Eugene Weekly Guard. <■ A M r B Kl.I. BKOa., I*ruprl»»itlou in the central office must beneefurtli pass a voice test, aud such girl» as are accepted w ill un­ dergo a course Iu vis,il training to tit them for the work. Ou the recognized prlui Iple that answer» are frequently returned In the pilch of the questioner, low, w ell modulated "central” V oli e» may prove catching Iu all tin- homes aud office» of Chicago. The new AiiNtrallan turlff, I w hlch went luto o|H*rutiuu at 4 o'clock t, Vic torla time," uu Oct. 8. provlple of the M, >n v< that * b.s neigh bur This la iu v-ouiradlstli "ordinary" Interest wbi.li is pia.ed to gv»»t uae by tbe areunsulatorn I he l*rofeNM>r g>M on to »bow that tbe lat ter la a »iiliatdutlon for Insurance in o4«l age It la severe to »»y that tbe a*w lal parasite w bo >|wn*ta upon h m seif ami hia pleasure« tbe interest of Inberltev! wealth la In a lower •<■*>« than a burg .ar who preys apnn au* ety with a dark lantern aud Jimmy Doubt­ less tbe Professor doe» not mean to be taken literally, but there is a modicum of justice iu wbat be »ays. Of courae, tbe Idle rich are not offending against tbe laws of tbelr country aud are not amenable to any form of punishment. Nevertheless, It la true enough that they are a predatory clasa living upon tbe fruits of tbe toll of other* Justice to tbe rich compete the assertion, how­ ever. that tbe absolutely idle among them constitute a »mall minority. We have Innumerable examples of Inherit­ ed riches, as well as those acquired, being used In various forms of altru­ istic effort. Nor Is It right to overlook tbe truism that even the prodigal and self Indulgent rich are of some benefit to society by keeping money In circu­ lation and Indirectly supporting many tollers and wage earners. With due re­ spect for Prof. Small’s opinion the av­ erage critic will bold a less extreme view of tbe case. Society Is less harm­ ed by tbe bile parasite than la that worthless individual liim»elf by the misuse of Inherited wealth If you should ask a Chicago man or woman to show you Hie bravest |ier- son In that groat city It Is likely they would pilot you to a little restaurant and |H>lnt to a girl Is-hiud the counter. Sbe bad a duty to perform, It was a bard duty. It was takiug her young life away. It was making little wrln kies and marks of care, but Julia I’rln- dlville tried not to think of these things, and kept on doing the best lie could, There was a family to support on ber $4 50 a week, and It doesn't seem that iu all the haunt» of sorrov. there could I m * another »ucfi pilltiful family. Tbe mother was feeble of body and mind, a human cipher. Tlie father's mind was also gone, aud there wa» a dwarf child. 15 years old. who stopped growing at the age of 3. and who was deaf and dumb, ami was kept strap|s-d Iu a chair. What do you think of that burden? Doesn't any trouble that ever came to you seem insignifi­ cant Iu the »Iglit of tliat roomful of misery? Iu the morulug Julia cooked breakfast, cared for the old folks, washed aud dressed the dwarf mid strapped Iter iu a chair. Then »lie hurried away to her work mid $150 a week. She didn't <-omj>lalu. She had n<> confidant» The other girls called her stingy because she never spent a penny or went to a place of amuse­ ment. "1 can’t do It." waa her only replyto Invitations. She might have« married, but sbe she drove youug men a way. She gave up everytbiug tliat made Joy­ for other girls ami carried ner cross like a true martyr for HlX years. It might have gum- ou till »he died from palu, work and worry, liad m>t an officer discovered what the girl had labored to conceal, The dwarf was taken to au asylum and the two old people will be cared for at public expense. And the girl, who deserves a monument mid a Victoria Cross and all Hie mementoes of Victory that were ever designed, Wept when "her fam­ ly" was taken away, saying »lie want­ ed the dwarf In the house <>|> Christ- maa. Then »be weut back to the res­ taurant. When you get dl»»ati»tled. and blue, nml discouraged, think of Julia I’rlmllv ille, and remember that she never lost hope or courage for a single Instant. atwent. Tbe evidence Is Just sufficient to Justify tbe suspicion that a sma I proportion of criminal» are criminals because of their physical construction, aud it Is certainly tbe duty of every $ vlduals may be rec..gnized A« yet all tbe criminal marks we know of can only be stated In relative terms of tbe France has now the deepest well In class and have, unfortunately, fio the world. It is 3.110!) feet and the tem­ plication to tbe Individual. perature at the bottom is 117 degrees. The largest artesian well In the ABOUT MISDIRECTED LETTERS. world is fourteen inches In dlamep?r and GM feet deep. It is at Cerritos, iu Surprteinaly Large Number la the Po.toHice at Cincinnati. California. At the request of the Postmasters E is the most common letter. In one Association of tbe L’ulted States. Post­ thousand letters E occurs 137 times in master E R. Monfort, of Cincinnati English. IM times in French, IE) In has prepared a paper on the subject of Spanish, 17s in German. "Misdirected Mall " It has been order In three hundred years the average ed printed, says the Cincinnati Com length of human life has been doubled. mercial Tribune, ami 1» to be sent to ad In the sixteenth century it was between tbe postoffices of the country as the eighteen and twenty years, at the close opening move In arousing the people of the eighteenth century it w as a little generally on this mutter. L’apt. Moufort over thirty years, and to-day it is over says In part: forty years. "In March, 1901. 1 found by the re­ I* a The Internal beat of the earth ports made In tbe Cincinnati postoffice survival of the time when It was a that there bad been bandied in th« glowing ball and waa turning ou its mailing division 943.385 and in the de- axis with a velocity four times as livery division 533,ti75. making a total great as at present. It was slowed of 1,470.000 misdirected letters in one down principally by tbe action of tbe year. This appalling fact led tue tc tides. Internal aud external, these being examine Into methods and ascertain one of tbe results of tbe moon's attrac­ cause for this condition and to seek a tion. remedy which might result in an Im­ Tbe rotation of tbe moon In such a provement of tbe service. I found that way that It shows to us always the tbe newspapers were ready and willing same face was shown to be tbe conse­ to render assistance and publish tbe quence of the tides in tbe molten moon conditions and a warning to tbe public due to the attraction of the earth. The to exercise more care. But this remedy eurth has not surrendered Itself to tbe seemed inadequate. 1 addressed a letter tides caused by tbe rnoou because they to Dr It. G. Bootie, superintendent of are relatively so feeble. It will, how­ tbe public schools, and Informed him ever. without doubt, ultimately present of the number of misdirected letters always the same face to the moon. that passed through tills office, and Guuuar Anderson a Scandinavian asked him If my letter, which set forth botanist, makes a specialty of the the conditions fully, could uot be read study of plant grow-h lus.de tbe Arctic to tbe pupils In the public schools, so circle. The total number of flowering as to awaken a disposition to exercise species so far Identified is about nine more care in addressing letters. I ad hundred, of which 435 are In Iceland. vised him that mistakes were uot con- JSG In Greenland, and tbe rest mostly fined to ignorant people, but that a In Spltzla-rgen. The Arctic summers, large proportion of letters which failed though short, are often hot and dry, of delivery were from families having a and the lack of moisture keeps plant moderate education and from profes­ life dwarfed. Many of the species are sional and business men and women, tbe same as In larger forms in southern and that mistakes were largely due to carelessness. Dr. Boone responded la nds. The resistance of cedar wood to de­ promptly and effectively, He called cay has long been famous, and cedar bls 900 teachers together and read fence posts often last for generations. them tbe letter aud instructed them to A remarkable Instance of tbe inde­ give fifteen minutes’ time each week structibility of cedar has t>een noted in to special instruction on the question of the State of Washington, w here a for­ addressing mail. It is too early to est of hemlocks, near Acme, has grown give the results of this teaching, lint up over an ancient buried forest of ce­ we bave uo doubt it will be far-reach­ dars. The trunks of cedar, although Ing and »bow a decided improvement lying In a moist soil, have been almost In this location, If these Instructions perfectly preserved for at least 150 could be given in all the schools of years, the length of time that the rings the country and the children lmpress- of growth show tbe hemlocks to have ed with the Importance of special care, been growing above their fallen prede­ this process of education would bring marvelous results to the country.” cessors. Science vention In pointingout ways to Increase Amer­ ican trade in China our consul at Nlucn- wang, Mr. Miller, calls attention to some interesting pecullarltim of the Chinese people. It Is one of their traits, he says, to handle tbe things they use very carefully and for this reason they make cheap and poorly made articles last much longer than do other people. They make things in what seems to us a flimsy way. and are very economical. Large quantities of old scrap Iron are Imported Into China to be worked over into cheap, useful articles In tbe small ELECTRICITY HASTENS CROPS. blacksmith shops scattered throughout The iutense love of the Now Jersey Truck Farmer Taps Trol­ the country. ley VX ire for Beiietit of Garden. Chinese for pictures and artistic orna­ The Bordentown (N. J i Trolley Com ments causes them to buy cheap arti­ puny Is suing one Michaelis Quentin cles of that kind, such as In our country ky, a Bohemian truck farmer nt New can only tie distributed gratis for ad Egypt, for the larceny of Its electric vertlslng purpose«. current, The circumstances of the ARE KNOWN BY THEIR EARS theft are so peculiar ami Interesting and »eein to |»iiut to results so Import­ Criminals May He Detected by the ant as to raise It from a petty crime Shupe of Their Aural Organs. luto a great discovery— provided, of It Is well kuowu that lunatics i are course, the filets are as stated. distinguished by the peculiar devi e!op- Measurements at the power house of meat of their ears, "The insane ear" the trolley company showed that there can be detected at a glance by an ex- was a loss of current somewhere along pert alieulst. It is now claimed that the Hue which could not lie accounted criminals may likewise be picked out for Tills loss had continued for some of a crowd by the distinguishing marks time Kotiert» were set to work uud upon their ears. A new Investigator in after much search, discovered that a this field of work. Arthur Keith, pre­ farmer had Ingeniously tapi>ed the sents some Interestlug facta regarding wire com eying the current from the the significance of the variation of hu power house and was utilizing It to man ears. Mr. Keith, in the first place, stimulate the growth of legetables points out how seldom the ear Is de- There was a network of wires on •ertbed In llteratture as compared with his truck patch. 3ou by 2te> feet, on the sj>ace devoted to other features. which bls radish crop w is grown He I He roughly divides the extremes of ear bad by Hila means electrified the ground types luto two classes, the small, com­ 111 some way and claims that since pact ear and the large, broad ear that stringing Ins w ires he timls that radish often statills out from the bead like es, which previously needed six weeks wind »ails from the port holes ot a to come to maturity, could be brought steamer." The compact ear be calls to the marketable condition in fourteen the "orang type." aud tbe broader ear days. Thia. If true, means that by the "chimpanzee type." Accord *tg *o euuslng electricity to circulate through his classification the "shell like ear" of the ground three crops may lie raised novelists, supposedly au Indication of and gathered in the Huie hitherto re­ high birth. Is nearest tbe orang type, quired to mature one crop. aud be notes that "of eight peere**-es This la of lirst importance, says the five have eant of this type, which cer­ New Y.*rk Tim«** and If «-»tal>lii>livd by tainly leuds some support to the popu­ In vest Igatlou it Is a discovery which lar supposition. Ou tbe other baud, of should Increase the 'alue of land and five leading lady singers only one reduce the coat of food vegetables. As ■bow* this ty|*e of ear." A» the broad a discovery It would be worth many type figures very little lu fiction there fold tiit value of all the current of the seems to be no popular conclusion re­ garding Its significance, so Mr. Keab's llonlentown Trolley Company. mvewtigatlou has a marked element of novelty. In examining the criminal, the insane as well as the normal classes, in order to find the ratio of prevalence of these eontraste-l ear types Mr. Keith dtecov- en*d; "That, taken as a class, not as Indi­ viduals. criminals show a de;vartur** from tbe sane In their physical consti­ But what doe* this really g i me tution. »hoot mean? It means. I take It. that the criminal class la recruited In undue proportion from the group of men who manifested tbe 'orang type’ of ear and tbe women who possess tbe 'chlmpan xee t)i»e’ A larger proportion of Indi- t <’<*n*en)al « alter vidua s of these two classes la prevl s- The Mahl "There la a geut at ¡»>sed toward crime than those with >vp- the door who w istie* tv poalta type*. But clearly tbe preseuce ma'am.” of the orang type ear in any Individual I be INvea be look like • of Itself no ev.denee of this pre.is caller. position ” Tbe Mr Keith, however, not only studied Tbe the var.atkia la tbe orang and cb.m I'm in pansee type*, but in that type of ear calls.” which (Ktaarsaea an ear tip or p«;n:ed The Maid - But this is the young un •■ffeet on tbe outer eilge a* well as a derisk er. ma am ” weak Inner convolution, and be say* "Oh. that's very different Show of tbe studies; him In ”—4'lev eia nd I'ta in l »caler "All that can be deduced from tbe present Inves* gat! rl who passed h.iu on the street Sb- ear tips and retrograde belter* n play with my watch all right." the ve thru selves over W crime thaa lose la wfa.ck these two faatursu are TEA AT $50 A POUND. That 1» What Some Epicure» Pay for the leaves. Washington is a good tea market. Dealers in tbe fragrant leaves aver that no statistics are at band indicating the extent of tea consumption In the dis­ trict. but they say tbe fact Is apparent that Washingtonians drink tea. Not only eat on the market—tea that is worth from NO cents to $1.25 a pound. "It would surprise you." said a dealer, according to the Washington Star."that some tea sells for $50 a pound. I think It Is not worth it. but that Is tbe price asked and the price paid for a peculiar variety that comes from Ceylon. There are other varieties of Ceylon tea which sell at $40. $25. $15 and $lo a pound, and some of the commonest grades of teas drunk In the cities come from that far east Island. It is the opinion of tea dealers that the maximum price which can legitimately be asked for tea Is $1 a |H)und. Tbe prices that I previously quoted are fancy prices and are will­ ingly paid by rich people with whom the gratification of appetite outweighs gold. The first pickings from the tea bush are the choice leaves. They are long aud full of the essence that epi cures in tea demand, and they have a flavor absent in later leaves. There is no difference in the curing proteoses, so it Is only because the leaves are themselves the »elect few that the price Is so high. The picking is done from tbe youngest plants and before tbe first leaves on these plants attain maturity The astringent flavor notice­ able in most teas Is uot in tbe leaves I describe, but there are not many per­ sons who |>ay $50 a pound for tea.” He Invoked Appreciation, Sbe was young and nicely dressed and fairly pretty, The car was full when she entered It. and most of the sitters were women The girl looked up and dow n the long lilies of raglans au l flaring bats, and then planted herself directly lu front ot a youngish man who sat uear tbe stove. Sbe stared down at him In a superbly scornful manner, but he waa au old bird and evidently didn't tuitid. Then her scornful stare changed to one of deep Indignation. and this In turn melted into a look of pained sur­ prise. But tbe youngish man stood It all in a thoroughly hard »tied manner The look of surprise Iveeame a look of pity, anil presently the girl stooped a little and remarked: "I'm afraid you don’t know w bo I am." He looked astoulsbed. but :n.inag>',i to answ er • Your fear is well grouuded May I ask who you are The girl stiffened with conscious pride. ”1 am one of this season’s budaf* sbe said with a superh air of superiority But even then sbe didn't get the seat.-Cleveland Flalu Ih-aler. Forgot Her Prayer«. 4 year-old girl was «l*eudlng a nlgbt sway from home At bedtime she kneeled at her hostess’ km-,- to nay her prayers, expecting the nsual prompting. Findlug Mrs B unable to help her out. sbe continued thus "riease. God 'scuse me; I can i re­ member my prayers, and I am staying with a lady that don’t know any." A It la easy for wouiv u to I» good. Af­ ter a woman has bad cblldretk tbe only lemptat'ou »be meet» is one to borrow money from tbc.r bauka. Botue UM-u with »ma.I iuc**m<<« are sti foolish wbeu lu love that they can Dt* more afford bating a g.rl '>***■* they could au autvMUvbdav CHAPTER 11L—«Continued.• Standing upon a mound uear her, she places her bauds to ber pretty moutb, and. with a simple eloquence that cannot be too highly commended, cries "Hi. to him. at the top of her fresh young voice. Whether the breeze has played tra.tor. or whether the bending figure is of so gross material as to be deaf to this bril­ liant appeal, who can say. At all events, be never stirs or lifts himself froni bis Nothing task, w-batever It may be. daunted, Griselda returns to the attack. "Hi!" cries she again, with a sharper. 1 freer intonation, And still nothing comes The bending figure refuses to of it. ___________ straighten bis back, and things remain as before. It is really too bad. Getting down from her mound she clambers up on a higher bank, and once more sends out ber voice upon the world: “Hi, my good man!” This does it As if compelled to acknowledge this tribute to bi» virtues, "my good man" uprears himself, looks vacantly round bim—at ev­ ery point but the right one first, and at last sees Griselda. The effect produced is not only instantaneous but marvelous. Down goes bls rod, hia cast, his choicest fly—an admirable orange grouse—and he comes steaming toward ber at about twenty knots an hour. His eyes, ever since they first lighted upon Griselda, have seemed to grow to ber, aud now-, as be draws nearer, she too sees and recognizes him. The kuowl- edge thus gained so surprises her that she very nearly falls off her high bank, and then grows very charmingly rosy, aud as charmingly confused. It is none other than the young man who bad helped to restore the carriage to its legitimate position. "Oh. no. No, indeed.” softly. "You must not think that. Unde Gregory does not permit us to know our neighbors. He lifts bis hat and Griselda, giving him a rather aolernu little salute, turns away from him. A aeconiLlater, however, she finds him again beside her. “It—there is all the appearance of coin ing rain in the sky." he says, gravely. "Don't you think so? I fear we shiitl have a perfect storm before long. I thought I'd tell you, so that you might get as much good out of these woods as jiossible before—the deluge, lhi* week, now-, might be fine, but I should not an­ swer for the next; and, indeed, if you will pannit m*- ta adriaa yrn. I should recom­ mend you to take a walk to-morrow. YY ho shall say that rain might not fall the day after?” Who, indeed? It seems the soundest reasoning. So Griselda, having shown herself impress,si by it, inclines her bend to him once more, and. a turn in the path biding him at last from view, takes to her heels, and hard­ ly draws breath until, having found the small iron gate that admits to the gar­ den at its lowest end. she enters by it aud feels herself at last at home. On the hall doorsteps, as if lying in wait for her, stands Mrs. Gruuch. the housekeeper. "Dear me, miss, and so you have re­ turned,” says she. "Dear! but master will be main glad to hear of it. He was that upset by your absence that we daren't so much as approach him.” G ri- selda's blood grows cold. "But now he’ll be sure to tell you himself how glud be is to see you back safe aud sound.” at once, as It were, on hearing this tion. the old mau quails before n_r jT* beaten bound. The l ie g,,,, ullt 0( he seem» to shrink into h.mself, out hi» bands as though io ward Ja fatal blow. “Not that. Anythitx. *ut that’ vu mutters, feebly. ’ •] “Well, don't drive me to it,” .. sulkily. "Remember, it was for him I ¿4 ...^^B» or ai cries be. »barply. "After all my |0Vf ‘¿ I dfffie-tion care, my secrecy, to have it now ,4,j t t , b in! I tell you”—his fingers » ,r< J lr i-ouvuteively—"ra‘ her than that he sh»» know, it seems to me that it would t» sweet and ».mple thing to murder who would betray me.” "I’m not going to betray you," ( sbe. "And as for saying ’twas tor I you did it. why----- " "For him. For bis sake only." "Partly, I think.” »ays she. dryly. “Entirely; allege her. What other c ture had I to love mt—to love? mother, as you know, hated nie; •U when sbe died I was glad," favte of th crushing his Angers together. “Yet the deed was scarealy lie eS all like me? You know the care, t tor A trouble, the sleepless days aud ti ghti Hl illt Sture have devoted to the management of- S. 01 it. You know whe her it has ever a joy to me—rather a grief, a weary ug J the flesh, a curse!" The word comes fr has between his lips with a little h.-s. ting sound. "But it is all for him, for hua, it he says, in a dying tone. er so With restless, feeble steps he begins t extet pace the room. “He believes in me. He trusts me; alone—now! But if ever he were to lei the truth he would spurn me from in I swear to you”—he turn» and fixes b bunting eyes on hers—"I'd strangle yo bpeuii with these hands," holding them out be| fore her. trembling with passion, strong and lithe, "before the words pass your lipa.” “I'm nol going to play traitor, told you that." says she. frowning. "I's had a chance before this if I wished to di it; and I'm not going to help his eh Idrej whatever happens." Her brow grov black and her eyes lighten. “May .-un follow him wherever he be. even throi the gates of death!” "Amen.” says Dysart, carelessly. I'hi in a different tone: "Seaton is cotnl home to-morrow." “You have a design." says she, fixlt her sharp eyes on him with a searchi regard. te bin “True; and I think well of mentionh Stale it to you.” says Dysart, slowly. ' "Aft Bion < long and careful thought I have d< ever’ on abandoning more ambitious schem •'*■ us and wedding him to my elder niet 1 Vera." (To be con tinned J CHAPTER V. Mrs. Crunch, as Griselda left her, turn­ ed aside, and with darkened brow made CHAPTER IV. “It Is really you?” cries be. with unaf­ for the library, Mr. Dysart's usual abid­ ing place. Not finding him here. #he fected delight, coloring warmly. "It is you, too,” replies »he, reflectively, hurries onward down the ball, until she and as though it is a little unfair to comes to a heavy curtain, once handsome, now ino:h-eaten aud dingy, and pushing throw all the personalities at her. "So it is.” says he, smiling gayly. “You it aside, reveals a long flagged passage, wanted me? I hope you had not to call with a high, narrow door at the extreme end. often?” Stooping as she comes to it, she peers “Very often,” smiling, too, and jumping "I thought I through the keyhole, and finding it emp­ down off her pedestal, should never make you hear, Do you ty, tries, with a cautious, quiet grasp, the handle •>( the door to find the latter know the road to Greycourt? I don't.” "I do. It is a tedious way. and com- locked. Still very cautiously she slips her plicated, But if you will permit me togo hand into her pocket, draws out a key. with you aud show it to you, Miss Dy- well oiled, aud inserting it in the keyhole, softly opens the door. »art ?" A grim smile overspreads her face as "Oh, no. No. indeed. It is giving you quite too much trouble, and bow do you she looks toward the further end of the know my name?" asks she, with a shy room. There, on his knees beside a cab­ glance at him from under her long lashes. inet, kneels Mr. Dysart. It is open, and "I asked somebody in the village," con­ Mr. D.vsart, in his wont aud shabby old fesses he, houestly, "aud he told me you coat, is kneeling before the secret open­ DOROTHY DREW. ing, gloating Openly upon its contents. were Mr. Dysart's niece, Piles upon piles of yellow sovereigns are that, do you?” Anecdote» ef the Late Mr. Gladstone^ "No. 1, too, heard of you.” she says. so built uue on the top of the other that Little Gr.in M niuhter. “but then 1 d.dn’t take for granted every­ they reach from one narrow resting place Dorothy Diew. Gladstone's famoi to tbe other above, and so on. Dull, heavy thing that was told me." gold that scarcely glitters, save iu the grandchild, whose luvlug eotnpani« "What did you hear of me?" "That you were a young man ‘down eyes of the wretched miser bending over »hip add d »0 much to the happlne from Lunnuu town, an’ as full o' tricks as them. of his lat -r years Is the subject of Yet it is not so much on the money as very Interestit.g sketch in the You! a egg's full o' mate,’ " replies she, de­ on a paper be holds in his hand that his murely. evidently quoting somebody, and Woman. We learn from it that beta with a glauce so "full o' tricks" on her attention is concentrated. He is so bent her fourth year her political views bi on the |»*rusal ot it that he hears neither own account that he laughs in spite of the turn of the key in the lock nor the become decidedly radical; to her mil himself. "Well." says he. ‘‘I'm not from ‘Lun- woman's entrance. And now, as a mali­ the House of Lord» was a most npr non town.' certainly, and I hope I’m not cious chuckle breaks from her. it so star­ hensible institution, and the House 1 a greater wretch than my fellows. As to tles him that he springs to his feet as if Commons the mainstay of the natiu shot, and a sharp, horrid cry. that is Wheu the House of Lords was sisikt my 'tricks,' I don't believe I've one." almost a shriek, escapes him. His face of in her p.es n*-e as the "Uppt "If not from London, from where?" "Rather close to you. My sister lives has grown deadly white, great drops of Hous**," she would retort: "You m 1 just over the border of this county, a - sweat s and out upon his brow. matter of twenty miles or so; and 1 spend 1 "Comforting yourself with a look at it," the House of Commons!" She visit« says she. with a malignant leer. As she the latter dur ug her third year, an mosj of my time with her." "It was a very good thing for my sister speaks she po.uts not at the gold, but at for a time thought herself in eburd and me that you eanie Ash ng." says Gri­ tbe paper be has tightly clutched in his The frequent rising and sitting of tb selda; “or I suppose we should both be hand. inenibi r- s kiu nml c -ived her, bon now either deed or dying.” Here she ■ "How did you come Acre, woman?” de­ ever, at.d fr. m tbe-e movements xa looks round her. "Have we very much mauds he. in a shrill tone. He is trem­ the oratorical gesticulation» of th further to go?" bling. aud with nervous Angers presses speakers, she fancied her-elf In a gra “Al>out a mile." the paper into the secret recess in the cab nasium an impression derived flow “I wish it was less," nervously. “I ant inet. and shuts to lhe oaken woodwork. afraid Vera will be frightened at my long "Why, through the door,” retorts she, previous visit to such a place. F absence, aud—aud that uiy uncle will be sullenly. ‘'How else? You should remem­ some time after this, the Commons w angry." ber to lock it when engaged ou work like “the place where grandad g es to 1 "Perhaps he won't hear of it." »ays Mr. this." his ’nastica," or, on occasions, “t Peyton, hopefully. Griselda shakes her "1 could have sworn I locked it.” says place where grandad goes to do his It head. he. still »hal ing. "Xee! here is the key sons." “He looks just like a person who would in my pocket. I tell you." with increas­ Her visit to Qut en Victoria wax hear everything,” she says. ing agitation. "I did lock it. Are you a "I've heard a good deal about him off A,-ml tliat you can follow me through momentous episo le in her young I ' and from the arti.le above m n i n and on. People will talk, you know, and bolted door-'' rs.' ” —he's eccentric, isn't he?" "Hush! Don’t give way to foolish fan- we quote the narrative of "If you meau weak in mind you were cies. And after ail, why need my com- ful experien* es: never further out in your life." say» Gri ing fluster you? Surely,” with a mock- Dorothy relates how she went do »elda. mournfully. "He is all mind, in ing air. 'your occupation was an _ inno- the very long corridor to put en I my opinion. There isn't a weak spot in cent one you were but refreshing your- new white frock aud her silk glove him. By the by, have you ever been to self with n a irlintnviu glimpse «»F of ___ ----- ” " Greycourt?" ’ Be silent, woman! Are you mad?” aud how a grand servant all tlrx-ssedl ■ No I've *>f-.-n th»Ight I ah ; I . i r es he. lifting h.s anus like one in mor­ red came to say that the Queen wt to go on some W ednesday or other " waiting. tal tear. Borne Wednesday! What Wednesday? You're but a poor sort after all," she ‘The Indian man whom the Quee And why Wednesday? Griselda is dis­ says, contemptuously. •*'“ "Too [>oor for likes very much was at the door. »« tinctly puzzled, but hardly likes to ask a faith or trust of any sort, — W hat.' eau the next moment Dorothy stood befof question on the subject. you not even believe in me, uas has "It's a quaint old bouse,” she »ay«, served you and yours long and who faitbTuI tbe great Queen uh uu ber graml|*l "and might be lovely. I think, if the trees for forty year»? Is it likely I'd betray had served for sixty years. But lx were cut away and seme sunlight let into you now for h.s children?” othy thoi ght nothing of th vastM it. and—a little furniture. It's empty, "Ay, be served jou falsely once." say, of tbe empire, or of the I ngtb of 1 positively empty." Gregory Dysart, a savor of pleasure in reign which all the world wa- 'vi “Surely you forget the gallert. s?" says his tone. bra ting. It w as noth-ng to her that tl he. "1» it indeed possible that you do "lie took my beat—my life, my soul— not know that those pictures of your an the hear: of everything." says she. slow­ kindly gray haired Ind,, before her m **estors are al>»olutely priceless? Pure ly beating one withered baud upon the misir ss of one quarter of the "b** I*elys and Kneilers. Gainsboroughs and other. "Though years have roiled by 1 human race. Reynolds. Why, th >«e galleries at Grey have not forgotten; I »hall not forget at To Dorothy she was ju-t ;r c’M court. I've open heard tny fath. r say. are all. \\ hen Arst I saw them I felt as woman like oth side«. "Well, why not?" »ays tbe young man coarse epithet, as applied :o the prettv or “The Queen put on her glass » boldly, preparing with a »tout courage phans committed to his ear*, inaupport- a«k**es ' You hardly remember, perhaps, tbst it. of course And if he chooses to repay you Sre speaking of my nieces," he says Dorothy explains, “and then she *i> k little jewel case aud said: Tl.i h.mseif for the wear and tear of h.s .ar w.;h au angry frown. pets, who shall say he has not cosnnon Hoity to.ty! None of your airs with you.' sen»e on h • «.de?" me." says »he. sternly. Nbe advan es a "I op n*»l it and saw a darlit At this moment the chimneys of Grey step ' nearer to him. Remeuil«*r. Dysart brooch, with a diamond V and court shone through the inters- res ot the that I tan either make or mar you. 1 motid II aud a tnrqnotee I. and IM trees on ber left. and. with the kaowl- and I only. *• crown at the top made of red ■' edge that she had gained her bome. "I V would I were sure of that." »ay, he I co'irtmlid and kla-e*l her b >1 »• come«, too. the sound of running water. __ ... moodily. "But- I 1 *’~ Hare you for