dew goes without sayN'dtatsadt
' m as it "were; none» nursed.
WM been n of a
elitist mean rum
in the Sandwich islands. Shortly at.
“V be Mt port for the last time a trio
Item had action. in which ship!
W'M*MWMMW, and
W! '9'!“ M,“ Mfiileen heard from
“trawl: thus an hsr'own resourced
and with her child. a bright, curly
headed boy of four. to bring up she
, had bravely set hencli to the task or
earning a living. Almost her only
, was a house in Oakland. a
brown from building of modest di
films. which the captain had spar
9d neither pains nor money to makt
handsome and comfortable. it‘ stood
in rather a large yard. surrounded by
, tall, Chilly-barked eucalyptus trees;
well-trimmed evergreen hedge bor-
Med the sidewalk. while within wort
. iiower beds, rose bushes and orange
, trws. distributed over a ”soft, green
lawn.
. Here it was that Mrs. Roland hung
‘ out her sign of rooms and board. and
here it was 1 passed one of the ban-
piest years of my life.
The only other boarders'wcre thrat
young San i-‘r'anciseo business men. al‘.
of whom. i soon discovered. were deep-
ly in love with their landlady. Befort
long i came to look upon them will.
very Jealous eyes. if hire. Roland
. spoke to Johnson oi the weather
cracked a joke with Willie. or asked
Baker to play her the latest wait: or.
the piano. it was all noted down in my
mind and carefully balanced against
similar favors bestowed upon myself.
Nor were the others less watchful oi
each other. if Baker. for instance.
caught Willis talking to her in tilt
hallway, he would say to him after-
wards in a joking way:
"1 notice you didn't seem in any
hurry to come up stairs after dinner .
today."
“Mrs. Roland is a very interesting
talker." Willis would reply. vcry am
higuousiy. and Baker would be giun.
for a whole day in the full conviction
that there "certainly was something
between that fellow and the widow."
Little Bobby mutilated a doorway
through which is all sought to reach
the mother's tract—4mm!) to the profit
of the doorway. We vied with much
other in making much of him. and it
was a noticeable fact that all his play-
things came in lots oi four. When. for
example, Baker bought him a top.
Willis followed with a jumping jack,
Johnson presented him with a picture
book and i outdid the rent with a
drum. We would also hold him by the
hour on our knees, letting him play
with our watchmhains and frequently
adrnonlshing him what a good boy he
ought to be with such an angel for a
mother.
One day i overheard another liltic
buy any to Bobby;
, "'lvc got a have. and yrin haw-nt
"i have too." (fifztl Boldly iudig
nantly. "l have got tour moss."
liy regard for Mrs. Roland was'hy
no means lessened by the'loving way
in which she dwclt upon her husband's
memory. and she always found in rue
a sympathetic listener whenever she
cared to talk oi him. i was careful to
let her see that i by no means mught
to supplant him in her heart, but
would be quite content with mood
place-10 long, oi course. as ill" first
was occupied by nothing more rut»
stuntlal than a ghost (in title of time
blissful masions. when we sat talking
all by ourselves in the may parlor she
told me the simple story of his love for
Iiy the death of her parehia she had
been left at the age of it. to the core
of a pm» aunt who kept a clump lodg-
ing house in San i’rancism. 'i'hc
worthy lady. rewiring to make her
unwelcome charge profitable. hurl tak-
aetl advantage of her good looks to set
her to peddling howerr Clad in in
light net. with her long brown hair
falling over her shoulder». the child
would all all day long by the frmntain
‘on florist Suture. selling lxmqtleis to
passenby.
"i made s good deal of money." said
the widow: "arm. i think. than the
other girls. for the men would often
give me a dollar tor a mere may.
but it was very tiring to sit all day in
the hot sun. and sometimes. too, peo-
ple would Inake very rude remarks,"
lieariag one day s big voice ask for
. www.mmmupaadsswntall
, use in a blue antiviral standing by
her. While she was lsiag the hon-
nest benkedbsrhowlmmma
“lather!” whatnhesamsd. sad
other duller question. litter that be
«he regularly every day for utmost
two weeks. and she told blal little by
little all about her former country life
. , rings. me though during all not
who!“ thrive two rem. ".qu the
Inc Robert never raid why it was that
us did so much tor me, yet 1 tell quite
lure may that he loved are. m
layeitsrigraduatsdhetooknleont
'or a ride. sud after telling me not to
minor myssit bound by any feeling
it gratitude. he asked me to be his
.vits. i felt very proud that day."
lira Roland smiled and tossed her
lead a little. but i saw that her eyes
you glistening with tears.
l was not the only one. however, to
whom the widow gave her confidence.
rod 1 often suffered a jealous pang
rn discovering that something which
4 supposed had been intrusted to me
done was common property with the
ether boarders.
As time went by Mrs. Roland occué
lied my thoughts more and more. tili
dually l resolved upon a marriage pro~
JOIIi. This event was precipitated by
:he accidental observation from my
window of Baker and the widow en-
;aged in earnest conversation beneath
in orange tree in the garden. it might
re, oi course, that they were only dis-
:uasing the quality oi the orange Bak-
Jr was twirling in his lingers. but his
face was dashed pad she looked our
‘xarrasaed; so i resolved not to be he
nindhand. and next morning when the
met had gone to their business 1 de-
rcended into the parlor.
hits. Roland was sitting by the open
window, reading. but as soon as l on»,
end she closed her book and looking
in brightly asked me to be seated.
Never had she appeared to me Bi.
beautiful as at- that moment. and i.
was with trembling lips i told her or
try love. my devotion and my hope it
be some or united our: her ny uu
losest bonds.
She listened with a slightly flushed
lace and a pleased expression.
”What you have just saidvgives mt
gt‘sat pledliti'e." she replied when I list:
finished. “An offer of marriage is [ill
Jighest compliment a man can pay to
a woman. and it gives me a peculiar
satisfaction in this case. coming as it
does from one for whom i have "It
ugliest admiration. and who has had
ample opportunity to dismver tht
(units in my character. But to bl
plain. Mr. Ashley. though i love on
very much all a fricno. yet i do llOl
(col that Leonid ever come to love you
as a husband—to feel towards you til
i dill towards Robert. for instance."
"Only a little love will content me,’
i said. "and in return I can make your
life much easier and give to Bobby
when he it old h the means oi
a far he edn lion than he coult
otherwise have."
"i must have time to think it over.’
she said. "if you will remain dowr.
stairs a few minutes after supper next
Saturday‘dvcning i our tell you my de-
rision; but be sure, whatever it is. i
shall always be grateful to you for
your kindness"
The rest of the week was for me an
agony of suspense. which wast renderct
the more unbearable by Willie spend
lug one whole evening down stairs iI.
cottvcrndlion. Johnson. too. spent a
grcnt deal of time. with iiohhy, will].
i. now prevented from tasking any
further advances. had nothing to d:
but nil in my room and Irwin".
Al lard, however. the furl-{Ill rialur’
tiny evening arrived. l was too nor.
um» to eat much supper. and as i set
playing with my knife and fork. I no
tiwd with some surprise that the oth-
ers were Very nbstemious him. except
ilakrr. who ate more than usual and
drank four ruins of tea.
it had been the custom for us to
gather on Saturday evenings in my
room up stairs for a game of whist so
when we had left the table and passed
into the psrlor i told the other fellows
to walk right in and lkht the gas. that
I would be up directly. . Strange to say.
however. rach ct them at that moment
ionmt something in which he became
intensely interested and not one left
the parlor. linker sat down at the pi
sun and assiduously drummed u tune.
Johanna tell “no profound mntempla»
lion of a picture album which had nev—
er attracted him before. while Willis
relight up Bobby and begun to tell him
a story.
"Confonnd it!" thought i. ”Those
tellows suspect something and are Just
stayiq to annoy m.” For want of
anything better to do. I pulled out so
must book and performed mute
fate in addition which surprised me
when l afterwards looked the. cm.
When presently Airs. Roland enter-
ed instead of making be some private
signal. as l multiplied she stalled gra-
ciously on oil and drawing up chairs
asked us to be seated.
“Gentlemen.” she began, "i sin place
out at present is a very trying situation
and l rely upon you to help me out. "
We were ensue-lion in an instant
asdsaeheadea‘vdrsdtnshowbyeav
presslvs looks that be at least. would
gumtbswcris'ssadtossrvs her.
“i am sure." she continued. ”that
Rfiiqbe
ofytuwilitlbeeflnsest whit!“
shawl tony“ Weasenredberthat
we would not. and. smiling crustal»
in...
lipsoin ”homemade asitwosl'd
much for _
decided thati with atoll understand-
lngofmypcsitloulnthenactsrmne
of tbs-semitones still wishes to roar-
n me. i shall accept"
tor some moments.
“Well. which is it going to be?"
blurted out Johnson at last.
'"l'hht is the question." replied the
widow, "for all of these gentlemen
have been very kind tome. m i have
no particular preference. But! have
thought of a way‘ot deciding the mat.
.cr. which. if you all agree to it. ought
i think. to be very satisfactory."
She went over to the mantelpiece
and returned with a little cloth bug.
“in this." she said. ”are tour of
Bobby’s glass marbles. one ot which
has a red streak in it. while the others
have green ones. Now. how would it
in for each oi you to draw a marble
me?"
Willis whispered to me that he didn’t
latte like the idea of being drafted for
a boatload, but all oi us assented to
:he fairness oi the proposal, and draw»
log our chairs closer together bent
)ver the little bag. Baker suggested
that there be a preliminary drawing to
see who would have the first chance.
out the idea was promptly voted down
Is ridiculous. So. as l happened to be
nearest. l reached my trembling hand
into the bag.
Now it happened that a few days
before? while playing with Bobby i
had noticed that one oi the marbles
bad a little nick in it. This i now felt
or and soon found bill i couldn't for
be life of me remember whether the
me with the nick had a red or green
lireak.
"Great Scot. man! Why don't you
lraw'!" exclaimed Baker impatiently.
i tried to picture to myself how the
.narhle looked as it lay in the sunshine
in the floor—it had a red streakmsurc-
y it had a rod streak. i was on the
mint oi withdrawing my hand when
l was startled by a deep bass voice
saying close bchlnd me in a sarcastic
lone:
"Will you gentlemen allow me a
rhancc?"
We, all sprang to our feet and beheld
minding near on It tall man with a
Mtge chest and a striking. weather,
lentcu face.
"Robert! You have come hackf"
'rlcd Mrs, Roland in a terror-stricken
voice. and then threw her arms about
,he man's neck.
"Yes. Jessie. We come back." he rev
.lllt‘ll in a rather sad tom: as he drew
‘ter to him.
fie looked at the rest of us no if he
'lad a half a mind to loan us out of the
window. and we slunk off up iiiilil'ii.
Next day. however. when he had heard
tll nlrout the affair. he treated us very
.rtt-ely and told us all about tho wrork‘
ng of his ship and the various mivcn’
tires which had .kept him from home
?or nearly thrc'c years.
80 it won till! 1 km an ideal bosrd~
'ug house and one-fourth of rt chance
It on idrnl wife. but. when i looked in
if! them to say goodbye mm sow tlu-
‘aplaiu sitting on the solo with itnlrhy
.n his arms and his wife, no longer the
widow. leaning zlmllilgly tinnitus! lllr‘
shoulder. i couldn't make ruvwlf imvi
very badly over my loans-J'Tiit'iim
News.
manner IOLD WORK.
two lea Overawe a randy and Drive
Away with the Children.
l’oughltccpsir. March Iliuui during
act, was runrmitlrd last night in the
hamlet of Overlook, in the town or
lagrsnge. Two men from i’tvtlghlwt'p
ale entered a house and hrsudiuhiug re-
volvers controlled a family namml in)
gun to remain quiet while they took
two children from their beds and drove
away with them.
The men drove into the hamlet slmrr-
ly tiller dark and went dlrmly to tile
largnn house which they enter“! hold
ly and demolition the children. The
little ones were in bed and while the
Logan family tilted by. frightened and
helpless. the strangers made, the chil-
dren get up and cirrus.
Within twenty minutes‘ time the
children were carried out of the hmuw
and driven away. The stolen children
belong to Lyman ll. Cm. It! Winsted.
Conn" and were boarding at the ho-
gsns‘. it is said that there ls some
family trouble and thst the kidnapping
of the children is a part of if.
automaton—sum.
new lisvsn. )iarch 3i.~~Yaie has
called a Cornell-liarvard—Ysle t'oniero
cure to he held in New York on natur-
elsnle of date for the race at New
London will he settled then Yale and
Harvard bare amino-i Cornell that
ibsywill inasshietomwoslunela
or :4 the dates originally chosen usu-
yer Greenville Parker will represent
Yale. President (1. Von i-‘tassey llsr-
M and Commodore Waiter White
Mil (W White has inst
two days in flew lioness locking
althmslustnrnvartm item
no decision ills choice lies between
If. she
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We all looked at each other blaaluy .
the one that gets the red streak getting ' A
day wing. The trouble over the '1
mushMflOODamagea.
The attention of Judge Thnyer in the
Superior Court yesterday was occupied
with the trial of the suit 01' Madeline
Magner. of Norwalk. against the West-
port and Sangatuck Street Railroad
company. The plaintiff is a sweet lit-
tle tot. about five years old. She asks
the court to give her $5.000 damages
for permanent injuries received in an
accident on the road some time ago.
She was a passenger on a car in com-
pany with her parents. when the car
jumped the track and she was thrown
to the ground. The injuries she receiv-
ed at the time are permanent. The
child is represented by Attorney John
.i. Walsh, while Judge Gregory. of
Norwaik. and Judge Carroll. of Bridge»
port. represent the mad.
~Moving Ahead!
our Newmfioods Are Now
in Stock.
We have paid streetsi attention
to the new culture and have n
large variety ul' tit'tainllI in find,
limit). Blue and Brown.
You are wrniiaily invited to
all null nee them.
i’aluters' lilillflnfll,
film. elm,
Painting. pnpcrhanging
and decorating.
E. E. Gorham,
il lint unto. lint limit.
THE STAR RANGE
is a good thing all through.
m is fill.
Mill Ilitl’.
loin tr ltitllit mu.
[initial lull.
lst lb pin It Ilili
We also have a must-
bes of bargains in hot
‘air furnace.
limit nun i 111. it,
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J. 0. JENNINGS,
4mm, m. Men-
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Wait Papers and More
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Our lines selling at
$2. 48
In Both Ladies’ and Gents Shoes.
ALSO
()ur (icuts’ Enamel, Russet and Box Calf Shoes,
at
$3. 4
M. H. GLOVER’S,
i22 Washington Street,
South Norwalk.
Sunburst tits
K. Yxr'ttucr s
Smudmg'ifi'th’tncm and (“oak
Store in the Spain Cities.
Studies are, cortilahu invited to inspect our
Spring Stock 0‘;
Skirts andwmsts.
We have the \sruest assortment in the clog.
Gut- dresses are a\\ tu‘dcr made.
Ki. Ytr’tener.
“titanium Md 'thk. South 'Korésht. 8mm.
Do you want
a Tin Pail?
2 Quart, i 11 Cents
o f‘ i 12 Cents
6 “ i 20 Cents
8 “ i 25 Cents
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These are not cheap goods, but are such as would
usually cost you fifty per cent. more than we risk for
thorn.
They are made of one and two cross polished tin,
with wood bundles and knobs on the lids.
NASH & VAN SCOY,
Corner North Main and West Sis.
ight Line
BETWEEN
NORWALK. SOUTH NORWALK
AND NEW YORK.
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ference in the Janos MW
pal church, yesterday. , 1
George Van Alstyne. of‘the;
North district. prayed the .
averted. but he implored M...
inch of the blessed “minty m
western hemisphere he blade M
The Rev. A. B Sanford was
secretary of the conference the? '
A .w. Bret statistical set-rm; ‘
the Rev. w. P. Estes conference...
urer. The Rev. Dr. J. hi. Buckley ‘
tor of the Christian Advocate. M
the appointment oi a standing counter
tee on campmceilnga. “
”Sixty years ago," said Ilr. Bodkin
'the word camp-meeting meant
salvation of sinners and the lam
tion of believers. it meant ‘ . '
lion sermons and sons: had tile . ‘
tion of ainnera Today the word ‘ m
bigucus and indefinite." Dr.
added that the camp-meeting ,,
meant excursions on the 1311'st
the enrichment oi livery sable '
and an a means to boom real.
said that the yearly meetings at list."
tha's Vineyard were held simply be-
cause of the resth for addition. 1!.
intimated that they did little good.
The suggestion was tabled
By a resolution adopted the chair
ants in the tonfcrence for the gel!
i598 will receive $3,600. The I”
was appropriated after a meetinh
,in the board of trustees. c ‘ , j
.r. M. Buckley. C. H. Buck. J. am
lnridge and .l. S. Chadwick. The; J
first named were re-elected. Mum
\biik being named in place of 1.3.» ‘
lierumin deceased
The session commenced at I ii’ninck,“
nlth communion service under the
rection of the presiding oflner. Rm
hialialieu. More than 400 were PM
The roll showed that during the m
of "397-98 seven ministers died. _
men named at the last conference!!!
.ommirteee were all reappointql.
o. H. Barthoiow H r Km.
and A. ll. Goodenolgh made up the
committee on the Missionary society
while B. M. Adam. W. W. W. Wilma“ ,‘
William Hamilton and it. 8. ’llllln'
make up the Preedntan's Aid nasty.
The members of the contention who.
died since the last session are W. A.
Dickson. T. E. Gilbert. J. B. Kerwin. J.
A. Rot-he, J. W. Simpson. D. 8. Stevens .
dud X. 'l'ibbala. -
At the afternoon session Rev. J. 8.
Chadwick presided at the anniversary
of the Preedluan's Aid and Southern
Education society. Rev. J. W. Bant-
ilrou made the address.
——t—_—.
BEVIITY YEARS 0“.
Ir Swift l’reasntad with Infinite“.
by PostOilce lmployaaa. ,
Postal Clerk Swift. who has been
handling mails on the Danbnry:divi- .
sinir or the Sew York. New Haven and
Hartford road so long. that the oldut
employee of the road cannot rm'
llor when he was not running over the
mind. was It) years old yummy. If.
Swift in one of the yolillgeot llieli for .
iii-r age. and if he continues whold his ‘
own it: the present rate he «Gilli likely .
to live it! be a hundred years old and
mil llamllo: mail with the youngest of
them.
Mr. Swift was very agreeably Int-
prrrtul yesterday. just before Win
the “infinity posloilicc for his noon
rrip to South Norwaik. PM
liar-mo presented him with I title illn-
m-lin Hill the compliments of the
clerks and carriers of the local post‘
olhw, Mr. Swift accepted the lift with
becoming grate.
“$300!. enema cums.
ruyromssoosty for w in» ‘
provasnent and loclabflfly. ‘ '
An informal menus oi the teachers
of the south Norwalk public schools
We» held or the residence of W
lt-ndent W. .'. Poole. Milli! III!
street. Tuesday night. to consider the
organization of the teachers into a
notlcry for mutual improvement and
readability
An organization committee ”1*
log of bliss Margaret ll Weed It“
Mary A. Woodman and Miss Radio
tlaulplrell were appointed. The mill
mmmillec selected included All. Mir
gtw a liciitlv Mills Marie Kieth, I“
Minn Amelia “limit
rue next meeting will be hold-u the
house of Mr Poole.1‘uevday. April
and the committee to arrange the pro-r
gramme for this acclaim! candle &
in» Mary i1 noun Miss movie and
Miss Julia Slow.
lamby'feasissul
Mrs. l". .‘o‘. Leach Ind ll"
pupil: gave a very interestifl
illM night in lied liens flail.
work of the pupils was on “I...
and the violin. and although
gramme we» quite will“ it w.
antiy varied and enjoyable. R
peeially interesting became”
that most of the pupils who
had studied but I short .
having taken only seven to
Their really clever wart
t-scelletm- oi the teaching. ..
the numbers played were ‘
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