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Piii't CHAPTER IV fContlnuod.)
'' Thoro wak something so frank and
SiV' .''twsuaslvo about tho elegant atrangor
KVl that' Joris could Hot rofuso the ccur-
h, ' . .tosv sho asuod for hcraolf ana ner
lVf'C-..' nnnhnw. And. linvlnir yielded, lie
w, v (yloldod with entire truth and confl-
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fff'.fcjf ..s" ,Eldor-Semplo was greatly pleased
iM , Jorls full credit for his victory over
H 'his national prejudice, and no ura ma
vory beet to mako tho concesalon a
pleasant ovent. In this effort ho was
greatly assisted by Mrs. Gordont Sho
net hersolf to charm. Van Hoemsklrk,
as she had act herself to charm Ma-
dam Van Hoemsklrk on her provlou3
M, visit, and alio succeeded bo well, that
If- '' ."when "Sir Itogor de Covorloy" was
caueu, JoriB rose, ouuiuu uoi " ..-..
, and to tho delight of every ono pres-
, ' ont,, led the danco with her.
It was a llttlo triumph for the elder.
, fndeod, he was so Interested In listen-
" lng to tho clover way In which "tho
. bonnlo woman flattered Van Heems-
,klrk" that ho- was quite oblivious of
the gathoring wrath in his son's face,
and tho watchful . gloom in Oram's
eyes, as tho two men stood together,
! Jealousjy observant of Capt. Hyde's
attentions to Kathcrlne. Without any
words spoken on the subject, thero
waa an undcratood compact between
them to guard tho girl from any prl-
": vate, conversation with him; and yet
' two men with heartB full of suspicion
and Jealousy were not a match for one
. man with a heart full of love. In a
moment, in tho Interchange of their
handa.ln a dance, Kathorlne clasped
.tightly a little note, and unobserved
hid It behind tho rose at her breast.
-Tho loving girl thought It no wrong
to put it thoro; she even hoped that
Bomox kind of blessing or sanction
'might come through such sacred keep
ing, and sho went to Bleep wnispenug
to herself:
"Happy I am. Me ho loves; mo ho
loves; mo only ho loves; mo forever
ho loves 1"
CHAPTER V.
The Beginning of Strife.
"My dear Dick, I am exceedingly
"concerned to And you In such a tak-
ingmoping about a Dutch school-
girl! Pshaw! I had a much better
opinion of you."
"I know I lovo her boyond every-
'" thing, and i,hat I am likely so to love
her all my life."
"Upon my word, Dick, lovo may
llvo an ago If- you don't marry it."
''Let me mako you understand that
I wish to marry It."
"Oh, indeed, sir! Then the church
dopr stands open. Go In. I suppose
tlio lady will oblige you so far."
"Pray, dear aunt, glvo me your ad-
vice. What is tho first step to bo
taken?"
' "Go' and talk with her father. The
girl you think worth asking for; but
It is very necessary for you to know
what fortune goes with her beauty."
"If her father refuses to glvo her
to me "
"That is not to bo thought of. You
come of a 'noble race. You are not
far from the heritage of a great tltlo
and estate. If you ask for her for-
tune, you offer far above Its equiva-
lent, air."
' "Well, this suspense is intolerable,
and not to bo borne. I will go and
t end It. Give me your .good wishes."
"I shall be impatient to hear the re-
.sult."
At Van Heemskirk'8 Btoro Capt.
'.Hyde asked for tho councillor and
. was taken to his offlce.
i "Your servant, captain. Is thoro
. any thing I can oblige you in, sir?"
Joris asked tho question because
the manner of tho young man struck
him aB uneasy and constrained; and
he thought, "Perhaps ho has come to
' borrow mbnoy." He was not, there-
fore astonlahed when Capt. Hyde
answered :
"Sir, you can, indeed, oblige m,
nnd that in a matter of tho greatest
moment."
;'It money it bo, Qaptaln, at once 1
may tell" you, that I borrow not, and I
lend not."
"Sir, it is not money in particu-
lar." "So?"
"It is your daughter, Katherino."
Thon Joria atood up, and looked
, steadily at tho aultor. His large,
Amiable face had become in a mo-
ment ,hard and stern; and tho light
In his oyes was llko tho cold, sharp
light that falls from drawn steel.
, "My daughter Is not for you to
name. Sir, It Is a wrong to nor, If
yo"ii speak her name. Like to like,
that Is, what I ?ay. Your wlfo seek,
captain, among your own women. My
1 daughter is to anothor man prom-
( isod."
' "Look you, councillor, that would
be monstrous. Your daughter loves
mo."
Joris turned whlto to tho lips. "It
la not tho truth," ho answered in a
Blow, husky voice.
' "By the sun In heaven, t 1b truth!
-Ask' 'her,"
'Then' a great scoundrol aro you,
unfit with honeat men to talk. Ho!
flYen', your s.word pull from its scab-
Will Strike, To the; heart, striko
me; Less wicked, would be, the doed
than the thirig, you hava.done.1'
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"Do but hear mo, air. I havo dono
nothing contrary to tho cuatom of
pooplo In my condition, nnd I assUro
you that with all my soul I lovo your
doughtCi'. No man can lovo her" hot-
ter." "What say you? How, thon, do I
love her? I who carried her mljn
wltto lammetjo in thoso nrms before
yot sho could say to -me, 'Fader!'"
IJls wrath had been atoadily growing,
nnd auddenly striking tao desk a pon-
derous blow with his closed hand, ho
said with an unmistakable pasBlon,
"My daughter yoil shall not have. God
In heaven to himself tako her oro
such sorrow como to her and mo!"
"Sir, you aro very uncivil; but to bo
plain with you, 1 am determined to
marry your daughter If I can compass
tho matter In any way. It Is now,
then, open war between us; and so,
sir, your aorvant."
''Stay. To mo listen. Not ono
guilder will I glvo to my daughter,
if".
"To tho devil .with your guilders!
Dirty money made In dirty trafllp "
"You lie."
"Sir, you take an Infamous advan-
tage. You know, that, being Kathor-
ine's father, I will not challenge you."
"Chrlstus!" roared Joris, "chal-
lenge mo ono hundred times. A fool
I would bo to nnswer you. Life my
God gave to mo. Well, then, only
my God shall from me take It., Seo
you theso arms and hands? In them
you will bo as tho child of one year.
Ero beyond my reason you move me,
go!" and he strode to tho door and
flung It open with a passion that made
every ono In tho store straighten
towards tho two men.
White with rage, and with his hand
upon his sword-hilt, Capt. Hydo
stamped his way through tho crowded
store to tho dusty street. Then It
struck him that he had not asked tho
name of tho man to whom Katherino
was promised. Ho swore at himself-
for the omission. Whether he knew
him or not, ho was determined to
fight him. Now ho must see Kathe-
rino before her father had any oppor-
tunity' to glvo any orders regarding
him.
In tho meantime Joris was suffering
as only such deep natures can suffer.
Capt. Hyde's proposal and his posl-
tlvo assertion that Katherino loved
him, had fallen upon tho father's
heart with the force of a blow, and
the terror of a shock.
After Hyde's departure, ho shut
tho door of his offlce, walked to the
window, and atood thero some min-
utes, clasping and unclasping his
large hands, llko a man full of grief
and perplexity. Ero long he remem-
borod his friend Semple. This trou-
bio concerned him also, for Capt.
Hydo was in a manner his guest;
and, if ho were informed of tho mar-
riage arranged between Kathorlne
and Nell Qemplo, he would doubtless
feel himself bound in honor to retire.
Joris found Semple and in a few
short, strong sentences, put tho case
boforo him.
"My certie! When girls aro auld
onough for a lover, they aro a .match
for any gray head. I'm thankfu' man
that I wasna' put In charge o' any o'
them. I shall hae to speak my mind
to Niel, and llkowlsc to Col. Gordon;
and you canna put off your- duty to
your daughter an hour longer. Dear
me! To think, Joris, o' a man be-
ing ablo to sit wl' the councillors o' the
nation, and yet no match for a lassie
o' seventeen!"
As they walked homeward, tho older
talked, and Joris pondered, not what
"was said, but the thoughts and pur-
poses that wero slowly forming in his
own mind.
When tho evening meal was over
Joris roso, and laying his hand on
Katherlne's shoulder said, "Thero Is
something to talk about. Sit down,
Lysbet; the door shut close, and lis-
ten to mo."
It wab impossible to mistake tho
stern purpose on her husband's face,
and Lysbet silently obeyed tho order.
"Katherino, Katrljntje, mljn kind,
this afternoon there comes to tho Btoro
tho young man Capt. Hydo. To thy
father ho said many 111 words. To
hlra thou shalt never speak ugam.
Thy promise glvo to me."
She saf. silent, with dropped oyes,
nnd checks as red aB tho pomegranate
flower at her breast.
"Mljn kind, speak to rf e."
Weoplng bitterly, sho roso and went
to her mother, nnd laid her head upon
Lysbet's shoulder.
"Look now, Joris. One must know
tho 'why' and tho 'wherefore.' What
mean you? Whlsh, mljn klndjo!"
"This I mean, Lysbet. No moro
moetings with tho Englishman will I
have. No lovo secrets will I bear.
Danger Is with thorn; yes, and sin, too.
','MIJn klndjo, listen to mo thy father.
It Is for thy happy life here, It Is for
thy eternal life, I speak to thee. This
raae for whom thou art weeping Is
no', cood for thee. Mljn besto kinje,
do I lovo theo?"
"My father!"
"Do I lovo thoo?"
"Yes, yes."
"Do3t thou, then, lovo mo?"
Sho put nor arms round hla neck,
and laid her clioelc against hie, and
kissed him many times.
"Wilt thou go away and le&Y$ roe,
and leave thy mother, Jn'"our old agaT
t-
"T iV with-If t rsMi.f "V ,.,-'
VhQn he", told, Mr of Uio proffsion
nia'di) 'fqr hen, future, Jtle femlndcT
her of Noll's long affection, and' add-
ed, "Tomorrow, about tHy own Uoubo,
I vlll tako tho first stop. Noar my
houso It shall bo; and at tho cast of
St. Nicholas thou-shalt bo married.
And monoy, plenty of ,money, I "will
glvo theo; and all that' is proper thy
mother and theo shall buy. But no
more, no more at all, shalt thou boo or
apeak to that bad man who lias so
beguiled theo. Wilt thou theao things
Fromlso mo? Mo and thy mother?"
"Itlchard I must see once more.
That Is what I aak."
"nichardl So far la It? Well, then,
I will na caay mako It as I can. ,Onco
moro, and for ono hour, thou may seo
him. But I lay It on theo to (ell him
tho truth, for this and for all other
time."
"Now may I go? Ho Is anlgh. His
boat I hear at tho landing;" and alio
stood up, Intent, hastening, with her
fair head lifted, and her wet eyes flxed
on tho distance.
"Well, bo it so. Go."
With tho words sho slipped from
tho room; and Joris called Baltu to
bring him somo hot coals, and began
to All his pipe. As the Virginia calmed
and soothed him, tho sweetness of his
nature was at once In the ascendant;
and ho said, "Lysbet, como then, and
talk with mo about tho child."
Sho turned tho keys In her press
slowly, and stood by It with them In
her hand. "What has been told thee,
Joris, to-day? And who has spoken?
Tongues evil and envious, I am suro
of that."
"Thou art wrong. The. young man
to mo spoko himself. Ho said, 'I lovo
your daughter. I want to marry her.' "
"Well, then, he did no wrong. And
as for Katrljntje, It Is In nature that
a young girl should wajt a lover. It
Is In nature sho should choose the
ono sho likes best. That Is what I
say."
"Yes, it Is In nnturo the child should
want this handsome stranger; but
with mo thou wilt certainly say, 'Ho
Is not fit for thy happiness; ho ha3
not tho true faith, ho gambles, ho
lights duels, ho 1b a waster, he lives
badly, ho, will tako thee far from thy
own people and thy own home."
She drew close to him, and laid her
arm across his broad snoulders; and
ho took his pipe from his lips, and
turned hla faco to her. "Kind and
wise art thou, my husband; and what'
over is thy wish, that is my wish
too."
"Right am I, and I know I am right.
And I think that Neil-Sempio will be
a very great person. On the Judge's
bench ho will sit down yet."
"A good young man ho may be, tht
ho is a very bad lover; that is the
truth. If a llttlo less wlso he could
only be! A young girl likes somo fool-
ish talk. Llttlo fond words, Yery
strong they are. Thou thyself said
them to me."
"That Is right. To Neli I will talk
a little. A man must seek a good wife
'with moro heart than ho seeks gold.
Ye3, yes; her price above rubies is."
At tho very moment Joris made
this remark, tho elder was speaking
for him. Neil was walking about tho
terrace, and ho Joined him. "
"You are stepping In a vera majestic
way, Nell; what's In your thoughts, I
wonder?" .
"I have a speech to make to-morrow,
air. My thoughts wero on tho law,
which has a certain majesty of iti
own."
"You'd better bo thinking o' a
speech you ought to mako to-night, it
you caro aboot saving yoursel' wl'
Katherino Van Heemskirk. You hae
a rival, sir. Capt. Hyde asked Van
Heemskirk Tor his daughter this af-
ternoon, and an earldom In prospect
lsna a poor bait. Tak' a word o' ad-
vice now. You aro fond enough to
plead for others, go and plead an hour
for yoursel.' Certlo! When I was
your age, I was ayo noted for my per-
suading way. Your father, air, never
left a apare corner for a rival."
(To be continued.)
Lawyer and Witness.
A certain Mr. H. was a sharp law-
yer and Invariably retained in crim-
inal cases, whero his peculiar abilities
wero deemed likely to benefit his
client, writes a contributor to th
Weekly Bouquet. Old Mrs. L., tho
widow of a small farmer, was remark-
able for her plainness in apoech and
manner, and sho was ono of tho cuto
sort. Tho old woman was an Import-
ant witness for tho prosecution In
which H. defended tho evil-doer. Her
testimony bore hard upon tho pris-
oner, and in tho cross examination
H. endeavored in vain to contuse or
lrritato her.
At length, turning abruptly to tho
witness, ho' exclaimed, "Madam, you
havo brass onough In your faco to
mako a twolve-quart pall!"
"Yes," replied tho witness, "and you
have got sass onough in your head
to fill it!"
Tho lawyer had dono with that wit-
ness. It Stopped the Gambling.
A good story is told of a" certain
colonel in connection with an Inspec-
tion of a crack rlflo corps which ho
commanded.
Tho Inspection passed oft satisfac-
torily; thero wero no complaints,
and tho roglmont waa ovldently In
good order,
"But," said Uio inspecting general,
"I am bound to tell yuu, colonel, that
rumors havo reached mo of gambling
being carried on extensively among
your officers."
"That may hdyo been tho caso, air,''
said tho colonel, "somo months ago';
but I .can, satire you that, nothing of
tha kind Is. In vogue now, because I'va.
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The Only Thing to Do. '
"Doctor," eaid tho fuaay invalid, "I
understand tho only propor way, to
breatho is through tho noso. Now,
sometimes I wako up and find my
mouth wldo open."
"Well?" said Dr. Gruff.
"Well; what shall I do?"
"Get up and shut It, of course."
Slzod Him Up Right.
"Martha," faltered Mr. Shakos as
ho crawled cautiously from under tho
hod, "aro you suro there Is no man In
tho house?"
"Quito suro," sneered his wife, dis-
gusted at hla lack of courago, ."I
thought you might bo ono, but now
I find I am mistaken."
Natural Deduction.
"Docs ho claim to know much about
women?"
"No; ho says they are beyond his
comprehension."
"Then he's married."
THERE ARE
She Do thoughts that came to you
He (a poet) Sure; if I enclose a
Mildly Surprised.
"That new boarder went to sleep
with the gas turned on and very nearly
suffocated," exclaimed tho woman who
was very naturally in a state of grer
excitement.
"Well, well!" rejoined her husband,
who does chores now and then. "Who
would havo thought it? From tho
amount of light It gave I never thoughx
that gas was strong enough to hu"S.
anybody."
His Explanation.
"Why aro people who buy gold brlcltl
invariably farmers?" asked the man
who assumes superiority.
"I dunno," answered Mr. Corntosse,
"unless it's because farmers aro tfcl
only folks nowadays who havo monei'
enough to make It worth while fev
sharpers to bother with 'em."
His Reason.
"Why," pleaded tho prisoner, disre-
garding all rules of the court, "do you
persist In doubting my statements?"
"Because," replied the court In equal
disregard of the rules aforesaid, "It I
were guilty of the doed of which I be-
lieve you to be I should He like the
mischief."
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A LITTLE TOO FORWARD.
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Undo Josh Gosh! this weddin'
Aunt Salllo How so?
Undo Josh Woll, It says your
send a present, but I think tills is too
Method In His Madness.
Managor I couldn't pay the "wild
man of Borneo more than half his
salary this morning.
Assistant Manager I thought there
waq something unusual about UJm;
he's acting perfectly wild.
Pa's Idea of It,
Little, Wllllo-Say;. pa, Jn thin edi-
torial what la meant by the term
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1 yo' hab a cold
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Mrs.. Erastus No
OTHERS.
long ago over return?
stamped envelope..
COULDN'T
Actress When I reach New York
manager Yes; or a long wane.
invitation ter Jack's weddln! is cheeky.
presents Is requested." I intend ter
much.
George Was Slandered.
George Washington The papers
aro saying that I never told tC IJe,
Mrs. Goorgo Washington Oh, well,
don't worry about It; all sorts of sto-
ries are circulated when a man. Is
running for office,
w Hurrjed Departure. '
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