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î (j)V ß $ of fr, I H - H ~ »+ + + + J : r s gnSh a drefful p ity ,” s a id little g,l,g. for A u n tie J ill to be aow w y ami cwy!" she need n ’t c ry u n le s s sh e " observed Ilex, w h o u n d e rsto o d being 9. ! iintle Jill, who h e a rd th em from th e corner behind th e e u rta lu . sto le taray to her bedroom , b e c a u s e sh e gio’t half done h e r cry in g . T h e n th e lot beg»“ - . . , _ , and ladles," p ro te ste d Ita b s, are to cwy so m etim es ’c a u s e th e y If daddy doesn’t c u t off m y h a ir I make me gw ow u p a m ail I sh a ll r when I'm a lad y ." •It isn't any good," o b je c te d w ise t,j. "When I’m a m an I s h a ll be a T, and kill In d ia n s an d lions, an d i t cry for a n y th in g .” shook h er golden henil. "I Jwuld cwy If they h u rle d you. W ex. Wouldn’t you cw y if a Idg lion e a tc h e d L a n d cated me all u p ?" ü | Rex put one arm p ro te c tln g ly ro u n d L because !* is old a n d big, y o u see. b I fs,i. H.ilisy 1 sho u ld kill th e lio n ; th a t • Viuld lie ever so m uch b e tte r, l .e t ’s b th y tlbby-cat’s a lion, a n d shoot him y I Jrith ilie popgun, sh all we'?" H ut tibby- i. I pple tree; a n d tin* î- ; licking horse w as b ro k en , a n d Hex .1 I nd spoilt the doll, p lay in g h e a d s m a n i- i her "L ady J a n e U rey .” » -I wis’ A an tle J ill w o u ld com e dow n- 'I |uirs an' play suttln k ," sig h e d Balls. "I'd rather Uncle J a c k ta k e u s tish- 11 L , or play hall." said Ilex . " A re you ■uiv mamma said h e w o u ld n 't ever lane here again?" “Certain sure," a s se n te d H ubs; " a n ’ i w asn't our U ncle J a c k , n e v e r au y lore, m am m a said trttlly, W ex .” "H e never was o u r u n cle, re a lly ,” xplained the future h u n te r, “o n ly go- h_r t0 |!e. But he w as re a l nice, nud |d o n 't see w hat A untie J ill w a n te d to i and change him for. I t 's J u s t like | ineu ami girls.”' "I'se su re A untie Jill w o u ld n 't be highly, ever,” said lo y al Halts, Indig- astly. iT h e n w h at Is sh e c ry in g fo r? ” ] i specks 'cau se U n cle J a c k -----” I'You said he w a s n 't u n cle a n y m ore, |tfell, and ’cau se U n cle-tliat-used-to-be Isn 't rig h t, eith er, B ahs. l ie 's :-used-to-be-U ncle.” u'se w ew w y u n k in d , W e x ,” pout- i 6-year sister. | Don't be a g oose," re p lie d H ex, loft- |"Well, Use su re U n cle J a c k h a s been flighty, ’cau se m a m m y looked d reffu l gwy. when sh e telled m e a b o u t him . i'Auntie J ill Is c w y ln g ’c a u s e —’c a u s e lewies when y o u ’se n a u g h ty , a n d has I be shut In ze c u p b o a rd .” H'ou're a h o rrid little kid, B a b s,” Id Rex. w ra tb fu lly m a rc h in g a w a y . fNo. I'se not. D o n 't go a w a y , W ex, don't. Use—I 's e so w elly tnisa- Ancl k in d -h e a rte d little B aba [?•■»• h erself a lo n g th e ru g a n d sob- fl'll tell you w h a t w e'll d o ,” sa id Itex, p r he had so o th e d h e r w ith tw o pes. a m arb le, a "c o m n ie ro r" an d If an apple sto le n o u t o f th e d in in g pm. "W e'll go a n d tell U ncle J a c k ft au n tie's c ry in g a w fu l, .ind he'd iter oonte an d sa y h e 's s o r r y —else no f won't love him e v e r a n y m o re.” |0 h . W ex," c ried B abs, ra p tu ro u sly , ottldn't It b e h e a u 'fu l! A n' I w ould my new b a t. If you could g et It Ivn from ze c u p b o a rd , so I w ould be anil 'sp ecah le. I 's e s u re m um m y Wdn't m ind if w e w e re g o ing to fesh He Ja c k ." So Hex tip to e d on a fir for th e b a t. a n d p rim e d th e pop- a» n p ro tectio n a g a in s t Hons a n d Ibers. an d th e y w e n t ro u n d by th e etstuff shop, b e c a u s e th e y g en eral- p i n t th at w a y w ith U n cle J a c k , an d lenvy new p e n n y w a s b u rd e n in g f I p "'ket. B M ldM , ev ery one know s b ran d y -h alls a r e e x c e lle n t nottr- l!l-n t fo r tra v e le rs if th ey g et lost »lie woods. A nd If th ey e at th em pre they g et lo st, th ey m a k e su re o f pi. and d o n 't “ s tic k y ” th e ir pockets. In k s to su ch p ru d e n tia l m easu res. Ij'o u n g e x p lo re rs rea c h e d th e p la n k P 's tire d itc h In good s p irits, an d |e as hap p y a s b old tra v e le rs should pys he. e p lan k w a s n o t a lo n g one. b u t v ater w as so n e a r R e x ’s fe e t w hen dangled, a n d It w a s su ch a good (» -u n ity to sh o o t fish if th e y should tar. th a t it took a good w h ile to over. T h e n th e y h ad to go th e w ay ro u n d th e lan e, b e c a u se th e w as full o f co w s; an d . a s B abs "Vows a r e d reffu l tings, cause (m ig h t b e b u lls.” So th e a u tu m n pnoon w as tu r n in g to e v e n in g w hen | reached th e fish p o n d w h e re U n d e o u g h t to be. B u t no Jolly uncle ►*r *'d p e rh a p s h is m am m a .tad p ut f.n th e c u p b o a rd b e c a u s e he w a s so (1 ty and m ad e A u n tie J ill cry. Hex IB. hs b eg an to feel cold an d tired. | w l s '- t w|s* w e h ad a lot of te a ," |t i '- 'l Balls. p rh ap s w e sh a ll com e to a cam p ." (Hex, co n so lin g ly . " T ra v e le rs al- Jill j ing room, so J a c k follow ed 1 w ith B abs h alf asleep in bis arm s. D ad# an d m am m a looked now here b u a t the | t'hlldren, w hile Ja c k a u d Jill lotted ev- j cry w h ere b a t a t each other. T hu Hex au d B abs laughed a n d ebatteed, an d j began to explain m a tte rs. "W e've ] fetched U ncle J a c k ,” said He. In a | m atter-o f-fact tone, “ to see A utie Jill. | And he’s going to ta k e us tiuing to- I m orrow aftern o o n , if you'll le bint.” "A n ’ h e's goln' to b e so wely, w elly good," a s se rte d H abs, e m p iric ally , "z a t A u n tie J ill w o n 't be so>wy au d cw y, not ever a n y m ore.” M am m a looked asto u n d ed , a it A untie J ill found Ju s t one t e a r to e-nie h alf o ut o f each eye—fo r It h ad n ’tbeen all J a c k ’s fau lt, really you knor. Ja c k stepped a little n e a re r to her,and h alf held o ut one hand an d hall d id n ’t. ‘‘D on’t be silly, c h ild re n ; you u> n ot un- d e rsta n d ,” said m am m a, repovlngly. B u t d a d a sm iled one o f his quht sm iles! a s ta k in g one little one upon «o h knee he s a t tlow n on th e so fa besde m am mn. “ I th in k th ey tlo,” said i f . T hen Ja c k got very n ear Jill, a n d took hold of both h e r hands. 'M y d e a r little Jill," said he, r a th e r jrokenly. A nd sh e p ut her h ead on his shoulder an d cried, an d s a id —b u t reaiy It Isn’t f a ir to tell w h a t sh e said. A iyhow , It m u st h ave been s a tis fa c to ry to Hex an d Babs, fo r those you n g scam ps laugh,si w ith glee a t th e p ro sp ect of m llm ited fishing, an d hall, a n d sw ings, an d p en nies, now th a t Jack-that-m cd-to-be- U nrle-thnt-w as-to-be w a s r e i i s t a t c d - Chlcago T lm es-H erald. BARREN WASTE Read to Them. | -------------- G lenns F alls, s. y ., S ept. 20.— The Fire Made Clean Sweep Along tw en tieth d ay of th e H u d so n V alley L e w is |< iv e r. S treet K ail way strik e saw a car sta rt from here over th is d iv isio n in charge of deputy sheriffs an d m ilitia am i PROPERTY LOSS $1,000,000 OR MORE m anned by non-union m en . As th e , car proceeded n o rth from th e p o w e r; At L east Sixteen Lives Have Been L ost house jeers cam e from th e b y stan d ers. and T hirty Fam ilies are Homeless On its progress th ro u g h th e hank Planning for th e F u tu re. square th e conductor was stru c k by a bystander an d th e car sto p p ed , th e j m ilitia g ettin g off au d clearin g a space P o rtla n d , S ep t. 2 2 .— T h e v e rd a n t around th e car. A fter a sh o rt delay v a lle y of th e n o rth fork of th e I-ew is ^ proceeded W ith in its A car from th e pow er h ouse to F o rt riv e r is a n a sh en w aste. ; E d ward wa« stopped several tim e s by confines are d e v astated h o m es, farm s hr®aks in tb e tro lley w ire, a n d at A ndy a n d th o u sa n d s on th o u sa n d s of se re s 11 a crow d of several th o u sa n d as- of ru in e d tim b e r la n d . T h e loss in Hembled* A M a e ala rm of h ie was tim b e r alo n e is o ver $1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . Six- ru n g * an d th e hose c a rt ru n on th e track an d left sta n d in g , an d an a tte m p t te e n Per8° na 1°»* th e ir liv es a n d 30 was m ade to place tb e hose on th e ia a iilie s h av e been ren d ered h o m eless. rails. T he car was se n t ah ead a n d I t is h a rd to re a liz e th a t w ith in 35 dem olished th e hose c a rt. m iles of P o rtla n d su ch co m p lete davaa- D istric t A tto rn ey P r a tt read th e rio t act to th e crow d, w h ich , a fte r a tim e, | ta tio n h a s been b ro u g h t upon d efen se dispersed. S heriff A u stin called on less farm ers, an d th a t m en , w om en C ap tain D ennis, of C om pany I, N a a n d c h ild re n h av e been bu rn ed a liv e tional G u ard , sta tio n e d a t W h ite h a ll, o r suffocated w ith th e b lin d in g sm oke. and th a t com pany reach ed th e pow er m h e e g gro r i m u n d alo n g th e n o r th fork of T house e a rly , w here th e y are encam ped j t j , e ^ « .¡ g riv e r is of a v ery b ro k en near C om pany K . c h a ra c te r. H ugged, tim b e re d h ills The Saratoga C itizen s C orps, know n a b r u p tly Irorn th e ric h m eadow in th e sta te n atio n al g uard a s C om pany U m ls n e a r th e | ^ wiBi ttnd tll„ , im ber L, Second le g im e u t, was to n ig h t o r- c r u iser b a s found litany se ctio n s of dered to proceed a t once to M echanics- v a | u a b le fir tim b e r o n th e ir rough sides, vtlle an d S tillw a te r in co n n ectio n w ith A long rough ro ad to W o o d lan d , n e a r B E G A N AS A P R I N T E R 'S DEVIL. th e s trik e on th e H udson V alley s i r , e t , he C o lu m b ia, is th e o n ly o u tle t for railw ay system . T he o rd ers w ere th o se liv in g a ro u n d S p eley ah valley E x-G ov. S w in e fo rd H a s S truck I t R ic h issued on th e stre n g th of a rep o rt r e - 1 p r a ilie am l beyond. O nly 18 m iles of in H is C o p p e r M ines. ceived h ere th a t tw o p erso n s had been t (1js roa(j are now p assab le for w agons, It Is reported th a t fo rm er Gov. A. sh o t n ear W aterfo rd th is altern o o o n . for th e tire, in its co u rse, h as b u rn ed P. S w lneford, of A lask a, long a noted th e n u m ero u s log b rid g es, a n d pack an - w estern n ew sp ap er m an. h as stru c k it AMERICANS COULDN’T LAND. in ials a re th e sole m ean s of conveyance rich In his copper m ines on B aranoff in to th e b u rn ed d is tr ic t. S p eley ah Island. T he G overnor Is widely a c Japan Holds M arcus Island, but Will Have p ra irie is th e on ly n a tu ra l treeless space q u a in te d In W ashington, having been to Face Indem nity Suit. for m an y m iles a ro u n d , for th e bo tto m a frequent v isito r here for many years. H o n o lu lu , S ept. 14, v ia San F ra n - la n d s a s w ell as th e h ills a re covered H e w as here rep eated ly during h is , cisco S e p t. a o . - T h e schooner J u lia K. with fir, cottonwood aDd alder trees. term a s G overnor, an d h as been h ere W — h alen h as re tu rn e d front M arcus ! t h e cause of th e v ario u s fires w hich freq u e n tly since th a t tim e. H e w a s I i 8| a n d t a r r i viug h e re S ep tem b er 10, | h av e w ro u g h t such d e stru c tio n one of th e m ost efficient executives th e with o u t h av in g acco m p lish ed th e p u r- re a lly u n k n o w n , th o u g h m any th e o rie s big te rrito ry e v er had. sa y s tbe W ash- pot, for w hich she M,t o u t w h e n sh e are h e ld by th e in h a b ita n ts of th e ington Tim es. arriv e d a t M arcus th e re was a force of affected c o u n try . T h ere seem s to be no G overnor S w lneford had an Interest- ,|a panege m a rin e s on sh o re, an d th e y d o u b t t h a t m ore th a n one fire s e n t th e ing career a s a n ew sp ap er w riter, a n d were p rep ared to resist th e lan d in g of s p a rk s flying th ro u g h th e a i r to w ait- b efore th a t a s a p rin te r. He b eg an i th e A m ericans. U n d e r th e circu m - ing b ru sh p iles a n d d ead tim b e r, w here R o se h ill, of th e \ tn e breeze Boon fa n n e d th e sm a ll blaze a s a devil In th e p rin tin g office o f th e stances C a p ta in noted Gov. Sam uel M edary a t Colum - J W h alen , decided not to a tte m p t to in to a n o th e r h u rric a n e of flam e, w h ich , bus. W hile ap p ren ticed to th e G ov la n d , h is force b eing m uch less th a n blow n o n w ard by th e stro n g w in d of ern o r he lived a t th e M edary residence. I th e force of th e Ja p a n e se , an d ttie its own c re a tio n , o ften d ire c tly crossed T h e p rin tin g office w a s in a w ooden ! M arcus Is la n d guan o com pany w ill now th e p a th of th e p a re n t Are or sta rte d d ire c tio n . building n e a r th e house. One n ig h t m ake a claim a g ain st th e Ja p a n e se in a p recisely o p p o site young S w lneford, In a playful mood, governm ent for in d e m n ity , basin g its S m all fires w ere seen sim u lta n e o u sly lay In w ait for his fellow -devil a t th e \ claim on th e alleg ed t i tle of U osehil! on o u tly in g h ills so d is ta n t from o n s h ead of th e office sta irs. H e w as arm - | to th e isla n d . C a p ta in K osehill ar-1 a n o th e r th a t th e th eo ry th a t a ll th e ed w ith a new Inkroller, w ith w h ich rived a t th e islan d on th e day a lte r th e fires sp ru n g fro m one blaze seem s im he designed to affectionately " s w a t" j Ja p a n e se w arsh ip K asagi left. T he possible. T h e e x te n t of th e b u rn e d - d is tr ic t h is unsu sp ectin g colleague. H e w ait- \ K asagi lan d ed 16 arm ed m arin es an d ed long an d p atien tly . At la s t he h e a rd <0f t th em on th e islan d to p ro tect th e w ill also he u n k n o w n u n til th e h eav y p all of sm oke rises co m p letely an d th e footsteps on th e sta irw ay . As th ey in te re sts ol th e Ja p a n e se g o v ern m en t, m en of th e c o u n try h av e tim e for e x cam e n e a r the top young S w ln efo rd let being com pelled to re tu rn hom e for p lo ra tio n . A rie l, w hich was p ra c tic a l d riv e an d knocked the p erso n to th e coal. H e r com m an d er le ft w ith lie u ly th e w estern lim it of th e fire, is 18 foot of th e sta irs. H e w en t dow n w ith te n a n t A kinote, in com m and of th e m iles due e a s t of K a la m a , w h ile Y ale, I m arin es, a le tte r from K. I s h i, secre a g re a t cla tte r, a u d landed in a heap, ta ry to th e im p eria l m in is te r of foreign a n o th e r ru ra l p ostal sta tio n , is n in e b adly shaken up, b ut not m uch h u rt. affairs, addressed to C a p ta in R osehill m ile s f a rth e r to th e so u th e a st, at.d S w ln efo rd w e n t o u t of the w indow an d an d s ta tin g th e p o sitio n of th e J a p a n a b o u t five m ile s from th e b o u n d ary be slid dow n th e w ooden eave-trough. H e ese g o v ern m en t in th e m a tte r. T he tw een C ow litz a n d S k a m a n ia co u n ties. th e n cam e a ro u n d to the s ta ir w a y to le tte i sta te d t h a t th e w arsh ip h ad been Betw een th ese tw o postofiieee th e fire see h is dem olished rival devil. T o his com pelled to leave on acco u n t of a latk u n d o u b ted ly reach ed its g re a te st in ten - a sto n ish m e n t a n d horror he fo u n d Gov of coal, e x p la in e d th a t Ja p a n claim ed sity , and i t w as in th e neig h b o rh o o d of ern o r M edary p ick in g him self up a t th e th e islan d by v irtu e of occupancy pre Y ale th a t 16 liv es w ere lo st. J u s t how foot o f th e sta irs . T he G overnor, all vious to th a t of R o se h ill, an d ex far to th e n o rth a n d so u th th e fire u nsuspecting, sa id : Alfred, m y boy, pregsed a hope th a t h e w ould avoid any sw ep t is u n k n o w n . T h e g re a te r p a rt of these Infernal W h ig s will kill m e y et. (o n flict a n d leave th e co ntroversy to th e d e stru c tio n w as w ro u g h t on th e G overnor M edary lived in stre n u o u s | )H, Bettle d by th e A m erican and Ja p a n - n o rth sid e of th e riv e r, b u t several political tim es. ese g o v ern m en ts. T h e guan o com pany bouses are now rep o rted as b u rn e d on W h y C e r v e r . N early E s o s p e tl. will m ake a claim on th e Ja p a n e se th e so u th sid e of th e n o rth fo rk . A p la n is now u n d e r c o n sid e ra tio n In th e U. 8. S. New York a n d Brook- governm ent for possesston of th e isla n d , to b u y a larg e q u a n tity of g rass seed lyz n an d H . M. S. B lake and B lenheim al!eKln* th a t C a p ta in R o seh .il s occ.t- an d sow th e e n tir e b n r n t d is tr ic t w ith pancy was p rio r to t h a t of th e Ja p a n a m ethod of en g in e design Is used by ese, an d will also ask for in d e m n ity for green v eg etatio n th a t w ill n o t o n ly w hich th e g ain In econom y Is u n q u e s th e loss of th e t r i p of th e schooner secure a m ean s of liv elih o o d for th e tionable. T hese a re all la rg e vessels farm ers, b u t also p rev en t tb e re c u r W h alen to M arcus. w ith engines from ltl.UOO to 20,000 horse rence of such a n ov erp o w erin g d isa ste r. pow er, anil th e y w ere designed w ith | I t is feared t h a t tw o or th r e e y e a rs MISSIONS OET $57,933. .'w o com plete triple-expansion engines < h sn ee, w hen t h e b ark fa lls fro n t h e on each s h a ft, th e Idea being th a t a t a re p e titio n ¡» First Instalm ent of Their Share of th e <r <*» k illed bY t h i i a n y th in g below h a lf pow er only o n e set Chinese Indem nity. p ossible, b u t m ore stre n u o u s m easu res o f engines on each s h a ft would be used, w ill p ro b ab ly be tak en to p re v e n t th e B oston, F ept. 2 0 .- T h e officers of th e . ,.arHe(<fl of *|aHh in g a n d cam p in g a n d tills is a c tu a lly th e p ra c tic e in o r A m erican w a r d of foreign mi8Nionr> g reil> d in a ry cruising. Special o b jectio n to th is ty p e o f en- announced tonay th e r e .e ip t of *<>7.933 ! F,;w o( th e fa rm ers w ill tr y to leave f o r th e y u n d e rsta n d t h a t gitte w as developed a t the tim e o f the th ro u g h th e sta te d e p a rtm e n t a t U aah- d is tr ic t is once u n d e r c u ltiv a- n av al b a ttle of S antiago. On b o th the in g to n . T h e a m o u n t m 25 per r e n t of i wj,en New York an d th e Brooklyn th e re w as th e aw ard m ade to th e board by th e | Uon th e g ro a n d w ill be far m o re pro- W h a t th e a co m p arativ ely sim ple coupling for com m ission now in wesaion in C h in a L |0C| i ve th a n ev er before. for losses on m ission p ro p erty in ^ e | f)f|g to w m er8 re a lly a m o u n ts to connecting th e tw o engine s h a fts , b ut B oxer o u trag es of 1900. T h is m °n ey I ,.a n n o t be le a rn e d a t p re se n t, for m an y it req u ired a b o u t h a lf an h o u r to p er is said to com e very o p p o rtu n ely to r e - ; ow n o 0 tly in g cla im s w h ich th e y h av e form th e o p eratio n . D uring th e block im b u rse th e tre a su ry lor sum s a lre a d y j n o t T j„ i t e d . A n e s tim a te of $ 1 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ade both th e N ew Y'ork and th e Brook- expended in re b u ild in g in N orth j to rep re sen t t h e loss in tim b e r a lo n e ia : vit had been k ep t under h a lf pow er. C h in a an d also to m eet o th er u ig e n t j p ro b ^h ly c o n s e rv a tiv e / A n o th e r *30.- u sing only tb e a f te r engines. ca lls of th e Fame wort. T he to tal qqq (o r th e loss on th e fa rm s w ill n o t. W hen C e rv e ra ’s fb'et cam e o u t so nn- aw ard very n e a tly eg u als th e am o u n t wi(lely mis(l th e m ark , • xpeetcdly. s a y s W . M. M c F a rlan d in of th e claim p resen ted by th e Itoard rb e d il)tricU (b e e x tre m e so u th e n g in e e rin g , it w as not deem ed wise tw o years since, th e ch arg es an d reduc- , nd Dorth w h ich w ere d e v a s ta te d by •o lose h a lf a n h o u r in coupling up. so lions b eing m erely n o m in al. T he h e th e fire a r e seldom v isite d o n ly by a n ¡lint It w as p o ssib le to w ork th e engines aw ard of th e personal losses of m is occasional tim b e r c ru ise r o r p ro sp e c to r. up to h a lf p o w er only. T he poor w ork sio n srie s has n o t y e t been m ad e, b n t who o ccasio n ally p e n e tra te th e fa stn e s s if th e S p an ish en g in eers re n d e re d th is will soon be forw arded from P ek in to of th e u p la n d h ills. btek o f efficiency less lm |s lrta n t th a n W ashington. it w onltl h av e been h ad th e en em y 's Bank Defrauded of Big Sum. W e s ts to Know Needs of Navy. fleet been possessed o f skilled engi V ie a n a , S ep t. 2 2 .— A f a r th e r e x a m neers: b ut th e lesson w as learned, and W ash in g to n , S ep t. 20.— S ecretary in a tio n of th e hooks of th s V isn n a th is, added to th e o th e r objections a l Moody h as begun a tho ro u g h in v estig a lieader bank show s th a t th e em b ezzle read y m entioned, re n d e rs It unlikely tio n to » se ertain th e needs of o u r n av al m en t of E d m u n d J e ilin e k , a n official of th a t th is ty p e o f engine will a g a in be e sta b ish m e n t, h is p u rp o se b ein g to th e c a s h ie r's d e p a rtm e n t, who died ThV collect th e view s of th e officers of all T h u rsd ay , » re s h o u t $ 1 ,1 5 0 ,0 0 0 . ttacd. ____ __ | b ran ch es an d d raw from th em h is re- frau d s w ere effected by th e m a n ip u la - E le c t r o - P l a t e d b i s i r a By th e u se o f a process Invented a t l co m m en d atio n s to be su b m itte d to tio n of ch eck s a n d by m ak in g false en- Today h e issued in strn c- tr ie s in th e ch eck b o o k , so m ew h at sim i- B ridgeport. C onn., wooden doors are I congress. Itelng electro -p lated w ith copper or j tio n s to th e naval board of co n stru e- lar to th o se in th e L iverpool hank casq, 1 tio n , headed by R e ar A d m iral O ’N e ill, I t h a s been d isco v ered , h o w ev er, t h s t brass. _______________ to look th o ro u g h ly in to n o t o n ly th e Je ilin e k h a s $2 5 0 ,0 0 0 to h is c re d it'w ith w ttys do. T hen they will give us some hu.'lalo cooked In a pot on th ree sticks o v er the lire, ami tell us w here U ncle J a c k Is." So they trudged on cheerfully a little fu rth e r. B ut It got so d u sk aud th e cow s looked so large and w ild in th e fa d in g lig h t th a t they m ight alm ost lie real buffaloes, w hich are very d if fe re n t from play ones, a s everybody know s. B abs' shoes stock In the mud Hc l couldn't be found, an d Hex fell In som e stinging nettles, and they both got sc ratch e d scram bling through a hedge. So |>oor little Ooldon H air sa t d ow n on a hank a n d cried, and Hex stro k ed Iter bead, and would have cried too If c ry in g h ad n 't been out of the q u estion for a big boy, who w as nearly a m an, duda said. J u s t th en F arm er B urton cam e along w ith Ms tlog Hover. H e found them sot.te ap p les out of his pocket, an d listened atten tiv ely w hile th ey explain ed m a tte rs. Of course, he ought to ta k e th em s tra ig h t home, h ut—u w icked sm ile crossed th e old m an’s lips—they bad com e out to find U ucle-Jack, and p erh a p s it would be a good thing If th e y found him. H e h ad seeu him w alk in g d istracted ly a b o u t in Sleepy Ilo l.o w a few m inutes ago. and be knew som ething ab o u t lovers’ quarrels. W hy, w hen he w as courting lla m e M argery forty y e a rs ago they parted fo rev e r once a m onth! B ut lie d id n 't tell th e y o u n g ste rs a n y th in g about this, only took up Balls on Ills broad shoul d e rs a n d w alked along so fss t th a t Hex h ad to tro t to keep tqt w ith hint. "W h y does you laugh, M lsser B ur to n ?” Inquired Bahs. "Oh, b ecau se you’re such a funny lit tle girl to go h u n tin g buffaloes.” " B u t It w as W ex xat w as goin’ to shoot zem ,” apologized she. "Oh, 1 beg his p ard o n ,” said th e Jo vial old farm er. " P e rh a p s he would lik e to stop behind and shoot them now ?” B ut H ex thought they h ad b e tte r be g e ttin g hom e, a s It w as so late. Buffa loes, he a d m itte d . In his p riv a te m ind, w ere not so nice to h u n t In the d ark. As th e y w ere crossing the hollow a big g en tlem an cam e strid in g along. "H e re 's U ncle Ja c k !” th ey both ex claim ed a t once. “ W hy, B alls—Ilex!” cried be, In am azem ent. " W h a te v e r-----” "Oh, th e y 'v e com e to look a f te r you, Mr. Ja c k ," said old B u rto n , solem nly. “T h e y 'll tell you all a b o u t It. P e rh a p s y o u 'll see 'em hom e a s It is g ettin g la te .” So saying, lie d isa p p e a re d over a stile w ith rem ark a b le ag ility for his y ears an d size. All th e w ay hom e he lau g h ed, u n til R over th o u g h t th a t he m ust be going m ad, like som e ill-balanced dogs In th e hot w eath er. All th a t even ing he chuckled to him self, until his dam e confided to th e h ired nmn th at th e m a s te r had so m eth in g on his m ind fo r ce rta in , a n d th e hired m an thought th a t “ ateb b e he'd had a n offer for th e h e ife r." B u t n ot fo r m an y a long day d id he tell th e sto ry of th e hunters. “ W ell, you young pickles!" said Ja ck , w ho used to be uncle, " w h a t th e d ick en s a r e you doing h ere? W h a t the d e u c e am I to do w ith you?" he added, u n d e r his breath , a s he sh ouldered th e girlie. B a b s looked a t Hex. an d Rex looked a t B abs. "W e w ere looking for you,” said the h u n te r a t length. •• ’C a u se sh e ew les w hen W ex is n a u g h ty , a n ' m am m a p u ts hint— " “ D o n 't be such a donkey. B abs,” 'n- te rru p to d Hex, Indignantly. “ W ell," said Ja c k , "I suppose I m ust ta k e you young ra sc a ls hom e, a n y h o w .” "A n ’ say you’» so w w y ," pleaded H olden Ila ir. “ I should, if I w ere y o u ,” counseled Itcx , p u ttin g Ills hand in th a t of tinclc- w ho-useJ-to-be, b ecau se be w as a very nice uncle, and II isn 't so old In tbe d a rk . "M en m ust p u t up w ith som e th in g from girls and ladles, and be k-tul to th e m ,” he p reached, solem nly. " T h a t ’s real tru e. My d a d a sa y s so." J a c k d id n 't say m uch, but be held th e m v e ry tig h t, an d c arrie d Hex as w ell a s Bali.« In th e gloom iest p a r t of th e lan e, w here no one could see. So It w a s n 't long befo re they cam e to th e house, w here everyone seem ed in tro u b le , except tibby-cat, w ho w as tloz ing u n concernedly in fro n t o f th e tirt D ad a, w ho had Jn st com e Viome. w as s ta r tin g o ut to look fo r them : S arah , th e n u rse, an d Ja n e , the housem aid, h a v in g Ju st re tu rn e d front a vaiu se a rc h . Cook w as b lin k in g o v er th e k itc h e n fire about “ them ch ild ren " till sh e le t th in g s burn, a n d m am m a w a s so b b in g on th e sofa in th e d ra w in g room , b ecause sh e w a s not w ell enough to g e t up. P oor A u n tie J ill w a s m ost w re tc h e d of all. b ecau se sh e had cried a ll h e r te a rs aw a y in th e a fte rn o o n a n d h ad n o n e left fo r th e babies. W h a t a sh o u t of d elig h t w e n t up a s In w ritin g a letter, tb e fcreat genius subject of co n stru ctio n , b u t p erso n n el, v ario u s V ien n a firm s, in a d d itio n to th e y ca m e in th ro u g h th e open door! D ad a sn a tch ed up h is boy. an d m am m a Is tb e one w ho retu v n b o rs w h a t ab en ld an d to m ake h im a rep o rt on b o th aub- in v e stm e n ts of n p w a rd s of $ 500,000 in I jects. in d n s tria l e n te rp ris e s. called eag erly fo r tliem from th e d raw - be le f t onL