Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 28, 1893, Page 6

ONLY PLAYING CERTAINTIES | Wall Street Operators Taking Nothing for Granted in Their Business, NOT DISCOUNTING ANY FOND HOPES Krading Still Conservative, with a Markod Improvement in Money Matters—Evi- dences that the Sitaation s Be- coming Decidealy Kusier, In his weekly letter Henry Clews, the Whall street expert, says: “During the past week, the stock market has fairly held tho firmness of undertone exhibited the provious week. Tho market, however, is so narrow and 8o entirely in the hands of the professional traders that it easily reflects any change of attitude among operators and at the samo time affords special inducements to the creation of fluctu- ations. T'he stubborn firmness of prices has Induced a reduction of the short interest. An unfavorable influence however,has come from Boston in the shape of larze realizings upon General Electric, with a resulting decline in that stock. Largo sales of Northern Pacitic Issues also tended to weaken prices momen - tarily. The sensitiveness about time loans still continues. These various influences, though comparatively unimportant both in detail and n aggrogate, have proved suffi- cient to affect a highly sensitive market and to cause realizings upon tho ralli Even the good effect of a gain of $4,500,000 in the reserve averages of the banks only made the occasion more favorablo for the taking of profits. ““The course of the silver discussion in con- ress does not at the moment prove to be an mportant influence in the stock market. Not at all because its great signiticance is underrated, but because in its present sta tho issue is not calculated to affect imme- diate values. Wall street, perhaps, esti- mates the provabilities as 5 to 1in favor of the unconditional repeal of the silver pur- chase clause. and that calculation un- doubtedly gives backbone to the market. But there is much aiversity of opinion as to what may pr t bo the firsy effect of ‘the rep upon the finan- cial markets, T} it will result in & great and general val of confidenco there can be and there is little question. But the present crisis is so extraordinary in its nature and its workings that men are cautious in estimating how much effect may be exvected from sucha radical relief as this would be; and, morcover, in the present public mood, such a premium is put upon doubts that the solitary chance of an un- favorable decision by congress has much more influence than it ought. In other words, Wall street is in a temper to take little ' for granted and to discount no mero hopes. Besides, there is no defi- nite ovinion as to whiat may be the im- mediate effect of the repeal upon tho money market. The currency machinery has been so fundamentally deranged that it is not easy to say what time it may take to draw out the millions of money held in hoard, nor how long to restore the distribution of currency into its normal channels, nor yet how far the usual fall demand for cash to move the crops may affect the restoration of the monetary equilibrium. Hence, whilst repeal would unquestionably cause a uni- versal and immediate return of confidence, yet it is not impossible that some time might elapse before the various financial entangle- ments were straightened out and the loan market become scttled and easy. “Congress scems to be steadily working its way toward a solution of ‘the silver question in conformity with the wishes of the great majority ot the people. It was hardly to be expected that members would forego such an opportunity of exhibiting their oratorical powers, hence there has been a great deal of waste time over dis- cussion in the house; but there is no longer any doubt that the outcome in the lower chamber will be a safe, if not a large ma- fority, in favor of unconditional repeal. In the senate, there is likely to be a similar trifing with the public impatience for a ver- dict; but the result in that branch of congress may be regarded as being virtually beyond doubt in favor of the national interest. The discussion of this question brings out a diversity of suggestions for a remodeling of our currency and banking systems, none of which seem likely to result” in any immedi- ate changes. Their chief significance lies in the fact that they reflect a widely prevailing dissatisfaction with much of our monotary and banking arrangements under the law as it now stands. This may suggest the neces- sity of a consideration of these questions at no distant day; but, as yet, they have not become burning issues, and thercfore are not likely to hold congress in session after the silver question hus been settled, but to be deferred until at least the tariff and internal revenue legislation has been disposed of. “T'he condition of monetary affairs 18 im- ng, and toa greater extent than up- s on the surface. So long as the banks have to restrict their cash payments and currency is selling at o premium appear- ances must bo unsatisfactory, but although these figures still remain, o' great deal is being accomplished toward their removal, “'he arrival of nearly $30,000,000 ot gold from Buropo, uud still move on the way, and the 1ssue of $12,000,000 of bank ci fon, all of which ha two or threo weeks, cannot possibly fail to work out an immense relief, he banks of this city must now be on the vergo of o res- toration of their reserves to the legal limit, and there can be no doubt that the country banlks are holding much more than the aver- age amount of cash. When these facts be- come officially declared, the spell of the stringeney will be broken aud confidence e will gain rapidly. In the mean- e are distinct signs in the 1nterior vara re la been accomplished within the last Vime, th cities of a move decided turn to ery than has yet appearcd at this cent FORELGN F 1AL REVIEW, Btocks Quiet—) Seouritles Take nn Lo ~Iu sympathy with the rise of the bank rate discount has gono up to #)g for money at sixty days and 8 for thivty days. The Stick exchange was exceedingly quiet last week, even for August. Italian securities went down rap. a1y in view of the complications caused by ihe Aigues-Mortes uffs Most of the shan can securities were in favor of the holders on the st ngth of the - rovement in the busiuess situation New York. Atchison wortgage bonds rose B points; Northern Pacitic rose 91 Union Pacific rose 1973 Wabash, mortgige bouds, 155 Wabaj 145 New York Central, 1! citic” shares, nd Trunk, second stern ordinary, opi ordinavy, 1¢; Deny 43 Denver & Rio 31 Ohio & Rio Grande fell | preferred, i, COMMEKCIAL AND INANCL Premium for Carrylng Whent Fast Narrow- ng to Nor. nsion, Cuicado, Aug. 26 omium for carey- Ing wheat 1s fast narrowing down to normul fimensions. The spread between September sud December, which two or three days ago was 8¢ per bu., narrowed to 6i4c today. The carriers had orders in at the opening to take Beptember and Decomber at 7o difference. Much was traded this way, but the buying of Septeyber aud selling of Decewmber pro- dominated. The public cable quoted wheat futures firm and from 4d to 1¢d higher. The commercial ageacies i their woekly reviews of trade iudicated much improye ment in conditious, with &2,000,000 in gold already imported in a few weeks and more coming. Bradstreet's gave the exports of wheat and flour for the week at nearly 5,000,000 bu, This was better” thun cled. On top of this came the New York bank statement with an increase of 85,800,000 iu reserves and otherwiso favor. able. This gave the market its best bulge The local trade having loaded up on the ad- vance, turned to take profits the last hour and woakened the market, und the bulgy was lost. Nosales of cush wheat for ship- ment were reported. The opening was from higher for September and Decem- former and igo for the Iatter, becams firm and prices were advanced from lc to 1% o for Inintter, “ased off from i to o, beld, stoady and tho oloss was 3¢e highor for tomber and tue same for December closing figures of yesterday. Corn was quiet ‘and_averaged botter than yesterday, shorts being more dispossd to take profits and the action of wheat having a stimulating influence, The market opened at yesterday's final figures, was steady And s00n advanced c. eased oft from %o to g0, ruled steady and at Yhe close had lost from 14c to %o, “Thero was & i{c decline {n oats fn sym- pathy with corn, and a rally of from ko to Ige lator on fair buying. Fair selling was indulged in whon the estimate of 415 cars for Monday came out, but hricos wore not matoriaily affected and the close was stead y At about the samo to & shade over yester- day's prices Provisions were very firm. The advance in the price of ribs yesterday aid not have tho effect of shutting off the cash demand and consequently they were given another hoist today. Business was not heavy. but the price advanced, as no one ssemed dis- posed to sell more, especially for Septombor delivery. Pork was considered relatively cheaper than other meats and was wanted by packers, who are sald to be getting a good profit on it by cutting 1t into strip: Some more of the shorts in September ribs wero forced to como in cn_the bulge. Pork closed at an advance of 00c on yesterday's closing. September lara gained 2ige and the October 10c. September ribs are 27igc higher, but the advance in October is only Estimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, 82 cars; cora, 700 cars; oats, 415 cars; hogs, 27,000 head, The leading futures ranged as follows: TArticles. | WHEAT— 003§ 0084703( 67l 05§ | 308 | 8793 3 10| 234 Miss PO ash quotations were us follows: LouR—Dull, steady. WitEAT—No. ' 3 spring, 60%c; N f.0. b., new, 61c 2red, 60%@61c. Cory—No. 2, '86%c; No. 8 ycllow, ciosing 883c. 8 spring, 0. 2 white, 26X@27%c; . 0. b, 265@26%¢. Adi4c. 0.2, nominal; No. 8, t.0. b, new, N 4, £. 0. I, new, 35¢. LAX SEE , 81, TIMOTHY —Prime, $8.45@8.50, PORK—Moss, per por 100 Ibs.,'35.121;@8,22 (loose), $8.8508.4 900314.16; lard, short ribs, sides alted shoulders car sides (boxed), nisky—Distlllers' finished goods, per 81,12 § af, 614 elpts and ship- ARS—Unchanged; L 5.67; standurd “'A," b he following were the ents for todny: ANTICLES granu- TR [SHIPMENTS 12,000 4,000 49.000 48,000 {000 2051000 000 103,000 000 L. 00 0 the butter On the Produc market was dull; creamery, 19@24c; dairy, 17@22¢. Eggs, ensy; strictly frosh, lic. St. Louls S, Louvss, Aug. 2 —Firm, un- ged. cash and October, 61¢; No.2cash and A December, 88! 1st, 84¢; May, eptember, 853c. OAT! Lower; No. 12, cash, ptember, 233c. ISIONS — Strong, #14.624%; lard, $8.10. l_m'r'l‘zll—llnchm‘lfg\'(l. EGGs—Unchanged. - RECEIPTS—Flour, 8,000 sacks; wheat, 77,000 bu.; corn, 66,000 bu.; oats, 22,000 bu. HPMENTS —Flour, 8,000 sncks; wheat, 188, 000 bu.; corn, 141,000 'bu.; oats, 22,000 bu. Cotton Market, , Aug. 26.—Futuros steady; ales; “August, 87.07 nomlinal; § 87.07 bid;" Octobor, $7.17@7.18 November, $7.39@7.80; December, 37.35@ Junuary, 87549 February,' $7. Murch, $7.707.72, Good middling, 73%c; middling, 7 1-16¢ middling, 6 18-1 good ordinary, 6} 283(c; August, advancing; pork, pLembe recolpts, 615 bales; fross, 617 bales; ox- ports to France, 2,244 bules; constwie, 2,377 ules; sales, 160 bales; stock, 41,322 bules, Live:pool Market Livenroot, Aug. 26.-WirAt—Stoady; mand moderate: holdors offer freely; C fornia, 58 7d@5:< 8d per cental; red - n spring at 5s 5d@ds 6d; No. 2 red wintor, B8 114wbs dy; demand or cental. INE—215 6d per cwt. ckots, Barely steady; No. 2 mixea, 41@41c, ely steady; No. 2 mixed, 26450, Wiisky—Steudy; 8112, 2 moderate; mixed western, 81d SPIRITS OF Oil Markets, LONDON, Aug. 26.—CALCUTTA LINSEED— Spot, 41s 10td per quirter. 215 44d per cwt, Markets. TIAVANA, 27.—8uGAR—Dull, Stock scurce. Mol sugar, regular to good, polarization, $2.756@2.874; gola per quintal, OMAHA L Past Woek Hus Boen One of Very Liberal Receipt SATURDAY, Aug. 26, The past week has been one of very liberal receipts, and receipts for the month of August promise to be the largest in the his- tory of the yards for thut month, Receipts for the past two weeks, with the fourth week of August, 1892, are given below: ttle. Hogs. 1684 87,61 Sheep pts this week, olpts last week 942 6,901 Sume week last year.. /18,580 28077 6,779 cept during the past two days the cattle rkket has been decidedly weak,with prices the down grade. Receipts have been rvather liberal, showing an iucrease of over 1,000 head compared with last week. The trou ole is there has been 1o corresponding improvement in the demand to absorb the ncreased offerings. The proportion of west- ern cattlo now coming forward i iucreasing daily while good dry lot beeves are becoming scarcer in about the same ratio. This fact will explain why ripe corn fed cattle have held their own fairly well the past week n spite of a 15¢ to 25¢ decline in prices for the ordinary run of partly fatted and grass m on cattle. Local dressel beef men continue to 1 onopolize the trade. as tho tightness of t oney aud the generally unsatisfactory con- dition of eastern ma the speculative shippe ts make the road of a hard one to travel Fluctuations in butchers’ stock and canner values have been in sympathy with fat cattle prices. It is rather remarkable that in spite of the the depression in feeder trade h strength every In other words while fat cattie declined to 20, feeder values advanced just about that much. The posi- below the 25 per cont required by law. The exhibit was even more l:\\'orutv!o than nt looked, for the banks, gainiug 5,354,500 1o cash and $177.500 in' deposits, loans were contracted §2.032.800, while circulation iu- ased §1,042,000, making the total increase this month In a gene way the market wus strengthened by the recent ar- vivals of gold and a conviotion that the Sherman silver bill will be repealed. The rise induced some selling to realize protits, but at the close the list was stroug and firm Tho net gain for the aay ranged from 15 to t, the latter in Lake Shore ana Union. The towl sales of listed and unlisted stocks were 70,920 shares. The Post suy uoticeable featurcof the week closing today has been the improved fechug in several trade centers. The rail- road returns and the figures of the week's graiu shipments show that the better feel- ing s not atall due Lo freer money accommo- dation. Improvement in the market is hardly perceptible. fut bees cattle active and L‘.n;w;.u ) bhen eased off from Ac Lo o for the The shrinksge in the country's clearin house exchanges, which fairly reflect busi Uess sclivily, s euormou s, Jhe Last wee tion of feaders is certainly ver, | with anything short of exce vhlues are bound to hold up well, Another encouraging feature of tha market the pust weelk has beoh the raceipt and sati. factory sale of several train loads of south- orn cattle. They eame from Indian Territory via the Rock Isiand, and as they get the ne rate into Omaha that they get to Kan- s City, and 8o far_have sold at an average | of fully’ 5o per cwt. better than at Kansas City, it is but reasonable to look for a fair | number of cattle from that territory, and local packers will not always have to depend on Kansas City for their supply of Texas cattle, buying there and reshivping here. ‘The market today was practically a repe- tition of Friday's trading. Aside from tho incroased raceipts, conditions wera much the | same. There was no outside demand to speak of, und although the~inquiry from local houses was quite brisk with such ample offerings, sellers were generally ready and willing 10 take steady prices when | offered. As a result the movement was tol- | erably free. Good to choice cornfed cattle | were” fully steady; other grades steady. There was'a load of fancy 1.581-1b. beeves on sale that were fancy enough to bring $4.00, the top price paid here in months, but 4 to #.85 bought very good 1,250 to 1,300-1b. steers. and the fair to_in- ferior grades sold at from $2.75 to 83.75. Two or three big strings of Wyoming steers, welghing from 1187 to 1,278 Ibs., changed hands at $3 and §3.25 and'the Indian Terri- tory scattle averaged 820 1bs. and brought The feeling was not particularly trong, but the movement was quite brisk, and at the close there was little of any con- sequence unsold in the pens. The cow market was not far from steady. Compared wi*h the total receipts, the offor- ings in this line were quite limted. 1here was a very fair demand anda the fifteen or sixteen loads changed hands readily at from e to $1.75 for canners to §3 to $2.40 for fair to protty good butchers' cows. Common to choice veal culves sold at fully steady prices from #1.60 to $4.50. Rough stock was in light supply and indifferent demand at weak prices Stotkers and feeders continue in active de- mand at improved prices, There were a good many both fresh and stale feeders on sale and the volume of trading was quite large, Tho bulk of the fair to good stock changed hands at from $2.55to #. Good to choice feeders are quotable at &2.758.15; Tair to £00d at §2.60@2.75, and common stuff at §2.00 @60 Hoas—The whys and wherefores of the contortions of the hog market the past week or two are past finding out not to mention explaining. ‘In the first pluce no one ever heard of such heavy receipts in August. Some 8,500 more hogs were received during the past weck than were hore a year ago, muking the August receipts, 8o far, nearly 12,000 heavier than last year. There seems, however, to have been un easing up of finan: cial matters at least, the active aemand from all sources and' the readiness with which the 37,500 hogs were taken care of would seem to indicate that money was not 80 hurd to get hold of. As monev becomes easier the speculutive element will begin to cut quite a figure in the trade and the “Stocks of Provisions” are now so low that iv will be a great deal easier w advance the market than to pound it. Buyer and seller, producer and manufac- turerare closer together than they have been for vears. They are afraid of each other and both afraid of the market. Every- thing now depends on receipts, and tha pros- pective supply of hogs is about’ as well un- derstood as “the corn crop of 1804, At any rate it is rather gratifying that in the face of such exceptionally heavy receipts there should be an advance of 35¢ to 40c in values. strong And ve receipts Receipts today were considerably more than double last Saturday’s run with no noticeable change in vhe general quality of the offerings. The heavy run with not very reassuring advices from Chicago produced a very weak feeling at the opening, and when buyers started in bidding 5¢ to 10c lower than Fri hey found some sellers ready to meet their views. The strong close to provisions Friday stift- ened sellers somewhat, however, and when good shipping orders arrived trading became very lively, and at prices fully steady with Friday and in some cases stronger. The light and light mixed hogs were in the best demand and commanded a10c to 20¢ pre- mium over heavies, selling very largely at $.2 and $.30, with $5.35 for high mark “amd a few scatter- ing sales at .10 and .15 Heavy and mixed packers sold mostly at $5.10 and .15, with “choice stuff at $.20 and rough and mixed loads at $ and $5.05. The ex- treme close was weak, but everything sold in pretty good season, the bulk at from $5.10 to .20, against $.10 to 85.25 Friday and $4.65 to $4.80 last Saturday. Sueep—The market was again bare of sheep for the third time this weck. There is nothing new in the situation and prices are quotably as low as they have beon any time of late, with the demand decidedly in- different. Quotations: Fair to good natives, £3.00@3.50; fair to good westerns, 82,003, 25 common and stock sheep, $1.50@275; good to choice 40 to 100-1b lambs, &3.00@4.50, Receipts and Disposition of Stock. Official recelpts and disposition of stock as shown by tho books of the Unfon Stock Yards company for the twenty-four hours ending at b o'clock p. m., August 26, 1898 Stock in Sight, Recelpts of live stock at the four principal western markets Saturday, August Cattle, Hogs. Sheep. South Omahn, 2,711 7,812 e Chiecago, 600 2,000 8,000 Cunsis City 5,000 6,000 1,000 . Louls, 400 1,300 200 Total.. .. 8711 17112 4,200 DONALD'S LOVE STORY, The breakfast room at the Greys' seemed even brighter than usual, al- though it was always cheerful, particu- larly in the morning, when the sun came through the east window and shone on the pretty, tastefully arranged table, set this morning for six, two more than usual, Madge and her mother were alveady down, the latter glancing around here and there, while Madge waited for the approving swile that she was quite sure of, and which a moment later greeted h 1t is all very pretty, dear; almost as ty as my Madge herself,” 's. Grey slipped her arm lovingly around the girl, who stood lookin g out across the shaded lawn to the road up which the doctor was soon to drive with their guests. As the bright morn- ing light streamed across her, on its way into and around the room, it lighted up a sweet, calm, rather thoughtful young face, whose faint rose tints and soft, golden brown hair even the scarch- ing sunlight seemed to think needed no coloring save that nature had already so kindly given. . They seomed more like sisters, these two, standing with arms entwined, a bappy illusiration of the loving confi- dence and affection that had always ex- isted between them. 80 Grace and Donald are coming at last. Poor children! These two years bave been lonely ones to them:; no one can fill the place of such a mother as Mary was.” **No, indeed Madge held her own a little tighter, But their aunt really does her best to make them comfortable and happ, “'I believe Donald misses his mother more than Grace does. He finished col- da THE_OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AUGUST 28 1803 lege a year boforelh| denr? ‘and was 4tihome almost con’ stantly during those last months, while poor little Grace spent them at the con- vent,” “Yes; and in ond 'Bf her inst letters, mother, she said: ‘When I think of that, it almost breaks my heart.’ " At this moment the door flew open, and in rushed a little object that but half an hour before nurse had ‘‘finished" and called a ‘‘neat little gentleman,” in the hope that conseious pride, once ex- cited, might triumph over sundry temp- tations to be found in the vicinity of the stable, hen house, cellar door and back fence, and which, we regret to say, were as a ruie yielded to without a struggle, and with froquent fatal results to differ- ent articles of wearing apparel. “Ted, Ted! Oh, Teddy, what shall we do with you?" What, indeed, should they,could they, do, with this hatless, coatless, grimy lit- death, didn’t he, tle individual, who hsd only breath enough to exclaim: “They're comin', they’re comin'! Seen ‘em from th' back gate!” and subsided into the nearest chair, where nurse soon captured and carried him off for necssacy repairs, Yes, you might, in all’' probability, call him troublesome, but what boys are not? And where, if you please, could be found such anothér warm, loving heart, such a winsome face, such a pair of great brown eyes? Yes, they were coming, had come, and soon the little party were merrily chatting, while the hot coffee, honey and ‘‘wacubs,” as Ted called them, raridly disappeared. Jonald Durant's father, dying, had left the greater part of his fortune in the hands of his wife, to be used by her during her lifotime, and at her death to be divided between their twochildren. ed But Donaid, then a little curly-head. fellow of 10, had been named sole he to the large cotton mills which had, in the process of time, transformed a quaint, sleepy little village, whose dull monotony was only broken by the advent of its weekly paper, imto one of the thrifty manufacturing towns of New England. As the village grow, then came new demands. Former luxuries secemed bare necessities to the rising generation. Old, homely, timo- honored’ customs and pleasures, when viewed from a modern standpoint, appeared more worthy of ridicule than indulgen Fn this little town, years before, Dr. Grey and Daniel Durant had first met, and the mutual liking, ripening into firm friendship, cast its genial glow around the two families, drawing thom closer together in love and sympathy as the years crept along. So Grace and Donald, coming to the firesiae of these friends, felt for the first time since their mother’s death a re- turn of that old home atmosphere which seemed to have about it both the bitter and the sweet. * %W el . Coming down one ecvening, as Madge thought, some time before any of the others had finished dressing, she made her way to the little music room, which had been fitted up by the unwilling up- holsterer in a way which greatly vexed the poor man’s conventional soul. It boasted of nothing particularly fashion- able nor elegant in its furnishings, but you entered with'a sigh of pleasure, sure of perfect comfort in the old sleepy hollow, the old rocker, or the deep- cushioned window seat with its pile of downy headrests. So Donald seemed to think, for there she found him with head esconced among the pillows, softly humming an air improyised for the occasion. “‘Dreaming, Donald?” asked she, coming across the room already half dark in the growing “twilight, and seat- ing herself in a little corner left by the pillows she allowed her hand to reach out and smooth the fair, curly head. “No, not this time. I was really thinking, Midget; am afraid I shall have to leave you all fora few days; there is some bother at Bolton about the mills, and Simpson says ho wants to see me,” ““Oh, Donald! It cannot be anything of importance at this time of year; isn't it probable that—" “Don’t know what's up, but old Simp- son wouldn't say ‘come’ unless it were necessary.” “I suppose not; but it is so long since we have scen you! Ido hate to have our pleasant times all brokenup! Why, it seems as though you all have only been here two or thiee days instead of weeks, “Well, we must make the best of it. [ am sure it won't be half so dismal for you girls as for me, with not a blessed thing to do in the long evenings except,” with a laugh, “‘when I run in to see my little sweetheart. “*Your sweetheart! Why, Donald, you never even told me you had one!” And rising Madge walked toward the wi dow, giving’ him a glance of indig: surprise that might have done full jus- tice to a much worse state of affairs. That lock or the reproachful words, or both, evidently produced an impres- sion of some sort, for the young fellow rose with an uneasy laugh, strolled around for a time in an aimiless fashion, and finally seating himself before the piano allowed his fingers to stray idly among the keys, which, responding to his mood and touch, gave forth a quick, impatient cry, now a low, sweet, minor strain, It was the lud’s heart, not the cold, white bits of ivory, that was speaking there in the dusky twilight, and so Madge felt instinctively, although the thought had not clothed itself in words, e AR .- * * * Donald had gone. Not until the last faint echo of receding wheels died away did Mrs, Grey and the girls turn from the veranda, where but & moment since there had been such a pleasant con- fusion of voices. Now how quiet it all was! As they entered the hall the old clock seemed to be making a veritable clatt Madge was thoreughly wretched, and when a letter came from Donald, kind, friendly, confidential, saying that he was weary of walting, and meant to have the momentous question settled definitely, one way or the other, she felt that her cup was indeed full to over- flowing. "I shall offer her an honest heart, a clean hand,” read the girl. “If she cares enough for me to take them I shall be a very happy man. If not—oh, Madge, it will be a bitter disappointment, but I can try and bear it as a man should Lose her though I may, my life will al- ways be brighter and ?;eucr for having known and loved her. Will you wish me good luck? Somehow I feel ruther super- stitious about your doing that; you know some of our scientists claim that weoften exert an unconscious influence over things and beings at & distance; porhaps that is why? "It is too much! 1 cannot, cannot do it!" and the pretty brown eyes filled with tears. We learn that we have misjudged our capacity for endurance; the cry, 1 could not bear that, I could hear anything olse, but not that,” is uttered in good fuith, but it is false; “that” is the very thing we have to bear, and we can bear, and we do bear, For a time Madge struggled to keep back the tears that would come at the thought of all she must do. Tae letter might be left unanswered, her trouble was easily disposed of, but only for the time being; a day was coming when Donald would require of them ail to wolcome and love this stranger, and her greoting must not bo less warm nor real than the others. It was a hard fight, and many, many tears wore shed, but into the tired heart and fevered spirit was croeping a calm, sweet peace, cool and refreshing as the summer shower to the thirsty little field flowers stretching out their tiny arms in grateful love to the welcome' drops. B e R, A R When Donald arrived they were all in the library, and amid the pleasant com- motion that followed Madge's embar- rassment passed unnoticed; again, too, at supper, Donald was in the best of spirit “Evidently affairs are arranged to your satisfaction.” Mr. Grey remarked. "Yes, sir, quite so.” The others smiled and scemed glad, but Madge felt a vicious little tug at her heartstrings at the bright, happy tones of the voice answering her father’s questions: simple that might be, but not so Donald’s reply, else why the quick smile, immediately greeting her, as their eyes met for an’ instant across the table? It was only a moment, but Madge felt as if she know then, without any further telling, how that other question had been settled—if question it might be called; for what sort of girl nust she be who could look into that face and answer “‘No?" The early part of the evening passed pleasantly, but after the doctor had left for the village, und Mrs. Grey had taken her departure on homely thoughts in- tent, Madge felt that the atmosphere was growing rather heavy, and soon she was guite clear of it, for "Grace, giving some excuse, what it matters not, rose and left the room, serenely unconscious of two brown eyos wl.«mfily following the tail of her gown as it disappesred through the doorway. Now our Madge was as far from being weak or silly as she was from being a model of impossible perfection, and it did not take her long to gather wits and uulf—}mu ession. “‘Has father told you of his patients, Donald? " “Patients? No; why should he?” *‘He had two calls from the village to- day, and thoy look like typhoid fever. Dr. Mitehell” has a suspicious case, too. He and father held a consultation this afternoon, and they are a little afraid of an epidemic.” “Of typhoid fover? with you all?” ‘‘There’s not mu=h danger for us here; we are 100 far out of the village. Father says if it should come he would stay hore, and you—you would take Grace back. Weall hope it will prove nothing but a scare—if not—" She hesitated, then stopped short. **Go on, Mudge, go on; if not, *'The last time we had anything of the sort, years ago, most of the women were terribly afraid. Nurses werehard tofind; mother was one of the few to volunteer and her hands were more than full. I was simply going to_say that if it hap- pened again I should go with her.” “'Oh! and you think I would sneak off like a coward, while you two brave little women were ready to risk your lives. My! what a glorious spectacle of mod- ern chivalary it would be!” **You know I aid notmean it that way, Donald; some one would have to take Grace out of danger.” I don't believe it is anything more ‘What will he do than a scare; but if it is, I shail cer- tainly take Grace to Aunt Florrio, and just as certainly, little lady, will T be back on the very next day. “No, Donald,” and Madge looked over with a sweet smile, “you would not do that; some one else has a right to de- mund that you keep out of danger, and for her sake you will. “See here Madge! Wo had better putastop to this sort of thing right here. TIthought after it started that you would have understood long ago.” Donaldl” The words came clear and sharp, very unlike Madge's usual soft tones. “‘Understand what? What do you mean?” “Mean? T mean all this stuff about a ‘somebody else’, the idiotic letter I wrote, and that you have taken so liter- the conclusions you jumped at the t before Ileft, and the misunder- standings in consequence; it all came from my talking of Tom’s baby—Tom, my old classmate. We always call the buby Sweetheart, and when you took the other for granted, I, like a “fool, let it run on because—because—" Glancingat Madge, he had stopped short. It seemed a diffevent person from the Madge he had alwa, known who sat there now, The lips were pressed together until they had lost all their pretty color; the sweet face was cold, stern, almost bitter in its expression. The brown eyes were looking straight at him, but where was the old kindly light? Was it any wonder? As the girl thoughtof allshe had been made tosuffer in consequence of this joke, she did not feel in any kindly mood. “You have not quite finished, Donald; please go on. You did this thing be- cause—" Courage born of desperation shone on the young man's face, “*Because I wanted to know whether you would care. When at first you seemed startled, T grow all too confident and happy, 80 much so that I almost lost my head: you remember? The idea of that letter came to me one night; I wrote s long after midnight, and said that the outcome of it should shape my course foy me, Foolish, if you like, but oh, Madge, I loved you s0.” The face he watched was not quite so stern, and now the lips quivered for a moment. “Then I waited, waited, and as the days went by with no answer, [ grow more and more impatient to get back where I might hear the truth from your own lips.” Then the deep, rich tones faltered and the voice grew low with pain as he added: ‘“Though I know it now, without. am sorry, terribly S0/ about the miserable misunder- standing: but, Midget, as you don't care for me, why should thav have bothered you so?" 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