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^SERIAL?? th* manner or ni* reception. Mr. Pat "Oh. practlcaHv Immediately. There savant led off in one of bl* pompously are but few legal foi iual th * to be ob rounded periods: served." "It is a pleasure to renew th* ac "I should think he would feel very quaintance of so presentable a young grateful to you." continued Clara, "(or gentleman as yourself, Mr. Stennis, i rescuing him from poverty and ob- and to b«> th«' bearers of what will. I : scurtty.” am sure, be most grateful tidings. Not "Well, you see. my dear." said Mr. the least item in our gratifleation con Passavant. rubb ng his double chin sists in the fact that >ou bear a most i dubiously at this characteristic fem- dignlfletk and euphonious name—on* i lnln«> bit of logic, "the facts being as eminently fitted to grace the good for they wore, we could hardly help find- tune we are about to announce: 'Wil i Ing him; there was really no trouble at frid Stennis. Esquire'—ah!" He rolled all; any other firm could and would out the full title in his best forensic ! have done as well. I do not exactly manner, and our unsophisticated Wilf, i perceive why he should be especially who was staggered by all this unex grateful on that seoie. No doubt the A Jolly Out Door Party. pected homage and flattery, hardly young man feel.« kindly towards tn*—I This was a decided success, for the recognized his o" u familiar appella- have every reason to believe that h* children were so enthusiastic. Th«' af lion. dot's, tn point of fact." Here Mr. Carboy, with an Impatient "What has he been doing for a liv fair took place In the country, but I do not think a city back yard or a cough, took up the tale, as though he ing all these years?" would say: "We have had the fancy "His \ ncatlou has been that of a park would full «bort of the require touches and th«« flummery; now let* bookkeeper lu a latg* export house meat*. Of course, all depends upon the weather, for this party requires get down to business." downtown.” "The facts are briefly as follows, "I suppose h«' knows nothing what I «now and a frosen pond. If possible The hours were from five to eight, Mr. Stennis: This firm for many ever of society, papa? He could have years past has numbered among its no really nice people among hi* ac- tnd It wa* quite dark when the guy youngsters assembl'd The mothers most valued clients your late la quaintane«»*?" th« little had be«-n Instructed to dr«** ment'd maternal uncle. Mr. Andrew "Highly improbable, I should sav," Meleen. whose reputation iu the west was the rejoinder. "I was thinking. guests, who were from ten to fourteen, was largely merg d in th* town Clara, that we might do the poor fel very warmly with sweater* and mit named after him in the stat* of Ne low a signal service by taking him ten*. Japanese lanterns were strung vada." up—-introducing him tn the right quar *11 over the lawn and twinkind bright Wilfrid could not repress a gesture ters. and all that sort of thing." with ly In the darkness; then there were huge bonfires built along the edge of I of surprise at the mention of old An an airy wave of the hand. drew's name. Eunice was right, after "Very likely he gobbles his soup and the pond with caretakers to watch for There were skating race*, all. cats with his knife! lk> you suppose sparks "Three months ago. Mr. Stennis, he ever walked through a cotillion In running races, tobogganing and a merry your uncle died, not very suddenly, his life?" said Cl«ra, with superclilou* game of Hare and Hounds, with red but full of years, and childless. He disdain. Her father gave a ventral confetti for "scent ” The last stunt was storming a snow fort, the children was. I am happy to say for your sake, chuckle. a very wealthy man. I had the honor “Come. come, my dear, we must not being divided into two aides, white to draw his last will and testament, in be too hard on young Stennis. He men and “Indians " After this excite which he named Mr. Passavant and has really quite passable manners, ment they were called In to n supper myself as co-executors. The estate and impresses me as a man who consisting of piping hot oyster soup, will foot up at $35,000,000, partly In would quickly fall Into civilized ways " hot buttered cracker*, olive*, turkey sandwiches, thin Ice cream In shape paying mining properties, but mainly “Oh. you men do that better than in cash and available securities. Be women anyway.” commented this ma of snow balls with a little flag In th« sides this principal, there is also a ture girl satirically. "Has he any top of each ball: the cakes were balls, yearly income, at the present market drawbacks in the way of detrimental too. rolled in cocoanut form and then In sweet chocolate grated. A big values of silver and copper, of some relatives—any sisters?" sleigh took all the children homo, each thing like $1.000.000. Your uncle's will “He is absolutely alone tn the world, with a tin horn which wns tied with makes you sole legatee, and it be my dear. He was 'the only son of hl* scarlet ribbon. Th«> horns w«'re pre- comes our very pleasant duty, Mr. mother, and she was a widow.’ HI* vented when good bys were said. Stennis, to congratulate you upon your father was a civil engineer by pro good fortune. From what we can Cession.” A January Luncheon, learn of you personally, I have no "That's something In his favor.” ad This pretty luncheon was hastily ar- hesitation in expressing the opinion that this vast wealth could not have mitted the daughter of the bous*. anged In honor of a friend who »nt "What is his full uame, papa?" going away, and by accident the fallen into better hands.” “Wilfrid Stennis." hostess learned the day set for her Both partners rose to their feet at "Does be spell It with an T or with entertainment was also her friend’s this peroration, and each grasped a birthday. As th«- guests were all very hand of the dumfounded Wllfrid. who an ‘e?’" “With an T—Wilf r i d. Rather a Intimate friends and only too glnd of “stood speechless before them, saying never a word." vainly essaying to well-sounding name—-don't you think the opportunity to show some att«n tion to the deporting guest. th«y all moisten his parched lips, Then he sat so?" "Oh, It will do,” said Clara Indiffer contributed a small sum with which down, saying piteously: the hostess purchased a charming gar- "I'm afraid I don’t quite take it all ently. In, gentlemen! You must give me "Suppose we Invite him to dinner net bar-pin. It was tied to a bouquet time to realize the news!” some night?" suggested Mr Passavant of red rose*. On the card was writ- "Oh, you will soon get used to the at length; "just by ourselves, you ten this couplet, allotted to the month situation, my dear sir,” said the bland know. Then you can take his meas- of January: and beaming Passavant, with a return ure and—er—er—form your own esti- 'ly her. who tn this month Is horn, x’n ««-ms save *i»rn--ts shontl bu worn; to his fatherly manner. mate of his possibilities.” They will Insure her <-nnstat>ey, “Surely!" echoed Mr. Carboy, with This was precisely what the sche- " i A is friendship «nd fi-R-llty. a compassionate smile. "You will be ming Clara had be« n 1- adlng towards, The flower for tin- month ts the one of the richest young men of the although she knew full that. pearly snow drop, aud th« re wns a age—twenty-five millions in realty and huge bunch of them In a red Bohemian a yearly income of a million besides!" •Class bowl for the table centerpiece It was more than poor Wilf could 'led candl«-* were u«ed with ihad's of comprehend at a moment’s notice. the same color, and a lovely fir- blazed With these words ringing in bis ears a the grate Altogether It was a most be staggered out of the office and lospltable affair. With the di ssert of gained the street, there to "walk it rozen pudding came a birthday cake off.” vlth the natii«.* of the guest picked out Roots e JJ Barks Herbs TIMELY SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL HELP THE HOSTESS o4n Heir cTVIiliions By' Frederick Recidale eAuthor V' “The Other láñ ete. Illustration* by Ray Walter* « (Lop» right, by J. B. Lippincott Co.) SYNOPSIS. Andy Meleen. aged «nd ereentrlc mil lionaire miner, is dying *n<1 orders his attorney to draw up a will leaving all his property Io the son of a sister from whom he was s. parated years before «nd of «hose name even he is ignorant Andy tells the attorney that he was married in his youth, but left his wife after a quar rel in which he struck her. He learned afterward that she and his daughter were lead. The scene shifts to New York. Introducing Wilfrid Stennis, who is tell- ng his fiance, Eunice Trevecca. what he would do If he were the possessor of twenty or fifty millions In the law of fice of Carboy. Passavant rt Cosine, at torneys for the estate of Andy Meleen. Roger Hews reports the result of his •earch In the east for hetrs of Meleen. He conceals the fact that a daughter of Meleen is alive. Wilfrid sees an ad vertisement for information concerning Martha M-leen or descendants. He r-- ■- agnizes the description as that of his iead mother and decides to answer the advertisement. CHAPTER IV.—Continued. “She occasionally spoke of an elder brother somewhere in this country, but she never beard from him, that I can remember, and we always sup posed he was killed in the war." "And his name—surely you have heard her mention his name, Mr. Sten nis?" "Why. certainly. It was Andrew— Andrew Meleen. of course!" The lawyer s indifferent manner had disappeared, and he had leaned for ward anxiously in his chair pending this answer, but now he resumed his former position, with as much satis faction shining in his fai face as the legal proprieties ever permitted. “Well Mr. Stennis. I am warranted In going so far as to say that this in terview has been eminently satisfac tory up to this point and I am de lighted to have made your acquain tance. I will have those little details to which I alluded looked up, and if you will do me the honor to call here at the same hour this day week I may have some interesting news for you— some ex-ceeding-ly interesting news, in fact.” “But—but.” stammered Wilfrid, “I sm not a bit wiser than when I came in! You've pumped me dry, and I CHAPTER V. should like to know something about the advertisement—what it means— Horatio Passavant occupied a resi and so would my—my friends.” dence on Park avenue, that dullest of Mr. Passavant looked at the quiver New York's many dull uptown streets. ing Wilf compassionately and dispas The place and its furnishings, like sionately over his gold-rimmed glasses. their owner, were heavy, eminently “Your impatience is quite excusable respectable, pompous, and quite pre under the circumstances, my dear sir, tentious. but until we have in our bands the The household consisted of himself, collateral proofs of which I 1 have his daughter, ar.d his spinster sister— spoken, it would be manifestly fm- the latter tolerated chiefly because proper for me to commit myself ' fur- she made an admirable sheep-dog for ther. Good-morning!" the second, b-ir.g conveniently deaf, "And so,” as Wilfrid ruefully told quite colorless as to opinions, and Eunice that evening. "I came away capable of complete self-effacement like the king of France, who marched upon occasion. Clara Passavant. the daughter, was up the hill and down again, and got nothing for my trouble.” commonly accounted a handsome Eunice made h>m tell the story of woman, of a pale, l/onde. sta'ely type the interview twice over, and then sat of beauty; she was thoroughly mer quietly ruminating, her forehead and cenary, brilliant as an icicle and near eyebrows puckered in a puzzled frown. ly as cold, heartless, vain, and ambi "It must be—I am sure of it, Wilf,” tious. Her all-consuming alm in life she exclaimed at length. "The ad was to contract a splendid marriage; vertisement has something to do with in her eyes money was the indis that long-lost uncle Andrew of pensable requisite for human happi ness; and, although she probably yours!” “Do you really think so?” said Wilf never shaped the thought in so many dubiously. "Why, all old Passavant's words, she would undoubtedly sell her talk was about mother; he only men self to the highest bidder. Father and daughter were sitting tioned uncle Andrew once.” “You silly boy!" the girl exclaimed over their dessert on the evening of with pretty petulance, giving him a the day which brought to Wilfrid the little push, "that's the very thing that tidings of hlB stupendous change in fortune. The se ne was far as the makes me sure!” From which it may be seen that antipodes from the humble interior Eunice Trevecca possessed what has over in Macdotigal street, where an other . and a more momentous inter been called the "leaping mind." So there was nothing for It but to view was at that very moment also wait the week out with what patience taking place. "Now tell me about thia Mr. Stennis the trio could muster—for Eunice and old Trevecca were equally Interested of yours, papa," said Clara after the with Wilfrid The time passed In all servants had retired, "Is he at all sorts of feverish conjectures, and Wilf, presentable?” "Not half bad, my dear," returned it must be confessed, was a somewhat Idle and careless apprentice all that the lawyer; "a trifle raw and un formed, perhaps, but under the proper week. Hence it was with a beating heart tutelage I imagine he will become a and all sorts of nameless and formless very valuable adjunct to society. He expectations that Stennis presented is one of the richest young tuen In the himself in Temple court at the ap- world, remember!" “How rich, for example?” queried pointed hour one week later. This time bls reception was cor- Clara, absently admiring the flash and dfallty itself, tempered with such shimmer of her bracelet. marked respect as to be positively em "His income from his mining prop barrasslng to a youngster so Inex erties alone is $1,000,000 a year, and perienced in the ways of the world. there is a capital nest-egg of at least There wa*. a third person present twenty five million back of that.” also, introduced as Mr. Phineas Car "A million dollars a year," mused boy, the senior member of the flrm. Clara aloud; "one could support ah Both partners impressively shook establishment anywhere very com hands with their visitor and were fortably on that!” quite deferential in manner. Mr. Pas Her father gave vent to an excla savant's demeanor might even be de mation that was very like a snort of scribed as parentally affectionate. disgust. "One year of his Income is Wilfrid sat on the edge of tfié prof more than I have amassed in all my fered seat in some trepidation, and professional life!” found himself focussed by a battery "When does he come into hl* prop of four eyes and two pair* of eye- erty?” wa* the beauty’* next que*- so respectfully solicitous w** | UM. Hood's Sarsaparilla <)«t It today In usual liquid form or Clio-olnt«’d labl«rt* intlsd bors*t*bO- ir small red candles The c«k.> was <>n a candle board surrounded by a cir cle of blitzing red candles. Each guest made a wish aud blew one out before the cake was cut. Alter thia il>" maid brought in the bouquet ou a sll ver tray and the pin tied In a wee white bo* with garnet ribbon was dis covered. • For St. Agee*' Ev*. Friday, the 20th. brings Saint Agio’s eve. a special day In the old tin»« cal endar. At this season, young girl* were wont to peer Into the future to j discern the characteristics of their fu ture husbands. They resorted to «11 sort* of trick* «nd used roaemnry «nd thyme, as custom, or tradition rather, proclaimed them the flowers for that day It was the time for love proph eel»*, so It would b« an auspicious time for an engagement annuunctr nient, or for a bi Ida! luncheon. White flowers, with a white menu as far a* possible, would b« pretty, passing with d saert a tray of marsh mallows and a wee glass candlestick containing a white candle, one for < ni-h guest to be Ink« n ns souvenir* Tousling marshmallow* nt the tnble and watching to *ce who*«* candle burn* the long« st, innk«-« n happy finale to a luncheon or dinner Th«' first candle to go out foretell*, "no wedding for a y«-ar." the on« with n flickering flame denotes an Inter rupted courtship, the one that burn* cl«-nn and clear to the socki't mean* a wedding within a year MADAME MCHIII. Imported French atomizer* with th« b'i’b sunken Into a hollow aldo of the bottle are st ven dollars A pr«-tty punchbowl In tlie domesttt Ih'ldorn war«- with Its odd green color Ing. is $1B and suggests a dainty gift, A semi flu«<1 blanket coat, with * shawl collar nnd rev« r* of pluld I* $12. and m'ght b- acceptable to tie girl who motors much during the cod sen son. Fruit trays nnd tin's for all uses In the famous .Swiss cnrvlng. «re Iti many odd designs and sell for two d 1 lar* and upward. Four, carved f> rr leaves form on«- tray, nnd another It of oak leaves with tiny birds form u> the bundle. Paris Frocks for Giris Wearing of th* Hood. hi England tb* hood was not flask ly given up until th* •arly part ol fifteenth century. The great v*lv*l b*t furred" worn by the mayor of lain- don. John W*lle*. In 1412. I* riled a* • singularity by Htow, who *1*1«* that previously "th* coverture of m«u’s bead* was hood*, for neither cap or bat I* spoken of." In point of fact there are a few «arbor Instances of hat* being worn by noble* and *v*u be middle classes Refreshing Dlslnfeotsn*. Th* following I* a rvfrssblug dl«1n. fectant for sick room or any room having an unpleasant odor pervading It! Put some fresh ground coffee in * saucer and In the center place « ■ mall piece of camphor gum which light with * match A* the guiu burns allow enough coffee to consume with IL Th« perfume is pleasant and healthful, being far superior to pa» Ullea, aud much cheaper A U m for Balt Bags. I bar* found * use for th* lilt!* cot ton bag* which salt Como* In I wash thorn very carefully to get th* letter ing out, then put them *wny for use a* want*<1 When I balls poultry, a* well n* *om* Abids of maat*. I make an «lira lot of dressing. stuff one of the«« bugs full, s«-w It up. slid bako It with th* rest It makes a roll of just tb* right site to allo* with cold u*et*. — Suburban IJfe Don't Tsll Everything. r>o not tell everything, even to a friend When you undertake great af fair*, confide lu but tew. Never love a mean man; h* will not rescue you from calamity nor »bars what b« ba* with you To do good to the baa* is like »swing the **a. The mean are never *at1*flmi, on« slip cancels all former benefit*. Comrade* In feast. Ing are plenty, not In serious mallei a —Thea* til* Sheep FlocS«* Diminishing. B»v-»uao «beep need *uch "Xt-'nilv* rang«* tn order tn get enough to eat sheep flocks ar« uniformly diminish ing In all emintrles. even tn Argentina, where sheep farming wa* believed to be oo* of the beat source* of wealth for an Indefinit» time. Only In dia- trtet* wbcrw the tinmen«« ar«-a of pas turn land 1* out of proportion to the hand* available for tilling It cun sheep be kept at a profit Anew.edge. Knowledgn Is indeed that which nsxt to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another It fin lahe* one half of the human soul. it mak«e being pleasant to us. fills the mind with entertaining views, and a<l- ministers to It a porpetual serie* of gratification. It give* ease to solitude and grucefulness to retlremenL A<$- dlson. Making Hapvv«* * Cradle, poorest of Indisi» mother* must have a beautiful baby basket or cradle. fashioned by her own careful fingers The general design depend* upon the custom* and tradition* of the tribe, and the material* u»-d nr* determined by the natural resource* of the region Inhabited; but th« or namentation is dictated by th* moth er's log« n-" ■ ................... ... It Was More Than Poor Wilf Could Comprehend. man-like, her father would probably claim credit for the Id« a should the experiment turn out well. "As you please, papa Shall we say a week from n- xt Wednesday?” "The sooner the better, my dear. And so Wilfrid’s social fate was set tled. In the privacy of her own room that night, before she slept, ("ara Passa vant went to her dainty escritoire and, taking pen and paper, wrote several times In a dashing, bo’d hand the words “Mrs. Wilfrid Stennis," scan ning the sheet at arm’s length. Then she tore the paper Into shreds, laughed softly to hern« If, and proceeded to make her quite elaborate toilet for the night. Almost at the same hour another equally interesting episode of talk u * in progress amid far different sur roundings, and y«-t the subject was al most identically the same, the actors only being different. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Broadminded Norwegian*. Ecclesiastical recognition has been given the sport of skiing in Norway In the special short, early service* held in all the. churches during the season for the convenience of skiers. These services are called rkllng pray ers and a stranger coming into the sa cred edifices on such an occasion might think he had blundered into the barracks 6t a ski corps. However, the services are much liked and very well attended, and there is no difference or opinion about the wisdom of the church authorities In thus encoura- King a sport making so strongly tor healthy bodies and therefore going a long way toward making healthy souls. —Outing. That have *r<-it medicinal power. *r* raised to their highest «tfl« kn< y. for purifying «uul «-liiltbliig th* hloo<$, a* tlu'y aie combined lu Hood's Hiirsa* pnrllla. 4<i.s«s t**tlm«nlal* received by *<-tu«l count In two year*. Ho sum to Ink* • •brie from «non*. The Russian* aro manufacturing t fabric from th* fiber of a filamentous atone from the Siberian mines which I* said to be of so durable a nature 'bat It I* practically Indestructible. <ay* Tit Hit* The material I* soft to 'be touch and pliable In the «tíreme, and when soiled lias only to be placed In a flie to be msd* absolutely clean. Long a* tn* Stream. The stat* of Hao Paula, In the rw public of Brasil, say* L’Etollo du Hud, a French papor, published In Rio do Janeiro. ha* a river that carrl** one of the longest name* of any stream In the world. Th* name I* of Indian origin and I* "Tamanduaetehy,” and I* also called without saving anything In length, "River of th* Great Ta- manolr.” ___ _____ Th* Best Way. When you resist the temptation to go the flour Way, don’t go too far and go the Hweet Way. Sonin people have such sweet disposition* that they are disagreeable. The beet way Is the Quiet Way- to let people alone a* much as possible—Atchison (Mob*. 5 Ar* Like Chestnut*. Many Christian* are like chestnuts —very pleasant nut«, but Inclosed In very prickly burr*, which need vari ous dealing* of nature and her grip of HE dainty frock at the left Is of and trimmed like the flounces. A gar white marquisette. The skirt, land of little pink rosea finishes the frost before the kernel I* dl»clo*edz— forming a tunic, Is gathered at the round, low neck, and the girdle I* of Paul Chatfield. top and bottom and finished with a the light blue liberty finished at the Swallowed Toothbrush Fatal.' “ wide band of the material, which Is back with knotted sssh ends. Howard Bolton, on whom an Inquee* trimmed with tubular pearl beads and The other frock Is of pale salmon wa* held at the London, England, hoe- ornamented with motifs composed of colored voile. The corselet skirt I* pita), died from the effect* of swaL crystal bends and pink roses. This Is made In two part«, both plaited The lowing a toothbniab while endeavor edged with pale blue liberty and fall* lower part Is attached underneath the ing to dlalodge a pier* of meat that over two flounces of the marquisette, upper to a plain, flat yoke. Both are had stuck in hie throat which are encircled with tucks, bordered with wide band* of wbltr trimmed with the tubular pearl beads lace Insertion. Found Fossil •t*«. Live In th* Light. and edged with the blue liberty. The kimono corsage I* trimmed with While French railroad builder* wee* Never do anything that Involve* The corsage has a plain corselet of the lace and knot* of silver ribbon digging a tunnel recently a foeall ■ecrecy or th* want of candor, or It the material edged with the blue, and are u**d to ornament th* front of th* •tag wa* unearthed In clay oo* hu» may lead to dark method* <4 Inquiry th* sleeve* and brstelles ar* tucked I frock. vwm * aelghh“* deed feet below the surfaoe of tM T