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T -jsz: iW TctioO 'im' i w <i ■ S^4f j I III m x< r '5v> MY FOE. Not from my foes without, but those with in, I pray to tm proteeteil hour by hour; For that airKn-sslve self that leads to idD. And lures to plensuro with seductive power. Stands ever by the portal of desire, Aud monks my spirit when it would aspire. From that most subtle foe, disguised as friend, 1 need lie ever on my guard, forwhen 7 '-ease for one brief moment to defend The castle of my soul, he seeks me then In some uulooked-for wav, with mien so fair. And voice so sweet, the while ho sots his snare. ■With honeyed words and sophistries, and lies, He argues on the pleasures of the sense; And pictures i>uty in a hideous guise. And laughs at Labor’s paltry recompense; “Lot dullards toll,” ho cries, “tklno is tho right “To gather all llfo’s blossoms of delight!” Again, in mask of teacher ho appears. And cries, “Why seek to lift another's load? Kach soul that journeys down the vale of tears Must carry his own burden o'er tho road; Accept thine own. but let all others go.” Despite his mask, I know him us my foe. • 31 v bnse foe, self.which, envious of the goal it cannot roach, since formed of dying clay, Would hinder and oppose my striving soul That longs and labors for the hotter way; And with this foe my spirit must contend, Dy prayer and vigil, even to the end. —■Ella Whoeler AViicor. 2 A Deal In 8 Petroleum. 8 33333D3D33333D33303330330 HEX I, must take jour refusal an final'? Very well. Here is the document signed by Wilfred M e r r i o n—y our brother — acknowl- ledging himself a forger and thief, and giving mo power to prosecute at any time I think fit or may feel inclined. Here is my offer; Marry me three months from now, this document will pass into your possession and your brother is safe, if not-—” “tf not?” "If you are foolish enough to persist in your refusal Wilfred Morriou wilf stand in the felon’s dock before the month is out, aud the brother of the beautiful Norah Merrion will in all probability serve seven years’ penal servitude.” “Oh, why do you persecute me thus? I was happy and in peace when I was poor—but now that I am rich you force attentions upon mo which are not only an insult to me, but to another, also ” “Ah! you refer to my nephew, Charles Crawford—a clever lad, Norah, hut poor. You speak of your wealth. 1 do not deny that your snug little £100,000 in hard cash makes your at tractions doubly alluring; and do yon think 1 am going to resign all that in favor of my nephew Charles? No, no. In fact, I do not think I have any more need for him in my office.” “You will not discharge him?” PL" Yon would not advise me to keep a dog that has once tried to bite—who knows hut that the next time he may succeed? You are auxious for your brother; think of him. You have tho welfare of Charles Crawford at heart ; do not ruin him, for as surely as you fail to marry me I will crush them both. If, however, you agree to my proposal, there is nothing that I will not do for them.” ‘Give me time to think.” "Not one moment. Yes or no?’* "I cannot -I ” "Your brother.” "You torture me.” "Yes or no ” "Then God forgive me. If that is the only way to save Wilfred, I must do it.” Notwithstanding the questionable JMUiuar in which John Markam se cured Jus victory, he walked dow n to his office alter the interview with No v a?i Merrion in a cheerful, and even jubi lant, frame of mind. £ohu Markam «fc Co. were well known in tho city ns a firm of high re pute, engaged in tho oil-trade. John Markam, the sole partner, had crept up from small beginnings; daring the last mouth, however, he hud madecon- ’•acts which, when completed, would place him on the high road to fortune. Homo three yeai s ago, when Wilfred Merrion, Norah’s brother, was a clerk in John Markham’s office, n series of petty thefts had taken place, culminat ing in the cashing of a forged check for a considerable amount. The guilt being directly traceable to Wilfreu Merrion, John Markham, find ing that nothing was to be gained by prosecution, compelled the.young man to sign a paper acknowledging his de linquency, and discharged him. For some time after discharging Wil fred from his employ John Markam thought little or nothing about the Merrion family, but when it came to his knowledge that an eccentric old gentleman in the person of Norah’s uncle had died, leaving her a fortune of £100,000, his interest was suddenly awakened. "One hundred thousand pounds,” he mused—‘ ‘not in questionable securi ties, but in one solid sum on deposit at the bank, ready to be drawn in one single check! John Markam, you must see into this.” And from that day Norah Merrion was allowed no peace, and notwith standing the fact that she had promised to marry Charles Crawford long before her fortune came to her, the threats and persecutions of John Markam cul minated us we have seen. Upon entering his office John Mark am rang the bell and summoned bis chief into the private room. "Crawford, let me have those last contracts. Now, let me see,” he went on when tho documents were laid be fore him, "how do we stand? One contract for 20,000, one for 50,000 and one for 30,000, that is to say, 100,000 tons of Russian petroleum in all, at £4 per ton—equals £400,000. We buy at an average ot 04s. per ton, or £320,- 000, leaving a profit of £80,000, a very nice little deal. I think, Crawford, that when I have seen this through I shall sell thebuisness and retire.” "Indeed, sir!” "Yes, I am about [tired of commer cial life; these transactions will be through in three months, aud then I am going to be married.” "You surprise me, sir.” "Aye. life is full of surprises. You know Miss Merrion, I think!” "Miss Merrion!" "Yes, Miss Merrion; but why in that tone of voice? Don’t you approve of the lady?” "This is no subject for jest, sir;you know as well as I do that Miss Mer rion is my promised wife.” "Indeed! It is my turn to bo sur prised. I certainly knew that you ad mired the lady, and l have no doubt that you fostered hopes in that direc tion; but when you have the cool effrontery to inform me that yon arc engaged to marry her I can only mar vel at your audacity.” "With all respect duo to you, sir, as my uncle and my employer, I must say that the statement yon have just made ii not only untrue,but you know it to be untrue. I was engaged to marry Miss Merrion long before she was an heiress, and we were merely waiting until my position improved.” "And do you think you are likely to improve your position by calling your master a liar? After this conduct you cannot remain in my employ. I will dispense witty tho three months’ no tice, and draw you a check •fn m tinrof it. Be prepared to leave in live min utes. Go.” A few mingles later the bell rang again, and Crawford, hat in hand and coat thrown over his arm, entered the sanctum. “I am sorry to have to part with you like this, Crawford, but there is no other course opon to me. I have just left Miss Merrion, aud she has complained to mo of your fortune hunting propensities, and asked me to use my influence to put an end to your persecution of her. Here is a check for £200, and I sincerely hope that you will endeavor to cultivate more gentlemanly manners in your future career.” Quietly closing the door after him, John Markam’s nephew left the office. The fickleness of fortune as demon strated by the events of the last flf- ten minutes caused an indescribable feeling of dismay in tbe young mau’s mind. Charles Crawford as chief clerk to John Markham A Co., with prospects of a partnership, was now Charles Crawford, with £200 in his pocket and a few more hundreds in the bank, and prospects nil. His first thought npoh leaving the office was of Norah. Could it be as his uncle had declared, that she looked upon him merely as a fortune hunter? No, he would not believe it, and full of determination to ascertain the truth from Norah herself, he made his way to her home. The cry of joy that fell from her lips when he presented himself before her soon banished all thoughts of her inconstancy from his mind. In a few moments she had told him all; the incriminating document, signed by her brother Wilfred, the per secutions of John Markam, and the extraordinary sacrifice demanded from her in order to save Wilfred from ruin. [‘What can we do, Charlie? Poor Wilfred is so happy with his wife and child; is au error of the past to rise up aud ruin his life? I would give my whole fortune to find a way out of this trouble. I cannot give you up, Charlie, and yet if we do not hit upon some plan ” "You will marry John Markam?” "No, no, Ido not say that, Charlie, but I must save Wilfred.” It was striking 10 o’clock that night when Crawford left Nora Merrion. As he walked along plunged in thought the rattle of a fire engine dashing past roused him from his reverie, and a lurid glare in the sky told him that a vast conflagration was in progress. Upon hastening to the spot he found that the premises aud store yards of a large firm of coopers were on fire. A huge stack of many thousands of newly ma le barrels was well alight, and from the inflammable nature of the mater ials it was soon evident that all efforts to hold the fire in cheek wore hope less. In a few hoars the whole of the premises woald lie gutted. As Crawford gated upon the burn ing pile, a sudden thought surged through his brr in. After comydering a few moments he hastily retraced his steps, and late as ho was, sought an other interview with Nora. They talked far into the night, and it was late when he finally reached his lodgings. Instead of retiring to rest, however, he started to write, and when the dawn of the new day streamed through the window, be was still busy with his pen. Eight o’clock saw him at the tele graph office with a sheaf of messages in his hand addressed to all the prin cipal coopers and barrel makers in the kingdom. They were nearly all of the same tenor, and ran as follows; "Contracts wanted for any part of 500,000 barrels to be delivered during next three months. Wire price and number you can undertake. Terms: Half cash on signing agreement, balance on delivery. Bankers and references. Paris, London—Merrion, Crawford &Co., Benger’s Court, Loth- bury, London.’* Half an hour later he had secured the offices and fixates of a bankrupt firm in Benger’s Court, and by 9 o’clock a temporary sign hung outside of the door bearing the legend, "Merrion, Crawford & Co.” The services of four lawyers* clerks wore hastily secured and they were set to work writingout duplicate contracts in blank in anticipation of the arrival of the answering telegrams. The senior partner of the new firm, in the person of Miss Norah Merrion, drove up in her brougham at 10 o’clock, and few minutes later saw her and Crawford in the private office of the bank manager. Xiie banking nrrangithents were rapidly completed, and Charles left with full power to draw upon the new firm’s account for any sum or sums up to £100,000. On their return to the office they found that a number of telegrams bad already arrived, and by noon the next day tho firm of Merrion, Crawford & Co. found themselves responsible for the payment of nearly 600,000 barrels at prices ranging from 3s. to 4s. each. John Markam was well satisfied with himself—matters were flowing very smoothly with him, his business en gagements he calculated wonld bring him in a comfortable fortune, and so far as he conld see no cloud appeared upon the horiaoa of his prosperity. in bis leisure the thought of Norah Merrion and her fortune bronght a smile of triumph to his face. Once wedded to her and the turmoil of business would involve him no more, and if a doubt of the success of his matrimonial schemes crossed his mind the perusal of Wilfred Merrion’s con fession instantly banished it. "She will wed me to save her brother. Crawford is out of my path, so I have nothing to fear.” But the plans of tho cleverest men sometimes go astray, and when John Markham attempted to negotiate for barrels in which to store his oil, he suddenly awoke to the fact that some smart firm had cornered the market. His contracts had to be fulfilled dur ing the next three months. Unless he had barrels to send his oil away in, the contracts would fall through and he would be ruiued. But when he discovered the name of the firiu, his rage knew' no bounds. The delay of a few hours had placed him at the mercy of Norah Merrion and Charles Crawford. Toward the end of the month, when the first contract became due, he poc keted his pride aud wrote to Merrion, Crawford & Co., asking for a quotation of 100,000 barrels, and when the an swer came back, "10s. per barrel,” he felt that he was really in the hands of the enemy, and utter despair took pos session of him. The next day he received a rote from Crawford: "If John Markam will ccme to Benger’s Court, at 12 o’clock, matters might be arranged to suit both parties.” When at 12 o’clock he was ushered into the private office at Benger’s Court he fomid himself in the pres ence of Norah Merrion. As he came forward to take her hand, she rose and motioned him to a seat. For a moment there was silence. “We meet under somewhat different circumstances, Mr. Markam.” He bowed in assent. "It is not my wish,” she continued, "to indulge any idea of revenge which would probably recommend itself to any other person in my position. I understand from Mr. Crawford that it depends upon this firm whether you become a rich man or a bankrupt.”* “That is so.” "I have certain terms to offer which, if you accept.well aud good—if not—” “Name them!" "In tho first place yon must hand me tbe confession written by my brother, and sign a document promis ing not to molest him in any way.” "And then?” "In tho second place, this firm has contracts on which will bring in a con siderable sum; you have engagements which I understand will make you practically independent. Agree to my first prfeosition aud take Mr. Craw ford into partnership; that is to say, combine the two firms, work off all the contracts, and then dissolve— each to have half the profits. Do you agree?” # "You are too generous, but what does my nephew say?” "Here is Charles to answer for him self.” "I say let us bury the whole of this miserable business and ring a peal of bells over its grave. Norah and I are to be married next week, uncle; will you come and dance at our wedding?” "I will, my boy, and I ask pardon frqm both of you for the unhappiness I have caused you. It has been a case of diamond cut diamond. I envy you your happiness, and I shall never forget that it was yotfr generosity that brought to a triumphant issue my ‘deal in petroleum. ’ ”—London Tit- Bits. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. An electric broke is announced. That bacteria may live and grow in melting ice has been shown by Foster. Only one person in fifteen has per fect eyes, the larger portion .of defec tiveness prevailing among fair-haired people. An even cubic foot of average soil was weighed and analyzed at Cornell University. It was found that tho soil in one acre one foot deep weighed 2082 j tons. In a recent lecture Professor Berge- mann, of Berlin, stated that in fifty cases of perforating the skull for epilepsy he knew of only one perm anent cure. The difference between the tallest and shortest races in the world is one foot four and a half inches, aud the average height is five feet five and a half inches. Wheat can be grown in the Alps at an elevation of 3600 feet, in Brazil at 5000, in the Caucasus at 8000, in Abyssinia at 10,000, and in Peru and Bolivia at 11,000. Two new asteroids have been dis covered between Mars and Jupiter by M. Cbarlois, of Nice, bringing the number discovered by him up to eighty-six. Palisa, the Austrian as tronomer, has discovered eighty-three. Tho eyes of bees are made to see great distances. When absent from their hive they go up in the air till they see their home, and they fly to ward it in a straint line and with great speed The shortest line be tween two places is sometimes called a "bee-line.” Corrosive water is a common source of trouble in metal mines. Its effect on iron, curiously enough; i* greater when it simply drips on the metal than when the iron is irnmersed'in it. A twelve-pound iron rail hal been cut in two in a few weeks by drops of water falling on it. A German chemist, Joseph Langer. has succeeded, with infinite patience, in analyzing the poison of a bee’s sting. The amonnt secreted by each bee is only a tenth of a milligramme, and he required 20,000 bees to get enough to experiment with. He did not discover any bacteria, and con cluded that the action of the poison was purely chemical. The fish’s belly is white apd his back green, because in swimming about in the water the white belly is the color of the light shining through the water, hence protects him from his enemies below. His back being green makes him on the other hand appear from above as part of the green water, and is his safeguard from hawks and other enemies. An Unpleasant. Uide. A certain prominent young man of St. Augustine, Fla., had occasion to take a short trip into the country. Ho procured a saddle horse aud, by mis take, was given a pony that is used by the boys on their evening lamp-light ing rounds. 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