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The Romance of a Survey Br FREDERICK HART (ft III. r MlClurt Ntwtpipar lytillc.U ) I On Friday Hit familiar "back pas tor" wit much tt usual; Hit vow grated contentedly, tlia mile brook talked (o liot'lf a It liiil dunt (or Uw put tliouMiid year, Hit wutlurrd tret wort tht umt air of pernmumi tj m tht urroundlng hllli. On Krl day ( on Suturday tin cen liad chauged radically. Tlia cowt fled In tirror, Hit brook babbled angrily ; even tht tree itemed Indignant. Tht cauan of all thla dlaturbanc waa Hit appear loot of t number of young nun In Buiingl ahlrta and lilh laced ahoea, some of whom performed strange feats with tnpoda and lonaj red and-whlts pole and Intemilnabl steel tape, ahoutlni and waving their anna In a way to frighten any elf-repetlng row Into bovlnt hjaturtm. while other drovt stake In th ground. It waa alt very atraag, thought the rowa and tb brook ami tlia tree; no one had vvtr acted that way In Hi bark pasture b fort. The aentlment wert echoed' by prclly Mary I,anghorn when alio madt her morning trip to Hi bark pa . tur. Hut Unry shared none of the cow't terror. She walked straight to tht young man who seemed to l In charge of thlnga and demanded of lilin who hi waa, whnt he wanted there, when h came from, whnt be wna doing and why he wo doing It, ull In breath. The young innn took off lila hat It wai a hot inomlng, mid ho wna working bardand mopped hla brow wltb l bandanna before amrwarliig. tlv had l rather nice hrow, thought Mnry ; In fact, he waa rather nice to look tit. In bla rough clothe, with the upturned leave allowing hla museulnr forearm and bla ahlrt, open at the throat, re vealing the white akin below where the aun bad not tunned It. Hut aha waited for ber reply without giving any llgn of thla admlratlph. The young man aeemed apologetic, and waa quit nice about It. "Well, you tee, Mlsa " "Mary Langhoru's uiy name, and thla la my father'a Jonni Langhorn' fnrni." "Mini Lnnghorn, we're aurvoylng for t railroad line HiaVa to run through here, Your father wna to we our attorney Ihli mornlpB. We're run ning the preliminary now,"- Mary hadn't the slightest Idea whnt ht meant by "running a preliminary.'' but h really wui nice, even If he wna on lior father' land; and then, thfl mention of attorney wna reassuring and business-like. Bo the treated tho young man to a smile, which he teemed to appreciate to the full, and relumed to the homo, where ehe found ber father In a atate of excitement. "What do you think, Mary-girl t" bi began. Iter mother, Handing be hind him, echoed "What do you thlnkr. "They're goln' to run a line o' rail road right through the back pastor' I wai talkltt' to their lawyer Juett thla lnutan' they're golu' to pay $500 an acre fcr the right o' way I Why. It cornea to niore'n 15,0001 It'a a big thing for ua, Mnry It means school an' college for you, fer one thing. Ain't yi gladJ" v "Oh, Dad I" The dream of Mnrv's Ufa wna to be reallnil m '' ' " ' could hardly find re-i'-happiness, Then lie r "That youni! en n , the gang Andre"--Andrew Is ito i they put the Hi e can And out, lie lu t;- , 'fend to aomp JhIi !.-rmiu , .-. i thin' like thnt-nn' tliclmvy-v a'- ' could I put hint up. mf ' eo'ic-" i wild 'e. So we'll have .hlin iiiwtnd fer awhile. Did you nee him when you waa down to Hie back pasture thla niornlnT' J,. . "Yei I saw him, He be looked rather nice." "Well I" Jonna Luhghorn'a word wua abort, "I'm glad you liked hla looks. He'll come In fcr dinner." At dinner he oppeurrd, and the Lnnghorn family "took to" him at nnec, He waa quiet, but hnd a fund of hu mor Hint kept them till laughing when ha chose to exercise It. ..He was hand aonie, too, thought Mr. Lnnghorn ns the looked at the bronzed face Hint Miry hnd admired In the foi'bnoon. And he seemed to like the farm cook ing, which was the surest way to kind ly Mrs. Latighorn'l, heart, " But Mary was silent and subdued beforo hliu i In fact, through tho mouths that followed the waiting for; mtitcrlols yid tho endless surveying and re-surveying the grew more and more quiet. Her father saw fit to rally her on tho sub ject, but she would make no direct re Ply. "I wonder If the child's feelln' well?" Inquired his wife of him one evening In on anxious tone, But ho reassured her, - "She's a little peaked, I'll admit," he "said, "Hut you Jlst wait till full, when she goes to school, It'll nitike n new glvl of her, You jlst wait." So Mrs, Langhom dutifully waited. Mary was to leave for school on the fifteenth' of September. The night be " fore her departure the young engineer announced that the first shipment of material would arrive the next day, and that work on the dK'Ing tuvl jflVtlllf B,rR,;rl !'.ryln";f Hp (:,.,. . ':i-, r.1 1 1 ; j;n -..i , Pvf-1" ''' 'l!l''l .1 'rjh y e.-era ij.vf.-!t-. 'V, -eo i ! r v Iitfcuu ;" u t uiuij teal too, li lit mUuce. After the evening meal she sllppud away for a moment and did not return at once, Tht engineer thought ha would lake t laat look at his slakes, to see Hint BO mischievous amnll boya had eilruet ed any of them, lie went down to (he back pasture In th twilight. Ills line of atukes aintehed clean ami true across the green, and he wua about to leave when he heurd something that caused hlin to clic k hliimelf, It was the sound of some one subbing an though her heart would breuk. lie looked about and saw Mury, a huddled I whit heap on the gruos, crying her heurt out, In surprise bo went up to hfr, "What the matter?" he asked. "Oh, pleus go away and let me alone I" sohlied Mnry, Dill he whs not to be put off. lie nt beside her until ber sobs had given way lo sighs, and then once morn bnptlred gently, "What's the matter?" "I I just was coming down tonight to any gnodhy lo Hut old pasture I I loved It so and you're going lo miike track run across It and I'm going away tomorrow, and and I jut couldn't hear III I loved the old pas ture so, and the little brook, and nil." Young John Andrews' heart went out to her In her distress; but even more than sympathy was the fueling that flooded hi in at alght of ber tears, lie took ber baud In hi. , "Mary dear," he said, "you're no sorrier than I am that you are going away tomorrow. I can't let you go without telling you that I love you und that I want you to love me even If I did spoil Hie built pasture Won't you make me happy, Slury dearest?" Khe looked at him, at first In auinre ment, then with swiftly deepening tide of crimson flooding her features, II" saw In her eyes the resme that she could not put Into words, and the next moment tho disaster to the buck pus, lure was forgotten and she wos In lit arms. "And, sweetheart," snld John An drews, "I'll be walling for you wheu you come nut of school, andlet luc tell you I secret I'm to be Hie chief engineer of this whole division! Won't It be wonderful, dear?" . To which Mary could enty reply that iht loved him, Indeed slut did, and she didn't care a pin irtiout the back pos ture. Which was all very right and natural under the circumstances, and they went borne band In hand to break the news to Hie family. The cows hnd long ago been driven Into their shed; but the trees mid the brook seemed satisfied, somehow, Hint their sacri fices had brought happiness lo tho lit tle girl they hud known and loved fur ao loug. ROYAL REVENGE ON MILTON Ortat Poet'a Book Publicly Burned by tht Hangman When Charles II Cams Back. When the restoration of Otiarlca II became Imminent, Milton, who Is pos sibly best known to the world as the author of "Pnrudlse Lost," found him self In a position of peril, as many of his writings rontnlued sentiments which Charles nnd his court could not be expected to tolerate. In "The Iconoclast," and 'Defense. pro rtiputo Angllcnno," much was to lie found Hint was Inimical to the Hestorutlon, and when ho added "Tho Beady and Easy Way to Ksinbllsh a Freo Commonwealth," Milton wait obliged to go Into hiding. But tin people wore tired of the common wealth, and so welcomed Charles home again. Though Milton escaped. IiIk books did not, nnd the house of com mon passed' a resolution that his majesty he humbly moved In cull In Milton's books nnd order them to In humed hy the common htiniminn; nnd Hint the attorney '.rcnernl do prnrecil against them hy Inlletnicnt or other wise. On Amnist 27, 1(Hin, ns ninny copies; of the three offending books as could he found were publicly burned, Throe days after an act was passed which relieved the. poet from further neces sity of concealment. In fact, tbt search had only been perfunctory and the chase had been purposely allowed to slacken. Chicago Journal. Born to Command. In front of Ocn. Wlnlield Scott's house In Elizabeth, New Jersey, were several shade trees In which certain song birds hnd made their nests. One day when the general was at work In his garden trimming a quince tree with a Inrgo hooked pruning knife hu suddenly started with huge strides to ward the street In front. There on tho corner wns a boy with a shotgun, gnslng up Into a tree. ' The youngster did not observe the general' approach until tho veteran bud arrived wlllilti twenty paces of 'hlin. "Young man," Scott then culled out In a voice Hint might hnvo been henrd by a whole division of, soldiers, "are yon going to shoot my birds?". The boy for a moment, lost the power of motion; but he quickly recovered and took to his heels, running ns If chased by a mad bull. Youth's Com panion. Culinary Measures, We hnve Just discovered the genesis of an old jest. You remember how when Bridget wns asked why she sang a -certain hymn while cooking the bronkfnst, she replied: "It's for the leggs, mum. When I want 'em soft boiled I sing ono verse, mid . when I want 'cm hard boiled I sing two verses." About 800 years ago Sir Keiiflm Dlgby published n hook where, ;n glvtns lh directions nwktf. :'!, ; 1' !V - v:lln-- , i. '1 ,te-1 it ! '.". b-il -.W i" iiij-'uliheiere 1'suliu very leisurely." Boston Transcript, , EAGLE TAKES RIDE ON SALMON'S BACK This Veracious Tale Is Vouched For by Every Man Aboard the Roosevelt. Sentlle, Wash. Kvery man aboard the schooner floosevelt, from the mas ter lo the cook, In from recent voyage, snld they would take an oath that they saw a huge bald eagle take a wild ride on a aulmon'a back In the stretch of water between Cape Mudge and Seymour Narrows, Gulf of Geor gia. And Ihey brought, the eaglt to Seattle to prove It, The ltooKtvelt was on Its way to Nruttle from Hie d'hlng banks In He cute strait. Shortly after passing Sey mour Narrows members of the crew said Ihey noticed a bald eagle flying Drove HI Sharp Talent Into the Fish's Back, close to tho water, near the vessel. A they watched the big bird skimming near the surface, a spring 'salmon, es timated to weigh about tweuty pounds, leaped clear of the awlft-movlng cur rent. (Julcf aa flash Hie eagle drove bla sharp talons Into the fish's back, There was a great splush as the big springer dived, taking the engle be neath the surface. All hands rushed to Uie rail lo watch the struggle. Three times, they said, the fish and the bird disappeared In the water while the Hoosevelt steered a course close behind them. Finally the eagle loosened Its hold on the aaluion and (lopped over on the surface of the water completely ex hausted. It hnd put up a game flsht hut had lost lis prey. The crew of the Roosevelt pulled the bird aboard with a bout hook. The engle wns nearly drowned, hut on deck It son" recovered nnd showed fleht. While the battle between th nnd the fish wns In prngres nr. eagles, the Roosevelt's men around the vicinity seven"1', dipt. Bnmev Pedersan u-i'-enpturert eagle to one of the ' lie parka. LOCKS SELF UP WITH C Former Circus Animal Tra r-f 0 d It In Bravado but Was ' Bitten. - Cumberland, Md.-Chnrles W. Mil ler, a former circus animal trntnor. was badly Injured by a bear at the oo of John W. Snyder Hie other day, after tie had locked himself In the enge to show a Pittsburgh pnrty thfl the anln.-nl was nfraid of him. As soon ns the benr henrd the lock on the cn ?e door click he pounced on Miller, knocking him down twice, bit ing him through the. knee and the muscles of one arm to the bone. Doctor 5 Utchell, who wns a member of the part y watching the attack, en gnged the lvn."'s attention from out side of the cup'. This, aided by tho use of a club that Miller had got hold of, prevented tho animal from tearing his trainer to shreds. The bear wns secured by Snyder at Connellsville. where It bad been on exhibition several years, Two Suitors Forced Girl to Pick One as Husband M'Jss Margaret Corcoran of Minneapolis, Minn., wns forced to u mie ber choice between two Bweclht-nrts, and was married nt once to Howard Rebeck, Dounld Wnlp aid Rebeck visited her home; eiu 'h armed with a mar riage, llcen se,- Margaret fainted, lior parent s favored Donald. As the men glared ut each other the irl recovenv'. Plod P W1'1"'8 Mcmse. tenrt'ig to shreds. 'Chen she falm'M' again. When -fce H.ivPv recov erd her parents .i ..- !,. i-uti'e lilei lh ceremony was performed. THE FARMERS' call! - U- I m Si---. - II Jf." ?olish Children Deeply Grateful for Saving Gift of American FooS Holiaay or "play day" to school bey? ind girls in Poland means marching in a procession and carrying an American flag. Because they receive a daily meal of good hot Amc.-ica.i food at t'iclr :oon recess, these children want to how their gratitude to their benefac irs, and so they laboriously make our 'sg to carry in a public march. They avc placed the stars in the wrong cor er and tlicy probably do not know the ood old traditions about our thirteen - iknics for which the strr,? sbnd. JflffOTI "flli'lTlTI'll1 Tl'i Hv iW J mm SANTA. CL IS? ibut they are clear on the question of who is tlieif friend. They have gone a million of them in all parts of Poland, day alter day and week after week since the Armistice to the kitchens of the American Relief Administration European ChBdrea Fund, and have been fed. They still face starvation without their daily ra- Ition of nourishing soup and cocoa from tint kitchens, but the resources availa Me to the European Children's Fund will furnish the child feeding sta tions with supplies only until January Les settle this right now! No man ever smoked a better cigarette than Camel! You'll find Camels unequalled by any cigarette in the world at any price because Camels combine every feature that can make a cigarette supreme Camels expert blend of choice Turkish and choice Domestic tobaccos puts Camels in a class by themselves. Their smoothness will appeal to you, and permit you to smoke liberally without tir ing your taste! Camels leave no unpleasant ciga retty aftertaste, nor. unpleasant ' cigaretty odor 1 ' i You'll prefer Camels blend to either kind of tobacco smoked straight 1 Cames r eoW avtryvforv m scientifically fMcJtAjfea of 30 agtnttn for 30 eenft; or ton pack arfda 'JOO cigtrotto) in a gtaAtn9-ppor-cowna carton. Wb strongly reoominei id thi carton fat tho ilomt or office tupply or win ui you travL P. 1. PfttmriTHa TaHa rvn ot u - L uukwu-weu Me -Jcte t&sfo I HEAR THEY DON'T NEED 9T0VE3 IN RUSSIA ANY MORC. TROTZKCY'S MOT AIR KEEPS THE MOUSES WARM. For the means to carrr oa the work after that date Herbert Hoottf ap peals to American generosity. Mr. Hoover Is chairman of the European Children's Fund, which is a branch of tbt American Sefief Ammistration, at which he is bead. The FWid gives one. meal a dajr t a auVkn children-in - Poland and a mil ho and a half in the Riltfe Stales. Ciecho-SovaJcta and Austria. Tht gift of $2W00,Qt from the AiaencM atopic snu mean the continuance of the caiM welfare work until next sumrier. Withont the gitt the children will itarve. 4,tf!t m fc 7-: mm 1 SVW.TanWai 1 II (P.:.
