The Contrabandist:
:OHt
One Life's
t llAI'Ti:i( XIV.
"I all .11 llulilll llllt Illuming!'' ji
t,i llm thought uf Itnw, a a li tnrau
from tier iiilcli l davui, and hr hart
fcrai taKT. mi l lir cht-i.La ItiKlimt Willi
a iif'V" '! '" I lief awrvl huml )
imrklfil Willi happy rtrlleu t ,it aim
at iir torn tier lulrrur. 'llm blu-t)j
I in. lit was III raHure
Hot had hardly Dm iglil, dur.na: Ilia
al.wn,- of llulilll, that, alio luiild m au
Ulil)r rlilluil by III liana uf lila ulllli'l
liju.l ri'iiirn, lull aim wna luu omrjoj.!
id remain qulsl 11 l'Ul muiiiiiit. At
iirnkraat, II wi liiitiiiaalli.s lur her lu
rai. ami Ilia tainarUa xurrwh! mail
, olh filling III" audilm luilTuti'llirlil In
her ni'iicnra iii, mII ai mi tor aud
Ml all I . uiitradl. torjr loaa uf apiitltr,
ill' riiad (lie llima of rrliiianii Itiat al
ii ! illi.woil III tlr Julius- illrvk.
ill.t i Imiac dtra. I imI fiuiu liiT uilirr
who pcrf I liaiilliia I Mill tiail ri
ruaril llllliavlf from Bip-rlh Hue hail
a, ar. tljr all III III th III ail I Iwrorr, after
Ira'iiif 111 library, ami thru h It ail liwli
uunauall qulal. iDliliiiullIlK with llllil
aclf during- Ilia- clillr riiitn-, ami lis
a) ! am I llila lniirliliit Mb luti(i-d tu
air bill) t" hsr tiliu aiali, Dial eh
iiiisiif llinw lm waa mil .iffrnd.! wlih
i,T r.r alio rrllirllll.fli-.l ill i 1 1 1 r r 1 M
l.i rr u ilinii. aii'l itiltiit mil I In' abrupt
ness III" ilulrixr, M-llian. uf hrr wan
ner, nm-uiiwl'iii" tbatmh It hat
w "Ullilril III III 7 Vra. ilraj.lt Die trllilrr
Itraa lit Itiat alh-llt paillllC How hrr
luUo u.iii kmrd at tb rrtnriiibraii. uf
bla i-mbra.! Hh rmil.l but al(ll
I H'linlrr it what I line I aliall are
Itnl'IlT'" a..llliMilHN tb JolHIif llltl,
Will uume'rur If iianiila rail mc Info
In library. I Wonder? Or will th inr.
ma tak.- (tlai-v he. anions all Ini-a pro
pi lirr la llulilll f" wat hrr litt
traitraa Hiillrv an l.ulry vthleh eh
lial alaried a lhiMali.l 1 1 ). and a
matter uf nHirao, In vain, alne th pre
tli.ua rirnlNK. "all. I Hlirr la It that moll
airur lc mai-iile liaa 111 Ml ao often uf
lei?'-
lirr qiirrlra wr Interrupted by orv.
llif auil.li nlj Ilia I Ik wartul waa atuut
I.. Irarr tlir aparllllr lit.
' Ah lir liaa nut aal.t a wnnl In tllr!"
fnrJUatnl Una "II lanlallira in. Will
li n il ruin liai k a li. I aV uiil Ihrr
.irla? Will hr mil loli at .
lliat I uia uii.lrrtlali'l llial 1 Ilia' klluir
XllrtliT llulilll la runilllK MMIlT"
It ul lir nrlllirr aiikr, turiinl nor Er
brt a alllglr jlalirr Vrl tltrr waa aolllp
IhlhJ. ilrapll bla rt lilt-Ill rarr. wlllrll
lra;r. In lila iiiulltriiaiirr I lin a;mpalli7
ha frll with IIih. II nriit mil. Tb
r...nil ilr I'lalrtill lalkr.. iallr, nllti lila
ttifr llrlrii Mulitaillian. at a illilaut
Hlu.l.iw. aat ralHil; at lirr rmlirolilrrjr.
lAir.l Cgrrloii l-rlil "trr lir. ami awkr,
from dm tu tlm. nmr wiila, ulilib. If
tlirlr tffrrt bail li n nutnl. mlKbt liat
trrn arrtl. rvrr ami aiiull. tn b fulluwnt
I. a ilrrprr maiillliig uf rotor In tb fair
liak uf tli la. I;, ibuucli ab ararrrl)
arrlllinl ilraal, rltlirr. A null tb Jfulltli;
wan tujr.1 ami trllM wllh tb uurtruui
tllki that lay In a taunlixl maaa uf rain-
liw bluum III III tlnjr baakrt lr llrlrn'a
able, an. I tlirn bla Klan rralnl oil brr
far Willi an ripn-aalun illttli'iilt tu lw !
fllir.l. Ilmiluh at tlmra It waa rlrarl oil
of unliaiuitliraa ami illappullitlili-lll.
Hut Kim. atblt ah clanml tuwanU
tb fair liiurr than mirr, lianlljr tnuk nut
uf ill" thina-a. Hh rniil.l unlr think
of (b liiarijula. uf llulilll. ami uf tb in
tlilliallNl inrotliu. Hb waa rratlaa lin-
raar. 1'rutn nn riiiplurmrnt tu another
alio tiiriinl, wltliuill Im-Iiiz able to altl
brr altriiiluii uiiillriiltr iikiii anjr In
illl'lunl thins. Muiltlrlitjr, luaJtliulaIU
callnl. ifi-mlr :
"Hua. com hllhrr a rnnniriit!"
Thu jouiifc- girl ailvancrl tuwanla the
wimluw.
"Ynu wlah tu aprak with In. Ilrlrn)"
ha aakul.
"1 bat Imtii trllliiK Uinl llcrrtmi of
am farurll bouka uf bla wblrh ar In
tin library." rrtiirmtl Maili-molarll Mutt
taubaii, rarrlraaljr. "Will yim bar the
kliiilnraa, Hua, in bi'l lilm lln.l thrill?
llo will tell j ou their tlllra."
"Cruel Ilelvnl" innrniiirisl I'rnnrla lie
ertuu, rapruaehfiilly, aa hi Klanrnl at her
unlet far Ix'fnr turning aw nr.
"Not au, my Inril." ah anaiirrnl. In Ibo
am ton, without lining her ejrea.
At that Inalnnt a ilniiii-atlc entered, ami
routing illrrrtly to Una. Infnriiieil brr
that niuixleiir In uianiula ilealred In acn
her linineillnlelr lu the library.
Tb young glrl'a heart houn.le.l rlnlent-
y
"I am going now," aht niiawiTe.l; ami
yet ah pnuanl.
I'rani'la Kgcrton glmirrd Imek at Hel
en, with an air, half of triumph, half of
arrow, wliloh aahl plalnlr. "Vou
your uuklml artlflco to repel m nralla
you uolhliig. Why will you ierlt In
tbla comlurl- llila trontmolit of tiio?"
Mademularllu Montuulmn aaw llio look,
ml rend it cnally; hut alio never once
rhangeil roiinlrnnnri', nn.l her ryra wero
luatunlly 11 led on her embroidery again.
Lord Kgvrlon turned lo lloari
"You n ro going, inaiK'iiiolaello)"
"Yea now." Hhu guthered rourngr;
ho would not look up In her roinpnnlon'a
fact', but liaallly proceeded to meet the
uianjuli,
I'VaucU nt'coinpniilod her n far aa the
library door, and then leaving her, return
ed directly to Helen.
Hut Hoae, even though her hand rented
toii Iho fiialenlug of the door, had, at
Ural, tcarcely the couriiKu to puna lu. Hho
heallatud and trembled, but finally, laugh
ing at hrraelf for a Utile eowiird. abo
juielly entered. The mantilla atooj ot
t'lu further end of Iho apartment, In
company with a gentleman a atrnnger,
and both had their fares turned from the
door. They had not beard her come In.
Hho patiaed an luntiuit longer, mid looked
about her. No other person was lu tho
fooin, ltotlu, then, wa not hero. Hho
hud liulf expected, alio hardly knew why,
to ace him at thla moment, and aim slgli
I'd. The inaniula still continued hU con
veraatlon wllh tho stranger. Thla per
on, who wua richly yet plainly attired
In ault of deep black, with a short cloak
of sublo velvet drooping from hl shoul
ders, held In ono luiild n pen and u amall
portfolio of papers; tho other rested on
tho tublo besldo htm, supporting him, as
h leaned forwnrd towards tho ninniuli.
Suddenly tho luttor, nromed ly om
movement of Hose, turned and liclicld her,
niid Immcdliitely, after whispering a sin
glo word lo hli companion, ndviinccd to
meet Iho young girl. Thero was an nrch
smllo on his couutennnco as ho bent down
to kiss her.
"Ifoio, my pet," ho said, simply, "yon'
"or is Hohliij go and meot him." And ho
passed her directly, leaving tho apart
nwit and closing thu door behind Mm.
'I'hat HohlnV" Hoso, In her astonish
Jjjpt, could neither spook nor move.
lhat Hoblnr was her Inward query,
forgottlng tbo warning ot the mar-
A
TRUE
STORY
01'
THE
SOUTH
OF
FRANCE
Secret!
1 lot
io bad luoki for llobin of tb
, , ' hi" enaiiga
ul brr. mull re.olln ilo,, ,.
II..... i...iu.i
ir'unreiioii iniim.
'J1'1'!. no sturdy llgure, In
linen bh.ua... Ha l,...y lt,, Il0 ri(B
bat. aiieh a, ,.,l .orered the gurdeiwr'a
brad, ami ali,,t,., ,, tlt:, lrum 1B ,,
no pemant'a gaib, ur peanut's olr; and
)t It waa llobln!
"Why doa be not apeak?" anld thu
yiiiig girl, trnnhlli.gl, to herarlf.
Hut tiddeiily i, gentleman ralaed hit
liainl, poa., it aeruaa bla bruve, and held
It their for an lli.lunt; iheu. laying aaldo
tin writing malrrlali which bo held,
tHriiei! and .lnn,',.,i ,m.,.t lfr
A low. glad cry raraprd tho llpa of
ll on brbuMlng that fmv-Ilohln'a
far, mid thru ab waa allent- hr turn
m.I ...u ti-... .... ... . ., .
... iiii.il waa una riinng wiiiiii
h lM-hfl.1 aa h ram nearer? wlut roun
,.,..... , ,u inuieii i.eiioi.i
Hiibln hlmarlf, or The cloak dropped
from lila ahoutdrra.
IIoMii Uiula!
with nnollon.
ab utlrritl, iilverliig
"Well, whlrh li It?" With th Mm
light, 14-aiiiliig, aiinablny amllv that ah
lud met rrrry day for th laal two wrrka
--wllh th familiar tnl and air tint
i.ii..iM.i i ..... i , i.. .
"- ' r . n u . iin, n. irra lltilirriu
ilktlliet. b ram forward, and taking hi-r
i iitiu in grim yri linn riaap ol
hit onn, while h drew lirr tu bli brraat,
rrpratM: "Wblrli la It, Hot? Haunting
and lillvlng. luu? Ti-ll me my name,
iiilgminiirt"
-All f nttU l.u,l. t.ll .... ...... ...I.
..... in...- .p.,,.., mi mi- wuai ui,
luriiiial" ah rrlr.. In an Imploring ton.
t-l.u. .1... I (
a.ir.. uu ll.Tl.in IHRI 1 1,1.1 lA)taf
be aald, laughingly; "but arr-trr how au-
uariuua n naa grown. Aim in young
man, with daring trmlprheaa, prpaae.1 hit
llpa in urra. l lliru la II now, una I
"It la-Hoblti lt la liula; el l her, and
-Iwlli. I ranimt 111. I am brllilerd!''
8h rorrrnl hrr far with hr hands.
"My llw-mj lltllf. faithful, nob!
hartil darllnxl" liula murinurnl, lov
ingly, and with III aoftrat emotion In hla
tlia, aa b ld hrr to a aral. "My gen
erum l.r.lte Itoa. will you forglrr thla
lung and henry trial? You harr rnniiurr-
nl ni.l.lr rniiiiuerr.1! You arr tl. lorioua.
lot liok up and a;ak In in. I-t me
. at Iraat. Ibat Ioula hat not lott the
tiNirt that llolilu won."
Khr did baik up. The awrrt far, tlngpd
wllh red. leal hluahra, iparklrd with blend
ed trara and tnllra.
"You drrld in. I)iila. I r It now;
I undrratand It all. Hut you dpcclrpd
mr muat rrurlly!" ahr aald.
"And a I moat broke my own heart.
Hoar, writ sa your own. An, If you
lien- how I Biiffrrr.1 last night, you would
forgive in!"
And Hua nml. I but do ao. Th period
uf probation waa paaaed. Th unhappl
neat to whlrh rarh had been aubjprtrd,
In Ita duration, waa trrmlnated now.
tiula d'Arlnla had prrfertrd hla arhrme.
and trat.l It fully, to hit own aatlatar
llon. Th outward rhanna of the woman
he lovnl were nobly eo,ualld by her
truth, hrr flnnnria, her runatanry, Nelth
rr ambition, nor pride, nor rupldlty, had
temptr.1 hrr, for on Inataiit, to awrrre
from her fallh. Hh had remained true
lo lii humble loier who had won hrr
first affrrllon.
"Ho, do you lore me? will you take
I ,nu I now?" asked th count, with arch
lelldrmeaa.
"How ran I take Ixiula? I am prom
lar.1 tn Hobln." returned ah, grarrly. "I
.. .... tn iiimI Itiiblnf h hna rai.lah.
e.1 and you arr anawrrabl for hla dlaap
praranr. I rrfuawl Iuli laat night."
"Nay. then I will heroin a gardener
again, for your aakr. lovr. 1 will put on
my paaant'a drras nnrr more and take
my apadr, and toll In the garden from
...i.r..l.ii- llll nlirht: ublln tou alt. aa vou
in.il In all, Jutt by (h cottage door and
ting to me wbll you aew. nt a pret
ty rntlage girl you were, Itoae! I hellcv
I loved you tb nri time we met.
"And I thought "
"Ah. what, Hoae?"
"That )uu lovr.1 Helen," ihe aniwrrrd.
hluahlng.
"Helen, thou llltl motiae. what put
that thought Into thy pretty head?"
"It ram there. Ixmla; I do not know
well how. I aiiapert the Idea waa a very
natural one. Hhe It o beautiful!"
"My per. Helen muat never hear you
acknowledge that little piece of lnnor.nl
audnelty. Helm? Ah, she would ainllo
with amuaenient at th mere menllon f
aiich a thing! Khr would not marry inc.
rtiM. I do like her very dearly. She
likes me, also, ilillto aa well, I believe,
but I should soon contemplate au alli
ance wllh a uueen at with her."
"You make me smile, Uiuls. How mod
eat you are! Yuu menu to say tint
Helen "
"1 mean lo aay, Hoae, that my proud
nml lovely cousin will be content to re
main iinwedded all her days rather than
wed with o humble a pcraonage my
self. Hho Is a dear cousin, lt.no; hut I
think that, secretly, she Is ambitious.
Kramlt Kgerton loves her, I am sure;
hut do you not see that bo treats him
coldly?"
"I thought It was so," said Hose, lu a
half-muting tone.
"And, speaking of that same brands
Kgerton. do you know, Hose, that I camo
near helm: jcalou. of him on the first
ev,ulng of my return hither? Ho was
continually near you. Ho seemed chain
ed to your side."
"And you to that of Helen, do you ro
member?" archly asked Hoso "Probably
tho latter clrcunntauce was tho cause or
Iho former."
' I'erhapiTbut 1 think, If ho had never
seen lUlcn, ho would have been your
captive. How would you have treated
1.1m. petlt?-t you treated me last
night?"
"Yes "
"1 believe it. How fortunate he 1.1
I endured agony la.t evening. Hoso!
His tone was sad as ho paid It.
"Agony, Louis?" , ,
"Lest I should gain th. very boon
seemed so earnestly to crave. Hut yd
were true to llobln. I wa. more than
satLBed with the result of uiy lrl ,1. AnJ
then, what Joy flUed my hrea . with tho
ringing echo of that sorrowful, jet llri i
denlal'ot my ..Ul It u'lcB,re
"Whr Lou Lou t V hero are ) ou,
my hoy " Xuted tho rich, clear, merry
?olce of th. Count d. Olalrvllle, from bo
his step approaching the library.
Itote sprang up.
"Let me go, Lou s," "be said.
"Away, then, my blrdl" And he sprang
, ,W. tliaUpene d onU rca-
,.P.ct, know. .11 about thl. ""Jg,0..
tin summon, of th count was hurl I
" ' uiiwsns entrance
I r.iiilri., , lr, f rt,rpMPtlt
ami all,.,,,',, , ,1Ml, f HI
linmber lo restore ,., , nnything Ilk
tier utiial tiamiiillliy. Tl. ,..ii,.,,,eiii of
Hie laal four lllld iweilly bums had their
en-ei t on ,.r, ,,,) pvi.ry llvnp W1 (ir
trig to III lelialun proillleed by II, Qillft
waa Impossible; , ,H, fut,.H,.,l ,r ,)0,tr,
and walked Ihe Hour lu work off In sunn
degree the realli-a, ngltiillon she fell
When ah., lm,) ,ii,u.,.,, ,.aryiig
herself wllh , ,.x,.ri.l, ,H. , ,WI1
and lemiliig b,K'k nmolig tin. ruahlntia.
laughingly and reaolutely abut her eyes,
wllh lb determination to sleep. Thla
wat a dim ult matter, however. Her
mind was not .juli romp,,,,.,) ,et Hoae,
after ahe bud bathed her face, had her
hair re nrrnngeil and made some altera
tions In her drc slid descended to the
talooii.
Loult wat gone lo Iho village. The
morijuli and his friend, Count I'rnlerlr,
walking logeiher on the terror, were m
gage I In ruiiveraallun. The Countess
Marie, In one corner, read quietly from
fov.irlto book. Helen Montaubiin
worked ot her embroidery ami
wore a brighter olid heller pleased ei
preaalun tlinn In tb morning: fur I'rnn
rls Kgerton Was away. Hhe beckuuo I
Itoae immediately lo her side.
"Truant! where hsve you been?" aha
aald. smilingly, aa aha made tho young
girl all by her and atroked her bright
balr.
"In my chamber, Helen," answered
llm.. laying her pretty head against Hi
thoubler of her companion, with happy
Slid loving confldrnre.
"A penance of olltude and reflection,
my fair alaler? What aln have you com
mitted?" "No aln-no penance wa mln. I waa
rritleaa. 1 went to become calm and
Unlet."
"And succeeded, I think. Hut what
alls you, Itote? What Is In your eyea -your
face? Home reflex from underlying
emutlona glad rmotlona. You have hud
good new a?"
"No yes! Ah, do not sak me at least,
not now!" laughed the young girl. "Coins
to my chamber to night will you, Helen?
or, 1 will come to yours; It does not mat
ler which; and then I will tell you whst
I connut dare not tell you now, here, lu
thla broad daylight, with eyes on, I ears
sll about ut. Yea-oh, yes, Helen! I am
glad!" Hhe laid her face on Helen's
brraat slid claap.il her anna about her.
A strange exprraalun Uitted for a mo
ment over the countenance of Mademoi
selle Moutauban. It filled her dark eyes
with a glance of quick and searching
meaning, at they retted fiirdly on Hute.
Hut It wat only for an Instant : for Itoae
lifted her head again, and thote sweep-
lag. Jetty eyelathea veiled every gleam of
the awakened spirit.
(To be continued.)
IT WAS THE WRONG JESSIE.
Dilemma of a Young Man Who Courted
tllrl In the Hark.
Tlinmns Krliun-tnan. who Uvea on
Holly avenue, lu West Indianapolis, a
few weeks ago, mndo a bad loan, and,
In lieu uf tho money, ho was over
whelmed with thu borrower's gratitude
and a magic lantern. The gratitude,
thought rkburcinau, was without prac
tical value, but l lie uiugic lantern
mli-ht h nrrnjieil Into service. The ma
chine wna hot up and a number of pri
vate exhibitions were given, uuenueu
by Mr. Schureiimn, the operator, and
Mr. rkhureman'a dog, Mix.
A atato of perfection was reached lu
in. rauran of time. and. the other night.
n number of friends were Invited to tha
Hchurcmnn homo to wltnca. the first
i, ul, It.- Tiiltiltlnn nf the collection of
slides. Unfortunntely for the host, he
Invited n man who wna engaged to a
irlrl. Tho man could not appear on
time, but the girl took her chair nt the
hour art. The sent nt her aide was re
served for the young man.
Half the performance wna over when
Hchureman'a assistant at the door was
Interrupted In hla observation of the
picture by the appearance ot tho be-
luteal s-outic man. "Where's Miss
lloiiHtli- untitle?" he naked.
Ab well ns the dnrknesa would per
mlt nml It might be said that the room
was aa dark as could he the usiier
directed the new arrival to the sent re
served for him.
lien." anld Mr. Schurcman. bring
lug the picture Into focus, "wo find real
Japan Japan unsullied by contact wllh
ii,.. Wnatern world of commerce, fur
from 111.. "
Jut then n girl sitting throe chairs
from the front felt her liatul pinciim.
n ml saw vaguely n young unin take hla
sent nt her Hide.
"(Jrent Scottl Jessie," said the voice
In her enr, emerging from the black
ness. "Pvo had n most dreadful time
llmllng this neat In the dark. That fel
low nt the door unit! It was no use; that
....!,. .im!iic In lute ought to sit wher
ever thev could. I told him I had to
sit by you, ntid that I was going to sit
there or break up the meeting. Ho
wasn't on, you see. Orel Oh, Jessie.
I'm so glad I found you. You don't
Know "
"For generations this Imposing Im
personation of the god has watched
over Its thousands of worshipers.
i,..i ii ...lin llm land of mystery,
philosophy, nml ngc has nt last found
tho germ or progress uunvu u.
hrenst "
Vnii ner not wearing my ring? What
does this menu? Have you tnken It off?
Have you censed to
Shi Keep stllll l want io nsien.
thn California shores wo can
already dlseorn the smoko of our great
factories. Wo get n breath of tho
energy of our crowded streets; wo feci
the rush nnd Jostle ot our eiuen.n
'Isn't that pretty?" wnispereu uiu
Kl''1- . ...
"What do I enro ior mm. wm-
on Oh, Jessie, mine!"
meui in. ,,1 la creator than this?
What nation stronger; where the ling
ir tionnrrd. more revered than our
own Stnrs nnd Stripes?"
And as the lights flared up to n vio.in
.,i...ont tlm voting man discov
ered why ho had missed Jessie's ring.
It was another gin.
The fennel.
"I have written an urtlclo on 'How to
Ivo ou $2.50 a Week,' " ho explained
to tho editor.
"Well," said tho editor, "you had bet
ter write Iho sequel to It."
"I do not undcrstauii.
"Why. 'How t0 Get th0 5 W-Mt
-Haltluiore American.
A Conroneoiit Job.
r.ini rtrna-ff-I've fought and bled
UUiw" "m . ..
for my country, sir; I've -ai.,.
Smart-Yes. but did you over
holp y.our wlfo hang plcturesV-Ohio
State Journal. i
SOUTH WTER
Most of the streets of a great city,
widely dlvemlllcd their Interests may
things tu common 'Hut South Water
exception. There : nothing else like
certainly nothing in Chicago that can
hearty cosmopolitan atmosphere, Its ever-present good fel
lowship, its deafening battle and roar during the day and
Its unearthly Mlllness and unbroken solitude at night. Here
are no undemocratic frills. Along thu
large wealth and sonio millionaires do business, but they
are guarded hy no private office railed off from the Inquis
itive eyes of the crowd, nor Is there any ceremony to he
olm-rved If you want to approach tbem. These heads of
South Water street stores arc nearly all at work before 8
in the morning and It Is very little Rhort of (I when they
leavo for home at the close nf the day. During all of this
time, with the exception of n scant hour for lunch, they
arc right down In the heart of the yelling, hustling crowd
with their eyes on every detail and with
ding acquaintance with every drayman
tho street
South Water street Is the one thoroughfare In Chicago
In which no family lives over night. Every block of Its
length Is crowded tight with two or three story brick build-
lng. but there Is not an Inch of these utilized for living
rooms of any character. There is no space even for the cot
of a night watchman, for here, though
worth of business Is done In a week, there Is very little
If anything to attract thieves. It would certainly he a bold
robber who would try to get away with potatoes or beets or
cabtiages enough to pay him for the risk.
The coming of daylight and the starting nf business arc
simultaneous. Long before the sun straggles through the
mist of the lake, steamer whistles that dally announce the
arrival ot hundreds of tons of fruit and produce begin to
scream nnd soon freight trains are rolling In from Califor
nia along he tracks bordering on the north side of the
rlrcr, loaded down with grapes, melons and garden truck,
and bound for the warehouses where a few hours later
auction sales are held to dispose of them. There is no
gradual growing of the hustle. It seems to spring Into life
within half tin hour and the transformation Is a wonderful
one. Hy 0 o'clock the' wagons ore on the move and a fow
minutes later the din of clattering boots on the slippery
cobblestones is deafening.
When 7 o'clock comes the wagons that have been pour
ing continuously Into the narrow street for oVer an hour,
till one wonders how any more can possibly squeeze In at
all, begin to backr up In front of the stores, either full of
great heaps of produce from the trains or boats or wait
ing for their turn to be filled with goods destined for hotels,
restaurants, department stores, groceries and fruit stands
all over the city.
SHARK MADE A QUICK TRIP.
Traveled from the African to the
Florida Coast 111 Two Days.
A prominent government otUclal,
who has returned from a visit to I'alui
Heach, I'la., tells about seeing a huge
man-eating shark that was captured
at that place, says tho New York Trib
une. It was one of the biggest sharks
ever caught In Florida waters and was
evidently a sailor of many years. The
animal measured over 18 feet in length,
had a sword attachment that was as
long as an arm and was of the leopard
variety, stamping it as ono of the man
eating variety a dangerous beast
The shark was caught by a Bhark
fisherman. He used a large ropo for a
line and had a windlass as a reel. At
the end of tho Huo was a huge steel
hook and this wns baited with a large
bright tin can. The shark bit at the
halt and was entrapped. He was land,
ed after the roughest time the fisher
man ever experienced. It was the In
orir nf tho Ush. however, that ex
cited tho greatest Interest. When ho
was cut open a wuoie porpoise wua
.,,i in tlm armnach. There was also
a largo piece of partly digested shark
nnd tho head of an ostrich. Tho pieco
of shark Inside tho monster was out of
i icok and contained the bacubono
of tho dead animal.
A careful examination showed that
.I, i,ni.-ivinea were larger than the
backbones of tho captured shark. A
number of scars on nis nouy anowea
that ho had been In conflict with an
...... .i.o-ir nn.l thn flndlnir of a niece
mini . -
of tho adversary showed that tho con
filet had ended In tho death of the
opponent that the victor had then
swallowed a Juicy portion of his adver
sary. Tho presence ot Uie ostneu ncaa
lu tho stomach of tho man-cater was
regarded as undoubted proof that tha
shark had probably Just arrlvod In
Florida waters from Africa and that
... i..,,i ...mln Dm trln lu two or three
,U Milt. .. "- . - -
days. Tho head was not digested and
the process ot aigesuon uau ouiy just
begun. There Is only one ostrich farm
... i.-1.ri.in nml when that Institution
was communicated with the owners
said they had not lost an ostnen in a
The ability of a shark to pass a
fast steamer In ono minute's time Is
well known to travelers auu mere "
no doubt that tho shark bad been In
African waters and had captured a
stray ostrich or the head ot one that
You would hardly
be. hold some few
regardless of how
street, Chicago, Is an
It in any particular,
parallel Us Jolly.
conceivable shade
street many men of
more than a nod
and operator on
millions of dollars'
crowd out everything
trappings.
Up and down
goods, men with
another. In some
on any other street
ple enough. Every
bad been killed and then started across
the Atlantic, reaching the Florida wa
ters before the ostrich head bad begun
to digest.
1 AN UNFAMILIAR DIALECT. J
An American woman who was lately
In Loudon for the first time Is con
vinced that whatever the language may
be which th cockneys speak, It Is not
English. One of her experiences la re
lated by the Washington Tost.
Tho woman who wished to fee the
city nil by herself. Somebody told her
that if she went to the terminus of
some bus lines It did not matter
which and waited a little, Bho would
hear the conductor call out tho places
on the route, and then could choose
that which she wished to visit.
She found n place where buses were
arriving and departing, and waited.
She beard many curious names, but
failed to understand much that the bus
men said. Every now and then the
man on the step of n bus would call
out "Moblotchl Moblotch!" and she
wondered what part of London "Mob
lotch" might be. She had never heard
ot It before, and she had been studying
London for bIx months. At last she
ventured to address a conductor who
looked approachable.
"WUI you kindly tell me," she said,
"where ono takes the bus for Marble
Arch?"
The man looked nt her pityingly. Her
American accent was thick upon her,
and ho perceived also that she must
bo deaf. He leaned toward her and
drew a long breath. Then ho bellowed!
"This Is your bus, uia'aml" and be
gan to shout "Moblotchl Moblotchl"
Tho visitor had let seven "Moblotch"
buses go because she never once guess
ed that that is the way Marble Arch
Is pronounced In London.
Brave, in Face or Death.
One of tho most thrilling Incidents
ever witnessed lu the arena Is recalled
by the recent feat of the Spanish tor
eador neverte. It occurred at Bay
onne. After disposing of two bulla
Hoverte had twice plunged his sword
Into a third, of great strength and fee
oclty, and as the beast continued
careering wildly the spectators began
to hiss Hoverte for bungling. Wound
STREET
expect to find very much of an artis
tic touch among such matter-of-fact surroundings, and yet
there is no thoroughfare In the city that has such beautiful
color contrasts as this. Almost from one end to the other
the eye lights everywhere on great masses of color of every
the bright yellow of bananas, the fra
grant green of great barrels of watercress bunching out
between big lumps at Ice, the variegated kale, golden
pumpkins, the tens of thousands of baskets of grapes with
the bloom of freshness still over them, the quinces and
peaches and plums and pears, the varying Bhades of green
represented In unripe tomatoes, heaps of cabbages and
young onions, the barrels of glorious red and pink and
yellow apples, boxes ot carrots and parsnips and snow
white Chinese radishes, mountains of peaches in all their
bewildering sun-kissed shades, bundles of fragrant horse
radish done up so fearfully tight that you feel sure Its cir
culation must be seriously Interfered with; brown plantains,
the glaring, glossy red of enormous peppers, thousands
of crocks of golden butter, and cheese In Its many delicate
shades of yellow all these things mingle In one long revel
of color that makes a sight of this street a delight to one
who sees its beauty and mingles with its bustle for ths
first time.
Here and there the sidewalks. Instead of being bur
dened with heaps of grape baskets or orange boxes, arc
tilled with crates of cluttering chickens or stately geese
that stick their beads through the slats of their cages and
survey the scene with a solemnity that makes us believe
they know what Is In store for tbem. The meat men
else In the block between Dth avenue
and Franklin street, and you can see nothing but a wilder
ness of carcasses, butchers, drivers In white and bine Jump
ers, and hundreds of the well-known stock yards wagons,
with their magnificent teams of gray and their clanking
the narrow alleys, between the piles of
loaded trucks race along, passing one
miraculous way, without upsetting any
thing or running over anybody. Though th wagons a
continually moving off from the front of the stores and
going out of the street loaded with merchandise, half a
dozen seem to be coming In for every one that leaves, and
there Is no abatement in the rush and stir. In this Inde
scribable confusion, with the thoroughfare choked and with
wagon wheels Interlocking each other everywhere, there
are fewer accidents and altercations between drivers than
in the city. The reason for this Is sim
driver who ventures Into South Water
street knows the unwritten rules for the guidance of him
self abd his team by heart, and, being fully aware of th
disastrous consequences If be transgresses any of them,
he Is extraordinarily careful. Chicago Hecord-IIerald.
ed to tho very quick of bis pride, the
Spaniard shouted, "The bull Is slain!"
and, throwing aside his sword, sank
on ono knee with folded arms Jn the
middle of the ring. He was right, bul
he had not allowed for the margin of
accident.
The wounded beast charged full up
on him, but the matador, splendid to
tho lust, knelt motionless as a statue,
while the spectators held their breath
in horrlQ.-d suspense. Heachlng hit
victim, the bull literally bounded at
him, and ns he sprang he sank In
death, with his last effort giving one
fearful lunge of the head that drove
a horn Into the thigh of the kneeling
man to tho Joint. Still Heverte never
flinched, but remained kneeling, ex
ultant In victory, but calmly contemp
tuous of applause, till he was carried
away to heal him of his grievous
wound.
Changed Ills Mind.
It Is a wise father who knows Just
which story to tell In regard to his
own child. Jackson, Uko other men,
has a horror of Infant prodigies aB ex
ploited by their proud papas. One day
he met his friend Wllklns, who greeted
him with:
"Hallo, Jacksonl What do you
think my little girl said this morning!
She's the brightest 4-year-old In town.
Sho said "
"Excuse me, old man," exclaimed
Juckeou, "I'm on way to keep an
engagement I Some other time "
"She said, Tapa, that Mr. Jackson
Is the handsomest man I know!' Haw,
haw! How's that for precocity, eh?"
And Jackson replied:
"Wilklns, I'm a llttlo early for my
engagement. That youngster certain
ly Is n bright one. Coino Into this toy
shop and help mo select a few things
that will please a girl of her taste, and
I'll send them to her, It you don't
mind."
Tolerates Nothing Home Made.
Mrs. Caddie I see you're going In
for society, lias your daughter made
her debut yet?
Mrs. Nurlch Well, I should say not
She got all them things made to ortler
in rarls. Philadelphia Press.
"D'ye know, Hooligan, you look Jlkt
tho divll wld a nlustache?" "Yls; I'm
goto' to shave It off." "Lave It oni
yez'll look worse wldout It" Life.
HOT"
57
An Illustrated edition of Everyman
Is promised In the near future from
the house of J. V. Taylor & Co., Now
York.
The first two additions to be made
to the American Sportsman's Library
are "Ouns, Ammunition and Tackle"
and "Bison, Musk-Ox, Sheep nnd Ooit
Family."
Kate Douglas Wlggtn's new book,
Half a Dozen Housekeepers; a Story
for Girls In Half a Dozen Chapters,"
will be brought out by the Henry Alte-
mus Company. ,
Jack London's new novel, which ho
Is Just finishing, Is to appear serially
In the Century Magazine. It Is said
to have all the primitive strength of
"The Call of the 'Wild," but Is even
more thrilling.
Ituskln's biographer nnd friend, W.
Q. Colllngwood, has written a supple
mentary volume of reminiscences
which he calls "Ruskln Itellcs." Tht
book Is announced for publication by
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Ruth McEnery Stuart, author of "Na
poleon Jackson," has finished another
story ot Southern life with the scene
laid In the city of New Orleans. It
Is entitled "George Washington Jones;
a Christmas Gift That Went a Beg
ging." A. B. Hepburn, formerly comptroller
of the currency, Is the author of an
extensive and carefully written vol
ume on the "nistory of Coinage and
Currency In tie United States and the
Perennial Contest for Sound Money,"
which the Macmlllan Company Is pub
lishing. Dodd, Mead & Co. have ready John
Oxenham's new novel, "Barbe of
Grand Bayou;" also "The Golden
Fetich," a new story by Eden Phlll
potts, many of the scenes of which are
laid In the heart 6t Africa, where the
hero has thrilling adventures. Both
books are Illustrated.
William Matthews, whose book en
titled "Getting on In the World" had
such an extraordinary success thirty
years ago, has Just published a new
book, for young men called "Conquer
ing Success, or Life In Earnest." It
Is said to be written with all his old-
time earnestness and enthusiasm.
W. A. Wilde & Co. have In press an
Interesting story fcr young people, by
Eva Madden, entitled "The Little
Queen," which is based upon that fa
mous Incident In English and French
history, the marriage of the little
seven-year-old Princess of the royal
house of France to Richard II. of Eng
land. Dr. E. E. Hale and members of his
family E. E. Hale. Jr., Arthur, Her
bert, and the late Robert B. Hale are
the authors of "Ballads of New Eng
land History," begun more than twenty
years ago and continued Intermittently
as a diversion. It Is soon to be pub
lished by Little, Brown & Co., and
will be Illustrated by Mlas Ellen Hale,
Philip Hale and Miss Lillian Hale.
"The Pit" has reached Its eighty
third thousand, while "The Octopus,"
the former novel of the late Frank
Norrls' "Wheat Epic,' 'is in Its twenty
seventh thousand. "The Leopard's
Spots," by Thomas Dixon, Jr., has
sold 115,000 and "The One Woman,"
by the same author, has hurried tho
printing presses to supply 55,000 copies,
within the few weeks since publica
tion. The Use of Tobacco.
One of the most difficult things In the
world Is to get any authoritative con
clusion about the effects cf using to
bacco. Literature Is filled with paeans
in Its praise and maledictions In equal
measure. There Is abundant medical
opinion on Its evil effects on the heart
the throat and lungs, on the nerves,
and everybody knows the chronic
smoker whose appetite Is ruined, di
gestion Impaired, whose nerves are
torn to shreds, who Is a hypochondriac,
a lamentable object and a cross to his
friends. On the other hand, nearly
everybody smokes, and there Is no
easier way of starting a mutiny than
to cut off the tobacco supply of soldier
or sailor. Persons who are engaged In
hard labor, or In exhausting pursuits
of any kind, know that a smoke, ban
ishes fatigue and knits up the raveled
sleeve of care. If your dentist be com
plaisant he will say that smoking pre
serves the teeth and "kills tho germs;"
your doctor If he wants to stand high
In your estimation, will tell you to "use
tobacco, but use It In moderation."
Some things, however, we do know
about tobacco: It costs a vaBt sum of
money, is one or tue most uuiKiriuut
Industries In the world, and an Import
ant source of revenue to all nations.
Americans consume 7,000,000,000 cigars
annually, and the yearly Incrcaso In
the consumption Is nearly 000,000,000.
Smokers use 3,000,000,000 cigarettes
annually, and consume In other forms.
as In snuff, plug, and smoking tobacco,
315,000,000 pounds, exclusive of the to
bacco exported and that used In manu
facture of cigars and cigarettes. The
Federal treasury receives $05,000,000
annual revenuo from tho tobacco tax;
the manufacturers alone pay In divi
dends $10,000,000 and in wages $50,-
000,000 a year, and the annual value of
tho manufactured product In this coun
try Is upward of $200,000,000.
To Do Considered,
'it looks to me as If some of these
trust magnates felt themselves supe
rior to the government itself.
"Well," answered senator oorguum,
'you must not overlook the fact that
l trust maenato la a great deal surer
of his Job than a government ofllcial."
Washington Star.
Llttlo Things Show.
The German state gives to ono uni
versity more than the British govern
ment allows to all the universities and
colleges In England, Ireland and Scot
land together.
rvimnreaslon of the waist may he
harmful, but if the right young man
ttempts It most Buii are wining i?
take chances.
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