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CH A PTER XU.
T h e reputed w ealth of Simon C ulw ick
of S*Hlce H ill, W orcester. his pom lion in
th e county or his opinion of him self,
did not exercise any re stra in t upon th e
pecu liarities of th e young w om an who
confronted him ; w ho leaned across th e ta ­
ble, and uncerem oniously sn atched from
his hands th e paiutinR th a t she had plac­
ed between them . T h ere w as no resp ect
fo r persona in the m ind of L ucy Jenn in g s,
especially w hen her blood w as up.
" W h a t do you m ean by nothing of th e
so rt? ” she exclaim ed, and at th e om inous
flashing of her eyes Sim on C ulw ick'» low ­
e r jaw dropped; "h a v e u ’t you come in all
hum ility, and kindness, and C h ristian
ch a rity to th is house'/”
“C ertainly not,” said Mr. C ulw ick,
m aking a stand fo r it.
“ Sit down, please, w hile I ta lk to you.”
aaid Lucy very feverishly, and a t th e
young w om an’s excitem ent M r. Culw ick
glared in m ute am azem ent. " H a v e you
ever thought w h at is to become of you,
old man, when you are closer to th e g rav e
th a n you are now ? W hen you are dying,
and all your pride and w ealth are not
w orth th a t,” she continued, w ith a quick
snap of her fingers so close to his face
th a t he winced and drew back his head
w ith alacrity .
“ You— you w retched w om an!” cried
Mr. C ulw ick, finding b rea th to reply, and
clutching th e arm s of th e ch a ir w ith both
hands, and shaking them in his rage,
*'how d are you speak to m e? Do you
know th a t— th a t 1 have nev er been ta lk ­
ed to in th is w ay in my life— th a t th is
Is an u n w a rra n ta b le liberty from one in
yonr position?”
“ I don’t care fo r yonr position,” cried
L ncy Je n n in g s; “ I w ouldn’t change my
position for yours fo r tw ice your money
— fo r fifty tim es ail th a t you have h o ard ­
ed together, and hardened your soul w ith.
W h a t are you but a selfish old sinner,
w ho broke his w ife’s h ea rt, and tu rn ed
an only son out of doors, and who m ust
sta n d before liis G od— aye. sooner th a n
he thinks, p erh ap s,” she added, w ith an
angry bang ui>on th e ta b le th a t shook
th e w hole house, and took M r. Jen n in g s
d o w n stairs w ith a headlong plunge, u n ­
d e r th e im pression th a t his stock had ex ­
ploded— "to an sw er fo r both crim es?”
"L ook here,” shouted Sim on C ulw ick,
**I have had enough of th is.”
"Y ou will h ea r me o u t,” said L acy ,
backing again st th e door w ith her ch air,
as he rose from his s e a t; “ you have com e
of your own free w ill to th is house, w here
no one is likely to be a fra id of you. You
are here boasting of yonr w an t of affec­
tion, bragging of th e possibility of w ound­
ing one afresh w hose life you hav e al­
read y darkened, and I will tell you w h at
is to become o f you h e re a fte r."
"Y ou a re a fan a tic.
Y ou’re rav in g
m ad,” said Simon C ulw ick, dropping into
his se a t again.
“ I have no m ore to sa y ,” she exclaim ­
ed. “ Now think of it, and do your d u ty ,
as I have done mine, before it is too la te.”
T h ere w as a slam m ing of th e door, and
he opened his eyes to find th a t his to r ­
m entor had gone. H e rose a t once, and
took his hat.
* " W h a t a horrible c re a tu re ,” he m u t­
te re d : “ I will not stop an o th e r m om ent.”
H e w as h a lf w ay to w ard th e door when
th e p icture a ttra c te d his atten tio n again,
and he stopped. I t w as his ruling p as­
sion; success in business, p resent pow er,
fu tu re happiness, w ere not upon his mind
now in any g rea t degree.
H e w ent back to th e p icture, and k n it­
te d his brow s a t it, as a m an m ig h t do
in te n tly puzzled w ith a problem of m ore
th a n o rdinary difficulty; he took it to th e
w indow ; he placed it on th e table, and
hid him self in th e c u rta in folds, behind
th e light to gaze a t it; he p u t his h a t on
th e floor, and sa t dow n w ith th e p ic tu re
in fro n t of him, and began rubbin g it
ca refu lly w ith th e palm of his h an d ;
finally be th r u s t his hands into his pock­
ets, and sta re d a t it, fo rg e tfu l of tim e
and place, and of th e m ain o b ject of his
visit. H e w as a m an possessed of one
Idea.
T h ere w ere feet ascending th e sta irs
now . lightly and springily. T h ere w as
a voice he should have recollected as be­
longing to old days. I t w as only w hen
th e handle turned sh arp ly , and th e door
opened, th a t he aw oke to th e conscious-
neas of w here he w as, and w h a t figure
had come into th e room from th e w orld
th a t w as so different to his own.
" F a th e r ,” said K euben C qlw ick, as he
advanced tow ard hint. “ You have come
to see me, and I am g lad .”
“You hav en ’t m uch to be glad ab o u t
■t p resen t,” replied the fa th e r; “ I w as
I d th e neighborhood, and I th o u g h t th a t
I would call and see w here you w ere lodg­
ing, and w h at you w ere doing. I h av e n ’t
com e from W o rcester expressly to te e
you. tf
“ I t does not m a tte r; p ray don’t apolo­
gize,’’ said R euben lightly, as he took
his spat a t th e desk, opened it, and g lan c­
ed carelessly a t th e le tte rs and p ap ers
w hich had arrived.
“ I have been th in k in g a g re a t deal
• b o u t you lately ; you have bothered m e.”
“ Indeed!”
"Y ou cam e to Sedge H ill— you w ere
th e first to w rite to me— th e first to m ak e
advances. And although calling on m e
only proved th a t you w ere as o b stin ate
as ev er—th a t we should never get on,”
he continued— "still I accepted it as an
apology. And it stru ck m e th a t th e ro
w as some am ount of reapect fo r m e in
y o n r h ea rt, possibly some re g re t fo r all
th a t h as parted us.”
"W e ll? ”
"Y ou rem em ber w h at we q u arreled
ab o u t ?”
" P e rfe c tly .”
“ I w anted f e e to m arry MJag H ol-
" T h a t Is th e girl w hom you saw at my
house la st May.”
"Y ea.”
“T h e n ,” he said, a f te r a stra n g e fig h t­
ing w ith his b rea th , “ m a rry her now, titnl
I'll fo rg et ev e ry th in g .”
R euben w as p repared fo r m any stran g e
reasons for his fa th e r's p resence In H o p e
stre e t, b u t th is one took hint com pletely
off his g u ard . H e sa t back and g lared
a t his fa th e r.
"Y ou don’t an sw er m e,” aaid Sim on
C ulw ick, in his old sullen an d aggrieved
tone of voice.
“ I m ust decline to m a rry th e lad y .”
"Y o u — you fool!” b lu rted fo rth th e
fa th e r.
Sim on C ulw ick rose, b u tto n e d up his
coat, and set his h a t firm ly ou his head.
"G ood m orning to you.”
"O n e m om ent. Is M iss H olland aw a re
of y o u r p ro position?”
“C e rtain ly n o t.”
“ I am very glad of it.”
“ I don’t see an y th in g to be glad o f,"
said M r. C ulw ick, as he w alked tow m l
th e door, w here he paused, and looked a t
th e pictu re. " I had fo rg o tten th a t,” lie
m u ttered , as he retu rn ed to th e tab le, and
w here R euben w as sta n d in g th e in sta n t
a fte rw a rd w ith th e p ic tu re in his hand.
“ You will p ardon me, b u t M r. Je u -
nings will n ot sell th is p o r tra it.”
“ H e h as alre ad y —— "
“ M r. Je n n in g s will not sell it. I assu re
y o u ." said R euben, w ith g rea t u rb an ity
of m an n er, as he bowed once m ore to his
fa th e r, w ith th e p ictu re pressed to liis
b rea st.
M r. C ulw ick, senior, descended
th e
sta ira w ith ex tre m e care, and passed
th ro u g h th e p arlo r and shop w ith o u t be­
stow ing any fu rth e r atte n tio n upon Mr.
Je n n in g s or S u rah E astb ell. S tan d in g a t
th e shop door w as L ncy Jen n in g s. She
stood aside and as she passed her, she
said in a low tone:
“T r y to rem em ber how close you m ay
be to y o u r grave, b efo re you leave th is
bouse as w icked a m an as you entered it.”
H e g lared a t her d efian tly ; his fingers
even closed upon th e stick, as if th e luea
of strik in g h e r w ith it h ad suggested
itself, th en he stopped and p u t his face
close to hers, eagerly an d confidentially.
“ A ten-pound note fo r th a t p ictu re,
and I'll ta k e it aw ay w ith m e.”
“ You will ta k e noth in g aw a y w ith you
b u t o u r co n tem p t," said L ucy, ban g in g
th e door behind him , an d sh u ttin g him
o ut in th e fro n t garden, dow n w hich he
proceeded slowly.
H e tu rn e d in th e d irection of th e C a m ­
berw ell N ew R oad, b ut altered his m ind,
and passin g th e house again, looking r.p
a t th e w indow of th e first floor, and oven
h esitated , as if th e idea of re-en terin g
had stru ck him ; th en he w en t on to W a l­
w o rth R oad, w here he lo st him self. H e
gave up asking th e w ay to London U ridge
a f te r a while, and looked on In a p u rp o se­
less fash io n th a t w as new to him , until
he found him self sta n d in g by a lam p-
post in a crow ded th o ro u g h fa re, th in k in g
of b is son, and th en of hiB dead wife—
w hich w as very stra n g e Indeed— and then
of M ary H o llan d , dow n in W o rc este r­
shire
H e step p ed into th e road and m ade fo r
th e opposite aide o f th e w ay. T h e re
w ere w agons and om nibuses and c i r t s
com ing in all directions, and th e ir d riv ­
ers shouted a t him , and foot p assen g ers
scream ed w ildly a t th e d an g e r w hich he
had n ot seen for him self. H is giddiness
o v erm astered him, and he fell am id clat-
teriug, stum bling iron hoofs, and w h irl­
ing, grinding w heels, and it w as beyond
m a n 's help to save him.
“T h av e lo st one w ho w as k in d e r to ms
th a n to any living soul. I sh all be r.o
ric h e r fo r hie d e a th . I n ev er expected
an y th in g . It w as on th e eonditton th a t
1 should nev er touch a h alfp en n y of Id*
money th a t 1 becam e th e k eep er of his
house, th e w atc h er of his lonely life. Ill*
f a th e r an d m ine had been g rea t friends,
b u t th ey had q u arrele d at lust, as every­
body q u arreled w ith tld s m alt.”
"Y ou m ust m ean my b ro th er S im on?"
"Y ea," w as th e reply.
" i s he reully d e a d ? ” she asked in a
w h is|ter.
"Y e s; he w aa run o ver In th e itro e ta,
and he died in tho hospital n ex t d ay ."
“ P o o r Sim on; I faneled th a t I should
o u tliv e him , old aa i w as, though I d id n 't
th in k he would go off in a h u rry like this.
I h av e been w aitin g y ea rs for him , ntnk
ing su re th a t he would come h ere some
day, and say, ‘S ister, I'm sorry th a t ws
e v e r had nuy word*, and th e re 'a an end
to it; ' and inatead o f thia, th e re 'a an end
of him ! W ell, he w aa a good m an, w it|
a will o f his ow n, like th e rest o f the
fam ily ."
M rs. E astb ell had certain ly received
bad new s w ith com posure, as ago will do
very o ften , b u t still M ary H o llan d wua
asto n ish ed a t h er equanim ity.
"Y ou are n ot shocked?” she asked
w onderingly.
“ 1 am too n e a r th e end m yself, child,
to be su rp rised nt Sim on's sta rtin g lie-
fo re me— th e rig h t w ay, too, fo r he w as
an honest, stra ig h tfo rw a rd fellow, w asn 't
b e?
And R euben coiuee back to hi*
rig h ts a t laat, and all's well.”
"AH Is not w ell w ith R euben C ulw ick,
so f a r as his rig h ts a re concerned. Hi*
f a th e r h as c u t him o ut of his will, aa lie
aaid th a t he w ould." M ary explained
still fu rth e r, “ aud as I knew th a t he
w ould.”
“T h en w ho h a s got th e m oney?”
T h e young w o m an 's hn*1 touched the
d ry an d w ith ered one lying close to her
own.
“ You hnve,” said M ary H o llan d , after
a m om ent’s silence.
" W h a t’s th a t you sa y ? — w h o 's got the
m oney?— m e?” she scream ed fo rth .
"Y es. yon are th e h eiress," said M ary
H olland, so m ew h at satirically .
“ H o w m uch m oney la th e re ? ” she ask ­
ed, so keenly th a t M ary alm ost fancied
th a t th e old w om an w as peering a t her
from u n d er h er sealed lids.
“ M ore th a n you will know w h a t to do
w ith .”
“ N ot m ore th a n I can tnko c a re of,"
she added, w ith one o f h er low chuckle*
of sa tisfac tio n .
“ F o r y ourself, and fo r those w ho come
a f te r you,” aaid M nry, in a low, th o u g h t­
fu l tone.
“ Y ea; b u t I m u st enjoy m yself first. 1
h a v e n 't had m uch p leasu re in nty life,
stu ck h ere like a G uy F ox, goodness
know s!”
“ W h a t do yon th in k of doing?” naked
M ary H olland.
“ I sh all ta k e possession to -n ig h t,” said
th e old la d y ; “ I m ust get to Sedge H ill; I
•h all be able to w elcom e my g ran d d a u g h ­
te r to h er new hom e then. I am atrong
enough. If som ebody w ill only d ress ire ,
and send fo r a conveyance. W hy should
I sto p ? H a v e n ’t I had enough of this
prison and th ia p o v erty ?
I c a n 't live
h ere any longer.”
M ary H olland th o u g h t It would have
been w iser to h av e b ro u g h t h er new s at
an e a rlie r h o u r th en . She endeavored
to p ersu ad e M rs. E a stb e ll to rest till the
n ex t day, b u t th e old lady w as o b sti­
n a te an d n o t to b e tu rn ed from h er In­
tentions.
M ary H olland g av e hor tea, b u t a l­
though ahe w ent fro m th e room, she did
not proceed In se arch of a conveyance to
Sedge H ill, b ut e n tru sted th a t com m is­
sion to th e old lady n ex t door. S he w on­
dered if th e old w o m an ’s stre n g th would
la st to Hedge H ill, or If th e reaction
would come and leave h er p ro stra te . She
w as not p rep ared fo r th is sudden a w a k ­
ening to a new life; it bew ildered her,
shrew d little w om an though sh e w as in
m any things. She hail w ished to byeak
th e new s to M rs. E astb ell, and th e ta sk
had been in tru ste d to her accordingly,
but had it been done w isely, and w as this
a w ise step , on th e p a r t of M rs. E astb ell,
to leave S t. O sw ald 's in
u n g rate fu l
h a ste ?
“ W h a t a tim e th e cab ia!" said S arah
E astb ell suddenly.
“ In your h a p p ie r s ta te a p a r t from th is
life, you will n ot fo rg e t th e m an whose
place you ta k e, w hose hom e is yours,
w hose fa th e r set him aside w ith o u t fair
cau se,” urged M nry.
“T h is isn 't a tim e to w orry m e about
him . I have no f a u lt to find w ith R eu­
ben— h e's an excellent young m an — b u t
th a t'a no reason w hy I should ta lk of
him to -n ig h t.”
“ H e !a poor.”
“ I d a re say he Is,” w as th e reply, “hut
I m ust think of m y ow n fam ily first. I
ca n ’t be bothered w ith nephew s ju st
now .”
M rs. M uggeridge’a head peered round
th e door.
“T h e cab 's com e,” she sa id ; “do jo ii
th in k you can w alk to th e o u te r gate,
M rs. E astb ell V
“ I could w alk a mile. T h p re'a a teap o t
o f m ine on th e hob, and it d ra w s b ea u ti­
fully. T a k e it, te a and all, and don’t
fo rg et me. Good-by. H ow very glad I
am to get aw ay from here! T h ia w ay ?”
“Yea, th is w ay ," said M nry.
“T h e n ig h t's cold, and though I am not
used to n ig h t air, I can go th ro u g h it to
my new house and my new life aa b risk ­
ly as yon can. W h a t a ch an g e fo r me
and S ally !”
“ A nd fo r m ore th a n you tw o ,” added
M ary H olland.
(To be continued.)
,
C H A P T E R X III.
M rs. E astb ell w aited very p atien tly fo r
th e re tu rn of h er g ra n d d a u g h te r to th e
alm shouses. She w as r e r y h ap p y in iier
neat, she said. S a ra h w ro te h er le tte rs;
Misa H o llan d read them to h er; ev e ry ­
body w as kind, and h e r g ra n d d a u g h te r
w ould soon be hom e again. W h a t waa
th e re to d istu rb her old bead in any w ay ?
She w as well In h ealth , too, and w onder­
fully strong.
S uddenly th e visits o f M ary H o llan d
a b ru p tly ceased, although a m essage w as
sent to th e old lady th a t M rs. Mugg->r-
idge’s niece had been teleg rap h ed fo r to
Ixrndon, and would re tu rn in a few days.
T h e niece would ta k e th a t o p p o rtu n ity
of calling upon S a ra h E astb ell, and b ring
back to W o rcester all th e new s— possi­
bly M iss E astb ell h erself, if she w as
stro n g enough to leave.
H ow long M ary H olland w as aw ay
M rs. E astb ell did not know , one day
being very much like an o th er, and tim e
passed aw ay sm oothly and easily w ith
th is com placent specim en o f age, and
then, one afternoon, when th e k ettle v.as
singing on th e h an d fu l of fire w hich M rs.
M uggeridge had m ade, M ary
H olland
cam e softly into th e room, and stood by
th e bedside of th e w om an.
“ I have re tu rn e d ,” she sa id ; and th e
eyelashes of th e listen er quivered a t th e
voice.
“ T h an k you, ch ild ," w as th e answ er,
as tho th in yellow hand cre p t from be­
n e a th th e sh eets to welcom e her. “ H av e
you b ro u g h t H arsh w ith you?”
"S h e will be in W o rc este r to-m orrow .”
“ Now th a t’s good h ea rin g ! Is th a t all
you h av e to tell m e?”
W as O n e a t H o m e .
“ O h, no— I h av e b ro u g h t a g re a t deal
" M a r la ," sa id th e m a n w h o w a a al-
of new s w ith me— good and bad. I am
a fra id th a t yon m u st h av e them both to ­ w a y s c o m p la in in g a b o u t h is m eals, ate.,
geth er, fo r th ey b oth affect yon, M rs. “ w h e n I w a s h u n tin g u p In M ain e th e
E a stb e ll.”
p a p e r s h a d a n a c c o u n t o f m o b ein g
“ Go on, g irl; let us h av e them in th e m is ta k e n fo r a b e a r .”
lum p, then. B u t," she added, quickly, “ is
" I d o n ’t u n d e r s ta n d It,” re p lie d tho
it an y th in g to do w ith S a r a h ? ”
m eek little w o m a n .
“ I t concerns yourself m ost of all. Can
“ D o n ’t u n d e r s ta n d w h a t? ”
yon feel w h at trim m in g la on my sleeve?”
“ W h y th e y s h o u ld h a v e c a lle d It a
“ Y es,” said M rs. E astb ell. “crap e! Yon
m is ta k e .”
h M P l a s t s o m e on# T”
Amrs
We know whit all pood doc­
tors think of Ayer s Cherry
Pectoral. Ask yourown doc­
tor ind And out. He will tell
D u d e — T h e y aa y d g a r e t t e a w ill tu r n
th o ak in y ello w .
Mra. lT Im — T h a t'a
ao. E v e ry tim e I c a tc h m y boy s m o k ­
in g ho g e ts ta n n e d .— M all a n d E x ­
p ress.
C h e rr y
P e c to ra l
you how it quiets the tickling
" D o y o u th in k you co u ld e v e r n u irrv
throat, heal9 the InHamed
fo r m o n e y ? " "N o.
R u t I'm s u r e l
lu n g s, and c o n tro ls the
co u ld aoon le a rn to lo r e a g irl w h o h ad
hardest of coughs.
a m illio n o r tw o ." — C h ic a g o R e c o rd -
M A y t r ' i C h a r ry l>< to r a l It w a ll k a o w n In
H e ra ld .
o u r f a in tly . W o I h ln k l l 1« th o b ea t m o d lc lu «
In th o w o r ld fo r r o u tfh t a m i ru M t."
S p o rts m a n — A ny good h u n tin g in
K a n o P hi ■
1‘a U lu n j a . C ol.
th is iw r t o f th e c o u n try ?
N a tiv e —
J . O. A r a n a t ,
tt* » .,8 # a ..|l 00.
how l I, * M a n
L o ts o f It. S p o rts m a n — W h itt k in d o f
for
g am « . N a tiv e — No g a m e a t all. J u s t
b u n tin g .— I llu s tr a te d B its.
W illie — M a m m a , I to ld A u n t H ele n
she g re w h o m e lie r e v e ry d ay .
M rs. O n e of A / e r 'a P illa a t b e d tim e twill
H llm son— You d id n 't tell h e r 1 sa id ao, h a s t e n re c o v e r y . O e n tly la x a tiv e *
did y o u ? 'T h a d to, o r sh e w o u ld h av o
w h ip p e d m e.” — B ro o k ly n L ife.
T h is I s A w fu l.
“ W hy do you a lw sy s w rits In yonr
" W h a t a r e th e y g o in g to d o w h en
th e y g e t th ro u g h te a r in g u p
tlie sh irt sleeves ?” asked the free lunch edi­
s tr e e ts ? "
“ Isty ’em d o w n n g n tn , of tor.
“ B ecause," answ ered th e Joke c a rp e n ­
c o u rse ! H o w else w o u ld sn y lx a ly lie
ter. " t h a t’s w here my funny bone le lo­
a b le to te a r ’em u p Utter ou, silly ? ” — c a te d .”
B a ltim o re N ew s.
P e r m a n e n t ly t a ra n . f V o B u o r dotto
R e e d e r— S c o tt sa id a c le v e r th in g to ­
a fte r flr a td o y 'a u a e n f H r .K lI n e 'a U r o o l N o
torrr.
for P ro«» i ' l t r ia l b o ttla a n d Ifta U O k
d a y ; s a id th a t lu c k Is a good b it lik e D r. k . U . K Mend
lin e , Udf.-Ut.* Art-h HI . P h ila d e lp h ie » P * .
lig h tn in g , fo r It seld o m s tr ik e s tw ic e
In th e sa m e place. H c e d e r— Yes, a n d
M o tio n O ir rr u ln d .
a s a r u le n e ith e r o f th e m nectia to .—
" I a a y ," sa id th e c a p ta in o f b a c h e ­
1’e n n a y lv a n la P u n c h B ow l.
lo rs' h all In tb e bo u rilin g school, " l e t’s
U a n n lg a n S b u re , th e r e sc a le s Is no be sw ell a n d call o u r d o rm ito ry tb a
good a t a ll f u r me. T h e y o n ly w eig h I-a tln q u n r tc r .”
"N o! No!” sh rie k e d tb e r e s t o f th e
th e b e f t o f tw o h u n d re d p o u n d s, n n '
O o’m n e a r to tw o h u m ire d a n d fifty . cro w d .
“ B e c a u se ,” v e n tu re d on e o f th e p ro ­
F la n u lg a d — W ell, m a n aliv e, c a n 't yo
g it
on
tb lu i tw ic e ? — P h ila d e lp h ia te s tin g m ob, " a ll tb e o th e r fellow * w ill
b e co in in g h e re tr y in g to b o rro w tb e
P re s s .
q u a r te r ."
P la y g o e r— I su p p o se
th e
le a d in g
A n d ao It w a a tb u a t h a t th e d o rm i­
la d y Is v e ry h a p p y a f t e r g e ttiu g all
to ry w e u t u am e lc a a .— B a ltim o re A m e r­
th o s e b o u q u e ts. U s h e r—O h, no. S h e le s n.
o n ly g o t five. P la y g o e r— G ra c io u s!
F o r coughs an d colds th e re ia n o b etter
I s n 't t h a t e n o u g h ?
U sh e r— N o; sh e
edicine th e n P tso 's C ure fo r C o n su lti?
p a id fo r six . I b eliev e .— P h lls d e lp h D m
lion. F rie s '¿1 «-enta.
P re ss.
P r a c t ic a l A p p lic a tio n .
K ittle — P a u l to ld m e la s t e v e n in g I
H e sought a Job in a re sta u ra n t.
w a s th e p r e ttie s t g irl h e e v e r sa w .
W hen lu financial s tra tta ;
B e ssie—O h , t h a t ’a n o th in g ; h e aa id th o
F o r he'd been told th a t ev ery th in g
s a m e to m e la s t y e a r. K ittle — I know ,
Com es to th e m an who w aits.
d e a r, b u t b is ta s te m ay h a v e Im p ro v e d
sin c e th e n , y o u k n o w .— lk m to u T r a n ­
s c rip t.
" P r is o n e r , w h y d id y o n s tr ik e th is
m a n ? ” “ I f you p le ase , y o u r H o n o r,
b e c a m e to m e su d d e n ly a n d said .
'H o w old la Ann?* ” “ W ell, w h a t h u r t
d id th a t d o ?” “ W h y , y o u see, y o u r
H o n o r, A nn La m y w ife .” — C le v e la n d
P la in Ite a le r.
•
A V o lcan o .— " W h a t la a v o lc an o ? "
a s k e d th e te a c h e r. “ A m o u n ta in w ith
a fire In sid e ,” s a id o n e. A sm ile of
m can e 'gama* ia ' tunar
c o m p re h e n sio n s;ire a d o v e r th e p u z ­
ftW W aterproof
zled fa c e o f th e a m a llra t s c h o la r ns ahe
IWÉk*«: O ILE D
a sk e d , a u rfu ise d ly , “ Is th a t a m o u n ta in
CLO TH ING
r a n g e ? ” — H a r p e r ’s M ag azin e.
S h e — I h a v e tw o v ery d e a r frie n d s —•
A. t T0W1* OD,
A g n e s a n d F lo re n c e — H e — W h ic h
la
th e m o re p o p u la r?
“O h, A gue«
la
m u c h m o re p o p u la r th a n F lo re n c e —
a m o n g th e g irls ." " I n tr o d u c e m e to
F lo re n c e . I am p a r tia l to good lo o k ­
in g g irls .” — K a n s a s C ity J o u r n a l.
M rs. K n llln g — You h a v e n ’t g o t t h a t
sp le n d id b u tle r n o w - M rs. P a r v e n u —
No, h e w a s a f ra u d . M rs. K a llln g — In ­
d e e d ? M rs. P a r v e n u — Yea, h e fo rg o t
h im s e lf o n ce a n d n e g le c te d to d ro p
h is “ h 'a ,” so w e d isc o v e re d he w a s n ’t
E n g lis h a t a ll.— P h ila d e lp h ia I^ s lg e r.
He-— IIo w d id y o u e n jo y th e o p e ra ?
S a la e r * * N a tio n a l O a ts.
M o s t p r illin e O s le o n . . m i . T h e
S h e — O h, It w a s J u s t sp le n d id .
He
U . M. l i . p t . o f A g r ic u ltu r a , W a s h ,
— R e a lly ?
B u t It w a s all
F re n c h ,
t u t t o f i, ( a n : *-Mei ter'* O s ta a r . tu *
b
eat o u t o f o r . r fo u r h u n d r e d so r ts
w a s n ’t It? S h e— O h, no! O f co u rse,
[ te s t e d h y u . . ’’ T ill* t r e n d O e t
so m e o f th e hnr> doom cert o n es w ere u n ­
y ie ld e d l e W le r o n .ln I H b u .. O lilo
I 1*7 b u ., M ic h ig a n D 1 b u .. M laaourl
m is ta k a b ly P a r is ia n , b u t th e r e w ere
I ZM b u .,e m l N o r th I >»»o t . l l t b u . per
m n n y p r e tty g o w n s th a t w e re ev i­
[ e r r e , e n d w ill p o a lt lv e iy d o e a w e ll by
d e n tly
m a d e ^ h n r e .— P h ila d e lp h ia
y o u . T r y It, a ir , e n d b e c o n v in c e d .
P re s s .
A F e w ftw o r n to Y ie ld s .
t a l l i r ', (eardlret Barley, 111 bo. par I .
L a u n c h e d on H is L ite ra ry C a re e r.—
t i l e r ' , Muaiballdir tar*. 104 ka. p r r t.
“ I u n d e r s ta n d y o u r so n h a s d e c id e d to
ta llir'* Big lo a r »ali, !M bn. par 1.
Balter'* It* lallaialOm li. U t kt. g i r i .
go In fo r lit e r a tu r e .” "Y ea, a n d h e 's
Baliir'a fatatala, it* k*. » r 1.
Reliar'* tal«**, 1.0** k*. par 1.
m a d e a sp le n d id s t a r t a lre a d y .” “ Yon
A ll o f on r Farm en d V egetab le S e e d ie r #
d o n 't s a y ? ” “ Y ea; h e w e n t to n iic tlo n I
p ed igree a to ck , brad rig h t u p to big y ie ld s.
th is m o rn in g a n d b o u g h t a se c o n d -h a n d
S a l y e r ' s K p e l t s IF.m m er).
w ritin g d e s k fo r o n ly f o u r d o lla rs a n d
C ra siea t careni w o n d er o f th a a g e . I t 1«
n o t corn nor w linot, nor ry e , nor b a rle y , nor
n in e ty e ig h t c e n ts .” C a th o lic S ta n d a r d
oata , hut * gold en co m b i n a ilo n o f them a ll,
y ie ld in g au bu. o f g ra in a n d 4 Ion* o f rich
a n d T im e s.
atra w lia y per a cre, tir ea tca t atock fo o d on
w i t h . I»oca w all ev ery w h ere.
"N o w ,” s a id M rs. B lg g le so n ’s co u sin
a t b r e a k f a s t on th e m o rn in g n f te r h e r
R a i s e r 's M il l io n D o lla r Crasa*.
M oat ta lk e d o f graia on ea r th . K dltnra and
a r r iv a l, “ d o n ’t m a k e c o m p a n y o f me.
C o lle g a P ro tesa m i e n d A g ricu ltu ra l le ctu rer*
Praia* it w ith o u t a tin t; yield * I t tona o f rich
I w a n t to b e tr e a te d J u s t ns If I w e re
b e y s u d lo ta o f paalnr* braldea, par acro.
o n e o f th e fa m ily .’’ “ All r ig h t,” re ­
H a li e r ' * T e o e ln t e .
p lie d M r. B Ig g leao n , h e lp in g h im s e lf
Ralaer'a T en a n t* p ro d u r ci n a rie!
a ■ s K
t, le a . f y . sto
a from I nn* kernel
. . ck ____
to th e te n d e r c s t p a r t o f th e s te a k ,
In to d a y a i y ie ld ln g fu ily
r high -------
tona o f g re e n f o d d r r p e r acro, Unir.
" w e ’ll t r y to m a k e y o u feel r ig h t a t
Wall e r e r y w h ere, t i l t , W aat, S o u th
or 11 or Ib.
h o m e .’’—C h ic a g o R e c o rd -H e ra Id .
Hard Coughs
FITS
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\
FARM
SEED NOVELTIES
C
T h e s q u ir e ’s p r e tty d a u g h te r (e x a m ­
in in g th e v illa g e school)— N ow . c h il­
d r e n , c a n y o u te ll m e w h a t a m ira c le
la? T h e c h ild re n look n t o n e a n o th e r,
b u t re m a in e d sile n t. “ C an no o n e a n ­
s w e r th is q u e s tio n ? ” th e n ew c u r a te
a s k e d , w h o w a s s ta n d in g b e h in d th e
s q u ir e ’s d a u g h te r .
A little g irl w aa
s u d d e n ly s tr u c k w ith a b r illia n t Idea.
S h e h eld u p h e r h a n d ex c ite d ly . “ W ell,
N ellie?” th e s q u ir e ’s d a u g h te r nak ed ,
s m ilin g a p p ro v a l. “ P le a se , m iss,” th e
s m a ll
ch ild
rep lied , b re a th le s s ly ,
" m o th e r s a y s ’tw ill b e a m ira c le If yon
d o n ’t m a rr y th e n ew c u r a te .” — L o n d o n
' T i t B its.
C ra s s e a a n d C lo v e r a .
O n ly largo gro w ers o f grasse* and
clovera for seed In A m a n c a ..
O perato o r a r *,rn> a c n e , (tur '
•a e d i ara w a rra n ted . W * t r i t a
a g reat ap ertali r o f O ra sse. and
C lovera. Foddar r ia m a , C ora,F a
ta to « « .lim o n a , C a b tw g e.a n d a ll .
aorta o f Vagolar b - lo f -
-
For I t * In S ta m p a
and tho ñamo of thia pa per, w *
w ill sen d yoa a lo t o f farm
aoad sa m p les. In clu d in g som a
of a b o v e , to g eth er w ith our
m a m m o th 1*0 page lllua-
c a ta lo g u e , for
I too In p o sta g e
S ted
s ta m p a
r
t
—“
• a n d (o r sarna
te-day.
JOHN A.SALZER SEED CO.
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