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Show The hostess, whs Introduced them, had disappeared, and Russell drew his wifes arm within his and led her out Into the cool, shadowy moonlight. "Nannie, he said, suddenly getting both her bands in his, do you think that that woman would still like to believe' that her husband had told her Oh, drowsily the breezes lingered over lane and lea, And wayward moonbeams, huHhed the restless sea, When through the meadows, dim with shadows, rams my love to me. A dainty ditty he was singing Oh, I loved him well! And all the world went idly swinging where the echoes fell. While soft, serene, by hill and dene there throbbed an evening bell. Oh, wistfully the winds, went sailing o'er the sobbing sea, k And swift with moonlight trailing worked its wizardry, When far away, as lovers may, went forth my love from me. Wilfrid Li. Kandell, in Boston falry-flngere- o o o the truth, She met hla gaze for an Instant, Impassioned, pleading, compelling, and her eyeB went down. "I am afraid she has never ceased to believe, dear, since It was too late. He stooped and took her in bis arms, but for only a moment. Some one was coming, and they moved oft down the veranda. At the end of k they came face to face with Hurlbut. Russell held out hla hand. First chance Ive had to speak to you, old man. ! was very much interested In that little story of yours tonight. Meet me at the club at one, and I may be able to give you He turned to hla wife with a a clue. "and If youll condelittle scend to dine with us at seven, there may be even a chance of meeting some of the dramatis personae.. cloud-wrac- TO BE TRIES BF IN WASHINGTON. mmsMl In the Caae Supreme Ceurt Declalon of Alleged Conspirator. The supreme court of the United States haa decided that State Senator must George E. Green of New York on the go to Washington for trial George W. charge of conspiring withdefraud the to Beavers and others government In the purchase of supplies for the poatofflee department Wf (Copyright, Russell had made no mistake. There was but one jewel like that In the whole world. He had made sure of that before be bought It for his wife ten years before. Curious It was; a solid diamond heart, flanked by a score of tiny ruby ones, held In place by the finest thread of gold that was quite Invisible at the distance of a few feet. she was wearing It In a new place as a sole ornament to the hair that, gleaming pile of corn-golalone, might have made Nannie Russell beauty-famouBut besides this, there were eyes of a matchless amber-graa richly pale, perfect skin, and fine, scarlet lips that were gravely " sweet. Russell gradually let his eyes away from the jewel to a furtive contemplation of hla wifes familiar features. No; seven years bad made alow progress In ageing a woman of this Indestructible type. If anything, she had grown more splendid in her thirties than ahe had ever been In the old girlhood days of their first love. She was conversing spiritedly with an ambassador, and Russell thanked Heaven that he had been allotted a seat at the other end of the table. She would hardly bestow more than a casual glance In that direction, and he relied upon hla Bhort beard and eyeglasses to protect him from recognition. The dinner progressed tlresomely, and the running Are of email talk Russell found himself obliged to keep up with the lady on hla right, was about the hardest work the young broker had ever done In hla life. Presently there was a lull, and he became conscious that all eyes were turned upon the man who eat directly opposite to him. Yes,' JIurlbut was saying, "it seem I am here on a very absurd quest, considering the fact that I don't even know the fellow's name or address or that of any of his friends. AH I have to go on Is that he lived on Fifth avenue seven years ago was tall and dark and smooth-faced- , with the prettiest wife in New York, and spent hie work hours on Wall street. Russell started. Luckily no one was looking at him, and the ridiculous red that poured over hla face went unnoticed. After all, how many thousand people there were to whom this description might apply as well as to He sincerely hoped he was .himself! not growing egotistic. "The man was dying, you see It was out In India and all I could get out of him was that this friend of his had brought a lot of trouble and seeming disgrace upon himself In trying to shield him from It, and that I must move Heaven and earth to locate him and make matteri right between him and hla wife, who. It appears, left him because of this thing. Russell shifted hts gaze transiently to his wifes face. From rale, It had grown all at once bloodless, and she waa leaning forward with parted lips and wide, tense ryes. A remark from her dinner partner recalled her to her- To-nig- TURNED JOKE ON HIS to" house, and Evans msn-llkfound himself making love to her In spite of himself. One night, he kissed her in the In aome way, It has never been discovered how, the fact came to the ears of his fiancee. She wrote an Immediate letter, dissolving their relationship. Evans replied, asseverating hla Innocence. Ho could not do otherwise. But the girl refused to budge. I!e confided In his friend, who, like a brave Don Quixote, took the affair Into hla own hands and went to see the girl, and. In order to prove to her that Evans was innocent, himself took the blame of the whole thing, and swore that he it was who kissed the young lady In the rose garden. And In turn, the young lady who. was kissed, betrayed the man to his wife, and the wife took French leave." "But did the girl the one who waa kissed did she uphold the husband In his deception, to protect the other glrla fiancee? Just exactly. "Then I should have thought that the husband would have explained everything to hla wife! "He tried to pleadings were vain. " "I dont much blame her, do you?" "Well I hardly know. A mans reply. Were there any children? "I don't think ao." "That waa lucky. So many women have to endure a continual flagellation of their souls If there are children. "But the man think of him! He loved hla wife; he must have suffered terribly when she turned on him." "If he loved her ao much, why did he place her In such a position?" "He thought he could explain; thought that she would trust and believe him. And he loved his friend, and couldn't bear to see hla life wrecked all on account of a little nonsense. Mrs. Russell laughed then, the tension had to give way somewhere, and when she looked up again, her eyes were calm, with a new light In them. "Quite a little drama," she remarked, "and ao It has fatten to your lot to arrange a eltmax? "In a way, It haa." "And do you think the woman would betteve " "On the oath of a dying man? I think so. Dont you?" She nodded. "I think ahe would She had grown more splendid In her tike to, at any rate." thirties. I gave Evnna my solemn promise." self, and sent the crimson to her "Why did he watt so long to set cheeks. Ehs made some hurried re- matters straight? "He never knew of the estrangesponse, laughing In a half hysterical llttls way to conceal her agitation. ment till a year ago. He went to InThen she looked back at Hurlbut dia. you see." After that, there was a silence, and again; he had stopped talking, and Russell almost jumped at the eound soon the hum of general conversation of his wifes clear, controlled tones, was resumed. "Do tell us all about It, Mr. Hurl-hut,- " Half an hour later, on emerging she was saying, "a romance llko from the smoking room. Russell found that is too rare not to bo Interesting." himself being presented to bis wtfs. At the sound of his name, she look"There Isn't really much more to tell, bs answered, smiling, "that's ed up, startled, and the color faded whers tho trouble comas In. Evans swiftly from her face and lips. "Francis!" The name came involwts always mors or less gloomy, almost melancholy eicept at times; untarily, la a sharp wker. e rose-garde- this suffering character unique in American politics one of the most Interesting; figures that ever occupied a seat in the national Con- FRIEND .CZW 16-in- du, The day was Just aa bleak without. My neighbors Just ae cold within, And ttuth wna Just a full of doubt. The world wu Just as full of sin. But In the tight of that young smile The world grew pure, the heart grew warm, And sunshine gleamed a little while Acroea the darkness of the eturm. I did not cere In seek her name, I only said, "tlod bices thy life, Thv sweet young face, la-- mill the same. Or happy maid or hiti-- r wife hllttpa Brooks. Third Belmont to Join Racing Game. August Belmont III., though he haa decided to take part In business affair!, evidently doea not mean to keep out of the sporting game altogether. I!o has made application for membership In tho Jockey club, which win elect him no doubt at Its next meeting. It Is his IntenttoL to relieve his father of much responsibility In connection with eastern racing affairs. head. -- oW ' ? Jeremiah Socrates Simpson was the name presented him by his parents In New Brunswick, where he was born March 51, 1842. But to those who came In contact with him In the days of his political fame he was known and will be remembered as plain Jerry, while the great masses who form their conception of men in pub- Washington was pleasantly Wnl ed with the advent of the "ioC statesman. Although he never1 had forensic experience further, that afforded by the lodgeroo the alliance in Kansas, Jerry not hesitate to cross awordii, the most noted debaters In the He, In repartee he showed hlnieli quick as chain lightning, and the casm of Tom Reed frequently met by a shaft from the proto Kansas unrest that sent Boor galleries into spasms of delight Reed winced someth laughter. but he paid "Sockless Jerry" the spect he gave to all foemea tor of his steel, regardless of pen oddities. As a representative Mr. an Inveterate talker on every ll brain it I the can ply deluge It djinns, phantoms Few men In Kansas ever t personal following that Jem aS .ttr.ct,d at long "With poison man tto trlct. For a few days following election the result of rumor circulation, and when It wag one day that Simpson had beet ed out, the farmers mounted horses, shoulderel their guni aded the district, threatening., to maintain their supremacy later returns came In StapL, Jorlty assumed such proportion' the casus belli was happily reJ His majority turned out to out of a total vote of 57,792. i .J v cl aent, an "guppe see th I give h donna In tores of Puz: Article' Min academy at Annapolis. Rear Admiral Brownson Is now In command of ths powerful armored cruiser squadron which consists of the West Virginia (flagship), Colorado, Maryland and He brought President Pennsylvania. RooaevMt back from New Orleana on the flagship. sol- ace of teaching a blble rlaas because of hit physical condition, la learning to play the violin. He U said to be making considerable progree. though aa yet he Is the rawest kind of an amateur. He was rather discouraged the other day when a friend told him of Victor Herbert's sdvlce aa to learning to master the cello: "Simplest thing tn the world. All you have to do Is buy your 'cello, secure s competent Instructor and then prsctlcs about eight hours a day for throe years." Maetaren Talks of Life Werk. Ian Marla re n Is retiring from ths Congregational ministry. Those who havo felt tho charm of hla work aa an author will bo Interested In his conclusions concerning his work and Its methods, deducted from tho ripe experience of hts long public career. "If I were beginning Instead of clo Ing my career," he said, "I would bs careful about three thing n panic-ulsI should preseh shorter sermons; I should bs mors attentive to my English, and I sbonld preach moro comfortingly." .T whiil In ! e T!,lrK ,h col!. to Vi M Treur ,ouml contain treLU working .M now Y,lu om of hu Etlnton r: tur! and ih? a Porcelain urn of n'J Pieces. MV fur on 'ur Ht Had. the cellar of a ot th with proved ''". ,hn n- of ,hn house has ,rrri"r- - which Is un,r lh" to be worh "po Igat It is tad on' nothing the dee ever re been dc Jacket article, It may to the One droppei bottom the eae dred f' Ing to College make phenol use a and a euapen the m marblt that It thread flame sent our family hard well-dresse- C1H Sia-di- at that time a farmer. rr fjzmuor Eek, of Politically Jerry Simpson was a product of the Populist uprising that began In the West In 1890. Previous to his election to congress In 189 Jerry had been a Republican and a Greenbacker. In private life he waa d i to atnee-an- knocks In bunches, said Mr. Simpson one time In speaking of the poverty of hla youth. At the age of 14 started In as a cabin boy on the lakes, and for twenty-thre- e years he followed the life of a sailor, on boats plying between Chicago and the upper ports, with a brief Intermission following bla enlistment In the army In 1SC1, where he served only a few months. After some years as a sailor Capt. Simpson thought a life on laud was preferable to a roving career on the waves. He had pin chased a farm In Indiana with hla savings, but after running that for a brief time he moved to Kansas, where he 160 acres, buying In addition an entire aectlon In Barber county. In the late 80s he gave up farming owing to the 111 health of hla wife and moved to Medicine Ixxlge, where they elected him marshall, and where he distinguished himself by stopping absolutely the sale of liquor. At Medicine Iidgu opportunity found him when the Kansas Farmers Alliance sprung up aa the forerunner of the Populist movement. The farmers of the seventh district concentrated on him for congressman and the allurements of official life waa tendered to him on a silver platter. The "aockless" eplsodo occurred at Sterling, while Jerry waa making hla campaign. He was making a speech to a composite audience, largely made up of alliance men, some Republicans and a few Democrats. Jerrys personal appearance was far from what Ihe appellation of "aockless statesman" would naturally suggest to one unacquainted with the man. Although uncouth In speerh. he looked more like a prosperous country banker than a rough, weather beaten, mortgage-plastere- d old farmer. So when he touched up the corpulent aristocrats the Incongruity of this man calling them "silk stockings." "mortgage sharks and tho like seem- ed altogether preposterous. A old farmer who hadn't Joined ' N'1 In?. .. Juncture called to me. Jerry, that you una wear silk stocklns, loo. trm.'il Jfrrjr p',ned P his .!,lnk My frl',n'1 n the stocking I ever ,hem tr wore. If you don t see them from where com over ,nd touch them.you are, And t hnown Sta,-w- 'God Almighty i hno And die Mck-nam,- ? Juncture. 1 i( pbospt elgbL c; T wild prairie fire, and Jem smart to Teny the report 1 What jotting. thinking, , thegreat Rockefeller Would Play Violin. Jtohn D. Rockefeller, denied the the tops of his big shoe, iW tkM deceived everybody. c the audience shouted he aint got any, and sii1 fame had dawned. FroJJj on Jerry wasa called the statesmen This all over the seventh district m of jitter range who Judge characters by the Idiosyncrasies that are exploited by the oddities and episodes of a career that attract "human Interest, rather than by the basic elements that go to make up the real man knew him only as "Sockless Jerry. One of his first efforts, after he had become well enough acquainted with the ways of Congress to address the chair, was to offer ocular as well as oracular evidence that the sockless portant question that came np. story was a myth. He did It so entert- speeches had the merit of force, and his fund of stories v ainingly, albeit without effect on the public that he at once waa placed on which he illustrated hla argmne. the list of representatives In the House who were worth listening to. Unconventional A Sweet Young Fact. Alone the noisy city ways. Ami In the rattling rltv car, On this the Urrsilret of IVri'lrxed with bualman fret and Jar. When eitdilnnly a young sweat face IMik-e- l on my petulance end pain. And lent It eomelhlng of It gtatt. And charmed It Into peace again. the away at Wichita. Kan., his wife and son sitting at hla Illness deathbed. in the form of a valvular affection of the heart attacked him first In New Mexico, where he was engaged In the promotion of Irrigation schemes. Six months ago a Chicago specialist pronounced his case hopeless and for ten days prior to his death life had been sustained only through the power of a rugged will. lic life salt-wat- Call. French ac call by balloon tress, haa received at her summer villa at llennequevllle. At the hour of afternoon tea, five o'clock, there settled down on the lawn an airship, and standing up In tt waa Mme. Henri Lettellier, who observed quietly as she extended her hand to the astonished lady of the house, "We have called to thank you, dear madame, for your In our charity play." "This la the flrat time anybody haa dropped from the clouds to thank me, said Rejane. "It is the way we have In 1905 of paylrg tribute to talent," was the ready response. passed gress Political Orator Delivered Speech the Other Had Prepared. In tho Hayes Tllden campaign the Hon. W. W. Rice of Worcester, Mass., The declalon of the circuit court for was a candidate for Congress, and the northern district of New York made a desperate fight for hla elec- was confirmed. tion. He had secured the aid of a friend of Gen. Butler to speak for and WORLDS MOST POWERFUL GUN. with him. BreechOn the 20th and last night of the Composition of the loading Rifle. campaign Mr. Rice, who before that had always spoken first, said to his Describing the making of the most friend as they were driving to West-borpowerful gun In the world. Day Allen "Joe, you must speak first to- Willey says, In "The Technical World night." Magazine: The reply was: "I have raked after "Technically this great peacemakthe cart so far, and decline respectful- er la called a breech loading Mr. Rice rifle. It is, perhaps, unnecessary to ly to change the program. Insisted, and his friend said, "Well, say that the 16 Inches refers to the what shall I talk about? Anything diameter of the bore, of the calibre. you please. In fact, this is so large that a man of The thought flashed through hi' ordinary size can crawl Inside the friend's mind to play a little joke on muzzle without difficulty. A better the principal, and he replied, "All Idea of the gun can be gained when It right, I will open the meeting and is stated that the forgings for the give you the pleasure of closing It. tube and jacket weigh no less than Mr. Rice bad prepared carefully a 184 tons. The tube Itself Is 49 feet speech which he had given at all bis In length, and, as the gun Is of the meetings, and hla friend had heard tt bulltup type favored by artillery offso often that he was familiar with all icers of the present day, it Is reinforcits details. When the meeting was ed at the base by the jacket, which called to order Mr. Rice's friend was was shrunk into position. The tube Introduced as the first speaker and is further strengthened by four Bets exhausted, In his own choice of words, of hoops, which really make it of four every point of Mr. Rice's speech. thicknesses of metal between the cenAs he sat down, Mr. Rice slapped tre of the tube and the breech. him on the knee and said, "Joe, when I get you out of doors. I'll give you a BROWNSON NOW REAR ADMIRAL sound spanking. . Which he forgot to do, as he had enough to do to extemNaval Officer Advanced porize a speech In his turn at the a Step In the Service. wheel. Willard H. Brownson. one of the beat known naval officers In the serSky Falla. vice has been promoted to the rank "Many stones must fall Into the of rear admiral. For several years sea, aays a contributor to the Wind- he was superintendent of the naval sor. , "Sailors have described their weird in the night appearance watches, but unfortunately the trail of the sea serpent Is over all yarns, and they get discredited. One such fall may be quoted here, because It Is near at home at Dover, Dec. 17, 1852, and was witnessed by a nhval officer, Lieut. Hlgglnson. At three minutes past five In the morning, he writes, the meteor having spanned the channel from S. E. to N. W., upon approaching the land, evidently throwing off portions of Its substance as It passed through the atmosphere with a terrific rushing noise the nucleus suddenly exploded with a report similar to a heavy dap of thunder. Tho great body of the meteorite seemed to fall Into the water, about half a mile from the land as lrdicnted by a vast volume of spray whlrh rose foaming In the distance. Some fragments of the exploded aerolite were picked up along the Mme. Rejane, Ghosts, Psyche can To -- Jerry showed a bare le, v hi. kMe. b. m of socks, but they scarcely ho.Jal Medicine Lodge, is dead. After a year of physical Well-Know- n "I am afraid she haa never ceased 1 statesman" I then be was unpleasantly hilarious. Onn day, he got confidential and told me all about his trouble, but withholding the names of the parties. A month later, he waa stricken with a fever, and they sent for me at his request. In some way, he made It known to me that I must look up these people and make things right, now that he was going. But he was too far gone to talk distinctly, and I never could get at the names. The story, In brief, however, la this: "He was staying with some friends In town two weeks prior to hla wedding. A young lady waa there, at tho --Mer Bard erry"a simpscn, ock ess the half-laug- 1905, by Dally Story Pub. Co. fib1! sti: Amo C The Late Jerry" Simpson brought him Into prominence u of the most interesting talkers is House. Tbe same crudities of speed ttj characterized the statesman a stump marked his oratory la Cj greb8. He had a penchant for ito' ing singular verbs to plural nocoi vice versa, and indulged in virt rhetorical gaucheries, but these to were overlooked to a large ,K The official stenographers mdi tj speeches read all right In the Rew and a charitable House had some!k besides "breaks" to think about the undeniable logic of the argumr-an- d tbe forceful manner of prft tlon. After serving two terms In Coer during the Crisp regime, Mr. Star returned lo 1897, and with Re the chair he had even more fun before. Many a time Reed rl' under his onslaughts as he W Insurgents again1 rulings of the chair. Mr. Simpson was defeated 8 election In 1898. and henceforth P extent chewed populism to the ting Into big projects In N e 1 where there was a chance to a fortune. Jerry Simpson's PPM at lta best, for that matter, of the kind that protest sg 1 tho luxuries of life. He the bicycle colony In WanhW when wheeling was the astounded the natives with ks chcs and flaming JicBlory rode. Had ho been In Washes ,, a later day he undoubted bnve been the owner of bile. Sumner M. Curtis In Record Herald. N i Frt north whicl cans In oi admi whlc plea: can unde bras (he sion plali "In dian New In eaa new tret T pap littl He Vr c in M A B Wtf Stick to the "Golden Dr. llcnry Morse Stephen. on history at the University to 1 n,w4 fornla, has refused an offer to his alma mater, the , He Is quoted as tsylng hs than rather grow In California Oxford and vegetate. Sacred Bird of " jiiioi Tho ruoblo Indiana !) of tho flood, and they or,tid turkey Is marked ,nlltTn?J of that event. Its Ull b'l",AiM the end, where It dr,fd i mMiI4 mud after the waters .)r y The duck Is another c"arn, tb water. n Ing associated with a Pueblo point of view related to the sll prerfouworwtP prf way la aa object of a to F tcht F religion la made up ,Bd of aquatic divinities Jip. water called a specie of A |