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TRONG AND STEADY
By HORATIO
CHAPTER X.
In due time, to Joshua's great delight,
the lottery ticket reached him. It was
several days in coming, and he had -l-iiiost
given it up, but the sight of it rnis
od his spirits .to the highest pitch. It
seemed to him the first step to a fortune,
lie began at once to indulge in dazzling
visions of what he would do when the
prize came to hand; how the "old man"
would be astonished and treat him with
increased respect ; how he would go to the
city and have a good time seeing the
lions, and from henceforth throw off the
galling yoke of dependence which his fath
er's parsimony had made it so hard to
Lear.
Whenever he was by himself, he ud
to pull out the ticket and gaze at it with
the greatest satisfaction, as the key that
was to unlock the portals of fortune, in
dependence and happiness.
But at length the long-expected letter
nrrived. Joshua did not like to open it
in the postoflice, lest it should attract the
nltention of the postmaster. He there
fore withdrew to a place where he was
not likely to be disturbed, and with trem
bling fingers opened the letter. Some
thing dropped out.
"I wonder If it is a check?" thought
Juithua, stooping over and pMdng it i.p.
But no, it was an announcement of the
drawing. Joshua's numbers for each
lottery ticket contains three number
were !), 15, SO. But of the thirteen lucky
numbers drawn out of sixty-five, neither
of them was one.
Slowly it dawned upon Joshua that he
bad drawn nothing, that his five dollars
liad been absolutely thrown away. Hut
there was a letter. Perhaps this would
explain it. Joshua read as follows:
"Hear Sir We regret to say that we
are unable to send you a prize this time.
We hope, however, you will not be dis
couraged. Some of our patrons who have
Ix-on most fortunate have commenced hy
lieing unlucky. Indeed, singularly enough,
this is a general rule.
"Hoping to hear from you again, and
to send you In return better new9, we
subscribe ourselves, very respectfully,
"GRABB & CO."
The effect of Joshua's ill success was
to make him very despondent. He thought
of all he bad intended to do, and now
liia castles bad crumbled, and all in con
sequence of this letter. He had been so
sanguine of success. Now he must write
to Sam that his visit to New York was
indefinitely postponed that Is, unless he
t-ould induce his father to provide nim
with money enough to go. The prospect
wag not very encouraging, but he felt des
perate, and he determined to make the
attempt. Accordingly, just after supper,
lie detained his father, just as he was
returning to the store, and said :
"Father, I wish you'd let me go to
New York on a visit"
"What for?"' asked Mr. Drummond, ele
vating his brows.
"Because I'm eighteen years old, nnd
I've never been there yet,"
"Then, if you've gone eighteen years
without seeing the city, I think you tan
go a while longer," said his father, un
der the impression that he had made a
witty remark. But Joshua did not ap
preciate the humor of it
"I've lived in Stapleton ever since I
was born," grumbled Joshua, "and have
sot tired of it. I want to see something
of life."
"Do you? Well, I'm sure I've no objec
tion." "May I go, then?"
"Yes ; but, of course, you will pay your
wn expenses."
"How can I?" exclaimed Joshua, in nn-g.-y
disappointment. "I have no money."
"Then you can save up your allowance
tib you have enough."
. "Save up cn twenty-live cents a wecK !
1 couldn't go till I was an old mno !"
"1 know of no other way," said Mr.
Drummond, with provoking indiffrrence,
"unless you earn the money in some w&v."
"You treat me like a little boy !" said
Joshua, angrily.
"You are better off than I am. I have
to work for all I get. You get your board,
clothes and pocket money for nothing."
"Other boys go to New York when they
are much younger."
"I have told you you can go when you
like, but you mustn't expect me to supply
the money."
Mr. Drummond put on his hat and
crossed the street to the store, leaving
Joshua in a very unfilial frame of mind.
CHAPTER XI.
Two days Inter two women entered Mr.
Drummond's store. One was Joshua's
. customer and she wore the same shawl
which she hud purchased of him. It nap
I'cned that Walter was out, but .Mr.
Drummond and Nichols were both behind
the counter.
"Have you got any more shawls like
this?" asked tne first lady, whom we will
call Mrs. Blake. "Mrs. Spicer, who it a
neighbor of mine, liked it so well she
vants to get another Just like It."
"Did you buy this shawl of us?" ask
td Mr. Drummond.
"Yes, sir. I bought it about a fort
night ago, and paid five dollars for it."
"Five dollars 1 There nniBt be some
mistake. We never sell such a shawl as
that for less than ten dollars."
"I can't help it" ald Mrs. Blake, posi
tively. "I bought it here, and paid five
dollars for It"
"Why, vhose shawls cost me seven dol
m and a half at wholesale. It Is not
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likely I would sell them for five. Mr.
N'icliols," said Mr. Drummond, "did you
sel' this lady the shawl she is wearing,
for five dollars?"
"No, sir; I have not sold a shawl l!ke
that for two months. I know the price
well enough, and I wouldn't sell it tor
lest than ten dollars."
"I didn't buy it of him. I bought it cf
a boy," said Mrs. Blake.
"It must have been that stupid Con
rad," exclaimed Mr. Drummond, angrily.
"Wait tilL he comes in, and I'll haul h!m
over the coals."
"Then you won't let' my friend have
another like it for five dollars?"
"No," said Mr. Drummond, provoked.
"1 don't do business that way. I've lost
nearly three dollars by that shawl of
yours. You might to make up the whjle
sj.le price to me."
"I shan't do it," said Mrs. Blake. "If
you've made a mistake, it's your lookout.
I' wasn't willing to pay more than lie
dollars."
The two ladies were about to leave the
store when Mr. Drummond said : "The
boy will be back directly. I wish you
would wait a few minutes, so that if he
denies it you can prove it upon him.''
"I've got a call to make," said Mrs.
Biuke, "but. I'll cuiue lu &bu!u In about
an hour."
They left the store, and Mr. Drummond
began to berate the absent Walter, lie
was provoked to find that he had lost two
dollars and a half, and. if Walter had
been in receipt of any wages, would have
stopped the amount out of his salary. Hjt,
unfortunately for this plan of reprisal,
our hero received his board only, and
that could not very well be levied upon.
However, he might have some money in
his possession, and Mr. Drummond decid
eJ to require him to make up the loss.
"When did she say she bought ;he
shawl, Mr. Nichols?" asked his employer.
"About a fortnight ago."
"Will you look ton the books, and see
if you find the sale recorded? I am sur
prised that it escaped my attention."
Nichols looked over the book of sales,
and announced tuat no such entry could
be found. Mr. Drummond was surprised.
Though not inclined to judge others a.iy
too charitably, he had never suspected
Walter of dishonesty.
"Are you Bure you looked back far
enough?" he asked.
"Yes." said Nichols; "to make sure, I
looked back four weeks. The woman said
only a fortnight, you know."
"I know. Then it seems Conrad nas
concealed the sale and kept the money."
"Perhaps," suggested ' Nichols, who
rather liked Walter, "he forgot to put it
down."
"If he did, he forgot to put the money
in the drawer, for the cash and the sales
have always balanced. He'B an ungrate
ful young rascal," continued Mr. Drum
mond, harshly. "After I took him into
my house and treated him as a son"
this was not saying much, if Joshua be
believed "he has robbed me in the most
cold-blooded manner."
Nichols was astonished by the evidence
against our hero. He did not like to
think him guilty, but it certainly seemed
as if be must be.
"What are you going to do about it,
Mr. Drummond?" he asked.
"I suppose I ought to have him arrest
ed He deserves it."
"I hope you won't do that. He may be
able to explain it."
"If I do not proceed to extremities, it
will be on account of his relationship,
which I blush to acknowledge."
The time bad been, nnd that not long
since, when Mr. Drummond felt proud of
his relationship to the rich Squire Con
rad, of Willoughby; but that was before
his loss of property. Circumstnnces ni
ter enses. Quite unconscious of the storm
that was gathering, Walter at this mo
ment entered the store.
"So you've got back?" said Mr. Drum
mend, harshly. "You haven't been In
any particular hurry. However, that was
not what I wished to speak to you about.
We have made a discovery since you went
out, and not a very agreeable one."
"I am sorry for that," said Walter, uot
knowing what else was expected of him.
"No doubt you are sorry," sneered Mr.
Drummond. "I should think he would be,
eh, Mr. Nichols?"
"I am sorry also," said Nichols, who,
though rather weak-minded, was a good
hearted young mnn.
"So am I sorry," said Mr. Drummond.
"p strikes me I have most reason to be
sorry, considering that the loss has fallen
on me. I have discovered how you have
repaid me for my kindness. You didn't
think I would find out, but your iniquity
has providentially come to light"
"I don't know what you are talking
about, Mr. Drummond," said Walter, im
patiently. "I wish you would stop tilk
ing in riddles."
"Did you ever witness such brazen tf
frontery, Mr. Nichols?" demanded Mr.
Drummond, turning to his bend salesman ;
"even when be is found out he brazens it
out"
"Wouldn't it be as well to tell him
what is the matter, Mr. Drummond?"
atked Nichols, who wac in hopes our
hero would be able to prove his innocence.
"To come to the point, did you, or did
you not, a fortnight since, sell one of
those shawls, such as you see on the coun
ter, for five dollars?"
"I did not," said Walter, promptly.
' "It might not have been exactly a fort
night nave you sold sucb a shawl wit,
n four weeks?"
"I have not sold such a shawl since I
'.iave been in your employ, Mr. Drum
aiond." "Yon hear what he says, Mr. Nichols,"
said Mr. Drummond. "You see how he
adds falsehood to dishonesty. But that
is not uncommon. It is only what I ex
iected. Do you mean to say, Walter Con
rad, that you didn't sell such a shawl
for five dollars only half price and, in
stead of entering the sale, put the money
into your own pocket?"
"I do deny it most emphatically, Mr.
Drummond," said Walter, impetuously,
"and I challenge you to prove it."
"I shall soon be able to prove it," said
Mr. Drummond. "The lady who bought
the shawl came into the store half an
hour since, and asked for another. When
I told her that it would cost ten dollars,
she said she only paid five for the one
she had on. She then told us that she
bought it of you a fortnight since."
"There is some mistake about this, Mr.
Drummond. She has made a mistake.
She must have bought it somewhere else."
"She would not be likely to make such
a mistake as this. Besides, the shawl is
like others I have. How do you account
for that?" queried Mr. Drummond, tri
umphantly. "I don't pretend to account for it, and
don't feel called upon to do so. All I
have got to say is that I did not sell the
shawl, nor pocket the money."
"Mr. Drumnioiiil, the ladies have re
turned," said Nichols.
"Alia!" said his employer, with exul
tation. "Now we will be able to prove
your guilt,' you young rascal! Here is
the ludy who bought the shawl of you."
Mrs. Blnkc and her friend, Mrs. Spicer,
here entered the store. Mr. Drummond
went forward to meet them. His face
flushed, but he tried to look composed.
"I am glad to see you back, ladies," he
said. "You told m' that you bought your
shawl of a boy?" turning to Mrs. Blake.
"Yes, sir."
"Come forward, Conrad," said Mr.
Drummond, n uialignunt smile overspread
ing his face. "Perhaps you will deny
now, to this lady's face fithut you sold
her the shawl she has on."
"I certainly do." said Walter. "I nev
er, to my knowledge, saw the lady before,
and I know that I did not sell her the
shawl."
"What do you think of that, Mr. Nich
ols?" said Mr. Drummond. "Did you ever
witness such unblushing falsehood?"
But here a shell was thrown into Mr.
Drummond's camp by Mrs. Blake her
self. "The boy is perfectly right," she said.
"I did not buy the shawl of liim."
"Didn't you say you bought the shawl
of the boy?" asked Mr. Drummond, with
a sickly hue of disappointment over
spreading his face.
"Yes ; but it was not that boy. Come
to think of it, I believe it was your son,"
said Mrs. Blake. "Isn't he a little older
than this boy?"
"My son Joshua'.", exclaimed Mr.
Drummond.
"Yes, I think it must be he. He's got
rather an old-looking face, with freckles
and reddish hair; isn't so good-looking as
this boy."
"Joshua !" repeated Mr. Drummond, be
wildered. "He doesn't tend in the store."
"It was about dinner time," said Mrs.
Blake. "He was the only one here."
"Do you know anything about this,
Mr. Nichols?" asked Mr. Drummond,
turning to his head clerk.
Light dawned upon Nichols. He re
membered now Joshua's offer to take his
place, and he felt sure in his own mind
who was the guilty party.
"Yes, Mr. Drummond," he answered;
"about a fortnight ago. as. Walter was
rather late in getting back. Joshua of
fered to stay in the store for a while. He
must have sold the shawl, but he must
have guessed at the price."
"A mistake has been made," said Mr.
Drummond, hurriedly, to the ladies, "a
mistake that you have profited by. I
shall not be able to sell you another shawl
for less than ten dollars."
The ladies went out, and Mr. Drum
mond and his two clerks were left alone.
"Mr. Drummond," said Walter, quiet
ly, "after what has happened, you will
not be surprised if I decline to remain
in your employ. I shall take the after
noon train to Willoughby."
He walked out of the store, and cross
ed the street to Mr. Drummond's house.
(To be continued.)
Never Aliased.
Two Frenchmen who hud quarreled
agreed that their wrongs could be set
tled only by a duel. So early one
morning they repaired to the railway
station, bound for a small village just
outside Ports.
"A return ticket to F," said the first
at the booking office.
"Single for uie," said the second
mnn, quietly.
"Ah," exclnlnied the first, "you are
afraid you won't come back, are you?
As for me, I always take a return."
"I never do," said the other. "I al
ways take the return hulf ,froui 'uiy
victim's pocket."
Practiced What lie Preached.
' "You know, my dear, I have often
said that, like the rest of mankind, I
am only a poor, weak sinner," said
Wedderly, who was trying to excuse
one of his misdeeds.
"Yes I know you have," rejoined the
better half of the matrimonial com
bine, '"and I never In my life saw uny.
body ns nuxous to prove the truth of
his statements ns you seem to bo."
Not Noticeable,
ne (after the quarrel) I was a fool
when I married you.
She Yes, but I thoughl you would
Improve.
rtye Meal Blacalt.
Two cups milk scalded, one-hall
yeast enke dissolved In one-fourth cup
luke-warm water, three cups bread
l!our, one-fourth cup melted shorten
ing, one-third cup brown sugar, ono
levt-.l ton spoonful salt,' two and one
hall cups rye meal. Cool the milk un-
jtll lukewarm and add the yeast and
flour. Beat thoroughly nnd let stand
until light. Then ndd the shortening,
8ugnr, salt and rye meal. Beat well
, and let rise until double In bulk.
.Knead and shape Into small biscuit;
:!nce In a buttered baking pan, nnd
let rise until double, then bake for
twenty-five minutes lu a moderate
oven.
How to Keep Rkk, .'
I have nsoil tho fnl l.m-l nir rpclnp for
putting up eggs for winter use for
many years with perfect success; Tc
one pint of salt and one pint of fresk
lime add four gallons of boiling water
1 When, cold nut In wltlc-iiinuthcri stoni
Jars. With a dish let your fresh egg
Into the jars, tipping the dish after II
, G!'s with the fluid so the cgg3 will
roll out without cracking the shells
Keep covered In a cool place nnd thej
win stay rresu ror a year. Plnnehetto
Crumb Cakea.
One tablespoon butter, one cup sugar,
one egg, bnlf-cup milk, one nnd one-
lialf cups flour, one teaspoon linking
'powder, half-teaspoon salt. Beat the
i butter, sugar and, egg together, then
ndd the milk, the flour, baking powder
j and salt, sifted together. Bent well ;
line a tin with piecrust, trim evert
with top, pour In butter to hnlf-flll tin
I nnd sprinkle top with crumbs mndu
'us follows: Ilnlf-cup sugar, half-cup
(lour, butter size of walnut; mis well.
Flab. Cakea.
Boll several good-sized potntoes and
pick to pieces enough fish to make as
much of this as you would have of
the potatoes when mashed. When the
potatoes are done put the fish In a
colander and pour the potato water
over It Drain nnd put fish and pota
toes In n bowl, mush well and ndd a'
good-sized lump of bufter. Cut good
I salt pork to dice, fry It brown In a
frying pan and in the fat from thU
Iry your fish cakes.
I Purine Proatlng.
One and one-half tnblespoonfuls but
ter, half cup unsweetened powdered
?ocoa, one and a quarter cups confec
tioners' sugar, n tiny pinch salt, quar
ter cup milk, half teaspoon vanilla
Melt butter and cocoa, ndd sugar, salt
and milk, heat to boiling point nnd
boll about eight minutes, remove from
tho Are, bent until creamy, ndd vanilla
and pour over cake to depth of quar
ter Inch.
ElfgrleNM Ginger Cooklea.
One cup brown sugar, two tnble
jpoonfuls ginger, two teaspoons cinna
mon, one teaspoon salt ; cream these
ivlth one cup lard, ndd one cup New Or
leans molasses and one cup sour milk,
ivlth three level teaspoons soda In milk ;
water tuny be used Instead of sour
milk. Add just as little flour ns pos
sible to roll out Boll uot quite bill f
an inch thick.
Bean Soup.
Put one quart of beans to sonk over
night In lukewarm water. Put over
the fire next morning with one gallon
?old water and about two pounds of
salt pork. Boll slowly about three
hours; ndd a little pepper. It Is bet
ter to shred into It a stnlk of celery.
Strain through a colander and serve
with slices of lemon to each guest.
To Improve Canned Gooda,
Some relatives who are large packers
tell me thnt vegetables had fruit which
have been hermetically sealed should
be opened a couple of hours before us-
,lng, lu order that the' oxygen may re
turn. This plan will take nwny the
peculiar flnvor that nearly all canned
things have, says a contributor to the
Delineator.
A Pine CniKlj.
Two pounds brown sugar, one cup
milk. Piece of butter size of a walnut.
Tiny pinch salt. Boll five minutes.
Take from the stove nnd beat and when
cooking' ndd one cup crushed peanuts.
Pour ou buttered platter when creamy.
Short NiiKKeatlnna.
Vlnegnr diluted with water will re
move grease from a rftove.
I Cream twenty-four hours old nnd
rery cold always whips best.
Buy a strip of asbestos cloth tul
ase smnll squares to Interline your
Ironholders. Keep n good-sized piece
fastened to your Ironing board to -nve
the sheet, and lay a square under the
jwu. nnd where the meat platter rests
I EEV. SB. QTJAYLE,
famous Lecturer and Preacher
Whom MetuodUta Made Ill-hop.
Among tlufi whom the Methodists
In general conference In Baltimore
elected bishops perhaps none is more
widely known than Is llev. Dr. William
Alfred Qunyle, who bits charmed audi
ences in every part of the United States
by his ability us a preacher and lec
turer. He is nlso on author of wide
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BEV. DR. QUAVLE.
ivtmte. lie Is a native of Parkville.
.Mo., and is 4S years of age. He was
professor of (ireek at Baker Univer
sity for three years, acting as vice pres
ident of the university during the last
year of his professorship. In 1H!K) he
was made president of the Institution.
At present he Is pastor of St. James'
Church, Chicago.
, Artealnn Wella.
The theoretical explanation of the
phenomenon Is easily understood. The
secondary nnd tertlnry geological for
mations often present the appearance
of Immense basins, the boundary or
rim of tho basin having been formed
by nn upheaval of adjacent strata. In
these formations It often happens that
a porous stratum, consisting of sand,
sandstone, chalk or other calcareous
matter, is Included between two Imper
meable layers of clay so as to form a
flat porous U tube, continuous from
side to side of the valley, the outcrop
on the surrounding hills forming the
mouth of the tube. The rain filtering
down through the porous layer to the
bottom of the basin forms there a sutv
terrnuean pool, which, wth the liquid
or semlllquld column pressing upon It,
constitutes a sort of huge natural hy
drostatlc bellows. Sometimes the pres
sure on the superluciMnlient crust Is so
great as to cause an upheaval or dis
turbance of the valley. It Is obvious,
then, that when a liole Is bored down
through the upper Impermeable layer
to the surface of the lake the water will
be forced up by the natural law of
water seeking Its own level to a height
above the surface of the valley, grent
er or less, according to the elevation
of the level in the feeding column, thus
forming n natural fountain on precisely
the same principle ns that of most
artificial fountains, where the water
supply comes from a considerable
height above the jet
Another Glaaa.
The
seventeenth century ' puritan
preachers talked for two hours or more
not "by the clock," but by the hour
glass. At least one of them turned
the glass to humorous account He
found himself no further thnn the mid
dle of the sermon when the sands had
run out. "Drunkenness" was his sub
ject, and, reversing the horologe, "Let's
have another glass," said he. Sir
Hoger L'Estrange tells of a parish
clerk who sat patiently until the
preacher was three-quarters through
his second glass nnd the majority of
his hearers bad quietly left the church.
Rising at n convenient pause, he asked
the minister to close the church door
when he nnd done, "nnd push the key
' under It, as he and the few that re
Imnlned were about to retire,"
No Place to Die.
The soldier of the legion lay dying In
Algiers.
A committee of citizens who want
ed to boom Algiers ns a health resort
waited upon him.
"We want you to change your head
quarters," announced they. "You're
hurting business here." Pittsburg
Post.
One Rrnwltnrk.
Olive What nn improvement It will
be If the time ever comes when every
lody can get a sent In tho street oars.
Violet Oh, I don't know. A girl
would never be sure then thnt she was
pretty. ruck. ,
The patience the woman next door
has with her children doesn't cease
to be a virtue half quick enough.
I Whitewash will not hide Um freckles
on a muu's reputation.
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