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"Then I won’t trouble to go through them." "T hey’re all there, sir, except, of course, the cable about the second loan, sir.” "Except w hat?" I said. "T h e cable about the second loan," he repeated. 1 was glad to be reminded of this, for By ANTHONY HOPE of course 1 wished to remove that docu ment before the bundle finally took its “ A w ise m a n w ill m a k e m ore o p p o r tu n iti e s place among the archives. Indeed, t t h a n he f in d s . " — F r a n c i s Bacon. thought I had done so. But why had Jone s removed it? Surely Jones was not i . l t e r nu<l I I h c o i i l* le . ns skeptical as that? T a k e an equal nu m b e r of piece" of "Ah. ami where have you put tha t?" "W hy, sir, his exeelleney took tha t.” liver anil of fa t Immii. free tin» la tte r C H A P T E R VI.— (Continued.) include me?" said I. "I think I will go " W h a t !” I cried. from rlml, etc., am i place th e liucoll in “ Hullo, J o h n n y ! Why not at the uud see his excellency." "Yes, sir. Didn't I mention It? Why, u clea n pan. F ry till cooked. i tie« HouseV’ said I to him. "You’ll want ev the day after you and the {'resident were d ish up on a hot p la le a n d reserve. A*id ery vote to-night. Be off and help the C H A P T E R VII. here tluxt night, his excellency came down ministry, and take Donna Antonia with The next morning 1 took my way to the in the afternoon, when you’d gone out to th e slices of liver to th e fat rem aining you. They’re eating up the minister of Golden House, where 1 learned that the the l ’inxxa, ami said he wanted it. lie In th e pan. F ry till evoked an d of a finance.” President was at the ministry of finance. said, sir, that you’d said it was to go to nice golden-brow n hue. T a k e out an d "All r i g h t ! I’m going as soon as I ’ve Arriving there, I sent in my card, writing the ministry of finance, lie was very a f ndil to th e bacon. T h ic k en Hie fal w ith had another muffin." said Johnny. "B u t thereon an humble request for a private fable, sir, and told me that it was neecs a little flour a n d w a te r nnd n liny hit what's the row about?" interview. 1 was ushered into Don An sary the original should be submitted to of b u t t e r mixed together, u ud s ti r till "Well, they w ant their money," I re tonio's room, where 1 found the minister the minister for his inspection ; and as lie plied; "and I*on Antonio won’t give it himself, the President and Johnny Carr. was passing by he'd take it up himself. q u ite cream y anil of a good brown color. them. Hence had feeling.” As I entered and the servant, on a sign H a sn 't he given it bark to you, sir? lie P lace the liver an d Imcon 'll a deep pie "Tell you what it i.>," said J o h n n y ; "he from ins excellency, placed a chair for said he would." dish lu layers. Add salt a n d pepper, if hasn't got a------ ” me, the la tter said rather stiffly; "Slipped his memory, no doubt. All th o u g h t necessary. Fill up the chinks Here Ihmna Antonia struck in, rather "As 1 presume this is a business visit, right. Jones." w ith forcem eat halls, pour th e gravy suddenly, 1 thought. Mr. Martin, it is more regular that I "M ay 1 go now, sir?" said Jones. "Mrs. over the whole. Cover w ith a plain “ lh> stop the gentlemen talking poli should receive you in the presence of one Jones wanted me to go with her." crust. B ru sh the top w ith beaten egg. tics. Madame IVvarges. They’ll »[»oil our of my constitutional advisers. Mr. C arr I saw all now. T h a t old villain had a n d Imkc In a m oderately led oven until tea party.” is acting as my secretary, and you can stolen the cable. Ami his excellency's th e c r u s t is d o n e ; then serve at once. "Your word is law," I said; "but I speak freely before him." words came back to my memory, " I make should like to know what Ihm Antonio 1 was annoyed at failing in my a t the moat of my opportunities." hasn't got.” (hlt'Urn. tempt to see the President alone, hut not "Now do be quiet," she rejoined ; Isn’t wishing to show it, I merely bowed nud H uh the chicken on the Inside w ith r n a im e r v iii. It quite enough that he has got—a charm s a i d : |a'p|H-r an d h a lf a teaspooiiful of s a l t ; The next week was a busy one for me. ing daughter?" "I venture to intrude on your excellen place In a ste a m e r lu a kettle that will “ And a most valuable one," I replied cy. in consequence of a letter from my I spent it in scraping together every Bit with a bow. for I saw that for some rea directors. They inform me that, to use of cash 1 could lay my hands on. If I keep It as n e a r th e w a te r as iMissltde, son or other Ihmna Antonia did not mean their words, ‘disquieting rumors’ are could get together enough to pay the in cover a n d ste am a n h our a n d a h a l f ; to let me pump Johnny Carr, aud I w ant afloat on the exchanges in regard to the terest on the $1100,000 supposed to lie In w hen done, keep hot u h llc d ressin g 's vested in approved securities really dls- p r e p a r e d ; th e n c u t up. a r r a n g e on the ed to pump him. Aureataland loan, and they direct me to “ Don’t sav another word. Mr. C arr." submit to your excellency he expediency posed of in a manner only known to his p l a t t e r a u d serve w ith the d ressing she said, with a laugh. "Y'ou know you of giving some public notification rela excellency I should have six mouths to over them . T h e d ressin g Is m ade as look about me. Now remaining out of my don’t know anything.” tive to the payment of the interest falling follow s; Boil one p int of gravy front Meanwhile Madame Devarges was giv due next month. It api>ears from their “ bonus" was nil, out of my "reserve th e k ettle w ithout th e fat, add cayenne fund" $10,000. This was enough. But, ing me a cup of tea. As she handed it communication that it is apprehended alas, how happened it that this sum was pep|H*r a n d h a lf a teusp,sinful of s u i t ; to me, she said in a low voice t that some difficulty may occur in the m a t in my hands? Because I had Isirrowed s ti r a tahlosp.suiful of Hour into a " I f I were his friend I should take ter." $.'•,1 >00 from the hank ! If they wouldn't q u a r t e r of a pint of cream u n til smooth, care Johnny didn't know anything, Mr. "W ould not this application, if neces let their own manager overdraw, whom M artin.” a n d mill to ttic gravy. Corn sta rc h may sary at all, have been more properly made “ If I were his friend I should take care to the ministry of finance in the first would they? So 1 overdrew. But if this Is* used Instead of tile flour, a n d some money wasn't hack before the monthly he told me what he knew, Madame De- instance?” said the President. "These balancing, Jones would know ! Aud I cooks a d d nutm eg o r celery salt. varges," I replied. details hardly fall within my province." dared not rely on being able to stop his “ Perhaps that's what the Colonel THs \ r l o f Itftk liiu * " I can only follow ray instructions, your mouth again. When 1 saifl Johnny F a r r thinks,” she said. "Johnny has Just been excellency.” I replied. T h e hottsckee|K*r who know s how to was the only honest man in Aureataland telling us how very attentive he has be "H a v e you any objection, Mr. Martin.” I forgot Jones. Jones also was honest, r e g u la te th e heat of her oven ami also come. And the Slgnorina. too. I hear." said the President, "to allowing myself and Jones would consider it his duty to Its iKM'tillarltica will save m uch dis “ Y’ou don't mean th a t? ” I exclaimed. and my advisers to sc- this letter?" let the directors know of my overdraft. com fort to her fam ily. If w hen Imklng "B u t. after all. pure kindness, no doubt !” " I am empowered to submit it only to If oins* they knew, 1 was lost, for tin over a ca k e It brown« too quickly on tin1 top, "Y'ou have received many attentions your excellency's own eye." draft effected privately from the safe by from those quarters," she said. "No doubt 'Oh, only to my eye." said he. with an the m anager is. I do not deny it, decidedly wet a piece o f s tro n g brow n paper w 1th you are a good judge of the motives.” amused expression. “T h a t was why the irregular. Euless I could add $o.ts»i to w a te r an d lay It over the cake. A “ Don't, now. don’t be disagreeable,” interview was to be private?” my $1I),IMN) before the end of the month quick oven will h u m a gin g e rb rea d in »•aid 1. " I came here for peace." n very short tim e n n d Is somethin»* the “ Exactly, sir,” I replied. "I intend no I should have to default ! 'Poor young m an! H ave you lost all disrespect to the minister of finance or to ca u se of heavy p a s try , and will often This im-luneholy conclusion was re-en- your money? Is it possible that you, like your secretary, sir, but I am hound by forced and rendered demonstrable by a ca u se , a hollow In a very light cake. Don Antonio, haven't got a ------ ?” my orders.” letter which arrived, to crown my woes, W hen bak in g any kind of food the ls-st "W hat is going to happen?” I asked, “ Y’ou are an exemplary servant, Mr. from my respected father, informing me a tte n t io n should lie given to hsiklug for Madame Devarges often had infor Martin. B ut I don't think I need tr o u that he had unhnppily become indebted to mation. a f t e r th e tire until the work Is done. It ble you about it further. Is it a cable?" our chairman in the sum of $10,1**), the "I don’t know,” she said. “ B ut if I He smiled so wickedly at this question result of a deal between them, that tie docs not pay to I m - ca rele ss lu tills m a t owned national bonds, 1 should sell.” that I saw he had penetrated my little bud seen the chairman, that the chairman ter. "Pardon me. madame; you would offer fiction. Iiowpver. I only said: was urgent for payment, that he used to sell.” Hler l*u<l<!lnir. “A letter, air.” most violent language against our family I did not see any need to enlighten her W ash a te ae upful of rice a n d boll it "Well, gentlemen,” said he to the oth in general, ending by declaring his in further. So I passed on to Donna A n In two te a c u p fu ls of w a t e r ; th e n add, tonia, who had sat somewhat sulkily since ers. “ I think we may reassure Mr. M ar tention of stopping my salary to pay the w hile the rice Is hot, th r e e tntd**s|ioon- tin. Tell your directors this, Mr. M ar parental debt. " I f he doesn't like it he her outburst. I sat down by her and tin. The government does not see any may go, and small loss." This was a fuls of butter, five tatiIes|NMinftils sugar, raid : need of a public notification, and none most unjustifiable proceeding, hut 1 was o well lien ten eggs, one tablespoon of "Surely I haven’t offended you?” “ Y'ou know you wouldn’t eare if you will be made. I think we agree, gentle hardly in a position to take up a high pow dered nutmeg, a little salt, one- had,” she said, with a reproachful, but men, th a t to acknowledge the necessity moral attitude toward the chairman, and f o u r th pound of ra is in s (atoned and not unkind glance. "You will not let of any such action would he highly deroga in the result 1 saw myself confronted r u t In h a lv e s), one fo u rth pound of your real friends save you. Mr. Martin. tory. B ut assure them that the President with the certainty of beggary and the / a n t e c u r r a n ts , one fo u rth isuiiid of Y’ou know you want help. Why don’t you has stated to you. Mr. Martin, personally, probability of jail. But for this unto citron, cut In slips, and one q u a r t of with the concurrence of his advisers, that ward reverse of fortune 1 might have ta k consider the state of your affairs?” c r e a m ; mix well, |x>iir Into a b utte red " I n that, at least, my friends in Whit- he anticipates no difficulties in your be en courage and made a clean breast of my ing in a position to remit the full amount misdoings, relying on the chairman's ob dish a n d b a k e alt h o u r In a m d e r a t e tingham are very ready to help me,” I of interest to them on the proper day.” ligations to my father to puli me through. oven. answered, with some annoyance. “ I may assure them, sir, th a t the inter But now, where was I? 1 was, as Ikmiui " I f you take it in that way.” she re < u dt n r (I* . est will be punctually paid?" Antonia put it, very deep in indeed. So plied sadly, " I can do nothing.” "Surely I expressed myself in a manner overwhelmed wna I by my isisition. and S tea m ed c u s ta r d s a r e delicious, h u t I was rather touched. Clearly she ■wished to be of some use to me. and for you could understand," said he, with the so occupied by my frantic efforts to im m ust Is1 steam ed slowly a n d carefully. n moment I thought I might do better slightest emphasis on the "you.” "A u prove it, that I did not even find time to A dding c o ld w a te r will undoubtedly to tear myself free from my chains, and reataland will mept her obligations. Y’ou go and see the Signorina, much as I need c a u s e a steam ed p u d ding to fall. A tu rn to the refuge opened to me. But I will receive ail your due, Mr. Martin. ed com fort; nnd. as the Je.vs went on, I very hot oven will source an y p u d ding fell into aucb despair that I went no could not do this; and. thinking it would T h at is so, gentlemen?” Don Antonio acquiesced at once. J o h n where, but sat dismally in my own rooms, In w hich w hipped w h ite of egg Is t»e rather mean to take advantage of her s p re a d on th e top, w hile the in n e r p a r t interest in me only to use it for my own ny Carr, I noticed, said nothing and looking at my portmanteau, ami wonder will he q u ite uncooked. W hen boiling fidgeted rather uneasily in his chair. I ing how aoon I must pack and fiy, if not purposes, I yielded to conscience and said : He for life, at least for liberty. a p u d d in g such a s rolypoly. o r a suet “ Donna Antonia, I will be straightfor knew what the President meant. At last the crash came. I wna sitting dum pling. It often sticks at th e bottom ward with you. Y'ou ran only help me if meant, “ If we don't pay, pay it out of I accept your guidance? I can’t do that. your reserve fund." Alas, the reserve in my office one morning, engaged in the of th e sa uce pan w hen dropped in. A fund was considerably diminished ; I had difficult task of trying to make ten into p la te in t h e pan will prev e n t this. I am too deep in.” "Yes, you are deep in. and eager to be enough, and ju st enough left, to pay the fifteen, when I hear dthe clatter of hoofs. A moment Inter the door was opened, deeper,” she said. "Well, so be it. If D ext installment if I paid none of my Mint*«» T»n*t. own debts. I felt very vicious as I saw and Jones ushered in Colonel McGregor. th a t is so I cannot help you.” Ml nee any cold m e a t a t h a n d (If his excellency taking keen pleasure in the I nodded to the Colonel, who came in with th e re Is a v a rie ty so m uch th e b e t te r ) , "T hank you for your kind attem pt,” said I. “ I shall very likely be sorry some consciousness of my difficulties, hut of his usual leisurely step, sat himself down, season highly w ith pepper, s a lt and day that I repulse It. I shall always be course I could say nothing. So I rose and took off his gloves. I roused myself c h u tn e y o r herbs, a n d m oisten the m e at and bowed myself out, feeling I had gain to sa y : glad to remember that you made It.” w ith g ravy o r cream . M ake all t h o r "W liat can I do for you. Colonel?” She looked at me a moment, and said: ed nothing, except a very clear convic tion that I should not see the color of the He waited till the door closed behind oughly hot in a Htewpnn, hut do not let " W e have ruined you amongst us." President's money on the next interest Jones, and then s a i d : "Mind, body and estate?” it reach I toiling point. H a v e ready " I ’ve got to the bottom of It at last, some sq u a re s of b u tte r e d toast, place She made no reply, and I saw my re day. True, I could just pay myself. But tu r n to flippancy wounded her. So I rose what would happen next time? And if M artin. T h at old scamp's villainy,” said th e m ince on these, a n d g a r n is h w ith and took my leave. Johnny C arr went be wouldn't pay, and I couldn’t pay, the he, jerking his thumb toward the Piazza parsley. S erve very hot. game would be up. As to the original and the statue of the Liberator. “ H e’s with me. "Things look queer, eh. old man?” said loan, it is true I had no responsibility; very c u te ,. but he's made a mistake at A p p le O r a m . he. “ B ut the President will pull through but then, if no interest were paid, the last." Boll tw elve app les In w a te r till soft, fact that I had applied a second loan, "I>o come to the point. Colonel. W hat's In spite of the Colonel and his Signor- ta k e off th e jieel a n d press th e pulp my loan, in a manner different from that it all alxrat?" Ina.” "W ould you be surprised to hear," said th r o u g h a h a i r sieve upon one-half "Johnny,” said I, "you hurt my feel which my instructions authorized and my ings; but still I will give you a piece of own reports represented, would he inevit the Colonel, adopting a famous mode of pound s u g a r ; w h ip th e w hites o f two advice. M arry Donna Antonia. She’a ably discovered. And my acceptance of sjieeeh, " th a t the interest on the debt eggs, ad d them to th e apples, an d heat the bonus, my dealings with the reserve would not be paid on the ,'llst?” a good girl and a clever girl.” all to g e th e r It lieeoines very stiff a n d “ No, I shouldn’t,” said I, resignedly. " T h a t’s not a bad idea,” said he. "W hy fund, all this would, I knew, look rather q u ite w hite. S erve it iieiqied upon a queer to people who didn't know the cir "W ould you be surprised to hear that don’t you do It yourself?” glass dish. cumstances. no more interest would ever be paid?” “ Because I ’m like you. Johnny—an “ W hat do you mean, m an?” I cried, When I went back to the bank, revolv W n u h l n a t i i n I ' i i i I i I I i i ic . Idiot,” I replied, and left him wondering why, if he was an idiot, and I was an ing these things in my mind, I found leaping up. B e a t on e-th ird cu p o f b u tte r a n d one “The President,” said he, calmly, “ will, Idiot, one idiot should m arry Donna An Jones employed in arranging the corre cup of s u g a r to g e th e r until light, nnd spondence. It was part of his duty to see on the .'llst instant, repudiate the national tonia, and not both or neither. one a n d a h alf clips of flour, sifted As I went along I bought the Gazette, to the preservation and filing of all letters debt I” w ith tw o a n d a h a lf teaspoons of b a k (To he continued.) the government organ, and read therein : arriving from Europe, and, strange to say, ing powder. Bake In tw o la rg e layer "A t a Cabinet council thia afternoon, he delighted in the task. I t was part of S h e K n e w H e r l l i m I neo n. tin s a n d sp r e a d w hile w a rm w ith Jelly presided over by his excellency, we un my duty to see he did th is; so I sat down H e hue! Iieen «weet on h e r for Horne or j a m n nd serve w ith n hot liquid derstand that the arrangements connected and began to turn over the pile of letters tim e a n d one evening he d r o p p e d In and messages which he had put on my with the national debt formed the sub p u d d in g sauce. ject of discussion. The resolutions arriv desk ; they dated back two y ea rs; this su r mi his way hom e from th e 0 ( 11 .«. "I h o | m * you will e x c u se me fo r c a ll ed at are at present strictly confidential, prised me, and I said : M a k e s A le e llrs s e rt. "R ath e r behindhand, aren't you, ing In my busine ss su it,” he said, h u t we have the b"*t authority for s ta t A very nice d e s se r t for this tim e of ing that the measures to be adopted will Jones?” “h n t------ ” y e a r Is to scoop o u t ca ntaloupes, till have the effect of materially alleviating "Y’es, sir, rather. F act is, I ’ve done “Oh, t h a t 's all rig h t,” I n te r r u p te d the w ith I cp cream , a n d o v er the top place the present tension, and will afford un 'em before, but as you’ve never initialed mixed satisfaction to the immense ma 'em, I thought I ought to bring ’em to f a ir ntald, " t h a t is, if you uieuii b u s i slices o f poaches. O r the melons may ness.” in* tilted w ith w hipped cream in which jo rity of the citizens of Aureataland. The your notice.” And th e n e x t day n do w n to w n Jew pieces of p eaches hav e been s tirre d , the President will once again be hailed as "Quite right— very neglectful of me. I the savior of hia country.” eler se p a r a te d him from a m o u th 's stii- c re a m flavored w ith h itte r almond. suppose they're all right?” " I wonder if the immense majority will ary In exch an g e for th e ring. “ Ysa. sir, all right.” »Between Two Tires« D oes Y o u r H ea rt B eat Yes. 100,000 times each day. Does it send out good blood or had blood «* You know, for good blood is good health; bad blood, bad health. And you know precisely whar to take for bad blood — Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Doctors have endorsed it for GO years. O n n f t « m iid *nt r a m * of t a i l blood la • gltipjrlah 11 v • r. I Itla | i i o « 1 ih ootiatipatioti, ) ‘ o i» i> n u i ii ■ iiliatftttcoa nr* then nhaorhnl Into the blood, .*i| i f h r11 k H in o v iiil fro m t h « h .-d y t U il f an toil urn tiiiiotih d K»'* mi the h o * * i « "|<«n with A y e r ' » IMIU. liver A l l vejfuUble. M o d e h y .T .P A y e r C o .. L o w e ll« A»« » i.iauufaoturor« o f ijers n o n !»l r«| (It* I A I I VtOOB. AIM V CLUF. till «Ht PtCTOtAL. N u n tlirr. In rrl.h-lzlng some proposed chances In a hill hefiiro the Heliate, changes w hich seemed to 111 Itl to he uttcrutIntis in p h ra sin g r a t h e r th a n lu m eaning. S e n a to r T illm a n told u story w hich th« M ilw aukee S entinel reports, of a holy who w a s looking a t a house for rent. "T h e bouse su its me very well," she said to the landlord, "but th e re is on« thing I object to." "W ell, m adam , any reasonable a l t e r a tion," th e la n d lo rd m u rm u re d , suavely, "w ould, provided you took u Hire« yea rn’ lease—— " " I ’d ta k e a th r e e ye a rs' lease," she said. "If the house had more closets." " T h e n u m b e r of closets ahull he d o u bled," said the landlord. "V ery well," said the w oman, nnd ah* signed the lease. A fte r site hud gone the la n d lo rd said to his clerk, “J o h n , ta k e a c a r p e n te r over to n u m b e r th irty seven a n d hnv« him divide each of th e closet* In tw o." A I antlou* Sentinel. I t w as the sm all b r o th e r of p re tty M a rg a re t who opened the front door in response to Mr. G oodyear's ring, and his face took on a sin g u larly a le r t e x pression as he surveyed the caller. "No, she Isn't In," »aid M a r g a r e t’s brother. "A re a r e you Mr. Iln m lln ? " "No," said the young man. "I am Mr. G oodyear. Does t h a t muke any differ ence about tier being at hom e?" u ud b« looked ocurchiiigljr a t the hoy. "C ourse n o t !" said Bobby, In d ig n a n t ly. "I don t tell stories, nor M a rg a re t doesn't. But If you'd l»-cu Mr. H am lin. I w as to tell som ething abo u t her com ing home, nud get ten r e n ts if I did it rigid an d d id n 't tell the w rong one. I need t h a t money, nnd so, you see. I d id n 't w a n t to m a k e any m istake. Good- by " ’ __________________ A I.ale Krfltlnn. J n i l n s Kalin, r e p r e se n ta tiv e from S an F rancisco, w as in W a shington w hen tb s e a r t h q u a k e c a m e ami was n ea rly f r a n tic, because his wife and children, in- eluding a baby a few d a y s old, w ere d i rectly In the p a th o f th e (Ire. K a h n s|>eut two d a y s try in g to telo- g r a p n an d then took a tra’ln nnd w ent out, a n d tindlng Ills family safe, sta y e d u week o r so in th e ruin ed city. On his r e tu r n he found a le tte r from n «'onstltueiit. w ritte n eig h t d a y s a f te r the shock, w hich b e g a n : " D e a r J u l i u s : "No doubt you will be su r p ris e d to Ipartt from ine t h a t we have had a te rrib le e n r th q u n k e o u t here."— S a tu r d a y Evening Post. JiiN tlflrd. F irs t R a n c h m a n W h a t’d they do t* Broncho Bill f’r shoothi' up tlict th c r te n d erfo o t? Second R a n c h m a n —T h e Jcdge let him go. F i r s t R a n c h m a n — H ow 's th a t? Second R a n c h m a n l ' t seetns t h ’ t e n d e rfoot s a y s : •Bill, w h a t's th ' d iffe r ence between a e ow punc her a n ’ n s a il or' an ' BiH s e z : ‘I d'no,' a n ’ t h ’ te n d e r foot s e z ; O ne ships t h ’ ste ers a n ' t h ’ oth e r s te e rs th* ships.’ J e d g e sez tit 'll Jiistyflble, e r sutnpln' like t h a t " —T o ledo Blade. Jnst XV tut t He W nnteil. "T h e se eggs a r e n ’t fresh, a r e th e y ? ” q uerie d the stran g e r. "W ell,” replied the grocer, cautiously, " th e se eggs will m a k e a h a m —” “Oh, 1 d o n't w a n t ’em for ham omelet or any kind of eating. I ’ve been In a t t h a t show a t the op era house, a n d w h a t 1 w a n t —” "As I w as saying, sir, these eggs will m a k e a ham a c to r feel like a Inst y e a r 's b ird 's nest."— P h ilsd e lp h la Press. — —— ——— — — v X n lii r e 's I ' n i l o m n r n l . Galler— Miss Milliccnt plays wonder fully on the piano. G randfather Groevius— Yes; It sort o’ runs in the fam'ly. By Jacks, you’d ort to 'nve heerd me piny "Ole Dan Tucker” s n ’ “Ole Bob Ridley” on a jewsharp when I was a b o v ! v H lvlnsr I t A m s r . The Young Man— Dicky, yon think a good deal of your sister, don’t you? Dicky (entertaining h im ) — Yon bet I So does ms and pa She's been in ths fam'ly mighty near forty years. r