Eugene Weekly Guard.
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EUGENE
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OREGON,
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A man who would try to stab a ghost
would stick at nothing
Happiness, like the raintiow. I» bard
to locate after It on« e gets away.
Man Is a two legged animal who tries
to work all the other animals for a liv­
ing.
Aunt Carrie lias got tier divorce anil
was also awarded the custody of the
feather bed.
JustIce Is again aei-elerated by a <11-
vorce granted to a man because bls
w Ife has cold f«s-t.
When three women sit down to talk
about a new dress pattern a small boy
with a toy drum is Inaudible.
Tbe Russian nihilist» are continuing
their policy of masterly Inactivity. Tbe
Czar use» cigarettes to excess.
An American dentist has been fixing
the sultan’s teeth. The United States
government may have to collect the
bllL
A purchase of real estate In Paris for
a Yank«»- skyscraper has alarmed
Frenchmen who revere tbe Eiffel
Tower.
King Edward's coronation rites will
last four hours, during which time lie
will is* compelled to abstain absolutely
from smoking.
There are several sovereigns over
here who are anxious to get a good
swift kick at Prince Henry, who has
been abusing Wilhelmina
on Pitcairn Island In the South Pa­
cific Ocean, mall Is delivered only once
a year. That must be a pleasant place
for the man whose bills couie by the
post.
Klug Chulalunkoru of Slam Is prepar
Ing to attend the St. Louis Exposition.
It is but fair to the king to say that bls
headquarters will not Ixt on th«- Mid
•»■y-
When a man has to ask bls wife I for
tlie price of a haircut, the spiritual I af
Unity Is due for a Jar. We are not •ar
i ­
prised, therefore, to learn that Henry
and Wilhelmina of Holland are out.
That man who was »upposeil to be
dead showed jxxir taste In returning
just as his wife was starting ou a wed­
ding trip with another man. lie might
at least have permitted them to enjoy
a pleasant honeymoon.
A Philadelphia bank teller lia» been
stricken with smallpox becaime be han-
died germ iufected currency, Tbl» la
unpleasaut news, but it will hardly
abate the fondn<-M of men, women and
children. In Philadelphia and else
where, to handle money, even if it la
not fresh from the mint or tlie bureau
of engraving and printing.
In danger. No lietter device than the
ear-plerring Whistle baa been dlarover*
ed. In the early day» of Amerh-au rail­
roading the signa at road cro-ainga read
“look out for tbe locomotive w ben the
Indi rlngH.” It wan mood discovered
that the rattling of wheel« often kept a
driver from hearing tbe »oft sound of
a t>eli, an«l the whistle, whose »brill
sound |»h r<»“M through everything, was
»ubstituteij for It It will be an ea«y
matter for American locomotive build
era to put on the engines wbh h they
«end abroad the toy whistles to which
foreigners are accu«tome<i and which
answer there nil the purpoaea of a
w bi» tie.
A «sui*ular report of the t<wta m
of two Amvrl«*au locomotive, in use
a Bavarian railway saya that they are
found satiafactory lu evvrj
otie They whistle aft«
which ss'unds "unearthly
Gwrnuin car*. They »
way familiar to all who I
lean ronda Instead <>f h-tting <>ut g
murmurs as tare gu built mgiue,
when they wish to attract aitent
It la not strange that therv
soch a dlff« retw-e In whistl
United litatro Innumerable
roads . r-'»« th« railway, at gra.le Meu
ai.,1 live ,t«* k tre«t«a»» on the lra< as.
while they do n«-t abroad It is uecea-
nary to have some devt<-e to warn hu
man be
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st ttnj are
WHEN A REASONABLY COMFORT­
ABLE HOME IS ASSURED.
right one. a condition »tyled left-hand-
edness. In close connection thereto Is
the habit of most left-handed persons
to sleep on tbe left side In the uncon­
scious endeavor to relieve the right
half of their brain, which Is more
charged wltb bl«xxl during tbe day.
For right-handed persons tbe position
on the right side is the normal one for
tbe same reason.
Why should lovers defer their mar­
riage a day longer thau the time when,
as far as we mortals can discern the
future, the prospect of a comfortable
home Is reasonably assured? asks Cy­
rus C. Adams in Amslee's. It Is sense-
A young woman lingered In a store leas to wait for tbe coming of affluent
elevator the other day after It bad dis- days. Their lives shouhl be united,
gorged the crowd. "Seventeen is the ami each In bls way should help to
limit.” she »aid to elevator man; “you bring about the advent of easier times
took In more than twenty.” "You have If they are ever to come, It is as fool­
collected six fares without ringing up ish to wait for a larger income than is
one,” said a la«ly to a street car conduc­ r«-iUly required as it Is for parent» to
tor. "1 am responsible for two; please
slave and drudge that their children
ring them up.” "I do not care to discuss
may enjoy a degree of affluence they
the matter here." said a full college girl
have never known, This 1» the rock
to a ha« kman "I will ¡«ay you wlfat you
upon wb'cb the French nation has
ask, take your number, and make In­
split They are a frugal and a thrifty
vestigation later." "Walters six ami
people. It Is interesting to know that
eleven," r«-|M»rted a woman to a h«»tel
many of the tasteful, artistic and cost­
clerk, “fall to serve me civ
ly products of France are made almost
do not fee them.”
These
exclusively for tbe foreign trade. Two-
plaints, all overheard In on«
thirds of tbe best chinaware of Limo­
to contlrm the rumor that
ges, for example comes to the United
g«s«d naturisl Indifference Is waking up.
States. A well-to-do Frenchwoman Is
The severe morality of modern times likely to use a preparation of rice flour
threatens the supremacy of one whose as a cosmetic, leaving the delicate per­
gray hairs alone ought to protect him — fumes and other toilet articles of Paris
no less a peraonuge than that archgiver. for her American nnd British »Inters
Santa Claus. It has been de« hied by wlio are willing to spend more money
many w ise mothers that tills Christmas for such things. But the rich father,
fiction gives children their find knowl­ unfortunately conceives it to be bis
edge of hypocrisy and deceit, and that duty to leave bis children richer than
there Is an unbecoming skepticism himself: If on the other hand, be be a
alsiut the young man of seven or eight lHM«r tiller of the soil, It Is disgraceful
who lias outlived tile Kt. Nicholas delu not to educate ills son to a trade or a
slon and a certain air of contemptuous ■ profession so that the family name
pity towards other victims of this de- may have a higher place in tbe social
celt, Moreover, they declare that it Is scale. This deplorable ambition fixes
demoralizing to make an Idol of one upon tbe family a burden almost too
whose only virtue Is a reckless habit great to I m - borne, and parents deliber-
■ *f gift giving »ml alsiut whone other ately restrict the number of their cbll-
habits little is known. Yet on tbe oth­ I dren. In large districts, particularly In
er hand It has never tieen proved that Northern France, families of more
those who have been thus amiably de­ than two children are rare, Many of
luded were any tbe worse for the decep­ (he young ;x*ople, seeing the hard lives
tion In after life, and. In fact, many their parents lead, defer tlieir own
who have outllM-d all delusions love to marriages in order to Ix-tter their for
ling to themselves the memory of their tunes, thl at last even the desire to
faith In thia giver of gtssl gifts, (if marry s extinguished. Parents and
course the saint himself has felt hla children of all latnls may well heed the
power weakening In late years ami be lesson In sociology that France is now­
tins lived to see automobiles preferred teaching
Nearly all our self made men. lead­
to reindeer as a means of locomotion
and to have bls travels through chim­ ers in the professions and In business,
neys marred tiy the odors from gas married young and on very tiKMlerate
logs, yet he has |H-rsisted In bis Ix-nevo- Income«. Many assumed. without the
lent habits In spite of these draw backs, slightest tri-piilatlon. the resjMinsihllity
and It seems a pity to add anything of supporting a wife Oil $1,(MM) a year
more to Ills pack of miseries. Parents or less. These men usually have very
will decide for themselves In this mat­ pronounced views on the Inadequate
er, hut at present It looks as If, ou the knowledge of the value of money and
coming nights liefore Christmas, w hen how to take care of It possessed by the
"mamma In her 'kerchief and 1 In my majority of young men and women.
cap” settle down for a long winter's The views of these young persons as
nap. the worthy pair will not I m - dis to tbe amount of Income upon which
turlied by the clatter of Santa Claus' they may prudently marry vary, of
approach.
course, according to the circumstances
In which they have lived. Many an
H4NII (»111)1 I OK PIAhOS.
intelligent girl who works In New
Y’ork kitchens Ims no doubt whatever
One of tbe chief dlfficultl«'» to lx* over- that she and the steaily. Industrious
<»>me In mastering the piano Is the ten­ ’ellow sue intends to marry will have
dency of the hands to assume an Incor­ a comfortable home on $12 to $14 a
rect position, the desire to drop the week. A penniless German school
wrists seeming to be a fault wltb all teacher who came to Philadelphia
pupils. U llllaui Itobrer. of Montreal. w ben a young man and who in Ills old
Que, believes that his hand guide- age Ilves in New York on the rentals
shown herewith will aid greatly In >f apartment houses bought with $::<io.
overcoming (his fault, besides auto­ »Mi lie enrnxl slowly In manufacturing
matically raising the hands to th«' prop­ assertetl the other day that $1.'»»» to
er level when playing on the black keys. 11,500 a year In New York would give
The arrangement may tie attached to to young marrhsl couples of refinement
any piano without damaging the Instru- a comfortable home. Iiooks. music ami
amusements and everything they
might nc«-l for tlx* rational enjoyment
of life. This gentleman has the Ger­
man Ideas of thrift. There Is scarcely
any doubt that any man ami w ife, gift­
ed with an ability to disburse dollars
to the very best advantage, would l«e
able to realize his Idea of comfortable
married life ->n a small income.
The 1 »epart luent of tgi lculture urges
strongly ibe Introduction of a new in­
dustry, the cultivation of flowers ¡«ir
tleularly rosea for p« rfume making It
Is believed that tn California tbe oil. or
attar, of roses can l>e distilled on a
•cale so extensive that American per­
fumers may ultimately become Indo
pendent of foreign producers of attar
In any event the Industry, which la pe
cullarly adapted to the tast<-a of worn
incut, the screws which secure tbe two
en. will I m - a new and large source of
supports tx-lng inserted underneath the
domestic income.
keyt»»ard. The guides can lx- raised or
Tbou!uin<ta of nilcrviicvplata are em­ lowered until adjustisl to the player's
ploy «M lu Germany to prevent trlvhtno needs, and the rolling carriages offer a
»I n by d<*terftii£ dl»<*am«tl ¡n»rk ; but if a minimum resistance to the uioveuieut
tenth of tba money thu» elpended Here of the hands up ami down the key­
used lu dHmiadlUtf people from eating board. Th«- wheels are rublx'r tlrv«l and
the wrist guides are su»p«ii<l<st from
raw meat, the derived result would l»e
attained more completely. A medical pairs of spring bows, which are de
journal u»ea thia IlhiNtratloti to «how pressed against the wheels when too
“bow aclemv outrun» atateamaualilp.** much weight Is applied to th«' guides
by th«> drooping of the wrists. This In­
Perhapa It ahould be reminded that act
creased
pressure thus serves as a brake
em*e can deal wltb thing» aa they ought
to l»e, wherviiN legislator» must moxe to prevent movement of the carriages
«lowly bevauae of the Intervata, baldta as soon as the han,Is drop to au Im
proper position and also removes the
and prvjudkea of people a» they are.
tendency of th«' pupil to depend too
much on the gnld«*s as a means of real
Can you tell by tbe n «liner tn which Ing lie arms when tired.
rnluwater eats its way down a hillside
whether the soil was originally cov
YOUNGEST IS NINETY-ONE.
ered with forest? If tlx- tra«t of land
was on-e wooded, can you by the same
sign tell about bow long It has been
clearvd? Such observations are full of
Interest. The rams make rapid work lu
eroding uewly « Icarvd aud uewly till«-«!
land and hillsides, but the prairie ba»
reached a »tale of comparative «xpiUlb
rtu tn.
Science'
A»*..
vention
Tyndall says 50.000 typhus germs
will thrive In tbe small circumference
t t a pinbead or visible globule.
The most wonderful astronomical
photograph In tbe world Is that which
has recently been prepared by Loudon,
Berlin and Parisian astronomers. It
shows at least 68.000,000 stars.
Plants with white blossoms have a
larger proportion of fragrant species
than any others; next comeg red, then
yellow and blue, after which, and In
the same order, may be reckoned vio­
let. green, orange, brown and black.
Dr. O. I. Johnson, whose studies of
I the eyes of mammals have recently
, been published in tbe Philosophical
I Transactions, calls attention to tbe fact
tliut men aud monkeys alone possess
- parallel and convergent vision of the
1 two eyes. Ou the other band, tbe low-
; er mammals possess divergent and con­
sequently very widely extended vision.
Squirrels, for instance, and probably
bares aud rabbits as well, are able to
see an enemy approaching directly from
behind without turning the bead.
Tbe Rev. John M. Bacon, tbe Eng­
lish balloon expert. Insists that light­
houses should have warning bells un­
der as well as above water, because in
a storm sound travels farther under
water than through the air. aud exper­
iments l>oth In Englaml and America
have proved that a bell struck under
water can be heard at a long distance
In tbe hold of a ship. Mr. Bacou is ex­
ploring the air over London with bal­
loons, and be bas made some Interest­
ing observations on tbe best methods
of signaling by sound. By applying a
parabolic reflector to a speaking-trum­
pet be is able to send tbe waves of
sound In a straight, compact beam, re­
sembling in Its directness a ray of light.
It Is reported that an attempt Is al«out
to be made by the aid of Dr. Isaac
Rolx-rts' celebrated photographs to de­
termine whether internal movements
occur in the spiral nebulae. Miss Ikir-
otboa Kltimpke, of the Paris observa­
tory. will conduct the examination of
tbe photographs, her exix-rience in the
measurement of the plates for the In­
ternational photographic chart of tbe
heavens having given her special fitness
for the work. Some of Dr. Roberts'
photographs were made 10 or 12 years
ago. ami by comparing these with la­
ter picture» of the same objects. It Is
hoped that any changes that have oc­
curred In the shapes of tbe nebulae
may I m - detected. The discovery of
such changes would |x»ssess great in­
terest aud importance for astronomers.
The astronomical instruments that
were seized and carried away by tbe
Germans after the capture of Pekin
by the allied Euriqx-an. Japanese and
American forces ranked as great scl­
ent itle curiosities. There were two sets
of them, placed on and at tbe foot of
the wall of tbe Tartar City. One set.
of Chinese manufacture, consisted of
old armlllary spheres, and other out-
of «late Instruments, of great size and
strangely mounted on bronze dragons.
Tbe other set comprised a large azi­
muth. and other similar instruments,
together with a celestial globe of bronze
covered with stars of gold. These last
wen- made under the direction of the
Dutch Jesuit VerblesL "ho was offi­
cial astouomer for the Chinese empe­
LEFT AND RIGHT HANDEDNESS. ror in th«- seventeenth century. Some
of the Instruments w ere presents from
Explained bjr Anatomical Reaaona for Louis XIV.
Same Vitality in Eye,.
It la a well known fact that the
Stronger activity of tbe nerves of the
right half of the body (for not only the
hand Is concerned) must be ascribed
to a preponderance of the left side of
th«' brain, w hose finer development, es-
peeially a.s the »«'at of tbe center of
sixxvh. Is a matter of common kuowl-
e Ige, says the London Optician.
In a paper by Dr. Luddeckcus In the
Alleuielnes Journal dcr Uhrtnacher-
kunst valuable information regarding
the caOMO of the uu«<qual work lug of
the two hemispheres of tbe brain is fur­
nished. A sketch touching on tbe his­
tory of evolution l«-ads from the orig­
inal symmetry of the organism to a
»ulw.'-pieut dlsy inuictrical arrangetu«*ut
of tbe heart aud the large bbrnd ves­
sels, from which It follows quite nat­
urally that tbe two halves of the bead
are not placed on an e«iual footing as
regard» the distribution of tbe bl«w«l.
and «»ns«-qucntly of the blood pressure,
and that, on the contrary, there must
be. under n««rmal conditions, a stron­
ger pressure on tlie arteries of tbe left
side of the bead.
Thia theory is borne out by well
known experiences of anatom.sta and
pathologists au«l a series of Interesting
observation». Of especial Interest is
the effes't of th«- higher bl-,,xl pressure
upon the left i
Lnddeck. u«
found in the lat
• red with
tbe right
ly large
number
sequ<
Waiter» W ti«> S|x'«-ulate.
Stories of tbe successful speculation
of waiters lu popular resorts on "tips"
received from the patrons are often
true; but there is the other side—that
of looses. Said Philippe at Deltnouico'a:
"If one of our waiters constantly
speculates on 'tips' loss and failure are
certaiu to come sooner or later. As tn
the case of Beau Brummel's neckties,
one never hears of tbe unsuccessful,
aiul their losses. It generally happens
that a waiter Is successful at first. If
be puts the money be makes into real
estate he prospers; but let him continue
to speculate and be generally loses bls
all. I have had some gtxxl winnings,
but prefer Investment in real estate.
"Stock speculation really distracts a
waiter.” continued the Philippe, ac­
cording to tbe New York Times, "and
he cannot properly attend to business
As soon as we find a waiter getting too
engrossed In speculation we discharge
him. as be cannot keep away from the
tl ter, and confuses his orders. One
poor fellow nearly w ent crazy here last
w nter In «ronsequence of hla stock spec
illations. He wonld forget his orders
and « all foe 'one Westeni Union.' when
he should have said 'one steak umler-
'l--rie. and so on. until we had to dis
charge him 1 do not know w hat bas
of him. but expect to bear b<
dev! in tbe insane asylum.”
sheer Xenwiw.
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poparts to the left »Ide of
BEST TIME TO MARRY.’ sequence,
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CHAPTER XXVIII.
I do not know why teiror always strikes
me dumb and motionless. 1 did not stir
or speak, but looked steadily, with a
fascinated gaze, into my husband's face
—a worn, white, emaciated fa«v. with
eyes peering cruelly into mine. It was
an awful look; one of dark triumph, of
sneering, cunning exultation. Neither of
us spoke.
He sank down on the seat beside me,
with an air of exhaustion, yet with a
low. fiendish laugh which sounded hide­
ously loud in my ears. His fingers were
still about my arm. but he had to wait
to recover from the first shock of his suc­
cess—for it had been a shock. His face
was bathed with [«erspiration. ami his
breath came and went fitfully. I thought
I could even hear tbe heavy throbbing of
his heart.
"I've found you," he said, bis han«l
tightening its hold—and at the first s.iund
of his voice the spell which bound me
snapped—"I've tracked you out at last
to this cursed hole. The game is up, my
little lady. By heaven! you'll repent of
this. Y’ou are mine, and uo man shall
come between us.”
“I «len t understand you.” I muttered
He had spoken in an undertone, ami 1
could not raise m.v voice above a whis­
per, so parched ami dry was my throat.
"Understand!" he said, with a shrug of
his shoulders. "I know all about Dr.
Martin Dobree. You understand that
well enough. I am here to take charge
of you, to carry you borne with me as
my wife, an«l neither man nor woman
can interfere with me in that. It will be
best for you to come with me quietly.”
"I will not go with you,” I answered,
in the same hoarse whisper; "I am liv-
me, and I ran to him, caught it in both
of mine, bent down my face upon it. and
burst into a passion of weeping, in spite
of myself.
"Come, come, madame!” he said, his
own voice faltering a little; "I am here,
my child; behold me! There is no place
for fear now; I am king in X ille-en-bois.
Is it not so. my good Jean?”
"Monsieur le Cure, you are emperor,”
replied Jean.
"If that is the case,” h- «.-ontinued,
"madame is perfectly secure in my castle.
You do not ask me what brings me back
again so soon. But I will tell you, mad-
ame. At Noireau. the proprietor of the
omnibus to Granville told tue that an
Englishman had gone that morning to
visit my little parish. Good! We do n««t
have that honor every day. I ask him to
hare the goodness to tell me the English­
man's name. It is written in tbe book
at the bureau. Monsieur Fostere. I re-
member that name well, very well, That
is the name of the husband of my little
English daughter. Fostere! I see in a
moment it w ill not do to proceed on my
voyage."
The cure's return, and his presence un­
der the same roof, gave me a sense of
security. When the chirping of the birds
awoke me in the morning. I could not at
first believe that the events of the day
Ix-fore were not themselves a dream.
Matins were ended, and the villagers
were scattering about their farms awl
households, when 1 noticed Pierre loiter­
ing stealthily about the presbytery, as
if anxious not to lx- seen. He made me
a sign to follow him out of sight, round
the corner of the church.
"I know a secret, madame,” he said, in
a troubled tone, "that monsieur who came
Go, J
fulfill yours.”
1
Fur three day», morning after niorEil
whilst the dew lay still upon the ,--«1
I went down, with a heavy and fore:J
ing heart, to the place where 1 <»>]
watch the cottage, through the long J
try hours of the summer day.
Here in the open sunshine, with t
hot walla of the mill casting its r»
back again, the beat was intense; ttmu
the white cap I wore protected m.v he
from it. my eyes were dazzled, and 1 fl
ready to faint. No wonder if M« ns .
I.aurentie should have sunk under it. a:
the long Strain u|«on his energies, wbi
would have overtaxed a younger ai
stronger man. 1 lia«i passed the invi
ble line which his will ha«l drawn ai.-.
the place, and ba«l half crossed the com
when I heanl footsteps dose behind n
and a large, brown, rough band sudden
caught mine.
“Mani'xelle!” cried a voice I knew. •
this vou?”
"Oh, Tardif! Tardif!” I exelaime«i.
rested my beating head against him. ai
sobbed violently, whilst be surround«
me with his strong arm, and laid h
ban«! upon my head, as if to assure me«
his help and protection.
“Hush, bush! mam’zelle," he said,
is Tardif, your friend, my little man
zelle; your servant, you know. I w
h.-re. What shall I do for you? Is tL.-i
auy person in yonder house who fngk
ens you, my poor little mam'zelle? 1«
me wba$ to do.”
He had drawn me back into the gr«s
shade of the trees, and placed me up«
the felled tree where 1 had been sittit
before. I told him all quickly, briefly,
all that hail happened since I had writtt
to him. I saw tbe tears start to h
eyes.
"Thank God I am here,” he said. '
lost no time, mam'zelle, after your l«-tt
reached me. 1 will save Monsieur
Cure: I will save them both, if 1 <-«
He is a good man. this cure, ami t
must not let him perish. He has no u
thority over me, and 1 will go this al
ment and force my way in. if the dj
is fastened. Adieu, my dear little m.«J
zelle.”
i
He was gone before I could speak I
word, striding with quick, energetic trej
across the court. Tbe closeil door tindl
the eaves opened readily. In au in- J
the white head of Monsieur l.aurena
passed the casement, and I could hew
the hum of an earnest altercation. J
though I couhl not catch a syllable of 1
But presently Tardif appeared aga n 1
the doorway, waving his cap in token J
having gained his point.
I
It seemed to me almost as if time ba
been standing still since that first morl
ing when Monsieur I.aurentie ha<! lei
my side, an.l passed out of my sight 1
seek for my husband in the fever-smittJ
dwelling. Yet it was the tenth day al
ter that when, as I took up my weal
watch soon after day break. 1 saw hil
crossing the court again aud coming tl
wards me.
What had he to say? What could ini
pel him to break through the strict nil
wlii h ha«! interili. te.l nil dang, rous < «J
tact with himself? His face was Pak
and his eyes were heavy as if with waa
of rest, but they looked into mine as
they could reaii my inmost soul.
(To be continued.)
DON'TS FOR FATHERS.
Some of the Best w ays to Treat Gros
Ing Boys.
THIS MAS IS MY ENEMY.”
ing here in the presbytery, ami you can­
not force uie away. I will not go.”
"The silly raving of an igmiraut girl! ’
he sneered. "The law will compel you
to return to me. I will take the law
into my own hands, nmt compel you to go
with me at once. If there is no convey­
ance to be hired in this confounded hole,
we will walk down the road together,
like two lovers, ami wait for the OUIUÌ-
bus. Come, Olivia.”
Our voiees bail not risen much above
their undertones yet. but these last words
be spoke more loudly. Jean opened the
door of the sacristy and looked out. ami
I’ierre came down to the corner of the
transept to see who was speaking. 1
lifted the hand Ri hard was uot holding,
and beckoned Jean.
“Jean.” I said. In a low tone still, “this
man is uiy enemy.
Monsieur le Cure
knows all about him; but he is not here.
You must protect me."
"Certainly, madame.” he replied. “Mon­
sieur. have tbe goodness to release mad­
am«.”
"She is my wife,” retorted Richard
Foster.
“I have told
I said.
"Monsieur le Cure is gone to Enirlan-1:
It Is necessary to wait till bis return.
Monsieur Englishman.”
"Fool!” said Ricbar.l in a passion; "she
is my wife, I tell you.”
"Ah!” he replied phlegmatically, "but
It is my affair to protect madame. There
is no resource but to wait till Monsieur
le Cure returns from his voyage. If
madame does not say, 'This is my hus­
band.' b -w can I believe you? ¡She says,
'He is my enemy.* 1 cannot confide ber
to a stranger '*
"I will not leave her." he exclaimed.
"Good! very good! Pardon, monsieur.”
responded Jean, laying his iron fingers
upon the hand that held me. ami loosen
ing its grip as ea«dy as If it had be« n
the barnl of a child. "Madame, you are
free. Leave Monsieur the Eugiishman
to me. an«l go away into the bouse, if you
please."
I did not wait to hear any further al­
tercation. but tie«! as quickly as I could
Into the presbytery. Up iuto my o«n
chamber 1 ran. drew a heavy chest
ag ainst the d«»r and tell down trembling
and nerveless upon the floor beside it.
But there was no time to lose in wom­
anish terrors: my difficulty an«! danger
were too great. Why should I not write
to Tardif? He bad promised to come to
my help whenever and wherever I might
summon him. 1 ran down to Madetnoi-
I - -r
ter. aud in a few min'ite» it was written,
and on the way to Sark.
The night fell while I was still alone,
s
ly there was xhe notay rattle of
wheels over the much pavement—the
bay ng of dog»—an iadistinct shout. A
bomb e ■ dread t »-k hold of me. Was it
pOCMÌbl? ■ that he had returned,
r- * ”1 >. with some
force which »hould drag me i •w-gy from
my refuge »nd give m»
him ?
I heard harried foo
anil joyoua
voice*. A mm’ite or ti
ima beat against my bamcad.nl door.
an 1 shouted gleefully through the key
hole.
“Cone down. Aunt Nelly." she «•ri«'d.
-M mtieur Laurone is «ome h.-me
ago inf*
Mt
if ».'me «tronc h»n.| had lifted
-Hit of a whirl ef troubled waters and
me aafely upon a rock I ria dowa
» the salon where M.n.ictir I .a iron
was •»«te-1. as tranqni.ly as if he
I aever been away, m his hi*h hacked
4 1-tiy at Minima's
Jraa Stoel just Witb-
»•1« bet.«ad I, s
k.
yesterday has not left the valley,
lowed monsieur your enemy. He did not
go far away.”
"But where is he then?” I asked, look­
ing down the street, with a thrill of fear.
"Madame,” whispered Pierre, "he is a
stranger to this place, and the people
would not receive him into their bouses
—not one of them. My father only said.
'He is an enemy to our dear English
madame,' ami all the women turned the
back upon him. I stole after him. be­
b ill the trees an«l tbe hedges,
lle
marched very slowly, like a man very
weary, . till be came in sight of the fac­
tory of the late Pineaux.
ile turned
aside iuto the court ther«>. 1 saw- him
knock at the door of the house, try to lift
the latch, ami peep through the windows.
After that he g«>es into tbe factory; th.-re
is a door from it into the house. He
passed through. I dared not follow him.
but in one short half-hour I saw smoke
coining out of the chimney. The smoke
is there. The Englishman has sojourn-
e.l there all the nigbt.”
"But. Pierre." I said, shivering, though
the sun was already shining hotly—
“Pierre, th,- h.«use is like a mzar.-tto. No
°ne hu» ...... in it sin.-e Mademoiselle Pi-
neau died. Monsieur le Cure lo«ked it
up. an.I brought away the key."
"That is true, madame," answer«,1 the
boy; "no one in tbe village wonld go near
the accurs.'d place, but I never thought
of that. Perhaps monsieur your enemy
will take the fever and perish.”
"Run. Pierre, run!" I cried; "Monsieur
I.aurentie is in th«1 sacristy with the
strange vicaire. Tell him I must speak
to him this very moment. There is no
time to lx? lost!"
1 dragged myself to the scat under the
sycamore tree, an 1 hi«! my face in my
hands, while shudder after shudder quiv-
ere«l through me. I seemed to lx- watch­
ing him again, as he strode weariedly
down the »tr«» t. leaning with bent shoul­
ders on his stick, and turned away from
every door at which he asked for rest
and Shelter for the night. Oh! that the
time couhl but come back again, that I
ni ght send Jean to find some safe place
for him where he could sleep! Ba«*k to
my memory rushed the ol.l «lavs, when he
s, r«em'«l me from the tinkinlness of mt
stepmother, and when he s«*emed to love
me. For the sake of those times, would
to heiv.-n the evening that was gone,
and the sultry, breathless night, could
ouljr come back »Kain!
1 fe t as if I bad passed through an
immeasurable spell, both of memory and
anguish, before Monsieur I.aurentie
cam... though h.- had respoaded to mv
summon, immediately. I then told him
in hurried, broken »eaten, es. what Pierre
ha«l confess.»! to nie.
His face grow
overoast an I troubled, and he at once
tartcl for the factory. He returned af
ter s >nc. loDsc »UNpenNp.
"My « child, he said, **VkM>»ieur is
attacked. I. I . am .«ram,
tiy the fever
afraid, by
feve- I
•ha.I
w>th him all this
th;« dsv
tisll r.-m.Gn
remain with
day. ! You
must bring aa what we have u«ed of. »ml
Wave it on the stone there.
it UB<j to
be.
"Rut cannot he be removed at once’"
I asked.
,
he snswere«i, "what can 1
do? The vd.age i. free from aickn«.,
now. fa.,« c.u I run the risk of carrying
the fever there aga n? It |,
far
o».| moa.,«„r to N 4reau. (»bey me. mv
chn.l, »ml ear, h.m to me .nd to God
Cannot you ««mfide ia me yet?”
’ ?**• T**11“«- '• trust you
with ail mv heart.
1
"Go. then, »nd <1- »hit I bid you.’* he
replied. "Tell my • «ter and Je»tu tell
all my people, that n ao on» BiB«t mtru.lv
np- n me. no
most e-.me nearer thia
bouse th»n the app. inted pa.,
* _
a i«t th ak ,f me a,
.
.« baud, -.hat
th. .UtereJL'
Do not expect your son to keep pa
fectly quiet for any length of time. Yo
could not do It when you were a bol
writes Mrs M. E. R. Alger.
Do not expect your son to confide an
trust in you if you do not meet bit
half way.
Remember there Is no one on earl
who has a keener sense of right au
wrong than your boy. Remember, aid
that naughty, mischievous boys are ui
ually very clever and have tbe makiu
of smart, reliable men.
Always keep your promises. If yd
threaten to punish a boy the next tluJ
he offends or disobeys, be sure to do it
Remember your wife liad had tu
care of the children all day. Few me|
realize tbe responsibility and uno-al
Ing labor in the care of children, t!i|
long, weary hours with the babies, tt
constant attention, th«' everlasting pa
tience necessaty. Help her In the eve»
itig with the boys.
1 am a firm believer in “early to bed
for children.
Do not spoil your children with Ill
uries. Plain food, plain clothes,
I
what they slioukl have. Silk drei
diamond rings, trips to the theater
opera In the evening tnke the zest nwai
from your daughters when they beeotJ
young women.
Visits to your club, and the keepiu
of late hours, do not tend to make you
sons either healthy or wise. They wJ
know all about life before they as
grown up. Keep lioth your daughter
ami sons amused ami interested 1
■ liiblish things ns long as poss
time enough for the care of life lat«M
on.
I
I
M hy XX e Need Hobbies.
Business Is not inseparable fn’
higher things. Men may be bom g"
cers. but need not live only a« grocet
Solon and Thales, wise men of t'
Greeks, were merchants; I’lato ped«l>
oil; Spinoza, the philosopher, n>«ud<
spectacles. Linnaeus was a cobbler l
well as a botanist. Shakspeare priA
himself more upon bls suivess as
stage manager than as a dratnatb
Spenser was a sheriff. It might requi:
■ J
■
I
■
tlon to Imagine sheriffs of to-day wr!®
Ing anothi'r "Faerie Queen"—but tvb.t^H
Milton taught school, as have altno"t
great men. XX’nlter Scott the w!za:
tbe North, was circuit clerk aud I'ttrtH
tical man of affairs; Grote was a
don banker. Ricardo a stock J«-bb- - it®
- -
mint. Paul was a tent maker an I ti
Great Gentleman an apprentice at
carpenter's bench.
I praet:«'e law simply to support x
»elf. sai«l one of the greates' of :
Ixiul» attorneys—an attorneys
not an attorney at politi« »—"but
real life Is at borne in my library
Thoroughly practical people nee«l tl
help of hobbles to keep them fro
shriveling up-St. Ix>uis Glol-e-Ivo»
«•rat.
High-Priced Book.
The biggest price ever paid for a b*
was $44 5<»>. given for an original <
of the Psalterium, published by Fl
in 1459. It was bought by Ben
Quaritcb.
Tasmania'» Mineral Wealth-
rasm.-inla. tn proportion to Its «I
is tbe richest in Australasia'» col i
In ornerai wealth.
Some women are so humble that tM
think every woman who bas tad
m-.ney than they have, g-d look t
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