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AUTHOR OF THC Tta ''7 w.w Voik opane on l4ng Island. naar uiiy, wnara hiu Emily ' 'BUf. luror f tha oalal.retad "M.r !," ui.imoWl. i'aae hsr war. The " 'ha aiuipl an.1 har ouualn. t)lck rir.iuh " nnMdlal wllh drink la ' , arig.il. Thar ihhI anuthar car Ihiuh la r"" br a Wo'esaluiial ruw unicl l-eatransa. Tha latl.r fltoa up ih. s fraieh rar and dlraola Mlaa JTfranoh low tu procead homawara. Kllian rfraach haa dlalnharllad hla eon. whs llm olaai'larail lla Inform Emily 22l, thai ha would Haa lo have har Larry I'l'K, who la a food-nalurad but 4ratxnll.la fallow ii appaara mat a rrr.r f Kihan rfranrh warning aa as STrl lo race ""h ,h" "Maruury" at auto TT.nta haa aiial lalrana, and at ;.. rfram'h fa' inrjf Emily enoounlera lh iouns man. Tha rafar plaaaanllr lo ih.lr tnrailnf wlian lluk enmaa along and -L.niu-a ilia yuunf raoar. Mr Hkee .i. l-ealraaaa lantiraa Ihalr flrat Mf,a wrixn lia poara1 to a dlaad i.rairanaa (alia Kmllv (hat h -ill n tu nlmala har IndlfTarant roualn aulotllnhlla aapart IMrk Ulli i.k hla lmalnaa aohoollng undar tli lulelasa vt Ialrana. CHAPTER V. (Continued). Well?" I Irk at last queried. -Have Mr. llallny do nothing af all." waa the deliberate reply. "There I . atlnimtte of eubordlnatlon. I be lieve -this Is Mr. Ffrench'e factory I've dun my part and we'll think no mora of the matter. I may be wrong But I am mora than grateful to Mlaa rfre.ich " Thal'a all you're going to do?' Ye. I wtab you would Dot alt thare" "I'm tired; I won't fall In, and I ami to tliliik. We're been a lot to- m.tber II. la spring. Ieatrange; I don't like thta business about tha stnerltig grar. In you go down to tha livach tomorrow?" Tnntyht. Tomorrow I muat put In rrrilln on Uie track. I would bare been down today If thera bad not bean io much to do here. Are you romltiK lth ma. or not until tha eren d of the start?" IUrk stirred unrorofortably. "I don't want to coma at all, thank you I law you race) once" -You had hotter gat used to It; Lestrangs quietly adrleed. "Tha day Biay mine when there la no one to take your place. Thla factory wtll be your a,ml ynu will bate to look after your own Intereets. I wlah you would oome down and represent tba com pany at thla rara " "1 hatan't tha baad for It." "I do not agree) with you." Their errs met In a long regard Hera, In the crowded room of work era, tha cvaai'Uaa uproar ahut In their contaraatlnn w"h a walled coinplet Deaa of prlary. "I'm not aura w bet her you know H. Ijiitrang. but you're got ma all tlrred up alnre I met you," the young er man confnaaed plaintively. "You're different from other followa and you're made me different. I'd ratber he around the factory than an J where elae I know, now. Hut honestly 1 Ilka you too well to watch you race "I want you to coma." "I-- One of tha men with a Teasel of white, hearing molten metal was try Ir.g to paas through tha narrow stale Hrk broke tils sentence to rise In hasty STolJunre. and bla foot allppad In a puddle of oil on tha floor. It waa so brief In happening that only the workman concerned saw tlx accident Aa Iitck fell backward. ! strange sprang forward and caught htm, fairly snatching him from tha greedy teeth. There was tha rending of fabric, a gasplug sob from Dick, snd reeling from tha recoil I-estrsnge was sent Ungearing against a flying wheel next In Una. Tba workman act down bla burden lth a reeklossneaa endangering fur ther trouble, actlra too lata. "Mr. I-atrsnge!" ba cried. Hut I estrange had already reeo ered himself, hla right arm crossed ltb a acorrhed and bleeding bar where It bnd touched tba glittering whnel, and tha two young men were standing opposite each othor In safety You are not hurt?" waa tha first question. "I? I ought to ba, but I'm not. Coma to a surgeon. I-ent range Oh, you told m not to alt thera!" Estrange glanced down at tha sur face wound, then quickly back at tha to pallid faces. "Oo on tov your work, Petara." ha dlrectod. "I'm all right." And aa tha msn alowly obeyed. "Now will you tuke my advice and coma to tha race lth ma. rtrench?" "Haca! You'd raca with that arm?" "Yea. Are you coming with ma?" Shaken and tremulous, Iilck passed a damp hand acroaa hla forehead. "I think you're mad to stand talking hera. Coma to the; office, for heaven's sake. And. I'd ba ground up there. If you hadn't caught ma." ha looked to ward the Jnwa sullenly ahreddlng and reshreddlng a atrip of cloth from his Hears "I'll do anything you want." "Will you?" I,e-trng fiaahed nulckly. He flung back hla head wllh tha resolute setting of expression the other knew ao well, hla cyee brilliant lth a resolve that took no heed of Physical discomfort. "Then glra ma your word that you'll stick to your ork hera. That la my fear; that the hange In you la Just mood you'll Ira of soma day. I want you to atancj P to your work and not drop out dla qualified." "I will." aatd Pick, subdued and samest. "I couldn't help doing It Jour arm" 'strange Impatiently dragged out l is handkerchief and wound It around 'he cut. "Oo on." "I can't help keeping on; 1 couldn't o back now. You've got me awnko No one elite ever trlml, and I waa hnv '"a- a good time. It began with liking y'i and thinking of all you did. and '""ling funny slongsldo of you." Ho Paused, struggling with Anglo-Saxon CAMf AND WOW, shyness. ''I'm awfully fond 0f you. old fallow." Tba other's gray eyes warmed and hST SU,I"I", b' U'd Ul hU "It'a mutual." ba assurad. "It Isn't Playing tha game to trap you while you sr. upaet Ilka this. But I don't ""sr. you'll be sorry. Come find soma one to tie this up for ma; I can't nva It still tomorrow." But la spite of hla professed haste Lastracga stopped at tha head f th. stalra and want back to racorer some small objact lying on tha floor be neath a pool of chilling metal, when ba rejoined Dick. It was to linger yet a moment to look back across tha teeming room. "Its worth baring, all thla," ba commented, with tha first touch of sadueaa tha other erer had seen In him. "Don't throw It away, rfrencu." There Is usually a surgeon within reach of a factory. When Mr. Ffrench passed out to tha cart where Emily waited, ha passed Dick and tha vll lage physician entering. Tha elder gentleman put on his glssses to sur vey bU nephew's white face. "An scclilent?" ha Inquired. The casual curiosity was sufficiently exasperating, and Dirk's nerves were badly gone. "Nothing worth mentioning." ba stiapjied "Just that I nearly fi ll Into the machinery and I. entrance tins done up bis arm pulling ma out That's all." And he hurried tha doctor on with out further parley or excuse. Estrange was In the room behind the office, smoking one of ilalley's cigars and listening to that gentle man's vigorous remsrks concerning nisnsgeis who couldn't keep out of their own mschlnory. the patient not having considered It worth while to explain Dick's shsre In the mischance An omission which Dick himself promptly remedied In his anxious con trition. I-atcr, when tha arm was being swathed In white linen, Ita owner spoke to his companion of tha morn ing: "I hop you didn't annoy Miss Ffrenrh with this trilling matter, as you csme In." "I didn't spesk to bar at all. only to my unrle" "Very good " Bometblng In tba too Indolent tone "That Isn't Tlflht . . ... 11m .lniAnt nhuh roused dicks biuhnj ration. Startled, ha acrutlnlxed Lav strange. "la that why you Doinerea youra.. Ith me?" ha stammered. "Is that hy-" ., Shut up! warned iesirnnn iuii-i- bly and Inelegantly. "That lin t tight enough. Itoc. You know I'm expert- ced at this sort or imng. nu going to use this arm. Put Dick was noi iu - .. . ... .. . whim the his new eniignienin-"i. ....... surgeon momentarily turned away, ha leaned nearer, his plump face grim If I brace up. it won i v i"r r.m... but for you. immng in.,...r-. whispered viciously. "She don't want 1 . . ..ni her that way. me ano i -- - va got over that. Ann. anu-o... . found It. I'm sorry, ow "Shut up" SftlH liCsirnngo nmti.i. put though Dick's very sympathy unconsciously showed me .o,...--- baam between the rncu.H ....... ... sfretich. the nun Ul.l no. the cordial smllo lestnumc sent to ItlKBte bis cominiin.i. CHAPTER VI. .n flrat henrd the full story of ... ...... ..n!n when Dick ,Ht oppohIio her on the vcrml;i and gnve the account in ir "" " " ejection. .. We re going down .'""' - ,ne o'clock train." he auue. ... Ion. " lomotTow end practicing on mo ' evening at the race a...... lliwi I ' " - rrlpplvd lx- And I-estranga stuns . but-.. da that anytow? that ltrv tm"r- "H and , D'.h.W H,t WU. w..h4,,n1h!,'Up,r,uUcol' thla place" ",k you 0"'" Dick ..Id oddly Mayba h. will. t00. before ba. gm through with ua. w.'ra a ..t, ut a r-french..; . iot of blue-blooded T"' w"'t ny red Mood In you going to i.y good by to I woo t be home until If. over." us me ona looked at him. acroaa t,. d... ous du.U slowly .iiv.rlng as tba moon "You are going tn with kimi Wck amoothed hi. legging, before standing up. .urveylng his strict mo tor costume with a gloomy pride not v n concealed. s. in representing our com- nana t ... I "'.range raignt want some "acKing ir any disputes turned up. r,,nan nearly bad a fit whan Bailey told hlra what I was going to do; be called ma Illchard for tha first time In my f,. j gueii rll tom, wd yet. If every one except La- siranga did think I waa a chump." "I am vary aura you will" ahe an ---."u aouuy. -uooa-Dy, Dick; you look very nice." When ha reached tha foot of tha steps, ber voice recalled him. aa aha stood leaning over tha rail. "Dick, you could not make him give i up, not raca this time?" He stared up at her white figure o, i could not. Don't you Pose I tried?" sup- i suppose you did," she admitted. ana went back to her aeat Tha June night waa verv ouiet "nca a sleepy bird stirred In the honeysuckle vines and chirped mrougn tbe dark. Fur below tba throb of a motor pasaed down tha road, dying away again to leave al lence Suddenly Emily Ffrench hid her face on the arm of her chair and tha teara overflowed. There was no consciousness of time while that Inarticulate passion of dread spent Itself. But It waa nearly hair an hour later when ahe started up at tha echo of a light step on tba gravel path, dashing her handkerchief across ber eyes. It was Incredible, but It waa true: estrange himself was standing be fore her at the foot of tba low stairs, the moonlight glinting across his un covered bronze bead and bright, clear face. "I beg pardon for trespass, Mis rrrench, be said, "but your cousin tells me he has been saying a great deal of nonsense to you about thla raca, and that you were so very good aa to feel some concern regarding It Really. I had to run up and aet that right; I couldn't leave you to be aa noyed by Mr. Ffrencb'a servea. Will you forgive me?" I.Ike sun through a mist bis blithe voice cleaved through bar distress. Ilefore the tranquil aanlty of bia re Enouon, Doc" gard, her painted terrors suddenly showed as the artificial canvas scenes of a atage, unreal, untrue. "It waa like you to come," aha an swered, with a shaking sigh that waa half sob. "I was frightened, yes." "There Is no cause. A dozen other men take the same chance aa Rupert and 1; the driver who alternates wltb me. for Instance. This Is our life." "Your srm " "la well enough." He laughed a lit tle. "You will see many a bandaged arm before the twenty four houra are up; few of us finish without a acratch or strain or blister. This Is a man's game, but It's net half so destructive as foot ball. You wished me good luck for the Georgia race; will you repent the honor before I go back to Kfrench?" "I wish you," she raid unsteadily, "every kind of success, now and al ways You saved Dick today-of all eluo you tmve dono for hlin and for me I have not words to speak. Hut It made It harder to bear the thought of your hurt aud rlk from the hurt, when I knew that I had sent Dick there, who caused It." (TO UK CONTINUED.) One From Papa. "Para." "Hl,a tne llUe ho,r '1h, do they sny a woman Is 'setting ber cap' for a mnn when she wjints to marry him?" "IVcnuso, my son," explains the fnthcr softly. "If she sets her bonne, for him she knows blamed well th price of It will scare blm to death ." Judge's Library. Fbptl)er NEAT TRICK WITH MATCHES Much Amusement May Be Had With Little Came When Young Folk . Cannot Get Outdoors. Hare say 100 matches. Lay them on tbe table and agree with aome one to take alternately from the heap any number not exceeding ten, and wager that tha last mutch will come to you. Then remember the numbers 1, 12, 23, 34, and ao on. Increasing by 11 each time. Supposing you hava the first draw, you take one match only, and your opponent can never have a chance, for If ba drawa aa many aa possible the first time (10) you take one more and make the total 12. Say ba then drawa 8, and you will (medi ately draw 3. When you have got 89 you will aee that tbe other player haa no chance. Should your opponent In sist on having the flrat draw ba will make It possible for you to attain one of the numbers, 12, 23, 34, etc. Then tbe game Is yours. A great deal of amusement may be had over the match trick during rainy evenings when the young folks cannot get out of doors to enjoy games In the open. WHITTLE BALL IN BOX FRAME Peculiar Epldsmlc Among Man Loung ing In Falrmount Park Toy Delight Little Children. There la an epidemic In Falrmount park, Philadelphia, of a very contagb ou. natrure. Just so long as It was Ball In Box Frame. onflned to the whittling of a atlcl cases of It were Isolated to a few wb apparently meditated while they aen tiny chips fluttering over the ground, but one day a regular park devotee re marked that he could whittle a ball In a box frame. He waa called upon to prove hla ability to do ao, and no aooner had he done so than his admir ing associates tried to manufacture others like It. The eagerness of chil dren to possess such a unique toy add ed an Incentive to the fascination of whittling, and soon so many whlttlera wtro In evidence that curiosity con cerning thorn created comment, which led to Investigation. A stroll through the park tho other day revealed 87 gentlemen engiged In whittling "ball-lu-a-frame." One ot flic whittlers declared It was "an off afternoon" If only 37 whittlers were found, bb several "bunches of boys" found hours of amusement In the pastime. "What do you get out of It?" he waa asked. "Just the satisfaction of making It," he smilingly answered. The Illustration shows the method of cutting thb ball, and also the toy when finished. HOW TO SPIN HANDKERCHIEF Very Effective Trick and Popular With Jugglers May Be Done With Aid of Little Needle. This Is a very effective trick. It was a favorite one with Jugglers and magicians until the secret was discov ered. A handkerchief tg borrowed, thrown In the nir, and caught on the end of a whirling stick held by the Juggler, when the handkerchief spreads out to Its full size and com mences to rapidly spin round. The secret Is that in the end of thn stick a needle Is Inserted about oi.. ojar- Spinning a Handkerchief. ter of nn inch, leaving the sharp end out. When the handkerchief la caught on the whirling stick the needle point passed through it, thus prevent ing It falling off tho stick, and tbe handkerchief will spread out and spin about on the end of the stick. No Maltese Cats In Malta. There are a few of the so-called Maltcso terriers lti Malta, but they are not of puro blood, and the pup plea which the atreet hawker offer for salo to tourists are mora or less ntonurel. with a strain of tha old breed, write Consul James Oliver Lalng. from Malta. The Maltese cat doe not exist In Malta; at least not one ha been seen here of tha oolor called Maltese In the United State. Largs Parle Library. Tha Imperial library of Parli tain two million volume. MOON'S INFLUENCE ON TIDES Survival of Old-Tim Superstition Which Haa Been Found Impoaal I bias to Eradicate. Tba Influence of the moon upon tbe weather was In ancient time assumed In much the same way aa the Influence of the moon upon tba tide of tha sea waa assumed. There wa no proper knowledge of the facta In either case, and It waa accepted In both caaea merely becauae the regular change of the earth a ahadow on tha moon were need a the great primitive time keeper, and any frequent changea In other thlnga must happen after om one or other of those regular changea. The barbaric guera, "I'oet hoc ergo propter hoc," proved, when careful study of the matter waa mada and Newton law of gravitation wa ap plied to It, to be right In regard to the tides, but wrong In regard to tha weather. The "banking up" of tha In a moving hood which passes, as It were, "over the face of tha water" twice (approximately) In the U houra ta now known to be due to tha "drag" or gravitational attraction ex erted on the heavy but mobile maa of the ocean by the moon as It circle round the earth, with a returning change in Ita relative position to earth and sun, tbe phases of which occupy month. Hut It haa no auch action on the flimsy vapora of the air. An immense number of exact numerical detalla, de pending on the weight of the moon, ita position, and movement in relation to the earth at successive momenta, con sequently of ita action in producing the tidea of the sea, have been aacer talned with astounding accuracy. At the same time astronomer and me teorologists (those who study the at mosphere of our earth) have come to the conclusion that what we call "the weather" is not affected by the posi tion of the moon in regard to the earth, either at any hour of the day or any part of the month (phase or "quarter" of the moon), or at any part of the year. BEAT STREET CAR COMPANIES 8tandard of Height Set for Children Doea Not Alwaya Work Out With Exact Justice. "In cities where the street car com panlea attempt to determine the age of a child by Ita height some pretty complication ensue," said the travel ing salesman. "Fcrty-one Inches haa been established as the average height of a child of five years, but the Injus tice of that rule la frequently dem onstrated In cities with a large for eign population. "Into the car of a western city whose street railway haa adopted the forty-one-inch gauge came a child carrying three book. Hi mother re fused to pay fare. " 'If that kid under Ave what' he doing with all those books?" the con ductor demanded. "The mother was serene In her right 'Measure him and aee,' ahe said. "He marched the child up to the door Jamb. The youngster fell a quarter of an Inch below the topmoat notch. " 'Seven, If be' a day,' the conduc tor growled; 'but ahe evade payment because of hla nationality. He' Ital ian, and Italian run small. On the measurement basis half tbe Italian children could ride free till they are twelve years old.' "In that same town they have a large Bulgarian and Greek population. They are mostly undersized. A Swede, on the other hand, would overtop the mark so much that even a birth cer tificate would not entitle him to a free ride." Potpourri of Peoples. In this most cosmopolitan of cities (Buenos Aires) the foreigner fore gather In little worlds of their own. Most are represented by newspaper published In their own languages, most have clubhouse more or less pretentious. On the earn j evening one aeason re cently "The Merry Widow" wa pro duced in Spanish, French and Italian In as many different theatera. And there are all sorts of places of amuse ment where foreigners can enjoy them selves each after his own fashion from an Immense artificial skating rink (a very fashionable resort by the way) to a tropical coffee house, from a golf or race course to a poolroom or bowling alley, from the most attrac tive and elegantly equipped of modern cafes to a little French domino parlor or German beer saloon, from magni ficent opera house to a cheap vaude ville or moving picture theater. From "Through South America," by Harry W. Van Dyke. Loved for Hla Infirmity. A case where bodily and not moral weakness brought happiness waa that of Sergt. Thomas Flunkett of the Twenty-first Massachusetts regiment during the Civil war. In charge at Fredericksburg the color bearer wa among the first to fall. Seizing tha flag Sergeant Plunkett bore It almost over the ramparts, where ha fell with both arms shot away. When tha new waa carried to hi sweetheart, so the story goea, she pro tested that she could never marry him. "Then I'll bs proud to," de clared her alster. They were married as aoon a he recovered. Ha waa voted medal by congress and made a messenger In the Massachusetts state house, when he served for many year. Lace Designs From 8plder Webs. Missionaries in Paraguay more than 200 years ago taught the native In dians to make lace by hand. Since that day the art has greatly develop ed, and In certain of tho towns lace making Is the chief occupation. Al most all tho women, many children and not a few men are engaged In this industry. A curious fact with referenco to tha Paraguayan laces 1. tlitit the designs were borrowed from lm strange webs woven by tK.e remi ruplcr.l spiders thnt pb-imul In thv country. Accordingly tills lice is b ;ba natives ti!VJ Mii.Vitl, whlc' n:c:is "spldi r wi b." - liur.-cr'; .Vtcklv 38 tlieJD . i -v... -a TO w M ANT are tbe tales told of the cruelty of the Bert In dians, a primitive pePl inhabiting Tiburon island. In the Gulf of California. That they are not aa bad aa they hava been painted la asserted by Tbomaa H. Street, medical director, U. 9. N retired, who visited the Island with government aurveylng expedi tion and whose story followa: On March 20. 1874, we reached an anchorage at Tiburon island, the In diana of which were then aa they are yet in evil repute. At one time, we had been told, some Mexicans came to tbe Island In a small vessel to hunt for pearl-oyster and were killed by the Indiana. The Mexican government. In retaliation, sent a force against them which killed many, but they were not subdued. Somehow they acquired a bad name, and, like Ishmael, their band haa been against every man so we were told and every man's hand ba been against them; this, at least, is true. They were feared so that not even the greed of the pearl huntera could Induce the native to go near the Island to hunt the oyater which was said to abound tn It waters. At Guaymaa we were strongly ad vised not to go there. But George Dewey, who had command of the sur veying vessel, waa not the man to be deterred by a few bad Indians from do ing the work be was sent to Jc Then, there waa a probability that the condi tions were not aa bad aa they were represented to be, there beltg a ten dency In human nature to exaggerate. When we got there tbe only reatrlc tiona Imposed upon ua by the com manding officer were that we should not go on shore alone and unarmed. There were a number of Indian on the beach, but they made no hostile movements when . we landed. They came forward readily enough - and shook hands all around, and we ac companied them to one of their tem porary encampmenta on the beach, a short distance from where we had landed, for they made us understand that they had come here to fish from aome other part of the Island. Lived In the Bushea, Three families Inhabited the beach at this point, and the bushes were their only shelter; for clothing they wore a few rags. We gave them cloth ing and hard-tack and canned corned beef, which they accepted eagerly; but their first and persistent want was for something strong to drink. To satisfy this craving, or at least to stop their Importunities, they were given some alcohol. In a bottle, well diluted. We became convinced that they would sell the island for aguadlente. They brought off to the ship and presented to us two large fish which they had Just caught, which showed, we thought, appreciation of favors received. Shortly after our arrival the women began to paint their facea and their children's with a blue pigment. Broad lines were drawn with the finger under the eyes and down each side ot the nose. The men returned our call on board the ship dressed In the old cloth ing which had recently been given them. One wore a uniform coat much too small for his broad shoulders. It humped him In the back so that he looked deformed. Another had on a coat the tails of which had been slashed with a knife to make It claw hammered. A third wore a blue shirt of a sailor with the rusty shoulder- straps of a lieutenant A party of us visited In a boat a large encampment about five mllea away on the coast The men were all way hunting turtle, but women and children were In plenty. They repre sented ten families. These had for shelter semi-circular heapa of brush about four feet high, which were noth ing better than wind-brakes. NOT A MATTER OF FIGURES Success In Warfare by No Means Al ways on the Side of the Biggest Battalions. Tha outcome of tha fighting In the Balkans Is a terrible shock to tha ex perts who are addicted to winning and losing battlea on a strict mathematical basis. The naval man balances weight of broadside, and speed against speed, and assigns victory cn the ba sis of a superiority of 2,600 pounds In weight of broadside and one-sixteenth of a knot In speed. And when real war cornea a torpedo-boat stands up to a battleship and puts It out of commis sion. The land warrior balancea gun against gun, battalion against battal ion, regulars against regulars, and re serves against reserves. And when war comes, a division ot reserves with Inferior artillery drives two divisions ot regulars before It The expert speaks In a perfunctory way of mor als, but his heart Is tn his figures. When the Greeks, who fifteen years ago fled like aheep before the Turks, iliv tha Turk Ilk shsep before emJndiana 1.4 2. - "V' vx-m U4 r 4 4 Though we saw one or two old per cussion guna. their principal weapon waa the bow and arrow. They sub sisted largely on fl&b and turtles and berries and roots. Their household effects were few. Of those that we saw all might be carried away on the shoul ders of one person. Tha women mad a kind of platter of grass and reeds, and they had earthenware vessels for holding water and for cooking pur poses. On the second day of our stay wa were so well impressed with their friendly Intention toward us that two of us went out with them on a hunt for deer, gotten up for our benefit They stationed ua at certain vantage polnta, and the Indiana then took sta tions themselves, sending the boys armed with bow and arrow to beat tha copse to set the game afoot Display Ingenuity. A large doe came directly our way and passed within ten or twelve paces of my companion, and when she had passed his well-aimed bullet bored Its way through the entire length ot her body. V They displayed considerable In genuity In building the canoes In which they fish and hunt the turtle. They were constructed of bundles of reeds three In number from 12 to IS feet long and spindle-shaped that is. round and thickest in the middle and tapering small to the enda. The bun dles are so placed that one forms the bottom and the others the sides of the float They are bound together in that position. The width was greatest in the middle, and there kneeled the boat man, whose kneea were submerged, and plied a double-bladed paddle. Tha reeda soon became water-soaked and needed to be taken from tbe water and dried to Improve their flotation. Our relations with these people con tinued friendly. They visited the ship and we visited the shore as long as they remained. And it waa their de parture that waa a mystery to us. On fine morning we awoke to find them gone; the smoke of their fires waa no more seen and the shore was deserted. From that time to the end of our stay" we ss.w them no more. There had been no leave-taking; for they bad folded their tenta tn the night, like tha Arabs, and had silently stolen away. Qualified. Casually, by chance, unsought, they met In the railway carriage. He was a young man. beardless; his compan ion a hoary oldster. "So you are a teacher?" remarked the talkative veteran. "I'll wager you had to pass a pretty stiff exam." "Yes, Indeed!" replied the instruc tor of the young. "And what were the subjects?" In quired the Inquisitive passenger. "Well, we were examined In psy chology. Integral calculus, mathemat ical astronomy, polemic divinity, meta physical analysis, and Greek, Latin, French and German versification." "Indeed! And for what position were you striving?" "Teacher of the infants, sir." Good Memory. A man went into a Klrksvllle (Mo.) store the other day, carrying a tin bucket. "The fellow claimed that when I sold It to him I guaranteed It for ten years." said the dealer. "He hadn't bad It but six years and It was all bat tered up. He wanted a new one. I went and got him one without a word. I had no desire to argue with a man who had a memory like that" Kan sas City Times. Where the Money Is. "Is there any money In poultry?" "Tou can get pretty good prices for chickens killed by passing autoa, but you have keep a aharp lookout" them; when the Servians, who are set down as a non-flghtlng race, go to their death like Japanese samurai, th expert grows aware that there are cer tain non-mathematical factors which enter Into the game ot war; such as the Inspiration of a Just cause and th Impetus of national self preservation. But In a little while the expert for gets and la once more busy with hla arithmetical books. Retort Imperative. Pension had repeatedly boned Richelieu tor subscriptions to various charitable schemes and th cardinal always refused to loosen up. One day Fsnelon waa telling him that he had been looking at hla (Richelieu) new picture. "Did you ask It for a sub scription?" Inquired the cardlnaL "No; I saw there was no chance." re plied Fenelon; "It looked so much like you." By Trying. It's by trying that you make your character. A man's character Is the sum of his Intentions and his choleea. B. 7. Benson,