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¿4+ CHAPTER I. A little «fell in th* iiaart of a wood waa 4*lh*loualjr <U|*pl»d with l*«fj shadows. A liMNM*ly rla<l man. baardml and apecta clad, and a little uu th* right aid« of forty, aat on a <amp alool befura a «mall tlald «•«•!, and lltM»lad th«* laadarapa at Ida »aaa. ¡ m using al hl« work now and than and drawing bark bla brad Io anrvay It with an air of charm ad «ppr*<*ialiuu. Near him, on lha gnarled trunk of a ire# and In tha shadow of a inoaa grown rock, aat a lady noma tan or a doaan yaara youngar, lalauraly torturing thread Into lac« with a honked uaodlo. A little way down the dell a hoy was clambering among I he rock«, »hrIrk Ing •vary now and then with m-atatlr news of a beetle or a butterfly. lie was a sturdy, blue ay ad. golden haired lltll« fellow of five, tlie picture of health, and ba was risking Itls limbs and chattering to all ant mate and Inauimala nature a delightful buy. and all all*« from bla guidon brad to bis real less feet and tl|»a of bla brown little Anger« The mother ■nat‘hr<l him to her arina and co*«fed him with kisses. Suddenly she looked up. Hushed, half pita oua. with a flash of tears in her eyaa. ’’Austin, I feel afraid. Have I a right to hr so happy? lias any oua a right to be so happy? Will it last?“ ’Who knows?" he answered. “Human affairs run in averages, but thru the av stages era not Individual. We have had almost trouble enough In our time to have paid fur a little Juy. Let us tnke It grate fully.” “Fmnallmes,” she said, “a shadow areme to (nil upon It ah the shallow of a fear.** “The shallow of the past eiperienrr. Thr burned child dreads the Are. We ar* burned children, both of us. Five years* Illness and poverty out of seven years of n Arried life is a large allowance. And. after ail, our present happiness isn't phe numenal, my dear, though it looks mi . We have health, and we value It !»•»•««•• we have ea< h missed it In turn. We have a little money and we think It a great deal I mm - rub * we have t>ern m > deadly poor. And tl.en," be laughed ami half blushed, "wr have a little fame, and that is all tha plea Mt liter because wn were an long u»g bit rd Kweet Is pleasure after pain,” “I am dangerously happy,** she answer ♦d. “Come, let us nnpack the luncheon baa ket. Cold chicken. Naiad. Bread. < h<Milk. Hirre we are. Fall to. Nit down by your mother, Cupid. Take a pull at the milk, old man. and then you’ll have an Appetite. What a sudden shadow !“ A cloud had floated between themselves and the sun, and a strange quiet had fall en With the sha«k>w oil the woods. “Austin, * the wife whispered, "there la tbnt dreadful man ngain. It »e-tn« aa If he had brought the darkn«*ss with him.” A brown sloping path, cover«-1 still with the fir needle« shrd in the foregoing autumn, hr« ke the wall of green which iMiund'^l the dell, and down this footway, lirlMrru the silver str | mi of the hire hr« and the reddish stems of the Hrs. walked a gray bearded man. with Ida head drooped forward and his hands da«|*cd behind him. He looked neither to left nor right, but wmt by as If unconarlous of their pres •are. and In a little while was lost be ll nd the thicker growth of tree«. As he went out of eight the sun bruks through the cloud, the leafage was Inundate«! with life again and the birds r*n«*wed their aong. "l-ooh.” she whispered; “the shadow follows him ” “What an odd mo«*d this is to «lay!’’ said her huslsiud, smiling at her. “And why la the poor old gentleman so dread ful?” “Hut. Austin, do you know? You can’t have heard. He Is known to Imre batch •<l plots against the Caar." “Well, yes It Is known also that he has been wifeless and childl«'ss this twen ty year« Ilia wife and bis two sons died in Siberia. They u«*nt there without trial, and peoph who know him say that the loss of them in that horrible way turned hie brain. Huppoaa anybody stole you and little Austin? Suppose be drove you on foot through hundreds of miles of Ice and snow? Suppose that he made you her«! with the human off M*ourings of the world, and that you died after three or four long drsun, hideous years? It might l»e wicked, but surely It would not be quite without provisation If I blew that man sky high I don’t say that regicide la a thing to be commended. I don’t de fend the j»oor old gentleman’s political opinions. But I do say that human na tore is human nature.” Luncheon over, he returned to his painting, to And the lights all chanred. lie worked away, however, with great contentment for an hour or two, while the wife and the boy wandered beyond the limits of the dell. When they came tiack they found that he had packed up his lrn;»« and was lying at length on the moss, with his face turn «si to the sky. "I do this better than I paint,** he said, rocking an Idle eye at his wife from be* »»«•nth the soft white felt which rested on bin nose. "Shall we get back now?” “I * ant to carry something, ¡tap«,” said the Itoy, |M»ssesaing himself of the ramp stool. They sauntered on together tranquilly through the twinkling lights which daggled from between the leaves, and their steps were noiseless on the dense «*at **t of Hr needles. The boy laid down his ourden to chase a sulphur-col ored butterfly. They had gone a hundred yards before they miiiar<| him, and when they turned to look for him he waa seen at the far end of a wooded vista, seated on the camp stool. “Look at the little figure, Lory,” said the father. "Isn’t there something lonely and almost pathetic In It? lie looks as If hr were waiting for somebody who would never come a figure of deserted childish patience.” lie hailed the child and turned away again. “He knows the road?" he asked. “There Is no danger of bis losing himself?” “lie knows the way,“ she answered. “Wo have been here twice a day for a month past.” Ho thsy marched on, well pleased, talk ing of Indifferent matters, and the little fellow sat on the ramp stool behind them and held animated talk with Nature. The gray-bearded man wandered through the wood with hie chin sunk upon his breast and hie eyes fixed upon the ground. He was tall and gaunt and swar thy, and looked aa If ho had a considera ble strain of the Jew In him. His nose waa like aa eagle's beak and aacetlcally fine. Ills temples were hollowed like those of a death's-head, and his eyoa, which were large and brown and mourn ful to the verge of pathoe, were the eyee of a born dreamer and a fanatic by na ture. uut broken his fast for seven or eight hours, hs had somewhat quickened his usual thoughtful pace, when the sound <>f n eob reached his ear and be stopped suddenly to look about him. Within a yard or two sat th* loot child on the ramp stool, with his back against a broad tree trunk. The old man kuelt on the grass and looked at the sleeping boy. Hie straw hat hs<i fallen off and lay beside him. his gohien hair was tumbled snd dlsordorsd. his long dark laahea were still w«H. and his rosy cheeks were blurred and aoilevl with the trace« of bis tears. “Eh! !«a, la, la?” said the old fellow, in A pitying n. • n? |XM.< I M<l we deep In despair, dear little heart? in tear«? la terror? And Hod seudrtb a hand, ere yst it Is night time. To the • hl Id. rescue, and to th« old man teach Ing ” Then he took the child softly In hie arms, snd gathering up the hat and the < amp stool, cnterr«l the w6ud. As he did so, a faint and distant cry reached hie ••are. sn<| he stopped to listen. It was re l«eatvd on«*« or twics, faintly and more faintly, and then died away, lie started anew almost at a run. but he was old. an«i the lad was unusually solid and well grown f«»r his years, so that the burden warn told on him, and brought him to a walk again It was a full mile, from the »pot to width the child had waudered to the Cheval Blanc, aud wbqn the little lios'rl 'was reached the bearer’s ha«*k and arms ware aehlng rarely. The landlady met him In the paeaag«* with a cry. “Oh. the little Anglais! You have found him. monsieur? Jeanna, run to the woods an«| tell th«*m that the child is found.” "You know him?” aake«| lk>bro«ki. "Who Is he? Where does he live?” "IL« la the child of the English st the hotel dee Postea," answered the worn* an. siandlng on tiptoe to kias the boy. lie haw t»r«*n lost this tire hours.” |H>- broaki turned Into the street, and the woman followed bun talking all the way. "II* la the only chib! of his ¡>arrnta. and their cherished. Imagine, then, the de- ■pdir of the mother, the inquetude of his father! They are rich. Hee how the child iw dressed. there is nutbiug you might not awk for ” The old man smiled at thia, but said nothing, lie surrendered his charge at the hotel, where the boy was received with su«h noisy d«mon«tration« of pleas ure that he awoke. Being awake, and re«*<»gniK(ng hia aurroundinga. he adapted himaelf to them wi:b an immediate phil osophy. nnd demanded M»mething to eat. A »e<*on<l mereenger was dia|«atch«>>d to the wood to bring hark the ¡>arty who had gone in sear«*h of him. Ills mother kbtaed him frantically and crietl over him, hut his father set out (or the Cheval lllanc to thank bis res cuer. He found !>«>bn>«kl seated in a lit* lU room with a samled floor, and began to stammer his gratitude in broken and tnutilale«l French. “It waa a pie«-« of gon«| fortune to find him,” said |>obroski( "[waking English, to the other’s great relief. “I am de lighted that the pleasure was mine.” "I don’t know how tn thank you.” «aid the Englishman, a little awkward* ly. lugging a purse from bis trousers pocket. For a moment Itobrowkl faucied the stranger mrent to offer him money, but he merely produced a card. “That's my name.” said the Englishman, blun deringly. “Austin Farley. Ff»on my word. I really don't know bow to thank you.” "My g«**d. g«»«x1 sir,” returned Dobro ski. “what would you have had? What was I to do? lie was sure to be found, and It waa my good fortune to have found him." "You must let his mother come and thank you, air." said the Englishman. “I'pon my word I really don’t know what to say to tell you how grateful and oblig ed I am. Hia mother has been in the greatest anilrty. You mint let her come and thank you.” “Well, wrll, Mr. Farley.” the elder man answered, himself a little shy at the oth-w er’« «'oncealed emotion. “If you will think so mere an accident worth thanks to any body— But pray let ua aay no more.” CH \|-1 |;n J! Tliere waa a great crowd of people at the railway station at Namur, and the LuiemlMiurg train had no sooner steamed into the station than it was besieged by the mob. «nd all the carriages were taken by storm. One tourist, who had furnish ed himself with a first class ticket, and had «houldere«l himself through the crowd to the buffet, was exceedingly wroth on his return to find that the ('arrisge he had mvupied was filled by third-class excursionists. He spoke French with a fluency, and an ina«*curary In combination with It. which fairly took off his mental feet the official to whom he appealed, and in a very (»assion and torrent of his ora tory rippleil audibly the accent of Dub lin. He talked all over, arms and hands, finger tips. head, shoulder«, ami body, lie talked with all his feature« and with all hia muscles and with all hia might, and at last the official aeiaed his meaning, and pnweeded with inexorable politeness to turn out all the third «'lass passengers. The triumphant tourist stood by. sudden ly amiling and unruffled. He had a round, smooth face, with a touch of apple- coloF on hia cheeks, a nose inclining some what upward, and an expression of self* satisfaction so complete that It aroused the Irony of one of the ejected. “He la well Introduced to himself, that fellow,” said he. but the tourist did not hear, or did not care If be heard. He stood tranquilly by, holding the handle of the door, until the carriage was cleared, and was Just a I »out to ascend when a alow, quiet voice spoke behind. “(lot that through, old man. eh?” The tourist turned suddenly, and stretched out a hand to the speaker. “What? Maakrlyne, me boy. Deloyt* ed. Where are you going?” ”1 am going to Janenne by rail.” said the other, accepting the proffered hand with a hearty shake, one« up and onoe down. “From there I go on to a little plac« called Houfoy, to «ee home old friend« of mine.” "l’m going to Janenne meaelf,” «aid the Irishman. “Cap’t we ride together Y* ”1 auppone we can,” returned hia friend. “Baggage la registered.” He waa juet aa calm aa the Colt had a min ute or two before been eager, and hia voice waa distinctly American. He was very precisely and neatly attired, hie figure waa tall and elegant; bla face waa handsome but melancholy, and curiously pale. The eyes were the beet feature black, soft and luatroua, but they looked as if he had never smiled In hie lifte. “I eay, Fraser,” he «aid, in bis slow, mild It was already wh*n the old Ni voice, when they were both seated, “where hilist turned his footsteps Into t>« wood, did you pick up y°«r French? X never and having JuM r immn k i r ii that he had heard aaything like it.” "Pre knocked about Paris a good deal.* •al l F raaar ”1 epMk Jorman with th. asm. facility. Hiough It's probably ms ■cutch extractlou that glean m. that." Ml.lwa /between Natnur aud Lusant leturg tit. two irarelera changed trains for Janenne. Tbe eng In. ateamnd lasily through a moot iorely country, and th. roung American, looking continually out of window, aMutMl altsorbecl Io contem plation of the laudwapn. Hut It could acareoly iar. bwu tbe landscape which half a dosen time, callwl a dreamy sutlle to bls soft eyea. and one a blush to th. »allow pallor of hia <-be.k. When the train drew up In front of th. little red brick etatloo, a building planned like a chlld'a toy houe. and mH much bigger, tbe hlii»li cam. to bls • iwek again, and hl. band tr.uililed slightly aa it careneml hia black must ache. ’’Well, It‘a good by tor a time, old fal- low," It. said, shaking hands with Fra Hut 1 will ana you again termor row or Belt day. moat likely. If you can llnd time to turn from affaire of elate.” "Are thoee your frlendef*' ashed Fraeer. looking through the window aa the train crawled slowly along tbe platform, An uncommonly pretty gyuri! 'I’ll* ould buy look a Ilk. an army man. He's waving hie baud at ye.” "yea.” said Maak.lyne, with hie soft drawl a little exaggerated, “That la my man. flood day, Fraeer. Tell O'Rourke I'm down here and that 1'11 run over and have a look at him.” A minute later b« was shaking hands with the young lady who bad excited Mr. Fraser*« admiration. “Welcome to the Ardennes, Mr. Maske- lyne,” said Angela, with frank good hu mor. “How are all our friends Is New YorkF’ "Thank you. Mlaa Buller.” be e«|, looking into her gray eyes smile which was al) the brighter sweeter because of the usual melancholy of bis countenance; “I cannot undertake to tell you bow ell your friends In New York may be, but the few scores of whom I tiave heard in one way or another since I «'ame to Europe are very well Indeed. Major Butler, 1 am charmed to see yoq looking so robust. 1 had not hoped to see you looking ao well.” “Dyspepsia,” said the major. “When 1 wrote you I was really Ul. I am all right now. But I've been a g«>od deal worried, ami when I’m worried I get dyspepsia, and dys|»epaia means deapair. Timt your baggage? Got tbe ticket tor II?” At thia point Eraser came up i with perfect sang froid. reiard bis bat to > the glri and accosted Maskelyne. "1 aay, ould man. teil me what's th. beet place to put up at here?” "Hotel des Poatee,” said the major. Mr. Fra«cr raise«I hie hat to the major. “Mt me intr >duce you,” said Maake- lyne. “Major Butler, thia ia Mr. Fraser, a m«*mber of your British House of Com mo ns.” “Iflighted to meet you!” «aid the ma jor. but Ik* did not look aa If this state ment could i»e accepted. (To be continued.) gvacral. and ha turned oa te tlM naala MOTiflM’ DOIM’ OM THE FOURTH. ’ str««t sod hurried to the pyrotechnic sup plying Porter. 3 Waa tba Hale aa Which la- «•Raadaaaa Was Daatara«. Ilslf past 7 o'-tork that evening found th* President's Own s***mbl*d upon tbe Th* government h is published a book terrace of tbe general, helping him to showing that tbe Fourth of July ought ( adjust the uioet elaborate Breworka dis to come on tbe 2d of the month. Th* play that the little village bad eear book Is entitled "The Story of tha I>oe- d named of. larntion of Independence,” and tbe author Tbe general's pretty daughter and la Col. Wm. fl. Michael, who baa charge Ola Ttmee, Old relende, OM Levs housekeeper now left her seat on the of that historic document and the price- There ere no days like tbe good old dayw plaaxa and. joining tbe PrMldent's Own I om archlvM which go with It. Tbe brief Tbe days when we were youthful I <>o tbe terrnce, Invited them to tbe din amount given In tbe prefnee of tbe adop Ing room to complete tbeir celebration tion of tbe Declnratlon of Independence When humankind were pure of mind. And speech and deeds were truthful; there. Tblo invitation produced a lively shows that CongreM passed the rmolu- Before a love of sordid gold whlaperlng among tbe boys of tbe elub. tlon on July 2. That la rMlly tbe date Became man's ruling pemlon. and they followed tbeir boot and bootees on which a majority of tbe people's rep And before each dame and maid became to tbe dining room. Before partaking of resentative« formally and legally espreae- Slave to tbe tyrant Fashion I the tempting refreshments. Maxwell Feun ed tbeir intent. rose to make a little epeecb. According to tbe Journal of that Con "It ha* been unanlmouely derided. gress. tbe originnl of which la on Ble. There are no girls like tbe good old girls— Gtn Bradbury." be Mid. “that you eball nothing actually happened on the Fourth Against tbe world I'd stake 'em I be asked to become a member of tbe of July. On tbe pth of July tbe vote, by President'* Own. The club baa bow n- States, was made unanimous by tbe ad A* besom sad smart and c I mu of bear« Aa tbe I»rd knew bow to make 'em ! lated two yMrs, and this la tbe Bist occn- dition of New York, which had not be •ion upon which wo have extended tbe fore been authorised to take this course. They were rich la spirit aad commom right band of fellowship to a fellow not Bo this date might be celebrated If it Aad piety all supportia’; our own age. We shall be glad to have »ere desired to commemorate tbe date of They could bake aad brew, aad had you belong.'* tbe complete adoption of tbe resolution. taught school, too, With cheeks very red. be Mt down and If it were desired to commemorate the Aad they made such likely courtia'. day when the declaration waa signed, dug deep Into hie mound of lee crMm. "Thank you, my boys" answered tbe Aug. 2 might be «elected, as oa that day There are no boys like tbs good old general, waving b a glam of lemonade. the member* of Congress began to attach boyn— "I am highly honored and shall be very their »IgnaturM to tbe formally drafted When we were boys together! document. pleased io become wbst ought be termed When the gr»M waa sweet to tbe brown, a sleeping partner of tbe PrMldent's Hy an error In tbe journal a note was bare feet Own." made on tbe llith of July to thia effect; That dimpled the laughing heather ; Tbe cheers that followed this pithy ac "Ordered that tbe declaration I passed on When tbe pewM Mag to tbe summer ceptance were only quieted when MI m tbe fourth) be fairly engrossed on parch dawn Bradbury held up her dainty band and ment, with tbe title and style of "Tba Of the bee In tbe billowy clover. naked for a moment's attention. Unanimous Declaration of tbe Thirteen Or down by tbe mill tbe whip-poor-will "My father,’’ ebe said, "has told me United States of America.” It Is evi Echoed Its night song over. of lb* club's pecuniary I om , and I have dent tbnt tbe journal should have read thought that If they would be ao good “passed on tbe 2d.” for that was tbe dey There la no love like the good old love— as to allow me to visit tbeir elub room, when Richard Henry Lee's resolution Tbe love that mother gave ns! that well-------” and she stopped and look commanded a majority of tbe votes. On We ate old, old men, yet we plus again ed up at her fvlher »■ If be were to com that day tbe resolution received tbe votes For that precious grace—God mvo us! plete her meaning. of all of New England. New Jersey, So we dream and dream of tbe good old times. And our hearts grow tenderer, fonder. As those dear old dreams bring eootblug glMma Of heaven away off yonder. —Eugene Field. A MISFIT IN01FKNDSNCK. ©ia Tnuorites Fop said that Independence was the greateet thing be know, Aud when my dn.’ldy M/e a thing It’s generally true. It help« a man to triumph for the right aud aeud bio foes Up where the great Malt rl»»r la, op where the woodblue ■row,. Hut w<» io mo that it should be; It didn't work that way with mo, Anti thia ia how It waa. you eoa: On July Fourth when I got up I'd set tled In my mind That I'd be just the freest of the Inde pendent kind; I'd have my way all through the day, no matter wbst should bap, And that Is why fare down I lie across my daddy's lap, And that la why I cry, “Ob. my!” as ba lays on tbe strap. Ha told ms just at breakfast time to help him feed tbe rows, And whea I said I wouldn't we'd ' the prettiest of row». But I waa firm, for I was free, as he said I ought to be. then I skipped. Ab. woe ia me! ! stayed sway the llvebmg day. And then thrre was th* deuce to pay, For when I got back home that night My daddy's wrath was out of sighL He wouldn't hear a word from me Al*out the glories of the free. But simply put me on his kues An«! gave it to me—one. two. three— From which 1 judge that while It’s clear That independence bas no peer For nations fond of liberties. It doesn't do for families. Else pop has gone am! changed his mind Or mine was not tbe proper kind. —Harper's Baaar. I • A DILEMMA OF THE FOURTH “When By Mary Caroline Hyde Hix boys, aged about 14 and 15, had formed a club called Tbe Preaident’« Own. Originally, tbe club room had been tbe upper story of a brick stable, and (ba boys had secured tbe use of It free of rent. For several weeks tbe club had been waving money for a glorious Fourth of July celebration. Sky rorkets, Roman candies and even flower baskets were to be bought with the ten dollars and tbirty- two cents they had collected (or this pur pose and were to be act off from a huge rock above tbe village, where all could ace tbe display. James Porter, the keeper of tbe largest grocery in the village, went to New York for tbe fireworks which tbe Presi WITHOUT FLOURISH OF TRUMPET dent’s Own had ordered: tbe weekly pa per announced tbe pyrotechnic treat in Tbrr« Ar« Rewards for < heritable store for Itogberry, and all was in trim Week Alena «gate« Liao.. for the most patriotic Fourth thy little M ini Harrow |mused In her work and town had ever known. The Fourth was due on Saturday and looked for a liniment out of the school : bownirut window. Acroea the street all Friday the President's Own fi«igeted Hooting banner» and flaring posters on through tbeir lessons, and 4 o'clock bad no more than sounded than they ran pell the exhibition hall announced tbe o|>en-, mell to (be club room, where they bad Ing of the largest *baxaar of the sea agreed to meet, six strong. son. Mlle sighed as she watched the "I saw Jim Porter this afternoon.” handsomely dreseed women alighting announced Maxwell Fenn, a leader of tbe from ttielr carriages aud uiaklug their club, "and be said be had our fireworks way through the curious crowd about all right. Huppoas ws go right away and get them.” the* doors Into tbe building. “That’s the idea.” said Alfred War Tlie work she aud the otlier members ren. leading the way. “Coms on. There’s of the School Children's Aid Society no time to spare.” were doing seemed rather a prosaic aud The boys started whistling and doing a I dull affair In contrast to tlie gayety double shuffle down the path, when Clar aud glitter of the baxaar. where fancy ence Richmond called out, "Wbo'a got tbe loetumea, elatwrate dworatlona and money for the ’technics?” “That’s so!” answered the rest, stop gay music made tbe mvue appear more of a fashionable social event than a ping short. “Guees we’d better go back and get ft. if you’ve forgotten It.” labor of charity. I'pon this Tbe President’s Own wheeled "<>h! oh!" she cried. and returned to the club room, moving in ”What la It I” sake«! a friend who a body on the cloeet, where the money was tying bundles near her. was boarded in an old leather wallet. Tbe ”1 thought for an Instant that a lit closet was well lighted by tbe window tle t>oy waa going to 1« run over by an opposite, and tbe boys searched every automobile, but a pollcemau auatebed nook and corner without finding tbe wal him away Just in time. It gave me a let. “Where did you keep it. anyway?” dreadful fright.” said Mies Harrow, tunlug front tlie window and beginning was demanded of Maxwell Fenn. “I didn’t keep It anywhere; I gave it to ngaln to count out the comfortable lit- Clarence,” growled Maxwell. tie dnomes and suite with which the “I know where I kept It well enough.” society clothed tbe (ator chlldreu of tbe retorted Clarence. “1 kept it right up great city who otherwise would not here on this shelf under the baseball caps, liave l«een able to attend school. but It ain’t there now; that's sure Thoroughly engromail. she did not enough.” notice the ¿ntrnnee of a policeman ant! i The President's Own groaned. Again a email ragged teiy until she beard and again they fumbled among the cap« on the shelf, and among the bats, golf some one say: •'Ask Mies Darrow; she la our presi clubs and tennis racquets on the floor of the closet. The money waa not to be dent.” found and they turned away looking into The officer touched his helmet re- one another's face, for explanation, but a|M*ctfully as Miss Darrow stepped to finding none. ward him. “What'a to be done now?“ uked Clar- "This little chap came pretty near ence. being run down by an auto Just now,” “You ought to know.' he liegan. “Well. I don't” “Yea 1 saw yon rceeuc him.” she “Say! Mow’d It do to say nothing said. Including both tlie ¡■olliauiian and 'bout it to-night and to morrow we can look again,” suggested Alfred. the boy In her pleasant smile. “Agreed!” cried the others, ■o they “Well, when I dragged him away and took a good look at him. I saw he filed out of the club room, locking it with the greatest care, and disbanding, wanted a little more covering for thia to go home with very sober face« and kind of chilly weather, and I've brought gloomy hearts. him here to see what you can do. lie Tbs much-anticipated Fourth was a hasn't any folks to buy him clothes, sunny, delightful day. and the President’s and lie's pretty young yet to make much Own convened early at the club room, as selling papers, although he manages to they bad agreed. A second search, how ever, was as disappointing as the first pay bls board at the newahoya* home. had been, and a h«»avy hearted aix stood “I «aid to that woman who came sc about the club table, tapping abstracted near fixing Idin by her careless runnlug ly upon it. of her auto that he wouldn't ever need “It’s hard on old Porter, too,” ob clothes again, that I waa going to let served one of them. you ladles have a chance to fit him out. “Oh. his fireworks’ll keep til! next She told me that »tie waa worklug for year, when we’ll be able to buy them,” charity In the basaar. and she seemed said another. Ixtcking the door, th« boy, walked to think she waa doing somebody » great favor by selling gewgawa one day slowly down the main «treat, looking at other boy«’ fireworks, Thu, they whiled In tlie year. ”1 asked her to come In here with me away the day aa best they rould till 4 o’clock. Wandering dej«»ctedly along a and see wliere good people worked hard side street, they cum facs to fac« with one day In every week without any Gen. Bradbury, the summer cottager of dancing or flowers or brass bands. But whom all lhjgberry was so proud. she wouldn't come. I gueaa »he didn't “Halloo, boys!” be cried. “A glori care to know what real charity Is She ous day for your celebration. Hear you are to give ua something fine to-night.” likes the notay kind better." Glancing hastily from ons to another, "We muat each help In our own tbe boys blurted out, “That's all up now; way," said Miss Darrow, sweetly. the mon', loat Mm.tiow !* "Yes, maybe en,” waa the policeman's “What! Howl" «h. rn«l demanded, reply, "but I like your steady, quiet armpatbetlcallj. much aurprlaed. way boat myself. Here, bub, thank the "Wa don’t know,” anawnvd Clarence. ladles for all thoee nice clothes," “The men about the «tabla might hare As be and the beaming child depart ■tolen It,” and then he »topped, Huahing ed Mice Darrow looked at her follow at th« rtalliatlon that he had uninten workers with chining eyes, and Mid, tionally expreaeed the boy»' auapiciona. "Rea b«re, my lada, don't ba ao quick "How great are the rewards for our to blam« aomeone till your, aura! 3up- Barrleo!"—Youth's Companion. poaa you come up to my houaa thia area- Ing. and If there are any (Irawocka to ba Franklin—Why did you look toward« found in the town wa'II aend them oC.” tha oppnalto alda of tha atreat whan “Wa will." aaid tbe Trealdnat'a Own yon paaaed that aaloon? Penn—I waa heartily, then added heaitatlngly, “Jim Wa trylnc to keep my train of tbo«gM M Porter’s got some fireworks, air. wars going to take them, but------- * tha right track. "OK F*1 I undantnad,” laughed ths 1 Survey the Wendruwa When I survey the wondrous croM On which tbe Prince of Glory died. My richest gain I count but Iona. And pour contempt on all my prida. Forbid it. Lord, that I should boast. Save In tbe death of Christ, my God; All tbe vain things that charm me moat, I sacrifice them to His blood. See. from Hia head. His hands. Hia feet. Morrow and love flow mingled down ; Did e'er such love and sorrow meet. Or thorns compose ao rich a crews? Were the whole realm of Nature mine. That were a present far too small; Love so amaxing, so divine. Item*nd» my soul, my life, my ill —Isaac Watta fairy taxi of firaicr . InveetMent at Ferty-rowr Brought a Fnrtwae. BICHAID HXVBT taw tons 1D1MS. jnww HSMCOCK. THoa. jcrrEsaoM. ”L>o come! We shall be glad to show you our room.” tbe boys cried In one voice. So that ia how it happened that the next Monday afternoon, after school hours. Miss Bradbury tv»e escorted by ber father to the club room of the Presi dent'» Own. »nd she seemed much inter ested in all she saw. "See what a nice, big clo»et the club baa." Mid tbe general, pointing to a door which waa ajar, disclosing the parapher nalia of athletic boys. “May 1 look inside just once?” ane asked, exchanging a glance with her father. “Ob. do!” they answered. And it wa» then that, reaching up to the sbelf on which the baseball cape were I , i ' i I | Maryland, Virgins. North Carolina and Georgia. South Carolina and Pennsyl vania voted against It. The Delawar« vote was evenly divided; tbe New York tklcMtae were uninstructed, and refrain ed from voting. The next day. July 3, Cmnar Rodney of Delaware came eighty miles on horseback, as hard a» the beast could go. to add his vote for independence, and thus Delaware was swung into line. It was several days later that Pennsyl vania and New York came wabbling along. The first celebration of independence day was at Philadelphia, on July 8, when tbe sheriff of that city read a copy of the original declaration, passed on tbe 2d. The man who drafted the resolution pass ed on the 2d of July, which consisted of a short paragraph sufficient to voice ths sentiment of each State for or against the proposed war for independence, waa Richard Henry Lee. The man who sup- ported tbe resolution on the Boor, and led in the debate which preceded tbe vote, was John Adams. The man wbo after ward drafted the formal declaration to the outside world, embodying tbe senti- ment of tbe Lee resolution, was Thoa. Jefferson. The man who presided over tbe convention where the resolution was adopted was John Hancock. Makins Colored | tossed, tbe girl felt under them and drew out tbe lost wallet, its contents undis turbed. Tbe President's Own stared at MI m Bradbury a» if she were a magician, but she only smiled and told them that she had mistrusted that It was there ever ■Inc« her father bad told ber about Its “A woman's fingers." she added, “are much better for finding things than a boy's—that la, the boys of Tbe President's Own,” and she smiled archly at them. The club did not argue the point. It whistled, stamped, cheered, apologised for the racket, and Immediately voted tbs charming girl the one and only feminine member of The President's Own.—De troit Free Press. Fire. To produce colored fire, metal filings are added to the gunpowder composition; steel filings for brilliant fire or nut iron filings for Chinese fire. Copper filings ;ive a greenish tint to Same; sine filings give a fine blue color, powdered magne sium a dassling white light; amber, colo phony or common Mlt affords a yellow fire. I-ampblack produces a very red color, with gunpowder, and a pink with nitre in excess, and It ia used for making golden showers. Verdigris Imparts a pale green : Ml ammdniac. a palm tree green ; barium Mita, a grass green, potassium picrate, a whistling sound; camphor, a very white flame and aromatic fumes. Juvenile l.owlc. Teacher—Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July? Small Boy—To show our gratitude to the Chinese. Teacher—Gratitude to the Chinese? Small Boy—Yes, ma'am. Gratitude for inventing fireworks. The Vneapeeled. He bought a huge cracker aa big as a rail. To be used at poor Tabby's expense. The cat ran away with tbe fnr off ber tall. While Willie flew over tbe fence. —Judge. FOURTH OF JULY ENTHUSLASTS. Cents None of tbe five organisers of tba Wireless Telegraph Company of Amer ica was rich, and so they set about to And a man wttb capital. Flrtb found tbe man. This man was Abraham White, a young man wbo bad come to New York from Texas a few years be fore, and had risen to fame over night by clearing up 2100,000 on an Invest ment of 44 cents From the day he first set foot in New York. White's one ambition was to make a fortune. Ha bad tbe money-making Instinct. Iu bls first years In New York bo speculated Ln real estate. When the Cleveland popular bond Is sue waa made, in 1886, to replenish tbe Treasury gold reserve. White, who bad lost In tbe panic yean of 1883 and 1884 moot of the money be bad made In real estate, conceived tbe bold scheme of bidding for a big block of bonds, on tbe chance that they would sell at a premium as soon aa tbe awards were made. Tbe Government's call for bids did not ask for any money with tbe blds. White made several blds, amounting In all to (7.000.000. and sent them on to Washington by registered mell. His total outlay was 44 cents. Wben the allotments were made. (1.- 500,000 bonds were set down to Abra ham White, New York. The bonds were Immediately quoted at a premium In open market, and young White scur ried around to find tbe money to pay the Government for Ais bonds. He went to Russell Sage, who was always ready to put bla s^ney Into a aura thing, and bad no trouble In getting tbe money lender to finance bls bid. Sage paid the Government for tba bonds, resold them In tbe market and turned over to White (100,000 profit. Ever since then White has thought in millions, and has been a gambler for big stakes.—Frank Fayant, In Success Magazine. Greater thaw the Natlos. There Is a certain Congressman wbo, whatever authority he may bold In tbe councils of state, is of comparatively minor Importance In bls owu house hold. Indeed. It has been unkindly In timated that bls wife Is "tbe whole thing” In their establishment Representative and Mrs. Blank had been to Baltimore one sfternoon. Wben they left tbe train at Washington, on their return. Mrs. Blank discovered that ber umbrella, which had been In trusted to the care of her husband, was missing. "Where's my umbrella?" abe de manded. "I'm afraid I’ve forgotten It my dear," meekly answered the Con g r e ss man. “It must still be tn the train." "In tbe train!” snorted the lady. "And to think that tbe affairs of tbe nation are Intrusted to a man wbo doesn't know enough to take care of a woman's umbrella I"—SucceM Maga zine. Ciriedtr. An Irishman saw an anchor lying on tbe ground In a ship yard. He bung about the place all day, and wben nlgbt came a watchman at tbe yard asked him what be was there for. "Begorry, I'm waitin' to see tbe man wbat can use that pick,” answered Pat Oar Opparteaitlaa. In every avenue of life great oppor tunities are constantly confronting ux Who are ready for them? Wbo will Oil tbe positions? It Is the prepared men, tboee wbo are equal to tbe places, wbo qaneeally get t h e m —l a er ase Ma*