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Show Pe-entsomething of what they said. Dr. Verity Joined him. They said a few words about the storm, their words were emphasized by the falling and crashing of trees outside A Story of Cromwell Tim the windows, and by thunder and lightning and driven torrents of rain; and then Dr. Verity said in a low BY AMELIA E. BARR. volte. "lie knows nothing of this Othor Ono. tho I, Thou and Ribbon Author of "Tho Bow of Oran he is still as death; he barely Tho Maid of Malden Lane Etc. breathes; ho is unconscious; where is (Copyright, 1"01, by Dodd, Mead & Company. All rights reserved ) he, Israel? Not Quite gone not Quite here- Is he watching the battle of elements CHAPTER XVI. Continued. very mirror of his courageous spirit, in the mithllo darkness?" Then for I My dear Martha, I did not think of has become weak and trembling. the pealirg thuncan tell you one thing, Martha, a some minutes only winds telling you this Just yet, and especialmade antho and der howling sorrowful is always but the words were at my thinking soul ly was John But swer. Verity thinking, a great soul lips, and then they were out, without enough, but when it is soon as there was a moment' as and for wretched it is and my leave or liiense. Now there is like Oliver's, draws lull in the uproar, ho said, "Oliver la nothing for it, but letting you know, any cause, then every thought .ranger to the Immortals, Israel, plump and plain, that you and I. in blood. have heard of hla fame. In our gathering years, must up and out Cromwell had hoped that Ills grei way they have seen and helped of England. Oliver Cromwell Is dy- afflictions would bring his friena While his body Ilea already. ing; when he Is In the grave, what? back to his side; but envy, hatred am. - yonuer, without sense or motion, Either Stuart, or civil war. If it 1s greedy ambition are not to be cpnclli- j where Is his spirit? Is It now having the Stuart, my head will be wanted; ated. Even at this time Ludlow, Lam- Its last fight with its great enemy? and as for fighting for Lambert, or bert, Vano. Harrison. Marten all the Israel, I was thinking of what Isaiah even Fairfax, or Sir Harry Vane, 1 men whom lie had trusted, and who about hell being moved to meet I had trusted him, stood aloof from his says, will not do it verily, I will not! Luelfer at his cornirg have fought under Cromwell; I will sorrow; and their sullen indifference "But. oh, John, John Verity, all fight urder no less a general, and in wounded him to the quick. Ills un- this great life Is to he a failure. All no less a quarrel than lie led in. That finished wmrk drove Rt him like a our travail and toll and suffering to He must make gieat be a failure!" is settled. You said Martha, for bet- taskmaster. haste, for he knew that the night was ter, or for worse. "No, indeed! There is no failure. Wa She did not answer, and he dropped coming. no. nothing of the kind! No, am glad lie is back in Whitehall, her hand and continued, 1 will never have usheied In a new era of Freeforce thee, Martha, not one step. If said Martha to her husband, when she dom. We have made a breakwater I remember thou lovest England better than heard of the change. tyranny. Kings will rememabout that against said Jane that something me forevermore that they have a Joint ber old. gloomy Court; he will get better in their nerks. I love Oliver has done, to "I dont! I dont, Israel! In London. work he was sent the last the tittle, nothing, I love nobody better than answered Is- to do. It is Oliver the Conqueror! I know not, Martha. Israel Swaflham. 1 was thinking of rael, sadly; "Fairfax was with him Not Oliver the Failure. Remember, Swaffham. and he might as well have Israel, It Is nqt incumbent on us to "I shall sign the sale of It to Cyan sword on his old friend-be- tter finish the work; we can leave It tn his drawn lin as soon as Cromwell dies. I and and kinder had he done bo. Gods hands. And. though we have to thou can build another Swaffham; "Fairfax is proud as Luelfer. What leave It behind us Incomplete, God thou art but fifty, and my years are will use It some way and somewhere, some short of sixty. We are In the did he want? "The Duke of Buckingham has been and the news will find us, even In prime of life yet. sent to the Tower where he ought to heaven, and sweeten our happy labor not quite that "I am forty-eigh- t lie is there. I believe this, I do with all my, Israel; and Swaffham was very up have been sent long ago; ofbut Fairfax, soul." and down, and si arte a cupboard in married to tho daughter and the haughty Lord General went On Thursday night, tho 2d of Sepit. Wherever you go, Israel, I will go matter. He of hi your God is my God, and your country to see Cromwell about the Whitehall tember, being the ninth day met him in the gallery at hard fight, he hade his wife and chilBitall be mine. but Into this a good-bye- ; dren "I was sure of that, Martha. God and asked that tho order for BuckingAnd any country ham's arrest should be retraced. And sacred si one not even the tendorest love you, dearest! where jour home Is built, and your Gi om well told him that if the ofiense imagination may intrude. Afterward children dwell, is a good country; be- weio only against his own life, the he appeared to withdraw himself enAlsides which, this Now World Is really Duke could go free that hour, but that tirely within the shadow of tho hi for not the against slgral pardon plotters mighty, watting a land of milk and honey and sun lie could to release in a peaceful, even a happy shine. Tonbert and Will could not be the Commonwealth. It grieved him words, and mood, and saying la a more and moro bought back here with an earldom. the heart to say those labored voire. "Truly God Is good Indeed He is He will not leave. My work Is done but God will be with His people." Some one offered him a drink to ease his restlessness and give him sleep, but ho refused it. "It is not my design to drink or to sleep, he said; "my design Is to make what haste I can to bo gone." The last extremity Indeed, but one full of that longing desire of the great apostta "to depart and he with Christ, which ly n Exposition of Modern Wonders THE LIONS WHELP The Worlds Fair of 1904 Is the Greatest Educational Factor Well as the Most Stupendous Entertainment that Was Ever tn ! 9 01 a re a I for I m u s All are famous composers and their compositions have the originality and high merit expected for such a signal event. The several pieces will be played by the many bands in their musical programs during the Exposition, under the direction of the Bureau of Music. New York. editor of the Min- the Worlds visited eapolis Union, a few ago, and Louis days St. at Pair Union tie snowing letter in the hi part what his impressions Mr. K- - E. Stevens, des-rjt-e- s i in, trope I ssarj t thrV ? f uu! luslar, sort yo,j andr frir ) ne 8, wit!,) 19 tti sain, I if ie, nfioal j atti; the were: 10 Readers of "The Union: been through the Worlds 1 have for the j Fair grounds again to St. since coming time third the Uuis last week, and every dayI had me grows. within wonder .Imagined from the descriptions that me management intended to eclipse & tiling ever before attempted, but (I no idea of the tremendous size, the magnificent designs, the splendid of tings, and the artistic beauty I was somewhat prebuiidirgs. ,j, nothing of tho ordipared to see had by no moans mind nary, but my which will be CTaiped the splendors the Worlds to visitors the to open Of course the summer. this pair --rounds and the buildings at this Sme are in a chaotic state, and the t weather was unpropitious for pleas-Miwith these even visiting, but drawbacks, and with nothing but the and in many cases but partially fou-inished buildings to be seen, the to-da- y spool 8J: sign a lh rt tK No Words Can Describe Its Magnificence or Magnitude f Fr 0 as Or-anized-- a trip here will be a liberal education in itself. I certainly hope that every reader of "The Union will take my advice and go to the Fair, even if they can spend but a few days there. It will be the event of a Uptime, and no one should deny themselves this much of the pleasures of the world, ev.n if they have to deny themselves in some other direction. By all means make up your minds right now that are going to the St. Louis you Worlds Fair, and begin saving for that purpose right now, if necessary. And don't fall to gi e the hoys and to go. They girls an opportunity will learn more here In a week than they will in school in a year. 1 wish I could make this strong enough so that every reader of this paper would make up his mind to see the Worlds Fair, for I am sure every one who comes will agree with to-da- OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Dozens of Unique Materials Used In the Creation of Worlda Fair Statuary. Enduring marble and temporary stall, which have marked the statuary of past expositions, are not the only kinds at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, although more works of art carved from these materials are there exhibited than were ever collected at one place in the history of the world. been Many odd materials have made up Into artistic figures that eloquently proclaim the Idea of the designer. Some of these unique statues are colossal In size and large sums of money were expended In their mat Ing. Ala., Birmingham, has built a to-da- Is ! Palace of Mines and Metallurgy. r.'aprrtxht, nXM, by Louisiana Purchaaa Exposition. me that there was never anything to statue of Vulcan. It Is 50 feet high, grounds are well worth traveling constructed of coal and coke aa of miles to see, even they equal It and that the one who misses the base cast In Iron. It porstatue and tho another have never are Ti is being the case, what will seeing it will trays Birmingham's importance as a t be when everything is com pie tod opportunity to rte its equal. manufacturing center. King Cotton Sincerely yours, nd when nature has combined with Cotton is is Mississippis offering. THE EDITOR. to make this the fairest vision is as the ard giant mater.nl used, the ever seen by mortal eyes. The Vulcan. as Spirit Alabamas tall HYMN OF THE WEST. It wou'd be presumptuous on my is manifested in an artistic of Ti part to attempt to give a description from beeswax. Idaho fk'iti il The Poet Stedman Has Written the of tho grounds or of the buildings, the figure of a Coeur pro;.-Has It and I Fair I World's and when Hymn attempt a description cast from copper. miner dAlene Been Set to Music. am at a loss for words, and c.vii only was used by a MinneGolden butter be charmed by will folk wonWestern re, tea.. Wonderful, wonderful, maderful." The grounds are a natural the beautiful hymn written by Ed- sota artist as the appropriate John of statue Stewart, terial for a beauty spot, anil with the addition mund Clarence Stedman upon the i of the buildings, the statues. citation of the Worlds Fair manage- the builder of tho first creamery. Lou'slana presents two curiosities fautiUins, the lagoon, the cascades, j ment. He calls it the Hymn of the s In a j so sculpture a figure of Mephis-topheloamt all tho cunning contrivances of West. a title befitting splendid wife Lots and in sulphur art. the visit will be ono which wdl production. It taa five stanzas, and carved from a block of rock salt. never be forgotten, even If one sluiuhi Prof. John K. Paine of Harvard of an elehas written the music, which California shows the flgme not go inside the buildings at all. And almonds. of built first The phant Is no less grand. lubic then ttio Inside of the buiidirgs of this hymn w.ll be on tho buildings covering acres and acres of World's Fair Notes. ground, and atreUhing out for what i penlug day of the great exposition. will amount to twenty exhibits The drilled seems to he Interminable distances--whe- n Saturday. April 2. when a loads. cai thousand it. will voices (bin of sing these are filled with the works chorus A mat kite will stamp the likeness of nature, of art. of science and of Other musical compohiLoii specially a World's Fair building on a penof the of Invitation skill from every portion of the known written ujon for souvenir collectors. a are ny world, who would be so foolish aa Worlds Fair management diTho lnhie Inn. a hotel on the Vanderstnken, Frank to mbs It? march liy Fair prourds under ExposiWorld's Cincinnati orchestra, t wtmld make It compulsory upon rector of the has 2.359 rooms. tion control, K. of Hadley waltz Hcr.ry by a do and so. every parent who can afford to taun-Mrot- lc-d - led t r- -sj ren-derii- g Gard J Sr AMUSED MEN OF MONEY. Forgot His Audience His Earnestness. What is known as the millionaire's train" running from Morristown, N. J., to Hohuken, carries a number of men aitwi daur :!.t C eaec's iflCd I managed to read a In my newspaper. few (liirngiaphs One or them told of a remarkable find by a Nippur expedition of the It was University of Pennsylvania. nothing less than a and thoroughly authenticated tallor'a bill nearly D.OoO years old. Since Bimmelsteln himself Is enI gaged In the clothing business, In this Interested would be he thought ancient relic, so I told him about It, but the story seemed to make no Impression on him. Hang it, man." said 1, don't you understrnd? Its a tailor's bill almost fi.tmn years old." Veil." he answered, "vot lna It good fi r? Dey cant gollect It." Brooklyn Engle, SERVED AS MESSENGER BOY. Congressman Hardwick Mistaken for One of the House Pages. Congressman Hardwick, the boyish-lookinmau from Georgia, has had 'he experience that haa befallen other He was standyouthful statesmen. known t tho world of finance. Tho desk one day to the close speaker's ing to cotiduotor U David Sanderson, ono of the readlrg clerks, miswhen whom his passengers, grateful for his taking him for a rage, said: "Run and enifortn good nature and efflciency, bring me that paper that is lying on w hare Just presented a handsome atch Grosvenora desk." Smiling at Gen. and a purse of gold. They Insisted on error, the Georgian did as clerk's the hts making a speech and Sanderson Half an hour later the requested. difl so, winding up In this way: Some "the gentleman from recognized choir people wonder why It Is I have had and to the surprise and Georgia." such great success In life; why I have mortification of the readlrg clerk. Mr had no trouble with nobody. Even the Hard w Irk. the beardless boy, who other conductors don't understand It had performed messerger duly a short and they often nsk mo how I got along, time previous, arose and delivered a with the drunks on my train, an' I Just on the race problem In the speech long tNl em Many Royal Visitors Coming. shout of laugh- Such south. tho are fulfilled, If all promises went up from tho millionaires that Sanderson's speech ended then and United States will hnve royal visitors The Crinoline Is Coming. galore next summer, So far theso there. now skirts with their extreme The to Intention have announced their Leoespecially toward the front, fullness, free: the of King land tho visit Bimmelsteln Not Interested. mother of our old curse-crino- line. be the will of Menelek Go the car tho other morning I hap- pold of llulgium, King but the stiffened Nothing Gercrown prince of pened to hang by the strap next to Abyssinia, the will throw Into shape the of Sweden petticoat tiimmolsteln's. Between bepRlng pa- many, tho crown prince wide skirls of the Immediate future. trons of and granting pnrdnns to my and the crown prince of China. Conductor at near neighbors. g tr J In a week or two the Irishman was hark at work. The day of his return, ternoon. seeing him at his poet. Mr. Wrirht Her John." he said, are some asked him with a smile how he liked Irishman Spoiled ths Preparation by dainties I have brought you. Here la his beef tea. His Addition. insome fruit: here is Jelly: here la Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Rhure, not a hit," said the old man. fine for the aged, here Is some tonic, successful flying ventors of the most bluntly. machine that har appeared thus far, superb beef tea." "Why," said Mr. Wright, 'beef tea "Beef my, is it, sr?" said the old live in Dayton, Ohio, where they minIs delicious If you heat It and add a hud be It good, an roan. "Shure, dset a bicycle factory. 'TIs a dhrlnk 01 nlver little salt and pepper. An aged Irishman, a faithful em- that beef tay. 'Well, sor, It may be good thot 01 thank yo. or, for ploye of theirs for a number of years, thrled bofttre, "But I put milk said John. 01 way, All ye'vo brought, but specially was Iropt at home lust month by to It," Los Angelos Times. and beef augar foln tay." the for Orvlllo Wright, a basket on thank ye BEEF TEA NEW TO HIM. hit arm, visited tho lick man one af- far better." Tho next morning, the 3d of September, his Fortunate Day, "the day of Dunbar Field and Worcester laureate wreath, he became speechless as the sun rose, and so ho lay quiet until between three and four In the afternoon, when he was heard to give a deep sigh. The physician la attendance said softly, "He Is gone! And some knelt to pray, and all wept, but unmindful of his tears, Israel Swaffham cried In a tone of triumph: "Thou good Soldier of God, farewell! Thou hast fought a good fight, thou hast kept the faith, and there Is laid up fur thee a erown greater thaa crown of rightEngland's crown, eousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give thee." But Dr. Verity went slowly to th beloved Dead; he put tenderly back his long gray hair, damp with tha dew of death, and closed the eyelids over hla darkened eyes, and klsseil him on his brow, and on his lips; and as he turned sorrowfully away forever, whisper 1 only two words: "Vale Cromwell!" (The End.) IN THE WIFE "market. PRICES ''Now let me lean on you, Israel' and how troubled There Is another tiling, Martha, both Fairfax saw liow not ono word had ho But looked. he married. be to are of them going turned a of he abruptly and such of courtesy; "Married! I never heard cocked his hat, and threw his cloak thing. under his arm In that Insolent way I thought I wouldn't tell thee, till he was ever used to when In his tem sure enough. needs be; but 'Us so, Ispers. And Oliver looked at me like women. And to what kind of a man that has been struck In the face rael? by a friend. Then he went to his Good, fair women, they toll me; desk and worked faithfully, Inexor" bisters, orphan daughters of the Rev. ably, all hut hut day; MarJohn Wiimot. Tlmu west, thin, IsiuM?" "But what, tha, there may soon ho three families "It I near the end." loinirg up, and not a grandmother Indeed, this Interview with Fairfax amurg them to look after the children seemed to he the last ho mothers. or give advice to the young could carry. or I don't tee what Tonbert'a wife, The next day lie went to his desk Will's wife, or thy own daughter Jane and began to write, but speedily and can do without thee." called for Israel Swaffham. urgently Him shook her head slightly, hut he answered the call, Oliver When The looked pleased and Important. was In great physical agony, but ho wife and mother was now completely took some papers from a drawer ami satlnfiod. I am iv longer here, "When said, So the summer days wert on, and these to my wife. Tliur-logive Israel, and serene so been never ; England had has thd key to ail State so secure In her strength and prosand my Intents knows he my feverAnd there Is perity. Cromwell was working favor-li- Judgments on them. ishly and suffering acutely. Ills when ail is for you: more one charge child, tho I ady Elizabeth Clay pole, to the army for me. Tell over, speak had premonihe v.as still very 111; the men to rememher me while they tions and visions of calamity that live. Truly, 1 think they will. Now filled his heart with apprehension, anil let me lean on you, Israel. I atn gokept his sout always on tho alert, ing to my last hard fight." wauhlrg, watching for U coming. When he reached his room, ho It Is certain also that he knew the stood a moment and looked wistfully lime for his own departure was at round It. It was but a narrow chamhand. He sntd to Doctor Verity, "I ber, but largo enough for the awfully have one more fight, John. Dunbar rlose, near con fib t that bo had to a was ester Wort was a great vittory; fight In It. For ten terilhte days and will greater one; hut my next fight the anguish of the struggle give me tho gri atet victory of allde- went on nntenslrg'y, som times the he 'tiny last enemy that shall great Combatant being "all here" and Do you stroyed Is death full of faith ami imiift e. sometimes movea made And tho doctor far down the shoal of life and reason, not lie could of 111 Rates Run From a Fair of Shoe Up to Twenty Oxen. In Europe, says a foreign explorer, it Is customary for parents to giv heart-weigdowries to their daughters when they countries marry, hut In uncivilized custom different a prevails. qullo In Uganda a man can buy a handsome a ifo for four bulls, a box of cartridges and six needles, and If ho ha tho luck to po a wooing when woman happens to be a drng In the marketm ho can buy a suitable damsel for e pair of shoes. ques-tionsA Kaffir girl Is worth, according to tho rank of her family, from four to ' ten cows, In Terlary, no father will surrender his daughter unless ho gets a goodly la qimttlly of butter in return, andcaa cutnln parts of India no girl marry until her father has been pacified by a present of rice and a few rupees, Twenty oxen Is the regular ptioa for a wife among tho Mixhlmls, but a peer mau bus mue than one In ohtaliing a Lrido on payment of one pig. At Timor no girl wil think of marcerrying a man not provided with a and tints' or tm.ks, number tain clept at Unyoro any riistrabb) hut Impecupurchase hla wlf and wnndi ring uneasily through by- nious suitor may will mt bo allowed to on but eredlt, and and distress gone days of battle enjoy her company until be has paid darkre-- a. enthe uttermo" fmaing. bis last to face Ho hud turned on Among many tribes of Africa and and 21th of August, on the emy It Is customary for a suitor to Asia ns t a was e null tempest the 3th tin as ft hlied roan for his future wink hefi-iIn lneii seen Enghad never same manner ft Whole f, rests were laid on rather in law in the land. A certain Laban. worked fir oh Jut from the ground; traffle was swept he sewhom so the i.n girl the rnnda acd the streets, and the value hi wages whrn ard h Ife, lects a.i The sens, ships from tho stormy h gets her, and chnmbeis of Whitehall were filled amount to .net much before. Hot The winds, tin great with tho mar of A matt who fall In love with a naguard bam d on their arms, praying teriltory fares or talking solemnly together on the tive Rlrl of the Manronl for her la need h? all pay for betier, prodigy of the storm. deer two skit. heard and near men, tho sat Israel stto-eoed- ed nU-lit- s unler-stand- affirmation; ment speak. After the death of his beloved daughter Ellnbeth. the life "f Cromwell was like the endlnt or one of tin so terrible N"r'i' Karas with the additional element of a great spiritual tontlict. Israel Kwaffhatn was constantly with him. Tho two men were friends i loser than brothers. Tlmy had loved each other when bnya, aril their love had never known a shadow. "But I am In great trouble a hunt him," anid Israel to hla wife. "It can not Inst, fume Lady Clay poles deni h lie eats not, drinks not, sleeps not: his slreng, masculine handwriting, the 1 |