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Show TAB TBI-TTBBKL- Y JOB HIT AL. LOGA.lt. UTAH JANUARY19 1 ti advantage of being a widow. There was alike unfamiliar, and it was as certain Oh, ten dwices 20 d ancon, if you a Mr. Naylor somewhere or otbbr, but aa her hair Good gracious, here she comes! jealous ana exaormg' woman, ,wnoee bo that could dye like! anything ; be was . a person' of retiring ' habits, flirtations were, always conducted upon that inimitable, unapproachable prep Do be quick!! ' X . whereas his loud voioed, sporting spouse of crudest and most iuartistio pripci the that nature Alas, it wa not in the was very decidedly the reverse; hence It was, however, a matter hi comdo to things pies. leisurely life guardsman the virtuous Mrs. Alston disapproved to contrive paratively indeed trifling consequence whether did just quickly. He of Lord Arthur, and there had been cerwas pleased or displeased. had that Alston Mrs. lady bottle that slip the tain passages of arms between them, Mrs.Altcn had jnnch more important gi ven him into Mrs. Najlors bgand nd ft. Was rather a nuisanoe e conwas things to think about, and when Lord to withdraw the other, but there demned to spend a oouple of hours in a her with a cup ef ) that not time or else he - pretended a plate of. small and one railway carriage with her. tea hand to In latter there was not to restore the But if this young man had the corner took occasion to she other cakes in the back his behind its owner. Ho popped it of bis perfidious eye upon a smoking df the load; cover whisper to him under as Mrs. Naylor stepped in, compartment the half formed design was which going on all diately afterward the train resumed its conversation bad to be abandoned, for, being rather northward course. At the expiration of around hey: slow in his movements, he whs foreWhat have youdonewitkmr,bot- fire minutes or so Mrs. Alston saw him stalled by the alert little baronet before I want it at once, please. tle? drop a newspaper oyer her property and heccmld depart on his mission. bottle? he returned composYour own hag transfer both articles to his Ill collar your maid for you, Mrs.' By George! I forgot all about While carrying out this maneuver he edly. Naylor, J Sir Thomas said obligingly, gave' her a slight, reassuring nod, by it. Its in my bag, unless my fellow must be off after my man, who also which she was but partially reassured. has taken it out by this time. Shall I was to meet me here with a bottle of . . If only I had had the 6ense to keep go and get it? physic which is simply indispensable. Here a bottle aplcre for you tieo to upon good terms .with him 1 Ehe re, Yes ; fetch it' immediately, or, rath; And off. be went at a run, failing to dies. could er, no! Dont bring it here. It isnt It flected with tardy remorse. catoh in hia haste a faint entreaty from aration, of which she had already been have been done a cordial to be handed round for every" so easily too! Mrs. Alston. bereft longer than was safe, and withWell, at ull events1 he was not a wo- body to taste. Ill tell you wlu you Good heavens! exclaimed that for- out having recourse to which she dared man ; bo that the hair dye was surely must do if you really want me to give lorn lady inwardly. Are we all a bot- not exhibit herself in a strong light safer in his possession than it would you those two dances that you spoke of tle to the bad? If only the other two was even now in the . possession of an have been in that of Mrs. Naylor. If he you had quite given only I stand as much in need of theirs as I do unscrupulous foe. She might no doubt did not find an opportunity oi deliver- up caring thought to dance with me. You must of mine, we are indeed a happy trio! boldly tell Mrs. Naylor that she beit honorably when the travelers slip up 6tairs as soon as you can and She stood in terrible need of hers, lieved there bad been a mistake and ing upthe train and unfortunately join me presently in the library, bringquitted poor woman! Nor can words convey effect the requisite exchange, but this he did not he would doubtless manage ing the bottle with you. You know. the any idea of her relief when at the last would be a dreadfully hazardous meas- to do so as they descended" from the geography cf the house, I. suppose? ' moment, after she had almost abandon- ure. 7 Lord Arthur signified that he did, omnibus which had been sent to meet was about to ' She would smell a rat at onoe and them at the station. ed hope and satis, and iu a few minutes she had the start. Sir Thomas was thrust into the tear off the paper before I could stop his make Bat the luckless lady was doomed to faction of seeing him way up carriage by the impatient guard. her, the unhappy lady reflected. . No; aprolonga tion.cf..Euspensefor whenj the broadrsballowstalfcase. She herIts all righV the breathless emis- I must get hold of thatbagof hers acme-- " she reached her destination those off- self contrived to edge adroitly away Ive got my stuff, how or other if I have to kick her legB icious, overhospitable Longworths must from' her hostess, and was soon in tho sary announced. thank goodness, and Ive seen your from under her as Ehe is leaving the needs come tearing down the steps to library a vast, dimly lighted chamber, maids, and heres a bottle apiece for carriage to do it. welcome their guests. There they all which, as she knew, was seldom invadThe fates were not cruel enough to were tall, ruddy Mr. Longworth, with ed by any member of the household.. you two ladies Each of them promptly clutched her drive Mrs. Alston to the employment two She was kept waiting a long time huge hands outstretched, his comeproperty and each proceeded to stow, the of such desperate methods.. When the ly, middle aged spouse, who was far so long that she had worked herself up same away in her traveling bag with train stopped at Northampton., Sir too fond of alluding to the circumstance into a' fever of alarm and apprehension great celerity. To judge by the relaxa- Thomas jumped but, and, to her great that she had been at school with Mrs. before at last the door was opened aqd tion of iheir respective features both of joy, he was at once followed by Mrs. aud their 'yellow haired slip of the other - party to the assignation adAlston,' them felt that all was well that ended Naylor, wbo remarked that she wanted a daughter Annie, and ' goodness only vanced toward her with leisurely steps; well, and both were more disposed to to speak to her maid. An opportunity knows how Wbere8 the bottle: waa her first many grinning children and be amiable to their neighbors than they like that was not to be thrown away ! i for indeed that waa the first in the background hobbledehoys question, had been a few minutes earlier. This, out of pique or mere reluctance to adh Mrs. in ascertained and the rebuke he to Youre time, just thing to be sure, does not mean that they were dress a young man who merited snubannounced cheerfully. We are which he had earned could wait at all more disposed to be friendly to bing. Mrs. Alston immediately bent Instead of producing her property or having tea iu the hall ; so that yon can one . another, but then they were only over toward thereiuahnngoocupant of refresh while your things replying to her query that exasperating yourselves neighbors in a large and metaphorical the compartment, thrust the bottle are being unpacked. young man raised his forefinger and sense of the term. Strictly speaking, which waa not hers into his hand and of 'course, had seized shook it at her with arch reprobation. The servants, yonng Fulton was Mrs. Naylors neigh- ,aaid: the hand bags and had made off with said he, this, is Oh, Mrs. Alston, bor, while Sir Thomas Clutterbuck had, Lord Arthur, put this into Mrs. them. The only thing to be done was too bad of you! You shouldnt go in as a matter of course, seated himself Naylors bag and fish out the one which to practice the patience recommended for that sort of thiDg yon shouldnt opposite to Mrs. Alston, and between Sir Thomas was stnpid enough to give by Fanurge and be thankful that tea really, you know! the two conples arose a barricade of her. It belongs to me. j be partaken of without the reYou wretch! cried the justly inmay rngs, wraps and umbrellas. Sir Thomas, Now Lord Arthur had a grudge moval of a gauze veil. Mrs. Alston censed lady. IIow dared ,yon examine for hia part, would have been just aa against Mrs. Alston, and her agitation so as to conceal her what doesnt belong to yon? No gentlehers well pleased if the intervening barrier was evident Ob, well, I dont know pushed took up, possession of . an armchair man would have behaved in that way, had been a higher and denser one. He about opening other peoples traveling fringe, close to the blazing wood fire, by which and the very least yon can do now la to had conoeived an immense , admiration bags, said he, with provoking delib-ratiothe great entrance hall was barely what" yon have found out to yourtor hia charming and, had he we better wait until warmed. and kept an anxious eye upon keep iJHadnt . self. been spared the presence of "third "per- she comes back?. . Oh,4 Ill keep it to myself Lord Arthur, who. did not appear to answer sons, there is no telling what he might Certainly not 1 Its ita medicine, think that any apology or explanation edLordArUrarjcoolly In may fact,I not have been imprudent enough to say and she ig quite sufficientlyill-bre- d to was due to her in respectof'his remiss- say that I have to it and, myself, kept talier between London and theMId- - examine it before she hands it over. ness. of course, I shant split As for exam. lands. As it was he had to content him- One doesnt want everybody to know Some measureof consolation was in ining the bottle, that I couldnt help, self with subdued whisperings and ar- what medicine ony takes. Please make the meantime to be derived from watchbecause my man had taken it out of the dent glances. baste!which he placed paper, and there it was upon my dress-in- g with the assiduity ing What provoked him a little was that, Hm! Im not sure that I am justi- himself at the orders of Annie tahiaas, plain aa a.pikestaffr but I obalthough he was so close tq the object pf fied in doing this,Jfe the young-ma- n out the tea. didn't think it would be right to band pouring hia earthly, affections, she had taken served slowly. Still, to oblige you, I Annie was a mere and ' in the the stuff over to yon. Yon may take such precautions against catching cold might perhaps stretch a point Only I character cf a rivaf child, would have, been my word for it, Mrs. Alston, that all as to be almost invisible. Her sparkling hall expect my services to bo recog- beneath Mrs. Alston had thoeo expedients are a snare and a but bine eyes, her lovely oomplexion (un- nized. What should yon say they were ceased tocontempt, be a competitor for Lord Artouched, he was prepared to swear, by worth, Mrs. Alston? A couple of dances thurs affections, and it was amusing any of the appliances which are too fre- at the ball, for instance? Toq QontinucdJ . . the displeasure of Airs. Naylor, a to.notq women wbo use xt, by. quently made, would look for better without their aid), the really wonderful golden brown hair, which was perhaps her crowning charm all these were enveloped in a volnminona white gauze veil, and. when he made aomeoomplaining remark upon the subject she said : Oh, I know they are hideous things, ' and nobody wears them nowadays, but a , I really cant help it Aa sure aa ever I venture upon a railway journey without wrapping my bead up I get such a cold that I have to go to bed for a week. " Sif Thomas gallantly, declared that -- ANDhe would submit to any temporary deprivation rather than be the means of bringing about such a catastrophe as that, but after a time he felt impelled to put forward a further mild remonstrance. Mrs. Alston was certainly not herself .that afternoon. Her customary vivacity seemed to have deserted her. More than once he suspected that she was not even listening to him. So at length he bent forward and said: What is the matter? I am sure WqRD.ABOUT ITS SUPERIORITY. .. . something la troubling yon. Oh, The Semi-WeekREPUBLIC is so well known that about all that i3 necessary to secure a subscripTroubling me? she repeated. dear, not' Nothing in the world I Ex- tion is to call attention to it. It is the best general newspaper of its class published, and has a larger Here she jerked up circulation now than cept, of course It has command not only of all the great any other nqws Weekly or one of her shoulders slightly and threw sources of news from the also but receives the special service of the New and REPUBLIC, Sanday Daily a significant glance over it in the direc York Herald and New York cable service of THE REPUBLIC and the The and Journal. telegraphic tion of Lord Arthur, whose attentions mentioned been never of have the in equaled history journalism in this or any other country. to Mr a; Naylor were of a somewhat papers so It news as a has many advantages gatherer, that no mother paper can claim to be its equal. The needlessly demonstrative order. I hate vulwhole and so field of news is covered thoroughly. .The spacial features and illustrations are always the best. Mori that sort of thing. Ita silly noted writers contribute to its columns than to any other paper of its class. . It is published gar, she said. especially to If she had told the truth (but that meet the wants of that large class of readers who have not the opportunity or cannot afford to read a duly, was quite out of the question), she paper. : would have had to own that she was . t It is the leading democratic paper of the Mississippi Valley. . y , much more seriously- - unoomfortable for a a made limited time By ourfriends will be arrangement special only, given an opportunity to than the spectacle of any flirtation, take . ,J ; advantage of this liberal proposition. legitimate or otherwise, could have ren' TWICE-A-WEERemember Thomas was the THE while Sir 16 offer, dered her, for, REPUBLIC, pages a week, and THE JOURNAL t . . ; gently insinuating that his life of late 24 pages a week, both one year for only $3.25, paid in advance. had been a complete blank withor her, she had been furtively feeling in her bag, and had arrived at . tho truly appalling conviction that she had got hold of the wrong bottle. There could be no doubt about it. Shape and 'size Vrere . . , By E. K0BBI3. . , Copyright, 1898, by the Author. Early one afternoon -- In midwinter- .Tery pretty and accurately attired little lady,, followed by a porter wbo carried her for lined rug, her traveling bag and other paraphernalia, excited the respect fal admiration of the' guard in charge of the express train' which was about to leave St Pan eras. lie touched his'eap to-b- Arthur-approach- , and-imm- ed e-, 1 , Beg pardon, maam. Mrs. Alston? Upon receiving an intimation from the little lady that that was her name, he proceeded to unlock the door of one Re of the oompartments, remarking: served, by Mr. Longworths request;" for yon and the rest of the party, if you please, maam. Shall I get yon a foot warmer?r T . Alston re and. will plied, rather impatiently, aa to look for my out be so good you maid? She will be here presently She la bringing me something that I forgot. Mind you tell her where I am aa soon aa she comes." Mrs. Alston was not much given to frowning which indeed is a dangerous habit for those who are no longer quite in their first youth to oon tract but her usually smooth forehead wasnow puck-- " red up into anxious lines, and it was avident that she had forgotten some thing of ''importance. After she had taken her seat and had tnoked herself up in her rng she craned her neck out of the window, alternately scrutinizing the clock and the throng of hurrying passengers, among whom the missing maid was nowhere' to" be seen, but she had to stop frowning and assume an air of pleased surprise when an aoquaint ance of hers stepped briskly up to the carriage door and took off hia hat to her. You of all people! she exclaimed. Are youTby.any lucky chance, going down to - Newton Lougworth? If you are, we shall ho fellow traveler!. Of course I am, Sir Thomas Glut terluck replied. .. Didnt yon know? Mrs. Longworth said in her letter that she had told yon, and, to confess the truth, I shouldnt have cared about ending a couple of horses all that dls tance unless she had had some, rather stronger inducement to offer me than the prospect of a country ball and three or four days hunting.'' This whose - hair and mustache were quite gray, seemed indeed to have reached a time of life at which balls usually. oease to be fascinating, whilo the risks attendant uppn dispatching horses by rail in chilly weather have been learned by expert ence. Nevertheless Sir Thomas Clutter-boc- k had retained health and 'vigor besides a f ewother of the'attributes of youth. Being a childless widower and very well off be was naturally an interesting personage to a childless widow, who was by no means as rich as she would have liked to be, and Mrs. Alston had good reasons for believing that he herself 'was an object of some interest to the hard riding baronet. She on her Eide, had latterly developed an extreme ardor for the chase. Still, since she was an indifferent horsewoman and had lost her' nerve, it may safely be assumed that she would not now have been journeying down to Leicestershire had she been aa ignorant aa she affected to be of the composition of the house party which had been invited to meet her. Nothing, however, can be more certain than .that she had been left uninformed with regard to two of its members, for her countenance clouded over when she caught sight of them approaching across the platform, and it was in acoents of undisguised annoyance that she ejaculated: Oh, bdther! Here oomes Lord Ar-- , thur Fulton with that horrid Naylor woman,' and the guard is bringing them to otir carriage. IIow like Adeia Long-wort- h to have asked them to travel down with us! How do yon do, dear Mrs. Naylor? Are we bound for the same destination? Yes?. So glad ! The' tall, .dark,' beetle browed and rather handsome woman whom she responded gruffly: ' Oh! Is that yon? How are you? Lord Arthur, I with you wouldnt mind going back and catching hold of my maid for me. Tell her I want that hot tie of physic that she was to call for. Shell understand. 7;r7 Lord Arthur Fulton, a stalwart yonng man, with a commission in the Fourth Life guards, and a foolish, good humored face,-wa-s only too willing to execute any orders which Would remove him' from the immediate Neighborhood of Mrs. Alston, whose recognition of hia salute had Loon a cuxt, miotosoopio nod. The fact was that only few month Mrs. previously ha had boon hut had boe Altons devoted by her on the adalWlt toorb vent cl a elderly, '? Ubct who up ii t: i . at try r Mrs. Yes, of course, . spruce-gentlema- n,- cd , . - , sla. unoero-mcnious- ly T tan fl r" the-trai- n 1 . . . Long-wort- n. vis-a-vi- s, . f - Long-worthrwhow- as A Special Bargain for Newspaper Readers . , The 'A -- ly Semi-Weekl- y. 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