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Full Title	Street and Smith's New York Weekly : a journal of useful knowledge, romance, amusement, & c., v. 55, no. 39, July 14, 1900, [Incomplete].
Contributor	North, Barclay, 1843-1915.
Date Added	7 December 2022
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1900-07-14
Publisher	New York : Street & Smith
Alternate Title	New York Weekly. Linked to crime; or, A degrading inheritance / by Barclay North. Degrading inheritance
Topic	New York (N.Y.) > Newspapers. Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals Story papers > Specimens.
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OCR = ‘Entered According to Act of Congress, in Vol. 55. DAYS OF YORE, BY ANNIE HETHERINGTON COXON. In the golden days ory Yorey love When Youth’s sunshine sh With a radiance purely tenn That has vanished far sWhen ny heart knew aught ‘but taugh= And no’ sadness checked my mirth, There was ne’er a thought of sorrow, Ne’er a tear upon the eart wt In the golden days of yorey love, Days that number with the past, Every eye was bright and hopeful— woul such joy for aye might last! ery heart was light and giadsome anor happy days gone by} Naught to mar a life of sunshine, + | Ne’er a sorrow, never a sight a In the golden days of yore, love, ld friends were by my side, They have left me lone and cheerless, Left me sad at life's ebb-tide; Merry voices round me echoed, Some are hushed and still for aye, Others in bright lands far distant, re they changed, or yet are gay? In the golden days of yore, | ‘Sweet songs lingered in ‘ny ‘heart, _Songs that voices dear had murmured ree Eis now ae coating te ig hushed and flown Ast dream oh ed gladness, Brightest that my heart could own, " Pug My In the golden days of yore, love, All the year wore garb of Ma Fresh and sweet! a breath of blossoms! too long one single day; But those sunny hours gone by, love, May return to us no moi OFFICE: 238 William St.. New York the Year 1900, by Street & Smith, in QY aaa the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. 0. New York, July 14, 1900. Bene oh On! that I may live in heaven Once again my days of yore! He felt her fingers close on his owa in a pressure as unusual a i it was warm, and, bent over it, and kissed it _ Under the impress of that pressure he lied her LINKED TO CRIME;| OR, A DEGRADING INHERITANCE. By BARCLAY NORTH, Authon of The Te san Wi ihe a Thumb," mond Butte Hon om “Jack Gore On the Gordon, fe ets + 4 aVinier," Rack,” “The Dugdale Mi im?” ‘An. American Cavalier, “520 Per det’ on The “Great Franklin Syndicate, (“Luvcep 70 Cen: CHAPTER Iv. DECLARATION BY INDIRECTION. ‘he object of Tleboute's Journey to land was to Satisty. himself that Mores nad Told the truth as te nts Telationship and of is _ father’s participation im the bunk burgiary, AS @ mat she had ‘little doubt be. “gore he left New. York” but before he took the steps he had decided on and which would al family, i mily Was about as bad aq it could be, nearly every male member of it having been at war with society and In contlict with jts la to John Tibbitts’ participation in the robs bery of the bank in Buffalo, Bir, Westover had ho informatio *T'would not be likely {9 know anything from our father,” he said, “though I did do re x him. He would not tell me, for id have nothing when rst came to see mo about you “qnortly after the ficath of his wite mother—saving promised his Brought up apart teom er, Family were leading. This to bbe a complete Fenunchation @ your support. T became his iardian, "and when he made ‘aren irusteo ‘and executor thirigs havo oceurged ince Ris death, tosethor with some papers that hav into my. hands, taken dn connection ‘what you tell me now, convinces me that Bis "perdeipation in “that ‘aftatt "ie only ‘too true. Jack examined his father’s papers, but found nothing that threw light on the matter. But was commenced last week.) he took a single paper in his father’s writing to serve the purpose of com! ‘voted hi of his horses and ersonal effects, ‘This ac n fo think of bis fu: ights was revealed “is to drop she’ will know the neermnts OF TY Tel 1 will go tose Miss ‘Wiverson for t alana Elverson's home was with her sister, Muriel, a young widow who made hor ouiio attractive %o young geonle day. following that on ned from the. West, ‘Mrs, Muriel, One d the conversation to ‘Tie= uncing, abruptly, that, he had anernoon that “Jack ‘Tebow was selling his hors “Oh, what @ sham 9Cfled Notts, aturict, niece "tothe lad: ve “been pining for @ arive behind that lovely. bay ‘pale ithe sells them my hopes ‘are £3 the young man, mor spending to do oute’s horses?” asked Netta, “Er bvérything, If you must drive behind them, st buy them. t suppore Vou are too | hasty, Bi rmsby, Known as, the special Tat °Notta's desire is. to nde ‘behind Tichoutes horses, If you were, to boy them, they would no longer be Mr. Tieboute's horses.” “You are both mistaken,” retorted Miss Mu- righ, with an impertinent top of the ‘hea “TRe ho whether driven by another, are ‘the attraction, I consider ‘he pair of horses vastly superior to the pair Tiel ate of Alas | C rest of us, im: boute!’ Why T stpposed me creed of the most devout you bowte was superior 10 all ‘rented “Who is Mr. ‘Tiebou ingui lady whose home was in Boston. eat, shocks wo are foun, Mr. Cornish. in"boston, too?” (Ob! Ohi” cried another young man of Dem ‘Know, thi marie spe arith “justice fo Cornish ‘and, the rt ired recetving,” murmured uch Ignorance exist, and the at, your re- late Jack, Tie- De tay ‘that Tie- things & young The young woman, ignoring the young man, continue “Sins ‘afternoon T called at four: different houses with, Netta, and-at cach gne they dis- eK ask Wl jdieboute, ‘Therefore A vast and solemn mystery!” man Demorest, “I have not heard that sald of Mr. Tieboute In, xears interposed Mrs, Muriel, laughing, be admit em but when Mrs. Carton took him up and bi ‘soc! cume his r, As it were, he be- came the voeua® qBut that does not tell what he Is,” por- sisted Miss Boston, . We ail settied do the belief, for lown to Feagon,T don't know, that the Tiebor she excl thirst for. knowl still persisted Miss Boston’ that he should be the vogue?" dge he was the 80 won was distinctly displeased. nonsense all this chatter about him unsatisiied,” AWhat does he do sponds a lees fortuno right royally,” sald Miss Ormsby. - “Huns hotties to, oso,” put in Demorest. “Graces ladies’ bowers,” added Cornet “But all Sat is nothing." sald Miss Boston, still "persisting. “Does he ‘wrlte? att Ts. he musical? Does he sing” oF mn, short,” Intery Cornish seeiving to ‘posed assist ‘the Young lady, iis he constructed o Boston lines of architec! “He sings lke an Stalian, dances like Frenchnan. and dresses like an’ Englishman, a Netta, Muriel, clas a cus nore, “And,” “interjected Cornish, ‘Stop! oh, sto) son. "He 18 a quiet, re having an independence, sults, himself” no erved geni lives it, 1 erely he * ropl young Pea are only d Miss El of a pair of he, sells more nly his, private tipht, with ail his tray other appurtenai iis string of runni “why does he do “Rh @on't kno} horses, Now if it ss brought himself up with a coking directly at Miss Elverson, ‘a refini Iverson, spiteful because he is this discussion. besa ale that?” asked ‘That is what makes it Interesting. it were Fordham pirate,” contributed Mr. “rides like the interrupted Laura Elver- fleman, who, d fife as ghiggtion to his mode of tito, nor mm curious to “These use he hag his horses Is than od “Te becomes an event meets he lis Mrs. Muriel. Ww ‘ussell sudden, stop, nd if it were Mr. Russell?” Biyeroony .Pointedly. “Parc Was rushing on to say what I should not. Jacke Fievoute does no plung- ing, and It ie a surprise asked Miss “You hi Said Miss Elverson, rather superellously. or presume you are on very intimate terms witl e,Comish, blushed. but rallied instantly, manly a fashion that Miss Elverson, hen snub, am not. He is called Sack very ‘genoraily "behind bis Back and, people who have not even the t acquaint ance with him I have, and I have fallen: in the at b always address him as— Yeboute,”” announced a servant from ‘Thore light sensation ag Jack tered, plainly ‘evident to him. ‘and he was not well pleased to find so many’ present when he had hoped for a tete-a-tete, ‘The nay who had beet the sole object of his call ‘welcomed him to the eitcle, receiving niin wkwardly teaving ‘tie burden oft Elverso a, relied Into themselves, conversation’ to. Misi helped ‘Sut by elther bright sald to-night is one of ‘The a quickly vauppressed stay aded by Mr. ih, ‘who exclalme ht accounts for the sale of ed the young gentleman with a pa stare before he angwered: aut impo of b roperty. since te wonder given on only this afternoon, | How. walking ‘up—pulling. Up stakes, as iss’ Elverson regarded him earnestly, while Notte Muriel, having lively, reco delightful att rement, whe given a tea, asl to sel'all his charming old furniture ai beautiful things. ik bowed in acquiese ‘was. a silence, Indicative of the cu oslty that was rife but wiles none ‘gocmed to dare to satisty by questions, in the face of his manner. Miss Elverson broke it with the remark: “f should think, after the pains and time you have taken in the gathering, you would dislike telpart with theme Jack smiled, as he replied eater "please in the gather ‘The same pleasure road?” suggested Miss msby. Jack had not said he was going abroad. Miss Ormsby had assumed tt. He, ald not deny it; bowed and smniled. So it was settled 2 word On his part that he was go! Ope. an awkward silence, due to ‘aiiar “manner. and. uncommunteativeness: Cornish relieved it thig time by abruptly announcing the rupture of the engagement of iwo of their ac djuaintanees, explaining it was dup to the discovery that the man ‘had only a tithe of the money be was supposed to sess. M his Jiss Elverson surprised them with the scorn- fui comment: “She had all the money either could wish. How could she’permit the rupture on’ suc grounds’ Three Dollars Per Year. <@ Two Copies Five Dollars. aps." said Jack, "he represented his ‘erhay mee to be larger than it was that he might Bain be ait ,moderat part fie” was. entirely. ment," Miss na a stoutly maintained Miss long time ago, before the ‘de. ina casual converse and hai that. through unwise invedtine fra ‘should not have entered into the engage- said Jack, thoughtfully, i asa m cast on him a searching glance asl wen, believe that money determines no man ‘wife who y t the young in extravagant repair his life by Ww do not sce that your suppdsition resem- bigs the case of our friends.” admit,” replied Jack, with ination than he had. _itherto shown, with heightened color. was speaking sition of & man of nue holly in rs ion ie had no family; he believed himself to stand wholly alone In’ the World, without a blood relation. He knew that for were entitled ut to he belloved that he could concent that tact tek way never to be discovered. unless he were to Toveal Jt himaclfs sa gentlomary fonduoted numselé 0 Fa wae bee the ‘lady,-'5 Ppeaking —— not {without = ope. Budde ywithout warning e lady: was ie tet to mate with im wae likely fo bring ec and with pained exvremsion ‘in her eves: him table ed frox Rearby a fan, as she ro > cle h en and‘turned as tf 8 his ‘point of View he could not have bu: from the point of view of as he concluded his recital preparing to take his leave. pain: AS, sho, finished ‘her ‘enigmatical “sentence ‘so ihe met hi with @ calm smile and a. stead- @ turned quickly to her, with a fast look into his eyes—a look he could not fathom. iA Very, interesting. tale, Mr. TTieboute,” she sald. | “it Is very disappointing to valscover that you fare ao charminiy ‘a raconteur ust as you are departing for 8 long time, We shail al rogre' ‘and ‘weleora tun She extonded her hand, and as he took it, slim, and white, a nd cool, into his own broad a palm, ho felt its iingers close 01 ‘essure as Pind litte her hand, bent over tt- kissed it, bowed to her, Tr alae it was unusua ‘wa. of that pressure he der the im! hand and, bowing generally to thé circle, passed out. AS ‘ne door closed on him, young Miss Bos- ton sai on, ‘Tieboute's manners are perfect, at all even when he awoke his man handed hina notes the address oF which Was in a female hani Opening it, a sprig of rosemary fell from 4 ie On ‘the sheet inclosed and unsigned ten this sentiment: “Al knight’s spurs are won by his own deeds of honor—not by those of his forebears.” CHAPTER V. VICARIOUS EXPIATION, fack was under no delusions as to the mean- ing of the mibeive ‘Kinosy-nine might have it as_en- ne had don deny, he should not because he such ch a ble suitor, fo sho could ‘Thus he wal retin €0 show her that We aporesiat at its real valuo, lose was prendre ed wi ventive ut are to pass a in remem~ Shall ‘always bear ¥ w she did not consider her. ‘she nm not kought her, but had Sistinetiy told her, that tnan ought. only had a declaration she ‘was under straint She would have been were he & possi= a send such « missive, nted to make a tea her-act Rest he, could conceive tin i place contrast th her caintingss and subtlety, but Ws ine ness was, not equal to anything better ete The to enclose jie card, geste el ‘nd ‘he did not favor me with one,” ex-

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