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THE CHARITY GIRL By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS CHAPTER X. I to her. "I will send up to T.ondon at Ai early as possible th« following ' once.” morning. Hheila Fraser ordered her hone, As she sail thia, the thought of Bever donned her habit, and. without waiting ley Rochfocl same into her mind, and all for breakfast or groom, left home in hot at once she determined to learn his ad haste for Craiglanda. She wanted to be dress from M.A Thomgate. and telegraph first at an interview with the dueheaa. to him to erwd down a detective» why. Much depended on how she acted now. she could scarcely have told. "If I can juat drop a few hints, and ao prejudice her against that girl, not all CHAPTER XI. Mrs. Fraser's sweetness, or her da ugh It «»as long before poor Audrey cl «wed Ur’s artfulness, will have much avail. I her tire«!, aching eyes that eventful night: am a rich womanI I never felt ao glad ahe had abed no mon* tears after that one of my money before.” passionate outburst; she felt too much She had diverged a little from the or pain and anxiety for this natural relief. dinary route to Craiglanda. because there All ahe could think of was Jack Qlendur- was a better road by ao doing, and a# wood, lying alone In the bracken, insen she trotted along fleetly, ahe suddenly sible, half murdered. She accepted her came upon a dog cart, in which was seat mother's tender comfort, in a vague, ed Beverley Rochfort. looking wonderful dreamy way. All the sudden joy and ly handsome in his fur-lined coat. pride that had sprung into being early "Miss Fraser, this is an unexpected in the evening, as she listened to the story pleasure.” he said, as he lifted his hat of her birth, seemed to have vanished and motioned the groom to take the reins. beneath this great sorrow. *You are out early.” The sun was shining high In the heav “I am going to Craiglands» to make In ens when she opened her eyes, and found quiries.** she said curtly. her mother bending anxiously over her. Beverley only smiled, but ahe saw at Constance Fraser gained strength at sight once that he attached a good deal of of her child’s suffering. Shs waa now meaning to this hasty ride. He got the strong, courageous woman; she put down from the cart. aside all her invalid ways, and rose su "Drive up and down until I am ready. preme to the moment. Jones.” he commanded, as he walked up "Look after her well.” she said to to Sheila’s horse and stroked the smooth Marshall, as she donned her outdoor gar neck. "Ia there, then, so much cause ments, and prepared to drive over to for anxiety?** he asked. "Are you nerv Craiglands. ous about ¿ord John. Miss Fraser?” The duchess, proud, self reliant, self- Sheila pursed her lips. She resented possessed as she was generally classed bis manner, and she did not quite under to be. was after all only an ordinary stand it. either. woman, with a mother's heart beating "I feel that it would be altogether a quick and strong In her breast. Her two pleasant and a wise arrangement if yon boys had been her darlings from the ear- and I called ourselves friends.” Beverley i lies: da ya of their childhood : she had nev said, after a slight pause. "We hare so er been so fond or so proud of her one much in common.” daughter, who was too much like her ”1 don’t think I understand you.” father in nature and character to prove Sheila waa startled into saying. ; a comfort to the other parent ”1 must .try and explain myself clear The tears came to the mother's eyes ly I know the reason of your hurried as Constance Fraser, after speaking all vlait to Craiglanda. It is not sympathy :he consolation and sympathy she could that takes you there, but something more think of. mentioned the countesa' name. akin to self-interest. Oh do not be "I will stay with you till Gladys angry, there is no occasion, for. my very cornea,” she said, gently; "I am sure dear young lady. 1 think you are perfect there is much I can do.” ly right. You see. although I do not "Gladys will not come.” the duchess credit you with any great amount of answered, quietly enough; and then all sympathy. I have plenty myself. Be at once ahe broke down. "Oh. Con lieve me, I am quite sincere. Just now.” stance ! My dear! My dear!” she Beverley went on, “I said I thought it moaned, "what shall I do if I loot both would be not only a pleasant, but a wist my boys? Duncan’s days are numbered thing for you and I to become friends. —I know it only too well—and Jack, Union is strength, you know. Miss Fra my bonny, my dear, food, noble Jack !” ser . a good old maxim.” Then Constance knelt beside her and "Don’t you think you had better leave •Leered ber again. conundrums alone. and speak out "You are alarmed by this insensibility: straight. Mr. Rochfort?” it is nothing: it often happens with con “I will," he answered, quietly. "Sheila, cussion of the brain. I prophesy that we are both persons of determination and in a week’s time you will have Jack out ambition. My ambition takes one form, of bed, or very nearly so. Now I want yours another: but on one point we are you to look at me; don’t you see a chang« alike—we would sacrifice much to gain • in my face? Yes. I see you do; shall 1 our ends: would we not?” I tell you all about it?” Sheila’s cold gray eyes flashed as she And then, as gently, as briefly as she nodded her bead. could. Constance bared the secrets of her "You hate the girl; I hate him ! You heart to her friend. are determined that John Glendurwood "And you have found your child. Con shall make you his wife; I am as equal stance? I am glad. I rejoice, my dear, ly determined I shall make her mine. Ar in your happiness. You must let me see rived so far. the rest should be easy.” Sheila drew a sharp breath. She loath her soon. I shall love her for your sak«* and for poor Frank’s; he was a great ed him for his shrewdness in having read her mind so clearly, but his words had favorite of mine.” Constance Fraser covered her face with brought s new aspect altogether. her hands, and when she drew them away "It is for you to suggest.” she said, •peaking swiftly and in low tones. "As it was ashen white. "Hush I” she said, almost inaudibly : you said just now, union is strength, "do not let us speak of him. The pain and so ---” is too deep, too great. Such horrible re "So yon agree to be friends, eh?” Bev- morse comes over me when I begin to •rley smiled. think, that I fear for my reason. I He had never had the smallest fear of know now I was deceived. that I doubted failing. He had not watched Sheila so him wrongly: but—but that is all I dare carefully these past days for nothing. He let myself know just yet, it makes my held out his hand as be spoke and Sheila heart bleed.” pa’ hers into it. The duohess bent and kissed the sweet, "Have you any plans?” she asked, ab ruptly. She was no longer so eager to white face. "Have courage! Remember your be gone. One glimpse at this man’s smil ing. handsome, evil face told her that he child !” the whispered. “I do! I do!” answered Constant, would do all he wished. Even in the midst of the satisfaction that came with brokenly. "In her I must live again. a rush, she could not repress a feeling God-mamma. I want you to promise to of jealousy and envy that he should love befriend her. to stand by h*r always.” "For your sake and for hers. I prom Audrey and be indifferent to her. Sheila. "I will tell you more when I return ise this. Constance; ab-j shall never want from London. My journey there is not a friend while I am alive.” John Glendurwood’» condition showed wholly unconnected with this matter. And now, I think I must say ‘Au revoir.’ no change, and although Dr. Sentence his patient I sincerely trust you will find Lord John declared he would pull not so bad as rumor reports. Carry my through, he nevertheless felt much doubt sympathy and regards to her new grace: and anxiety as to his ultimate surress. "It is the mind that is keeping him ah* is a charming woman, and will make back,” he declared over and over again an altogether excellent mother-in-law.” Sheila smiled mechanically, and gath to Mrs. Fraser, and at last ventured to ering up her reins, she rode on. She express the same idea to the duchess. That very same evening as Constance gave a sort of shudder as she went, and the memory of Beverley’s dark, glittering was dressing for dinner, a carriage ar eyes lingered with her. She felt, some rived from Craiglands with a hurried how. so powerless when she was with message from the duchess. "Would Mrs. Fraser kindly drive over him. Sheila always felt a thrill at her heart a» soon as possible—her grace wished to as ahe rode or drove up to Craiglands. see her particularly.” Audrey sat before the Are in her moth Now as she passed up the avenue and drew rein at the covered doorway, a man er’s room : she was riad in a pretty little *hite gown made in picturesque fashion, with powdered hair and grave face came and her hands already had lost the work forward to meet her. "Her grace’s love, miss, and she begs stains that had seemed so out of place on you will excuse her this morning; she them. She was scarcely conscious of does not feel equal to leaving his lord wbat was going on around ber. The past ship’s room Rhe begs, also, to thank you, few days had sapped her strength, she miss, for having taken the trouble to cared to do nothing, could do nothing but sit and wonder how her beloved, her hero, ride over and make inquiries.” “Does Dr. Sentence think there la any was. How little did she gu<*ss that, as danger?" she asked, and there was gen she sat there fearing, dreading every fresh moment, that her lover was then vine anxiety In her voice. "Dr. Rentance considers bis lordship’s speaking her name as Constance Fraser condition very serious,” replied the ser bent over his bed. vant. "He has called her so often,” his moth Rheila rode bark to Dinglewood cross er whispered, with quivering lips. "Oh, and anxious. She met Dr. Sentence com Constance! My dear, you will do as be ing down the avenue, and stopped to ques asks! It may be his last wish Constance pressed her lips on the brow tion him. “The poor fellow has not recovered above those eyes that, only a short time consciousness yet,” the medical man an ago had been laughing and sparkling swered. “I have telegraphed up for Raw with life, happiness and manly vigor. "Be comforted,” she said, gently, for son and Locksley. Miss Fraser, it is horrible, a dastardly affair, and for the was he not lying on the edge of that dark, life of me I can’t understand it. Lord dread river? "It shall be as you wish.” "And—Audrey—my wife—before—1 Glendurwood never seemed to have an enemy in the world ; but upon my word die?” the words were uttered so faint this looks to me like a malicious attack. they were scarcely audible. "And Audrey, my child, shall be your It has turned out he had next to nothing In hie pockets. Of course, bis watch wife at once, without delay.” A smile of joy radiated the poor young was valuable. But who on earth is there about here who could have borne him a fellow’s face; he tried to clasp her hand, grudge for anything he has ever done and to murmur thanks, but he could do noth ■aid? I suppose you have sent for fur ing but lie there, helpless as a child in ther police assistance, Miss Fraser?” be his utter prostration. went on. CHAPTER XII. Sheila confessed she had not even The following morning, before Con thought of it. "Ara not the Mountberry men suffi stance Fraser had had time to compose her thoughts, and begin to prepare her cient?" she asked. "Thia to pre-eminently a case for an child for what lay before her, Sheila astute datsctlve,” he said; "and I should cams Into the room. Audrey was lying very quiet In ber telegraph up at ones to Scotland Yard, If I wars you. As the affair happened In little bed, and the other girl noticed, with your grounds, of course, It would be anger In her heart, how exquisitely love pleasanter for you to have it sifted thor ly was that pale young face, pillowed among the delicate lace-edged linen and oughly.* "You are quits right!” Sheila said, shadowed by the plnk-llned curtains. It warmly, although she sou id have struck made her even savage. In her jealous toton with her whip for daring to dictate hatred, to notice what dal nt lasss ths mother alrtsdy gsve to ber child. "I cam» to tell you.” *h» •aid. very abruptly, "that I am going to I «union for a f»w «lays. Janet will accompany me. 1» there anything that 1 can do I foi you ?” Mre. Fraser »hook her head. Sheila went »way in total ignoran«'» that the most vital turn In »vent» W«, to toko immediately. It was no uhfliiul thing for ber to r*' to London for a few days, aa aha waa a shrew«! busines* weman. atu! superintend ed nearly all the movement» «'f her af faire. This time, however, them was nothing that would demand her atten- tl«m. except thl» former marriage of her father'» widow. She determined during her abaent'e fnun Dinglewxxxl to <«* herself to Broad borough and mat» full Inquiries about Audrey. "I will not rest til! 1 have full and complete pnx'f that »he 1» Frank Ana- tnither’» child. If only I «'an be success ful and discover any flaw. I think I •hall krn'w how to make It disagreeable for Mr*. Fraser and her charity girl.” To Sheila’s annoyancs she found that Mr. Cheater waa In possession of every fact relating to Audrey’s birth, and in a very »hurt time pla«^ thee» facts be fore her. "There ‘» not a shadow of doubt. Miss Fraeer.” he »aid quietly, "that th!» young girl Is Miss Anatruther. I have been myself to Broadborough and made erery inquiry, an«! if these Inquiries had failed, the appearance of the regiatratfon of birth and the marriage certificate would settle the question. I have been down to the church where Miss Gaw'olgne mar ried Captain Anatruther. and have pro cured another copy of tbe certiflmte. Here It la.” "Which 1» eo much worthies» paper, consitlering that Captain Anatruther was married at the time and had a wife liv ing." Sheila remarked curtly. "I am happy in being able to assure you that thia roman«'» is not true, and congratulate you that your stepmother | ha* at least one joy left her in life. Fate ha< treated her harshly, poor lady.” She arose abruptly, and went away. A» ah» re-entered her hotel, »he mw a pile of luggage being carried In. an«! in her preternaturally »harp way »he rec ognised the livery of the footman, who ' wa» superintending the portmanteaus and huge boxes, as that worn by the servants of the Earl of !>ah»swater. She whisper ed to her maid Beecham, to find out if th* family were about to stay at tbe hotel, and paaeet! npataim with the first aenaa- tlon of pleasure ahe had experienced for some time, which grew atronger as ahe learned that the countess and her chll- | j dren were expected tip the following day from Daleswater House. (To be wnrInned.> The Honduras National lottery Com pany, better known under Its original name of the Ixmlalana State Lottery, ban been forced out of business by the Federal government, Twenty of the officers and employes of the concern are under Indictment, The death knell of this biggest lottery company tu the world has tieen sounded. Bigger than the "Mississippi bubble." potent In State and national affairs, known In every rlvlllxed land, the Hou dura* «'otupany has made probably not lews than for Its owners during its existence of more than thirty years. With Its operations Lave been associated some of the great men «if Civil War times, and throughout Its life tl>e names of some of the pn»u«l est of tlie New Orleans creole families have been linked with It without eff«»rt at concealment. In tbe place of Its WASTE PUT TO GOOD USE. birth. New Orleans, the lottery com As a law- Million, of Dollar. Waved la Varlon, pany was an Institution. breaker its place In tbe nation baa Kind, of Hyprodarta, Great change, have taken place In re been unique ami Its history of abeor!»- cent years In making use of wbat was Ing Interest. once considered absolutely waste mate The forerunner of the old LoulMana rial and as a result many millions of State Lottery was that known as the dollars have been added to the wealth Alabama lottery. This concern has of tbe nation. been lost to tbe memory of the pres Sawdust was looked upon at one time ent generation, although It did an enor as waste material, but during the la.st mous business, especially In the South. few years a process baa been discov In tbe days following the Civil War. ered which has given sawdust a vale Tbe charter of the Louisiana <*ompany greater than that of solid lumber. By gr.ve It a monopoly not only of the lot- tbe use of hydraulic pressure and tn- tery business but of the “policy” busi- tense heat the particles are formed nose In New Orleans. This policy prlv- iDto a solid mass capable of being mold- liege was of euormous value, but In ed Into any sbajie and of receiving a the end proved tb« undoing of the lot brilliant polish, The only materials tery company. used are sawdust, alutn and glue. Im In formulating his original plan, itation marble can be manufactured the shrewd Dr. Dauphin had consld- from a mixture of sawdust with Ivory «red well the fact that the lottery waste, water, glass and glue. In Nor company must depend for Its ultimate way acetic acid, wood naphtha, tar and success on a belief on the part of the alcohol are produced on a commercial public that tbe drawings of the com pany were. In fact, pure chance, and scale out of sawdust. all -------- prizes --------------- would be ,— paid ------------ without Factories have been erected In this that ----- — country and In Europe for converting quibble to tlie holders of “lucky num- pine needles into forest wool. This is hers." He knew that the concern could used for mattresses and furniture, for proaper only aa tbe public hnd ranfl- manufacture Into hygienic artl'-lra such deuce In It. Dr. Dauphin hit on the plan of placing tbe drawing, under tbe as underrests and chest protectors The principal use of sawdust seem, itupervlalon of men whose very names destined to be In the production of su would be a guarantee to tbe public gar and alcohol. It Is practically pure that the lottery waa aa boneatly con cellulose and easily convertible Into ducted as was possible. It was In this way that Generals those products. For many years bitu minous coal opeators threw away Beauregard and Early were brought slack as waste. Now It commands at Into the scheme. The former lived In tbe mine, 75 cents a ton. The Increase New Orleans and the latter In Vir is largely due to the demand corning ginia. Both were men of much ja>pu from makers of cement Formerly they larlty. especially In the South, where bought lump coal and pulverized It they were ¡»pular Idols. Their dis Now they use slack. Quartz rock was tinguished services for the Confederacy not long ago considered worthless. Now In the Civil War placed them In posi glass is made from it. Coffins, tomb tions In the public mind but little be stones. bricks, tilings and similar arti low that which had been occupied by General Robert E. ,?*««. Financially cle can be made of thia glass. Packing establishments have a long both of these <11 st In gill a taxi soldiers Hat of byproducts. The bkxxl of the were In straitened circumstances. The slaughtered animals Is congealed and Louisiana lottery Company offered manufactured Into buttons and Is also each one of them >30.<XX) a year to act utilized In the production of albumen as commissioner for the company and for the use of calico printers, the sugar to suiiervlse the drawings. Thia waa refiner, the tanner and others. The as far as the connection of either with bones ae used for a score of different tbe company went. Not more than two purposes, being manufactured Into days’ work each month was required of them, and for these two days they knife and toothbrush handles, chess each received 3”,5<X). men. combe, backs of brush««, mouth ap.ctaevlar Drawlasa. pieces of pipes and various other arti In tbe early days of the lottery the cles. public monthly drawings were held In Black hoofs are used In the manufac the various New Orleans theaters, but ture of cyanide of potassium for gold later the company erected a building extraction and also ground up to make for administrative purposes In St fertilizer. Many articles, such as glue, Charles street, and In thia building a fly paper, sandpaper, gelatine, laln- ball for the drawings was provided. glase, curled balr, bristle«, wool felt, Generals Beauregard and Early were laundry soap, ammonia, etc., are now In complete charge of the drawings. made from the former waste product» Tbe plan of tbe drawing was this: of tbe abattoir. On 100,000 allim of paper an Inch The annua! value of the byproducts wide and six Inches long were printed of the packing Industry, all of which that many numbers. The numbers are manufactured out of what was con were In large type. Each of these 100,- sidered waste material thirty years CXXt slips waa rolled tightly with the ago. Is approximately J2<X».<XX).<XX). Cot-1 number on tlie Inside, and the roll waa ton seed not very long ago waa waste Insertwl In a case consisting of a aec- matter, giving considerable trouble to tlon of small rubber hose about an get rid of. but In 1IXX) the byproducts Inch long. These 100.000 tubes were from cotton seed were valued In thia then dumped In a hollow wheel about country at more than 342.<XXl,iXX). live feet In diameter and two feet which has probably doubled by this thick. time. An official of the Standard OH The wheel was made of two glass Company la authority for the statement discs joined st tbe periphery with a that for the last ten years more than tbln wooden band as wide as the wheel. one-half of the profit, of the company In thia band was arranged a slide have been mad, out of th« manufac which could be opened and a band In ture of byproducts. serted Into the hollow wheel, On the stage near this 'number wheel” atood ffnthln* Rat ths Troth. a similarly romitructed wheel one-third Buncum—My physician telle ms I am the size. In all the scheme called for working too hard. the giving of 3.434 prizes at each draw Marks—Ths M. D. evidently knows ing; and the smaller, or “prize wheel,” bls business. contained that many of the amall rub Buncum—Why do you think so? ber tubes minus the number of “ter Marks—I have been comparing notes minal" and "approximation" prizes. with a few of our mutual friends and In each of these tubes was a slip of I find you bars worked ue pretty bard. paper containing figures representing Only one out of erery 1,000 married each prize. Thue equipped, the commissioners couple« lira to calibrate their golden were ready to begin the drawin* For waddin* of ihe Ipuiáiana lottery^ i MW*’ r/ix J/Uk iKn’-Kwcy //uw the / ftyve’ /A' 7Zic»zo//yv UtK/e hm hay ßu f spectacular effect two boys from the local asylum for the blind were ctmeen to draw the tubes from the wlnx-la. \ robust negro turned tlie crunks mix ing the rubtier tubes In the wheel, thoroughly. Then one of the blind boys drew a tube from th» big wheel. A man selected by the commissioners for the punxtar extracted th» rolled slip from the tube, held It up before the audience and announced tbe num tier, At tbe aame time tbe other blind boy drew a tul>e from the “pria» wheel' and tbe announcer called out the mm called for by thia slip Thia prlae. then, waa drawn by the number drawn from the other wheel at the same time. The drawing req'll red hours and usually was largely attended. So thoroughly were adrertlaed the features provided for th» Insuring of an honest drawing that tlie public soon txw-nnie convinced that there was no chance for Jugglery, and ao long aa th» company existed the buyers of tickets purchase,! In the utmost ronfldetxw that If they did not win It waa not bex-nu«- of unfair drawings. During tbe Ute *80a th» feeling against the polhy part of the scheme bad grown strong In New Orleans. Bolley gambling had run riot for yenra. It had taken such a Imh! on th« ser vant au*l poorer claaaca that they niubl not be trusted with either their own or other people's money. A maid aent to the store for auppll<*a stopjied on the way to pUy policy with tlx* money given her by her mistress. Tbe city was demoralized. It was at thia time, under tbe Howard administration, that the lottery got Into polities. Th» “lot tery” and '•anti-lottery” parties sprang Into being. The leader of tlie Utter wns United Htntes District Attorney I’arlnoge. a UbrUtUn gentleman to whom the evils of policy appealed most strongly. Drath Hio«v to th« Lottery, Tbe I muf was whether the charter of tbe <XKDpaQjr waa to be renewed by tbe State of Louiaiana. Tbe aeandAl« of tbla fight— tbe charge» of bribery and other muck-throw I ng —are utili fre»h In tbe ml ml» of many, It waa at thia time that the company came Into ma Iodo r throughout the nation. When the smoke cleared away It was found thnt the "anti lottery” ¡»arty had won. The finlnh of thia fight compelled tbe Louisiana company to find a new base of o|M*ration. Experienced lottery men declare thnt Mexico would have been the logical location, for there lottery wan looked ujion an legitimate, and the government accepted from the lottery companies a tax on groan receipts. But Honduras, Instead of Mexico, w»« cboaen. Thia wan fifteen yearn ago. since which time the concern has tx-en known as the Honduras National Lot- tery. Its legal residence abroad, however, did not change the fact that most of Its sales were In the United Staton. The enactment of the Federal law prohibiting the transmission of lottery matter through the malls wan a severe blow to the business, but not as nerioun as was supposed at the time, an the express comjHinlos promptly began the work of carrying the contraband mat ter. As the government fight grew fiercer oven the express companies de- cllne<1 lo bandi,* lite ticket» and lista, and thè company waa torcsd tu dia trlbute tbeni by meaaciiitvr. The proflta of Ilio Uiulaluna lottery croati durlng thè yeara uf Ita «alatene« can be approiliuated frorn kixiwn flg urea. For Instane«. Iti» largasi tuonili', business aver doti» by tlie «xxupany waa Ih» Inai monili beforv Ih» rvmoval to llouduraa. wb»n f2.4OO.UOO waa taken In by tb» lottery. It la probabl» tiiat Ih» proflta frani tlie lottery bar» Hot bevo lesa ttian f23.0UO.0OO, all told, Tb» pian of operalloii calimi for t he dlstrlbutlon encti moniti uf 33 l<*r cent of all money taken In for prlaea. Agente' cotunilaaloua avvrnged 10 l>»r aut. admlulalratlv» and tnlscellaneoua ex pensee avernged 3 per cent, wblch left 20 por cent of net praflt. Ths grava Inrama of tlie company figure»! on lillà lutala must, tben, bave tu*»n al leaat |123.<«X).OOO durlng Ita llf». Before tbe governami! tx-gan Ita Aghi on tln* Ixiulalnna company a win- nlug ticket waa known to tx> aa good se a certifl<-d click and ripresa com- panie« and many banke caahed thwn. It la noi only likely, but aliiMXt car taln. thnt hai! ibe Ixoilalana company not débauché»! tl*e State with policy It would bave earn red a twenty fl ro year extenalon of Ita charter. But tbe potlcy game forvrd It Into a tight In wtilch It waa coin|x*lle»! to buy Con- grvsanieti and gnvernmrnt «melala. The secret psv rall of thl, company would he a moat Intereatlng and senaatlonal «locunielit. Chicago Record llerald. K qhn I to th« Km«r«rnrv. "So you break our engagement, Gwendolen!” ho exclaimed, bitterly. "Tben In your presence let me cud the life which you have blighted.” Drawing forth a vial marked "poi son,” he put It to bls II jul and drained It to tin* Inst drop. A» he wink back unconscious, did tbe beautiful «in filng herself u;*on his breast In an agony of remorse and burst forth Into frenzied nob»? Scarcely ! Hastily quitting tlie room, »he turned presently, tier lovely face tragic, yet composed. Kneeling beside the young man. she forced between hla lips the following: (I) One cup of tur|»en- tine; (2) one pint of milk; (3) a bowl of warm soapsuds; < 4) a small bottle of aromatic ammonia; (5) a cup of black coffee; (fi) a glass of 'iiuntanl water; (71 a gill of vinegar; (S) juice of a lemon; (U) the beaten whites of alx eggs; (10) one cup of flour nnd water. "Algernon,” she observe«!, coldly, as h«' iM'gan to revive, “It la évident yon did uot know that I a in n graduate of a correspondence cour*.* In flrat alii to the Injured. My one regret la that. since It was lm|M>»Blble for me to anvr- tain whether the ¡Million you took was an a<*ld or an alkali, 1 was compelle<l to administer all the antidotes of which we hnd learned.”—Woman’s Home Companion« A I.oat Oppuriuiili r. Towne—I hnd the worst lurk with thnt ol<l umbrella of mine last evening nt the concert. I put It lu tbe stami with the others— Browse Alni w bet! you went to get It It was gone, eh? Towne—No, hang It! It was the only one left. I dliln’t get a shot at the others. Philadelphia Press. Th» Trs* rlinic Nrrd. The So<’lal Philosopher was review ing the situation. "We dou't want overbold railroad employes,” he said, "bnt we do nen! wreckl»*** srltedtiles.”—Baltimore Amer ican. t'nplenannt truth« nlwaya pleaae a lot of people whom they do t>ot ran ce rn. ARCHIE ROOSEVELT ■OHB SURVIVE FATIIEH I EAMB U m « Meeor4s »• Tw,slr-«as 04« Strictly s|x>nkliig. only twenty-,m« I’rwildunta' aoM, ranovrtiliig whom thcro are available rorarda. bav» grown to mauhuod. Nix I’roaldi'iit» Washington. Madi son. Jackaon. I’olk. Buchanan (a bach- •lor) and McKinley- lefl no children. Two Ji’ffcraou and Monroe left dauglitera only. I’resldeut Johnson had two Mina, but both died lx*for» be was I'roaldelit. Kild mi ilo not ixiunt. The «oil* of thlrtoon l,ra»ld«utn— John Adam». John Quincy Ada ns. Van Buren. William Henry llarrlaon. Tyler. Taylor. Fillmore. I.lnmln. Grant, llayea, Uartleld, Arthur and Benjamin Harrison have lived to mail's estate. The sous of Cleveland and Roosevelt are »till boys. Uf III» twenty one I’roeldenta’ sons who have reached manliixxl nine iiav« Imlketl large In III» public *ya on th»lr own acraunt. and all but on» or two have been solid, autwlantlal rlttaoM Tim prominent nine are Joliu Qulm-y Adam* I’nxililent. diplomatist and rep resentative; Charles Francis Adamo, publicist and atateaman; Rolirrt Tyler, register of the Confixlerale treasury; Itlchard Taylor, who aarvod with dla- tlngulahed gallantry on the Confixier ata aide of the Civil War; John Van Buren, prominent in Ntate politic, and Just entering national politics when lx» died; Robert T«<ld Lincoln, cabinet mlnlater, diploma list and prreldent of a world famoiia corporation; Frederick Dent «¡rant, dlplomatlat and general In the army; Henry A. Garfield, law yer, banker and profeaaor of politic. In a great unlverelly. and Jam«, It. Garfleld. Ntate Nenator and United States Civil Service Commlaaloner of Corporations In tbe Itepartment of I'ommcrc» and l.atxir. nuw in th» cab inet. Bealde, tlie nine who have climbed ao high, ttiere la John Nrott Harrison, wlxi had tlie unique distinction of teing th» non of one I’realdeut and tha father of another. He was a man of f< re» aud a great Infltiencv III hla own Ntate, though tie was nut a prominent figure In a national arnar. Counting him In. and he surely “made gnod." ae the saying la, ten. or only on» lea, than half of tbs rrexhlenta' oona who have reached manhood, are entitled to b» uauird on the roll of iainor. I*ractlcally all of the t’realdenta’ sone who have grown to tnan'a eatat» have been gixxt cltlsona; their live, have been clean, wboleoom« and a credit alike to tlieir |ian*ntage nnd their coun try. while ten of tlie twenty one havo won unusual distinction. It would b» hard to find any other claaa of promi nent A'lierlcans wtioxe eons have don« ns writ aa those of 111» 1‘real dents— Ohio Magazine. WA3 TACTFUL AND POLITE. Ilow Mlaa Hrarr I unnlnalv of Tlr„ow, X l«l(er. RI4 "Ob. Mr ll.o.l.-y." said Mlaa W.-irv when tlie clock In the drawing room pointed to II. “I wonder If I could get you to do me a gn*at favor?" “1 am ymira to rennmand. Mtaa Weary." r«pll<*d Boreley gallantly. “You are Very g*xxl. I'm sure. Th« favor la that you would jual a letter for me aa you go home." “I shall do au with tbe greatest plea»- ure," said lie aa I m * aettlre! blmaelf com fortably back In hla chair. "I would not trouble you with It," ah« went on, “but It Is rather Important that It aliould lx* Started toward It» de» 11 nation tonight, aa I am extremely anxious for It to reach my friend with out |o«a of time." “You may <!• |x*nd o«i me. Mixa Weary. I always reinemlx*r letter« which ar« given me tn |x>at. I never waa known to carry one about In an Inalde ixx-ket for two or three wix-ka, aa la th» man ner of my sex." "1 was sure I could trust you, Mr. Boreley, and you will (Minion me for saying agalu that It la Important lhat the letter leave here tonight." As alia a|«>ke ahe went to a little writing table at tlx* end of the* r<x>m and return»«! with the letter. "Here It la, Mr. Bore- ley,” six* aa!«!. "I'lie last collection at tlie txix ou tbe next corner la made at it :20 precisely." Mr. Boreley looked at hla watch. "Wtiy.” he «aid. “I have barely dm« to get Ibero baton* the pillar txix 1» cleared. Good night, Mia« Weary.” "You are so go<x1, Mr Ihireley. Go«x! night. Ilo iiaaunsl Unit I ai>pnx-lat« your kindness. You will call again ■oon, I hope." As Ml«» Weary went upstair, ah« sold to heraelf: "A girl nowaday, ha, to be a regular arbemer If st* la to got any beauty sleep.CaaaeH'a Journal. Soarea of Habber Sweplg. It la aald that there are In Ceylon over 100,000 acrea which bav, been planted In rubber and In the Malay peninsula about half as much more. It la estimated that Mexico has about 100,(XX) acres planted tn rubber, mak ing In all about 275,000 acres, which should produce before long about on«- quarter of tho world'a probable ran- aumptlon. Tho result, from the«» plantations seem to have lx*en ao auo cessful that tb« work might lx* en larged, aa this would not only render us leas dependent ii|«>n the nnturnl forests but would atl nulate the Bra zilian rubber pnxlm-lng states to be gin artificial cultivation there. ■wtlatMtarr. The stern but wealthy parent met the young tnnn at the front door. "Here,” lie growled, "Is where I give your attentions to my daughter a check.” “All right, old man,” replied the youth, calmly. "Make the check for tl.fXX) and It will be perfectly aatlsfao* tory to tn«." Literal. Archie Roosevelt, the President’s non, who for a time waa dangerously with diphtheria, la here pictured mounted on the white and black pony Lok now twhovaa u» bl, smaller brother. Quentin. "There waa a vehicle waiting will»* out,” aald th« man who was telling th« story. "Pardon me," Interrupted the funny listener, “there was a vehicle waiting without what?" "Without horaea,” replied tbe other. “It waa an automobile”—Woman's Horn« Companion.