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CHAtTER lit.
Tra to his determination, the doctor
devoted the night following hl advent
Into the little frontier village to th
Investigation of the Quaker preacheri
fltneea for hla uae. He took Pepeeta
with htm. the older habitues of the
tavern standing on the porch and amll
In Ironically aa they started. The
meeting- house was one of those eon
Ventlonal weather-hoarded building
with which all travelers In the West
ern States are familiar. The rays of
the tallow randies bv which It was
lighted were streaming- feebly out Into
the ntrhf Th 1rt.ua were open, and
through them were passing meek
faced, soft-voiced and plain-robed wor
hlpers.
Keeping close together, Pepeeta light
and graceful, the doctor heavy and
awkward, both of them thoroughly em
barrassed, they ascended the steps as
' bear and raselle might have walked
the gang-plank Into the ark. They en
tared unobserved save by a few- of the
younger people who were staring va
rantly about the room, and took their
eats on the last bench. The Quaker
maidens who caught eight of Pepeeta
were visibly excited and began to
preen themselves as turtle doves might
have done If a bird of paradise had
suddenly flashed among them. One of
them happened to be seated next her.
She was dressed In quiet drabs and
grays. Her face and person were per
vaded and adorned by simplicity,
meekness, devoti-n; and the contrast
between the two was so striking as to
render them both self-conscious and
tineas- In each other's presence.
The visitors did not know at all
what to expect In thla unfamiliar
place, but could not have been aston
Ished or awed by anything else half
much aa by the Inexplicable sllenco
which prevailed. If the whole assem
blage had been dancing or turning
-romersaults, they would not have been
surprised, but the few moments In
which they thus sat looking stupidly at
the people and then at each other
eemed to them like a email eternity.
Pepeeta's sensitive nature could 111 en
dure tuch a strain, and she became
nervous.
'Take me away," she Imploringly
whispered to the doctor, who snt by
her side. Ignorant of the custom which
separated tlio sexes.
He tried to encourage her In a few
half-suppressed words, took her trem
bling hand In his great I w, preased
It reaasuringly. wluked humoroualy.
and Uien looked about him with a sar
donic grin.
To Pepeeta's relief, the silence was
At last broken by an old man who roso
from his seat, reverently foldel his
. hands, lifted his face to heaven, closed
his eyes and began to apeak. She had
never until this moment listened to a
prayer, and this address to an Invisible
Ilelng wrought In her already agitated
mind a confused and exciting effect:
but the prayer was long, and gave her
time to recover her self-control. The
silence which followed Its close was
less painful because less strange than
the other, and she permitted herself
to glance about the room and to won
der what would happen next Her cu
riosity was soon satisfied. Iavld Cor
son, the young mystic, rose to his feet.
He was dressed with exquisite neat
tiess In that simple arl which lends
to a nnhle person a peculiar and seri
ous dignity. Standing for a moment
before he began his address, he looked
over the audience with the aelf-poa-aession
of an accomplished orator.
The attention of every person In th
room was at once arrested. They sll
recalled their wandering or preoccu
pied thoughts, lifted their bowed heads,
and fixed their eyes upon the com
manding figure before them.
This general movement caused Pe
peeta to turn, and ahe observed a sud
den transformation on the countenance
of the dove-like Quaker maiden. A
flush mantled her pule cheek and a
radiance beamed In her mild blue eyea
It was a tell-tale look, and Pepeeta.
who divined Us meaning, s. tied sym
pathetically. Hut the first word which fell from
the lips of the speaker withdrew her
attention from every other object, for
his voice possrsaed a quality wtn
which ahe was entirely unfiinilllitr. It
would have charmed and fascinated
the hearer, even if It had uttered Inco
herent words For Pepeeta, It had an
other and a more mysterious value. It
wae the voice of her destiny, and rang
In her soul like a bell. The apeech of
the young guaker was a almpU and
unadorned message of the love of Hod
to men. and of their power to respon J
to the iMvlne ,-n.
Farh eentenc had fallen Into the
sensitive soul of the fortune teller like
a pebl.lt, Into a deep well, she was
gating at him In astonishment er
llpa were parted her t-yri r. ,uf.
fused and she was lenin t.. .
trflt,l. ly.
When .1 length , M orpl1
speaking. It aenuej i !p,.cta as If a
sudden end had come to eer thing
as If risers had .eased to run and stars
to rise and eet. (the drew a long, deep
breath, sighed and Bank back In her
eat exhausted by the nervous tension
to which she had been aubjected
The effect upon the quack was hard
ly lees remarkable. II.. to, had
tened with breathless attention. Ha
tried to enable and then to resist this
mesmeric power, but gradually suc
cumbed He felt as If chained to hla
eat and It was only ly a great effort
that he pulled himself together. (aoK
ivpeota by the arm and drew her out
into the Hen air.
For a fw moments they walked In
Hence, and then the doctor exclaim
ed: "P p-peeta. I have found him at
Xaat!"
"Found whom?" she askej sharply,
trrtiated by the vol.e which entered
uch a reaping contrast to the one sill!
cholttg in her ears.
"round hcuf Aa If you didn't
nwl I mean the man of d-d-des-tiny!
He le a snake rharmer. rret!
lie Just faltly b b-Umbooiied you! I
we laughing la my sleeve and saying
to mMtf. Hat bamK-Kxtad ppeta;
fcwt he can't b b-bemboode met When
t up ai.o did III Te-totally dij it)
And U I. an hemtuvile ma. be e-su
ta-tmbeaiile t !-.-
"ltd tj tni.ieiun4 what be aaldf"
lejeete asked.
Vri.i.ii.4T Xitll should say
.Mt ut UiKut u4 hl ,l4
j . I. I v, i . i ,
tor If he can fool the people with that
kind of g-g-glbberlsh, he can certainly
f-f-fool them with the Balm of the B-B-Blessed
Islands! First time I was
ever b-b-bambooxled In my life. Feels
queer. Our fortune's made, P-p-pepee
ta!" i
His triumph and excitement were so
great that he did not notice the silence
and abstraction of his wife. His ar
dent mind Invariably excavated a
channel Into which It poured Its
thoughts, digging Its bed so deep as to
flow on unconscious of everything else.
Exulting In the prospect of attaching
to himself a companion so gifted, never
doubting for a moment that he could
do ao, reveling In the dreams of wealth
to be gathered trom the Increased sales
of his patent medicine, he entered the
hotel and made straight for ths bar
room, where he told hla story with the
most unbounded delight
Pepeeta retired at once to her room,
but her mind was too much excited
and her heart too much agitated for
slumber. She moved restlessly about
for a long time and then sat down at
the open window and looked Into the
night For the first time In her life,
the mystery of existence really dawned
upon her. She gased with a new awe
at the starry sky. She thought of that
Being of whom David had spoken.
Questions which had never before oc
curred to her knocked at the door of
her mind and Imperatively demanded
an answer. "Who am IT Whence aid
I come? For what was I cieated?
thla seren-by-nlne vatliy. like e snaa
In ti b-b-barrel looking out of the b-b-bung-holef'
Offended and disgusted, the Quaker
ni about to turn upon his heel; but
he saw la the face of the man's beau
tiful companion A look which said
plainly as spoken words, "I. too, de
Ire that you should go with us."
This look changed his purpose, Ana
he paused.
"Listen to me now," continued tne
doctor, observing his Irresolution.
"You think you know what life Is; but
you d-d-don t! Do you Knot wnat
g-c-rreat cities are? Do you know
what It Is to p-p-possess and to spend
the money which you d-d-desplse? Do
you know what It Is to wear fine
clothes, to see great atghta, to go where
you want to and to do what you p-p-
please?"
"I do not, nor do I wish to. And
thee must abandon these follies snd
sins. If thee would enter the Klffdnm
of God," David replied, fixing his eyes
sternly upon the face of the blasphem
er.
fbe Redemption
of g&vid orsot?
By CHARLES FREDERIC G0S8
Copyright. 1900, br Tb. Bowee-Msrrili Company.
AU Rights Reserved
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fTtAPTFR IV (Continued.)
Having stalked indignantly onwmrd
for a few paces, the doctor discovered
that hla wife had not followed mm,
and turning he called savagely; "Fe-
Deeta. come! It Is folly to try ana p
D-persuade him. Let us leave the satni
"Oood-bye, d-d-dead man! I hare
always hated c-c-corpses! I am going
where men have red b-b-blood In their
veins."
With these words he turned on his
heel and started toward the carriage,
leaving David and Pepeeta alone. Net
ther of them moved. The gypsy ner
vously plucked the petals from a daisy
and the Quaker gaxed at her face. Dur
lng these few moments nature had not
been Idle. In air and earth and tree
top, following blind Instincts, her myr
iad children were seeking their mates.
And here. In the odorous sunshine of
the May morning, these two young,
Impressionable and ardent beings,
yielding themselves unconsciously to
the same mysterious attraction which
was uniting other happy couples, were
drawn together In a union which time
could not dissolve and eternity, per
haps, cannot annul.
(To be continued.)
BOOS AS PASSENGERS.
Hs
Whither did I come? For what was
I created? Whither am I going?" shs
aaked herself again and again with
profound astonishment at ths newness
of these questions and her Inability to
answer them.
For a long time she sat In the light
of the moon, and reflected on these
mysteries with all the power of her
untutored mind. But that power was
soon exhausted, and vague, chaotic, ab
street conceptions gave place to A
definite Image which had been eternal
ly Impressed upon her Inward eyea. It
was the figure of the young Quaker,
Idealized by the Imagination of an ar
dent and emotional woman whose
heart had been thrilled for the first
time.
She began timidly to ask herself
what waa the meaning of those feel
ings which this stranger had awakened
In her bosom. She knew that they
were different from thoae which her
huaband Inspired; but how different
ahe did not know. They filled her with
a sort of ecstasy, and she rave herself
up to them. Exhauated at laat by
theae vivid thoughts and emotions, she
rested her head upon her arms across
t):e window sill and fell asleep. It
must have been that the young Quaker
followed her Into the land of dreams,
for when her huaband aroused her at
midnight a faint flush could be seen
by the light of the moon on those
rounded cheeks.
1 Froblem Consider fey late.
State-Commerce Coramtsslosu
Tribulations are besetting the dog.
As a traveler, while he It not an out
cast, he and hla owner are subject, on
many steam and electric railways, to
regulations that amount to cruelties,
a Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Telegram says.
It Is not unlikely that the Interstate
commerce commission In the near fu
ture may be called upon to provide
uniform regulations for the carrying
of dogs on Interstate trains. The rules
governing the transportation of dogs
are merely what each Individual Una
proposes to make them and a move
ment has been begun to bring About
reform regulations that will be fair
to passengers and Just to the dogs.
Some railroads charge a specified
fare for a dog; others transport the
dog as baggage, and yet others make
no charge, although they differentiate
between little dogs and big ones. A
few lines permit the owners of "small
dogs" to take them Into the passenger
cars with them; other lines relegate
all dogs to the baggage' cars, whore again into the windows of
they are In danger of being crushed For this he upbraided himself;
to his prayers! But let him remember
the old p-p-proverb, young saint old
sinner!' Come!"
He proceeded towards the carriage;
but Peneetn seemed rooted to the
around, and David was equally lnca
pable of motion. While they stood
thus, gastna- Into each other's eyes.
they saw nothing and they aaw all.
That brief glance was freighted with
destiny. A subtle communication naa
taken place between them, although
they had not spoken: for the eye has
a language of Its own.
What was the meaning of that
glance? What was the emotion that
gave It birth In the soul? He knew
It told Its own story. To their dying
day, the actors in that silent drama
remembered that glance with rapture
and with pain.
Pepeeta spoke first hurriedly ana
anxiously: "What did you say last
night about the -light of life?' Tell me!
I must know."
"I said there Is a light that llghteth
arrery man that cometh Into the world."
"And what did you mean? Be quick-
There la only a moment"
"I meant that there Is a light tliat
shines from the soul Itself and that In
this light we may walk, and he who
walks In It walks safely. He need
never fall!"
'Never? I do not understand; It Is
beautiful; but I do not understand!"
Pepeeta!" called her husband, an
grily.
She turned away, and David watch
ed her gliding out of his sight with an
Irrepressible pain and longing. "I sup
pose she Is his daughter," he said to
himself, and upon that natural but
mistaken inference his whole destiny
turned. Something seemed to draw
him after her. He took a step or two,
halted, sighed and returned to his labor.
But It was to a strangely altered
world that he went. Its glory had van
ished; it was desolate and empty, or so
at least It seemed to him, for he con
founded the outer and the inner
worlds, as it was his nature and habit
to do. It was In his soul that the
change had taken place
Thoughts which he had always been
ablo to expel from his mind before,
like evil birds fluttered again s-nd
his seal.
but
by falling trunks; and In some In-1 only to discover that at the very mo
stances the roads require that A dog ment when he regretted that he had
CHAPTER IV.
On the following morning the
preacher-plowman was afield at break
of day. The horses, refreshed and
rested by food and aleep, dragged the
gleaming plowshare through the heavy
sod as If 11 were light snow, and the
farmer exulted behind then.
David tied the reins to the plow han
dles and strode across the fresh fur
rows. Vaulting the fence and leaping
the brook which formed the boundary
line of the farm, he ascended the bank
and approached a carriage ' om which
a man hnd balled htm. As he did s,i
the occupants got out and came to
meet him. To hla astonishment he
saw the strangers whom he had no
ticed the night before. The man ad
vanced wltn a bold, free demeanor, fhe
woman' timidly and with downcast
eyes.
"(.ood morning," said the doctor.
David returned his greeting with the
customary dignity of the Quakers.
"My name la Dr. Aeaculaplua."
Thee la welcome."
I as over to the m-m-meetlng
house laat night and heard your s-s
- W , . I I - ' . . - 1 . ,
ievi-n. 1'tuii i uiuicisiaiui a W-W-
word, but aaw that you c-c-can talk
like a I'nlted Statea Senator."
Itavld bowed and blushed.
"I came over to make you a propo
sltlon. Want you to yoke up with me.
and help me aell the M-ll-Ualtu of the
Ulessed Islands.' You can do th
t-t-talking and 1 11 run the b-b-busl-
ness; see? What do you s-s-say?"
Gravely, placidly, the young Quaker
answered; "I thank thee, friend, for
what th evidently means aa a kind
ness, but I must decline thy offer."
"Decline my offer? Are you c-c-cra-sy?
Why do you d-d-decllne my of
fer?" "He.auao 1 hnv no wish to leave my
home and woik."
Although his answer waa addressed
to the man, his eves were directed to
the woman. Ilia r. ply, simple and nat
ural enough, astounded the quack.
What!" he exclaimed. "Do you
mean that you p-p-prefer to stay In
this p-p-ptsstye of a town to becom
ing a clttten of th g ( great world?"
1 do."
"But listen; I will pay you more
money In a alngl month than you can
earn by d-d-drltng your plow through
that b-b-blerk mud for a whole year."
"I have no nd and no dealr for
more money than I can earn by dally
toll."
"No need and no dealr for money!
H-b-th! You are not talking to sniv
eling old women and crack-b-h-braln-ed
old mn; but to a f f-feller who
can se through a two-Inch plank, and
you can t p-p-pas t,rr any of )olr -
l.gioue d-d-drixel on him. either"
This roars Insult ent straight to
the soul of lh youth Tie Mood tln
sld lu bis eli.e There v,i tight
nlng around Ms heart of something
hUh was out of place In th bosom
of a Quaker. A hot reply sprang to
his Hps. but died aav as he alano4
at the woman, and saw her face n.a-n-tled
with an angry Rush.
Calmed by her silent sympathy, he
quietly replied: -Friend, i t4Ve no d
sir t annoy the, but I ha bea
taught thai the lute of money Is the
tool of all ovif and bsli.ung a,
I 0014 net the ttt.il th..
I did"
"We!L well, reckon ou are mors
be IIIUJ I ha b blamed reult f
arty J4uot Tat Ilk p p par
rwtl Waal re a a oig f.iiow te
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shall be crated, whether placed In the
baggage car or carried by the owner.
In practically every case a permit.
must be obtained.
Commissioner Prouty of the Inter
state commerce commission, in a let
ter replying to a recent Inquiry as to
been tempted at all, he also regretted
that lw had not been tempted further.
All day long his agitated spirit alter
nated between remorse that he had en-
Joyed so much, and regret that he had
enjoyed so little. Never had he expe
rienced such a tumult in his soul. He
struggled hard, but he could not tell
whether the regulation of the Pullman whether he had conquered or been de-
company that dogs shall not occupy
the car is a Just and reasonable one,
said:
I am inclined t'o think It is and
that the company is not obliged to
distinguish between a small dog and
a large one, for the reason that it
would be impossible to draw the line
if any dogs were permitted In the car.
"The writer has a do of his own
which Is Bniall and inoffensive and
which he transports every year "from
Washington to Newport. Vt While I
am certain this little dog would In
convenience nobody, I have always
thought best to submit to the regula
tion of which you complain."
Poor Mother Kt.
"Dr. Emll Reich is now saying that
the American woman can't understand
genius. That doesn't preclude her
from understanding him."
The speaker, a Colonial Club wom
an, frowned.
Dr. Kelch," she said, "Is anything
hut a genius, though abroad the wom
en do fawn on him. Here we treated
him as a light-weight with a slight
gift of humor. He didn't like It
Hence his strictures on us. I admit
that Dr. Reich is now and then rather
funuy. Once, for example, I heard
hltu say at a dinner, apropos of wom
an's vanity:
" Mother Eve must have been terri
bly put out not to be able to hold a
small pall of water in front of her
when shs stood with her back to a
pool and tried to see if her hair was
properly done up behind.'"
Maklac lh Rest ( It.
When the young hustvind reached
home from the omoe he found his wife
In tears.
"Oh. John!" ah sobbed on his
shoulder. "1 had baked a lovely cake
and I put it out on the back porch for
the frosting to dry aad the dog Ate
tt!"
"Well, don't cry about it, sweet
heart," he conaoled. pAttlng the pret
ty, flushed cheek. "I know a man who
wilt give us Another dog!" Brooklyn
Ufa.
(rim.
She I can't bind myself until I'm
sur. Give me time to decide, and If.
six months he no, I f.) as I do now,
I will be yours.
Ardent Adorer I could never wait
that long, darling. Beside, the courts
have decided that dealiug la futures,
without the actual delivery of the
g.vds, is gambling pure And simp!.
lMk.
A Wsflkr tTm.
To U ta lie salw, I paid i .t.
mission to bear that u pianist Utt
night"
"Wall, do yon begrudge ttr
"Tea. 1 do. II turned Out to b
the fs'.low 1 complained to the polio
About thumplpg th piano All day aaJ
All night la the ttetl fiat" Judge.
feated.
He heard again the mocking laugh
ter of the quack, and the stinging
words of his cynical philosophy once
more rang in his ears. What this
coarse wretch had said was true, then!
Much of his youth had already passed
and he had not as yet tasted the only
substantial Joys of existence money,
pleasure, ambition, love! He felt that
he had been deceived and defrauded.
A contempt for his old life and its
surroundings crept upon him. He be
gan to despise the simple country peo
ple among whom he had grown up,
and those provincial Ideas which they
cherished In the little, unknown nook
of e worl " where they stagnated.
During a long time he permitted
himself to be borne upon the current
Of Mies thoughts wlthoi t trying to
stem It till It seemed as if he would
be swept completely from his moor
ings. But his trust had been firmly
anchored, and did not easily let go Its
hold. The convlctiona of a lifetime be
gan to reassert themaelves. They rose
and struggled heroically for the pos
session of his spirit
Had the battle been with the simple
abstraction of philosophic doubt, the
good might have prevailed, but there
obtruded Itself Into the field the con
crete form of the gypsy. The glance
of her lustrous eye, the gleam of her
milk-white teeth, the heaving of her
agitated bosom, the Inscrutable but
suggestive expression of her flushed
and eager face, these were foes siralnst
which he struggled In vain. A feverish
desire, whose true significance he did
not altouether understand, tugged at
his heart, and he felt himself drawn
by unseen hands toward this mysteri
ous and beautiful being. She seemed
to him at that awful moment, when hla
whole world of thought and feeling
was Slipping from under Ms feet, the
one only abiding reality. She at leaat
waa not an impalpable vision, but sol
id, substantial, palpitating flesh and
blowd. I.Ike continuously advancing
waves which sooner or later must un.
dermlne a dyke, the passions anl sus
picions of his newly awakened natur
wr sapping the foundations of his
belief.
At Intervals h gained a llttl cour
age to withstand them, and at such
momenta tried to pray; but th ffort
was futile, for neither would the ac
customed syllablea of petition spring
to h's Up, nor th fel!nga of faith and
devotion arise wtthtn his heart
CHAPTKR V.
Violent emotions, like th lunar tides
must hav their ebb becaus they have
their flow. Th feelings do not so
much advance lik a river, as oscillate
l!k a pr.d.ilunv Striding homeward.
David's determination io Join his for
tunes to those of the two advuturrs
began to wan. II trembled at an
unknown future and hesitated bwfore
untried path
Already th Strang xpr1ne
through which h had psd began to
m to him lik half-forgotten
drm. Th rflun thoughts and f.
tags of hi rllioug life tega to t
back tut tvr bay and estuary of
Ala soul.
With a Mas ef sham, he rgrttd
t feasty feci oa. and was )tng to
hisa!f. "I will rt and a t m.
rthi . for all tb tpMnc tif.
Vm cannot driu yourself tat 4t4 thetuMlv at e ta th f. .
rhrrtr: must l.mnr uir Uuse of it. sutuiur.
Jvige lewr!! -'ij1a It to Uaa p.a.i, 4t, fc 4
V
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W r
IttruUtltt, Stag
that this whole experience would hav
become a mere Incident in his life his
torv. if his destiny had depended up
on his Dersonal volition. But how few
of the great events of life are brought
about by our choice alonel
Just at sunset he crossed the bridge
over the brook which formed the boun
dary line of the farm, and as he did so
heard a light footstep. Lifting hla
eves, he saw Pepeeta. who at that
very Instant stepped out of the low
bushes which lined the trail she had
been following,
Her appearance was as sudden as an
apparition and her beauty dazzled him.
Her face, flushed with exercise, gleam
ed against the background of her black
hair with a sort of spiritual radiance.
When she aw the Quaker, A smile of
unmistakable delight flashed upon her
festures and added to her bewitching
grace. She might nave Deen an ureaa
or a Dryad wandering alone through
the great forest What bliss for youth
and beauty to meet thus at the cbsse
of day amid the solitudes of Nature!
Had Nature forgotten hehself, to
permit these two young and impres
sionable beings to enjoy this pleasure
on a lonely road Just as the day was
dying and the tense energies of the
world were relaxed? There are times
when her indifference to her own most
Inviolable laws seems anarchic. There
are moments when she appears wan
tonly to lurs her children to destruction.
They gazed into each other's eyes.
they knew not how long, with an In
comprehensible and delicious Joy, and
then looked down upon the ground.
Having regained their composure by
this act they lifted their eyes and re
garded each other with frank and
friendly smiles.
"I thought thee had gone," said Da
vid.
'We stayed longer than we expect
ed," Pepeeta replied.
'Has thee been hunting wild flow
ers?" he asked, observing the bouquet
which she held In her hand.
"I picked them on the way."
"Thee does love the woods?"
"Oh, so much! I am a sort of wild
creature and should like to live in a
cave."
I am afraid thee would always turn
thy face homeward at dusk, as thee Is
doing now," he said with a smile.
'Oh, no! I am not afraid! I go
because I must."
The path was wide enough foi two.
and side by side they moved slowly
forward.
The somber garb In which he waa
dressed, and the brilliant colors of her
apparel, afforded a contrast like that
between a pheasant and a scarlet tana-
ger. Color, form, motion all were per
fect They fitted into the scene with
out a Jar or discord, and enhanced
rather than disturbed the harmony oi
the drowsy landscape.
As they walked onward, they vague
ly felt the Influence of the repose that
was stealing upon the tired world; the
Intellectual and volitional elements ot
their natures becoming gradually qui
escent the emotions were given lull
sway. They felt themselves drawn to
ward each other by some irresistible
power, and, although they had never
before been conscious of any Incom
pleteness of their lives, they suddenly
discovered affinities of whose exist
ence they had never dreamed. Their
two personalities seemed to be ab
sorbed Into one new mysterious and
Indivisible being, and this identity gave
them an incomprehensible Joy. Over
them as they walked. Nature brooded
sphynx-like. Their young and healthy
natures were tunea in unison with the
harmonies of the world like perfect In
struments from which the delicate fin
sat! ui wiv Biwi -viusician evoKed a
melody of which she never tired, re
serving her discords for a future day,
On this delicious evening she permit-
tea tnem to be tnrnied through and
through with Joy and hope and she ac
companled tne song their hearts wero
singing with her own multitudinous
voices. -Be happy," chirped the birds;
oe nappy, whispered the evening
breeze; "be happy," murmured the
brook, running along by their side and
looking up into their faces with laugh
ter. The whole world seemed to re
sound with the refrain. "B happy!
Be happy! for you are young, are
young!" Pepeeta first broke the si
lence. "I had never heard of the things
about which you talked," she said.
"Thee never had? How could that
be? I thought that every one knew
them!"
"I must have lived in a different
world from yours"
"And' thee was happy?"
"I thought so until I heard what you
said. Since then I have been full of
care and trouble. I wish I knew what
you meant! But I have eeen that
wonderful light!"
"Thee has seen It?"
"Yes. to-day: And I followed If I
shall always follow It." '
"When does thee leave the village"
David asked, fearing the conversation
would lead where he d.'d not want to
go.
"To-morrow." ahe said.
"Does thee think that the doctor
would renew hla offer to take me with
him?"
'Do I think so? Oh! I am sure"
"Then I will go."
"You will go? Oh. I am so happy!
The doctor was very angcy; he has not
ben himself sine You don't know
how glad h will b.
"But Will not the b hannv
he aaked.
' Happier than you could dream." s
answered with all the frankneas of
child.
Having- reached th dg of th
ooda. where their paths separated
they paused.
"W must part." said ntt
"Yea; but w shall meet to-morrow."
Uood-by"
"Oood-b)."
At th touch of their hands their
young hrt w.r s.,.i i, UnJ.r
and tumultuous f.linga a too siroc,
preur startled th.m. ard they loo.
n4 their grw.p. The sun scat bruad
th AUl. Th shadows that fall up
thir f awaken 1 ih. i m taetr
drm Again fcy i4 0od kr, srd
reluctantly parted Oar r,y .i,,.
Tn this Interview, the entlr pat of
these two lives seemed to count for
nothing. If Pepeet-i had never eeit
nnythlnt of the world; if sh had Is
sued from a nunnery at that very mo
ment she could not have acted with a
more utter disregard of every princl
pie of safety.
It was the same with Dnvld. Th
fact that he had been reared a Qua
ker; thAt h had been dedicated to
Ood fiom his youth; that he had strug
gled all his days to be prepared for
such a moment as this, did not Affect
him to the least degree.
The seasoning of the bow does not
Invariably prevent It from snapping.
The drill on the parade ground doe
not always Insure courage for the bat
tle. Nothing is more terrible than this
futility of the past
Such scenes as this discredit the
value of experience, and attach a ter
rible reality to the conclusion of Cole
ridge, that "It is like the stern-light
of a vessel Illuminating only the path
over which we have traveled."
It was to this moment that their
consciences traced tholr sorrows; it
was to that act of their souls which
permitted them to enjoy that momen
tary rapture that they attached their
guilt: It wss at that moment i ad In
that silent place that they planted th
seeds of the trees upon which they
were subsequently cruolfled.
(To be continued.)
Old Favorites
Bonn? Elols.
0 nwet I lh vale wher th Moha.w
gently glides n.wk
On It clear, winding ..
. i me i.
HUNTING IN CHINA,
Variety of Gam Foosid Among th
Royal Tomfca.
Four hours by train southwest of
Peking He th Hsi Ling or Western
Tombs, the mauBoIea of the reigning
dynasty. The tombs 11 in a largs
parklik lnclosure containing some
sixty square mile of broken, hilly
country In which the Chines Ar not
allowed to settle And which may not
be plowed up. In consequence of this
It's A refuge for all kinds of gam
and About the only sura find for pheas
ants within easy reach of Peking.
A kind of chamois (the Indian
goral) and spotted deer are found on
th higher hills and are preyed on by
the -panther and the wolf. As soon as
the frost sets In for the winter the
Chinese begin shooting the pheasants.
and although they seem to do their
best to exterminate them, a good many
apparently escape and provide th
stock for the following year.
The birds are shot over dogs, some
of which have really good noses,
though In appearance they differ In
no way from the scavengers of the
village streets. If possible a tamo
hawk Is also taken out to mark down
birds that are missed or not fired at.
The man with the hawk takes his stand
on a commanding hill and the hunter
with his dog proceeds to draw round
him. If the dog puts up a pheasant
which is missed by the Chinaman, or
a brace, only one of which can be fired
at, the hawk is at once loosed and
pheasant and hawk disappear together.
The hunter reloads and follows And
finds the hawk by means of a small
bll Attached to Its back probably sit
ting on a rock or tree stump. .
He then sends his dog In to put np
the pheasant, which Is Invariably hid-
ng In a thick bit of cover within a
few yards of the hawk. As long as
the hawk Is sitting there the pqor bird
will neither run nor fly, and thus falls
an easy victim to the hunter. In this
way a couple of Chinamen with a gun.
a dog. and a hawk make comparatlve-
y large bags In places where the for
eigner vainly attempting to walk up
his game with a straggling line of
useless Chinese beaters will probably
nly get a few shots in a day, and
certainly never find a pheasant again
which he has once missed.
On the stonier hills, where there Is
ess cover, chlkor are found in con-
Iderable quantities and give very fair
port, except for their indefatigable
powers of running uphill; but th
, . L ...a .
.ninese Keep tnem snn by using a
hawk. Along the streams, fighting
hard to keep open in spite of the se
vere frost, a few duck and snipe may
be picked up. the latter heavier and
plumper birds than regular spring and
autumn visitors.
Ana aearer ma m .,,.
earth beside tr'ami
Is this bright, roiling- er to
But sweete.. -oarer, yea, dearer f.,
than these, rtf
Who charms where others fall
Is blue-eyed, bonny, bonny Elolsel
Th bell of th Mohawk vale.
0 sweet ar th scenes of my boy.
ivwu a gfugggi j CttrB,
That bespangle the gay valley o'er
And dear are the friends seen throurt
memory's fond tears,
That hav lived In the blest days at
yorej
But sweeter, ' dearer, yes, dearer far
than these,
Who charms where others all falL
t blue-eyed, bonny, bonny Elolse,'
The belle of the Mohawk vale.
O sweet are the moments when dream
lng, I roam
Thro' my loved haunts, now tnour
and gray;
And dearer than all Is my chlldhood't
hallowed home, '
That Is crumbling now slowly w..
But sweeter, dearer, yea, dearer far
man mese,
Who charms where others all fail
Is blue-eyed, bonny, bonny Elolse,
ins oene oi me Aionawk vale.
-C. W. Elliott
ui
la th Starlight.
tn th starlight, in the starlight, let
wander gay and free.
For there' nothing In the daylleht
half so dear to you and me:
Like the fairies in the shadows of the
woods we 11 steal along,
And our sweetest lays we'll warble, for
tne night was made for song:
When none are by to listen, or to chide
us In our glee;
In the starlight in the starlight let ui
wander gay and free.
In the starlight, in the starlight let ui
wander, let us wander;
Tn the starlight, in the starlight let ui
wander gay and free.
tn the starlight in the starlight, at ths
daylight's dewy close,
When the nightingale is singing hit
last love-song to the rose,
In the calm, clear night of summer.
when the breezes softly play,
From the glitter of our dwelling wi
will gently steal away;
Where the silv'ry waters murmur, bf
the margin of the sea.
the starlight, in the starlight wf
will wander gay and free;
the starlight In the starlight wt
will wander in the starlight
the starlight. In th starlight wt
will wander gay and free.
Stephen Glover.
In
In
In
Bid FINDS IN MESSINA EUIKS.
Glre the Children SnsjAr.
Children may eat too much sugar
and they may also stay too long In
their bath tub, or in the creek when
they go in swimming, or get tanned
or a headache from playing too long
in the sun. or chilled by staying too
long in the open air; but Is that any
sound reason why they should be de
prived of sweets, sunlight, baths and
f.erh air, or discouraged from indulg
ing in them? All that is needed, sayi
Dr. Woods Hutchinson in Success
Magazine, is a little common sens
regulation and Judicious supervision,
not prohibition, or denunciation. Most
of th extraordinary craving for pur
sugar and candy, which is supposed
to lead the average child to inevitably
"founder himself" is left to his own
swtet will and a box of candy, is i,i
to state of artltUlal and abnormal
suar starvation, produced by an in
sufficient amount of this invaluable
fed in its regular diet. Children who
given plenty of sugar on their
n.nsh. bread and butter, and pudding,
a regular allowance of cake and plenty
o.' sweet fruits, are almost free from
this craze for candy, this tendency
to gorge themselves to surfeit. nd
can usually be trusted with both th
candy box and th sugar bowl.
And,
lh Acs
i4
ho.-, ,.
Uraiag. w.ssj th.ir fcaai.;
" I"! 114 th
I4k 4 kf ai J t jti.
Kim Hlat Well.
B'gbe I say, Smallbee. you are
Just th man I want to see. You Hat
known me now for flv years, haven't
you?
Smallbee Ye.
Bigbee Well, I would like vou to
accommodate m with th loan of two
pounds.
Smallbee Sorry, Blgbee, but I
CCJl't
Plghe Can't! Why not?
Smallb Because It known roa
(or Sv years. Exchange,
M n Satis.
"Poopl prat my work." said th
artist, boasting! y.
"And they Uugh At mln," rJoln4
th sad faced pArty; "but I 40B-,
mind.1
"WhA Is your ltnr queried lh
artist
"Tm prcfuMioaal humorist." r
P4 th ether. 'hlcgo Daily S',wt
AU U r i.r f T,Mwc u
M ft ,, AAi'.Ua.UAU
Jewelry and Valuables Worth 20
000,000 Unclaimed.
Jewelry and other valuables which
the military authorities have collected
from the ruins of Messina and for
which Ho claimants can be found art
estimated to be worth IL'0,000,000.
This vast collection of riches li
heaped up in the subterranean vaulti
of the citadel and in wooden shelters,
says a Rome letter, and is intrusted
entirely to the honesty of four officers,
who have not even sufficient soldier
to guard the shelters.
In one of these shelters the soldlen
have constructed rough shelves, on
which diamonds and gold are piled in
the most extraordinary manners. A
small cardboard box, the size of I
matchbox, contains a necklace of
pearls valued at over 120,000; betweea
an old pair of boots and a pair of oan
there is a single envelope containlnf
state bonds of $400,000 made out to
bearer.
In another small wooden box Hm
a diamond solitaire, worth a fortune,
which was registered by the soldlen
as A white stone. Further on a petro
'.eum can contained gold coins amount
ing to 110,000.
There are also safes innumerable
Ailed with hundreds of gold watches,
rings, chains, bracelets, earring!,
pocketbooks and treasures of all sorts.
All these riches have been found
In the superficial excavations carried
on up to the present, while the wealth
iest part of the town the first and
second floors And the cellars is still
tntouched.
Soarar ta Ancient Tines.
Cane sugar was produced by th
Chinese At a very remote epoch. I
western countries It was a more re
cent Introduction. The Roman writ
ers, Pliny, Varro and Luclan, at ths
beginning of our era, barely mention
ed It It was then known by th
name of Indian salt and honey ot
Asia, Arabia, or India. In 1090, Cru
saders Arriving In SyrlA discovered
sugar cane, which became a farorit
dainty of the soldiers. During tbi
fnllnixHnv MAntA V. en n- r .an WSI t
introduced Into Cyprus, the Nile Del
th north coast of Africa as far I
Gibraltar, Blclly and the kingdom of i-
NapIaa. It reached Spain In the 15t
century And thence was carried ;,
Madeira and th Canaries. In W '
th French Imported It Into Goad" ,
loup and a little) Uter Into MArtinlC j
And Louisiana. Th Portuguese 1 k
trodoced It into BrAxIl And the E
llsh Into Jamaica.
Her Handle.
"You say you won your busbo
through weArinf a $2 frAdiuUlal
gown?"
"I dld."
"How romantic! I suppose you
vry happy V
"Oh. yea. But Uuit $2 gown was
awful bad precedent to Ubliah. I
found." LoulsvlU Courier-Journal
Kidlenloa.
Wlf Now, a 'r. Jim; if 7
don't provide for m Utter X u
jult so 1 warns yr.
Husband Provide UltrT Wei I
Ilk thAt Why, Ain't I sot yr tarts
food Job o' work this tt moots ?
rt BkeU-h.
bsfore a gin put aa ton
a fcgg otuenbet frclrd U
ralaA tut A (bl AAA kf I4
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