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_ ? - , t i , Ccpjritfht 18 <, by K CHAPTER IX. % RECALLED TO SUFFOLK. T As soon as breakfast was over uncle Sam left bis house to go to Capel Court, aunt Gertrude retired to her room to attend to her correspondence, and Miss Marsh and I were left alone. "Where shall we go this morning, Ernest:" asked Miss Marsh: '"I am tired of the park, and we have driven all over Kensington more than once." Miss Marsh had lately learned to address me as Ernest, which had greatly delighted me, and determined me henceforth to call her Constance. "Whichever way yon please, but it It is agreeable to you we will go 10 Richmond. We have plenty of time." I said, consulting my watch, "it is barely 10 o'clock, and wt* do not lunch till 12. I was never there, but I have often heard that Richmond is the most beautiful suburb of London." "By all means." replied Miss Marsh: *'! will order the carriage and got reauy at once." And she rose instantly and tripped lightly from the room. American ladles prepare their toileires with a despatch quite unknown to their English sisters, though certainly with no less care and elaboration, t.nd 1 had oniy written a telegram to my father, acknowledging the receipt of his letter and promising to reply to it that evening, when Miss Marsh again entered the room fully equipped for a drive, no button of her glove being left for me to fasten. I looked up at her with some surprise. "You are soon returned." I observed. "Too soon?" she asked, fi.viug upon xne her steadfast eyes. "No, how could that be?" 1 sa'd. and I drew lier arm through mine :ind led iie~ downstairs. "flood morning. Mr. Erae?t.'" exclaimed a voice belonging to a tall form which stood In the shadow of the ball door; "I am fortunate in no: having just uiissed you." and turning . round I beheld the Ilev. I>r. Evan Trice. "pray, don't let my unexpected presence startle yon," continued the Vicar of Holdciihnrst Minor; "I bring 110 ill news. Being summoned to London on business which may eDd in my appointment to the curacy of All Souls'. North Brixton, your father has asked ir.c to call here to say that he would lik.c you to return home at ouce for a <iay or so. He would like you to catch the train which leaves St. Tancras at 11.45, and travel via Cambridge." This information annoyed me greatI could not find it in my heart to hep away from my father when he desired my presence, though to forego my visit to Richmond with Miss Marsh was a bitter disappointment to r 1 ? - ? r IU '. i' Ol" :i lUOillVUl l jmuuu ill 1.VUUI how io nor. "Of course you will go." remarked Miss Marsh. "I- fear I must," I replied, in a voice Which bur ill concealed my vexation. *i>u- I v. ill return to-morrow or next day at latest. I ant sorry to leave you in .his abrupt manner, and I am sure my father "would he the last to desire such a thing without very good reason for it/' Wo adjourned to the drnwiug-room. whither Miss Marsh invited Mr. Price to accompany us. an invitation which he accepted with great promptitude and courtliness. He was a man of fin" presence and considerable tact, gifted with the power of talking interminably but interestingly about everyvtliing in general and nothing in particular. Indeed, nothing was more admired by the feminine world ol' the two Holdeniiursts than the genial affability of the Kev. Evan Price. This I handsome and gallant cleric had not been in the house ten minutes before I , learned that he was to have an interview wjth the Bishop of Loudon at Fulbam at 3 o'clock, until which hour he was at leisure ?which being interpreted si-g^ldcd that he intended .0 stay until tliem); that after the said Interview he would return to pay his respects to Mr. Samuel Truman?In other words that tie would come hack to dinner. When I quitted the drawing-room. leaving Mr. Price and Miss Marsh together. I was more depressed than I bad ever been before, and half regretted that I had not decided to remain. I felt like a runner who. having kept ahead of his competitors in a long race, faints when near the goal and sees the prize he regarded as his own seized by -other hands. I am alino$l ashamed to record how ihe tears started to my eyes, bui I forced them back, summoned all the courage of my nature- not at that time very much ?and after a severe mental struggle fell into a strange mood compounded of pride and fierceness. It was with some difficulty that 1 contrived to speak to Miss Marsh alone : efore 1 left, but 1 succeeded in doing so. and again assured her of my regret at the unexpected Interruption of our arrangements, and I laid special emphasis on the great pleasure it would give me to return to Kensiugiott at the earliest possible uiomeni. a.t the same time desiring her to inform my uncle and aunt of the hasty summons I had received front my father. Miss Marsh was as gracious to me ?s the most exacting lover could exf. fell i" i5ti uHaljn ] i Noorl. BY "ALTER BLOQMFIELD ; OBKBT Conker'S SONS. j pect or desire. waiving my apologies I as unnecessary, promising to convey iny message, regretting my sudden ! departure. hoping for my speedy re- I turn, and permitting me to retain her j hand in mine longer than is custom- ] j ary in t lie farewells of mere friends. 1 she also suggested that I 11:icrlit write 1 to her if I did not return in two days: 1 a suggestion which I assured her 1 i would most certainly adopt, at the i same moment resolving to do so uu- 1 der any circumstances. I would have 1 given the world if oniy I might have 1 k.ssed her, but I did not dare to do so. 1 Uttering a linal farewell, I regarded 1 her with great earnestness for a few < j moments, then released her hand and i ! hurriedly loft the house. | The course of my life seemed to 1 I have changed entirely in fourteen i days. Never before had my mind been 1 filled by so ntauy or such conflicting ideas. Before my uncle came to Hoi- : denhurst I had been idle and careless: now mv head ached from considera- < i tion of affaire of which I could con- ' j reive no satisfactory issue. One thing. < i however, was clear to me. In only a < few days I had grown to love Miss t i Marsh with a devotion more Intense | than I had supposed my nature per- ' j mirted; and short as our acquaintance ' I had been I would have asked that ' 1 lady, before obeying my father's urg- i j cut call, to become my wife but for < ! that formidable barrier bctweeu us? t j her wealth. Iler eyes' speechless mes- : j sages, an occasional phrase or word < j from her lips, or, rarer still, her gentle j j rouen, uau assured me mat iu.> ?un j would accord with the dictates of her own heart. But my pride was as great : my love, and 1 felt strongly that I could never ask a woman of enormous wealth to become the wife of the por! tioalcss son of an impoverished squire. Without commercial training, and with no natural aptitude for business, there .v;rs absolutely no hope for me to raise | myself to her social plane by any ef| fort in my power to make, and in bit! ternoss of spirit I alternately cursed ! her wealth and my poverty. Visions of the perfect happiness which might be mine were either of these difficulties removed served only to increase my depression. As my uncle's carriage sped toward St. Paucras, Browning's remarkable line.* "Money buys women.'' kept ringing in 1113' ears, tormenting 1 me like an evil sprite. Thou there was that smart young cleric, the Rev. Evan Price. With the Rev. Evan | Price 1 had very little to do. and our , communications had always been of j the most friendly' character possible. t but heaven, how I hated him now! and ] with what fiendish delight I was eon- 1 j t emulating his extreme poverty when , ! !iu* ibought thai lie was probably at ; ! ;iie point of greatly increasing his In- , , come of residing permanently in j London p oinpdy punched me for my , , uueharitaldcuess. and I wiueed. In j j i!:*.? chaos of luy ideas I did not forget , ' Annie Wolsoy, the unfortunate play- | fellow of my childhood, whose youth- . fulness had always prevented ine ; - , garding her as an aunt: nor did I for- ] get my grandfather. anxious aud , alone, as far from home as could be: nor my indulgent father, now expect- ] iug mv return, but I do not much t doubt that these considerations were , of a minor sort, aud that the central i ligure itt my mind which occasioned , my cerebral disturbance was Con- . stance Marsh, and no other. . My uncle's horses were good ones, and soon conveyed me to the Midland ( terminus, but I bad uo time to spare. | Having bought my ticket. I sought for , an empty compartment, for 1 felt . averse to staring at strangers, after j 1 the manner of Kugllsh travelers, for ( ' three liotirs: while to listen to couver- ] ' sarion in which 1 was not interested < ! would have been simply unendurable. i There being no compartment without j ! passengers I selected the one which | contained the fewest?an old lady, at- \ tended by a young maid. In my ab- j * T ' )\of? An sa-acuoil 1 It'If IU,> nwu.Mum-' uaj, v.~ ; the platform, where, after the train was well in motion i: was noticed by my uncle's groom. who contrived to thrust it through the window so that it fell on the floor at the feet of the old lady, causing her to shriek appallingly. I apologized for the clumsiness of the servant, and for my own forgetfulJtess. which had caused the Incident, hut despite all I could say. and the careful ministrations of her maid, the old lady continued to roll her eyes, to pant, and to utter strange sounds, un- i til at last 1 thought she had suffered ! sonic serious injury. When she per- i cciwd that I was really alarmed the < old lady recovered herself with sur- t prising suddenness, and remarked ] tuat the bag had not touched her, but i ] ,v.ii i,?? T,.)-,!,.!, | , lilcll Jl JJUillI.% IC^U \JL* iu i Ittl, iu ?? | , case ii would have been impossible to J tell what might have happened. She j then requested her maid to hand her i a certain lla.sk. This command was ! more easily given than obeyed, for the tlask. it appeared, was at the bottom of a closely-packed portmanteau, which had to be emptied before the article wanted could he got at. The lady scolded her maid terribly because j of the delay, and when the maid tiniJ idly ventured to observe that the Husk i 1 had been the first thing to be placed in i Ih? port inn n i <r u in accordance with her own repeated injunctions, went info a violent passion, and declared ' that she never had and never would allow a servant to answer her. When it last the flask was obtained the old lady at once applied it to her lips, the odor of brandy pervaded the earria.ee, and her rubicund features relaxed into a smile. ( It was not Ion? before the old lady exhibited symptoms of an intention to 1 open a conversation with me. but I checkmated her by takin? from the j iil?ui?tnni? lme whieli had occasioned I I this flutter a. thick folio volume of manuscript?the hook I had found in the copper box when I was getting out i lie Holdenhurst deeds for uncle Sam. ' I had brought this hook with nie to 1 London, intending to carefully exam- ' ine It and read so much of it as was English during my stay in my uncle's liottse. But if I could find no conve- J nieut opportunity to do so at Holdeu- ( liurst while uncle Sam and aunt Ger- ! (rude were there it is certain I could i not in London, with Miss Marsh in the same house engrossing all my at- , lention, and the hook had not only < lieeu 111 my possession for nearly a fortnight without being opened, but 1 liad narrowly escaped being lost. Set- 1 flin.vr myself comfortably in a corner A the carriage I determined to study ] the volume until I arrived in Bury St. ' Edmund's, and thus keep off any adranees the tyrannical old lady might ( make toward a conversation, and dirert my thoughts from my affairs. , The manuscript was still very damp, ( 1 noMcmrr ill son. U1U jill'Ul miu nr?i?i uv.vvc.7?it, i irating the leaves without tearing i hem. It appeared to he nothing more 1 :han the commonplace book of my an- 1 jestor Roger Truemau (for so he and 1 3thers of his period wrote our family 1 nuiol. The handwriting was large ind distinct, but tue letters, though iniform. were quaint and peculiar? hey approximated more nearly to nodern than ancient forms. A largo 8 lumber of pages were devoted to rec- ^ mis of chemical experiments, with t lotes of the results, and here and there j i few lines in some Eastern language c if which I was ignorant even of the mine, though I guessed it was Turksli. from the writer having lived in Turkey. I examined each page in reg- 1 ilar succession, and found that they 1 ,vi're all of similar character, until I C ind exhausted about 'JiXJ pages, or icarly a third of the book. The pages vere now tilled with close writing, ui broken by paragraphs, and the leadline. "Record of a Wasted Life: itogcr Trueinan. his history: written . villi his own hand. A. P., 1071," ab orbed my attention, end I became ob- ] ivious of the voluble tongue of the I >!d lady lecturing her maid. and. how- f >ver uninteresting it may be to other j er.ders, read with absorbing interest nrhat I copy in the three following j hapiers. CIIAPTEIt X. [j RECORD OP A WASTED LIFE! SOGER TRUE MAN, HIS niSTORTJ WMT- ^ TEN WITH HIS OWN HAND, A. D. 1671. J November 12.?All men being at all | hues like to die, the robust no less ban the sick, it falleth out that but j \nv men are troubled by contempla- 9 ion of that circumstance: and indeed B [ have ever noted, but more particu- * arly such as hold by the Mohamme- H Ian faith, that the inevitable Is geuer- S tll.v accented with stoicism or indifference. aud that death by natural progression hath no terrors at all. That u'.eh is my own ease tliis present writing shall testify. He who hath ex vded tlie span of life allotted to man l?y the Psalmirr: he who for many .ears hath lived among a strange peo- fi lie in a strange land; he who. having | lecomo a recluse, perceive:li now his t hysieal and mental powers to grow | feebler day by day: who. hoping for I ,.?r)i ii.m.rlit i< nnt tomnted * to lio. He who lies, lieth lor bis ad- 1 murage. or for \vi::U be conceivoth to e such. To this dictum 1 "will admit :h> except ion?and I have had large icquaintnuce of men of divers nations ttud qualities, so speak knowingly, e And for what purpose should I record if myself that which is untrue, seeing that my earthly course is so nearly >utrun; that certainly this record will ;o unread of any until after I am in ny grave, and may perhaps moulder to dust ere other eyes than mine shall ook upon it ? Should I in such circumstances wittingly chronicle the thing which is false, then of all lies lied by lying man from the first man to the latest born on earth, this record would lie the farthest removed from truth; its gross impertinence would at once istouud and appall, and the Master Liar would pause among his ange's tghast at being eclipsed by his licueuant. I write only to assist my mind n reviewing past experiences and not t > convince any man of any matter, ny business with men being past, and mere remaining notnmg tor ine to ;aiu or lose by then;. To be continued. Four Captain Luvrtons. It is an odd fact that there are now "our Captain Lawtons in the United States regular army?all young men, f lot one of whom is related to the late General Henry W. Lawton, v. lio made i die name illustrious in Cuba and the P Philippines. One of these. Captain C Louis B. Lawton, is to be retired for I lesperate wounds received in Cliinu, I where he distinguished himself not 1 only for extraordinary heroism, but Tor sagacious action in a dangerous dtuation. After an exceptionally brilliant service he must now give up his boson career, because of those honorable wounds. In any other country 'Xtraordinary honors would avait inch a man.?Cleveland Leader. Paving experiments are to be nude u Havana with vitrified bricks, grante squares and sandstone blocks. WORLD'S FAIR TOPICS. Be?si urn will make a sreat exhibit n! draft horses at the World's Fair. Missouri's f >r< strv fish and fun0 ex hihi' a I tIi* World's Fair will eoypi nearly two ?.f rrouud end w:" ! ? situated west of (lie Forestry. Fis! find <J:iiue Palace. President T!oos<?vnlt |>-<s sent word fr tlio mane*/ rs of tiio r.ou'-hiea Pur rhsiso Fxno?it:on at St. T.onis that b< will he unaiiie to attend tJk? opening ol the hie show on Anril .".0, The Pritisli oavillon at the St. T,oni< Exposition will he an exact ren-odne lion of the orancery a< I\??nsin?rtor P:iInc-o. which w;is Imil' fnr Quoel Anno l>v Sir Cliri stopher Wren. Several of flio World's Fair in'*-i mural stations have boon linisliod. TIm end itself u::s conmWed in J:tnu:"\\ ind at a for' ml tosi was found to lie satisfactory in ovor.r particular. The largest piece of silver over o.isl rvill bo shown in the Minos and W t il lurgy Building by Nebraska. This rroat bulk of inotal weighs ton tons iml from it could bo made .'UO.bOO sil ivr dollars. Kin? Edward has granted pormis don to tlio band of tho Orpnadioi riuar.is. of London, to play at tlu World's Fair. The band is the linosl n England, and is composed of sixty Ivo musicians. Models of several typo of boats are now in readiness in the Army Build in? at St. Louis for tlie open in? of tin Exposition. They consist of models ol me sailing ship, three types of steam diips and a new steam dredge. Progress in medie.ne and snrgerv cvill be shown by an excellent exhibil >f appliances, instruments and appnr itus for surgery and medical researcli n the Palace of Liberal Arts at the World's Fair. A complete modern lospital. with all of the aceessorief ind apparatus, will ho the most proiui lent feature of this group. Vardaman Against Lynching. Jarkson, Miss., Special.?"I wi!1 ipend every dollar at my command, but vbat I will give that negro a fair rial," said Governor Vardeman in regard to the negro Baldwin, who warmed to Sumner, Tallahatchie county inder military escore to prevent lynchr;g. It is not believed that the negrr vill be mobbed. The Governor stated ate in the afternoon that all was uiet at Sumner. infi i Great New Off United States to May Contest Opened J< D For the oxact, or tho nearest t< of Cotton roceived at all Un 1st, 1904, both inclusive**" For the next nearest estimate-For tho next nearest estimateFor the 3 next nearos: estimate For tho 10 next nearest sstima For tho 20 next nearest estimai i For tho SO next nearest estima i Cap fhn I D C\ nnV* noarftct Acti IYI n Additional Offers for Be! Made During: Differer of the Contes' For convenience the time of the c test is divided into estimates recei' by The Constitution during four riods?the first period covering fr tne beginning of contest to Febru 10, 1904; second period, l'rom Fet ary 10 to March 1. 1904; third peri March 1 to 20: fourth period. Ma 20 to April 20. 19t.4. We will g the best estimate received dur each period (in addition to whatc other prize it may take, or if it ti no prize at ail), the sum of $125.0( Tho four prizes thus offered $ i 25.OO each amount to Conditions of Sendin # Subject to the usual eon is now on. Attention is called 1. Send $1.00 for The Wet 2. Send 50 cents for Th< 3. Send $1.25 for The \\ TIMATES in the contest?that i 4. Send 50 cents for ONE SCRIPTIO.*. Such a remittanc< make a number of estimates oi wntvipri at the same time est inn without subscriptions, the sendi fered for only ten estimates in 01 OEIVED WITHOUT SUBSCRIP PER ITSELF IS AN ACKNOVv CAREFULLY RECORDED. o. The money and the sui The estimate, the money and th< Secretary Hester's COTTON SEASON. 1837-98 I898-99 IS90-0O f QOO-O i 1901-02 (1902-03 The fisrures above are certified by i'liriiisl.- *'* official figures to decide . Addt^ss All Orders to f ^^MWWWBmBiwnrTrni'iTn IT - THE I THE NECESSA | IN THE PRESIE I The Review of R. necessity, in recognition o readers "up with the time In Presidential elec OF REVIEWS is more magazine." Everybody w tnformed about this or the forged to the front; to kr dates and personal factors plete picture at hand of history. In Dr. Shaw's editorials, tributed articles, in its brilliant c sations and reviews cf all the imp< and in its hundred a month of vi and interesting views, the RE\ much desired news of the world World under a Field-glass " isth Men in public life, like P members of Congress, and the i /a must keep " up with ^he times, Vfi over America, have decided it is ; I 25c. a copy, I THE REVIEW 0 1 ? 13 Astor Plas i | pioie anu vuiiiihciil, ? I An Albany dispatch to the New . York Herald says that Governor Odell has informed his most intimate friends that it is his intention to re> sign from the Governorship, probably ' in September, so that he may be free to devote himself entirely to the management of the Republican State and national campaign. This determina' tion on the part of the Governor i meets with the hearty approval of j his associates in the direction of the j affairs of the party. STA WTI er Upon Receipts < Ports From Septer 1st, 1904, Both ln< an. 18th, 1904'Closes IVISION OF PRIZES 5 the exact, estimate of the total nui ited States ports from September 1st a, $25.00 each tes, 12.50 each tos, IO.OO each tos, 5.00 each ? tos, 3.00 each it Estimates ! TWO CRANIO it Periods First?For dist I those estimates (n on- the above 188 prize t'ed j 500 bales either \ pe" ; figures om ary ' Second?For dis those estimates (e rch 1 the above 188 pria Ive ing the first conso ing within 1,000 \er of the exact figure ike _______ Crand Tot at ! In case of a 1 500.00 money will be eq * ig Estimates in This Po ditions. as stated regularly in The Const to the following summary 01 conditions: skly Constitution one year and with it 0 2 Sunny South one year and with it O 'eekly Constitution and Sunny South bot s, one estimate for The Constitution ai ! ESTIMATE alone in the contest IF Y j merely pays for the privilege of sendin I this basis, you may send THREE EST ales are sent. If as many as ten estimat er may forward them with only $3.00?th te order. A postal card receipt will be s< TIOXS. Where subscriptions are orderet 'LEDGMEXT THAT YOUR ESTIMATE I iscription and the estimate must come in a subscription go together. THIS RULE I Figures Covering: the Pes TOTAL PORT RECEIPTS. from 1st Soptrmbrr to 1st Mav (inclusive) -j of following year. The period covered by tins i, contc.s.. t c K 8,333,862 7,993,45! 6,843,134 6,346,312 7,218,179 7.378.627 Secretary Henry G. 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Miss Anita Kelly, of New York, has been awarded a verdict of $35,000 damages and costs at Los Angeles, California, against a Santa Barbara hotel company, for the loss of one of her legs in an elevator accident in July, 1903. She sued for $50,000. ruiiitiSi TUTION'S )f Cotton at All nber 1st, 1903, elusive. ; April 20th, 1904. . mber of Bales 52 , 1903, to May ?1 ? O ROO.OO I 1,000.00 500.00 B 125.OO 3 125.OO I t 200.00 R 250.OO B 3QO.OO I $ 5,000.00 I CONSOLATION OFFERS. I ribution among J ,ot taking any of 0 ;s) coming within I j vay of the exact a S 1,000.00 8 jtribution among 5 lot taking any of h :es and not shar iation otter) combales either way ?s 1,000 00 a! $7,500.00 tie on any prize estimate the ually divided. ^ rt Receipts Contest, iiution each week, the contest NE ESTIMATE in the contest. NE ESTIMATE in the contest, h one year, and send TWO ESld another for The Sunny South. OU DO NOT WANT A SUBg the estimate. If you wish to [MATES FOR EVERY $1.00 fores are received at the same time lis splendid discount being ofr? UT PSTIUiTRfi RR. rile iUl * **? - ? I. THE ARRIVAL OF THE PA- . IAS BEEN* RECEIVED AND IS * the panie envelope every time S POSITIVE. 'iod of the Contest. RALES IN COTTON CHOP. ^ 'hi* is merely for Tour information and i. . ot the subleet of this present contest. It is r ~~ ' ivon only as an additional aid to an intellient estimates. I 1,199,994 II,274,840 10,383.422 9,436,416 10,680,680 i 10,727,559 t Irleans Cotton Exchange, who will M t 0 rUTSQN, At'anta. Ca^J ' ' ir[ " \ jfl