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Entered at the Post Office, New York, as Second Class Mattor
Vol. 49. a ee i. ‘New York, May 19, 1894. Tiree, Dollars ep, Year No. 80.
EQUALITY,
Pn wr a "7
Wit Au id
i Ni iu in ie ns
ie
alive and in the flesh, If so, there js one
anit 1d that
wrt. ¢
Si eS i
Wh
a
The King is but aman as T am, ‘The violet
bh
antagonis it the t cap uy aiu—all
atiows it to bir as {¢ doth to is senses was made for her
tare Ut Iuinan coniitions, “His cercmonlen and she ‘tote in the paradise te
Jnl by, Im his nakedness he appears Years: and the world where veep anced 5
man." Su. w hh know
1d w
“Twill be good now—l can be as good
as an “angel since I've got even with the
captain,”
She whispered those words to Lysten,
boat
We are all equal! Can it be
Aro the rich and happy, th woe,
oud and tho humble, the weak and
was. al er waist, as they drifted
the strong. around the rather smail circle, to. a waltz
‘Theehampion of Right, ani the champion played on a concertina and a banjo,
of Wrowe, She looked up at him, mutely asking him
. to believe her. Her desire for revenge
‘The smitton, and ho mo srenn the vlow— satinfod, she could be & very good girl
All equal! Can it beso now.
It was just then ree who ton
gutside the windo
Weare all equal! Can it bo trot her lovely upturned hoes th re
Are ho mari, an he tat tueneth the screw, pouting .
man who totleth teom early tywter sinited, it look intial ‘dows
the man watching tl ‘om
Trithout the two nermed al raga so clone
soconfidential. At times he even wondered
if Lyster had m ed more than him-
Self of her life Werore that day at Akkomy’s
Tin sans hades fall, aud i# treated with
And ho wie nanger aud tof u¥'erkGem—
AM equal! Can it be truet
‘that evening Dan had not once en-
tered the room Where niced, OF
added in any way to their ‘erry-anakn
He had stood outside the di
tine ar sometinies rested @ Hts ways
front 1% on a store box, where be smoked
lly, amd inspected people
Allimén equal! Can tt vo reat
‘That ho who is erushed ‘neath Monopoly's bs
\¢ flout who wearotl the iron shoe,
\l wever a pang of pity knew.
But Jeers at thom who for merey kueel—
All equal! Cam i be real!
ghests came early, and aa \
perfect “harmony reigned within,
of the unsavory
Tee nd
All mon equal! Ta ita Jos ni aig wee of th
% j : rt ie sunt ;
‘men eu se uw onoe %, 1 y, Heasures front Which ‘hey we ted f 4
Sian oro nga paatt , ie ol . By iN it ei wasn utllaaae fel od 5
ns mosrron na usa : sit toad aha ;
And he who a nisi Uy the on
ee, ‘ ks EN? Zo ‘ uN ifeitaelt
er
ita iam fetching ‘th waits. yet
‘The demon of hunger guawing his breast— ng out im
i
hot. the street, and several
Tancers halted
Rome of, the me silently moved to the
tis aldas seas, ont
ew equal! Yon, "tis tra by. Geren itn “he,
; AML men equal! Yes, tis t ig MIE was only my cin went, off by aged :
‘Aud the puor are many, the rich are tow, eine yyy S Us dents? he sale lestiy, “So don’ :
. but the ich ace strong in theie bage of gold, i 1S PE YVfE4) : << i hiya me stampede ‘ile party. “Go on with your .
rr ie - < \ musie.
nil Justice away from the poor Is sold, way § “J ‘ S
“The stranger, Harris, w the
a to pass out, vat Overton
as ASS . toned fhimowihen
t ‘ Red,” =~ SN “Not just yet,” hesait, hurried “Don't
t \ % oa “ come out or others will follow, an ‘and there
‘ ther msm way.
At i pr mn nie he gh 406 Well
Wo
All mon equal! Yes,"
Hequat! Every ot
: But sen "acrushed by voter
. Sea a nw
ie And banded together preas ou the coot tight ‘ AY \ \\ \ ; close to the :
eee aN a a ate ‘
sspecreath epeah, every one! ‘To the man watching them from without, the two seemed always so close, so confidential. . wi wa. down over “your heals to i
s ? r ? ‘Overton, * thi ingly: :
eater
some of you wrill not be needing an
mor
“anc md
1 - stranger seemed in no ways aman of that sort.| “ he said, courteously, anc rthly habitation by th: a, etter.
' . He was so quiet and polite; and when she saw the ingly reat! ie out her hand for it—t the ind on | Fur ‘yl it ts Overton tered one of the
/ @ | almost, tsetse limbs, she thought she knew then wich ‘Overton’s gift, the strange ring, men to ‘another, “They told us Mtoe vent in dus
‘What that look in bis face neant, ie paralytic stranger barely rep Feed an 6 thing.” 7
People abont for her to| clamation ax he noticed it, and from, it- his eyes hat care?” demanded cry “4
(The right of Dramatization and all rights are reserved by the Author.) study. ones err. ‘particularly, '80 she lost sight of the | went swiftly, questioningly, to the girl's face. ton es of 2 ‘Daud wen. What iiterence that
~ stranger, Harris ‘and did not observe that he had “Yes, it’s mine,” she said, with a uod of thanks. | make— If as we want to weil
moved near © doo or of the sitting-room, 01 t | Then she smiled a little as she =y wher eS bs oun eet and dant nee you make a tale. .
~ the door was tion was given, “Are you woulering if the snakes | | Hut, the en were Hol sO aggresive. The m6
‘BY MARAIL CELTS RYAN, But it was. and just inside of at Lyster stood | you see are the result of odd driukst Well, they au se
L snseless oe, Who had fired the
auTHoR OF “TOLD IN THE HILLS,” “IN LOVE'S DOMAIN” “A PAGAN OF THE | watching, wit cha ceftain veration, a game ot cards| are not; they are of metal and won't hurt you." n OV had promptly and
NIES,” " MeRzE,” ETC. played th bal vithrawa, end | Beg pardon, mis. Guo I da look (at. your get Tinocked down, ;
ALLEGHANIES, ns ok 7 ith nant atthe eee players—| pretty ring sharp: and it is enough to feman | 11 don’t think et men want any trouble of this
; nd Captain eck, ‘Tho'eaptain was getting | sbuke if ee tae rene Buta belo driak wil | sort" I ig yeruarked and Ignored the women ce
oo . <0, 26, ‘Back numbers ea Nowe svnskery. fairly | do me a long time “if you've been hat I'm not in thi
(Tuar Gime MONTANA” was commenced in No. 24, ‘Back numbers can De obtained of all Nows Agente] brated with perpen and Tevitatio yaar eh 1 passed on, the girl thee ont where some one rol you a lis and, i
times ho displayed bad. juilgment tavdrawing ‘in smiling at the ie Caatlinee of words with the you should know better to
CHAPTER VHI. quhetet 60.3, ae nodded toward the back | discarding, becuse nervous annoy stranger. ster lmeelf. wag, anything, but follow her read. If thew women get through that
“she hasn't passed out again, as| while she’ seemed. surprising alla or ‘lucky. Frcasell ‘at theentire affair’ ile resented the | do, it will be be mhen I'm an angel iim deig vou
THE DANCE, Pv aud was not at all “Tae nents fact chat be fad found her there rambiing.-that all a’ good od turn by not letting the in there
“An't it lovely, Ora?” and 'Tana danced past Mrs, Huzzard smiled on him in a} moods. She looked sm inte thi eyes |she had shown such skill—that she bad turned to | know about this yo religion Gould save you at f
‘the docto tty daughter, as if wa way, be ventured further: and when She exhibit th ast shang the @ eel ooking ger and exchanged words, | turned then loose on Yous so you had better get
ry Ora Harrison, the doctor's pretty daughter, as if very pretty girl, ax any one can soe, | tho captain dashed his. hand angrily mto the Back, as men might a5 bit ae ae au on wealy shoud away quiet, and
1 ter tet La ‘wings to them. “ann Orbit wig ade hor namo? see ea teaT fat one civil sucoul aed thea swept tho | notde, All thes thing ated x emed oni rocnte bis words,
: ‘answer, it w that the only | | Hor name is Riyer—Miss "Tana stakes toward ber. we told, Only ga ' mies i he ‘That's 94? mumbled
ivorg said Ales, Hussar ou must “What! Don't ony more cap tie balt-avage eile, who ani \@ other mpted a
two oun ‘ in the watineat were enjoying Ba settiement?” ain?” she asked? mali baste “a would really ds and sharp specch. But [one of the mien put his ba overber mouly and, ,
yster’s party , sy. n Xam. | My name is, HarriaJim | like to have nother dance, yet if you want re-| ata sega it with va ‘int irish white of her’ dress, picking ber up boty, walked down the srvet, with
For it was a pronounced succes, Every “boy” | Harris. ‘Feo mo down from the digaings with Mr | ve - ganco, by all moana” he and, besides the beauty it betrayed {n her he ey she all the tinie kicking and making remarks
invi i erton this morning. He allowed it would be al ance, by al said, had grown even taller, and the glances 8 vigorous nat
invited was there ines much of festive outfit as) Teno. ma to step inside, if T wanted to seo te “when t Tivant ether ga wae ‘ot "rekon Ti let you [and homage of the moxt acceptable youtht about | The humor of “the situation appealed to the del
dancin; must say Lito not approve of such|revented to him the fact that she was somewhat| cate senses of her companions, unt the ey lutyghed
ple were there, And the presence of Doctor Har-| “To ‘fo sure iti" agrocd Mrs, Huazard heart patie o Yor young tale, more than the strong swimuner or clover cancels neat heartily, and the eutire tone of the scen0 Was
Pion te only “professional” man in the town—| ly. “Hits friends’ are our, friends, and civil folks one of us woul if in your lace, enptains| Shi way denied charming by others, in a very clinged froth @ threat of battle to an crow
his wi sf saloct | *B.aterays right w laughed the doctor: “And ter mytpart, Lan glad differen, fashion than he bad thought of | er and | jolity, ‘The man on the ground reeled, upward to
his wife and goughier ani teenie anton “Than mann you re kind, I’m sure, | I did ot sing against, at red rather too conscious of the feet with the help of 8 shake from Overt
. socoty tot the gathering in Mrs, Huzzard's rooms. | But we an't “suse friends, especial. Only I had| The tain mumbled something abou about a differ fancien that she even Gotighted | in lettin; ne hiin eos “Where's my gu asked, sulkily.
: Sire, Hazzard beamed with pleasure at, the great | business im his lines 60 we picked up acraiatauee | ence between hick and skill; while rept the that others showed deference to ber. whee ad | | Bloat trieklin ae Troma cut brow compelled bim
of it all, She would. have liked to dance, | 204 come into camp together; and when I saw the | money om cc ‘Abie nnd Taugiied—snot e pheasant | only thie day tensed, her as carelosiy as be pone eve
sncoes . > | pretty girl in white, I did think I’d like to come in uy ave tensed & b oy into a rage. as it,” exph
too, anc retusa most unwillingly when uy ster 2B opel.” She looks so uncommon like a boy Tknew | “0: et wenty dollars—that | Then to stop and jest Mike ‘that with the insig- “eC me on, "and Se ‘etry nother racket.
tried to persuade her. Buta ou upercilious glance | up i the ig bent ‘oun Looks enough like | is, about o rohit a mi ate isn't we she ¢ oske, nificant stranger by the door. Mr. Lyster said a my gun—it was him bit me,” growled
from tho" captain made her rel sal decided. ‘The bin wasn't called Rivers, | provokingly, “Well, captain, L bad word in his mind, and decided that the pre- | the Teouned ho, wl whose spirita had not been en-
doubt as to peter Tad in “sussiety” ever did aha ‘itis y ‘young “lady. any ‘brothers or cousins soars up to toni it and, jit you erant 0 0} op n| suming masculinity of the settlement would be livened | by the espectacle the rest bad w:
dance after forty years, and one hundred and tnthere? another account, I’m allowed few chances for. favore the remainder of ‘at bin,” agreed the other,
sixty-three pounds weight, deterred her. Now, if We It, now, as for cousins, they are far out, ‘and Sh he spoke with the rink ‘and recklessness of a| the evening. He intenled ito guard ber hiruself—a aarity an e ‘e) hadn't been for breaking ons the
" ‘a asked her to dance, she would have| we ain't ever talked about them; but as for yster noticed it again, and resented it formidable guard for the purpose, a3 a man would | dance, T a ele you. Come on. Yo
been more brothers or sisters, father or mother, that she siaty But when she, tured, she read the is) needa good deal of self-reliance to try for favor, tere a bal a is acm looks of things, and
But the expt aid pots and, after a hile, | be hasn’t_got, for ‘she told me so. Her pa and Mr. sure in hi if so handsome a personality as Lyster's was au | all he did was to knock 70 muy want to
was not fo had vanished into Dan Overton they was partners once; and when Peo, it's B you. sit?” sho inquired, airil nals it opponent. a0 tore to-morrow. But, iss you ‘have no gun,
little hack stings on vend ‘th was coniident he the pa died he just left his child to the partuer’s | time for oa dance? "en see, the captai ante Sut the rather shabby stranger, sanding by the | you'd better wait till then.
was enigaxed in his innocent pastime of @ friendly | care; and hy eollda’t have left her to a “D aquarer |srme amusomonts and, a8. the doctor jnner door, srareely noticed ‘the noticeable, young | The door bad been pened. and the light stream
eine of cares with the dacto in.” acleep over the ards, feame in and elped ‘hots | fellow Allhis utention was given to the int who Men ina friendly. jovial tation on on
“Go and dance with "Tana, or that nice littte| "That's what resport says of him,” concede the had him go frankly. | She pas out gout ‘he dooraten Tey ca forms
girl of tho dvetar's? she said’ to 1 when he stranger, watching her with h guarded attention, "Beautiflly," * agreed the doct TAT noe aenite hiv excendve Giterest, int hie es tnoving away nthe shadows, but no cia 0 ‘a
z 8 tryin; rig to inveigle her into to a quaciile “‘that’s|“Then Mr, Overton's partner hasn't been dead Lyster borrowed no Roeriness from their lighted up ‘when bs her voice speaking to | turbs
niin,
¢_ bea
ne sact ‘tuer for you." long?" onthe, and his face flushed with color as he stroked. king
fiat ne has Sisappenred mn Inysteriously; and Oh, ‘no—not very long: pot long enough for the ink it is our dance,” Lyster observed. hs beard with his well hand, and Bay ve after her. | dani waltz, ‘wha not yet finished, and
as ‘a is ‘bespoke,’ I can’t dance with her | child to get used to talking of it to strangers, I “Ant i 03, will como—" “So his is where the trail be) * he | °T : hin «few fest of
tase si wt da wh her partner. fussy; 20 fhe dont ask her any questions about she said, with a nod; but at the door to the trembling ha na E im. The serenity of thei t bee:
“Tana disappeared! Well now I haven't scen | ft, Hot 1 troubles hor yet. I know. paved “Won't You keep this money for me?" "Wall Taveutd have took ny a
ber for two dances,’ Mew. Huzzard, "okie “Of course; such a pretty little girl, she asked, “I've no pocket. And just Puta five place ‘before commencing ‘with @ parenee of Mr.
around searching, thou T never missed ton." a locked pocket ‘for keeps,’ please; Lo Ban Overtonlaw-and-order man. He must hnve
till this. eee * Then the two fell into quite a pleasant chat, and | yon.” gul i itifnlly to have t
vg Beg pa ma‘am,” said a voice at her elbow; | it was not until he moved away from bestia her,{” “Tomo? You won that five.” them swear by him as they do. And ‘Monto’ is his
buat. ta ft hie guns indy With the white dress | to make room for the doctor's wife, that Mrs, Hnz-| No, T didn't: I cheated you,” she whispered, | profed |, miss—or Mr. Monte whichever it| por
yousre wo looking fe mrd observed that one arm han, inp ewe “Keep it, please dai ‘dns ‘toggery is more becoming than the | to the nian Ure
‘inewered Mrs. Fuzcar and tured ii, and that one leg dragged a Tits ike. «She tied tthe money into his hand, One piece outfit L saw. you wear Tat Moe aietbaut | Celt Doctor Harrison is stil in there, would you
rota to face the speaker, who waa wo apetogaticr| He ‘who boro pavatyare with hime of it fell and rolled to the feet of the stranger, who |i a little darker, Pd swear to you any where—¥es | do me the fr var. of asking him to come outside’ for
looking stranger with drab-colored Sho thought while. he ras talking: to her, that isa archery aguiast tho oor-way. but id mich | aod to, the ring. too. Well {think Tul pet’my | a few inutes? ‘ked, and the man addressed
nd a checkered shirt and a slight impediment bs] he Tooked ke a tan who hed wee (onite "| wipotion that be could easily ace hi he sitting-| weary boy in this ‘burgh’ for eke to | secs
hig spoee weary, «drawn look wns about his eyes, Bhe bad | room, coms. Tf tho dovil hasn’t betped Bin owas amd | "there is a back ray, into the house
i, tna’am, I saw her go into that room there seen jissipated mien who looked like that; yet this| — Liv stooped and picked up the money.» cheated me, this partner—Mr, ‘Rivers'—is yet| you better just step ib way, ‘and ave
one of his friends.
5
in the window at the
ea
al his left hawt, theast a hee
y Alle with blook, ‘Then Dan turned
@' by -
oe
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