Jhz t)octor'$ fjilemma
"By Hesba Strctton
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CHAPTER V.
"Mnrtln Dobreel" ejaculated loth In
ono breath.
"Yon, mademoiselle," 1 snld, uncolllns
tho tress of hair as It It hail been a ser
pent, and going forward to greet them;
"are you surprised to see me?"
"Surprised!" echoed the elder. "No;
we are amnzed petrified! However did
you set here? When did you come?"
"Quite easily." I replied. "I came on
S.uuday, and Tardlf fetched me in h'.a
own lioat. If the weather had permitted
I should hare paid you a call; but you
know what It has been. '
"To be sure," answered Emma; "and
how Is dear Julia? She will be very anx
ious about you."
"She was on the verge of a nervous nt'
tack when I left her," I said; "that will
tend to Increase her anxiety."
"Poor, dear girll" she replied sympa
thetically. "Hut, Martin, is this young
woman here so very ill? t have heard
from the Itenoufs she had had a dancer
ous fall. To think of you being in Sark
ever since Sunday, and we never heard
a word of Itl"
"Is that the young woman's hair?"
"Yes," I replied; "it was necessary to
cut It off. She Is dangerously ill with
fever."
Both of them shrank a little towards
the door. A sudden temptation assailed
me, and took, ma so much by surprise
that I had yielded before I knew I was
attacked. It was their shrinking move
ment that did it. My answer was almost
as automatic anj Involuntary as their
retreat.
"You see It would not be wise for any
of us to go about," I said. "A fever
breaking out In the Island, especially now
you have no resident doctor, would be
Very serious."
Thus I secured Isolation for myself and
my patient. But why had I been eager
to do so? I cotJ not answer that oues
tlon to myself, and I did not ponder ovor
It many minutes. I was impatient, yet
strangely reluctant, to look at the sick
girl again, after the loss of her beautiful
nair. ine change In her appearance
struck me as singular. Her face before
had a look of suffering and trouble, mak
lng it almost old, charming as it was;
now she had the aspect of quite a young
girl, scarcely touching upon womanhood.
We sat up again together that night,
Tardlf and I. He would not smoke, lest
the scent of the tobacco should get in
through the crevices of the door, and ies
e'en the girl's chance of sleep; but he held
his pipe between his teeth, taking an Im
aginary puff now and then, that he might
keep himself wide awake. We talked to
one another in whispers.
"Tell me all yon know about mam'
relle," I said. He had been chary of his
knowledge before, but his heart seemed
open at this moment. Most hearts are
more open at midnight than at any other
hour.
"There's not much to tell, doctor," he
answered. "Her name Is OHIvior. as I
said to you; but she does not think she
Is any kin to the Olliviers of Guernsey.
She is poor, though she does not look-as
If she had been born poor, does she?"
"Not In the least degree," I said. "If
she" Is not a lady by birth, she is one of
tne nrst specimens of Natures gentle
folks I have ever come across. Has she
written to any one since she came here?'
"Not to a soul," he answered eacerlv.
"She told me she had no friends nearer
than Australia. That Is a great way
ira.
"And she has had no letters?" I asked,
"-Not one," he replied. "She has nelth
er written nor received a s nzle letter."
"But how did you come across her?" I
inquired. "She did not fall from the
ikies, I suppose. How was It she came
to live In this out-of-the-world place with
you r
"I'll tell you all about It, Doctor Mar
tin," he said, and he related how he had
met the young lady In London.
"Tardlf," I said, whon he had con
eluded the recital, "I did not know what
a good fellow you were, though I ought
10 nave learned it by this time."
"No," be answered, "It Is not In me
It s something in her. You feel some
thing of It yourself, doctor, or how could
vou star in a noor MttU hnn llkn M.
thinking of nothing but her, and not car
ing about the weather keeDlns ron awv
from home? There was a curious thing
sue naa not any luggage with her, not
a box nor a bag of any kind. She nerer
fancied that I knew, for that would hare
troubled her. It is my belief thai she
has run away."
"But who can she hare run away from.
Tardlf?" I asked.
"Heaven knows," he answered, "but
the girl has suffered; you can see that
by her face. Whoever or whatever she
has run away from, her cheeks are white
irom it, and her heart sorrowful. I
know nothing of her secret; but this I
do know: she is as good, and trne. and
weet a little soul as my poor little wife
was. ir she should die. It will be a great
grief of heart to me. If I could offer my
life to God in place of hers, I'd do it
willingly.
"No, she will not die. Look there, Tar
dlf!" I said, pointing to the door sill of
the inner room, a white card had been
slipped under the door noiseless r a ale.
nal agreed upon between mother Itenouf
and me, to Inform me that my patient
had at last fallen Into a profound slum
ber, which seemed likely to continue
some hours.
Tho morning was raoro than half gone
before mother Itenouf opened the door
and came out to us, her old face looking
more haggard than ever, but her little
eyes twinkling with satisfaction.
"All goes well," she said. "Your lit
tle mam'zello does not think of dying
yet,"
I did not stay to watch how Tardlf re
ceived this news, for I was impatient
myself to see how she was going on.
Thank heaven, the fever was gone, the
delirium at an end. The dark gray eyes,
opening languidly as my fingers touched
her wrist, were calm and intelligent.
She was as weak as. a kitten, but that
did not trouble me much. I was sure her
natural health was good, and she would
soou recover her lost strength. I had t
stoop down to hear what she was saying.
"Have I kept unite still, doctor?" she
asked faintly.
1 must own that my eyes smarted, au
my voice was not to be trusted. I had
never felt so overjoyed In my life as nt
that moment. But what a singular wish
to be obedient possessed this girlt What
a wonderful power of submissive self-con
troll
"I should like to sec Tardlf," mur
mured the girl to me that night, after she
had awakened from a second long and
peaceful sloop.
I called him and ho came In barefoot,
his broad, burly frame seeming to fill up
all the little room. She could not raise
her head, but her face was turned to
wards us, and she held out her small
wasted hand to him, smiling faintly. Ho
fell on his knees before he took It Into his
great, horny palm, and looked down up
on It as he held It very carefully with
tears standing in his eyes.
"Why, it is like an ece shell." he said
"God bless you, mam'zello, God bless you
for getting well again! '
bhe laughed at his words a feeble
though merry laugh, like a child's and
she seemed delighted with the sight of
his hearty face, glowing as it was with
happiness. It was a strange chance that
had thrown these two together. I could
not allow Tardlf to remain long; but
after that she kept devising little mes
sages to send to him through me when
ever I was about to leave her. Her in
tercourse with mother Itenouf was ex
tremely limited, as the old woman's
knowledge of English was alight. It
"He has been living on Tardlt's conns
fare for a week," answered my motharj
"so now lie has compassion enough for
TfiC T his Bark natlent to nack tin some dainties
for her. If you could only giro him out
or two of your bad headaches ho would
hare more sympathy for you,"
"Have you had ous of your headaches,
Julia?" I Inquired.
"Tho worst I over had," sho answered,
"It was partly your going off lu that rash
way, aud the storm that came on after,
and the fright wo were In. You must
not think of going again, Martin, 1
shall take caro you don't go after wo nro
married."
Julia had been used to speak out as
calmly about our marriage as tt it was
no more than going to a picnic. It grat
ed upon mo Just theu; though It had been
much tho same with myself. There was
no delightful agitatlou about the future
that lay beforo us. We wero going to
sot up housekeeping by ourselves, and
tit at was all. There was no mystery in
it; no problem to be solved; no discovery
to be made on either side. There would
be no Blue Beard's chamber In our dwell
ing. We hail grown up together; now we
had agreed to grow old together. That
was the sum total of marriage to Julia
and me.
I finished packing tho hamper, and
sent Pellet with It to the Sark office, hav
ing addressed It to Tardlf, who had en
gaged to be down nt tho Creux Harbor
to receive It when the cutter returned.
I waa lu hasto to secure a parcel of
books before the cutter should startNTumn
again, with Its courageous little knot of
market people. 1 ran down to Barbet's.
I looked through the library shelves until
hit upon two novels. Besides these, 1
chose a book for Suuday reading.
Uarbet brought half a sheet of nn old
Times to form the first cover of my par
cel. Tho shop was crowded with market
people, and as he was busy I uudertook
to pack them myself. I was about to fold
the newspaper round them, when my eye
was caught by au advertisement at the
top of one of the columns. "Strayed
from her home In London, on the "Oth
Inst., a young lady with bright brown
hair, grey eyes, anJ delicate features;
age twenty-one. She Is believed to have
jcen alone. Y as dressed in a blue silk
ress, and sealskin jacket and hat. fifty
any one lovely enough to wear raiment
of glistening white llko these, unless
unless' a pasting glimpse of the puro
white face, and glossy hair, and deep
grey eyes of my Hark patient Hashed
across me,
"They nro patterns for Julla'a wed
ding dress," said my mother, lu a low,
tenner tone,
(To bo continued,)
ABOUT OIQAR BOXES,
tpiiilan ledur Is tlio Heat Wood, hut
Come from lulin.
"There nro nomethlng llko H.OOO.OOO
cigar noses iiKcu in tlio United Stntu.i
niiuuiilly, mul iibotlt nluo-lciitha of tluit
number nro tuuito lu thin city, where
mo irniio rivuis tlio clothing Industry In
point or cnpitni Invented, mul tho limn
her of people employed," said n least
lng elgiir-box niiiuiifiicturer In New
lork to tho writer. "Tho material out
of which the boat boxen nro until o
comes principally from Culm, mul In
known as .Spanish cedar. Tlio recent
wur with Spain shortened tlio supply
anil Increased the price of thu article
to Hitch nu extent that many box uink
era hnve been compelled to use n cheap
er mul loss desirable grade of wood for
the purpose.
"Ono New York firm linn been experi
menting with timber front tho unex
plored Paraguayan foreatn, which nro
mi Id to contain tho finest cedtir wood
In tlio world. They hnve, ltowovor, ex
perienced considerable illltlcutty In Hell
ing thrlr boxes, nn cigar uinnufactiirvra
and connoisseurs Insist that It npolla n
lino cigar to put It In any box not mailo
of genuine Spanish cedar. The latter
wood alwayn retains tho flavor of a
good cigar. Indeed, some people claim
that It Improves the flavor. The reason
given la that It grown In tho name lo
calities an the best Havana tobacco.
"Attempts made to uso cedar grown
In tho United Stntea for cigar boxen
have not been very successful. Tho
Florida and South Amorlcan cedar con
tains a peculiar gum that molts whon
the wood In exposed to tho heat of a
ntoro or house, and thus tho lnboln and
sometimes the cigars In a box nro
spoilt. Of course, tho smokers of cheap
er brands of cigars are lean particular
about the quality of tho wood tines) for
their boxen, and n veneered cedar,
made from a peculiar sort of cedar that
grown In Mexico, in often substituted
for the Spanish nrtlcle. But It cannot
bo done without the cigar dealers find
lng It out, mid tho consequence In that
oven a good cigar when packed In such
a box selln at n disadvantage. Wash
Ingtou Star.
SEA LIONS 01 OALIFOHNIA.
Their I'lirllal Destruction llnsa I nil a
MUtuHen I ln.
Prof, Wooilwanrn wlmloNonio address
on tlio nocoHMlly of verifying Un'orlon
by tlio observation of facta lluiln an ex
cellent Illustration in tho nun lion ipton
tlon lu California. TIioho itnliimK
which have long been prlxed by lover
of nature an ouu of tho great nitrite
Hons of tho coast, havu fallen Into ills
ropulu atuoiig the fishermen liecutiso
their presence win supposed to account
for tho iloterlorallvn of certain Uniting
grounds, So conil leiit wan (ho belief
In their llshilevouilng habits that tholr
destruction or ut leant u iirctil reduc
tion of their niiiui)ein-wnn advocated
anil In part nceoinhllsheil by the Hlato
Commission of FUlii'tlen, according to
n writer In Science. Hut It now np
pours that thin belief wan without nub
htnntliil foundation.
Tho appeal to fact ban been mailo by
OURED BY PERUNA
Of Norvotis Prostration,
the .critical oxiu
nclitt of nlaiighti
ban been found b
Inatlou of tho Mom-
rd sou lions, anil It
l'rof. Dyi he that tho
twenty-live niilnll examined hail eat
en only aitilda nlid other cephalopoda,
eschewing llsh nlogethur.
The Invostlgatfjii of food habits by
means of stoinuelJ examination In of far-
reaching Importance. Dr. Merrlnin In
eiiegnged, through tho biological sur
vey, lu tho most clnhorato study of
miliunl foods ever made. Tor many
yearn the ntotunchs of wild birds mul
inniniualn have biH'ii systematically col
lected mul laboriously studied, to thu
end that tho favorite nnd the occasion
al foods of each xpeclen In each season
of tho year atuf In each part of tho
country may become known. An each
J. A. HIMI'HOK.
fVo'jf Hoard ol Kdiicatlon, Han Kranclsoo
Hon, J. A. 81itimou, secretary of
tlio boanl of eiliumtion of Ban Fran,
oisno, On I., write t
"I Imvo (omul Perutm mi Ideal
ton lo. Homo mouths ago I sullVreil
with uoiinistlioiilii (systemic oalarrli).
caused by too olono application to
iilllco work. My nystcin neoiucd worn
nut mul I felt far from well. I
found ToruiM lHiiiclUteil mo vory
intieli. It built up tlio entire system
ami Hindu mo feel llko a now num. I
Mlovo It In well worthy tlio liigli
prnlso kwlmveil upon It." J. A.
Simpson,
"Hummer Cntnrrli," n Umk written
by Dr. Jlartinan, president of The
llitrtmiiu .Sanitarium, on tlio aulilect
of tlio nervous disturbances peculiar
-- it,..... it
group In worked up tho facln nro pub- " l,KT' "'" m y iiiiuriwn i.y
llshed by tho Department of Agrleul- .l,,u mm Jicuicmo, Co., Col
tore, and fnriuqra ami legislators aro
thus informed what species may prop
erly bo regarded nn friendly mul what
nn hostile to the lnterentn of thu peo
ple. In many Instances It ban been
found th.it (Kipuiar Impressions, almost
necessarily founded on a comparative
ly small miniver of factn, aro alto
gether erroneouM, no that war ban been
wnged on our friends mul protection
given our enemies.
WOMAN RIDES ASTRIDE
IN NEW YORK HUNT.
bun, 0.
Hun
A DOUBTFUL STORY.
"LOOK THERE, TARDIF."
happened, In consequence, that I was tb
only person who could talk or listen to
her through the long and dreary hours
CHAPTER VI.
My mother was lying on the sofa in the
reukfast room, with the enetian blind
down to darken the morning sunshine,
Her eyes were closed, though she held
in her hands the prayer book, from which
sho had been reading as usual the Psalms
for the day. Whilst I was looking at
her, though I made no sort of sound or
movement, she seemed to feel that I was
there; and after looking up she started
from her sofa, and Uung her arms about
me, pressing closer and closer.
"Ob, Martin, my boy; my darling!" she
sobbed, "thank heaven you arc coma
back safe! Ob, I have been very rebel
Hous, very unbelieving. I ought to havo
known that jou would be safe. Oh,
am thankful!"
"So am I, mother," I said, kissing her,
"You have come back like a barba
riau," she said, "rougher than Tardlf
himself. How hare you managed, my
boy? You must tell me all about It.
"As soon as I hare had my breakfast,
mother, I must put up a few things in a
hamper to go back by the Sark cutter,"
I answered.
"What sort of th'.ngs?" she asked. "Tell
me, and I will be getting them ready for
you.
"Well, there will be some medicines, of
course," I said; "you cannot help me in
that. But you can find things suitable
'for a delicate appetite; jelly, you know,
and jams, and marmalade; anything nice
that comes to hand. And a few amusing
books.
"Books!" echoed my mother.
I recollected at once that the books sho
might select, as being suited to a Sark
peasant, would hardly prove interesting
to my patient I could not do better
than go down to Barbet's circulating 11'
brary and look out some good works
there.
"Well, no," I said; "nerer mind tho
books. If you will look out the other
things, those can wait."
"Who,are they for?" askod my mother
"For my patient," I replied.
"What sort of a patient, Martin?" she
Inquired again.
"Her name is OlllTler," I said. "A
common name. Our postman's name Is
Olllrler."
"Oh, yes," she answered; "I know sev
eral families of Olliviers. I dare say
should know this person If you could tell
me her Christian name. Is it Jane, or
Martha, or Rachel?"
"I don't know," I said; "I did not ask."
The packing of that hamper interested
me wonderfully; and my mother, rather
amazed at my taking too superintendence
of it in person, stood by me in her store
closet, letting me help myself liberally.
There was a good space left after I had
taken sufficient to supply Miss OHIvler
with good things for some weeks to come.
If my mother had not been by I should
have filled it up with books.
"Ulve me a loaf or two of white bread,"
said; "the bread at Tardlt's Is coarse
and hard, as I know after eating It for a
week."
"Whatever are you doing here. Mar
tin?" exclaimed Julia's unwelcome rolce
behind me.
pounds reward Is offered to any person
giving such Information as will lead to
her restoration to her friends. Apply to
Messrs. Scott nnd Brown, Gruy's Inn
Road, E. C."
I atood perfectly still for some seconds,
staring blankly at the very simple adver
tisement under my eyes. There was not
the slightest doubt In my mind that It
had a direct reference to my pretty pa
tient In Sark. But I bad no time )or
deliberation then, and I tore off a large
corner of the Times containing that and
other advertisements, and thrnst It un
seen Into my pocket.
In the afternoon I went down with
Julia and my mother to the new bouse,
to see after the unpacking of furniture.
I can Imagine circumstances In which
nothing could be more delightful than
the caro with which a man prepares a
home for his future wife. The very tint
of the walls, and the way the light fall
In through the windows, would become
matters of grave Impurtan'-e, but there
was not the slightest flavor of this senti
mentjn our furnishing of the new house.
It was really more Julia's business than
mine. I went about the place as if in
some dream. The bouse commanded a,
splendid view of tho whole group of the
Channel Islands, and the rocky Islets In
numerable strewn about the sea. The
afternoon sun was shining full upon
onrn, ana wucnerer i looked through
the window I could see tho cliffs of the
Havre Gossclln, purple In the distance,
with a sllrer thread of foam ut their
foot. No wonder that my thoughts wan
dered, and the words my mother and Ju
lia were speaking went In at one ear and
out at the other. Certainly I was dream
ing; but which part was the dream?
"I don't believe he cares a straw about
tho carpets!" exclaimed Julia, In a dls"
appointed tone.
"I do Indeed, dear Julia," I aald.
She had set her mind upon having flow
ers in her drawing room carpet, and
there they were, large garlands of bright
colored blossoms, very gay and, as I ven
tured to remark to myself, very gaudy.
"You like It better than you did In the
pattern?" she asked anxiously.
I did not like It ono whit better, but I
should have been a brute if I had said
so. She was gazing at It and me with so
troubled an expression, that I felt It nec
essary to set hex mind at ease.
'It Is certainly handsomer than the
pattern," I said, regarding It attentive
ly; "very much handsomer,"
"Julia, my love," said ray mother, "re
member that we wish to show Martin
those patterns whilst It Is daylight. To
morrow is Sunday, you know."
A little tinge of color crept over Julia's
tlntless face. We then drew near to the
window, from which we, could see Sark
so clearly, and Julia drew out of her
pocket a very large enrelope, which was
bursting with Its contents.
They were small scraps of whito silk
and white satin. I took tbem mechanic
ally Into my hand, and could not help ad
miring their pure, lustrous, glossy beau
ty. I passed my fingers over them softlv.
Thero was eomething In the sight of them
that moved me, as if they were frag
ments of the shining garments of some
vision, which In times goho by, when. I
was much younger, had now and then
floaUd before my fancy. I did not know
Too Good to lie Trne, Thooch a Sober
Men le.U it.
"Nerer had such n shock In my life
I questioned for a few mlnutea whether
1 wan lu my right mind. 1 wan sick,
and good mid nick at that I called up
ceentrul, nnd was Informed In ouu of
the most pleasant voices 1 over heard
thnt they were busy on the lino of my
regular physician. Just rx I wnn go
lug to cut loose on a string of profanity
she said: 'You're nick, air. I can tell
from your voice. I'll call physicians till
I get one. .Meantime you'd better Ho
down.'
"Say, nothing but n dpnd faint would
hnvo removed me from thnt telephone,
1 listened as I beard her ring for one
doctor after another, nlwayn quick and
pointed In her Inquiries, but patient
and not n lost noto lu that tlutc-llko
voice. I forgot thnt 1 was nick, and I
wan norry whccii she finally found u
physician whom ahe told to hurry to
me.
"A little later she called up to know
if I needed a nurse. Of course I did.
Just becnuso I wanted the pleasure of
hanging on to that receiver while ahe
routed up one number after another
until the desired article was procured,
It was great. When It came to getting
drugs she was only one removed from
a magician. I ordered dainties thnt I
never eat, just to bear her call for them,
for I pretended a degrco of weakness
that would not permit of my standing
too long at the 'phone. The whole
thing was a startling revelation to me.
When I'm well the company In going
to lone that girl or she'll refuse what a
good many mammas regard as a
catch."
Then one of tho most desirable ell
glbles In the town went to the telepbono
and naked the time, though ho had
three clocks and a chronometer, all on
duty. Detroit Free Press.
A Queer Inscription.
A queer sentence closes tho Inscrlp
tlon on a tombstone In a churchyard In
Leigh, England. After announcing the
name and other particulars of tho lady
there burled, these words follow; "A
virtuous woman Is 5s to her hunband."
The explanation Is that space prevent
ed "a crown" being cut In full, and the
stonecutter argued that a crown equals
Ss.
Mrs. Thotun.n Hitchcock, Jr.. of tho
Meadow Brook Hunt Club, linn Intro
duced cross-wulcllo riding to tho women
of Now York under circumstance
where no other woman ban dared to ho
a pioneer. Homo weekn ago Mrs. Hitch
cock, who Is young, charming and tho
finest horsewoman In her net, appeared
at a meet of tho Meadow Brook Hunt
Club riding astride and In a costume
distinctly masculine.
Cnltrprlie.
Minn City (entering nmnll country
notion ntoro, whoreln was collocto-1 a
llltlo of everything) Hnvo you
lllnck'n "In 811k Attlro?"
Clork No. But lioro'n ono now
pleco of Anderson gingham, mii'anu
Solicitous.
I.lttlo Ethel I guonn you don't llko
coffee, do you, Mr. Bmltli.
Mi-. Kinlth Why, yon, Kthol. I mn
vory fond of coffee
I.lttlo Kthol Well, you mnko nuch
n nolno nwnllowlng It thnt t thought
It hurt you.
inn-'mir ut
St.
Jacobs Oil
bents nil records and always will.
Cures
Rheumatism
Sprains
Weakness of
tho limb
anil all
Aches an4
Pains.
Acts like
magic
Conquers
Pain
MRS, THOMAS HITCHCOCK, JIC.
Now, tho Meadow Hunt Club In inndo
up of extremely fashionable New York
ers. Its conventions aro as rigid as
those that prevail In tho smartest draw
ing rooms. And ono of them happens
to bo tho uso of sldo saddlcn and riding
skirts for women. These prejudices
Mrs. Hitchcock dared to defy. Sho rodo
astrido once. Peoplo gasped. She con
tinued her practice. People began to
compliment her appearance. Sho now
announces that cross-saddlo riding will
bo her custom henceforth and there Is
even a hint that riding trousers mar
occomo mo rasnion.
Intlhjlblt.
"So Spuddcr's going to Join your
fishing club, ch7"
"No. Ho honrd that a man had to
ho a pretty good liar as woll as a fish
erman to join."
"Woll7"
"Spuddor can't fish." Brooklyn
Llfo. .
The Climax.
Tommy You must bo a regular
lady-klllor, Mr. Sappy.
Mr. Sappy Why do you think that,
Tommy?
Tommy Woll, Mabol mild that
aftor you loft last night sho noarly
died laughing.
A Joko on tlio Oootnr.
Going Into tho freo dispensary of the
New York Medical Collego nnd Hospl
tal for Women one afternoon a nhvsl.
clan found three or four Ilttlo girls who,
whllo awaiting treatment, had evident
ly mado frlonds, and wero huddled in.
gethcr on ono bench, eagerly discussing
Bomeuung or great interest, which on
On to Ills Curvci.
Itockloss Youth Fnthor, door,
would It bo asking too much for you
to advnnco mo a small loan say
about 150.
Tho Govornor Not nt nil, my oon.
You might nak mo for doublo tho
nmount with oqual llkollhood of get
ting it. You can't nfford to bo modost
In tli08o Httlo roquosts a bit moro than
I can afford to grant thorn. Ohio
Stato Journal,
A PollosT-Feollng.
Perambulating Pete Boss, I nln't nn
ordinary tramp. But every spring,
'bout Xprll, my wife Insists upon clean
In' hou
Mr. Boerum Place (Interrupting him
sympathetIcaUy)-My poor man! Don't smallest girl, "01 vo him do candr
oujr ...... .... iiiuiY iora inuune.
lirooklyn Kagie.
VOU KNOW WHAT YOU AHE TAirrvn
nvcstigntlon proved to ho a much When vou tako Orove'a Taitoleis Chill Tonlo.
handled "chunk" of candy. In aston. beformulals plainly printed oaerory
inhment bo Inquired w.mt I I vt mno MK5te?
' I " " sritr- shji UW
dolnsr. Some questioning Ilnallv elicit.
cd an explanation that "do ono what
tells do biggest llo wins It." "Oh." snld
tho doctor, "I am ashamed of
When I was Ilttlo llko you" I never told
lies." A Hllght pause, then from tt,.'
A Conservative Claim.
"I suppose you think you have the
greatest cllmato In the country," said
the tourist.
"No," said the man who was suffering
from a cold. "We don't claim the
greatest In'tbat line. But wo do claim
tho largest variety." Washington Star.
Cheap Enough.
"Isn't H ridiculous to say 'Talk Is
cheap?' "
"Oh. I don't know. I could tako you
to a place where you'd get dead loads of
It and a shave thrown In for 10 cents."
Philadelphia Press,
WnNllnif Tlmo.
"Therol" cried 0-
throwing down a book. "I lust nln't -
i. i ,. . -
4k io bciiuoi iiiiotnor uay."
"Why," asked her mother, "what's
tho matter?"
"It's no uso wasting tlinq." replied
tho Ilttlo miss; "I can't nover learn to
spell. Tho teacher Just kcopn changing
tho words every day."-PhlIadolphla
Times.
Old ago commands universal respect
Even cnnnlbals draw tho lino nt mis
slonarles over CO years of ago,
As ono fool disappears, another bobs
vp In his place.
The Killing Bug.
"What was that?" askod tho old
gontlomnn, suddonly nppoarlng In tho
doorway,
"I I guoss It was a kissing bug,"
sho answored, IiOBltntlngly, whllo tho
young man tried his host to look at
onso.
ThO old COntlomnn Innirn,! nt (l,m
. , . , , " . . w n .fcta .uuili
both sharply.
. , "I?0.S? ,th0 kissing bug mako pooplo
bluali?" ho domandod. Chicago Post.
They Were Palie.
Blithers Ho callod mo a liar to ray
vory tooth, '
Blathers Borvos you right; loavo
your tooth homo noxt tlmo. Ohio
Stato Journal.
The Hunt.
Mr. Muggins Boon hunting yot?
Mr, Moovor Yos.
Mr. Muggins Shoot any ducks?
Mr. Moovor Wasn't huntln.' ducks.
Mr. Moovor No huntln' a 1ioubo,
Columbus (0.) Stato Journal.