MRS.
CHAPTER Xl.-tCootinaed.)
The morning after Mr. Hitting' visit
t letter cimt to Mr. Cltytoa, announcing
that on of hit bailiffs was supposed to
hiT robbed him to a considerable ex
tent Tie man himself had no idea that
he was suspected. Francis Clajton.waa
beside himself; he Towed vengeaace
against the delinquent h would convict
him he would fet him transported his
wife and children should be reduced to
shame and betrga.tyl
"I find I shsll hare to go back to Eng
land," ha told his wife. "I shall leave
yon here, and return for too In a week
or ten dais."
"Oh, do take ma with too, Francis,"
aid the little hypocrite, pretending to
look disappointed.
"Pehawl I tell you It la mot conven
ient" "But what am I to do If tou got I
cannot go to all these balls and dinners
we are engaged to, alone."
"Noneense. Madame da St Geran will
chaperon you If you still want a chap
eron," added the agreeable husband, with
aneer. "She knowa every friend and
acquaintance we have in Parle."
Madame de St Oeraa wss sn old friend
and flame of Francla Clayton's, and aha
had for soma reason tolerated what ahe
called "her English bear." Francis Clay
ton, assuming the privileges of an old
friend, paid her a most nnfsshlonsbly
early visit and ahe received him in
deml-toilet of elegant simplicity in her
own boudoir, and waa most graciously
pleased to accede to hla request
"Tall madame, your wife," ahe said. In
parting, "that at nine o'clock this evening
I ahall have the honor to call for her to
take her to the opera and afterward to
the ball given by the Duchess da Beau
eour." j
And Francla Clayton bent over her
hand and kiased it in a manner that
might have edified and aatoniahed ma
dame, hia wife. Then ha returned to the
hotel, delivered the message to Fee, bade
her good-by, and kissing her coldly, Jump
ed Into hla brangham, which was in at
tendance to convey him to the atation.
Madame de St Geran called for Mrs.
Clayton at the appointed time, and they ; Farm and offered to take Winifred to the
spent two hours very pleasantly at the ' Manor. But ahe refuted not bitterly,
opera, during which aereral gentlemen ' not angrily, but firmly. "Thank you,"
of their acquaintance dropped in to see she said, "1 am sure yon mean kindly,
them, and paid their court to either lady, j You despised and alighted my dear, dear
aa tasta or diplomacy suggested. Ones father when he was alive, and I will not
or twice the Frenchwoman looked curl- accept anything at your hands now." And
outly at her lovely companion, who for ' Sir Howard, instead of being displeased
once waa as bright and sparkling aa In and offended, was rather gratified by an
the olden days. independence of spirit which he consider-
"How Is it possible," sha thought "for , ed due to the blue blood ahe inherited
man to be indifferent to a creature to from the Champions,
diviner I Meantime Winifred very gratefully ac-
They had seen enough of the opera, and cepted another offer that waa made to
their carriage being called, they drove her. The moment kind Lady Urace heard
off to the balL In the first room Mrs. ' of her young friend's trouble she came to
Clayton met with Mr. Hastings. She her and wanted to take her away to En
took hia arm, and they joined the dancera. ' don Vale at once. But no persuasion
"My husband is away," aha whispered, could induce Winifred to leave the Farm
"and I ahall dance to-night to my heart' a until after the funeral, and even then she
content If he wera here ha would not clung to her old friend, Madame de M on
let me." j tolieu, and could not bear the thought
The dance waa over, and they were ' leaving her. But Lady Grace waa
wandering together, through the magni-. bent 00 having the girl, whom she had
Bcent conservatories that led from the m to c,re 'of ry dearly. So ahe
ballroom. Suddenly Mr. Haatinga felt finally perauaded Madame de Montolieu
his companion's hand tremble violently
on hia arm. and he looked down quickly
Into her face. It waa crimson with
blushes. The words, "Are yon ill?' were
on hia lips, but at that moment he caught
alght of Col. d'Aguilar advancing, and
waa discreetly silent A quick glance,
na undecided bow, passed between them,
and they both moved on. When Mrs.
Clayton returned to find Madame da St
Geran, CoL d'Aguilar formed one of the
knot of men who stood talking with her.
They were obliged to apeak then; and
against ber better judgment against her
own resolve, aha went back to the ball
room on hia arm. They were perfectly
discreet their conversation waa simply
auch that the mereat acquaintances might
have held; the danger waa in the fasci
nation the presence of each had for the
other. Sha did not dance with him any
more than aha did with Mr. Hastings; but
when she went home she reproached her
self bitterly for the time ahe had spent in
hla aociety, while ahe never gave a sin
gle thought to Errol Haatinga.
It waa three weeka before Mr. Clayton
returned to Paria for bla wife, and dur
ing that time aha met CoL d'Aguilar al
most every day.
Fee wanted to do her duty wanted
with all her might If Francla Clayton
had been a tittle kind and forbearing to
her, aha -would never have suffered a
thought even to be falsa to him. But he
was cruel, tyrannical and auspicious and
and well! sha almost hated him. Now
and then aha would make a great effort
and atrtva to be good and patient and
keep from quarreling with him, but ha
waa ao bearish and ill-tempered that her
design always failed. She waa making
fresh reaolves aa aba aat looking pensive
ly into the fire, on this particular morn
ing, but all of a sudden her thougbta wera
moat unexpectedly put to flight by the
abrupt entrance of her huaband.
"Francla!" sha exclaimed, riling and
kissing him.
"Yea. I suppose yon did not expect
me. What a wretched firel I am almoat
froien, and the room la aa cold aa death.
Blng the bell and order me some lunch."
A terrible fear seised on Fee. If he
was angry and jealous about Mr. Haat
inga, what would ha say when ha knew
that during hla absence aba had been
constantly in the society of Col. d'Agui
lar? She had never fully realized her
Imprudence until thia moment. What
could sha do? If she told him, he was
certain to be very violent; If the conceal
ed It and ha became aware of It, the
consequences might be terrible. "It is
better to get it off my mind at once," aha
determined.
"Mr. Hastings waa here this morning,
dear. He came to wish me good-by."
"In anticipation of my return, I sup
pose." "Really, Francis, I have scarcely com
mon patience with you. What a poor
pinion you must have of yourself to he
so suspicious! Mr, Hastings It going to
England on business, and Col. d'Aguilar
la going with him."
"D'Aguilar!" cried Francla Clayton,
tarting, "has ha been here?"
"Yea."
"And you have met him?"
"Yea."
"And apoken to him?"
"Yes."
"And danced with him?"
"I plead guilty to that also," answered
Fee, trying to speak gayly. She waa ac
customed to violent outbursts from ber
husband, but the passionate violence he
gave way to on this occasion surpassed
anything ahe had ever witnessed.
H said such terrible things to her,
NLY A FARMER'S
DAUGHTER.
By
FORRESTER.
that trembling, frightened, ae she wss,
her indignation waa greater. She walked
strsight up to him.
"How dare you uae auch words to me!"
she cried. "How dare yon utter your
baee-minded suspicions before me! I
would not lower myself so much in my
own eyes as to attempt to justify my
conduct You are a poor, miserable
tyraat with whom It la impossible for
a woman to live and retain her self-respect
I will not stop under the same
roof with you another hour. From this
moment I leava you," and ahe awept to
ward the door. But he waa there before
her, and stood with hia back against It
to prevent her egress,
"I forbid you to leave thia house!"
"Henceforward you hava no authority
over my actions," his wife replied, coldly.
"I leave Tarla to-night"
"Then you go without servants or
clothes."
"Be It so! I cars not how, hut go I
wnu"
He aaw that aha waa resolved, and ha
was afraid of her. He tried to justify
himself to make up the quarrel; ahe
would not hear a word. Then ha apolo
gised, humbly, abjectly; and at laat aha
consented to receive hla amende. Their
misery waa sealed from that hour. How
could a man with a mind like Clayton's
ever pardon a woman who had so hu
miliated himT
The Champions were perhaps not the
most united family in ths world. Mr.
Champion waa proverbially indifferent to
hia wife; Sir Howard and hia grand
children had perpetual altercations; and.
latterly, Mrs. Champion and her daugh
ter seemed far leas attached to each oth
er than formerly. Flora Champion was
nnhappy and discontented. Her aim In
life was to make a brilliant marriage, and
she fsiled.
Scenes between her and Sir Howard
were of frequent occurrence. She qua.
reled constantly with her brother, and the
last and crowning part of her mortifica
tion waa that he had fallen deaperstely
in love with Winifred Eyre. When Mr.
byre died, Sir Howard had gone to the
to give up her cottage and go with Wlai-
fred to tndon ale.
To return to Flora Champion. The
retribution which her conduct toward Mr.
Vane deserved had overtaken her. He
waa Lord Lancing now; hia father bad
been dead aix months, and he waa aa
indifferent to her aa ahe had formerly
been to him. And, worse than all, their
positions were reversed, and ahe was In
love with him, to her own bitterness and
mortification. She tried first to win him
back, and when that failed, ahe strove,
with all her atrength of will, to matter
her unrequited attachment Lord Lan
cing never alighted her he was far too
generoua minded for that; he paid her the
aame attention in public that he had a I-
waya done. But he never, aa long aa be
lived, uttered another word of love to her.
He waa kind and tender to ber, for the
aake of olden times, but a brave, gener
oua heart like bia could never again love
a woman wbo had been capable of cold
nesa and cruelty.
"I will marry!" Flora vowed to her
self, "end marry well. I shall never love
any one but Evelyn, and he does not care
for me now. If a man as old aa my grand
father aska me to be hia wife, and he has
rank and wealth, I will take him. Surely
I have still beauty enough to buy love!"
and Flora Champion looked proudly into
the long mirror before which ahe waa
standing.
CHAPTER XII.
Winifred waa no longer nnhappy. She
had not forgotten the old tls that had
been snapped so rudely, but others had
wound themselves round her. She had
two mothers now her dear old madame
and kind Lady Grace; each seemed to vie
with the other in tenderness and care for
her.
It was a bright, treacherous morning
In early April, and she hsd just come in
from her round of visits to the conserva
tory and hothouses, laden with choice
flowers. 8ha laid them carefully on the
long table by the window, and proceeded
to make selections. She was bending
over a cut crystal vase, her bands filled
with delicate ferns, when the door was
thrown open and a servant announced
"Mr. Hastings." He was In the room be
fore she bad time to turn. A quick thrill
of pleasure danced through her veiut,
then the drew herself up into haughty
coldoess memory and pride had come to
her aid. Mr. Hastinga was certainly
neither bashful nor nervous, but on find
ing himself thus alone with the girl whom
he had loved, he felt a very pardonable
awkwardness. He chose to face It brave
ly, though. He went quickly toward her,
uttering her name in a low voice. She
drew back a step or two, and looked at
him with proud coldness. He stopped
suddenly, looked at her, and turned away
deeply mortified.
"I will tell Lady Grace," Winifred said,
quietly, and would have left the room,
but Mr. Hastings confronted ber.
"Do not go yet," he exclaimed, "listen
to me for a moment first. Will you never
forgive me? will you not let me atone
to you?"
"I will never forgive you," ahe cried,
the passionate tears welling into her
eyes, and ths awept past him and left
the room.
Mr. Hastings stamped with futile anger
on the ground.
"How could I be such a fool" he mut
tered between bia teeth. "I have lost all
hope of thia girl, whom I would rather
have for my wife than the proudest prin
cess iu Europe."
His reflections were all cut short by
the entrance of Lady Grace. She waa
very glad to see him: stked him why
he had not been over before, and a thou
sand questions about hit travels. They
had been talking eotne twenty minutes
when the door opened, and to hla aur
priee Misa Eyre entered, with an air of
perfect unconcern. Lady Grace, evident
ly not knowing they had nvn each other
that Jay, introduced them. They bowed
coldly.
"Though I thtuk yon have met before?"
her ladyship remarked. Interrogatively.
"Mr. Hastings called once at the Farm
to see my father about something. We
did not meet as equals," and she gave
him a defiant flash of her proud eyes.
Her ladyship pressed Mr. Hasting to
Mue and atay the night at Kndon ale,
but he pleaded an engagement at home.
She insisted, however, on hit taking lunch
before departing, and to that he consent
ed.
Poring luuch his hostess discussed
her projects for the coming season.
I am about to appear in a new role.
she said, with a kind glance at Winifred;
"tint of chaperon. I am going to bring
out my adopted daughter, and 1 trust
ahe will not disappoint my expectations."
"Miss Eyre will. I doubt not. more thn
reslise the fondest anticipations," said
Mr. Hastings.
"Sir Clayton has taken a house la
Eaton Square for the aeason," ahe con
tinued; "we propose to commence occu
pying it iu a tortuight I hope we ahall
see you constantly, Mr. Hastings."
"I shall be very glsd ," assented Errol.
"I propose to be in town a good deat,
and have taken a set of rooms In I leca
dilly." Sir Clayton'a voice made Itself heard 1
at thia juncture, almost for the nrst time.
Are you going osca jo me vuun u...
afternoon. Haatinga?'
Errol answered In the aKrmatlve.
"Then Misa Eyre and I will bear you
company part of the way. We have or
dered the horset for three o'clock."
Winifred bit her lip with vexation; and
IIutlnv aaur I. an.1 wiinl.l hair.
: v , : . .... ,.rr
cuseo nimsen nau 11 oeeu possioiv.
The horses csme round; ha offered to
mount her.
"No. thank you." she said, coldly; "I
like to be put up by eouit one whoae skill
I hava tested."
She aeemed to delight In wounding him.
She kept persistently on the other aids
of Sir Clayton, and scarcely spoke. Pres
ently they came to a gate, from which
the two top railings bad been broken,
"Come, Winifred," aald Sir Clayton,
"there is a capital piece of practice for
you." The groom had gone up to uu
fastea it "Don't open it, Masou!" shout
ed the baronet "Miss Eyre la going to
leap it."
And Winifred immediately put her
horse at It and was over in a aiomeut
"loes the sit well?" Sir Clayton asked
triumphantly, turning to his companion.
"Harold Erskiue taught her to ride.
Errol'e reply was less enthusiastic than
it would have been if the last aestenco
had been unspoken. But, nevertheless.
be admired the graceful figure before
him very ardently and genuinely. When
they parted. Sir Clayton pressed him to
dine there the following week. Before
be answered, he looked at Winifred,
whose gate was fixed blankly In the dis
tance.
"1 will make her love me!" he vowed.
impatiently, and he accepted the Invita
tion. .
(To be continued.)
PORTUGUESE HOTEL CLOCKS.
Their Irritating; 'tfluence Upon Strati
arers Trying T-o 'arp.
It Is the fashion for Portuguese clocks
to strike the hour twice over. Heaven
only knows why, for certainly the peo
ple are not so keen about the profitable
use of their time that they require to be
reminded thug of Its flight The habit
Is apt to be Irritating, especially In tbs
night, when your bed (like enough a
straw mattress and a bran pillow)
chances to be near one of these mon
sters, which rings Its four and twenty
strokes at midnight, with a pause be
tween the dozens which merely stimu
lates expectation. If there are five
clocks m the establishment all with
sonorous works (and the aupposltlon
Is reasonable), they will, of course, dif
fer widely, so that twenty-four may be
striking with Intervals, during a mad
deulng half-hour.
Yon may happen to want to know
badly which of the monsters Is the least
mendacious, and the bells at your bed
head communicate with two servants,
one a Gallego and the other a Portu
gese. In such a case ring for ths
despised stranger without hesitation.
He will be with you In a minute, fresh
and smiling, though half-naked, and,
lr be distrusts bis own Judgment about
the clocks, he will not mind saying so,
and will hasten to awaken the landlord
himself rather than that you should
remain In doubt I regret to add that
bis more conceited fellow servant will
more probably gay whatever first comes
to big tongue, more heedful of bis own
comfort than of your desires. Thus Is
the Installation of the Gallego waiter
In Portugal Justified, as that of the German-Swiss
with us. Chambers' Jour
nal.
The Wandering Shade.
As I wandered down the street I no
ticed that the said street was paved
with divers and many bowlders which
doubtless were the remains of some
ancient fortification. They were rough
and run of seams and ridges and val- Another Variation,
leyg, and I marveled greatly hew the' Ethel There, I've forgotten to at
people of this otherwise progressive tend a function to which I was Invited,
modern city stood for It I How careless.
Just then a passing vehicle caught
my fancy.
"Gadssooks and by dern!" thought I,
but metblnks I will have a ride; for
not since the days when we rode In
sedan chairs and upon .Joggly war
horses have I ridden save on the wings
of a tbln mint
So I climbed upon the wagon and
smiled a ghostly smile of rare content-
"By castor and Jlng!" quoth I, "but
this Is the real thing!"
Just then, however, we struck another
of the bowldercd places, and, alas! my
spectral spine was driven Into my an-1
dent and honorable skull so that I was
forced to fade away swiftly and reof-
guuira.
For, by my bolldom! nothing of the
days of yore was ever so soul-degtroy-lng
as the things I snag upon in this
modern clty.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Raise Pay of Employes.
The New Zealand government Is rais
ing the -wages of Its railway employes
to the extent of $100,000.
The average savings bank deposit it
this country Is more than $400; In ul
European countries It is vbout $100
Then sail Now.
"When I waa courting my wife,"
aald the sad faced niau, "we rere two
souls with but a single thought.
"How about you at the present wrlt-
lng?" asked the Inquisitive youth.
We still have but a single thought."
replied the proprietor of the sad vis
age. "Wo both thluk wt made foola
of ourselves."
Fate of the Moderns.
"Tommy, where do people go who
d(wlve (ner fellowruen?"
To Europe."
Front Rail to Worse.
Doctor Old those powders I gave
you have the desired effect?
Patient No; uiy Insomnia Is worse
,tuu ever.
Doctor Is that so? ;
Patient Yes; why, I can't even go
to sleet now when It la time to get up.
A Philosopher,
"Wouldu't you like to be able to
write a great uovel?"
"And lose all my pleasure In reading
novels? I should say not!"
AIDING THE
Now there arose a quarrel among the little band of captives, who wers
surrounded by the hungry cannibals. They were trying to induce some one
of their number to offer blmaelf as a sacrifice.
"let them take you." aald one of the capUves to another. You are so
tough that they will fcreak their teeth on you, and give ths rest of at a
chance to escape."
"Sir!" said the captive addressed. "You are very freah, I timet say."
"Take the fresh one," commanded the chief of the cannibals.
Har Specialty.
He (at the reception) And
you
neither sing nor play?
She No.
He Then I suppose you either read
or paint?
She No; my specialty Is giving lml
tatlona of the society young man.
He How'e that?
8he I merely sit around and try to
look Intelligent
Not Going.
"No, JImmta,, I am not going to Mag
gie Mulligan's party! The Mulligans
ain't In our set, an' I don't like Mag
gie, an' I've got nutbln' to wear, an'
b,ldM 1 aln,t b" lnTlted' "J001"
George You should have an engage
ment calendar.
Ethel Ob, George, this Is so sudden.
Considered aa an Investment
"Do you think your flying machine Is
safe?"
I "Safe!" exclaimed the Inventor. "I
'should aav an! Whv. mv lectori ars
Davino - me 60 or 70 ner cent on mv
original Investment" Washington
Fanny Part.
City Nephew Wouldn't It be funny,
tinci. Ni.mm to nmi m
mule's tall?
Uncle Nlck-I can't say about th'
fuuny part av ,t( but ,t De dln d
.n tn h r.r.i n.itimor0 m..
Apt to Ba Charitable.
"The Impromptu speaker may be all
right In his way," said Deacon Jeaes,
"but as for me, give me the mtaasker
wbo writes bis sermons every time."
"Why?" asked Deacon Smith.
"He la more likely to realise their
length," was the significant reply,
Popnlar Phrase.
"What Is a sharp Intake of the
breath V
"It generally precede! a rapid output
of talk,"
Kenlmlvr of O'd Time.
A rich man wbo baa Joined the
multitude Iu New York alnce hla quick
fortune came to Mm waa entertaining
friends at dluner the other (light. The
aervlee waa magnificent and ao waa
the dinner. The wife, gorgeously clad,
relgued over the table. Paring a lull
In conversation the rich man watched
a aervaut who waa dexterously remov
ing crumbs from the table. Then he
looked down the glistening table at
bla Jeweled wife and remarked:
"Sadie, rvmcmber wheu you uaed to
shake the tablecloth out of ths back
door to the bens?"
He Walled for the Finish.
"ltefore a man la uiarrled," said ths
humorous lecturer, "he Is only half a
uinu."
"There," said the maid of uncertain
age as she nudged ber escort, "did
you hear that?"
"And after marriage," continued ths
lecturer, "he loses bis Ideutlty entire
ly." "Yea." answered ths escort afore
said, "I heard that"
lane In the Windows.
He They nay the eyes are tbs win
(lows of the heart Now, when I look
at your eyes
She I hops you notice ths signs In
the wludows.
lle-Slgtia? What atgnt?
She "No admittance except on buel
ihW Philadelphia Press.
SELECTION.
Blending by the Contract,
"When I went to work for yon," pro
tested tbs salesman, "you said I might
stay here as long as I liked."
"So you may," replied the merchant.
"But after next week your salary will
stop."
Thia Bhonld Be Considered.
"It's no business of the public's,"
aald the beautiful heiress, "whether
an American girl chooses to buy an
automobile, a dog or an earl"
"Oh, but you forget," replied tbs
man, "that we are In tbe automobile
and dog business ourselves."
Friendly Tip.
Mlaa Screechrr Papa Is thinking of
giving my voice a trial.
Mr. Bluntlelgb Well, I hope for
your aake he'U not select a Jury from
among your neighbors.
Not Used to Waiting.
Mrs. Wlckerby (to new girl) Eunice,
you will be expected, of course, to wait
on tbe table.
New Girl I've generally ett when
the rest of tbe fam'ly did, ma'am.
Protected Herself,
"Why does Manners take his wife
with him everywhere that be goes?"
"So that he won't have to explain to
her where be has been If be leaves her
at home."
Aa Others Sea Us.
"You always say tbe wrong thing at
tbe right time, Henry," said Mrs.
Packcm. "Now, I always think twice
before I speak."
"Yes, my dear," replied the meek and
lowly Henry, "but you are one of those
rapid-fire thinkers."
Too Strennous Lifts.
A well-dressed lad, tbe son of
wealthy parents, recently decided It
would be quite manly to earn a few
coppers for himself by telling dally
papers, lie stopped a tattered news
boy In the street, and said to him:
Do you think I should be able to
earn money as you do If I bought
some papers and came to this corner
to sell them?"
"Why do you want to sell papers?"
"I'm tired of being Idle."
"Well," said the philosophic Httls
newsboy, with a serious air, "d'yer
think you can bold thlrty-stx papers In
one band, lick three or four boys big-
gerun yerself with the other hand.
while yer keeps two more off with yer
reet, ana yeus -juvenin' News' all ths
?"
No-o, I don't" replied the well-
dressed boy.
"Then ye are no good In the news
boy bit," replied tbe tattered philoso
pher. "You'd better get yer people ta
'prentice yer to somethln light!"
Heated Gloves fur Motormen.
Electrically heated gloves and shoes
are proposed for motormen.
THE WORD FULLY EXPLAINED.
When He t nd.r.lood ll, "H..U.."
(lave the OM Man a New Idea.
Back from the day's bard work In
the wheat field the discontented par
rill Ml UOTCII IU lllivilivn niv ji'iina j
man who waa home from college 111
quest of a brief vacation aud mote
caeh.
"I do not comprehend the nieaulug
of mauy worda which have appeared
In your letters," com pi slued lbs par
ent. "For Inatauce, Iu your laat letter
you wrote tbla: 'Flnauclal beallsea
are on the blink again.' I coiupre-
bend 'the blluk;' that la what yeur
educatiou la 011 up to date, but 'be-
ill tea' la beyond ui. Explain."
Ths young man smiled a superior
tinlle and gracefully lighted a lluted
cigarette. He said:
" 'Besides' la a new word tu the lan
guage and cau lie uaed aa a aubatltute
for all the other worde-or. rather. II
la a word which may lie uaed to ex
press the universe Iu Ita Indulte en
tirety and In minute dalall; auythlu
and everything, separately or together
la 'bealtaea. The purpose of bealtaea'
It to relieve monotony of diction Iu
tbs claealcg of the future.
,..,,,. .. , ,,, , .
'lhna the reformer w pro est
against the 'beettxee' of political abuae; i
4
historians will allude to the ancient
Komnn 'bealtaea' of Julius Caesar; the i
poet will ting the sweet 'bealtaea' of ,
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the springtide even the parson will
mini.... . . ...,. .... ,. . .
spirit
his flock-all the various entitles In
literature, science, religion, and art
will lie known as ths Intellectual 'be
sides.' But that Is not all."
"You don't say!"
"'Bealtaea' are alto people and
things. For lustance, tn your distin
guished person you repreaeut my own
parental 'bealtaea.' Ha! ba!"
"Ilideed!"
"And you are 'bealtaea' In general
sense."
"Am I?"
"You eat 'bealtaea.' drink 'bealtaea,'
and engage In 'bealtxea.' Merely 'be
lilies' comprises all tbe 'bealtaea;' and
It Is very odd "bealtaea" that you should
be tbe 'bealtaea' under tbe remarkable
'besltaes." Hat bar
Tbe young man laughed uproarious
ly, fur he waa tickled by Uie fun be
was having with the old man. As the
latter rose ta auawer the dluner bell
be reeuarked
"You needn't go back to that college.
I don't believe you are Just cut out for
the claaalral 'besltaes.' You ran re
port for more appropriate 'bealtaea' In
tbe wheat Held with tbe rest of ua at
I a. m. to-morrow." Kansas City Star.
Worships a 111- 1U Doit.
tarrying in bis arms a huge rag
doll, dressed In the clothing of hla
dead wife, "Jerry" Mooney, a fanner
living near the village of Montague.
Lewis county, N. Y,, goes to bis work
In the fields each day.
For fifteen yeara, ever since bis wife,
Molly, died of paralysis, Mooney has
carried tbls dummy about with him.
He refuses to believe hla wife la dead.
After ber burial he made a rag woman
and dressed t In bla wife's clothes.
He often places the figure In the fav
orite chair of bis wife and speiida
long evenings before the fire talking
to It At meal time be draws the
chair containing the figure up to the
table and helpa It to food. On Hundayt
lie creates the figure tn the beat
clothea his wife had at her death, gett
out ail of Her Jewelry and placea It
about the ueck aud on the bamla of the
doll.
Week daya when he goes to the field
the nig doll la carried by him and
plaewl under the ahelter of a tree In
summer or In aome protected apot In
cold weather. He alwnya carrlea lunch
eon for himself aud the doll aud never
eata the latter't portion.
Mooney aud hla wife came from
Londonderry, In the north of In-lund,
Iu the early '60's and settled on a
mall farm. They were rlirld l live.
million and, having no children, liv
ed by themselves. Wheu hla wife
died In 18SW, neighbors, not seeing her
about, called at the houte and found
her dead In bed and ber hnthand alt
ting by the side of the body talking
to ber.
Mooney will permit no one to enter
his house. The exUtenee of the rag
woman was discovered by persons w h 1
watched the house and aaw blm car
rying It back and forth from the fields
On all other subjecta Mooney Is ra
tlunal.
Age of Criminality.
With reference to New York's special
police court for childish offenders, It
Is noteworthy that both British and
American law fix the same age of
criminality. In defiance of theology
the legal codes of all nations regard
man aa sinless by birth. Before at
taining a certain age he Is regarded as
Incapable of crime.
In England aud America this age la
7 years, and before this a child can
not be prosecuted. After lis 7th birth
day a child Is accountable for Its deeds,
but If under 14 the prosecution must
show that he wag acting with crim
inal Intent. The game age of crimi
nality Is held In rtuasla and Portugal.
In France and Belgium a child must
be 8 yearg old before being prosecuted.
In Italy and Spain a further year of
grace is accorded.
In Norway, Greece, Austria, Den
mark, Holland and Switzerland, aoyg
tbe London Chronicle, the ago Is 10.
The little German cau play praukg
with Immunity until 12 yearg old,
while In Sweden no pogccurlon Is al
lowed when the offender Is under 1(1,
The Pleasant Way.
Teas Yes, Mr. Trotter was on my
card for one dance last night and I
enjoyed It very much.
Jess Nomiengcl He's as clumsy gg
an elephant.
Tegg 1 knew that, so I Induced blm
to sit It out Philadelphia Press.
Comets Lighter Than Air.
FrofosHor Bnblnet bag proved that
comets, Instead of having a solid body
with a gaacous tall, are much lighter
In weight than our air. Kven If a
comet were to strike tbe enrth It would
hardly penetrate Its atmoaphcre,
What England's Navy Ooau.
The navy which gives' England tfu.
npremncy of tbe seas coats $lf,5,tXio,
000 a year, or a little more thnu tin
United States payg In pniiRlong.
IK
Mr. Morley'a
laed for Oct 2.
"tlladslonv" la prom.
A number of portraits
I will accompany the text.
Jacob A. Ulls bus written "The
Peril aud the Preservation of (lie
I Home." It la to lie published by
1W . Jacobs A Co. of Pl.lladel
I"""
The five conspicuous tiovela Inst tea
sou were wrltteu by Gertrude Athcr
ton, Edith Wharton, ('buries Major,
Frauk Stockton aud Mary Jotmaliiii.
They were all Ave historical Iu subject
and all five wrltteu by Americana.
Turkey la "looking up" aa the pro
vider of literature. Poetry, short sto
ries and novels are coming out In rapid
I aticceaalim and Iniiia (if tlieev woika
'ir tt) translated Into French. Ach-
m Midlist la mentioned aa the most
1 popular novelist.
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ebster a Spelling Hook holds ths
, ... " .,.,.
. MiV wevif 11, 1 11 1 mi II 1 1 j II 1 W - I SJ
during which 1 Applctou A Co. piin-
'llthed this book 8I,IM,I rop'ee wers
sold, aud In-one year. Jut after the
vumm ion nun vi low ', imi,wv
1 ,,
coplea were sold.
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The forthcoming voluilie of McMaa-
ter's "History of the American Peo
ple," which I). Appletnn A Co. will
taaue In the fall, bus an Important
monograph on president Jackson, for
tified with many letters ami hitherto
unpublished material.
The prevalent Interest lit the race
problem baa thia aeason added three
novela to the list of negro hooks -"The
Leopard's Sita," "llntidlcnpped
Among the Free," and "1 bo Inevita
ble." Tbe three authors tuko varying
views aud paint their plcturua In vivid
colors.
Houghton, Mifflin A Co. are to pub
lish 'The Flower Beautiful," being an
Illustrated volume by Clarence Mooree
Weed. It la aald to be the first book
dealing purely with the decorative uae
of flowers, an art tn which, according
to the author, the Japanese have bewu
plotiaere.
How MoUiodlaro may be aald to have
begun In Bum una Wesley's nursery,
rather than In the I'ulveralty of Ox
ford, ao often called Ita birthplace, Is
one of the freah and Interesting points
made by Professor C. T. Winchester In
his pspers on "John Wesley," prluted
In the Century Magntlue.
f. Hopklusou Km Ith styles bla new
book "The I'uder Dog." It cousltts of
thirteen atorles, chiefly of men and wo
men who have beeu nilatiuderatood.
The Qcrtbnsrs say that In rashloiilng
them the author's sense of the dram
atic and the picturesque Is united with
au Idealised Justice and a Serious pur
pose. The Just Issued Imlci, edited by Sid
ney I.e, of the monumental "lMctlon
ary of National Biography," la not only
an Index It aummarliea briefly the
wealth of Information given In this
vast work, ao that leading fuels may
be found In a moment, whllo preclae
references to volume ami page guide
the reader quickly to the fountain head
of details.
"The Call of the Wild" la the title
of Jack I-oudon'e Klondike story, to be
Issued by the Macmlllun company. It
la said to ahow a long advance UV.r
even the best of Mr. Unnlon's pre
vious work and to combine human In
tetcst and adventure. It la the same
etory aa Krneat Selon Thotiipann'g "III.
ography of a Urlxxly," except that hu
man beluga enter Into It more largely
aa actora In the drama.
Iavld Gray In lilt "(5allnig" rttab
llalied the borae as a member of ao
clety. In Ills "The liraybruok Habv's
Oodmother" one of the Century's many
stories, even the baby who glvee title
to the tale playa a part aiibordluate to
the foxea and the drags whoae wronas
a charming New York woman trlea to
right. For Mlaa dishing, never having
vltlted a menagerie, thought of drasa
aa small animals needing a champion
to save tnem from cruel fox hunters:
and David Gray's atory telle the ludi
crous adventtirea Into which her lm.
perfect knowledge and righteous sea)
led a houseful of gueala. ,
Where Pulque la Drunk.
"The pulquerlea of the City of Mexl.
co are a unique feature of tha Ufa nr
that couniry that never fall to catch
ths eye of the totirlat and attract ths
attention of visitors," aald A. &
Chewnlng, of El Paso, Tex., to a
Washington Star man, "There are
nearly a thousand such places, and
they dispense many carloads of pulque
every day. These pulque shops are
open every day In the year, and aure
ly present a picturesque appearance.
The walla are decorated wlih the most
extraordinary pictures, representing
bull fights and prUe fights.
The extraction of the nuliiue from
the atenia of cnctl Is dune by liollowlmf
oiit a sort of cup In one end and letting
the tap flow Into It, which It does very
quickly. Then It Is emptied Into a
gourd, which la carried to tho pulque
dealer. A plant will yield from three
to ten gallnng. Kvcry pulque shop In
the City of Mexico lint a name pecul
iarly Its own, such na 'liellghts of
Life, 'The Smile,' 'The Charmer,' 'The
Hope,' 'The Rainbow "J'lie luiaira of
Jeaui,' 'The Inspiration' imd a lot of
others of a similar nature. Piibiiia
when taken Iu large qnonllties la In-
toxleatlng. It forma the principal
drink of the Mexicans, and Ig a thin,
whltlab fluid, with tho odor of tour
milk."
1 ncrTfl, m.t r
The Automobile Out Woet
Tourlgt I guppono Brimstone Ike hag
killed lila man.
Native (wltherltiKly)-IIU "man?"
Why, Ike hug got five nloltg in the
steerln'-hnndle of his automobile al
ready. Judge,
Women Gierke In Germany.
Women cleika employed In the Ger
man state railway olliceg , ot u
owed to work later than 10 p, m, or
begin earlier than (I a. 111,
When we go outlolinuTrw'e like to
eat and run, ,