Pittston Gazette

              1'ITTSTOX, Ll'/KliNi: ( a, PA., FlUDAY, AUGUST II, 18!tt. _ 1850. VOL. MJ1I. NO. 41). i Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Vi lley. A Weekly Local anil Famiiy Journal. J.50 PKIl AXNTM iN ADVANCE looijjy and dispirited all the And so the summer da until September CStziCf and with it the momentous trial at Op1 a by There was a dead silence. All eyes were fastened upon the judge. Ilis honor reached silently for his hat, and drawing it over his eyes started abruptly for the door. His example was followed. In precisely three minutes after this popular proposal of the prisoner's counsel the courtroom was vacant. Judge Natcl id Colonel rey, not- light on thfe flashing jewel and noting how it graced her dimpled hand. But there was an expression in the lady's dark eyes that was hardly reassuring. '1 he ring was a mere memory with C»litli— a souvenir of an attachment from which the sentiment had long since faded—a relic of an almost forgotten past. Howbeit, although she usually wore 110 rings, she permitted it to remain upon her finger that morning, and drawing her riding glove quickly over the gem Blie joined the mounted party at the ranch gate, where the impatient Phil was calling loudly upon the ladies She put one hnrni to Her head n dazed way, hs if she felt a sudd there. The ground seemed slippii beneath her feet; the "horizon around her.. Slie felt in one brit us if the sunlight had gone from the earth, the vivid blue from the sky, and the next she was lying prone upon the tnosses at her feet, weighed down by the A NYMPH OF THE WEST ioon. withstanding tJi fact tint this was a 1 i Dai CHE IERFIELD NYE. out rmnng ttie lie fore the delight with which Miss Stafford greeted tho release of Henry Bruce gave place to a very different slate of mind. In tho enthn«ia«m return to the Mesqnite valley she had detected no change in It was not k iloo. criminal aeti.Jn It was a pi rent that together with f things yon have yon want real bad jre.it value, causes CHAPTER XIV liis houoT when he i imI to be jus! ij«;d the su. It was only .vlnr HE GIVES A NIC At LET- oJ va m By HOWAED SEELY. The site of the town of Oskaloo was largely responsible for tlie unfortunate reputation of its inhabitants. Its siu- "frontier ca much la1' ly to ruimin towns in Texas' that he was supposed to betray his own personal convictions. But he retrieved this false step by an appeal for justice that electrified the courtroom. ion that i givin too f instant TER FROM FATHER TO SON of ! on might call ! stagnation of satis.1 revival of Baunesa (Copyrighted, 18H3, by D. Appleton & Co. Published by speciHJ arrangement with LU-m.J Standing by Henry While the I,atter Is action and a [CONTINUED.] tiia manner toward her. Accustomed from infancy to her own way, the idea of a rival in the regard she unquestionably manifested for the young ranchman had probably never seriously crossed her roundings were malarial lay in a low, marshy district, encircled on three sides by a stagnant stream. A damp, offensive, depressing mist crept in at evening to brood above its silent streets and distribute fever and ague with a generous hand. Theonly avenue of escape from this plague infested culde-sac was the trail road which led undeviatingly out of town to the prairies The vill It appeared subsequently that during this interval a singular rivalry was manifested between Mr. Buck Jerrold and Judge Natchez at the bar of the Long Divide. It was in the matter of fortifying the jury against the eloquence of opposing counsel. The solicitude of both parties was great, and the rivalry keen—so keen in fact that the "12 good men and true" grew mellow and philosophic under treatment. Seeing which, Judge PeJnbei;ton felt called upon at last to thump loudly upon the bar with his empty tumbler and order a peremptory return to the courtroom. This being done, his honor laid aside his coat and vest, and rising to his feet addressed the assemblage briefly. Away From Home—Some! liinjj Aliont (hp 'i hat's th way I find it, and hence I y, li t us thinl: no more of the rowing m t ream s of traffic gray, despairing monotone that seemed suddenly to possess all things nf a Heaul iftil Oiirl and a "** agurrrro- CHAPTER XIH. Ami: 1 a brC the benches boring stable to dc verdict. silence the jury loft repaired to the neighberate npou their She typo inathmi 1 find that the muscles called into play in hoeing corn are the same, and you get the exercise for the lower With the arrival of the rangers and their armed investment of the jail at Bradford post the open animosity agains4 Henry Bruce vanished. Such was the awe inspired by these frontier police that no further attempt at outbreak followed. At 0 o'clock on the following day a mounted escort accompanied Bruce to the courthouse, and a preliminary examination was held. Phil Kernoclian had arrived during the night, bringing with him Judge Natchez, the ablest lawyer of the circuit. The prisoner found himself surrounded by influential counsel and friends. pressed her hands over her eyes, burying her face deep down in the soft lichens as if to shut out of sight the dreadful reality which suddenly confronted her. Then a quick tremor shook her, and she was crying as if her heart would break. And so lie was really engaged to Miss Stafford. That was the end then. This man whom she had so trusted and believed had been playing a double part with her and had called her out of the ignorant content of her early life, only to crush her with the new joy ho had awakened. Oh, the pity of it! And she had shown she loved him so! Overcome by the bitterness of this reflection, she sank down again and lay there pale and wretched, twining her fingers listlessly in the soft mosses, her eyes f. led on vacancy and oblivious of all else save this one mortifying, agonizing fact. mm HOA C., A extremities •') at the same price without wearing out the seat of your pants, which you now call trousers, I notice had accepted the interest of complacently, laid claim to his at- In the little courtroom Judge Pemberton relaxed his dignity. He lighted a black clay pipe, tilted his chair back, and stacking both his cowlnde boots on a dilapidated lawbook clasped his hands behind his head in dreamy contemplation of the moldy ceiling. The prisoner and his counsel conversed in low tones. A sudden nasal murmur shook the courtroom. The avenging spirit of Justice to hurry My Dt Henry—Your kind lette tentions if by a species of divine ri -rht and exhibited toward him a certain air .of proprietorship with the presumption of her sex when conscious of its attractions/ To quote the words of Judge Natchez, who was for professional reasons some time a guest at the Mesquite valley ranch, the young lady's attitude toward Henry Bruce was that of the "holder of a first mortgage bond wherein the equity was decidedly micro- After dinner that afternoon, when Kernoehan ami Bruce had left them to transact the inevitable business, and Kate, weary with the morning's ride, had insisted on taking a siesta in spite of the stuffy atmosphere of the San Marcus hotel. Edith was dominated by a sudden energy. She leaned againat a window of t'.ie dreary parlor and gazed down the t.usty road toward the green foliage of the river. How cool it looked there! And what a short distance away! What was to prevent her going there if she would:' She answered this question by ordering the sleepy proprietor to have her pony saddled and brought to the front gallery at once. came y 1. We ha«l h 11 got it when I went id nv to m id, your mother 1 vour va- arreat pbin and hills beyond It was tl catic the r i here at home with tis tins year in 1 wish ili.it yon"won!d consider this with a feeling of misgiving t the us, hut you seem to pi .C tru ■ light, and if you could con ■ home bef ore ti.v fall term begins ,i -lad welcome from the - •••. 1 y' :lit r ;.u 1 me also. We iniss you a great deal, but can see that matter in it war}- traveler descended it sentiment prompted sojourners in tliat "happy valley" to decorate trees and Your v jomrades from col-lc cause t! know i inns' t bau tifi X)UT» 1 people here fcliat cloj bowlders by the wayside with warning placards and inscriptions. "Sacred to the Memory of Blank's Pills" was the flying testimony of one unfortunate. lias no vantages. yon have t of ontyrowed us and are easy in wx'iD'ty, which I never was. There was a quick shuffling of feet at the doorway and a hurried rush for the courtroom. The j ury filed solemnly back. The prosecuting attorney entered hastily among the thronging citizen % suspiciously wiping his lips with his red bandanna. Judge Pemberton awoke with a prolonged snore, and grasping Lis (i-shooter immediately rapjied fur silence, uufortnnately in sleepy critiei-.:n of his own nasal efforts. Staggering hurriedly to his feet, he adjusted his glas.- H and frowned severely upon the serene arid complacent 12. was beginning to nod, I f an set* how advanced you are and ClDle. and yon can Bing The presiding justice conducted the proceedings with that perfect impartiality and absence of judicial dignity for which he was noted. With his hat ou the back of his head, a slrort black pipe in his mouth and untranimelcd by coat, Perhaps it was in consequence of these depressing atmospheric conditions that stimulating beverages were appreciated at Oskaloo. It would seem that an impression existed that the visible population varied directly in proportion to the presence and availability of something to drink. "It appears,'* remarked Judge Pemberton vaguely, fpowning darkly in evidence of the affront afforded his judicial dignity by recent events—"it appears that, a disposition is on foot to defeat the ends of justice by tamperin with this yer jury. What I knows, 1 knows and seen myself. It hez got to be stopped, or 1 11 impose fines here for contempt of court thet'll bankrupt the hull count}' to pay em. Ez to how much the counsel in this case, their friends and the audience gener'ly feel called upon to hoist in order to grapple with the case in hand I hev nothin to say. Thet's their bizness. But thet thar jury is mine, and 1 propose to run them myself. Sheriff Mosely, 3*ou will quarantine them 12 men durin dinner and until they reach a vardict. 1 hold you pussoually responsible for the mental condition of the hull caboodle." v £ A • ' / f ! ; Hr / ,vi'\ r-i v'v".^ IImv §4: I )| $»**D -ife % yll %i||» "TO easy and c scopic." collide sotiys. Even if the president was in the Jfooin ymi would not give a dang. It rist be ]D!D asant to be that way, while 1 oan't be (Dm for table in the room with a well dre- ed lightning rod man, and alvmt all I can do when a fruit tree man comes and han confidence in himself is to sit tli* re and crack my knuckles and buy a bimth i)f trees that I don't want. Miss Stafford very soon awoke to an intelligent distrust of her position, and then to a conviction that her power was on the wane. Her mortincation ana chagrin to find herself supplanted by one whom L'-r prido in no sense recognized as an equal can well be iinag- i'fO or collar ly to the gravity of the occasion ho lent liimself serious- Having succeeded in gaining the saddle unassisted, with an ease and dash that left that worthy speechless and staring. Miss Stafford rode Quietly out of tow- n. Vv he'n she reached the river, she did not stop, but guiding her mustang -killfully across the shallow ford she The moments went slowly by. The shadows shifted on the pine strewn floor. High overhead a squirrel that had marked her grief dropped a cone down upon her as if in protest. A motionless red lizard, that at first seemed to sympathize with her, leered at her frrrn an adjacent stone and was growing visibly hysterical. And then this irony of nature was dispelled by a footstep that came quickly into the bower. The squirrel flashed suddenly around a limb, and the lizard rustled off into the thicket. Cynthia raised her eyes. Henry Bruce was standing over her, regarding her with a curious, questioning glance. She gave him no word or sign of recognition. The one brief glance with which she swept his face had in it the scorn and contempt of the injured woman. She sprang to her feet, dashing away from her with a passionate gesture the hand he had extended to her aid. Turning her back upon him, she sought the farthest corner of the bower. How far the judicial mind may have been influenced by the sullen presence of the more disaffected of Foraker's men in the courtroom and by the armed demonstration of the night before it is impossible to determine. Judge Pemberton smoked alike impassively through the eloquent argument of the prisoner's counsel and the fiery appeal of the state's representative. But on motion of Judge Natchez to release Bruce on bail lie cheerfully acquiesced. He further agreC'd to the application for a change of venue, holding that the present state of popular feeling was hardly conducive to that calmness of deliberation which the law ined "There didn't seem to be enough citizens about to justify an enterprisin census clerk," JudgeNatchez had remarked to Sheriff Mosely after a preliminary visit. "Has there been an earthquake, or an epidemic, or what?" Perhaps the first intimation that Edith received of a change in Bruce was in his manner of receiving her slighting allusions and half contemptuous mention of Miss Dallas. Originally he had passed these over with the good humored cynicism of a man of the world. But now anything of the sort plainly irritated him, and persistence in the matter provoked a retort or possibly a sudden sarcasm. With singular infelicity of epithet Miss Stafford had characterized Cynthia's devotion to Bruce during his imprisonment as "kind"—"really quite what one would have expected a girl of her surroundings to have done." Oli, I know that you are an ornament to the abode of wealth and that houses where you go and stay all night have hired men to pass the victuals that would make your poor old father mortified nearly to death with liis inferiority and "Boys," said his honor gravely, "hev yon agreed upon your vardict?" turned in the shade of the trees upon the opposite bank, taking the direction of the Dallas ranch. She knew its general position from a remark of Bruce during the week of the San Marcus ball. She did not tlnnk tne distance great. Hardly had she taken the trail road when she encountered Buck Jerrold, riding along listless and dejected upon the gaunt Buckshot. •'1 reckon not," Mosely rejoined, with a humorous twinkle of the eye, "but I'll allow, jedge, ye didn't give the boys any encouragement. Now,ef you'd 'a' thought to set out a pail of old rye and a tin dipper on th'et thar stump in front of the blacksmith's shop, you'd 'a' seen a constitooency to onct thet would 'a' gladdened yer eyes. It's my opinion," the sheriff continued in easy disparagement of his birthplace, "thet's about the only way an accurate and BAtisfvr.i census of the population of Oskaloo can be took." "I reckon so, jed, man. with a broad jrrin "How say you? Is the iDpsonrDr guilty" "Guilty?" returned the foreman with I the fore- sweaty, mi* No young woman will over be quite enough to marry you without paying the difference. Your mother saya that a wife suitable for you does not trt*ad shoe leather, but goes barefoot along the parapets of the sky, and at night v. ith her long white wings and plain bleached muslin robe soars away to her own little pigeon house in the sky. That's your mother all over. She loves you more than any white flannel girl from Long Branch, Henry. She will love you even if yon get to cutting up. She will love j'ou, knowing that you ain't worth a cent, which it would be well to tell the sailor girl with the faraway look. Tell her right out flat footed that you lack a year of knowing anything, and that your mother is wearing your last year private theatrical clothes on an incredulous snitf—"not niucli!" This severe rebuke cast a temporary gloom over the courtroom that his honor's complicity in the recent conviviality could not entirely subdue. " ! You know just as well as I do, Henry, that I've stood by you and paid everything from having a dollar beefsteak ready to put on your eye whenever you got into trouble even to erettinjf you WITH THE FRUIT THEE M\ A The man raised his serious face and saluted her gravely. Edith drew rein. Just now this meeting was most opportune. Did Mr. Jerrold know the distance to the Dallas ranch, and would he direct her to it? Buck stared, gave the information in the usual blind southern fashion, but did not volunteer any personal guidance. Edith, moreover, did not request it. But was Miss Cynthia at home? Mr. Jerrold stared again and reckoned she was. Miss Stafford thanked him and dashed away in the direction indicated, leaving the cowman gazing solemnly after her. But as she rode Edith reflected upon 1 is gloomy bearing and was not without feeling that she was acting very generously toward him in the utterly selfish purpose she had in mind. His honor's phraseology is necessarily lost in the above paraphrase. He said, I believe, that he "wasn't trvin no case in no place where everybody was dead sot on hangin the prisoner first and holdin court arterward." But doubtless the legal principle of abstract justice waa When at length the case of "The People versus Henry Bruce" was formally opened, it aiDpeared that the district attorney would "call the attention of the intelligent bench before him to one of the most cruel and blood curdling murders of modern times." The incredulity with which the jury received this announcement was decidedly discouraging to the people's representative. It appeared, however, that this version of the case rested on the attorney's unsupported statement. There were no witnesses to the highly ingenious and thrilling assassination of Captain Forakor which he proceeded to set forth in detail. It will lDe understood that Brnce cherished a different sentiment. S-y:... Although the particular stump in front of the blacksmith's shop referred to by Mr. Mosely was vacant on the morning of the 5th of September, the crowded condition of the main street justified the suspicion that some similar attraction was in the neighborhood. The additional fact that the temper of the g uoring was genial strengthened thir ----- His old interest in Cynthia—the interest that he had felt since that first day . when she had peeped down upon him in the gloomy chasm with her fragrant suggestions of hemlock and pine—woke anew in his heart, and with it a sense of gratitude from which, I trust, mankind, in the rarity of feminine constancy, is not entirely exempt. This interest deepened as the spring advanced and the season slipped into summer. He grew quite in tiie habit of riding over to the Dallas ranch and passing the morning in Cynthia's society. Here, although he persuaded himself that his attitude toward the young lady was merely such as a brother might hold toward an affectionate sister, he was often astounded to discover with what winged feet the hours flew overhead, and that familiar objects took on a sudden association and charm from the witchery of her company.iLLfc'/ Wil' T7rr ~—D1?iF properly matriculated. I don't blame you, you know, that yon accept hor talities from wealthy people to come and spend your summers with their sons, learning to smoke a big French hrier pipe with a stem that makes a rising on your cheek, but in that part of your letter where yon ask for more means you Bruce was astounded at this reception. He took a Btep or two toward her and attempted to take her hands in his. She whipped them indignantly behind her and faced hirn with flashing eyes. In his ignorance of what had passed the young ranchman cast about him for eome act of his that could have caused this sudden anger. implied re this Lone Star dictum. The trial was set down for the first week in September at the neighboring county seat of Oskaloo. mion pierce me to the heart Sheriff Mosely was overjoyed at this decision. When it is added that actual .hilarity and mirth prevailed in the vicinity of a certain saloon which Air. Buck Jerrold had recently made his headquarters, the situation will not admit of further doubt Could you not come home and spend your vacation where there's naught to make afraid—where we will give, you your victuals and exercise for nothing? There with the wealthy, as yon say, you have to spend Bomc money to keep up your end of the business. Of course, if they ask you what you'll have, I'd like to have you ask them what they'll have. But now, honest, don't it look kind oi scandalous for me and your mother to be here, year in and year out, eating plain victuals and wearing out your old clothes while you are having a sort of hitev-titey time of it with the wealthy? Naturally you are a good, solid boy, and not bad looking nor bad behaved, and you've got good "blood too. :old days so that you can be warm and respectable "Why, thet's right whar I was born and brought tip," he said to Bruce, slapping him on the back as they left the courtroom. "I own thet place. Yer liand, pardner; I congratulate you on yer luck. When the time comes round, I'll run down thar and see ef Ican't scare up a reasonable, fa'r minded and onprejudiced jury ez'll view this business in a true and holy light." "Guilt 1 tin: fnrcman with an Also find out if she is worthy. You need not inquire at the information window or look up her father's name on the judgment docket of his town, but just praise her among the other girls, and you'll find out t hings about her that will be a revelation to you. You know that Heine says, "Every man who marries is like the doge who weds the Adriatic sea,"' and that's a fact, too, Henry. She's When ho attempted to offer in evidence the testimony of the sergeant of Foraker's men as to what Lemuel Wick son had told him of the affair through the windows of the jail, Judge Natchez promptly objected. In the language of the prisoner's counsel, "Whertas Lem Wickson was deceased, contrary toliis own expectation, this fairy tale of thet thar Iioks thief was no antemortem statement." Sheriff Mpsely was now sworn and testilied that at the time of the affray lDetween Foraker and the prisoner W ii kson was in close custody and some three miles from both parlies. lucridu "How hev you fou his honor. at much!' then?' inquired "Cynthia," he said, breaking the silence, "what is the moaning of this? 1 am going away on a brief trip to Austin. I have come to bid you goodby. Have you no word to say to me'/" With the arrival of Mr. Jerrokl a hogshead of spirits was immediately put or tap at the Long Divide tavern—a face- Waal, jed foreman responded Cynthia was in her bower, whither of late she had been much given to repairing. She was lying in her hammock, swinging listlessly to and fro, her half closed eyes dreamily regarding the ever swaying curtain of green above her tious title supposed to refer to the previous infrequency of drinks at that well known hostelry—and immediate patronage invited. Need it be said that the response was prompt? The luckless citizens, living face to face with dyspepsia and a complaint popularly known as "dumager.'"rallied at the call as at the sound of a clarion. familiarly led unsteadily on the fcgal tab! comprehended the entire thropic sin ik seinu ye we, it's a sing philan ut like Sue wavea mm away with an imperious gesture. Dat ion s. II up and "There is no need of it," she said. "I have received your goodbys already from her!" The confidence of Bruco in his eventual acquittal was naturally increased by this reassuring statement. i;een over the whole lDi •'iseased knows how pi head. the prisoner is She was happy—happier than she had ever felt or known before. He was safe, lie had returned. She was content And yet in the restful quiet of the little wood Cynthia could not but feel a pang of pity for the man who had just left her with no hope in his eyes, to whose generous conduct much of the present joy she felt was due. Bruce stared. He pave a surprised glance about him. Lying at his feet among the. pine needles was a dainty glove of un ~ :*essed kid. He recognized it instantly C belonging to Edith. Involuntarily e stooped and picked up the perfumed trifle. It was redolent of its owner. He turned with a look of inquiry to Cy thia. None the less did Phil Kernochan relax his exertions in his partner's behalf. He consulted earnestly with Colonel Hunt, who with a party of his men conducted them back to the Mesquite valley ranch. Judge Natchez—a man of wide experience in Texan practice and pleading—outlined several modes of action, but was inclined to lay great stress upon Sheriff Mosely's co-operation and suggested that Mr. Buck Jerrold be approached as a possible valuable ally. Accordingly a few days later Kernochan rode over to the latter's ranch and held a conference with that gentleman. It was doubtless this brotherly interest in Miss Dallas that prompted Henry Brace to instruct her upon the guitar— an instrument singularly calculated to overcome shyness and restraint between persons of the opposite sex, and as such to be commended. If while thus employed Cynthia found herself sitting at times very near Bruce and their fingers dangerously involved in compelling melody from the refractory strings, it was unquestionably due to her anxiety to become a proficient performer, and if while playing some chord or explaining some accompaniment there stole into the gentleman's fac4 an expression so winning and tender that the girl's sweet eyes grew downcast and tremulous it was the zeal of the instructor doubtless that prompted this. Certainly for its opportunities and possibilities the light guitar haa reason to be appreciated, and there slumbers in its strings a sympathy that proves a powerful ally to sentiment. ivith a 6-shooter, and tfa. t it's voluntary uicido to go ag'iu hiui; accordin'ly he It was frankly announced by Mr. Jer rold—albeit without the knowledge o! Henry Bruce—that the "flow of soul' thus inaugurated at Oskaloo was entirety at the expense of the prisoner at the bar. It was even suggested that this generosity was a gratuitous tribute on his part to the esteem in which he held the inhabitants. There was a transparency about this statement in view of the coming trial which was ingenuous and charming. Howbeit, the potency of the tribute seemed to disarm criticism. gits bilin full and allows to lay him out, natch'allv diseased giDes under, and "we finds prisoner not guilty, owin to contrilDet;iry negligence on the part of diseased."What I mean by that is tliat you've got no inherited traits whatever. Your father never took a glass of lienor till he was one ami twenty, and then purely by accident, and your mother's folks are all abstainers. I never see such moral people as they are. They never use tobacco in any form, and the only three times that 1 have taken liquor myself was when you was born, when peace was declared in 1865, and when Sullivan was drugged by Corbett and then drug out of the ring by the heels. I've had to take a year to convince your mother's folks that I was not continually under the influence of rum. 'Pr'aps, boys," said Ike, winking craftily at certain of his fellow townsmen ranged on the jury benches, "you'll let thet pettyfoggin old skeesicks delude you into the idee that Lem hed the sight of a Mexican buzzard and could spot the hull situation from thet thar distance!" CHAPTER XV. It was a joyful return to the Mesquite valley ranch. Difficult indeed would it lie to exaggerate the enthusiastic welcome of the impulsive Kate; the overjoyed though restrain1-1 greeting of the more conservative ficfitli, for in the brief interval of his absence Miss Stafford had passed some very lnnoly hours and hail found time to realize how much the presence of Bruce had grown to lDe to her. If she had reflected with bitterness npon the change of his attitude toward her, if she had found the contrast lxD- tween Miss Dallas and herself so overwhelming that she almost pitied Bruce for the blindness of his own vision, there was not hing strange or unfeminiue in all this. There was the sound of a footstep without, and the girl sprang to her feet with a sudden flush. She put both hands to her head as if to efface any disorder of her tresses due to her previous attitude. A broad shaft of sunlight slipping through the branches overhead steeped in glowing warmth her picturesque faco and figure. "rtas miss atairora Deen nerer* ne asked almost sternly. Ho was hardly prepared for the icy brevity of her reply. "Yes." "And she told you I was going away? But here Judge Pemberton, whose judicial conscience was now thoroughly aroused, asked tho sheriff on which side of the case he was retained and called him sternly to order. Ike gravely descended from the stand after assuring the jury that he was on the same side as his honor aud all lovers of law and justice."She said you were both going," said Cynthia simply. The words seemed to choke her, but she recovered herself with an effort. "She showed me the ring that you gave her and said she wished to thank mo for my kindness to you." Mr. Jerrold had been already importuned in behalf of Henry Bruce. He had paid a visit to the Dallas ranch the previous evening and liad heard from Cynthia's own lips an account of the storming of the jail at Bradford post and the rescue that followed. So pathetically had Cynthia wrought upon thq sympathies of her auditor that Jerrold had been unable to resist the appeal. It was perhaps proof positive of the cowman's love for Miss Dallas and his own generosity of soul that he prom-, ised his assistance, although in giving it he was aware that he stood in his own light. A strong undercurrent of sympathy was apparent in favor of the prisoner He was regarded in the light of a publicbenefactor. When this opinion began to manifest itself openly, the district attorney made an effort for impartiality by attempting to impanel a jury and bold them aloof from the spirit of philanthropy which was becoming epidemic. He was met by a singular obstacle. Fully one-half of the citizens of Oskaloo volunteered their services as jurymen. At this unheard of proposition the legal gentleman permitted matters to take their own course. III, A moment of expectation, and Miss Stafford, cool, erect and fastidious, holding her immaculate skirts in the gloved fingers of her right hand, stepped within. As she did • so she toyed carelessly with the riding whip held in her left and gazed curiously about her. Their eyes met. Miss Stafford bent her head coldly and permitted Cynthia the slightest inclination of her arched eyebrows. The recognition of Miss Dallas was equally cordial. Your mother's family is so good that they'd be real good if they didn't know they was so blamed good. In spite of herself the tears started to the girl's beautiful eyes. An angry flush came suddenly over the face of Bruce. * 5 Ml It was then developed that all the evidence in the case rested upon the unsupported statement of Henry Bruce, who was sworn in his own defense. Ho waa asked to give an account of the killing, which he did in a few direct and simple words. The sincerity of his manner, the dignity, of his bearing and the quiet manliness of Brace in his trying position had its weight with his judges. But you must not try to be so good as they are. I have lDeen happier and better since I gave it up. One day a great joy came to me. A voice said inside of me: OX TIIE GRAND JURY. "It is strange that as one personally interested I learn of this now for the first," he said dryly. "Am I to understand that Miss Stafford told you I gave her a ring?" a mystery. Yon may marry a calm depth of sun tipped ripples with pearls and treasure underneath, or you may catch a little squall or a big blast, while beneath is monsters with a giant pinch on every corner of them and sharks and dead men's bones. Howboit, whatever may. have been the experience of her companion. Cynthia learned little from the instrument of which her heart had not been eloquent before. But she acquired a certain dainty dC -rterity, and asthismusical intercourse "Be of good cheer. You cannot be so good as yonr wife's folks. No man was ever so good as bis wife's folks. Give it up. It will drive you to drink. Do the best you can. and, verily, ybn will be surprised." So a great wad of peace seemed to settle down ou me, and I am indeed blessed. Indeed, considering the tender regard the lady entertained for the ranchman, it was quite natural that she should be convinced that she was tlie one person in the wide world to make him happy. Quite as natural was it. that she should see nothing but misery for him in indulging this unexplainable regard for Miss Dallas, that she should lDelieve Druce to be the victim of some speciesof enchantment, and that the prestige of her own birth "and position should inspire her with little but aversion and contempt for her rival. "She gave me to understand that she was engaged to you," said Cynthia quickly, looking him straight in the eyes. An embarrassing pause followed these civilities. Edith was the first to break it. The photograph shows a good looking girl who has got hold of the fact somehow herself. Such wives should marry a man with a lawn covered with bull- gave rise to much conversation and confidential disclosure it was not long bei'ji-e Bruce was well acquainted with all !■' r girlish dreams and fancies—except Mosely did not hesitate to contribute tiis quota to the favorable opinion. This was by a graphic and thrilling account of the trick performed by Bruce with the "Smith & Wesson" revolver at the San Marcus ball. So far from prejudicing the popular feeling toward Bruce in regard, to the killing of Foraker, it gave an impression of proficiency with the pistol so remarkable as to amount almost to justification. It began to be believed that it would be little short of a crime to deal harshly with one so gifted. •'Pulled thet 'barrel catch' slick and clean, boys, and slung them cartridges ri~ht and left so that Lem was nowhar!" Mr. Mosely repeated, illustrating the act by practical manipulation of the deceased horse thief's weapon. An awe fell upon the company. It wao apparent that i/iero in difficulties ar.d not a man In jeopardy of his life awaited the respectful consideration of the citizens of Dskaloo. He received Kernochan with that gravity of demeanor for which he was noted, tempered possibly with a certain resignation which under the circumstances increased the latter's good opinion. Ker nochan unfolded his errand in a few words. Buck Jerrold filled his pipe, lighted it, and seating himself on a nail keg in the dooryard reviewed the situation solemnly as follows: But there was one fact which more than anything else compelled the reverence of this Lone Star tribunal. It was this—that the man who stood before them on trial for his life had been able to disarm an outlaw in the act of brandishing a Smith & Wesson 6-shooter at full cock! It may be doubted whether, in view of the recent adjournment, certain of the jury were not in doubt as to whether the accuracy of this statement was not the real cause at issue. At any rate the foreman permitted his features to relax in smiling scrutiny of the prisoner uurmg me taxing or ms testimony. "1 suppose you are surprised to see me here," she lDeg;«j, with more embarrassment of manner than she had deemed possible. She glanced down at the whip she held lightly between her gloved fingers. Cynthia remained quiet. "Ihe tact is, Alisj uaiias, iutitn recommenced. the hesitation of her manner lending an apparent sincerity to li3r words, "the fact is, 1 am going away very soon, but 1 felt I could not do so without thanking you for your kindness to me in being so good to Mr. Bruce." Bruce took a step nearer to her. "It is false!" he said, with white lips. uii«\ in regard to which Cynthia said nothing, but preserved the evasive silence of womankind. A sudden revulsion of feeling crimsoned Cynthia's face and neck. She regarded him earnestly. All of our folks, though, have been plain, honest, hand to mouth people. You are the first one to go to college and find out the weak places in the Scriptures.dogs. I know not what business you will adopt when you leave college, but if you marry a very beautiful girl you are liable to find a nude statue of her at the World's fair some time. It is only in novels, Henry, that you read of a man with a be,autiful wife who does not divide tier beauty between him and the public. It shone in her eyes that kindled at his coming, in the quick color that mounted to her cheek at his approach, in the sudden delicious tremor that seized her when lie drew near, and the indescribable thrill that set her heart to throbbing whenever his hand touched hers. In place of that dejection tliat once oppressed her, a glad gayety and light heartedness attended all her movements. Joy laughed in the sunlight, and mirth came to her ou the wings of the wind. The breeze that rocked the tree tops of her bower, letting slip bright shafts of light to stray within; set her all unconsciously to singing. , "False?" she whispered. Bruce took the little brown hands in his and looked down into her face. You are the smartest young man that we have soon in many of our monotonous generations, and knew more about things when you was a freshman than any one in the whole history of our race, including your mother's folks, for quite a bunch of centuries. For 3,000 years we have called the whale a fish in our family, though there was three generations of whalers on my side and two on your mother's that didn't know any better. "False!" he said. "Don't you know, darling, there is but one girl in the wide world I would be willing to make my wife?" She looked up at him shyly through the tears of a moment before. "Who is thet?" she said. "Cynthia Dallas!" THE END. "Thar ain't but one argyment to bring to bear on the town of Oskaloo," ho said, deliberately crossing his legs, "and thet'a whisky! I've been down thar, off and on, for the last 10 years, and 1 never knew anythin else to carry conviction in thet thrivin settlement—onless it was a 6-shooter. and even then I reckon whisky'd stand the best show. Ye see," he said, pulling at the straps of his heavy boots and glancing at them as if for inspiration, "the poppylation is thet rigid and narrer minded that it needs suthin of thet nature to get the milk o' human kindness to flow. They want suthin uD start 'em 1 Actuated by these feelings, the fair Edith during the first hours of his return laid aside the pique that she had shown of late and displayed an arch and playful manner that Bruce had onct found irresistible. Itwas the old Edith, whose nameless grace and cliarm had once well nigh betrayed him into a declaration. For a time he appeared like one fascinated by a memory of the past, and Edith was about to congratulate her self upon the return of her influence when one morning she beheld liiin saddle his horse and ride away without taking leave of her as of old. It was three days before he again appeared at the Mesquite vallev ranch. Lots of beautiful women are good, Henry, but I would not care to be the footman of a beautiful woman. In my* palmy days I owned a handsome fast mare, and in our neighborhood I was known as the man that owned that mure. That was all. If I tried to harness her, she kicked nine kinds of talents out of me. Nobody knew my name, but they all knew where the mare lived, and sometimes they would ask me to show her to them, and they would admire and criticise her and give me 20 Cynthia raised her eyebrows and stared blankly at Edith, turning her head a little one very much as a bird will when doubtful if it has heard aright. She grew a shade paler, but replied that she was gratified if anything she had done had found favor with Miss Stafford. If look and manner, however, counted for anything, it was quite evident that the temperature of Cynthia's gratification was indefinitely below zero. Nevertheless it was with anxiety in his face and manner that Mr. Buck Jerrold approached Sheriff Mosely when the court took a recess for dinner. Appropriate. tM? , mm, —* f ~ ; ~~— Ten Broke—Why do you call that j our [wker chair? You speak in your letter of two matters that are bothering you—first, the love of a very beautiful girl, whose daguerreotype you inclose, and, second, the need of $CD5 to buy a rowing machine with. "What's up?" inquired Ike, noting his companion's expression. "I reckon the prevailin opinion is favorable, Buck," he continued, glancing in at the open door of the tent where the arbiters of the fate of Henry Bruce were serenely discussing their noonday meal. Old man Dallas noted the change and grew reserved and thoughtful. After Cynthia's daring ride to Bradford post he had taken occasion to read his charming daughter a long homily on the "dan-, ger of young women showin all to onct how much store they set by any young feller." According to Alcides, it was the duty of the sex to "set back and let things hmnp themselves according to their natch ral course." Cynthia had accepted this rebuke meekly. She was now uniformly affectionate to her father. When, therefore, Phil Kernochan arrived, bringing with him Henry Bruce, Judge Natchez ami Colonel Hunt, who, with a few of his troops, had joined them in the interests of order and justice, there was a rush to see the prisoner and something like a public demonstration attempted. Colonel Bill Furev, the prosecuting attorney, viewed this proceeding with ill favor. lie glanced appealingly lit Judge Pemberton, who had dismounted from his buggy, aud leaning upon the wheel was placidly smoking his cigar in conversation with the sheriff. The action recalled that worthy, lie threw aside his cigar and at once led the way to the courthouse. With shouts and "I mean by your riding over to his assistance in the reckless fashion you did," Miss Stafford continued. "It was really quite romantic and kind of you, you know—quite what one reads and I wanted to—to thank you. 1 told Mr Bruce so. I know he feels much as I do." Possibly it would be as well to refer to the monev matter first. w cents and go awav "Ef I could go down thar now in the interests of justice and jest float the town, jest play the millionaire and do the generons thing—it might cost you suthin —but I reckon—I reckon," said Mr. Jerrold cautiously, "we might get an honorable and squar deal, even in thet benighted settlement. You have always been frank with me, Henry, especially about money matters. That has made me hustle more than 1 otherwise would have done. So I will be frank with you. If you can get along without the rowing machine, I wish you would. I make no bones of telling you that times was never scarcer than at The time to have yonr eyes open, says an al»le woman, is when you are going After that yon may partially "Thet's jest it!" replied Mr. Jerrold. "Tlio opinion is favorable now, Ike, but sence you've got that jury quarantined how long is it gqin to last? You must keep 'em up to it! If I could only contrive to reach 'em with -this universal pannyseer that makes 'em so charitably disposed, well and good. I know the town, ye Bee, and it's gin'ral sentiments. When the reaction sets in, there's no holdin 'em." Miss Stafford needed no prompting ac to the nature of his journey. Tlio direction in which his horse had been headed settled that. But she was grieved and indignant. Without stopping to tract the steps by which she arrived at this conclusion, she felt herself terribly out- . V- to inarrv -i I All these things, Henry, are in the way of advice from a middle aged man with iron Kray whiskers, vrho has got what he knows by growing np on the north-side of society, where it is chilly at times. I have been young, and now I am old. yet have I seen some strange incidents that give me experience. That experience is at your service, Henry. Please do not think that because I set on the grand jury with my son's sweater and knee panties and slugging shoes on that I am a teetotal ass, for I am not. Do not think that because you are a little mulish at times that I am an ass. Ever your father, There was a very iDerceptible changein Cynthia's manner while listening tc this ingenuous statement. Apparently she grew several inches taller under Miss Stafford's patronage. Iler lip curled per ceptiblv, and her eyes flashed as she implied very decidedly that she was quite aware what Mr. Brnce thought about it. "It's ag'in the natur o' things," continned Mr. Jerrold, "to look for favorable results on any other ground. Them fellers down that way, I reckon, are what Parson Centrefitt calls 'pestimists —they're malarial in their tastes, and they'd get things crooked on gen i al principles. Accordin to their view, ev erything is crossgrained from the start. They jest natch'ally look at things on the bias—so to speak. raged and wronged. She was vindictive in consequence. Ilowbeit, she resolved to make one more determined effort tc regain her ascendency. She would if possible remove Bruce from the influence of this rural siren who was fast teaching him to forget the requirements of his rank of life. If in the interval Cynthia, finding herself abandoned, should decide to crown the hopes of one so suitable a? the gloomy Mr. Jerrold, Miss Stafford would renew her childish belief that "al! marriages were made in heaven." present Hank after bank departs. i.- »•: i ."v . i i i • «/j 1 Vj ( ' j g|| Who liatb not lot a bank? I have already beg every possible way. ;nn to economize in L:ist winter I went The gloom of Mr. Jerrold's manner gave the sheriff a sense of conviction. He became thoughtful at once. Suddenly his eye brightened. Ho drew himself np to the height of his small figure and brought his right hand down with a vigorous slap upon the shoulder of Buck Jerrold. It seemed that all the nervous energy of his nature was concentrated in the two words he whispered: without an overcoat and wore yonr sweater to church. This snnitner I've "Very possibly," Miss Stafford assented quietly, "but 1 was only telling you what lie said to uie. 1 am going away, you know—we are both going away." Miss Stafford emphasized the "both."' "1 thought you ought to know how we felt in the matter." Miss Dashing—Because it has so often held a pair.—Truth. wort yonr tennis c;ip when 1 went oi much scrnmblmg for first positions the disorderly crowd followed. A Nice Outlook. anywhere, and it is not always appropri J -  It was h hot day, and the little courtroom was soon crowded to suffocation. Nevertheless in spite of thC: discomfort of their surroundings a singular levity and good humor posse esed the audience. No sooner were tlio few chairs ami benches exhausted than the throng cheerfully availed themselves of thC- floor and winaow siiis ot the court. Here, pacKeci "They say," said Spriggins, "that it takes three generations to make a gentleman."ate. It looked odd on old man Taylor's coffin when I was h pallbearer last week, but 1 love to make sacrifices for my boy in order that he can get refined and matriculated and graduated and liasfcd. All these things fit you in future life for keeping store and an inside job. whereas I have had to work in the hot sun and the frost for 65 years come April next "They'd allow, for instance, thet Henry Bruce laid all night for Foraker out on the Ban Morcus road; that he rounded him up and started him on the 'long trail' because he was etampedin his plans and prospects. Thet's what they'd 'a' done, and thet's the way they'd look at it. You and me knows different— thet it was done in self defense. Bui it'll need judicious maniperlatin to make them liberal minded and to git 'em at all charitably disposed. They must be elevated to thet p'int. Then ye'll git justice. Their moral natur sorter leave3 off where the rest of us begin." In this strait she appealed to Kernoclian to fulfill a promise, given long before, to take them on a fortnight's trip to Austin, the capital of the state. She reminded him that her visit was drawing to a close, and that the time was short in which to keep his word. Her indulgent host readily acquiesced. The ominous plural fell like a knell upon Cynthia. She felt her breath grow juick and short, and a sudden faintness seized her. But she did not change her attitude. She remained gazing steadfastly up into the beautiful face before her. There was disdain in the brown eyes, and she felt it. "That," replied Wiggins, "opens up a pleasant prospect for your grandfather." "Iced tea!" —Life. Closing one eye gravely upon the recipient of his information, he returned to an apparently watchful scrutiny of the twelve occupants of the boarding A (ircat Benefit Mrs. Harris (newspaper in hand)—A movement is 011 foot to make medicine The question of finance I have studieo in on every side like sardines, they evinced the liveliest int»rest 111 the proceedings. A disposition was apparent to assist the lawyers in selecting the jury. As each man's name v as called lie was greeted with cheers and cries of tent cheaper. what time I've had this summer, and it's the fact that unless I can issue silver certificates payable in one, two, three and four years your rowing machine is out of "] suppose you have your lunch in that market basket," said Ilojack to Tomdik as they met in the World's fair The Content*. In a surprisingly short space of time a beverage proffered under the above title and bearing a 6trong resemblance in color at least to that familiar metropolitan drink began to circulate about the deal board and achieved instant popularity. When the jury left the social board it waB with no perceptible lowering of mean or manner, and it was even remarked that the easy roll affected by some of them was more in keeping with the locomotion of the jolly jack tar than the dilatory step which usually distinguishes the Texan. "And so you turned j'ourself into Henry Bruce's errand boy to let me know," she replied calmly. "Well, now. thet's kind of you, I'm sure; you reckoned I was just n atch'ally lyin awake nights to get ) our approval, and you couldn't rest until you took this way of showin it. P'raps you'll be willin to say. Miss Stafford, how long you've been carryin liis messages and runnin his er- Harris—Good! That will bring sick ness within reach of all.—Tit-Bits. Old won Dallas noted the change and When this trip had been decided upon, Phil Kernoehan proposed that the four should ride over to San Marcus on horseback, it being necessary that lie and his partner should arrange some business matters before their departure. The proposal was received with favor. grew rtnerved and thoughtful Anticipated Him. grounds. "I reckon them new bonnets she was talkin about must have pot up to Han Marcus," remarked this cautious skeptic. encouragement, and anv reluctance to Haverly—Hullo, Austen, I'm glad I met you. I have just returned from the World's fair. Here is the state of the country as 1 get it laid down in the papers. I will the question "No,** replied Tomdik. "In that basket 1 carry the money to pay for my htinch."—Harper's Bazar. serve provoked a storm of oj who was inclined to reCvr all feminine advances to mercenary motives. Finding. however, that his daughter's caresses were quite gratuitous, he shook his head gravely with renewed distrust. It was only alter a doleful rehearsal upon his fiddle of his symphony to "Married Life'' that be appear-xl to have pierced the heart of the mvstery. Under these circumstances the preliminary business of the trial was not transacted without some delay and irritation on the part of judge and lawyers. By the time the jury was sworn his honor had worn himself out in his efforts to preserve order, and the audience had shouted itself hoarse in abuse and per sonalities. A feeling of exhaustion sujter vened. It was apparent that s Austen—I am sorry, old man, but 1 haven't a cent.—Life. write it to vou He paused and looked seriously at Kernochan to note t;he effect of his words. Evidently gathering that, froin his visitor's previous opinion of the town of O kaloo, his logic was beginning to tell on him, he summed up his position in a few words: The consumption of silver by those An Idea, Before setting out Miss Stafford repaired to her room, where she arrayed herself in the faultless riding dress with which she had once electrified Miss Dallas. As she peered into her toilet mirror there was a grim resolve about the lines of her mouth from which her quick witted sex might have argued no quarter to a rival. And it was noticeable that the fww additional hairpins with which the lady found it necessary to secure her who are wealti has caused a shor "Oh—er—Jarvis, would you mind pretending to pick a quarrel with me and just giving mo a push, you know? I want to test the pluck of tliis big dog of rands?'' A free ion# Scvtivenir. among those that is poor. This, with the export of gold at a time when the home demand has been something to make a person leave his pie and has replaced for the circulating medium banks full of mortgages, trust deeds and snide watches on which banks cannot realize, and poor people that have been so honest that they have barely kept out of the She threw back her head and laughed uierrily as she said this—a laugh so musical and clear that it seemed to ripple upward from the very heart of joy. Miss Stafford blushed crimson beneath her merriment. It steeled her to adhere to her original purjwse. With a sudden gesture she stripped off the glove upon her left hand. The glittering facets of the diamond she wore flashed in the broad lhaft of sunbeams that cleft the bower. A.—That lock of hair under the -,'lass shade is, I presume, a precious souvenitfc B. (perfectly bald)—Certainly. It i one of my own, you see! Heures I)o-rees.mine." '—Tit-Bits, "Ef I rec'lect, I was a leetle onsettled myself that night in San Marcus, and 1 ain't no way sartin thet Henry Bruce didn't take a gratifyin contract off my hands. You go to work, Mr. Kernochan, and engage the best lawyers and argifyers the state can produce. Them'll be necessary, as the prosecuting attorney is dead ag'in ye froin the fust, but ez for the Oskaloo part of the bizness, me and Ike Mosely'll run thet. And I reckon," concluded Mr. Jerrold, rising and permitting a grim smile to relax the corners of his mouth, "I reckon the jury at thet trial will be in compytent hands." I pass over the ablo and eloquent charge delivered by Judge Pemberton as not strictly necessary here. Enough that his honor's exposition of the law was made with the of certain uotes and hieroglyphics, recorded with a piece of chalk on a pine shingle during the progress of the trial. Enough that ho emphasized his points by carelessly tapping the lDeneh with the handle of u colt's 0-shooter, which he had recently taken from, his belt to serve the purpose of the customary gavel. Enough that when he defined the law in accordance with a certain state of facts he staked his legal reputation and a casual $,"D0 on the strength of his position. Muriiago Not a Failure. It was about this time that Miss Stafford ceased to allude to the frequency of the visits Miss Dallas by. Henry Bruce; it was about this time that she became apparently unaware that any such young woman existed; it was about this time that she Icgan to drop stray hints in regard to certain admirers at the north, for whom she cherished an extravagant interest—an interest which speedily began to manifest itself in correspondence; it was about this time that she gave out that these parties were importuning her greatly to return home, but before doing so she meditated a coup d'etat by which she trusted to wring the heart of her rival, and if possible "lure this tassel gentle back again." must be dom When, the lething l'io\eCl by Experience O]d Friend—Was your daughter's marriage a success? prisoner's counsel rose in his j ore, 1 lit ice to ad- Little Girl mamma? Mamma—One that lias l»een given tC your father to mail.—Vogue. What is a dead letter Hostess—Oh, a great successl She's traveling in Europe on the alimony.—D New York Weekly. ; dress the court, he received te- at ten idiot house cant buy or beg or Ikjitdw of the banks that have loaned all their tion of all present raven tresses were plated in position al most fiercely—very much as Miss Edith might have used a harpoon upon some creature that hail excited her resentment. "Your honor," said J udge Natchez, mopping his heated brow with a red bandanna handkerchief and regarding features of tho justice, who Rat indignant, arbitrary and collarlesa, at the head of the long table that an swered for the judicial bench money on additions so far down town that a business man can only go out there "Do you see that ring?" she demanded colilly. suffering the fascinated eyes of the girl to rest a moment upon the sparkling gem. "Perhaps that-will explain my interest in the welfare of Mr. Bruce." A IDi*tinction WlUiuut a Difference. Maude—Did he marry her i'ux her momA? on Sunday, and some has to take a va cation to get home if they lives in an ad "I hope that loud girl won't go to our Precipitate Moisture. When her toilet was completed, she surveyed herself from liead to foot crit ically, but with evident approval, aft«-r which she opened a small jewel casket and taking from an inner jet-ess a ring she slipped it hurriedly niton the third finger of her left hand. It was a solitaire diamond, large and brilliant, and she passed her small handkerchief across it once or twice, catching the mornine sun- picnic." Why?" Leila—No, fur her father's,—Kate Field's Washington. :Vlso one paper goes on to say that th "She'll be almost sure to make it rain." proceeding to trial 1 would state that the preliminaries of this case liavo been powerful tedious, and I submit that the gravity of the indictment necessitates that this court adjourn and take a drink." before She turned quickly, flashed one brief glance of triumph upon Cynthia from beneath her supercilious lashes and swept haughtily out of the bower. Cynthia was alone with the agony of the sadden revelation. ... _ rgem f the channels of trade uctlon of unearned inert Detroit Tribune, A PtotIM overpr r t lie percentage of form years. Exactly Phil Kernochan rode back to his ranch under the impression that the difficulty of combating local prejudice at Oskaloo Was materially lessening. But Mr. Buck This Is (he time of year when we nd 1 "Why do people always speak of the t)wl as being particularly tough?" Get out our trunks and don Our last year's flannel suits—that is. If we can get them on. —Clothier and Furnisher. bservient to gold and the r J udge Pemberton did not direct a verdict. though requested bo to do by both serve of gold and paper money the general funeral of currency and noticeable "Beeausa he stays out so much at night, I suppose."—Boston Globe. j