' f WWii r iti r a MMkMujM.vUi CAPTAIN JIM'S l By A. E. RICE, Portland. (Continued from last week) Gradually the "fit" moderated and ehe became herself again. The sup nosed fit was quite-involuntary on her nart When Captain Jim said Mac Donald took the brandy, a sudden de 1 to burst out laughing overpowered her, and her efforts to disguise it, .mused the apparent fit. "'Twas only a chill. Jim," said she in explanation, "it comes over me at times especially when I hear that MacDonald mentioned." . "Annie be you a-mindin of how 1 .offered to put up fer them divorce costs'", said Jim sympathetically. "Indeed I do, Jim," replied Annie, -a she wiped a laughing tear from her . pvp "Your generosity is noble." maced his arm about her waist caress ingly, "I'd wade thr0USn ceans of brimstone fer you." "Whist," cautioned Annie, "some -one is in the shed." She sprang to her feet A moment of silence was fol lowed by gentle knocks on the kitchen d"Who can it be?" said she, in an un dertone. .... , i Captain Jim immediately replied in a subdued voice, as he . stood up. 'I reckon it be thet Red MacDonald. "Go into the front room. No, bet ter go in the bedroom. He may go out the front door, and if it is MacDonald and he sees you here, he will kill you. "All right." said Jim, aa he moved toward the bedroom door, "jest as you say, Annie." , , . "Hurry, Jim," she urged, taking up his hat and following him, "he shall not stay long." Captain Jim finally fetched up the pistol from his pocket, turned around to Annie, displayed it and said. "I bought thet fer self protection." Ihen he passed into the bedroom. Annie flung his hat after him. and with the admonition, "keep quiet. Jim," closed the door. The knocks again sounded gently on -the kitchen door. "Who's there?" Inquired Annie, as she stood in the center of the room. "Can I war-rum a bit, if ye plaise? It's very could." These words were uttered in a rich Irish accent, by some one in the woodshed, and it was evi dent to Annie the voice was mascu line. After a brief silence, she said, "come In." The door slowly opened and a short. -thick net elderlv man entered ana carefully closed the door behind him TI wore a erev mackintosh that had seen some wear, with the cape collar turned up about his ears. A dark cloth cap, pulled well down at the peak, left but a small part of his face visible. The identity of the visitor was thus practically concealed. , They stood looking at each other in silence. Gradually a thrill of misgiving ran through Annie, and she half turned to ward the bedroom, when the stranger tigain spoke. "Shure." said he. in a soft appealing tone, "this do be Christines Ave, and yees are not the daisy to turn me awav. befure I war-rum me hands. do be could with the walk flrninst the water." He slowly turned down the collar of his mackintosh, tben oowea and took off his cap. "Why Smith," exclaimed Annie in glad surnrise. "you almost frightened me, why didn't you come in at the Tront door?" "Didn't know me." said Smith laughing. "Shure, an' it's the fur-st tolme in twinty years," tnrusung ni cap in his coat nocket. "Do yees know me now, my dear? An be the same token, will yees iver fergit me," he continued, as he familiarly patted her under the chin. "I just thot I'd sthnle In, an' take a look at yees an' the chil- aer this ave." "Falin' well, eh." laughed he; as in great glee, he gently poked her on the side with his finger. "Why Smith, you do act queer,' aid Annie smiling. "I thought you were chilled with the cold?" "Not fer yees darjlnt an' the grand childer of yees father, God rest his boui, he was the best frlnt I iver nea Just the tloB ave me fingers Annie were numb with fhe load an' the walk lurninBt the water, but me heart was war-rum rer yees, an' I aian t moina u ui an, at an." . "What were you loaded with Smith," said Annie, as she looked teaslngly at him. He leaned forward and said In a half whluper, "I've sane him." . "You have," she quickly replied, and burst into soft laughter. Smith looked at her a moment In silence, as if affronted. Then he said seriously, "shure, didn't he come Into me atnore an buy things fer yees on the childers' Christmas stockin's. an' UaYa ho "ntt CroltV, Mm ara thlm up and lave thim in the shid. without her knowing It. It'll be a folne Bur Prise this night," Bald he, "lndade It ni." said I. "God bless yees heart, a "oine Christmas box, an' they made It toe so, they do, yerself and childers. 9d bless yees for it." aaid I. "And "0 yeeg moind," said he, "do it quiet y, smith. Lave It in the shid an come awav without npplnar her." "1 "ill. be me faith, I will do thot same aia I, an' here I am. an' a merry nriBtmas to yeeg an the childer; God bless ye " WJien he concluded, she laughed and said, "just like you. you dear old duck. You promised him not to see e or let me know, yet here you are, Jnd telling me everything but," she turned and flew to the a'tchen door and opened It wide x !W YfrAYVi n T T lyi SiQ COURTSHIP I 23 "Be the Rock of Cashel von nnw undo me. May it nlaise ve riarlinr truth dear" "nr in i. , , , . , U0 let me. said she coj.YinP'lv "just one little squint, now Smith do." She laid her hand on his arm' and looked bewitchingly into his eyes. "God loves yees, I'm always con- quered by women. Don't sphake wan wur-rud to any wan." He went into the shed and brought a larglpa tce and laid it on the table. Annie closed the door and stood beside him, her eyes fairly dancing with pleasure. Smith commenced to untie the par- eel, at the same time saying, "not wan bit mane, the best of the kind." said he. "Shure," said I. "an' it'll be fittin' a quane." At that moment distinct raps were heard on the front door. Good Father." exclaimed the star tled Annie. Be the power av light. It is he. otherwise It's an off night for callers." More rapping on the door. I can t lave yees yet, darling, I must see the maatin'. I'll go into the snict an' wait." Smith hastily picked up the parcel and disappeared with it through the kitchen door, Annie stood with a puzzled look on her face. At length she said, in an abstracted manner, "Old Captain Jim is not so miserly after all." She was stopped from further utterance, by more Impatient raps on the door, and then it opened and in walked Captain Tom Webb.. After slamming the door &hut, he said, "Hello, Annie! It's a devilish cold night. Thought you were never goin tew let a feller in. "You did not give me time. Is this your first Christmas call?" "Oh, Nan wud come over, but Kitty stepped in an' they talked an' laughed, them wlmen air always talk In an laughln . Alnt they come yet?" Annie smiled and replied; not yet. I just sauntered on ahead, tew see Ole Cheesebro 'bout thet grocer bill, afore I come on," said Captain Tom. "He jest biled over 'bout it, but I squelched him with a promise tew 'nnna nn' rirht omnrt nnw On mv way up here I thought of thet Ole Jim Smooto' n11 n-IHlin- itdnlf In thft First National " . "No doubt, Borne of us could use a little of it to advantage." said she. "Annie," he exclaimed in a half whlsner. "you jest hit him fer some, You kin git It easy. She stood a nace or two from him. and looked at him in a puzzled, half angry, half amused manner. He did not give her time to think much about it either, for he grasped her left arm, drew her close to him, and in a sub- dued voice, almost a whisper, said, it wud tickle him all over, tew be able tew say he was your benefactor Shore. Annie! He tole me so. You kin eit anv amount from him to once't." a 'm inBtonr rnntain .Tim sllentlv fho hpHrnnm Unnv and looked i rwtoin Tnm AnnlP amiled and said. "well. If I had a hundred just now T cTinlllri fPPl rlcn I - . I nnW a hundred Oh nshaw An- "'J ' .. . . I1 ovflnmPd Tom. QlSerilBteO. ..droH AnnlP Rhnre. Nuthin t flvo hundred An' then vou kin help me a leetle, eh." And under shed and both on the alert, fear the impulse of his prospective good ing some unforseen attack, especially iwk hp ne zed her aoout tne waisi anu pave her a whirl. Cnntaln Jim sllOOK nis nsi ai mm "Why Captain Tom, what aila you?" asked Annie astonished. At the same moment Annie's brother Joe entered the front door and quietly tip-toed through the front room. n.n.nin rim rnnpht ft ellmnsp of Joe as he passed the kitchen thresh- old' and promptly withdrew his head and sllentlv closed the bedroom door, Cantain T Tom's back was turned to Joe and he was so interested with his subject and being a little "thick" also, was aulte oblivious of the presence of nn "Shore Annie." said he. whlsperlne in her ear "you kin git it an you'll ,, o hard fl tew." TTilnklng the partv whispering to igatlon company expires. Now, It be his sister was Captain Jim Smeets. all a-restin' with you. Be you answer Top at once proceeded to execute his in' yes or no?" L aJU. thrpn or four months "What shall I say to put him off." oast Captain Jim had him put ashore she thought, when, as if by some spJr w X v i v. nrao chnrt itiinl nho. was relieved from Immp- near uswegu, uetouno o v his fare and in anger and disgust he had to walk to nis nome iu ruiiwuu. ili. .nn..t..nitv to ppt. even had ti- ..t rfptprmined to Dut a fiton to any fooling around his sister Z " v. a rffror He did not see hon hn pntered the ayiaiu Btrone and I." .. ..., noti.rp would not ner- mit him to wait long enough to dlacov- . i.i a prror ..V.it t.tm m,f from that clover In no time " said he in an undertone. He no "me. Bam ub "i . than RTPDU6U IlUIBClCDrt J viwpw -- rantoin Tom. seized him flrrnlv bv the ear turned him about on wished bim at rm's length to- th front door. "I've got you at int " said Joe "right where i want Ba ' Pnntoin Tom was greatly Burbrlsed erfly fell over Smith, that he was be ond ie vent to his feelings, with the ing waylaid and he at once shouted, anr-rJivp exclamation, "Sufferln' "robbers! help." lazarus'" V.- pnoil the door with hl left hand still holding the suffering cap- tain's ear with his right, "you put foot innirte. this house again and I'll Smash pverv bone In your body, and here'a faafo of It. Go!" Joe spplied his hoot and Contain Tom clearer the thrPHhold with a yell. It was a simple rasa if mistaken Identity, comijon to J vaiaiu x will KBU .cijr guuu menus, auu UHU been for some vears nast. Their n. rS's rp v. j , " , iio-u u eaiiiice io recognize joe, and Joe did not recognize Captain Tom. Slamming the door shut. Joe return ed to his sister, who was convulsed with laughter. "Annie, vou're quit of him now, that's certain," said he. I don't think so," replied she. "Very hands him." Tnn. 1 1 A. H . 1 . ru&ueu out. ima punea tne, iront uoor snui aner mm. . .Fx? of Joe's mistake, . Annie woulu aZe Be? matters riKht were it , 1 luaiaPra111 J'm was tnen in ner " She knew right well the cause ?'Jj',5antfliPatih? him nd thJ?rf" fo,e dlscreetly Jet events shape their ?wn, ?UrS " was e Toe J"!. Captain Tom a"'uo,3U : Captain Jim again cautiously opened the bedroom door, and seeing Annie alone went over to ner- He did not for- Ret to take h,s hat which he gripped ln hls left hand- "I was not afeered Annie," said he, on'y of bein' ketched in' thet bed- room. "I know Jim, but I don't want to see you In. trouble," which was literally true, for her opinion of Contain .Tim had undergone quite a change, since she believed that he ha'd made the purchase of Christmas presents which Smith was then guarding in the wood- shed. Cantain Jim took a chair and sat be side her. Smith felt the cold in the woodshed and having become impatient, peeped through the keyhole and partially saw a tall man holding Annie s head in a suspicious position. He saw Captain Tom. 'Oh, the villian." exclaimed Smith under his breath. The circumstances was so interesting that Smith kept Ms eye at the keyhole, oblivious of com fort or temperature. Captain Tom being of a combative disposition, on ejectment from the house, at once soueht a club. "No man can fire me outn't a friend's house," he inwardly exclaimed, "without a set tlement." He proceeded around to the woodshed and found a billet of wood near the door. With a chuckle of sat- isfaction he grasned it. and the door being ajar he would "jest ouietly slip ln an' S11 a Rlimnse of his enemy through the keyhole." So he entered the woodshed and noiselessly closed the door. He groped his way slowlv along step bV Step. Holdlnef h's clllb ,n 'ront ' him. 88 a sort of feeler, he bituck u against me woonpne. The noise attracted Smith's ntten tion. Removing his eye from the key- hole, he looked straight back, into the oarnness or tne snea ana exciaimea under his breath, "phwat the dlvil la thet?" Captain Tom, seeing the light suddenly flash tnrough tne keyhole halted in a listening attitude. Smith, however, became nervous nud muttered, "thaves," and grasped me iincnen noor Knon. Captain Tom. in his turn, became alarmed. He had seen the sudden gleam of light on pome moving obiect nid then heard a clicking sound. (The click of the door lock.) He sten- ned back to the shed door and took hold of Its edge with his left hand and stood in a defensive attitude. "Blow my whistle' said he in a whisper, "if d'l liuuau oiub a-taj iu i-Cl uic ill ,L . 1 .1 ' Biinu. t.,i Cv,ut, nr A ntt., m... i-.cu.vnia oumu uuu vayLain 1 urn straining their eyes at each other through the darkness of the wood "f.'" v .t his club, we must return to Captain Jim and Annie. When he sat beside her, it was with n termination to know hla fate forth with. He did not like these lnterrup clous and he was beginning to think they were a little too many for a lone widder. However, it being Chrlstmaa Eve, may have accounted for so many callers, though he remembered Bar- bara's words at Nan s surprise party. "Annie, darlin'." he bogan, "it's Jest as you be a-sayin' now, you promise tew be my wife as soon ar you kin git a divorce from Walker an' you kin have all the money you want. You kin go tew Sel-um, or anywhar you haf a mind tew an' stay thar, an I H jme you las soon as my contract with thet nav- , dlately anawering by several smart iuim uu wo She snrang to her feet and ex claimed, "who can it be, now!" Captain Jim also arose, evidently a bit frightened, for he again began to fumble in his pocket, at the same time nervously saying. "It be thet damned MacDonald. I'm sartln." Annie turned her back to smother a laugh. At that moment Captain Jim passed her, saying, "I'll Jest wait in the Bhed ,..'. ha . .. IIn hurr edlv onen- i w. " o - ed the kitchen door and as a conse. quence fell sprawling over Smith, who was at that moment directing his most earnest attention toward . the shed door. It occurred to Jim, as he unexpect Captain Tom was not prepared for anything so lmlooked for either, and when Jim suddenly tumbled out over Smith It seemed that two .men were after him. so he also set up a shout of "help! murder!" and Instantly bolted through th shed door, out Into the strv-t. I (To bt Continued.) The yellow stain caused by removing the plate from the hypo too soon can be removed by placing the negative in the following solution: Alum, 50. parts; water, 1,000 parts; bichromate of potassium, 10 parts; hydro chloric acid, 10 parts. After several minutes the negative turns yellow. It is washed thoroughly, exposed to sunlight for several minutes and de veloped with the ordinary oxalate-and-lron developer. Am. Photog. In a recent lecure to amateurs Mr'. George G. Rockwood, the well-known New York photographer, said: "There is no paper made on earth that will print with all kinds of negatives, and the converse of that proposition la true, that no negatives can be made that will print on all kinds of paper with satisfactory results. This Is a preliminary statement of the fact that all developing papers require especially made negatives or negatives of a particular quality ln order to get the best results. I have been making experiments with developing papers, the results of which lead me to say: Negatives for all developing papers should be full (not over) time, and developed with the utmost caution as not to ln the slightest degree 'block' the high lights; ln fact, a very thin but snappy negative Is Just the thing required full of detail, but clear in shadows. There Is no danger of carry ing this caution to an extreme, for this particular paper will almost print from an ambrotype. It will be noticed that the very best results obtained from amateur films or negatives are produced on, the various developing papers. It is because the amateur almost unlyersally stops Bhort of full development; hence, they have almost exnctly the quality to produce the best results on this grade of paper. Negatives possessing this peculiarity will not make the best impressions on P. O. P paper, but if care Is taken In making, the negatives for the developing papers, It would be a skilled expert that would distinguish prints on such paper fjom the best platinum photographs." BULLS WITH BOXING GLOVES. Bullfights in Portugal Not Danger- pns, but Require Delicate Skill. "Bulls ln boxing gloves, toreadors with toy spears and lady-like little dandies in patent leather dancing shoes gracefully waving silken scarfs." This is the way an Englishman once described a Portuguese bull light. And the sketch is fairly correct. The hull flchts in thp realms, nf Klncr Carlos arp hi.mnnUi.Hpn onnto.t. nnf mnrp ..v, uuuuu.u..uu - BULL WITH 1)0X1. NO GLOVES. dangerous than a Rugby football match, but requiring almost as much delicate skill- as a game of billiards. The bull is never killed and rarely wounded. The bull fighter Is mounted on a good horse, which he is careful to keep out of the way of attacking norns. uonsequenuy mere is notuing offensive in the sport, but plenty of excitement and amusement, and if he lias tne true sporting spun me uuu must enjoy the game as heartily as any one. CONVERTS MILK INTO POWDER. j 4t..4tr..nAi.awut. r.u invcuiit'u wits j1 " ws.... of Product In Llonid Form. Soon rou mav have milk delivered to vour home in a paper or cloth sack nr In a rmckaee with a string around it. The grocer will scoop It up from 4 barrel as he does flour, meal or sugar. A new invention canea me exsiccator transforms skimmed milk .1 u x MILK POWDEB MACHINE. into a highly soluble powder of flour, which can be transported for a long time without spoiling. The powder will readily dissolve ln warm water, 60 to 70 degrees C, pnd the solution tastes, fcmells and looks Just like fresh milk. The invention comes from Swe- den and Is the product of the brain of one Martin Eckenberg. A large ex slccator will evaporate 521 gallons of skimmed milk in ten hours and costs about $1,200. . A man who can't keep his clothes clean has no business wearing a heavy mustache. maieur hofjjraphtj WASTED NO WORDS. Made Hia Communications with Small Kxprndlture of Breath. "Speech with him," says a recent clever writer, "was a convenience, like a sPon; he dld not use it oftener than was necessary." She was speaking of a taciturn Englishman. Yankees are usually readier with their tongues, yet once in a while there is a man among them of this same silent kind. Such a I T . , T 1 . w-w oue w118 "CUUen JBDK8 OI Xiemiey. r-v -i .... - i. i. . ( farmhouse of a neighbor, he saw smoke and sparks rolling upward in considerable volume. He knocked, and walking unhurriedly into the living- room, where the family were gathered. remarked, in his usual tranquil tone: "Fire." They were rather flutter-brained peo ple, aud as soon as they realized that the alarm was genuine began to rush nbout, collecting both valuable and worthless objects with impartial haste. Only one of them thought to ask where the fire was. "Chimney," said Reuben. "Roof." Just then the eldest son, a lanky lad, rushed by, carrying an armful of use less things. Reuben's hand shot out and seized the boy's collar. The trash was thrown on the sofa. "Bucket," said Reuben. Then he vanished. The boy got a bucket and went up to the scuttle, where he found Reuben already on the ridge-pole with an ax. The girls passed up water, the mother continued to gather her treasures, and the father ran down the road to get help. In a quarter of an hour he returned t , mnion farm-hands, henr- .,. n..Ils. nHt thpv ,.., thft ,... fllir(, hu, from thft ,ow eaves to the porch and thence to thc ,j.round. noaded. wined the nersnl- rutlon froin hls eye8 wlth a scorcUed sleeve and remarked, hrleflv: . "Out." I A k B i -wrt I - wwciiuuiuni(f view. . . unsaie io juuge oy appearanceB, even the most agreeable ones. The bachelor who is interested in the ex- penences or nis marnea irienas was in a car with a couple with whom he waa acquainted, it was a rainy morning, The young wife had her umbrella well out or the way or those who passed up and down the car, but a lumbering, overgrown boy, on his pas sage to the door, managed to hit it with one foot, fall over it, and break it before he regained his balance. Oh, I'm sorry I broke It!" stam mered the unfortunate, with a scarlet face. "I I'd like to pay- Never mind. I'm sure It wasn't your fault," and the lady smiled up at him without a trace of anger or even irritation on her face. Well, I must say your wife is an angel!" exclaimed the bachelor, warm ly. "Most women would have with ered that clumsy boy with a look, if they hadn't scorched him with words.' "ghe is an angel," said the married, man, as he picked up the pieces of the umbrella and smllod quizzically at his wife, "but she's wanted a new urn brella for a month, and now she knows I'll get it for her. It's a sad world. isn't it? full of disappointments and dlscnchantments." Somebody Would Benefit. "Yes," "remarked the loud-voiced man with thc diamond stud, "I am out of politics for good." "Ah," murmured the sedate little fel low in the corner. "May I ask for whose good?" Philadelphia Record, hi. i ri'