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What Gold II J Cannot Buy deep-laid schema, I wira STEHfHEII3 ESCAPS. Author of "A Crooked Path." "Maid, Wife or Widow." "By WWi Wit," "BMton'i Barialn." "A Llf Intereet," "Mom'i Cbeioe." "A Woman's Heart," CHAPTER XV. (Continued.) ! "Who and what is h?" cried Lum ley, fiercely, starting forward from where he had been leaning against the wlndom-frame. "I will tell you so much. He la poor (lice myself, and we have a long strug gle before ua, but There, will say o more. Now that you understand there Is no hope, you will be able to tut me out of your thoughts. Do tell your father he has nothing to fear, at (east from me. It Is cruel to disap point a father, a parent. See what suffering Hugh Sarille has caused his mother." " "He was right He got what he wanted. I am disappointed. I thought when you knew what I really meant, J-O'J ' "It Is useless to argue about what Is Inevitable," Interrupted Hope. "I deep ly regret having caused you annoy ance or disappointment, but neither you nor I would have been happy If we had become man and wife. Why, oh, why did you not understand met Now I can hear no more. Make haste to relieve your father's mind, and aood-by. Captain Lumley." She half put out her hand, drew It back, and left the room swiftly. The enraged and disappointed lover took a turn to and fro, uttering some half-articulate denunciations of his Infernal 111 luck, then, snatching up his hat, rushed away to pour his trouble Into the sympathizing ear of Lord Everton, In whom all Imprudent youngsters found congenial confidant As soon as the sound of - his steps -was heard, the unclosed door of small Inner room from which there was no other exit was pushed more widely open, and Mrs. Saville walked In. She wore her out-door dress, and held a note in her hand.' "I little thought what I should hear," she said, almost aloud, "when I determined to keep quiet till that booby had gone. Listeners never hear good of themselves. So I am a can tankerous, dictatorial, tyrannical old woman T Hope Desmond does not think o; I know she does not" - CHAPTER XVI. To Hope Mrs. Saville made no sign, and she remained In complete ignor ance that her acute patroness had teen a hearer of Lumley's avowal. There was something Increasingly kind and confidential, however, In her tone and manner. Hope was greatly relieved by having thus disposed of her admirer. That worry was at an nd; aaother, however, still remained. Miss Dacre'8 feelings and Imagina tion were rreatly exercised by the sudden disappearance of George Lum (ey from the scene, and she grew quite ravenous for Hope's society, that she might wonder and conjecture and maunder about his mysterious con - duct and cross-examine Hope as to what she thought might could, would, or should have caused him thus sud- flenly to throw up the game which Miss Dacre chose to think he was claying so eagerly viz., the pursuit of herself till she made her hearer's life burden to her. "I don't know what you do to Miss Desmond when you have her out by herself," said Mrs. , Saville to the young heiress one afternoon, when he had called to know If dear Mrs. Saville would spare Hope Desmond to take a drive with her and stay to af ternoon tea, "but she always comes back looking white and tired, quite exhausted; and I will not spare her, Miss Dacre. I want her myself. If fou are always taking her away, you tad better keep her." "I am sure I shall be delighted. I want a nice lady-like companion a lit tie older than myself, to go about with me and " "A little older than yourself! ' laughed Mrs. Saville.' "I suspect she la two years your junior. ' Well, take her, If she will go." . "Indeed, Mrs. Saville, I think you would do better with an older person tome one nearer your own age." "I am much obliged for your kind consideration. Yes, of course Miss - Desmond has rather a dull time with me. Suppose you make her an offer In writing." "Yes, of course I could; that Is, if . you would not be offended." "No, by no means. I would not , stand in her light" "Really,- Mrs. 8avllle, you are the most sensible woman I know. Pray, how much do you give her? what sal- ary I mean." "What Mr. Rawson asked for his protege fifty pounds." Is that all? Oh, I will give her a hundred. 'Then of course you will get her," said Mrs. Saville, grimly. "That be ing so, pray leave her to me for this afternoon." Oh, yes, certainly. I can write to her this evening." Her further ut terance was arrested by the announce ment. In loud tones, of Lady Olivia Lumley, whereupon that personage en tered, wearing a simple traveling-dress and a most troubled expression of countenance. "Dear Miss Dacre, I had no Idea I should find you here," said Lady Oil via, when she had greeted Mrs. Sa ville. "I am on my way to Contreve ville.'to try and get rid of my gouty rheumatism; so" How very unfortunate that Captain Lumley should Just have left!" Inter rupted Miss Dacre. "He started on Wednesday something regimental, I believe." Most unfortunate," returned Lady Olivia, emphatically. "Where are you staying V asked Miss Dacre. "At the Hotel d'Albe." "Well, I shall call late this after noon. Now I am obliged to call on the Oomtesee de Suresnes. So good by for the present Mrs. Saville. Good- by, dear Lady Olivia.' As soon as she was gone, Mrs. Sa ville, looking very straight at het sister-in-law, asked, "What Is the matter with youT" "Matter! Matter enough! If I had not been en route for Contrexevllle I should have come here on purpose to to tell you what I think." "And pray what may that be, Lady Olivia?" "That you have allowed my unfor tunate boy George to fall Into the same scrape as your own son, just to make us suffer as you have done. It Is too bad, that while we were think ing everything was on the point of be ing settled between him and Mary Dacre (such an excellent marriage), there Is he falling Into the trap of that low-born, designing adventuress, your companion! You are not a wom an to be blinded by anything, and you never took the trouble to warn us or save him, and I who always sympa thized with you In your trouble about Hugh! I expected better things from you, Elizabeth. You are Infatuated about that woman, of whom you really know nothing." For a moment Mrs. Saville was si lent too amazed to find words. "I don't understand you. Pray ex plain your meaning, if you have any," she said, at last, a bitter little smile curling up the corners of her mouth. "Why, our unfortunate mad boy wrote to his father a few days ago that he was going to make an offer to that dreadful girl, as she was the sort of woman to whom he dared not pro pose a private marriage; that we fear ed we might be vexed at first, but If we attempted to prevent It he would go straight to the dogs. Oh, It Is too too bad! I little thought, when I was so horrified at Hugh's conduct last summer, that before a year was over I should be afflicted In the same way." "When you gloated over my disap pointment, you mean," cried Mrs. Sa ville, her keen black eyes flashing. "I have no doubt you thought to yourself that your son would never be false to the Instincts of his race, which Is aris tocratic on both sides, but that mine was impelled by the plebeian vigor In herited from his mother's people. I know the amount of gratitude you all feel towards me for conferring wealth for which he aever toiled, on your brother and his sons. But the blood In my veins has been strong enough to keep you all In your places. Yes! as the world we live in chooses to attach Importance to rank and to worship a title, I bought what was necessary of the valuable article; but I know your estimate of me and the veiled con tempt of your commiseration when the blow fell upon me. Now I am go ing to return good for evil, and re lieve your mind. Your precious son is perfectly safe. That low-born, design ing adventuress, my companion, has defiantly and utterly rejected him." "Impossible! Are you sure? May this not be some deep-laid scheme? How do you know?" "It Is quite possible, I am perfectly sure; it is no know, because I was in that room there, unsuspected, and heard every word of. the proposal and Of the dis tinct decided rejection. Miss Des mond reproached your son with his perseverance In spite of her discour agement and Informed him she was engaged to another evidently soma humble, struggling man, from whom your charming, distinguished son was powerless to attract her. Miss Des mond acted like a young woman of sense and honor, and in my opinion she Is a great deal too good even for so high and mighty a gentleman as Captain George Lumley." Thank God!" cried Lady Olivia, too much relieved to resent the undisguis ed scorn and anger of her slster-ln- law. "But are you quite sure there is no danger of this young person changing her mind?" 'Be under no apprehension. Your son Is safe enough so far as my young friend Miss Desmond Is concerned." "I am sure I am very glad; but real ly, Elizabeth, I am amazed at the very extraordinary attack you have made upon me." 'Or, rather, you are amazed that I know you so welL I saw the sneer that lurked under your assumed com passion for my disappointment, and 1 am amazed you ventured to speak in the tone you did to me. Now you may go, and write to your husband and as sure him his son Is safe for the pres ent Before we meet again, you must apologize to me for the liberty you have taken." "I think an apology Is also due to me," cried Lsdy ohvU While she spoke, Mrs. Saville had rung the bell, and, on the waiter's ap pearance, said, in a commanding tone, "Lady Olivia's carriage," whereupon that lady confessed defeat by retiring rapidly. CHAPTER XVII. Mrs. Saville walked to her Bpeclal arm-chair, and, taking Prince Into her lap, stroked him mechanically, as was ner wont when she was thinking. "So that was the fool's attraction?" she mused. "I ought to have suspect ed it but I did not or I should have sent him about his business. It Is nat ural enough that uie father and moth er should be annoyed; but she is too good for him a great deal too good. But she Is silly, too, with her high- flown notions. We cannot defy the Judgment and prejudices of the world we live In; obscurity and insignifi cance are abhorrent to most sane peo ple. Yet It Is impossible to doubt her sincerity; and sne la common-senslcal enough. Can It be that she Is wise and I am unwise?'" Here Mrs. Sa ville put her little favorite on the car pet and again rang the bell. This time she desired that Miss Desmond should be sent to her. "I think I shall go out and do some shopping," she said, when Hope ap peared. "I do not' walk enough. 1 have had a tiresome morning. First Miss Dacre came begging that you might be lent to her for the day. fthls I refused. Then came Lady Olivia, in a bad temper, and we quarreled, one Is going away to-morrow or next day. At all events, she shall not trouble me any more. I think we have had enough of Paris. Richard is coming over next week. As soon as he leaves, I shall go away to a quaint little place on the coast of Normandy, and recruit It will be very dull; but you are used to that" "I rarely feel dull," returned Hope, who secretly wondered why Mrs. Sa ville had quarreled with her sister-in-law. 8he was too decided, too peremp tory a woman to be quarrelsome. Could It be for any reason connected with herself? Lumley said he had communicated his intention to propose for her (Hope) to his" father. This, no doubt, would have enraged his fam ily; but she could not ask any ques tions. Indeed, she was thankful to "let sleeping dogs lie." She had many anxieties pressing on her young heart. A very cloudy and uncertain future lay before her. "It Is hard," she thought, "that however good and true and loving a woman may be, if not rich she is thought unworthy to be tho helpmate of a wealthy, well-placed man; any poor, struggling nobody is good enough for her. Yet it is among the struggling nobodies that the finest fellows are often found; so things equalize themselves." (To be continued.) Still Goeaalna-. "Say, paw," queried little Henry Peck, "did you know ma long before you married her?" "No, my son," replied the old man with a sigh long drawn out, "and as a matter of fact I'm not thorough ly acquainted with her yet." CeaaervattTO Parla Bellevea Thai Jaatloe Hal Baen Defeated. Despite the popularity of the verdict which freed Mme. Katherlne Stelnhell of the charge of murdering her hus band and mother, there are not a few among the conservative element of Paris society who believe that Justice has been cheapted by the suppression of evidence for "reasons of state." The court scrupulously excluded all evidence pertaining to the dashing career of the "Red Widow" from the time she made her debut in Paris bohemtan society and became the ac knowledged queen. It Is known that among her worshipers were men fa mous in every walk of life. There Is also no longer any question that Pres ident Faure died at her houjo, and to this day the circumstances of the de mise are veiled In mystery. The journalists who attended the fa mous trial noticed particularly . that whenever the inquisition on the part of the prosecutor or judge became too dangerous for the safety of the de fense, the woman accused uttered threats of making disclosures that would stir a hornet's nest in French politics, and despite the apparent de fiance of the Judge that she do so, the inquisition was gradually mollified It will be remembered, says Henri Chevalier In the Cincinnati Enquirer, that at one time during the hearing when the evidence seemed to become particularly convincing of her guilt, Mme. Stelnhell excitedly said to the Judge: ou ought to have pily on tie. Co far I have shown perfect discretion Do not exasperate me any longer. am defending myself because unfor tunately I am obliged to, but If you drive me to it I will cease to be dls creet. Do you understand?" All this was said with lightning rapidity. The president Immediately dealt with another point. There is no doubt that Mme. Steln hell could tell details of the Faure death or assassination and the preced ing political plots that would create an awful scandal. And there are many who think that the possession of these secrets saved her from punishment for at least com pllclty In the terrible double murder, Ralata Roll Cake. Beat one cupful of sugar with the yolks of three eggs. Sift one cupful of flour with three level teaspoonfuls of baking powder and add to the su gar and egg, then fold In the stiffly beaten whites of the three eggs. Add teaspoonful of lemon flavoring, and, last three tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Beat well and pour Into a long shallow pan. Bake In a moderate oven. Turn on to a cake rack and ' spread at once with a mixture made from the whites of two eggs beaten with one cupful of powdered sugar nd one cupful of chopped raisins. I RURAL FREE DELIVERY. Mince Pie. Take five pounds of beef, boll, chop fine with three, pounds of suet; seed four pounds of raisins, wash four pounds of currants, slice a pound of citron, chop four quarts of apples. Put In a saucepan with cinnamon. cloves, ginger, nutmeg, the Juice of two lemons, one teaspoon of pepper and two pounds of sugar. Pour over all a quart of cider, one pint of mo lasses and a teacup of melted butter. Bake in a rich crust without tops, then bake a crust of puff paste and lay on. Deef Ollvea. Cut a very thin flank or round steak Into strips two Inches wide and four Inches long. Add to one cupful of bread crumbs a teaspoonful of salt, a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, a tablespoonful of chopped onions, a saltspoonful of pepper and a table spoonful of melted butter. Spread this over the strips of beef, roll and tie them tightly. Brown them In suet and make a sauce precisely the same as for a brown stew. Cook them slowly for one hour and a half. Quite Appropriate. "What's become of that pretty young actress I saw last year?" "She's starring." "And the young fellow who seemed to be so devoted to her?" "He's still mooning." Baltimore American. Different. -Does he command a good sal- "Why won't my folks remember to address my letters as I've told them to? I've written repeatedly to tell them how my mall gets all mixed up with that of those Cartrlghts In the village, and yet they forget!" Thereupon Miss Cartright sat down at her desk and wrote several emphat ic postal cards being quite at the end of patience, and having had trouble with her mall ever since she rented this place north of Croton. A' few days later she received the following letter from her favorite nephew, Bob: Dear Aunt Betty. Having had from you a Roasting, Furious, Dlctato'rlal communication, I a youth ordinarily Radiant, Facetious, Debonair have suddenly become Rueful, Flustrated, Despondent After Ransacking Forty Dictionaries In vain search for light on the cryptic signs, I nevertheless bow meekly to your stern command at least I do on the inside of the letter, as you can see for yourself. But to a Rational Fel low, Deliberating profoundly, only one way, alas! suggests Itself of working 'em in on the outside. You yourself brought me up to thirst after Reasons For Doctrines, so, for goodness' sake, let me know by return mall why on earth you insist upon my Inscribing cabalistic Initials on your mail matter.. ' Yours, Robert Flabbergasted but Devoted still. Turning hastily to examine Bob's en- Cannelon of Beef. Two pounds of round or flank steak put through a meat mincer; then add to It one-third cup soft bread crumbs, one tablespoonful minced parsley, on level teaspoonful salt,- one teaspoonful pepper, one beaten egg; mix well; then shape into a roll; lay In pan and bake forty minutes; baste frequently with hot water and salt pork drip pings. Serve on hot dish with tomato or mushroom sauce. Garnish with lat ticed cucumbers, lemons and parsley. Sweetbread Croqaettea. Parboil the sweetbreads and mine them very fine, season with pepper and salt, adding some powdered mace or cayenne, a grating of nutmeg and a little lemon Juice. Mix with finely grated bread crumbs, moisten with cream, and shape them Into small cones. Dip Into beaten egg, toss In bread crumbs and try until of a golden brown In deep boiling fat. Garnish with parsley and slices of lemon. Pumpkin Pie. Pare and stew pumpkin until dry. Sift through a colander, and to one sup of pumpkin add one egg, three tablespoons of molasses, a pinch ot salt, one rounding tablespoon of sugar, jne level teaspoon of ginger or cinna mon and two cups of milk. Line a pie plate with crust and make a rim. Fill with the pumpkin and bake lowly. Cream of Potato Soap. Cut into small pieces five or six po tatoes and boll until tender In salted water. Mash through a sieve, and add the pulp to three pints of hot milk slightly thickened with flour and but ter, and nicely seasoned with white nannnr and ba! A IIHIa phnnnAri velope, Miss Cartright saw why the j may be 8prnk,ed upon eaca postman had been so "queer" this morning. He had handed but her mall, his face all in a broad grin, and had remarked, as he drove off, "I s'pose the original old Rural Free De livery puts up here, don't he?" Bob's letter was addressed to Miss olate before serving. Chicken Soap with Illce. Tho chicken should be boiled until tender and then taken out, boned and cooled, after which the meat may be onf Intn Ainm and mnlrft! In tfia atnclr Elizabeth Cartright "In care of the J igain, with the addition of rice. The Hon. R. F. D., Esq." How He Knew the Time. "Lady," said the ragged Individual . ni separate. rice should be carefully prepared In order that the grains appear whole at the door, "I'm a clock repairer. If yer clock runs fast or slow I kin fix It It's Jist 12:80 now." "How do you know It is?" asked the housekeeper. "'Cause I always git hungry at 12:30." Philadelphia Press. Makea a Lot of Dl Iterance. Colonel Highflyer What ars your rates per column? Editor of Swell Society For inser , vegetable. Honaehold Hlnta. If the lid is left off cabbage when cooking It will keep Its color better. Do not put salt In the water In which peas are cooked, as It causes the outer skin to crack. Leave lid off saucepan. A pinch of soda added to the boiling water in which cabbage or cauliflower Is cooked Improves the flavor of the Shi ary? ne Mi earns a good salary; ad But the thin girl usually wife commands M. 'shapely ankle to be proud of. tlon or suppression? Life. The surest way for a widower to keep his wife's memory green In the neighborhood Is to make matrimonial syes at another woman. bat a Never soak rice or macaroni before cooking. Well wash the former, but not the latter, and place both In boil ing water to cook. To keep silver from tarnishing when packed away make small cotton bags and fill with camphor gum. Plac them among the sllvar