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o CHEAP LSUKA.CE. Ml I J. Tonluon wild u yuutiff liiMir iico agent- who was niiturally very nm ,h:i t ffol business fur Ml company. XhiTO wns ono iium thrift young Mr. Ton t,vii wanted very much) to got, and that was old Dolus, tho millionaire. Ho Me that If ho could r 1U0 In the old man, who ,,s not so very old, after nil, It would ho 0 p;d iinutu with which to gi t others, be everything that Dolus touched 1,,'tiiid to turn to gold, nnd people wrro ,,.ry much In tho In. bit of trying to got Into tin) schemes ill wMcd I ho old tiiiin Ileitis wns lnti rested, 'i'oiiicuii had tried unil tried again to get Mr. Dolus Interested In I if" IriMitritiice, hut liU efforts had all Ihvii without nviill. IIu win talking ono tiiiie nbout thin millionaire to a friend of his. a young physician, when tho lutter told: "Look here, Tuntcon, ono good turn tie nTe iinotlier. Now, If you mukc mo cmo uf tin" ixnmlr.irs for your company I'll Ur;nv to help you ruko In old iiiun Dolus." "It' a bargain," Mild Toiitocn, nnd furrh villi tho young physician wan up-jHjinri-l. "Now," raid thit pentlommi to Ton t.. ii, "you iro to Dolus mid oiler him 110, urni Imuran"1 for nothing." Oil, but I can's do thut," mid Ton ten, '"I'lif company would never suno ti.it) sueli ii rooct ding." "'Unit's ml right," replied tho doctor. "Vuii go r him thut nnd see how quick ii" will Jump ut It." "Why, If you olfi red old Ilolim u runt he voti Id toi;o It quieter thnn a wink." "Vmi oiler htm tho Insuranco mill tell him thero will t o nothing to pay und (end him to inu to ho examined." fio tho nut lime that Tonteen wont In to the nfl'ico of Mr. Dolus ho mild to hliu, notwithstanding that gentleman's frown and wiivu uf thtt hand: "Look hero, Mr. IJ.iliiii, liiihlni ix l.i business. I will not ciiuceal from you tho fact that If I got you on our lint It would ho n very hhhI thing for our company. Our company recognizes tl.ut, find so they niitlmriio mo to olfer you flu.ci'O Insurance on your llfo for nothing. Wo will take thu rlk for tho iiilvuiitnuu It will give tin to carry you. Of course you ni.ih rstnnd that thin thing hai to ho kept quiet. No would n t euro to huvo uny body else know It." "That's all right," said Dolus genially. "Now, young man, you uro talking stingo. I will ncropt that proposition, nnd sonio tiino perhaps I will taku a lltllu moro in your company." "I nut miro," mild Tonteen, "when you ice tho advantages of carrying llfo Insur ance that yuu w ill have moro of it. Now, If you can cull around on our examiner, Dr. Dimes, corner First und Dlunk strcots, bo will examine you." "See here," mid Dolus. "I haven't llmo to 1:0 fooling round n doctor's ollico. Cuu't you M ini It t in up hero?" "All right," said tho insuraiico ngent. "I'll see nhuut it. What time would milt you host?" "Oh, I don't know; any tlmo In tho forenoon." And so Is wns arranged. Voting Pr. Dunes was kept waiting sumo time for Mr. IIoIuh, hrtt at lust ho wan asked to step Into the private olllee, and thu dorr doted behind him. IIu stood Iho old man up und itiiulo hint breathe long breaths, und then thumped hliu on tho shoulders, nnd listened to hid heart, and placed bin car back nf him mid front of him In different positions, nnd finally tood up und looked ut the millionaire se verely. "F.vcr been rejected by nuy Insurance company?" raid tho doctor. "Certainly not, Fir," nnsworcd Dolus hotly. "Never applied for a cent of in surance In my life." "Well, I mil sorry to say, Mr. Dolus, that I cannot recommend our company to take you ns a risk. There Is something tho matter with your heart. You luuy drop dead nt uny moment, sir." Old Dolus turned pulo and then sank In to his olllee chaii' again. "Oh, It may bo nothing serious," said tho doctor; "only our company Is very car fill about such matters, und, ot course, I haven greut responsibility. If you should drnpolf three months after I have mado this examination, then I would bo In trou ble. I wish you good morning, sir." Old Dolus wit for some time looking Into space mid paid no attention to thu knocks nt Ms dour. Finally ho called up his boy nnd told him to telephone to Mr. 'Pontoon. When that gentlemun came, ho found tho millionaire In u slate of mind. "See here," ho said. "WhaCdoyou tnonn by dlTering mo f lu.duO insuraiico and then liavlt-i? your physician reject mo? What do 3 1 u expect to initko by that sort of con duet, fcirr" "Konlly," said Tontoon, "has he reject ed your Why, I wouldn't luivo thought it. Vou look to 1110 us healthy a inuii ns wnlkn tho streets,." "And so 1 am, sir, nnd so I nm." "Well, soo here," said Tontoon confiden tially. "Tills is rather serious, you know. Perhaps Hones l.i mistaken." "Of eouiso bo's inbuakon," cried the millionaire, smiting his list on tho desk. "Well, the trouhlo will be that if you upply for Insurance miywheroelso you will hnvo to tell them that you luivo boon to- jeeieu ny our company?" "lint, sir, I haven't been rejected. I never iiindo application to your couipnny, und I refuse to hnvo It considered so." "I urn sorry to say," said Tontoon, "that yonrai plication hasnlreaily gotio In. You remember you signed It? Now, I'll tell you what we had better do, Mr. Uolus. Vou come around with me to old Squills. He's not half so particular as our other man. I'erhnps ho will past you nil right." "Very well, Mr. Tontoon. I will do so," wild tho millionaire, with n sigh of relief. "liut, of course, you understand It can not ho on the first urrangenieiit? Vou soo, I took you for being ns sound n man, ns I mill, as uny thnt walks tho streets. It "coins that you nru nut so, nnd if you got Into an Insuraiico company at nil now, let me tell you, you nro mighty lueky nnd nuking a good speculation of it. I only uo this now because I have offered you the I rco insurance, nnd because If your nppll cntlon were rejected by our company you would not bo ucceptcd by nny other com Puny. 1 may Bet Into trouble on nccount u' this us it Is, Ijtit wo bad better go and 'ocwhftt Dr. Squills says." I'r. Squills did not make Hourly so thor ough un examination us Dr. iioiios, und ho had no liosluitlon In passing tho subject right. Mr. Tonteen Is now a very successful insurance ngent, but ho never cures to toll now ho hindtd old innii Dolus Into the lu wrunco nut. Kxchungo. A IKifgrd Cnufeulon. "I'm surprised to find that you keep a "g, Tomklns! Whv. vou can bnrolv koen your wife. I What on earth do you feed him j on? "Well, I gives 'im cat's moat, und whenj ', I can't afford thut, why, 'e 'ai to 'ave wol w 've.-lunoh. 1 O IttVltltt.t ! A TIMELY WAKXLNU campllro In a it attitude of attention, f..r our guide, Juk tnrvir, was about to tell , us n story. , "Itwur nlKMit six ye:iM ngu that this : ero udvonturo hapix iied to me. I wur I a -tot in ii young fellet across tho peralry ; to Hmwii's Holo (Fort David Crockett is Its right inline). In courto you nil know whero that Is. Waal, wu run about six milt's, or iimylio more, from tho Hole, and It wur pretty dark, so I concluded It tvur host to stay where wo wur tin inoriiln. I knew the re wur un old shanty near by that would shelter inn. Not that Icnrul, you understand, about sleepln in the open nlr, but on nocount of Hamlin. That wur the young fell, r ns I told youulnjut. Waal, wo soon found tho shanty nnd wur nicely housed li It lu no tlmo. I kiii had n flro hliiln not to cook anything, but Just fur the comfort of It. Waal, I lit my pipe. Wo sot tin ro fur n lung while sayln nothlii, win ii suddenly llumlln says: " 'Jako, wonder whether there's enny Injlns nrouud?' "'No.' snvi I. hilTln. 'In ninrm tint I What would enny Injlns bo iloln arooii hero unless they were friendly ones? Si you luedn't ! ufrald.' Ho Hewed up at this. "'I am not afraid,' ho said, kluiliriu.nl like, 'but I don't foi l easy tonight some how. I feel ns If somethlnwur goin to happen.' "Waal, to toll the truth. I felt jmt tho snme, though 1 didn't say so for fear of makln hliu worso. F.nnyhow I tlctir mined to stay invoke that night If 1 I .id to prop my tyellds open with my lingers. I felt for my rlllo nnd found that the primin wur all right. As I lay llstonln I hoard u sound ns of somebody out-ulo walkln around the bouse. I tat up and waited. 1'utty sihiii the door was pushed upon, fur wo didn't have anything to fasten It with, und a girl stepped Into the Mom. 1 was settln in tho corner In tho shade, but the lire shono right lu her face, and I know she was n while girl. ".Sho wur dressed like an Injlti squaw nnd had a lltllu rlllo In her hand. Mic looked all around tho room nnd then saw me, for sho tamo right up to mo ami touched mo. " 'Oct up,' she said; 'tho Indians uroull around you.' "You'd better believe, boys, that I didn't let tlmo lly by much beforo I wak ened Hamlin and told him. " 'Where uro they?' ho shunted. 'Can't wo cseapo?' " 'Hush,' said tho girl In n whisper. 'They uro not moro than a hundred yards off, und they will hear yuu. Your lives depend en your slleiico.' " 'How many nro thero?' I asked. " 'Seven,' answered tho girl. 'If you enn keep them off for mi hour, you will bo safe.' " 'How?' I asked, but sho hud gone, mid wo then commenced to work ut our de fenses. First 1 took n look out of n crack In tho logs, mid I saw tho Injlns crccpln up toward tho hut. I said wo went to work nt our defenses; but, In fact, the only defenses wo had wur our rillcs und knives und one pistol that Hamlin had. We didn't fasten tho door. So It all depended on kecplu thorn nt bay nnd not leu In them get near the door. Waul, they cum nearer and nearer till they wurn't moro nor CO feet from us, when wo let drive, mid two Injlns were shot. Wo reloaded, nod nrtcr nwhilo u redskin poppod up, and I dropped him, and Just then flat ",u fired nt anoth er. Tho Injlns knew ' .-many thero wur now of us, und four of them tho other throo wur dead, und one of these four was wounded In tho bead roso to their feet und rushed toward us. "As they cum in thu door I struck the first with thu butt of tho rlllo, but tho In jln, who was us limber us u painter, dodged und the blow fell on his shoulder. Thu next inlnuto I was in a hand to hand tusslo with tho biggest ono of tho lot. As I rolled over on tho door I caught n glimpse of Ham II n strugglln with two Injlns, nnd tho other Injlti, tho wounded one, dodgln around with Ids tomahawk tryln to get a chiinco to dash his brains out. I tell you what, boys, I kin light sumo, but I hud my match then. I didn't get a stick nt him with my knife, but I managed to keep him from geln n chauco ut mo. At lust ho slipped and loos ened his hold on my urm a little, and I drove the knlfo up to tho haft in his breast, nnd that linishcd him. Hamlin nil this while was fightln llku blazes. I never thought thero was so much pluck In the lud. I sprang In tho midst of them and drove my knlfo right into tho eye of one uf them. Ho gave a horrible howl nnd heeled over. "Thero wur still two Injins; but, then, they had the advantage, 'cause they wur both unwuunded, while Hamlin und mo wur bleed I n ull over. "Ono of them had Hamlin down, and tho other pinioned mo by tho thru.it. I shut my eyes und gave up ull hope, when tho Injin who had hold of mo dropped olT, shot through tho bruin. I kinder fainted, und who n I canio to I found that the room wus filled with men, fellers thut I knew well, nnd right In tho midst of them wur tho purty girl thut wuruod us. "llamllii was purty Hour dead, but ro- oovcred, and when ho was nblo to walk around tho girl told us about tho way sho saved us. "It seeing thut sho was u captive among these Dlackfeot, taken whon slid was u lit tle girl, nnd that tho Injins wur takln her about 60 miles north to unother village, where sho was goln to bo married to u chief. As they wur travelin lu tho night (they wur nfruld to truvel in tho day on account of tho fort belli so near), one of tho skunks cum ncross our horses. They determined right away to attack us, but sho heard of it und cum and warned us, nnd thon stole back und took ono of their horsos und set olf fur tho fort, where she soon found assistance, nnd you know tho rest." "And what bocuiue of tho girl?" nsUcd one of our pnrty. "Waul," replied old Juke Curver slowly, "ns sho didn't huvo uny iiumo except un Injln name, and thut was an ugly one, Hiimlln thought lie would give her his, nnd so married her, und they live in Chi cngo, nnd I'm goln there to see them some tlmo. That's ull. And now, boys, turn In." Wo obeyed, and soon tho camp was burled in slumber. Exchiiuge. Small Murclet. Clergyman Fine weuther, Jonos. George For them us ain't got to work, sur. ClcrRYwan Your garden looks well, Jones. George To them as doun't ha to mull iu It, sur. Cloruyman I'm glad the wife's Utter, Jones. Goorgr Them as doan't ha' to live wl' bxr may bo. Clergyman paste on. PenJ Illustrat ed Paper. , ! Tlii: UYSTEliY." I;i .in iK.' f th- w:,r fiat i st reii l an i.' I I i inlliig whoMi ruined bl.s iindqmi!; : ar hltivturi' teltif a ierto.l e,rg e"iie l y. 'J hu columns that sustain the old -(, 1 .,,, , w,n n,,,,t ,) the .:! . r ; . rs in in.uiy i curlou- twin, have i :. i ar.'iiiul lit arches mid .had. w half the r. I. In the couterof the Cag,. cennj.ird Is a fountain, or, ratio r, tin Mi. aim of . i,.., for t!.. waters have loop t. it to I. iv and i:.e marble urn N dry, but the or.int. v tr.-emirv fresh mid grc.'u and lh ir . i i.d blossom Ull the nlr wli'i pci.Oa:e. I. Ik. i most old houses, It ha it history, and, like lo.e u-uully has, It has I cell sometime. I right Willi sunshine nnd then sad ".lib t - r. I knew It tlr.t n few years il.io, lilt the ciroiiiiManccs that iiiu.ed It to a; i net ii y atti ntlon Kd me to hum lis I iv nd. Il wos 1 1,, M , T u led by am Id iiii.n mid hi-wife. 'Ibcy bad livid aloiio for yi'iirs. They v. :. n,.t I'hildli-s, bur pinplu said tli i! ! -.1 le ),.id e,ii,. u .,,i the family, and ll. r m.uiu. ,1.,,1-hnr bad I ecu driven out I:. in the slaliirof the old rooftrvo. He th I ii- It m. i", tiny had lived alone, lh. Ir rooms -umeilincs rented out to lodger-1, and lu the. summer excluded from all Imrii-loii. Dut ut tin tlmo to which I n f. r ii l.uly r u ith a little girl bad come to llieiii III ti.o rj ill ;: ami secured nil iq aitinent. lb r ll.'e v .is f ir nrnm retired than theirs, and at very r.:r. intirvals win the lady seen l,y e, hi r il.o old manor his wiM She c: r i in dally, bowevir, thickly ellul, urn!, r. i. ..lining m'Vi ral hours, re turn, d !.. r.iily in ti ars, as her miM.iii;s Would lell to the old people, who could lnar hi r means m.d i i i. s of iiire-s. 'i his lib wei t on I. r wicks, und spring at List lilt Ielv. d It'l-i -iiioiiii r. Dm one d y a change was noted In tin h il.vr's c iMiiict. I n. in sadm sssho pas, d to the extreme i f llht bcarti ilnesj and joy. 'J ho cxiiei r.inee of ber spirits found m n t In son nnd the old rooms, so long sih nt to the soiiinl of ph asiin-und ih light, griw vocal wiih b. r melody. 'Unit evening shn had u visitor. He e.iiiii. th.iroi.uhly (II vulscil, nnd none In the l oi, ,ii snve li e l.uly was pi rmltud to siohls face. II. nv long bo staid the old p. o;.le i.'iiM net (ill. but late In tho night the sorc.-in.s i f tho 1 uly's child tho lltllu li:l awok' ii. I iliem. I'roi'ivdliig to Iho apartiiu nt 1 1' li:. ir guest, liny found tho ii." r loekul upon the Inside. Fearing llmt soli .' e.ll h id befallen the llttloolio or Ps n. oil,, r. the door was flnully forced, and a s; 1. 1., elo it horror was presented whl.hw.'l might chill tho ngid lieurls lh. t loot., d ii; on It. 'iho lady l. !. ml on tho Ihsir. Jl.rtl n .i :,s literally nit from car to ear, and tin !!. od, forming a wide pool around b.r In ..(!, stained her w hlln drcs nnd v. I! ,iv I air. which lay dabbled In I he gur,'. 'Unit-was no kuiio or Weapon in ihe to. :n i; !i w idi h ll e d, i d could have I em ie i e i l e ( hild could only ti 11 that she linn e.,n to ,, i p, leevirg ber ! Hither and a; a ! li.ing. and lliat sho nwokeiKd to llml I., r .irel.t dtiid. 'Hie oliti.r and glare of the gaslight add.'l boi;i ! I i ine sictael,'. Who I. j...,r rfj :i, child?" I Inquired, forl.ilnaiiy so-; . I. d ll.at this Homeless vl'ih.r was the homicide. "II.' came l..'t night," she raid. "W oat Is his inline?" "l'u,ii, sir!" She knew no oili.T. And this v.as ail wo could learn, but lu preparing the tody for the gruvon star tling (lic..v. iy was made. 'Ihe Fir: i re lady was tho banished (latiht. s. 'ihero could U no mistake. Ti... wniij.'ii r, i vie d so long, had Indeed peri-lad luneatii the roof wiieru sho was hi.rii. Of coiirso this nugmented the ex clii iia nt, aln inly ut fevir beat. 1'cople talkcil ( I tho strange oceurreiicomid shook their hi ads mysti riously. What could it moan? Many oven Hispcctcd that tho story of the strange visitor was untrue nnd that mayl o Ihe old man had taken his child's life. The str.ii'i.i m fn of the affair perplexed everyone. Who tho murderer was could not even I e cot.jict tired. There was not tho shallow of it clew loft to trace hliu. Days and vuks went by in fruitless search, iiml tho circumstances dually faded out of the pol. He mind. At last more than a year was gone, when ono (lay I was suit for to goto the Charily hospital to see a dying man. "Are you ?" bo inquired ns I on- told the mom. "lam." "Vou wire tl:o ilctcctivu who was In trusted w ith tho casei.f tho murdered luily In stn el?" "Yes." "Vou have found no clow?" "Not the shadow of one." "Your s.nreh will did here, then, for I nm t lie man !" To my si nt of nstonbliment huwavul his hand m d continued: "Do mil s,i ak. 1 have but ll(tleslrong:h lift, nnd lil-' Is waning fast. 'Jim Woman was my wife. I first hdber astray nnd then i.l ami") i d her. Viars after we n.i ', audi m.'.ri'ii d h. r. She had a marriage ci nill 'tiie. I had n;."iln loft her, and but for tie' proof of this marriage with her 1 could have formed a wealthy alliance. It i was to in l this i . rt llicato that I went to sic hi r that night. I could not, however, persuade lu r to r. Ivo it to mo. She would not tell me even wiieru it was. Maddi in d almost, to Ir, i.y, 1 i inn i. her down at my fcit. iiud, piimipti d I v insanity, I believe 1 UUid her." 1 1 . i h was nil. Tho mini looked as if he would ray leore, but bis speech failed htm and he on d. This v.as ail I ever km '. Kxehang'i I-aiirrsoii'A "T1h Ainrrlmii SeholHr.' What nru 1 1:0 lnlliienei s whli ll form the scholar? 'That is the hrst question which F.n.irsen ii'ks. 'J hey are, Is the answer, nature, books and notion. What lire thu (links of ihe scholar? They are, It may lo answered, all i oio roheridiil 111 self trust. Alliidwith tils duty, urns a plications of it, are tlie du;i "S of trust In Immunity, mid in Aim rii an humanity In particular. I smut i,n,i s think thut In our quest for a inuii to sic in our chairs of instruction and to convey knowledge wu nro prone to think mom (f the chair of Instruction than of the man vho sirs In It mid who phes the instruction. Wo Inquire with care Into the ncaileinii) biography of the academic (andidate, hut do wu Inquire with sullieh rt care into tlio Vital, forma tive, ithiii.l, manly and man making power of Ihe sonlwhi Ii teurlns and in Fpircs? Tiie colli go v. . n mado to make men, to make men through scholarship mid pi r-oMil iis'.ji i.iiii.n. L t us tin n fore have scholar ', hut ht us also have i n h scholar a li an. I.ot ns have both a man who is a scholar and a scholar w ho Is a man. Let ns have n scholar w ho was n man before he became a scholar and who 14 a man ufiir ho Ucomts a achulur. President Thwlng in Foruu. i us. h,hi mix Kiimrii nan X mMll.V SKUOOX.! j llareU all old brick malls, ..q on Ks pl.in.le :reet. New lirle.ins. that tan, Is n little way I aek from the I an.pi. t. und fr,,ui Its qii.tlnl (siiisirin ".Ion nrrt ts it auii.ii thin of the p. ism r!,y. It was binltoiira fentiiry ago, and has a stniugn hUt.iry yet fresli In the im mory of nuuiy. It Ucoti tnetcd whli an event soniewliat reni.irk able In my eip rieiioo. It w u then the residence if a S anlsli family of pn.it wealth mid dlsllngiilslieil social . -1 . . 1 1. j Mr. I. nnd myself were strung' r to ih. i i personally, nlthoiigli we were faiuili ir a Ii Ii 'their reputation In the coniuiintUy. Una night w it Were surprls.il by a u.itfr'i'i ! Antone I'allottil, thu tin ll hi.nl f the f .'.lo lly, which consisted of a li- phew and ; daughter. Kumar had It th..: the who was yet living ; but. If i, It was In such ' rellreiiieiit that even her ii.iiuu was never ' mentioned to strangers, j On Introducing hlunu If to us Mr. I al ii it t,i stated that he might p '-.i! ly le i ! our r ices Inn matter terminate ...v I It would which must be k.t..r, t mini ! after his di lib. This liijuiieti.'ti wu were I uf coiirso willing to ol.st rte. and so sta'.'d. I He then I'lsiios. t M us ihe fncf that he Iliad nreiitly mlrst d from l,l mf. soma J jewels of gnat value and that tho ciiyiii.i- slam., of llnir disappearance! hit iiodoo1 t , III bis mind that tin y were tak n I y elili. r j 1,1s m hew or his d. night, r. i he profound . agitation with which this dls.iosuro w i : liiadn left no doubt In our minds of thu grief It cost hill) to niakalt. "I would not," ho said, "put this mot tor lu your hands but that I am bound I r solemn obligation of honor to transmit l!i in to tho representative of my l,.ni- when I die. It may be that my child I. is Ithiin, or my nephew, urged by debts j which young men sometimes contract, has taken them to pledge to enable hint to raise money. In either event they wi,l hnvo to bo r cov r. d, since I r.mnot ev nh the vow I am under. You pureelve ii.ov w hy I nm eouip. il' ii to require of you u pledge of seen cy." With this the Inleivlow terminated, mid wo set our-u his to woik uiioii the case. Toprosecuioonr Inquiries nioru elTd tually It was necessary for mo to isit the Inni' i. This I did as a goon from a distant 'ate. A more iH'iiutlful criuturo than Marie Palluttu I had nov. r soon. Sho seemed, In deed, n child of the tropics, radiant a-a gem of tho orient, star eyed nsthoKgyp. tlan queen. Lung black hair, soft and silky, fell to her waist, while her slender, exquisitely proportioned llguro would havo been a sculptor's Ideal, graceful unit witching In lu r young girlhood nnd -o Innocent that It seemed Impossible to as sociate with a en at uro so loviiy an Idea of crime. Iho mpbetv was a tall, lino Itsiking man, with tho dark tint of thu Spaniard In Ins complexion nnd the lire of his passionate race In his eyes. I knew at once that the old man's theory was wrung. However suspicious tho clr cumstiiiices, these young people wore guilt h ss. Still I kept my own counsel and accepted tho hospitalities I hail coiuo ap parently to enjoy. My room was on tho second Hour, ele gantly und i ote.i tuoiifly appointed. After retiring I sit before thu lire enjoying ii Havana nnd rellccting on tho case. It must have boon near midnight when my reverie was disturbed byil scream so pierc ing that my blood curdled nt the fearful sound. It was succeeded by a sound of innnlao laughter. Tho singular cadence echoed along the vaulted passages with a weird utterance that seemed to tho fancy ghostly mid chilling, as tho wind In a chiirnel house. I could not account for It. Struck spell bound, I could only listen for Itsrepeil tlon, but It came no moro. I will confess a nameless dread ns I hastily undressed und sought forgetfulness In shop. Hut my nerves were excited, and similiter hud utterly forsaken me. At last I dropped to sleep a troubled, uncertain kind of re pose that wearied Instead of rested mind and body. I awoko from this with a start. An ley hand was on my forehead. Tho weird cadence of thut horrible laugh was In my cars. I sprang upright In bed, and before ino In the dimly lighted room was n creature so distort! d In appearance, so misshapen and deformed, that my first Im pression was that I was In tho prcseiico of tho supernatural. i'eforo I had tlmo to think, hownvi r, It fled. I sprang from thu bid ami followed hastily. Far up tho (light of stairs I in ard the patter of lleelng foot. Determined to see who my visitor wus, I followed quickly. L'p Into tho highest story und back along n gallery the cronttiro lied. I could soo It run distinctly n miuibio woman. She 6tuod In thu center uf a brilliantly lighted room formed like n cell. She was laugh ing und beckoning me on. At tho thresh old of tho door lay a servant, felled by some heavy Instrument, nnd still Insensi ble. All wus plain to inu nuvv. The strange creature was a iniinhiu con fined In tho house. In escaping she had nearly murdered her keeper. It was neces sary to secure her, mid for this purpose, beforo alarming tho family, I advanced to whero she stood, In doing so my eye fell upon a casket concealed In tho bosom of her dress. I gave tho alarm, ami In n moment almost tho room was HI I.d with frightened servants. Shortly after the father and daughter came In. ihoy Iwth wcru greatly aiiltatnl mid evidently groat- J ly surprised. 1 detailed to them as hastily j as I could thu clrciim' tiinci s that brought mo there, ami taking thu casket lu my hand I uskid Mr. l'allolta what ll was. "Tho jewels! 'Iho Jewels!" ho ex claimed, mid grasped It eagerly. 'Iho woman was his wife. For long years hho had been u maniac. Ileforo In r reason do sorted her and her mind became u ruin sho knuw Vhere the Jewels were kept ami had frequently worn them. Inspired by sumo strange freak, sho had sought them, with tho result as stated. Of course all suspicion was now put at rest. I was enjoined to keep another se cret. It can do no harm to publish it now, for both ho who enjoined and she aboiii, whom It was mado aro dust. Another lilnio protracts tho llfo of tho beautiful girl mid the bravu youth. No eye save those of a stranger will peruse these lines. It Is a memory only to us w ho inlngl. d In tho scene. New York News. I.ovr ami Frlendsliln. If one's liitlinate in lovo or friendship cannot or does not sharo all ono's Intel lectual tastes or pursuits, that Is u small matter. Int. lhetunl compiuilotiH can Is' found easily In in. n and books. AftiViill, If wo think of It, most of tho world s loves Slid frli lidshl s have been bet wet n peopi,. that could not road or spell. Holmes. A Koyal Tl. During tho relu'ii of Charles II one Si gner iyCtl propos. d to write a history of the . court. "Vou will give oIToiinc," urged his friends. "Were I as wlso as Soloiiion," said I.t ti, "I could not avoid that." i "Thon bo us wise," rejoined the king, i who wus prvMiQt, "und write proverbs, I notbUUiry." 0 ai - A (JlilE ruil LU'Ji. ! i . IV . ll. U 01 I:. la'i .iriny , .mi s. trnl i" 1 1 of M.i'.ii ,il I "f in. n mi, ii. wcit , ll, .rd ills, ii all '.l . Pi a t, ut In I he inn. : i o . of the ..imp sat Hv.io;! a- ai a i i.d. tal l.', lipui u I.l, t Has lu.lt k"! u I't b ad li, II , draught , Ist.itd. while I ia, k nod white bllttoiit 1 1. .1 far lh.- " men. " They wei" 'i-;. in i-s . li.-rs In the mivI. oof ,1 .',.. eapi ur,, I day Is'fort tut Ih.if ,i;.;s ,o.ii., e rtjdl. atetl tit at ih.y Wi ii' not V'.' .!' his A I no of .idi. litlil'O bad e.ol-.d th. 'it to I. Hi' thou-"bo' a. -:i l-'.ngl.illd and ea-t tin Ir : m o-iU v. ii h .liU.'.: I . .i ! , I in di iv nig from ' Mi .ill s l , to t in tu eni ii, p. I I'.lls.til M.eile'.Ui, the ligh! haired ollha r. Was ii V Mil! mill of weal li and good family. loll 'I' t n young Ctitag". w h. ii he tell ll, 111. We-toii. the brown balrsl, w.u law v . r of g.s.tl i!i u ;li is.t.r jtap 11 was fat wii. uig a mime i T".s,l lb., p.it'i t f MaU l Mon sis'i r of t'.l-Hl. line day a pr. i. i.th d friend t.d.l hliu that Mals'l w is bis pi-.. nil.., I w l;'e, bill lh at th. ir engagement bad not jet Kin lll ide plllolc. i In. e months I. it, r found him a cavalry e.iT'iniil In tito ainiy of If nilo .to. ire, heft' III II few We. ks lie W .1 I sill pl'tstil ti be joli'.d bv i'is,l Moiu.i'h, who bail nl-.i . '! li d his st i vit is lo l!ie Mevh aii ; r. -ah nf suddenly a heavy tread r.-souudiil n llh out the t. nt. the s. niri, I i liallel'g. .1. tli. i'i Was , .',.,l.', und llll'.Ollf M.ivillllll.lll ' oil. .-eis eusi',1. i lit' of whom was an An,, ri. an. another u Frein hiuaii, tliethird it Mevit all. "U, ir. leineii." s,ii,l )i,. American, "J nm sorry 'to ilKtiu-li y,,u, but news tuu come tonight that 11, ml i .lu.ii-i r. has e ivuled a c.ipt. lilt uf our ai uiv. n'nl I h ive orders to s. I,-1 one of you and mart li jmi fori li lo die In r. lali.ii ,,n " " Vou eaiuiot tiie.ui that on.. ,.f us met die fop an ntVeiw ag.iln-t M.ivlinill m bv .Iii.tiv.: " said t apoiil and Momeiih, ris llig. "Sueli are my orders, but I know not which oi you to s. hit." "l et Iho p. nl 1, nu n j'lay a i aun for the cbaiieo. Ihf lo-H f to (lie, " s igt;, sted tin young li't n ''mi. in. "A g. hI Idea, monsieur, lliiillenieii, 1 observe you weiv playing u game ol draii;'hls win ll we entered, so sot to work mid play tlut-i" r inu s, Ihe inn. who wins two of thein to e'ap.', the other to die." "When is this execution to be: ' luked Garnet "Within tin. hour." "Very well, I'aputil, I am ready for tho game of life ami death." "1, ton. am n.idy." s.-iltl Motitelth, nnd the two friends sat down. i'eti minutes passed, 'J''. and the game was won by 1'iqmiil. Tho M-eoiiil game, bi, was won by hliu. "Groat heaven! ( ,arii, t ! old fellow, 1 feel for you from my heart !" criiil the winner, the tears starting lo his eves. linnet piv--.d his liieiul's hand as hi said quli lly : "1 was ever a pisir, iinlueky dog, ('a pud; but, my ft I. ml, when I am dead, look lu my saddle lull, hanging Ihero, and the papers you ffuil ph a-e deliver to the pti..er aihiiess. and ami ( nponl. say to to Miss Mais I I left a farewell for her. Gentlemen, 1 am ready." Hall (list is., tod Willi grief, C.iihiiiI Mon tellll paced his tout, his thoughts vv liililng mid his brain on liiv. An hour pasMil, nnd too American olll cer st.sid Is'ioiv him. "Well!'" said ( aistlll. "lie Is dend." "lliaveii liavo mercy nisiii lilnil" gnuun-d the sol rowing friend. " Vis, Captain M ' ml ell Ii, he is (lend, nnd, though 1 have s.eu many men die, 1 never saw-olio face death with such p. rfis tly culm lndltferetieo ns did your friend. "Ho gave the order totlie platoon to fire und fell instantly, but ore heilied ho wrote this note to you " And the American Im M'i iallst haliiletl a slip of J'liper to C'apoul, und till nln;; lefl the tent. Ill Garnet's Imhl band win wrllt "it: "1 could baio wim thosii two games, but I gave my life away to save you, for 1 loved Mais I list ih al ly ev. r to let her lirolhi r die where I could bo Kiciilleed in Htead. "I dare loll you this now, for I stand on the brink of my oien grave. Fan-well!" i'linn years passed, und olio pleasant evening n Imrs, 1 1 in ri was riding slowly along a highway traversing n fertilo F.ng llsh valley. Three years had lidded more dignity to tho fat e and s rliaps saddened it, but oth erwise no cliango bad coino over Caisiul Montolth's lino fea lures. 1'jsin his right band, setting back from tho road, was ii pretty farmhouse, sur rounded by fertilo Ileitis, and, tho sight promising well for n night s "bulging for man und beiu-t," ('iipuul turned in at the while gateway, rodo up to tho front door und ilisinoimled. 'Tho owner of the house descended the steps to giss't hint, iiml Capoul Monleith bto.H.1 faoo to fatal wit li l nit not Went on I "Grout heaven, lias the grave given up its dead?" orh d Capoul In dismay. "No, old fellow! Vou llml ine llesh nnd blistd, runly mid willing to give yuu u hearty weleome to this my liinui', left mo by an old bachelor unci" a few months since, lint come in. 1 will loll you ull." Around a well spread table that evening bo heard how Garnet had Uvii carried forth to bo most biiiigllngly cxtvutcd, how a squadron of Juan' s cavalry had ap peared and frightened off his oxoout loners ero the Hist platoon bad retired und how n watchful ranohmi had seli d hliu and bnrno him to his ram h, where, after months of siilfoiing, ho recovered. "Dut, old fellow, why did you not wrllo to me?" ashed Capoul. "I did write to my old law partner, and ho said you had moved away, none know whither." "True. 1'oor Mabel failed ill health, and I took her to the eontilieiit, but wu soon returned. MaU l is cuntuitcd If not happy." "Sho married" "Sim married? Fhldlest leks! No; she never had uny Idea of marrying uny man j cxeepting yourself, und you went olf to Mexico mid nearly broke her heart. "Fx- change. V lelt. rla's Tollmen Till 1. It Is well know n that (Jin en Victoria has a p re t' dislike of tobacco, so much so j the! si . il...., n't! allow smoking in her! Im, in o: .'.' neighborhood. And yet tho j rig. ir I'll for In r gue-is Is a very homy one. i i : ' ; i . ri. i i . 1 1 bom Is tint thousand finest Havana t Igai - w hich are specially mad" f..i ber and s. lit to W imlsor in glass tubes le riui t i. ally sealed. According Ut The 1 hi'' nologi, al Magazine, (Jueoii Vic torias (i;n--i eolild Hot bo bail ('toll 111 Cbl.a at tt lioiesale piiee-i uiul'i'tl apletai. 'The men c ho nuo.e i h. m r, , t i ,e :;o e. ids for ea. Ii ci 'ar, old nolle but th" olde.-.l and Most kkilh il woi kiueu uro inU'Uotvd with ' tbji-IUllU4U4iUIX0O. o i.f i,it itlvmmitli rock III! 1.0VKDTJIE NEGRO ' I I ev thii i.i .s' passable" thecpshucd v .hi t.ili t isti-il," sahl Fnclo Heubeu as I -ui sith. .1 the i loth and put down the condiments. "Will yuh hev some?" lit ioiipx' when I'uiie Iteubou, cuok and judge, s.i a thing of thut klud you ai W.ij s lake w hat tie presort lies. So 1 or dered tho hivihivi(l, and I'nolo Htmhen ent to the kitchen to prepare It, When tho llr.t was hot nnd the llsh was cooking, ho i . ono luu k to inu lu his old way and Kit down on (ho other side of thu table. " Dolii uh powuli uv lyiichln dou thah the.o days," he sulil. "Swioplug Ktine of 'em off, I'nolo Hou Is n " "Didn't I novah toll yuh 'Istuttha' time they lynch Ji nc? Dldu t I uevah toll yuh ihuit thu'? Oh. thu' was uh time. Yuh s.-o, .h ue was thu incnn.s' ulggnli In Wit ien issi. Fvahlsidy say thu' 'bout him. lie was list nieaii f aw thu biujvds tuh pick, nil tha's sho' bad. Jene was one uv us th.i' Is, he was nun uv thu fuiiiiy, an raised In thu lions,! wiv thu othah good nlggalis, but Jeuo was mean Ink nobody 1 knows. "Somehow, Miss Chaity think n whole lot uv .lone, mi sho try' all she kin tuh make hluigood. Hut Jene Is Jus' so naohiil bad he k.llll 1st liiade g.ssi. Miss Chaity she try an try an do all she kin, but Jene kaln Is- saved. IIu den lmply aln' no good. Ho got mixed wiv ull Isul bunch, mi liliueby he gits Intiih n luihn burnln crowd. Vuh knows isuit Itahn burners? i la y's sho' bail folks. Jeno got inliisl wiv em, us tin sayln, un thah was hahd limes faw uh lilgguh. "Thah iv as d one thing tha' kep Jens film Uiii hung, mi thu' was thu lovo w hat Mist. ill llary bad faw him. Yuh sou, .1. lie ttsik kts r uv Mlstali llar y nnd Mis tah Har'y, Uin uh gemnien, wnn ikiw' ful fond uv Jene. Ho save Jones life oliet. "One night nil thu folks they's aettln out mi thu front po'ch talk In whon uh lot uv men they rid up tulyhu front gate an ask faw Marstt Tom llnxtuli. Marso Tom was settln wiv thu folks nn not thlnkln nothlii wrong, an Mlstah Har'y, whut wa nt mo' an l' yeuhs old. was settln by Marso Tom. When thu goiiimeti rude up tub thu big gate, Mlstah Har'y he got all tuh oliet Inlctvstod. Marso Tom bo go down tuh thu big gntu tuh see thu gem men, an Mlstah llar y, Is ln small an not lllll. ll noticed, followed 'long afuih hliu. When Marso Tom met thu geiuiuuu, they say they want Jeno. " 'Whii' faw,' any Marso Tom. " 'Faw burulu uh bulin,' say thu gem men. " 'Jeno bvsii buniln uh baliuf say Marso Tom. "An when thu gemnien they aay yes Marso Tom he klndah mouruful Ink aay, 'Gemnien, I reck In yuh have tuh tuk l.ini.' "Little Mlstnh Har'y ho hcarn tha' nn he slip uwny fuui thu crowd uu ho go ruu Hill ttsles thu bouse, llo kop goln routl tuh whuh thu iilgguhs live, un he see Jeno. Sihiii us he soo thu lilgguh ho any, 'June, they's done eoino faw yuh, yuh bettah run. Take put yellow pony au git uutuu tbu county.' "Jene lie's so skeercd ho don' know whut tuh do, nn fo' he kin git outon bight, 'roun come Marstt Tom. "IIu says, 'Juno, yuh lsn mighty good tuh Har'y, an I want tuh save yuh, but yoiiso uh Itatl nlggali au ovahbody know isuit It. Kf I save yuhfuiu thu luob, will yuh do w hut I any?' "Uvcows Jeno was wlllln tuh do any thin tub git nvvuy. So Marso Tom ho go dowii tuh sis) thu gounncn at thu gate au hit say: 'Gcinmcn, Jene Is up nt thu house. Yuh kin git blin of yuh wants him. Yuh knows I done raised Jenu In this fuiiiiy, nn I klndah hnto tuh hnvo blm hung. Now, vt I promise yuh tha' I will take Jene outon thu oounty tulinlght an tha' ho won' novah oumo back no mo', will yuh let hliu go?' "Well, thah was ull lot uv talk, an blmo by thu leatlah lie say: 'Mlstah Tom, we'll take yo' wonl. Kf yuhil movo him Intuh Arkiinsuw an promise thu oounty he'll stay thah, we'll let him off on yo' account. ' Marso Tom he glv his word, what was Ink uh Ismd In tha' county, an thu mob they rodo away. "Putty st sin Marso Tom ho kum down tuh thu stable and he say, 'Saddle up Queen an Night' Them's thu bos' two bosses wu got 111 thu Imhn. Whon I git 't-iii saddled, bo say, 'Whah's Jeno?' Kvah body go lisiktu faw Jeno. We kaln llu him iiowhah. Marso Tom he's sho wor ried, kusu he done saldbo'd move him out on thu county. Thah was) thu bosses sad dled un Murso Tom ull rvudy, but thuh wu'n't no Juno. Wo look au look an we don' II n blm. Marse Tom Is des ready tuh cuss whon somebody say, 'Whah's MlstoU Har'y?' "Marso Tom tie klnihih think uh little an thou he walk lntuh thu big house kln dah slow, Ink ho don' wan tuh go. Whut yuh reekln? Marso Tom ho went right on tuh whuh Mlstah Har'y bin sluoplu sonco he was big 'nough tuh sleep by his so'f nn thah they was, Mlstah Har'y, white nn swis't, uh lyln in bod wiv his ami 'roun thu' wuthless nlggali Jene, an Jeno uh Biiorlu Ink uh sick hose. " Marse Tom ho look nt 'em lyln thah so still, nn then ho klndah wipe his eyes an ho grub Jena by thu arm uu pull him out en thu bod. 'Jeno,' he suy, 'yuh mus' come wiv mo.' An ho tuk Jeno an he put hint on Night nn ho tuk hliu away. "It was mighty biU) when Marso Tom come back, an thu bosses wus all covered Wiv sweat Ink they's bin uh long way. Marso Tomdldn' hev nothln tuh suy mo'n tuh keep thu houses dry, an his face was mighty whlto whon ho walk up todoa thu big house. All us nlggalis Is treinblln an worryln knso wo didn't know whut tlmo wo mlghtn' go Intuh Arknnsaw ourselves. Wo don' know 'bout tha', but anyhow wo don' see June no mo'. "Nox" maw n In Mlstah Har'y ho wake up an take uh look 'roun, nn he don' woo no lilgguh. llo git outon thu bed on ho go lisiklii faw June, llo look down In thu cabins nnd ho look In thu balm. Ho look nil ovali thu place an ho don' see nu Jene. Then ho tuk tCudlnnali horn Jeno could alius huah uh dinner horn furthah than nny nlggali on thu place. An Mlstuh Har'y, ho blow an ho blow, but ho don' heah no June answerln tuh his call. Thon ho comedown whuh us niggnhs Is livln au hoiutkwhuh Jeno Is. Aln' nolsxly kin toll hliu. Thon he go buck tuh thu houso uu ho ask Miss Chuiy whuh Juno is. Miss Chuiy look at blm klndah sor'ful lak an shu toll him sho dun' know. She des kaln toll him thu truf. '"Then Mlstah Hur'y ho fin Marso Tom uu he ask him whah Jeue Is. Marse Tom ho due havo tu tell hliu, nn so ho say, 'June dun moved tuh Arknnsaw.' Mlstah Har'y he look at Murso Tom uh rulnlt, an then ho thow bock his hood an straighten hlsso'f Ink bit race hoss, an ho say tuh Marso Tom, '1'aw, youse uh cowahdl' "An tha's tha wuy uh whlto man loves nh nlgguh." Charles Trevath In New York J0ttrasaj.M. . I ri ineiiibers nf the assot'latlou ileslrelthe Jury list wiecei o o