, i tt
A Death
Shadow
Be F. A. MTTCHEL
Aa etaccr af the Beigiaa army wsa
BMMMd before tbt kin.
ta rWndrra. and tbe Betglana eoostj
tuted tbt tip of tbe left wing of tbt
Iliad sraiy.
-Captain.' n'J the king. "I wh yoa
ta carry a aes4ge to tbe commander
af tbt rmmI British troopa sooth of
aa. Qo as foot and oa tba beach. The
tftataaca b abort but la full of danger.
In will ba aa safe oa tba edge of tba
watt aa anywhere. We art aot la
toaca wtth our title, but there Is ao
(ear of an force pushing tutu tbe gap
far oar rvar I defended by tba chan
aaL Tour danger will coma simply
treat any rcaaotterhg or otber amaU
fare that you may baieii to meet"
Tat capo la took tbe message, rolled
tat tall tba aba of a amaU pill, put U
ta tba Using of bat bat earuted and de
parted. Tba boor waa dusk, la tbe
aaaleit aky waa a mooa In tba first
quarter. Tba beach wat broad, aud
the aaVer walked midway between tbe
Mat af foam and tba donee,
Wat that bit abadow down at hit left
aad a trtfle ta tdvtoct of him? No.
A abadow auM lie la a line with tba
Bgbt Interrupted. Tab one formed aa
attaat angle with bit body and tbe
Waa K, a abadow J It waa to faint
that be could not telL
Them tru a awaiting aound to tbe
wavta that Wert washing over a bar
Mt far from tba shore. Tba wind waa
chill, aod tba captain felt a corre
evoadlnc chill la ait heart He did
aot Ilka that dark apot or abadow or
whatever tt waa. Ue lookad down on
the hard aaad to bto left It waa there,
barely dtsttagtlshthat, hat tarely there.
Be tooted up at tba moon. Tbe dark
apot aarary could aot be made by tbe
for It would lie behind him.
thai waa slightly la front of
He looked at tbe planet Venua
aud taw that It waa covered at tbe
Uate by a bast, Oa caat Bit eyea again
aowa at hia feet hoping that tbe dark
apot had disappeared. U waa ttill
there.
i f tbe aoCih were the lights of a
camp; how far be eouldnot telL That
camp waa bta goal , He wlabed him
self eafrly there. At Bight one cannot
raadUy saeasart distances, aad he could
atot tell whether tbe lights were far or
acta. Re loaged to reach them to ea
ap rhai Intolerable loneliness which
WvigUfd upoa htm.
; ! knew that at any moment be
right receive a ibot lo tbe back or
(rum tba front If It came It would
ecae from the duaea aa bit left not
from I be water. Ba caat occasional
gdtacet In tat fanner direction, tain
lag his bead to tba rear to see If bt
.waa fviktwed. Ha thought be taw a
dark aometblng like tbe figure of a
aaaa agaiuet the aky line behind him.
If It wt a sua he waa aooa la hiding.
far It passes) lata the dark dune.
He sled down ta the verge of tba
water and walked almost la tba foam.
The sand waa wet and reflected the
gjgbt of the moon. Beyond were the
Mghta, alowly growing more distinct as
he advanced Usually there was at
aagat desultory tiring, not to far from
the shore hat that It could be beard.
Tbalgat there ass absolute alienee of
vat. There was tba moaning of tbe
waves oa Us bar, ith their nearer rus
tle oa tbe beach. Tula waa alL
But that dark it. It would not go
away. Tba captain tried hard ta con
vtaea blnueif I hut there waa do such
talag there. He could uot Ha aaw It
Of that ha was sure. But It was aa
gala that be could not alwaya see It
At ay rata, he looked at It concea
vsaflag felt gate Opoa Jt till It seemed
ft Cade away; But when he had rested
Mi eyes aad Iqfr'eA again. I here It was.
Aa4,Bb U4 Ijfuts of the camp an
avatar that anotOtr tea or fifteen mla-
ttaa aurTy bring him there. Tbe
i whart he ldoked for diiuger bad
. ana watt n ibere waa baa
The iky line was visible, and
it eaMld bare seen even a crouchlD?
fare. But he saw none. A breeze
attrrad some tow need or bush and
ana hit heart to heating, tint In an
other moment be saw Hint It was not
a man.
A abort distinct from tbt camp be
came to a place where reeds grew out
af a marshy spot Just above the foam
Mac. He must go to the left of them.
Seeming dnnger wherever Ibere was a
possibility of It lurking, be gave It a
wMt berth, passing a hundred yards
ta tat left or It After leaving It be
Uad him, looking down, be saw that
tba Mack spot waa directly In Una with
the reeds. It seemed to blm as be
Walked that the apot advanced, keep
ing In Una with his body and the reeds.
--- ".no ' "'A wa
aadar him. He fell headlong on the
aad, gntped and died.
A figure with a rifle rose up from
agaong tbe reeds and advanced toward
the body. Turning It over with his
foot, ha looked down Into tbe marble
fata and upon the uniform and, mut
taring "Belgian.- turned away and
uagbt a German camp not far Inland.
At tbe same time a dark cloud covered
tat moon.
Waa what tbe cnptaln saw the shad
ow of death? Who can tell? There
am mart things brought out by war
psychology, when men's minds and
jtrvtt art strained to tbt utmost, than
wa can tell Many a man who meets
is death la tbe red horror of battle
tea a grtwsomt foreboding of bis r
praachlng fate. This has been proved
la many former wars.
'amuiMiiff n run m ia( 0ivi- ..
SELF RESPECT,
kkamtttaltto associate pride
t foppishness with tea respect
1m om rises (rota judicious coa
tdatalieaof what we are, the other
Ma evaaaat noaoa of what
r?at.haraB)Mut hat made us. ,
f.? aa, hSt otber is (alee.
ltogethef. A
Vapawiaaia
amdoat
" Pfatey ftaed A4dt.
A ceruia faaiou sttemaa fct a coa-
tfcoil prey to the "anKvmph BVaJ.;
aad, like BMwt faaHNis ivH'e. he la a4 J
fond ef givbig away bis signature to:
culiectora,
Oa one orcaaioa. bowevapr. twa ask-
ed to write ia a frWnJ' allHim. be !
seated to do sa He Bitk-J that fc'B
one befre blm had written in tbe txvk ;
be words.
to rttik aud fi-ar no
man."
Without a BHnem's bositatKHi the
atativman wrote uuiWrueutU it: ' IVm
rite, aod fear no aanuur
A Happy
Discovery
B RLTH CRMIWI
John Man. a youug man ift fortune
devoted a grmt deal of faU time suj
money to charitable work. He visited
boapiuls aud uot ouly Inquired hito
things needed. tut sat do a beskle pa
tlent. asked what he could d tor
thent ami ovvaskua!I.v chatted 1th one
famlliarty.
MasK'o waa a man of libera! cOuK-a
tko and literary Ustea. There waa aa
old gentleman named U or ha in In houi
tbe ytHiug man became luterested.
Oorham having been lu bU youuger
daya a publisher when nia-ailne were
expineota of literary prodihtlona and
not advertising mediums, tiorham had
published the writings of literary lijjht
wlh flourbbrtl In the earlier rt of
tbe nlneteeutb reutury and bad uian.t
iateretttiuc stories to tell coueernliiK
authors. To tbe Mason listened with
great relwh.
Gtrb.iui bad In tbone days tieen
wealthy aud at the lime of bU grvateHt
lroNierity bad rWMn to and from b
odice. He bad a pd wife, but oue
th'Og be had not childreu. The hu
IniihI was so en&rossed In his busluena
that be Tlld not tuts the absence of off
spring so much as his wife, who lonced
for a child and would not be com
forted without one. Finally with bet
husband's consent she went to s fouud
ling ssylum and took therefrom a Utuv
boy.
The clothing In which the child bad
been received was of the tluet tel
ture, and there was every ln.lk--.it Ion
that be bad been boru of refined par
ents. He was adopted by the Uorbam
and brought up as their sou. taking tb
name of bis foster father. Henry Gor
bam. Ht became tbe Idol of hb foster
mother, who lavished every attrntiou
upon him.
When tbe boy was becoming old
enough to be of still wore interest to
the Gorhums be suddenly disappeared
His nurse one morning left blm ou the
porch In front of I be houe for a fen
minutes aud when she returned be wa
gone Tbe foster parents rpeiit no end
of money to find him, but received no
trace of blm. The blow almost killed
Mrs. Gorhatn. Her buxband begged
her to adopt another child, but she
would not Little Harry had wound
himself around her heart and she
would not. or rather felt that she could
not replace blm with another.
In time misfortune came to the Oor
nam, iteury Gorliam. not content
with bin success In the publishing
business, lumicbed forth In various
speculatitxi. For a time he was sin
cessful; tbfn several of them collapsed
at once, ills publishing business was
carried down with them, and from af
Oueiice be and bis wife fell Into pov
ert.v Then rnme old ol'h. when men
have neither the strength nor d.irin? to
begin auew. And lastly Henry Cor
ham fell 111 with a litiKerlng disease.
An old friend, an author, whom Gor
ham had launched on a successful co
reer by his ap, retiallon of bis lit. rar
works and whn had m-cumuiated a
small fortune provided nn Income foi
tbe old couple, v hich nns Imn-lv ulli
dent to keep them In u small houst
and provide them with food and cloth
tag. When Gorhain fell 111 he needed
medical attendance and nursing, which
he could get only at a hospital .
was removed to one. and his U-ncf ie
tor paid tbe additkmal eiis-use.
One day John Mason on calllnij nl
the hospital found his old friend In
great mental misery. The man who
had leen paving his way bad died sud
denly, and his widow bad refused to
eoutinue bis benefaction. Mason of
fered to stand In the place of the l-ne
factor. His offer wus a great relief to
the Invalid, who asked hliu to go and
see bis wife and tell her the uood
news.
Mason had not happened to meet
Mrs. Gorhatn when she hud called to
see her husband. He acceded to the
old man's request and, visiting the lady
In her humble abode, begged her not to
worry, assuring her that lie would eon
tluue the Income she and her husband
had been receiving.
From the moment Mason entered
Mrs. Gorharn's presence her ejes were
fixed upon bis with a singular expres
alon. He accompanied his offer with a
smile, wbkh Intensified this look on
tbe old tody's face. Throwing up her
hands and her eyes at the same time,
aba exclaimed: ' '
"Oh, heavens, bow like Harry r
Naturally Mason asked who was
Harry and was told for the first time
the story of her lost foster son. Mason
listened with an Interest fur more In
tense than might bave been expected.
At tbe end of bis recital be said mu
singly; ,
"Can it be possible tbat"-
He paused and on belug UBked to
Bnlsh said that bis mother li id married
frithout her father's consent When a
paby he bad been left at a foundling
asylum., His grandfather, after his
father's and mothers death, which l.-t
occurred In quick succession, hud trac-
, mm w tue Dome and from there to
j the people who had adopted him. Fear
,n that he would not be given up, the
j grandfather employed persons to kid
nap him.
Mason had no sooner told bis story
before be was clasped in hU foster
uoiuers arms. ; ,
Tbe next day5 there" was a greai
change In tbe condition of the Got
hams. They were removed to John
Mason's borne, where thev receive,!
every comfort, attention and luxury
for John Mason had Inherited a large
fortaBt from bit grandfather, which
ha lavlahaf aa them without stint
The
Qeckerboard Man
B VTLLUM CHANDLER
A tJtcKb wa bowling along over
a road ou "the plains," Ibey Uioe
that portion the ixuillueut lying be
tween the Missouri river aud the
Kocky BtaHiutatna, There were half
a doses paevuvre buude the coach,
half of houi were iadiea, and flvt
rih-n outside. Four of the outsiders
ere of the roughest element uf tba
regiin. whk b lu th,Ke days aaa not at
atl smooth. (Hi the seat w ith the driv.
er sat a man In a checkerboard suit
The four men lu bbi rear were talk
big lu a velu uot at all appropriate f
the ears of ladles aud w Knidly that
they could easily be heard In the coach
below. The man lu the checkerboard
ault uku hearing a very coarse remark
turned aud looked at the man who
made It but said nothing.
"My youug frk-iul," said the man knk
ed at "do you see auyttitug to admire
In my appearam-e
"I don't ste auj thlug to admire lu
your language."
Tbe man hitched a revolver around
from his hip, .iyUig, What d'ye think
tbatr
I have no use for firearms; never
carry 'em myself.'
Tbe other clinched hU fist "Wltat
d'ye think o' tbatr
"tU. that's something I ran uuder-
stand. I carry thiHe Ivsds urtseif.
"Well, then. If you find suytblug
Biore about me you dou't like you'll
get It behind the ear.
The checkerboard man made n re-
pty to this, but when the other launch
ed forth amther coarse reitwrk, accuiu
psnled by au oath, the former turned
aud said lu a subdued Voice
1 say, my friend, you waut to talk
In a way that U unpleasant to my aeo-
siUve ears. We can t both bate our
pwn way. How would It do for us to
stop the roach, gel down aud have
friendly set to to-settle the matter ?"
"What! A little w 'btppersuapper like
you fight a six footer like lue! I d stwil
your clothes.
"Ob, that wou't matter. I cau take
them off above Ibe waist'
Go him. Jim.' said one of the otber
men.
"Go him! Why. ef I'd bit him real
hard 1 might break blm. He's too
purty to be smashed like a piece o'
chlney."
juus companions were anxious to
see a mill aud Insisted upon his ac
cepting the challcuge The cos oh was
halted. The two principals walked
a short distance from It, followed by
most of the meu Inside aud outside.
while the driver remained on the box
and the ladles crowded lo the win
dow. The checkerboard man threw off
bla coat aud vest, while bis antagonist
remained lu woolen shirt and trousers
tucked In bis boots. One of the men
relieved him of bla revolver, while an
other drew a ring with the point of a
dirk knife on tbe ground. When ail
was ready the principals started for
tbe center of the ring.
The ecfators were looking for the
light to begin wticu they were dlartled
at seeing Jim Ij lug on Ills back, nis
antagonist had planted his list un-
ler bis Jaw so quickly that ordinary
eyesight was Incapable of following
the action.' Jim sat ut and looked
bout blm. Indicating that be scarcely
rolerstood what bad hnpiwned. Then
be rose to his feet, but Ix'fore ho could
square himself on bla legs be was
own again.
He began to get riled ami, Jumping
up with fair agility, went for his
enemy like a bull, aiming a blow at
his cheek. But his enemy was not
there, and Is-fore Jim could aim an
ther blow an arm was around his
neck, and he was receiving a oulck
uccesslon of taps on his nose, bring
ing a stream of blood, which trickled
on the virgin toll of Colorado. He
truggled des)ernte!y to free himself.
but that crooked arm was like iron aud
was choking him. When both eyea
were closed and his nose resembled a
beet he was released and stood totter
lng and groping. One of his party went
to him and led him back to the coach.
Every one understood whnt the
fight was about, and all nnlted In a
shout of triumph. The conquered man
as heiiss tip on to the conch bv his
friends The rheckerlsmrd man re
itned his coat and vest and climbed to
his seat by the driver. When all were
board the driver rhlrruiieil to the
orses and the coach rolled on. It had
been stopped Just seven minutes.
At the next relay was an eatlnit
house, where dinner was served. All
left the conch and before dining fath
ered around the checkerlKmrd man, of-
rering him congratulations, the ladles
of the party being especially compli
mentary in their remarks. The four
men who had done the loud talking
kept by themselves, but when the con-
queror was granted a respite his victim
shullled up to hliu and put out bis
nana.
Stranger," he said, "whar did va
lenrn how to handle yer fists T'
Ob, tbats my profession. I run a
hool for Idling In Chicago.'
"V don't mean Itr
With that the fellow slunk twav.
and when tbe coach started up again
neither be nor any of bis friends was
wun it They bad received so umnv
marks of disfavor from the paseugers
that they did not care to finish the
Journey with them. As for the check
erboard mnn. he had the satisfaction
of being a hero for the rest of the ride
nd at the parting every lady gave blm
some trinket as a memento of her grat-
imue
Telegraphing With Cannons.
When the first vessel completed the
passage of the then new Erie canal In
182. there being no such thing as a
lelegraph In those days, the news was
communicated to New York nnd to Buf-
am Dy cannons placed within bearing
of each other all the way along from
Albany to each of the otber cities
Tbe signal was passed along In this
ay from Albany to New York city
and back again to Albany In fifty eight
mlnutea. The experiment was a costly
tot waa a success la eviry par-
tea ketta a tsa
-1 tell you, Mid It mat W was
weartn a List year's hat " I''W
hard oa a fellow t hae a wife "h
never looks a bead,"
vh I joo't kaowT his comranloe
aadlv replied. "Sometlmee I think
there's such a thing aa hwkiug ahead
toeauiocb. Xow, take my wife, for in
stanoa. P-be always buys cMbea that
arw two stare too Urge for our boy, so
that he raa grow luto tbeui next year.
"Well, you eu;hlB t kkk oa that
-I wouUu't if they eer Wled turn
enough to be a fit
Out to Repel a
Night Attack
B OSCAR COX
lu tbe early part of tlx- to'rnmu In
vaaloa of ltvlj:liiro wlien the I nm
Were gathcrtu near tin- U.idci. thei
waa one fortlrt ti-ii ou the Hue
t'retk'h defenses sniii.-tt hit snli
from tbe ret The n.l 'ii i nwm .0'
lug. eXvtliig an at! I. t nu iieioen:
arrauntsl for the diiiu-ie .f -ci
gun on the oilier t e I
Iueansofclis trk.il i h- ; ti ! k
aa act up lu the tiiniin-i of M .j.u
Moiynout. ho was tnfiofc.l wilt
Its timrdliinOilii. lint the uutu tiiiglu
he fired St the nti'ruth of the rliem
and might not tie filed preiiuittin-ly
1he com m a mla lit. Colonel Imi I'ierrta
was a nervmis little ui.in Ih sl
rlal military m.nliu was gettlm; ahead
of the eueiuy lie a a souVh-nlly
educated as a soldier to know thst
faviHite hour for surprise lu war
S o'clock In the UiorulinL when the
party to be attacked t rsptssl In
slumber. Autk-tpatlng that the works
Intrusted o his rare oilght be stormed
at that hour, he bad strangtsl a method
by wbkh such a terrific oualsught of
altot and sbeH should 1st isiure.1 uiu
an attacking force as to cause it lo
recoil, thereby giving time for the gath
ering of Its defenders, who would be
roused by tbe almultaueeus tiring of so
many guns.
Liege bad been rsptured by the Ger
mane and they were sweetug through
Belgium. Colonel lu I'WrrU was Very
nervous. He had bis pickets out soma
dlstame from the fort, but au enemy
stealthily advancing may seize a pU krt
before he can five sit alarm, aud the
cohmel was reljlng prucUlly ou his
firing device.
One night the mlouel turned In so
apprehensive of attack that be did But
get to sleep till after mldulght Just
before dnwii he was swnkened by a
diu th.it con I, I hate been caused only
by the tiring of tunny caution. Xlart
lug up be InirrleXun his outer clothing,
and liii kilng inhis svtnrd ran out oa
to the okii oe Is-hlinl the guns,
ready to n.piiji.ni.l In the defrna. He
Was Uie' by IiiimIms, of his men, some
of whom wtre taking tsisitioa at tbe
plet-cs. S4itm- were hurrying for am
munition, tlil'r others were forming In
line behind the works.
The breeches of the outer tier of guns
that bad been tired were ois-ued and
shells put In some, solid shot In others
As to the Inner guns, they were al
ready loaded. In a few nilnules lh
-tl vity ceitsed. and sll sto.-sl ready
for the coming fray. The colonel, aur
ruuiided by his staff, slots) ou one of
Ibe punts-is, iss-rlng iK.wq Into (he
darkness, endeavoring to catch sight
of the enemy.
The strain ou the men walling for an
attack Is hard lo -nr. Once In the
fray action takes the place of sua
pens, and the latent bulldog lo a
man's nature enables blm not only to
bear up, but often ierform deeds that
are accounted heroism br others In
he present rase this strain wit pro
longed. Ample lime elapsed for the
garrison to lake position, rehaid the
empty pieces and collect ammunition
where It was needed And yet no ene
my apiteared.
"Captain I Fevre," said the colonel,
go down there and see what trickerv
the enemy are up to or whether Ihey
have Is-en so discouraged st the re
ception Ihey have received that they
have withdrawn."
The captain saluted. Jumped down
from the parapet and iltanpienred In
tne darkness. The minutes, which
seemed hours to tha colonel tl, ko.1
lowly by. yet there was mi sound
from beyond the works. Too Impatient
to stand still, he walked back and
forth within n dozen paeva. stopping
often to listen nnd expecting every
minute to l greeted by a shower of
missiles. "I.letiteimnt Mora nt," he said
presently, "go after Captain I Fevre
nd see what has Income of him. He
may have been taken In by a lurking
enemy.
Down dropped Lieutenant Mnrnnt
and he, too, dlHnpM.nred In tbe durk-
ness.
Ho had scarcely gone when Par, in In
1-e Fevre relumed out of breath and
reported that he had sent a skirmish
line out some distance nnd had not
heard a shot. It was hot possible thai
n enemy could lie near the fort
A suspicion that there had Is-i n soiiifi
mlstnke about the filing of the guns
entered the colonel's bralu.
How far has the skirmish line ad
vaneed?" he asked.
'Oulte far enough to demonstrata
that no enemy could have been seen
from our works," waa the response.
"Where Is Major Molvnoux?" asked
the colonel Then, without waltln for
reply, he turned and stalked off to
ward the major's quarters.
ue round that officer engaged In a
work that, considering tha occasion,
was trying to the colonel't temper.
seeper or the firing kev wss en.
gaged In chasing a rat around the
apartment striking at him with his
sword.
'Major!" thundered the colonel.
'Colonel." responded th mnlnr no...
Ing from tbe chase.
Who Bred the gnntr
That rat. He lumDed on tha nUMri
key."
The men were returned to their slum,
hers, and In another teo mlnutea tb
fort was again silent.
JVhnt passed further between the
colonel and the iDjur B0I knoWn
Hut certain It Is that Mnjor Molynonx
was relieved from the charge tf tbt
firing room, and a mt trap waa placed
there hear the key.
How a Parrot
Effected a Match
fc LOttsE R CVMMINC3
"!.uvy.- sskl Mrs. Arnold to bet let,
lucy MscKnlgbt "bow aUut this af
fair K-tweea you aud !eis Il't4
soT tltsnte has brew attentive ta jou
for six tuouihs and so f r as I know
tstblng has cotne of It
"What cau I Ja Auul IUI-aT I
cant make blia rot""-
"My dear." sal.! tba old tdy In
kindly tiHie. i hate a ukgrlka I
mak."
"What t It Aunt Iks kT
"Met t luinit."
A pa-tr
"Yew, a wiis.t Put mi II unilcrstsad
aie lslt r Mlli-r I be told you a slorv
H lu I s oor age a uutnlicr of
ioi.MC tin it it iliUcn nl Hums showed
cc i i I .I.mI i-f mi tint ion. but any
.i, I- i.i mUiI toe iuuM furuUh all
i . . I.i. u ae Mould Ue. for
' I imi n. i in a pU-u
it - ii ! t. . 1. 1 tiiii.ilind a ins id fm
i, i i,i . unit nl ),iuilg tunti
i 1 i - I'll. t-aHi Ik lrt bt
.. 1. 1 ! . i.,. ti, wif,. tua furuUh twth
i,, I. !' ,, .. (.unlit aupt
I. i t ,i . . .-ii j.iiiiig ttH-u had tn
ici nl, d .. i, .nt wli. u t-ai h had Iss
came . ,i,i ,. ,, iti.it be must bouM-t
the hoU' iii'l If be ni.ii rlisl ute lie
lltnllew tine l,i) the ltk lutiing
of Hie siiiuiiH-r a fit. nd of my ntothrr'
rsuie lu sod s tti il she ud bvr fsw
lly were goinK .i H country aud i
k If we Would take mat uf her parrot
Idle Iher were gone. Mother ukl
she would be happy tit acruiuuuMlaU
bcr. aud the parrot they called hliu
t'trerwss bniutflil urr. He waa
iuerr luokitig bird -sll parrota are-
Sinl was Vrry amusing Tbe way be
wouai vliuiti about bis ragv, muttering
to hluiarlf. made ua all laugh. To
he awajisl like au lUkruxa lu a red
slslcvat
We put Iloger on tha porch, w bU k
waa ubely fitted for summer lounglug.
ami uauany left hlut there sU ulgbl
SXiept whru It stormed, lu th eiva
big wa sat there ourseivea, al lout I
did, for I fouud U a very convenient
phut to rerelvt my frleu.1.
That spring had met a young man
bo evented to be aa much pWas
with me aa tba others had hern, and
by tba time summer rstu he glv
tug um the uauai devotion. Hut h
M a clerk ou Something like tl.HV
t year salary, with nothing laid up or
in pi-iect. and I expected that a bra
rVptember ramt and thus sway for
the summer returned I should ba Wf
out lu tbe cold again.
Iniriug August there waa acan-aly
iny one m tuwn, and nty admlrwr bad
Bo plaia to go tti-ept to our bouse,
ami be was there four or five evening
week Tbe truth Is, tbut fact of hia
hartiig nowhera cow to go wsa tbe
principal rrasou for hU comUig ao
ottva lo see me. H never said word
slsnit kite or msrrbige, thHigh I ad
.la Bv..B a ...
urn-out i am gelling aoeaa of my
lory.
Well. Jack, as I have said, stunt
nearly every evening during July and
August at our lion Kotiicllmcs lu
mother used to ll Uh us. but m..tb
aa arruid of tl. 1,1-1,1 r. Bud
since wo always wit on tha is.n h
he dldti't Inmble us vary nun h Jack
usi iu aogi! ror being st the
bouse so mm h. saying that If we could
stand hliu till hU mother and sisters
came home he would ghe us a rest. I
knew very well that be said this to
prevent my considering hia attentions
serious Of course I told blm he was
quite welcome and sinew atl our friends
were out of town I wss sa needful of
til company as he was of mine.
On the 1st of rVptember Itoger's
owner returned t.i the city and the
ssme evening came around for her t-i
Jack was there, a usual, and inotlur
and the ludy came nut ou to the hm-i h
for the parrot Jack ruae aud was In
trixluced to the lady He did not re
uiniseir. nui ipssl on I he
where ht usually stood when I bid hliu
good night on bla leaving me.
Roger wss evidently quits pleased to
i nut mistress agnlu and strutted
bout, w betting hia beak on bla Pen h
and showing off all kinds of sullen.
When Jack said that ht would bid us
mmI evening the parrot suddculv ex.
claimed:
" 'Good by.'
"Kvery, one laughed, ami douhtleaa
this excited tha parrot to further re
mark.
'Give mt another. Meek.' cried tha
bird.
"Our porch was furnished with an
electric light, which Jack and I always
cpi lumen otr. Tonight It was tuni.nl
on, aud my crimson checks Mrayed
iiogert tueaniug. Jack In confusion
at walking sway when tbe nsrrot
cried out:
'Comt bsck. Jsck. You mar havt
one more.'
1 turned and run luto Hie house and
Op to my room, where I suffered no
end of mortification. I knew the storv
would soon he all ovnr town, aud It
m Kvery time Jack met an ac
qualntarso bo was hailed with the
words 'Olvt me another,' and my girl
frlenda taunted mt with 'Comt hack,
Jack; you may have ooe more.' The
result was that Jack was driven luto
raammony with me and I with hlin.
Wt were married and have lived ii.n
plly ever since."
Auuty," said Lucy, "where ran I
get a purrot and bow much would oue
cost?"
You don't need a narmt. ri.mri..
There art plenty of other dovlcct that
win oo at well."
Yet, auntie, but tha narrot tUM it
all himself."
Tha Naked Truth.
An old fable tells us that on a snm.
mer afternoon. Truth and Fal..h.-i
wt out to bathe together. Tbey found
"jrsiui spring. Tbcr bathed in th.
cool, fresh water, and Falsehood
emerging first, clothed herself In the
farments of Truth and went ber way
But Truth, op willing to put on the
garb of Falsehood, departed naked.
uu w una day Falsehood ....
Iruth'a fair white robes, an thi
WrsOBt aaltukt her fot Troth', t.r,
elf, but poor Truth stlil goes aaktd.
Me.
It ha twrt M that lire is ms.te tp
f thrw thlBa-hrrtstiiy. m iiotunrni
sad tha will If the hrftslllt atl rs
tirmiuwut ef the r fa I id are ahai it.i
ttouiit be the wltt will h.s-e th rtght
and Jo H -
VVKM W-4 t
kWbat la awstBl br otniucl.l ta t
let, fatberr akl llltta Itolht, lha
hoy rroaa rtsmlurf
"It ateaiia. aoa, that y can't think
af sujtblog viae o aay."- I'hUsdlphU
I
A SOLDIKK'S
DOUBLE
e, m ,".i
iVyvitaki. tax
Npiiit ttu.tt.al
About thlitj iU) licfote tiisut txwke
Ihrvugb l'a Uiwa at l'(etlurg
the U-gUiiilug of tb rud mm a h4
IWu of luy rvgluirtil tapluml avtva
Oiufedvratca sad brought tiwm ioto
CSUip kly o toiutssuy an a fait
of tha t rU 11 f.m. Pot I w a ,
detached duly I but ni I ti
Ith Iheut. Tbe Bil I kur t the
capture when I b-aid ttw Im)
that I had dcaertrd to I tie 1'uufederatea
and hrrll CeiSllilM-d aud would i-9
hot I t It s 1 isiuiimuj ttistdiiuattria
to swertslu what tha talk Bicaut aad
there ui I with a strange mrptioa I
as tlu-re. wearing a blue uniform, aud
rt I Wa la tba gwardltou half
Uilla away caitug tha butternut I
had hern oa duty al ditio tw-ad
i)uartera, aud )rl I bad Inn rapturrd
on tha ad slow lliuw I at mm
placed uuder arrwt. and It waa an
hour or More brf.ne tha unttrtj waa
Ived. Tben ll fooud tint Mm f
tha Confederals prtiHiis w my
double aud that bla utue a ak
14
i itaa not y rs o J fiotu mf
surpnat wimu tua augk-aiio was
tada that I go uito tha Coufrsietata
ramp aa a spy ou tba .tr.ulh of lb
ottderful IvarniblsiH'a I gttca
threw d4ys lu abkb ta puuip Usk
field lis wms ready talkrr aud bad
goou lurtttory urn I utiita
ready I l.k hi suit f rMtu mm
plitc aud ba gttau attotluir. Tbea
I ws taken do a lu tba front awl
nuila a Udl for H. la othrf word, una
of the CtHiredrmu pilo.iwr awapnl
and dahs acrowt ll ,w.- which
arparat.d the oisMlng tluos. N.4 half
a deo lliro Wrrw k I lulu tha ret
and a I ran I orU upua br half
a rrgtmeut
I raa at full -e, atralght for tba
Cotifwlrrate tinea, and ott daihlog urt
urrasiwort I run. mtM-lf in Hi
hlt of a IjiiiUtan lirtgade of lofaa
try A ruloiitd quralloiind Uv l.i uii
aauie. regliuetit, whru raptured rt-
and I autacml to piotuptly thst I sop
poaru iii jiuio, ail rljjhl It wa.u'l.
huweter irdcral plr baj plated
the game U'fore, and I'miMi-rata wl
i . . .
au is om,. Mi.irtiie.l as . i. j
the l.e i lo.i hi, r nf tienersl M,il...i.s
Who a a sulwnioeiitlt relet. r ir.i K
Vlrgtula and uattonal iioiitka U
saked iita the same iimi)oii wbl. h
IIm colonel had put to me and maul
other lu addition I aaw tint ba wa
suspicious, and braving all at una
stroke, I riirlrd that my raptnlN t
nt for The Alnbaiu ri-kMinrnt In
llk'h I Wa SUisaMn (it l l.,ng
atalloufsj two tiilr away, and II as
about t o't ha k ls.f. the r.titalti sr
rtvtsi iretlou bi bla apiearaiicv I
!.., I , . . . ....
mu ix-rn nam nis lisillf, Willi h I
run-wily, and Inn) al ih rll.d Ma
person When ha rrai tied hi'sd-iitur
Isra I ws sent fur. sud s I i,.. I
fore hiia and tu or three hrad uar
ters ofnVere tieueral ktahon ssked.
Captain Thorn, thia mau claim t lo
beioug la your ruitiiany. I he a mem
brruriMitr
'Yea, air," ws the prompt reply.
'What's hi namer
John Wakefield, sir."
'When was he capturedr
i S.s a
rour aays sgo along with wvani
outer men.
Thst stilled It, TI iera war ai.i.i
ortj lueu lit lOllipaiir I). Th. .11
gnuicnsj around m sa I sph-arcd tin
a wioivoie. siy oniers Were
to ascertain Un strength on a Una
about four miles long How I ws to
accomplish this after entering th t'l.n.
icueraia lines was left for m. t.. .1-
ckle, Wskefield told 1110 thst ha had s
cousin lu the rWveuth Virginia, a young
oUller named Johu Wlnslow, I got
permission of my captain to visit hliu,
ami in miming up the Heveutb Virginia
I took caro lo mlsa It and cover 11..
whole front nnd have a hsik st guns
nu toriincatlons I found Wlnslow ai
last but his greeting was far fmin
cordial. The two hsd evidently quar
reled about something on which 1 was
not posted, lit wsa to sulky and un
friendly thst I was about to cut my
visit abort when be gave ma a search,
big look and exclaimed:
'why, you nit nut John Wskan.id
at all!"
I laughed ill hliu In a good nature.!
way, hoped I would llud blm In iu.n..
humor when I culled again and started
for my regiment, but hud not gout
.(.inner or a mile when I m. ......
taken und put under arrest and an
hour later was once mora In the i.r.a.
nine of Dcneral Mahone. was fot-
lowed 10 his tent by Wlnslow, who
boldly proclaimed that I was not John
Wakefield. Then all tha nin,... .....1
lllilf 11 doxeu uioll of the coinnm.. 1...
cliidlng my ten! mule, were sent fur
ti. the general heartily entered upon
the work of trapping me.
I mill pumped John WnLi.m.i.i ...
thoroughly, nud so plainly reinUmlM.re.i
everytlilng. that bcllevt I passed the
exiiminntloii fully at well nt ur better
I lino he could.
My two arrnlgnnienia imfom n. ,
Mahone mndt mt an ohlm i .,r
It nnd gossip in my toin ,. Br(
when I returned It wns to flnd all n,e
men anxious to quit mfl nnd two or
throe of them iMminai. 1
- nv "iinillulUIIS
he cntilnlii railed me Inin hi. t.
ml questloiiwl and cross inie.iiiom.i
nif until he declared that nobody it
fisil could have taken me for nn
Ha. I nut the men off t.
tunding t0 in, flngryi nnd lhreo l)ght
........ as w ns in s nrunataiwb -,
'roDt. I allpped , iVkVtsi
rttarttl tat rttfaral Hatt,
A
MYSTERY
e r. K ktlltlq
innings wa a rs.twn,.,, ... .
1iol.l.sJ win,
Ira get tit f ld It, ti,. fcl4j J
aitl.t and walk tha elrwa Isl
ha wa walking tb... i, ,
Iowa la ,Sw ktuglaao. Tk.nT
houf ta tha .iara ran, -est
Ullllagt ... 1,?
and aHxectall tb aa!iHim7Z
hlui lie fancied , Bu(M J ""J"
old l.iirlia auJ IL.i it.. .
tbrta istu-aiW.I I. - . 0
' ' IHIf a . .
- 'wis is, 1.
other luHiMi must hat a tss ILm1 J
it uoU, (of tb fruttt dour
S
" awas
ratatiy ttiadav
lililiita wauit-rvl abuut ia
lltiM wmfWilag tbwil lb, j,t
and wt ttrrwasat lh.
p'sc, la Ibata. Aim hJT
Ukra
real waa
hsHaai wkhk tana hT
ron.titttkN and luntbkado..
tea mwai have Ui uUWr it,,,
had t s.l Ulwtlst It a,
1 uiiir u to ba rwikl am t,
all tha real of tha huiasi It at, tM
lUtUm sloflsnl brftttw b fr
lo sdmlrw It. It, i.la light. It, y,.
light alMtt tad tba amhitia ba
Ik va It. wUbtng that b euait:
. It an.1 ttaa It ew bta t
In hi luxiia rtty
Ninldenly tba 4-nf OfaiMsl. That
no """d from tba atj kUia
l Hcllird i4 ha duuf tuulnl Bf
ttut lo niftier atooiebi a ta, ti
I" the ih-IiIii. ba f. bsjC
of a oung girt Ibuugh tine
111 atiA.low IHHtiie rnakl ti a bt
.11.110. 1! tiba IsarkotMhl la
IU bl aiwik He drw arar Uf tat
ah wbUprrwsl:
" Itafcsly has orewrvwd h 4
iitsn bt I a stabbasi tn- mj a
lt r kna I wiab yo Wutk rsat
In sn, bvlp ua
Inmuira had WO Isx lloalloa f4
akrl of Mm. but tba f trt t,
au anfl. a nrarrf Slew alio an aw
u rotiMiiy. tba ba rtiicrrd t4 (Ma
Uile I line was ba light sad afcat
(lie d"f w rkaml lsbllJ Iktaj t
a i . tay tUrk. Ilia gill U4 ag,
lliig" hj... I,! auUa bin, tad 1 aM
bill I . iur, hrt Lank, wbkk asatf
ruiil
"Hill pin .irlke a light r k. aaaai
'li no I wotkl twt atti ikaat
l.i.ik.n i.f ii waicb fut I It u!4"
Hniiiig would have rt-imini, set
a atiuii la dit ao. IWakVa, da
old trip a hia bawd would m kt
rill ali it. n or? Ha uffrrrd k:aaatf
lo b b iiiFougb t siw.M lull tad
up a Itotitif alslis ta I Hi IMittkg
11 U-rr bill Itw gtrl t.nd ,
nd I.. I tlx- way Into a Uk ban t
The aitkUiwa wr wl tat
m..ii a t.i, U wa aa buur high r t
l .f It. lit inl.t tba rnom, lllnajtMb
illi Its (Mile light four tl bat
tiad a lib mtMtiy nvarbcad 4
lirv lwt,..dti Ibsahlai U kaalt a
Ul and m II Uy a ataa, aka ts
lir lo Urn dead. lh light of tbt
m.a. te gbaatly hoe lu kl ft
Un a, ami h waa alltf atsl alaik
ll ar. im-, t Ullllbg that lb rat
luio. of 1-.11, tb women rotroafme.
t Mill, 11, a atuiu, funtltitia Ml
ue a bile rat on their br.l tbt
krf. hu h, acuttud Ibelf ahuuklor ltd
Sct I licit tamiina lllllluas itml Insto
tug on th aTiM la wo oiler tad korsar.
"U 11111M rrin.it tba my Utfort
d." aakl ttn gltt.
"Why aur asked Htlllttgs. aarceif
B..liig what he saht
ll wa killed Ha who killed hint
' s ui-ar relative, Urn hs tint, bat
boitld twi lrage.lt taa dlCorlt.l ht
auiiid Iw puraued. and If rapturrd at
ixoii, bate iu endure another dUh
I "ling thst wt muat hatt t mat ta
hnii ti sod scring yua from lha ata-
ihivt aUnil l.i mta ,a houa, I ( pp4
a u aud raiUI ou- You will not kt
Irsy ua, will your
"t'ertaliily i,ul, lltil'-
"tth, don't ajy thst too will att
hrlp ua Wt tra wu women with a
man la rely on, leu and I cat rsrry
lha bod; In a secret cloaat Wa raa
put It In Ibsra for the pttwant "! K
can I rcinovcd later. "
lulling' In In ws lit t whirl The
gtrl w rut lo the txt, drew a way tba
WoiiiNii kiuvlltig Ix-aldo It tml, taking
lbs Iiihit pint nf tba body, motioned
to Hilling lu take Ibt heavier part
Then lha two tarried It to tn adjoining
waiiuanted riMtu. Tha girl touched a
spring In tha w all. A panel rullol aside,
n-v-ailng nn empty sar. They threw
lint Hay in, rloae.1 lha panel and left.
I he licit thing lllg remrinlwred
wa standing without the dir of tha
house, hanging 011 to an Iron falling
e seemed i.t have awakened from a
dream, lie staggered Into lilt street
and liMikisI up m the mii, It wst
dark and silent. Then lit ran as If
leave his frightful niwrlriire hclilna
him. tin reiichlim fata holal ha wrut
11 hi riHitii nnd threw himself ou tbt
laid. In 11,11 morning ln twakriied.
fis'llng us If nil his strength hsd oud
out during tha nlghl.
Hiring Hint day bt mailt Inquiries
IkmiI the houst ht bail visited and
was in, that it waa called lha llerwlck
house, from itm family that had lira
In It a century or mora before. It
had been empty for years.
Hilling related , tiiperleuct to sav
ers! person nnd persuaded thm W
go to the house wlib blm and font
npenlng to the closet where be bad
helped deposit the body. They did
nu round the skeleton of a mnn.
What the trngoily had been no one
knew, nor hud any oue ever tmiird
Kvldinily 11 hud been concealed. There
was, however, a trmlltbui of oat of
he llerwlrk family who had mytttrt-
ously illHiippenred
Ttmmy't Answer.
Teoclier-Tommy. you may daflna tha
difference between "awhile" and
tltiio.' Toinniy-VVhy, when pa
ho'a going downtown for awblla ma
alie'll bet be, going for a tlina.-
iiosinn Transcript
ftstulta.
Tlutt woiiitin u to III tempered that
ahe seem to reflect It ta trarythlng
bout her liounekecplng.H
"Yea, I ft noticed tfen bar bread
ort or Itaa crusty."-BaMlmort Aal