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Show ' f t , 4 v 4 VN ttJfc , S pleasure.-- ' ' " , - . L mantelpiece, said he, turning to his guest, with a rather forced smile, you jarill observe. Sir Matthew, a portrait of the late Colonel Merridew.' It is considered on extreme--Ty good iiken'esi Sir Matthew examined the colonel through his eyeglasses with a critical -- stare. "II Iooks,r said very like what Ho, I have always I supposed Colonel Merri dew to have been indeed exactly like. My father frowned heavily. Sir Matthews speech was open to unfavorable -- interpretation.-- ' You mean, interposed the vicar, a man of courago and decision? Yea, jres, indeed, the face looks like the lace of just such a man. faPoor Uncle John sighed my ther. "His last years wero imbittered by the unfounded aspersions I beg your pardon, said Sir politely, but very stiffly. Bv tho unfounded bnt very natural 1 Mat-(She- accusations, tily. suggested the vicar w has- To which he was subjected, pursued my father. Or er may we not say, exposed Himself?, asked Sir Matthew. ' In fact, which were brought against Him wrongly, but most naturally, suggested- the vicar. ; Matters looked as unpromising as they Well could. Sylvia was on the point of bursting into tenrs, and toy thoughts Had again turned to an elopement. My father rose suddenly and held out his Han3 to irMptthew..pain he had do-- r 1 T , . , - Cie-iito- - - -- . 1899 the Country Gentleman. 1831 -- J been.--Th- think-therewas- cf a bold cqnrse, as Uncle John "'"Ovcrtbo is' - Now, reconciliations are extremely wholesome and desirable things. In this case, indeed, a reconciliation was an absolntcly essential and necessary thing, since the happiness of Sylvia and myself entirely depended upon it, but it cannot, in my opinion, be maintained 4hat they are in themselves cheerful functions. After all, thgy are funerals of quarrels, and men love their quar rels. The dinner held to seal the peace, between Sir Matthew and my father was not enjoyable, considered purely as an entertainment. Both gentlemen were stiff and distant, Sylvia was shy, I embarrassed. The vicar bore the whole brunt of conversation! In fact, there were great difficulties. It was impossible to touch on the subject of the maharajahs rubies, and 'jet. we were all thinking of the rubies and of nothing . else. At last my father, in despair, took the boll by the horns. He was always if) f ! a wonderfully characteristic portrai t of dear old Unola Joliu," said my father, sighing again. said. V0 'I . hetaij lig -- . Its had - s The vicar is coming also, pursued with a sigh, and he looked father, my up at Uncle Johns portrait, which hung over the mantelpiece. I hope I have not done wrong, he added, seeming to ask the colonels pardon in case any slight had been pnt upon - his hallowed memory. The colonel smiled down up on us peacefully, seeming to enjoy the prospect of . the glass of wine which he held between bis fingers and was repre sen ted as being about to drink. in favor . artr t Can-lin- y questlohaT . v 4 himself into a chair. "Hurrahl I. cried, springing to my i?d Land Attombyi - Presently be came and patted me on the shoulder.' , I have made a great sacrifice for your sake, my boy," said he. Sir Matthew Marston and his daughter will dine here tomorrow.; And he flung feet ' .eemed , gain B0 en,ightenent. Hs YThEh avfay tllafbottle of port. said ol my father. .The tin will -- have ruined the on under engrossed poured gtzo rri T, 0. Bailey. next door to U. 8. Land, iJc-xa.- , the whole party. The marbles, or what the flavor. sirV caked Office, Salt Lake City. Patents ob1 hoartI" do shall With What it, in the and bottle, were, thumped tained for Agricultural, .Desert and ew, springing up and grippmg his . they , . , Dawson. jump something sprang out nana ' t into the muslin. Bir Matthew stretched Whatever you pleaso, . said my fa- Mineral Lands. J. II. Barker, notary public, ana local The vicars eyes beamed through his ther, and, looking up again at Uncle Newtoof, Utah, will answer coragent, spectacles. I believe that I touched SylJohna picture,' be exclaimed iu an ad- respondence and furnish information foot Under vias tbe'table. ' - . miring tone: An 'uncommon man in- on application. Wo will, pursued my father, redeed! How few would have contrived member only one thing about the coloso perfect a hiding place' GUAKD1ANSHIF ' "Sylvia, nel, and that is that one bottle remains said Sir Mattliew. get PBOBATE AND of the famous old pipe of port that be NOTICES. Then he turned 0 my fayour cloak. laid down. In that. Sir Matthe- w- let ther and continued. If, ir,' to be an us bury all uukiudness. expert thief My dear sir, 1 ask no bitter, cried Fr ruithor WoraKion. Sir Matthew. iShsirllatlbcw ly tbit .rm. I.ivm The heavens brightened, or was it en, between the throw to ready myself Probate Divisioir Sylvias eyes? The butler, alone looked lay In' a'iifTit g'ou Pjbn my father's plate, raged gentlemen. Uncle .Tohnjgmiled. la a- a on us. ' looked In sod For Cache Countf, 8Ut of Utah. pettnrbedXThrce butlers' had lost tb Tbeteir a trea'dlydo ujil1 ' ifj tiwltrjlf of the Ketate of Jetaes Brown - Ju the Matter . . UtAdiloiis ia our household for handling ,r '1 D He had taken a deceased. up with a the colonels port In a manner 4bet W nnt and was in the act of cracking it Notice, The ncllllon of Brown prr-Id-s lacked heart and tenderness. I cannot Deaf,"'dcaKJ said ho, whats the lot the dmlsiloa to Probate ot a certata bear a callous butler, my father used matter? document, purponlng to bo the last Will and Testament to say. of James Brown, deceased, and N, SirMat:cw Marhtcn," said my fa- - fir the srantlng of Letters Testamentary to said the last my father, Fetch," petitioner has been set for besting on Saturday Cololato accuse the th"r, venturRs ui bottle of the colonels port, a decanter, oi November, A. I). 18U8, at It .. tbe2rt(b tb nel Merridew of theft, and that in tho o'clock a.day csamlne u. atofthe County courtin house, in tho a corkscrew, a funnel, apiece of muslin said Court, Lofau City, Court Room .house which was Colonel Merridew a sabAr.MaUhfW ,a and a napkin. IwUl draant Sir Mat- Cache County. Utah. excitement. Sir Matthew said "Mr. W ltness the Clerk of said Court, with suppressed Merridew, tbews wine myself. the fsl As you will. Sir Matthew, said in a cold,, sarcastic voice,must admit attired, this Sir Matthew's wine!" Could there 1th day of No ember, A. 0. f And be took coloone of father tho other that gravely up 188S. any explanation have "been a more delicate compliment? my flerxiv J. Mathiws, that lay in a group "The nels action well, difficult, and that 4Tho colonel, my father continued, of the six said Clerk. Colonel Merri-dew- s he, in round, whether surface, bouse,, looking ap any Joww w. Owsw, By purchased this wino himself, brought or anothers. pppptycicrk. t home himself arLJJbfiienvhottled a pears to be composed of tin?r We all agreed. Tbesurfaoe was com My dear friendscxpostnlatod 'the posed of tin. A line running down the vicar, pray have reason. Tho presence . Notlos to Creditors. t' ? middle 6bowed where the jin bad been of these cr articles in this hottlo of 3T C. CbrUtiBFen, deceased, carefully and dexterously soldered.- to port, taken in conjunction with the ex- Eitste Andrew will claims with Vouen ere gether. Sir Matthew having felt in his planation afforded by thet late Colonel 10 the UDdeuluni-- present at bis tetidenee in Hyde " a Vrk, ( ache ,,'onn'r, Utah, u or Uefors tbe large penknife and Merridews letter," makes the whole smb pocketrproduced of Ho held blade. a out the opened strong matterperfectlj-xlea- r. ' DtidayofHrtFeituary. rmblmation.Oct aith, A.D. I80S. knife toward my father, blade foremost.' paused, swallowed his( not and then CBKlbTKN CHMHTOFFSRXKI, dministratorol ilia E'aU) of Andrew C. such was his agitation. continued with considerable and proper Cirisiemen, UectasFd. Thank yon, Sir Matthew, sakTayi pride.' n father--icuurluuus uud ualranvoIcoT reason whatsoever to think that Colonel reaching round the blade and grasping Merridew stole the maharajahs rabies, la the District Court, Probate Division! in and (or Cache County, State ot Utah. the handle. yet any gentleman may. well suppose In the mat ter ol the estate of Moroni N He Absolute silence now fell on tho coni' and has.evcry reason for supposing that declared. Notice, pany. My father was perfectly compos- Colonel Merridew did stoal tho maharaThe P. titlon of Ham C. Hansen Jr , praying ed. He forced the point of the knife in- jahs rubies. e lor the iauauce to himrelf ol letter,- of adin the estate of Moroni N. Hanaea to the surface of the object and made a Sir Matthew tugged at his beard; my ministration deceased, haa been aet for bearing on Saturday he off Then surface the tlm nose cf of his father side with 16 rubbed peeled the of gap day November A. D. law at ten a'dock at the County Court House, In the tin. I felt Sylriaa eyes turn to mine, his forefinger. Tho vicar rose and stqodi a. m ,Room of Mid Court, In Logan City, bnt I did udt remove my gaze from my between them with his hands spread out Court Cache County. Utah. Witness the Clerk of (Sid Court father's plate. Fjve times did my father and a smile of candid appeal ou his face. with the seat thereof affixed, repeat his operation, placing what was There is no reaison at all to suppose hl 7th day ot November, A. D. 1898. left in each case on the tablecloth in Uncle John meant to steal them, obUoratB J, lfiTSIW. front of him. .When he bad finished bis served my. father. Clerk task, he looked up at Sir Matthew. Sir w. Owiir, John reason for have every "J supposing Matthews face bore a look of mingled that he meant to steal them, said Sir Deputy Clerk. bewilderment and triumph. He opened Matthew. bis mouth to speak. A gesture of my murmured the Exactly, exactly, fathers hand imposed silence on him vicar... ."what I say, -iL- - remains, said my - father; to what 1 say. think have vviniacdil.tkLi lime. examine the seventh object. My father smiled. large portion of it witli ms own haildk. The seventh object was treated as its Sir Matthew smiled, He could not have been better emresult was stretched oat his hand. Bir Matthews had ployed, said Sir Matthew cordially. companions differentFromthoheltm'of thesTed hand carno slowly to meet it latent hinRhal But! came a of paper . "Thats rightl cried the vicar ap- TbA , OHLY IfrlcnUnnl HEUSpapef, tin roll small covering the colonel had sometimes been much father unfolded it. Fuded linos of provingly. My I felt sure that you would worse employed. both listen to reason. Dawson appeared with the bottle.' writing appeared cu it. Uncle Johns hand, said my father IXDI8PKKBABLI TO He carried it as though it had been a My father looked up again at Uncle I he to read what solemnly. proposo John. baby, combining the love of a mother, ALL COUNTRY RESIDENTS the pride of a nurse and the uneasy care says. "My uncle was a most unoommon beautiful? Arent of a bachelor. they whispered man, Sir Matthew, said he. WHO WISH TO So I should imagine, Mr. MerriYou have not shaken itf ask6d the Sylvia longingly A glance from my father rebuked dew, answered Sir Matthew. KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. father. 0 And now, papa, said Sylvia, Upon my word, no, sir, answered her. He began to read what Colonel Dawson earnestly.' The poor man had a Merridew had written. Here it is: "give me th maharajah's rubies.- That old fool Marston having made the life wife and family,. moment, said Sir Matthew. Single Subscription, $2; of everybody on board tbe ship a burden to "There was a matter of 5,000." My father gripped the bottle delicateTwo Subscriptions, $3.50; . them on account of his miserable rabies and "We cannot said my father, go ly with the napkin and examined the having dogged my foot'' and spied epon Four Subscriptions, $0, ' my actions in a most u sivo manner, 1 de- behind the verdict of the jury. j point of the corkscrew. . '' Sir Matthew turned away and took a It would tie a great pity, he ob- termined to give hint a InMon, no I took these from hia cabin ami carried them to my door. the toward . served gravely, "if anything happened stones step SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS TO RAIShouse. I was about to return them when be to the cork. ( "But my father oddod, I will setfound bis way into my house and accused me ERS clubs. mo, Colonel John Merridew of being a thief. tle twice the amount on my daughter- Nothing happened to the cork. With Write ' for on Particulars this Point. known followed Wht is to " The V my family. infinite delicacy my father persuaded it result of Bir Georges intemperate behavior We no more will about to leave tho neck of the bottle, Sir Mat- was to make it Impossible for me to return tbe say thew was ready with decanter, fennel rabies without giving rise to aq luipresidon agreed Sir " Matthew.- turning back .to Free till Jan. I to New Subscribhonor.most injurious to my I have therefore the table. and mnslin.' them bottle. in bo this not will placed They .So before the matter rested, and We must take care of the crust, ers for 1S99. long discovered tny lifetime or in that of l.saw tho maharajahs .rubies round remarked my father, and we alt nodded Bir George. daring When they are discovered, ' as --I- sitoppositetho It will he seen that the difference bequest that they may bo roturnTtohiajmif Sylriaancck-b- ut solemnly. t With, c I ndim mf conilienta my rubies and under Uncle Johns portrait tween the cost of the Courtri GlVTLk-m- an Mjr father.Casfc his .eyes. up to- Cnelo hope that he is not such a foolexpretihion as his father, and that of other agricultural weekI wonder very much what the true btory Johns portrait fpr an instant, much as Jims MtmuDKW, Coloncll lies t'none of which even attempts to if he were asking the old gentlemansv ' Continued silence followed the read- waa Uncle Johu was very foud of a cover the agricultural netr of' the day Was the letter the truth, or was benediction, and gently inclined the botof this document Tho maharajahs joke. be ing readily bxJnaUngU. uiy in the of written tle toward the muslin covered mouth of rubies protecting a email Club,' toreduced, hops and gleamed ou the tn-- . it glittered himself Case his hiding place was by in the funnel. blcclOthr'My father looked up at Uncle some unlikely chance discovered, or was Less ' ouly my' poor .uncle could be Johns than a Cent a Week! To my .excited fancy to save the feelings of his descendants, here I ho sighed. Uncle John had been the old pictura it ..Doee.euch a diflerence-as-th- at gentleman seemed to smile more, or was it justify" Georgo very fond of port toannpjij in contenting voureelf with some gather-e- d thaubef Jathcr broadly gre,.JMy 1 cauuot answer these you should bo delightcd tomeethimf' other paper instead of baying the beat? the rabies into his hand .and held Cried Sir Matthew in genuine friendliquestions. As the vicar says, there is no them out to Sir Matthew reason to suppose that Uncle John stole ness. You have heard Colonel Merridew SEND FOR SPECIMEN COPIES,.- the rubies, yet any gentleman may well The vicar took off. bis spectacles, said my father. , There message, sir," suppose that he stole the rubies.. Uncle Which will be mailed Free, and wiped then and replaced them. My faI presume, no noed for me to repeat Johu compare smiles placidly down ou me, with them with ther tilted the bottle a little more to- is, lAllow me to hand you tho rubies. any other rural weekly; it his gloss of port between his fingers, and will not take ward the fuuncL Then be stopped sudlong to eec the ditferenoe. Sir Matthew 'bowed 6tiffly, took the does not solve the ' puzzle. He was an Address denly, and a strange,' puzzled look apcountod carethem maharajahs rubies, uncommbn man, Uncle John! peared on his face. He looked at Sir and dropped them, one by one. LUTHER TUCKER & SON. . At any rate, the vicar was very much Matthew, and Sir Matthew looked at fully into his waistcoat pocket himself. with AID i X. V. and looked we pleased all bottle. the at him, THK END. Does old port wine generally make . tbrw, noise? asked Sylvia. For a most mysterious Bound had proceeded from the inside of the lwttla as my father carefully inclined it toward the funnel. It sounded as if but it was absurd to. suppose ' that a handful cf marbles conld have found their way into a bottle of old port. Tho crust -- began the vicar cheer- 1 ' T ? Myfbcr.pn,slai1htaLaYlU , the neiwetoasktm ' ' J F. ; gested thoughtlessly. . Not at all, " said the vicar sharply. On parliamentary apologies. , 7 As may bo supposed, Sylvia and 1 spent a day of feverish' suspense, mitigated only by one anothers company. The vicar rode first to Sir Matthews. Me reached there at 12:30 and remained ,to luncheon. Starting again at 8 (evi deutlj SiV Matthew had been bard to reached my fathers at 4:80 move),-h- e and was closeted with him until ? oclock. I bad parted with Sylvia about 6 and canie to ' dinner. My father was then alone. I looked at him, bnt had -- not ' i 4 -- , r - ' - think aty my flgaf young Trieud, ',4 Said Ihe vicar complacently.- - Tlmagine that it will put on. end to all trouble between your worthy, father and Sir Matthew." Im sure it nyist, I agreed. I' have modeled it, pursued , the vicar, holding out the piece of paper before him and regarding it lovingly 'Thave modeled the form of it on On the Thirty-nin- e Articles, I sug- t l Hf A r er- sideration. V W - That seem very fair-a- nd qnal,'' said I, after a 'moments con- - JI liBi A.LV man bn jah's rubies. A W - ciara on tne ooirt course. "Tea,' raid he, tubbing hia hand contentedly, I think J have managed It this time., And' he hummed a light 5. - , hearted tune,' ' ' What it the form of stateiDlent;,l 1 .asked, fori could scarcely believe in the good new of his success. Why, this, answered the vicar. , Although there was no reason what soever to thinlr that Colonel Merridew stole the maharajah's rubies, yet any gentleman may well have supposed and had every reason for supposing . that 'Colonel Merridew did steal the mahara- . TiSl Vit o -- a .... - "A r of large in-la- it - -- -- If -- Marston'-"descendants- ,I , it . fully. M f Its not tho crust, said ,piy father decisively. "Let us see what it Is, suggested Sir ' Matthew very urbanely. Ive done nothing to thebpttle.xir. cried Dawson, My father cleared his throat and gave tho bottle farther Inclination toward the funuel. A little wine trickled out and found its way through the muslin. My father j?n:e!t the muslin anxiously, hut . r - Bost in tho World.'- - f |