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Show , BETRAYED BY HIS PHILANTHROPY. 5 KOTra-earcTMMMUM-4rcVtVI BY MILLER BUTLER. 'Thee, sir," sold tho barber, vlewlntr Ids werk npprovlnBly, as I!rant got out of th chnlr. 'our own grandmother vvouldi t know ou " "lt'iso much cooler without my whiskers, whis-kers, ( thought I wouldn't wear them this wins " Ho inld hla quarter, submitted to the darkja tattoo with the vvhlskbroom, and hurrld into tho street. "Ife I entile rlRht''. lauithed he. "my own irandmothcr wouldn't know me now, mucMesa will Mlaa rorsthe, who hasn't seen mo this many a. day Now for my train and I will soon be In ltexfnrd I'll find out beforo 1 return homo whether thla etory of her emcantcment Is true or not, and she II bo nono ihe wiser for It either llelRh-ho'" ho sighed, "lovo senda us ci man a fool trip, doesn't It? Hero I hrvo traveled a good forty miles and stopied off In this nui ty, stupid llttlo town to dsgulse in self nnd nm now Rolnfr tweity mllea further lo sec whom? Onl- u (tlrl-n slrl th it I thought had forgot! for-got! n me. and whom, not a month ago, I had hoped tn forget In return. Ilelgh-ho, Pnu I!rant, helgh-ho' , It- nmble.t leisurely to the station and Ineidred tho time of the triln for Ilex-fon Ilex-fon He hnd but ft slort hair-hour to war lio utnused ldmself wnlchlim the eehies In the mlllrnco that ran between the hHnks nf tho new, green grass nncl In ski pIiib flat slonea nrross the silvery sur uco of the pond behlnel the dam Heimn boss were tlshlng, anil cntchlng, too, und liortallv became so atisorb.il lu wnlchlng Hum hook tho Hushing suckers that his trsin rnmn thundering along tho truck before be-fore ho dienmeel the bnlf.hnur wun up When ho got aboard ho looked around anong the passengers to espj uny ono he mllu know lie recognised several who kl-Mi him by sight and b) name- that Is, v1cn ho wore Ills whiskers and looked lllo himself but Ihev only glanced at hloi casually now, as If thev might have, n dim recollection of having seen his eejntenunce ut some former lime lint n.no of them adelressed him, nnd ho el- II d down Into his sent, eel lain that ho w is safe In his dlfgulse. All out for Itexford' ' called tho con-dietor, con-dietor, ns tho irnln slowed down rvvo or three got on", and llrnnt fol-lowed fol-lowed Ho was not acquainted In tho town, aid he naked the wuy In a nulet hotel, v hero ho registered us "II l'liil, 8om. nerflcld " It wns 3 o'clock In tho afternoon and a lively dn He ensnared tho communicative clerk In a mlscelluncous conversation nnel usee r-t r-t lined wlihnut el.rert Inepilr, the general gen-eral location nf flen I'lirsylhe a place -one of Uio lineal In nil Itexford 1'resenil ho saunteied forth, Ho had inlv nn Indefinite notion of how he wna ,olng lo tnino bv the much iteslreil Inror- iinilon rcspectliiB Mlsa l'unny und her ngni,etneni And Hun whnt?' he caught himself querying "And then " ho answered him. self, I will wnnt le. have a 'nlk with the. joiintr Indv Well but thit ism whit I cume here for-l elldii t dlxgulea my whls. ker for ihat, surel) 1 guess, sir Hrv ant ' he llnnllv rnnclliiled luliclnif nloliel In himself ou havo coiin here lint without soinohopn or renewing thut sud-deilv-liroken-oif betrothal with this suiue Mlsn I'nrHjIhe Iho confesinn seemcel to stagger him for a nnineiii unci ho slopped short In bin wnlle. Then b.. went nn agilii under tho tetlmiiliiH nf his thought und did nol paiio until he wns nut of Ihn town Ilmlln nnd lu the mldsl of beautiful Kreen llelda It seemed tn hlin Hint nil he wnnleel tn do was t.i get Into iim nelghborbond of I Miss I eirvlhes home onel mnvlie ho would nliliilu it glimpse of her by somo good fortune II. thought ho woull ne. rnmnllsh t ila much, nt leust uud then go baik ti. Ide hotel ..nd think It all over I llernllv, I just see how Iho lund lies. I lull M,i In Itexford . weik, 1 believe, and elm will not drenm 1 urn nuvwhein ne ir Iho tnwn I wouldn't hnve her know for Ihe wnrlel that I urn running niter h r ahe treuted mo too nhiibhlf)''' , He wnlked nlong north until ihn road begun In be so dusty ho eoncliid.el It would bo nicer to Ink., lo Ihe rullrond truck The lino wound In nnel nut of the hills lietwon high bluffs and iierons trestle! creeks, with patches! of forest hern nnd there, muklng It altogelhei nulto a ptcasanl unite When he hnd meditatively counted the creisa-tles for a quarter nf a mllo and hail potion fur nway from pedestrlin bo looked up suddenly and wis startled to see, some dlectnncn nhend or him, ihe form of u mini full niroM iho truck Ihe mnn threw up his hands nnel struggled as If In a tit llrjant l.nsleneel up to him nnd found a voung man, much Ida junior, lying face upHiird hla eves closed, und briuihlnx stertnrcuislj while blnl win llnw In from ii slight cut on tho side nf hla heail wheio It hml striuk Ilia hard Iron llrvant pereelved that ho was pnwerfullj I. Hill waa hundsninc, und was well lln cuuKht liold of him nnd rulsrd his In ml up Iho jeiiing nun endeavored In open Ids esc line) spenk bill lm fell held: iignln, us If his strength bud failed hlin This is a dangerous plnen for vou " said llronl A liuln tonilng loiiud III. rurvu In the hill yeuider would glvo ott no warning und wnuld mangle oti hor- lle tiled lo lift the body, but It nn al mitt n dead Height anef he was obliged in eliag Ihe mun from the track by main Ihen the joung fellow opened hla e)o and began li muinbln In a fashion thut told onl ten plainly whnt Iho miller won llo wna drunk slupldl. beastly chunk I linie these brutes!" exrlslmcd nrant III dlsgu I 'and they deserve tei be killed Hi 111. be la seinelmily's brother cine uf my brothers. 1 supiHise und I ran i in hlin run down nnd crushed nut Ilk. c cii.g Hen;, get up' unit he luggesl nl hlin until he hml pulled lit in down ili sleep slope, lln ruiM Mm Into n silting pontine uud supported Ills back icgulimt u worm fence Ihen the inung fellow commenced to enter cijriiiuuilllii luntest .nd veanieid tn bo let alone "liok here" cried lliyort sharply, "yon ro a foul1 loud hnve been insshe I lei ft Jelly If I I mill t happened along' Now vou sla) where I ve put ynil lllilll nu arn aober enough to wnlk home. Ho you hear? ' ' I)' I 'ear? Ye-s, course 'car'" he returned, re-turned, thlcklv "Well, heed then!" And with that Dry-ant Dry-ant got onlci tho track ugciln und ro. scimect his Interrupted vvullt ni the He looked bark nfter ho had gono a few Mer, J"he joung man was silll sit ... ... - . - WAAA A AAA W.r.V.V.VMMKKKVJ'.X.. tins upright ojrntnst the fence. Anoi hundred jnrds nnd then Urynnt crow a trestle, pome 2W fret In length, bene which a ftlceny lonklnn: treflm to nulttly awny Into a gr it meadow atjX Just an ho crnsttf.. M ho looked W onto more Ho iw tho ounc InebF ntnKRor to hfs feet nnd Bl.irt tumhtiKH onto thn rnlls He untched him tr)liK malntoln nn equilibrium, roll I hit In JhI nut of the track ut eery third Mep Wl ho tumbtod All "He II certainly tm killed'" fWl Tho drunkard wbu on hla feet flU howerr, nmt came plUhlns toward ( trentle .mil At thnt instant thn ncrenm of n locjjfj tho whlstlo brnlto tho sllcnco of theMi; l" . 1 Hc'r a deiil manl v,an Ilrynnt's Jv illation an he utond nnralyzcHl for a ,u tcr of a nornnd JJy the next vMtr !lr ant hnd loaprd back Into thn Wtn of tho track and waa Mlns townillt tnnl lr I It nn but a moment Tho thunltr thn train ould b. heard on tho rnltl T IntnxlcatPd youth had ono unrcrtalil U on ilr tlex, while with tho other !.i . trlns tn )tend hlineelf f J ho roir of iho oncomlntr train rt louder and louder A cecond and n thi Fcreech from tho ulilatln pierced the t Onto tho irrstlo Hrjant leaped elllr tn tho inin at the other end It wast uho Ilia volcn wan drowned hy tho thu ilor behind him I.lko a lln ah he turn for a nerond In his mid race. Ho piw ii cnRlno not mo feet unav Another Jpnp and ho had pel zed his ma nlth tho grip of a manlic And then t nights und all sounds faded, sudden away. it When next Urynnt took nolo of nm thine It wan of a low sweet olco thnt ift tract cd lil attention Ho elnnly opnMl Id ee The fell upon a col I Inn of lliHl blue piper dotted with Roldcn iIar. ..Aif Rf title, lmlni air pibst.il acroos hU facta hern wait he? He imomed very, rH wenlt and wear, and fHt hlmBelf Mpslrel Into uncomcouniemw Ho arouHfd himsei with an elTurt and Ilntened bo mo or4 whh rcmlliiff us if In the next room, li wan a worn in it voire I It wart nun of tho mr row eat escape; that could happen to mi) ono, and U tun bfeii piobabl) taught a lesion thi will Iat fur the rent of his dis. It 1st bo ho pd, too, tint ho will not forget th. other lftmon of heroic reidlnesn nf i U low-belncr to rit-k llfo for a stranger sake Who tho brain jounr; stranger t has not et tr eloped, thounh ho regU tcrwl nt tho hitel on 'U liul Ther wtre btterH fnjnd In hln coat thnt U to thn belli f tint that wns an assume nnnif ' llrjant tnoed uneasily In lits bed ar turned JiU head lu tho direction of tt xoUc Ho saw through an- open doc but the rendir was hiddm by tho w nil Tho low, sweet voire went on 'Onf these letters without an eni'lopn, was fhort lnn mlln signed rnnni,' ar on Ihe back of it someone, prohahly t. recipient nf It hud written In pencil, 'I simply tell her tliHt sho shall ha h own wn, ua all women dn That settle the ntatttr foroer between u Hut It 1h all hir fault, nnd if my llfo Is failure 1 will somo day return and te her who wrecked It ' "Who Tnnn' ii can. of course, ontyr surmised Ia siis hn never siw tr gentlemin In his Hfo before. It Is pro" abto ho wll gln an entirely sitlsfnctor nn ount nf hlmnelf when ho roomers cor hClousiitsK, which Dr JoiiKfellow siysl ex not i h ut nny moment He In gottlt tho best of attention ut Judgn Onlthef on the hill, where ho was taken wtv pl ked up ' Iho reader censed Thero wns a ruit of a notiKpapcr and. n moment later kindly fneed lady of thlrt-lln or so trtf softly Into tho mom Ilrj ant's cp remeil in on her bhn gno a littln sti' of surprise and then cnmogenlly lo h!" nnd passed her soothlnir hind oer t fori bend JirMtnt spokn Wlurn arn 17 "Amomr frlendi" returned tho laoV "Aro jou foiling buter?" Wh thank nu This Is Judgo Oiff ther s Is it not- C h h How did ou know?" tin nskfcd in nMtnnlrdiment m "I heard cm rtodlns" H ' Ah Dimi )di know all tint ou mull not talk The donor a ild that ou nee! t'd perfect null t M Hho puss if Imr foft hind baik and forlt niross his brow srora! times, and thiff nro.e and got him u drink nf water. , U After ihnt sho gio him somo medlclrW nnd ho fill Into deep an I aound slumhcf It whs arte. Minrisij tho next mornlrJt( when ho awskened Gnj ' Hell be Fltllna; up beforo nUt.fU mi am ' h hoard a olen nny UPl might tell Mr Uijnnt that I telcgrnphfftl his lolks. mid tin v will bo htrn befotgf night (lond morning, and don t fnrpfKJ the medicine Holl b- ow tkn In Q hour m I wont, doctor And now I gucsa pm mai go In, I'anin ,ffl Ihen there wi a scene thit rertalwfwl would bao alarmed tho good doctor hflwj ho nmnlneil to wtnes It At tho slfifl of MIsh I ornthe for It wan nono othffll than Hhp llrunt sat bolt upright TTiB young lad, on her part gjf a Hal screum und the in st moment was on nwr kiicn it Ids llMlHlllr JK Noble noble fellow" sho cxclalnwJK And utttr the w,i I treated sou WjFT llowtanltvti thank ou? Ami how wffi jou eci forhlvn mo f Vou not only aav'jB Ids lift but hao in ido a new man V him aftu I hid tailed t -mplelely would fifer lmo i.ottin oir it hnd Wl ben killed Oh how can 1 cei lharHi It wn he, then," faltered Hryant im head lfe)iuiln to whirl whom 1 sat Ihe man who- hod cumo between M Oh ihn hitter lron of fnle'M And ho (' Imrk ujinn his pillow as If sho hid glvfl hi in a lilow Tho mun who enme between us? ' H cried springing to her frot und bendi oer llm Who? I don't unlerstandV ' Wh)-Isn't he the man eerylody M )o,i were ho- devoted toT ho asked 'Vm grsat effort H Devoted? I Bhould suy T wns! T g9 hlin mora mien tlon thrin his own tm Old Nono of tils cousins were half (iMWk oted ns I 1 - R fousln?' M He Jumpul up In lib bed , fit1 W'hj certnlnh' Jo l,eo li nnthlcga rite lld vou think m It was the old old stotv told over onWj again, und under her wonderful nudilB ho j, row strong with arnnzlng ropldUH He lud not bun erioua injured rfl onl stunned by the turn of tho "J catcher glv n both him nnd U-e "Ami whin nm I tn lm iM ho dM nger, I'auuv ho uked one inornl'M When lu whh lohearslug tho odcnPin for th hundridih time , "Nou shall ittlu with him this weetB tleclarrd 1 e who had enme oer V.B day to iei him and who wns now as Cn from Ihiuor us his fair cousin herself W N nne tho er) hour I'huI respoaaW Turin) 'and 1 will bo teod) " JM 'I lien ut is bo tomorrow mornlnf w U orlnik" Ana at U o clock It happened. M j MMmjssJ1 |