with @
he row, axtalted ter coning.
Jeanie évtered the room, sli glanced tinid~
ir father, aod then stood auietiy beside
Vint vetidentty expecting a renrina
‘Come or denny” he ead, abrupity, but mot
ars
Haleing ber eves acain to hie face, the etel reo-
penized pained expression, wie! w
feattere
“Oh, frien sobbed. And with an impnt-
io threw her ars abont bis
face upon bia broad shou
blaine for what you «aw. It
and, had just happened.
Ele toa” bot why a
re thee, tuther, But why do
jot ktnow 19" *
© the attunger Ind? Tell mo
‘afraid to npenk ont”
er, and would glee my life
at say the word,
ith nm a ‘ain. "Your etaim is
Jeanie.”
¥ the word ‘nay,’ lass, He
hag aried mie to give you fo bin iu tuntriage, ana
Nill come for bis auswer on the morrowe, Whee
nrprised foy in her eres. Toate
raised her teal from Its bidingepace, and studied
rice
‘be sou mena Chat ou wil lt me be Ratph's
witet “Ou, fathers ins led .
That @ selfish oli eant to bileht the
bappiness of two young livest Well ids
i Thave taken tie second thought upon it, and
that 1s always thy ‘ove. Remember ‘this,
thon at duyetiter makes a fe, and
FOU Must not forget the old father and mother In
your gram jess L jurdge wrongly,
ia Norvivield will not Tove 900 th fees Tok
true to the old friends.”
a
the more room it Tins for roving. 80 bis wuseltish
‘Drought its own re
—There is no way of repressing feeling sm
cffectuai a eto deny is expression; The, rary
effort 40 to calms the tones of our soles ae to ex.
ib lene anger than one feels will of sheet ailay.
Bie anger Anil bring about a milder
Pie Ree ae tok eniure mnccensary. CuderiOg
Rithent Infieting. cries and Jnmentations apon
nde will enbance one's power of enduraners
pow
oho ree lutaly ebanged a webining and frotful
that there ts no mistake at
Hie
fone for 8 heerfal ove Will goon Guid muol lees,