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and for th» mem<nt he was oooeooooeeoooooooososseoea I master And, moreover, Simao had M d But then he remembered how Sim fact Is that the apparent speculations him various sum» of m uey to serve b.m It I» never too late to mend If you <1 * It iu time. It Isu't wliat a man liaa, but what * b.‘ does with It, tUat couuia. , We could get along better with the Im vital* e If It would make rea**oi*al.l • ‘ c n< es».on, by which many meu ate idily accuiuu- luti* iuiiu*-ii-e fortums are not sp.eu'a- tl ns at all. The element of ch *n.*e In aliii Mt if not entirely elimlU'ted by ma terfi.J In/ormat o.i aid *aiei*illy Cultivated Judgment. Great enter- pris a. nn well as smaller on.*», dep n 1 for tli Ir ani'cess U| wii the knowledge an I energy put into them. The true capta n of Industry take» few cbanc.-a. He generally seva In sdvauc • every turn a.nl detail of Ins enterprise from beg.lining to end. Ilin »¡leeulatl^n la a a.ire thing. Rockefeller ami meu of his cl is« I. al only In sure things. Th ■.* let others, less cautious, do the exi erlmeiiting They ta'ie no ch'tncvs. No a tie young m in would thick of iu- venting his ravings In any ordinary basin**»» of which lie lmd no definite kno'.vl dge. lie would Insist first that th** manageniviit b* of the highest skill, mi l that the proti's lie assured by past n iece ». If half a» good Judgment ware used In Investing In speculative i nt<i | rises. there would be few loam*», t' uiice aud luck are po r things to depend upon. Another man's game 1» a poor r thing »till to put faith in. jWhheHsndJ tí Tala of ti» Early Setilars i ■ Îcf Lcuisiana. - BY AUSTIN C. BURDICK o CH.1PTEH .X V.-iContinupfl i “Why, rea ly, Tantiemen/* s.i.l Simon, after he had pic. e<J th** papei up, ‘ one would think th re wh * something Murprin- A girl Ilonka it la la tter io have been ing in a simple innrr.a^e. .Xn«l jruu. air.” k ms . .1 and caught than never to have ■ he added, turn ng to the marquis. “I been k a»« d. uhoiild out s ippow that you woulJ won i der .it this. • »,»Tially »e i.’ig that you A trau’» teek wu» broken the oth r ( yourself give tue penuissi u to seek <1 >■ by a collar button. The much- Louise for my wife.” joked about urtlcle ha» at l»»t turn d. “I did not!” groaned the oll mm. “O» ; I never gave it!” I’rtMld nt Eliot, of Harvard, any« j “You told me <’i t n t’y that 1 mig it tb.it id a-aiul linn are >1 >w to marry. a«k J o f te fur her naud, ml that if >*he rouii<‘ntt*d you should bid her fo.luw hv.r 1.. ia I d to add tout married men are ! own rhob e.“ »o ill idiicaltd. ‘B t th it wai after jou hai t ir’y * hunted me down with question»—after 1 Y 'U mintn’t waie your hnlidkeri h'.i f From that mysterious seat of Judg . hai| refused to iistru to you on the sutr when tin* kilim r pa»»**» or throw Ii >U- ment wh. r** f.is.il ma are decreed the je t. But my child never freely gar»* her que » nt him. He wouldn't ally, but edict liaa ■ oiiie forth that the mas* u cous< nt to this. She co ti l not have «Ione h.» borne» might. line girl lint been deiM.nivi and that bo . (), 8 in m, you h ive forced her to Hie coiinennua of opinion Is In favor this! You hare----- ** B it the poor man’s Th re Is an lliipr* «»I on that an abun* of her eider and daintier slater, she emotions were too powerful, sad his dat i'e of Amei irait battle alil|.s might of the rose wbl «complexion, fr.ll» and Mpeecb falle 1 hin A moment more te tend to simplify any »udd-n n vessity furbelows and scented fun. Whence grized into the villain's dark featu e«, an I for a conclusive Interpretation of the this sup. rsedia» comes no one can »ny. then he bowed his head sud burst n o tears. He mibbed as though his hoble ?.. onroe doctrine. 1* rlmps It 1» public opiulon, nut ex heart would break. pressed. but quietly enforced. Any- “Ila. ha, ha! you didn’t want me for a It I» salt that the czarina la largely w y the masculine girl Is taking her •on in-law, th u,” the uroun Tel uttered. r up liable for the reforms ttiat have departure. Mannl»h tie», tannlsh com In a t oarse ton.*; “for.” he addici, turning be ti ata,ted In lluanla. If thia 1» the plexions. liw heels and loud, raucous a defiant look upon (lonpart, “jou meint, cuo- It la t > be hoped that the lady v >.ci s are going. The smart young no doubt, to have had a more Ijeuutiful u 11 ke p un tuUing to Idtu. worn in i f to-dny foil vv» lather dos ly husband for h r.” I “You will I m ? careful how you use your the Ideals of her gnut gran linuthers. Hr. Flexi i r. of llockfelb r Institute, Tin* dl-tlnctly feminine note 1» per tongue in my presi nee,” spoke Gotipart. ntitioimc. » ti nt be lia» f >und a a rum sistently sounded In the whole scheme in a hushed tone, the very breathing of which told th.it there whs h smother.ng to slay i li.ileru lii niiiuin a rum. of h r dr.*sa and demeanor. It la not voli ano near nt h .n I. Bets as Io when lie will aimounc.* that In place here to point out the technical , “Ilo ho, inon«ieur!’’ the fellow replitd; the seruui is a tabule are now l.i old i. d ai s of this cl ange. But It 1» very J “you hoped to stick your fingers in o the nollci-able. even to tho»e who are not old man’s gold pota, eh? I understand It la claim, d that the railways <f f a mil ar with the tny»tcrle» of pleating the reason of your coming here very well. Grint Brl.alu didn't kill a pass.i.ger But rest assured you won’t han Ilo the and tl Um .» and by no class la It money thitoigh the daughter's pockets.” last year. If th h la true It might pity m ire keenly appreciated than by tboae I “Hush. Mmon I.obois! I am mo el s ma of tin* Am ricana who an* run I e ng» known a» men. In deference to now more deeply than I can bear, so be li ng ia bonds to go over there and laae whose unreasoning »* nsitlvene»» these careful that you more me no more. It is u tew lessoiui. complex mid ever-changing fashions enough that you have < rushed thia old me Invented '1 he return of “the fem man’s heart, an I overturned his life cup.” Am mg the treasure» of the British “Ho bo! thou art wondrous sensitive, inine girl" can but be regarded as a Miirnum Is ii phonographic cylinder re fa vol-able sign, though It must ta* ad Monsieur St. Denis. You have lost the cording the vo ce of Holier! Browning mitted that tlie »wing of the fashion prise, eh? I suppose if you had married '1 li • p *et npo..e for th ■ purpose nut long the daughter, '(would Imre been all right. lienduium 1» largely riwponalble for But you're a little behind the coa< h this lietoie li ' d.eil. What would not the the change. The Ixilsterloii» style if time. However, If you remain here Ion,' world give f r n »ingle acnti nee ut- tned by Hhnkespenre, thus prenerved! the masculine young woman had enough, jou shall see the bri le.’’ reached an extreme bordering on the “Villain!*’ gasped the mar«|Uie, in a An old thrum*, almost ns good as uncouth and vulgar. The eighteenth frantic tone. “O, would you had killed me ere you had done this thing!” n w. Ims recently b .en discovered In century lass can, of course, never re “But. monsieur, what do you menu? If turn. The young woman of thia day France. It win occupied by laiuln the girl those to murry me, wbat can miiHt remain to a large extent an “ out I’lill ppe when lie opened the French door girl." even when she cen»ea to you object?” pnrli.im nt. and disappeared after tin* “She did not choose so to do. O, she It viduiiiHi of IMS. The discovery ha» cempi te with men In haberdashery and never cous> uied to we.I with such as you » me hietoilc Interest, but la not Im- the bri.nd Jump mid football. This 1» of her own free will.” “Such as me!” hissed Lobols. “And so lOrlant otherwise, ns the market for as It ah >uld be. The healthy, bright eyed and ruddy-cheeked girl, dlatlnctly you would spurn me now. eh? You have thrones la tint a» good a» formerly. fetnlnne, however. In manners and found a new fiume in your dotage-hive dress, marks a great advance over the you? Monsieur St. !>* ms. I give >ou joy Not many years before Ills death fi all misses of former times, whose of the friend you have gained; but I Abram s. Hewitt said, "I cure little calesthenlcs w ns the blackboard, and can’t give you up the wife. You did It for pi li.leal strife except as the giaal well, but l'iu afraid you II have to work ot tlie community may lie iiffeeled, or whose exercise was gullied nt tambour some other way for a living now, un'.ess. for liuslliesa suceesa except ns the gen work and the splunet. Yet the de inlcv-d, nvvisi'Ur le marquis may take eral welfare I» In that way Influenced " mure maids of century tiefore last hail pity enough oil you to give you a few This I» » good Ideal for one to set be* much that remains to la* said In their crowns just to firn) you in bread and salt Their occupations, narrow until you can git your eyes upon some fore him. If m re men sought to real favor other heiress!” ise It there would In* les» striving for though they might be, were genuinely This was spoken In s coarse, sneering They hail occupations that the honors of office and less eagerness useful. pr< v d d both for comfort and char mnin- r, and du.dug its de.(very Lis ois for wealth for Its own sake. had kept his eye fixed upon the youth acter. The proverbial spinning wheel with a look of fiendish exultation. Is one of the most »acred traditions. I (ioupart St. Denis could not have mov Tim child b ru to-il iy may expect It 1» a» Insi-purnlih* from memory as ed more quickly. Not In all the language four y*ar»' lougvr life than life child Is the good old fashioned family flr<*- of all the world could words have been li *ru fifty years ago. Ute* of the agent» » d *, Hint has gone with It. The old- found more insulting. With one bound 10 Inlng alniut tills result I» the mc I kmi I time feminine girl, who charms mem he was by the dastard’s side, and on the nuis', who goes from school to school, ory a d lurlclua history, can never re next instant be dealt han a blow upou tnatliig Incipient ailments. Many a turn She will ever live In poetry and the face that felled him to the Hour like cough or a cut or a sore I» quickly art. but she could never fit herself Into a log. cured, which through Inattention “O, St. Julien, I could nut help It! For a modern city home. She would seem give me!” would develop Into serious trouble. Ko sadly out of place nt up-to-date Stx'lal “(Joupart, I do not blatue yon!” successful, lias been the work of a functions. Iler home made finery aud For aome momenta I a >I m »I s lay upon the single nurse III the New York schools her bonn-tnad.* complexion are out of floor like him dead, and the youth was this winter that twelve more have been style. But the modern girl cun nt beginning to fe.ir that the blow might appulutid. I* ast be a woman And men are learn have been fatal, when ths villain uioved. ami shortly afterwards be arose to his Many peraons of g . oil discernment ing to like her Ix'tter as such. feet. II« gased a moment upon his ene believe that Flank Ntockton wus a my with a deadly look, ani th«n, as he Mak ng Kure keeper of secrets because lie never ex noticed that the blood wua trickling down One day a very nervous, timid look bis face upon the floor, he turned towards pia. Ued the lady or the tiger contro ing woman, accompanied by a robust the door. versy. Perhaps they forgot that If It “Goupart St. Denis, thou shalt answer ba I explain.*«! It uli lutir st In the l»mk looking farim r tn. n. came on tlie plat Would have b ell lost. It la the liusl- form of a little lad way station at a for this!” And thus speaking, the villain left the l.esa of the author to cause talk al* ut reuiute coui.try spot. Fra short Huie room. 11 inself and his work, I believe. A sin* »■■« mod to devote lur attention to p 'tind of talk la w. rth a g**oil part of the time table, but not finding there CHAITEII XVI. mi edition Nunn n*ua authors of to the satisfaction she sought she st<qqx*d That evening Brion St. Ju l n nn l Qou iq* to tlie atatlon muster as he came v.u.v are making money by advertising part conversed long sod earnestly togeth themselves iu nil sorts of freakish out of Ida office. er. For s*tme time the youth had enter- •AVI I you please tell me If the three- ta'ned the thought of proceeding st *»n e ways. Tin* stuff they reel out 1« the v r.eet trash and tl .p-di odle. but an flfteen has gone yet?" she a kid. In ap- to New Orleans and seeking Louise, but finally he resolved to wait awhile, at Intel < nt lx lug i reatvd In llielr Individ I a rent c m-ern. ' ¥<». ulsiut twenty mlnu es ago," he least until he had one mure interview uni ty -or the lack of It the books with Lobols. s tl Stockton'» way of amusing curb replied. “That IAliala was the cause of her be "And when will ths four-thirty l*e oalty was legitimate and honorable. ing abducted I have no lougt r any doubt,” a'oiig. do you think?" He wrote the story for u purpose umj said the m-arquia. after some remarhs “VV hy. not for some lime yet, of had been msde upoa the subject. ichlevid It. It was finished where course.'* be left off “How can there be a doubt?“ returned "Are there any expresses before Goipart. “Ilia story of the rescue of the poor girl ia too improbable for belief Now It I» our friend the country's then?" unless he had sono* understanding with " Not one." fi I, nd Edward Kvetett Hal«*- wlm the InJiaus.” “ Any frvlght trains?" lia» robbed us of a popular l*ellef! “But du you not think that he found • No." Ii.inb I Weister was hot a drunkard! her as he sajs?*’ Inquired the marquis “N< thing st ail?" I i the twenty nix years during which earnestly. “Noih.iig whatever" Mr Hale "knew him iniImately he “Of course I do. He found her as he “ Arc y* u quite sure?" saw him thousands of times, rial •ays; but, of course, the Indians under “ Certainly I aui, or I wouldn't have thousands of his letters, tan in and out stood that he whs tu meet them there He tuuk her there, an.I he nn«t hare of liin l.iiiMu* constantly, and never once »a i<l so " "Then," raid the old woman, turn used some terrible power to make her mw him under the Influe nee of liquor." tif Course we all will nay We re olce Ing to her hust*and, “I think we'll marry him.” Ht. Denis went te his chimher. and t<> b ar It. But In our ne* ret souls we cioas the line. William " went to his bed; but he co'ild n *t sleep <1 n't allog ther rej 1er Why In thin? He lay with his hand« clasped over hie Vtieir Own lesokovat. Are we at bottom a kind of malignant Th< re was an Irlsiimau who after brow, and ever and anon deep, painful an malt la there a nasty rein of reaching America was full ot homesick gridane would break frvrn hie lipa. Hie malice In every hi ait? Or la It that the grief was deeper than he cunld tell, even brag. In which nothing Iu America eveu In hla wildest prayers, and his hopes were ordinary man and woman are chilled appriavi'hid things of a similar variety all gone. The thing had come upon bini and stifled by th*-ae faultlom* ruling In In land. In speaking of the l*eee of with a doubly crushing fore, for It had fu.k p.w.rn and dominions an John the oulil sod Ur grew especially roavats found his svili already bowed bv Milton w uld call them? The dass'e auvl said— neath the weight of fear He could have and ali n • of an archangel awes us. W hy. the base Iu that counthtry 1» known that 1/ouiee had died, for then ha but a dab of real a**ot on his wing twice as big as In thia, twdade. Iu ro’ght base wept awhile, and then calm makes him human at once. Hr ta onr dnde they're bigger than that they're ly knelt down sud praynd. But now even brother now We van claim fellowship as big as th* sheet* J* have In this coun that sad sad melancholy boon van de with him at last, be ' .-a.Is connin ' with nied him Idka the frantic tnother who tbryf" . Stands aud area the eagle perched m*on un on account of that smut iq*on bin “Ileea aa big as sh.*ep~ said his tn the cliff with her shrieking Infant, stood wing. crvNltihma listener “VV hy. whst kind the youth with respect to hie boi or rd Experience with ' get rich-quick" con of hive« do they have te keep them In?" B-it. at length, whoa the first hours af “No bigger than the ouea In this coun ter mi^n'.ght had come. Goupart sank iate <v na la proving ixiotly to a great many a dull, dreamy aluruber, and hie pains people, but If tbv experience be prop, thry." wss the reply “Then bow do the bees g.-t Into the wore for awhile only the phantom« of eriy «Mini litrd It will la* worth far Bleep more iban the lost money to thousands hives?” he a as sskrst While Gonpait thus lay pomlrrtnf ape« "Well." replied the Irishman, “that's of young meu and women w bo are his terrible mia fortune, fllmo« t whole La ruing through thia menus that au their own I okogt!" was not alone He was In the chamber o her n an's game la alwaya run for he usually occupied, and with him wee A womsn doesn't consider that be* the other fellow's profit. fl. many a black atom named Teter Ho waa a great fortunée M**ni to be made In ap*v pastor does hie duty aiilesa he asks be* middle aged maa Rmon i sports! aor- ulatlon that young men are apt to Jump every time be sera b.r If they are all «eat. aad the only one In the whole he u mh-4d who had any sympathy for to the conclnskm that that la the only well at home. the dark nephew l^bui« had pwr»-hWa way to get rich, and It la all the More A diplomat Is s maa who tells hla od him In N«w Orleans, and though bo »•du.-ttve twenwne tt req it Irra no work wife everything that happens uot to bad done on only aa the marqutff agent either physical or mruUL But the Uappwiv yst Peter beonnd upon the former an bta "Now. Peter," said Sim **- •°®* other conversed n had pa-*' d. '■*** ?** watched the affair between Goupart and the marquis. »• I bade you. "Yes. mas'r; me watch um »*" ■ an’ me hear all. Me foua *!• bole yml tole [pur uber me of in de fl.-*r ober de de ulr ole mus r r a * d- ‘ h ’um ebery tim« brary. an' n*e hub hab wat. wat.b I’s got a ciiHQ<e.” “Au l wbat ba'* fo'iDJ * Peter w»ut on uni t *4 a I ng he had h.ard about let ing Siniou go. ■ ml about Goupart taking fa.’ pla* *■ ■>, with a »park- "And," uttered the u X ; u, ling eye 1. br l> < ■ » jrt ot flourishing emp ’■basis to the'iosjun tion. "me s b.arl one oder ting, berry »■rtiu'; On« time dey feared jrouu.' tun» r l D missus d neb- to her cum bach, an' ole m as'r’s gwine lie'll gib Goupart all b. whol le furtiu'. i hub heap» o' money, eh?’ "Did he »ay the wboi* plan- “lie did ■artin. man r. O, 1 tell ued to gib ira haff of it b.g b 11 I ye, liisn't Goupart got oQ o ole ■ o ito o e tuas'r a ; >oc et, 1er all «le inaa'r'» lub, too. Dey'» | time. Yah gue-*» < i;le ma» r dun t » pcct I he II wont you no more. ' It na» late in the morning when Simon I LobvU m i- e hi* appear..u e. II- bad 'll.» breakfast ae.ved iu its owu iom, i and foy »orne tinte b- bad be* |t engage 1 in bathing hia fa e. he **a.k*d ou o .he aitting room, and he louud the inarq no aud Goupart there. "Monsieur St. Denia," he »ail, in a low, icy tone, “I would apeak with you. In an instant the yo.iug ui;.n turned an.l fol Io wcl him. I.ouui, led the way to the garden, aud there he »tupped und turned. “Monsieur St. D* n »," he bis eyes tlashed ami hia thin lit* tremb.ed. “last night you did wbat no living m □ has ever done before. You *>tru* k me iu the face. Ere 1 1* ave thia pa e. th" stricken man must be pa»t remembran, e of bi» »hamo, or the striker must be not among the llviug! You uuderataml! Now. Goupart was not iu a frame of niind to endure much, or to argue tu t. h on moral point». Ills heart was aching from u horrid wonn 1. aud hi» »oul was tortured by a fearful power; and before him was the »ertant who had done it all, who had turn love.I ehildreu from a dot ing parent—aunjervd the toother and sis ter, aud made unhappy tlie life of u de fenseless girl, The young nian'a eye» did not flash like his * neiny'a, but they burned with a deep, culiu tire, such »a utter disgust and ubom.nation add to tierce hate. “I think I understand," was St. Denis’ reply. "I taught you you, first lessons In the sword exercise, and you were a pr**fl. ietit whin I last saw you handle the blade. Will you now choose that weapon?” “Yes.” “Then get it and Join me at once." Gonupart turned away and went to hla room. He took down his sword, an i buckled the belt al*out him. Theu he drew the blade, and for a moment he gazed upon it. It had once been an tin ile a weapon—the well-tried comp .ni. n of Gen. St. Denis, a bold ami true kn.ght. It was of Spanish make, and never yet had it failed In the hour of need. There was another »word iu the room—a lighter one—■ Damas, us blade, an I of exquiaite finish, and one, too, with which the youth had always played. But it bad been hi» father'» sword, and he would not use it now. After he had returned the blade to Its scabbard, be stopped a moment to reflect. Th.n he moved to the table, where nn ink horn sto.*d, and teariuK » leaf from h'ls pocketbook, he hurriedly wrote as follows: “Monaieur le Marquis—You are my friend, an.l you know the few fii-n la 1 have on earth, If I fall to-dny, you will know why, »nd I know you will not blame me. You wi.l see Louise, Tell her we shall meet---- ” The youth stopped and started up, and his hand trembled. “If I fall thus, shall we meet there?" he murmured to himself, “O, heaven will pardon the deed, It knows the deep provocation—the burning »hume that blights thin houne!" Then he »looped on e more and wrote; "—in that world where love know, no night. ST. HEMS " Thi» the yonth folded and directed to Brion St. Julien, and wiping ■ single tear from hi*t clievk. he hurried down to the hall, and from thence to the garden where he found Simon waiting for him. “Now follow me," said Lobola; and thus speaking, he led the way around the house towards the barn, and tben.-e out through the postern to the foot of the hill beyond, where grew a thick clump of hickory tree». "Now, Goupart St. Denis, are you ready?" asked Simon, at the ■■u>e time drawing his sword. "In one moment." returned the youth also drawing his own weapon, but lower ing Ita point upon the ground. He waa stopped short in his speech, for st that luotu. nt the in.irquis caiue rush ing out from the court, and soon rea hed the spot where they stood. "Simon." be gaspe.l, white with fear, "what mean» this? I'ut up your sw,*rd.” "Brion St. Julien.” quickly retorted the tnad nephew, "»tin! back! Y u a.iw what passed last night- did you rot?" "Hut that was the result of hot pss ■ion You tanate*! him most bitterly, Si mon; you Insulted him most shamefully, and he knew not wbat he did. O. let th ■ thing stopr* “Stop? You might ■■ well try to atop yonder mighty river from flowing to it* mouth! You any I gave him provocation Did he not give rue provocation?** “Yen- ye. It w.*» nil folly nil enger, hot. mad haste. O, give over thin th ng' Hltuon. I eomnnnd you!" "Brion St. Julien, look open this mark on my face! Were the man who did that my owu brother, he should stand before my sword, flu now ,1 :nek. There shall he a <le«th to wi 1« out. If I fall, 'twill die with m it, falla, the atonement I» complete "Good Sir Bri.-n." spoke Goupart. at thia point, “let the conflict go on. life to me now la not worth I he price I would pay for It by refnsaL Let it go on." “Hut—my child my *>A If you are gone——" "Yea'll have me left." Interrupted 81 mon “me. who of right belongs hece Now are you ready. Monaieur 8t l»eni»?" The youth turned an imploring l.*ok up on the marquis, and ■■ the old man tell back, he replied: “Now I muet ask the queeUou I w»e ■ bout to ask ere our friend came to in terrupt na. Simon Ixtboia. you may full la this en.-ounter. and before I cross your ■word. I would pray you to tell. If you know, where Leuta fll. Ju'.len in." “Howr blosed Simon "Would r» heap more msult upoa m»Y* "I sak but a simple queatioa." "Ay and that queatlva means a foal euepl.-loa. 1 know nothin« of him." “Then <-ouso os*“ And oa the next inatant the ewvrds were c ruse* d fl*moa I *>tmla bad beea ac-ointed one of the best sword players in Maree, and bo rao» te the cue fl at as though tee were sere of victory, but el the third peso be tree emleceleed. He tureed pale m ■ tee- meet. tor ba aow kaew that tee had met with e eaperine. eeea la fea.te« akin. He waa a «eward at heart, and tee fairly tramoled Goupart eaw It M aa Matsnt. bin. ___ ;• "Ah. Simon. I' t * y taught the sword art since vou left me in France! Take care. . Poor „ wri t. h. I gave you credit for mor. ■ ill and for more courage In’all probability, the villain belle ed th t Goupart me nt to kill him i could. That belief begot a feeling of I" him. »pair, an 1 I that last taunt fired hi “ Like the cornered rM. be set teaow w.th all the energy of of a a dying -lying man, man. and for a the energy few m U*. m m n n-s St. I--- Deuls to look few ‘s St. — bad — . sharp; but it was only for a f*» '*> mints. Simon made a point-blank thrust from a left guard, nn I with a qu»^ movement to the right. Goupart brought „board stroke with all h>s available a downwa . only meaning to break his autag- ou.-fs''"v'r'l." 1. Jr"»trike or strike It from bis his grasp, gr.isp. and thus end ,1 the conflict without blood- shed* But Simon ha 1 thrust bis aim further forward than Goupart had cal u- )ate<l, an I the blow f«ll "Pon the sword hand, the guari receiving part of the force. thus causing a sluUt.ng str ke. ., jick cry of pain. Hinton dropi**“' With a quid his weapon and s'arted back. "I* n't strike me now!” he cried. “Fear not,” replied Goupart. T never strike a defeteaele*»» man. But are you satisfipd?’ •■Yes—yes! But that was a cowardly stroke.” •"No-no, Lol*ois. I meant not to strl e you then; I only meant to knock your sword down. But you know you have b* eu at my mercy thrice.” “It was your own fault that you did not take advantage of it. I sh>ul 1 have kill ed you had 1 been able, and I think you would have done the same.” “No!" cried the marquis; “you know lietter than that, Simon.” But the wounded num made no further reply. Hi* hand pained him now, an 1 he held it out towards the marquis with a beseeching look. The old man examined it. and found that a bad gush was cut from the roots of the thumb to the wrist, on the back of the hand, but none of the bones were harmed. Had not the guard of the sword received the weight of the blow, the hand would have bem severed wholly off. for the stout iron guard was found cut nearly in twain! And thus en led the duel. Goupart was surprised at the easy victory he had won. while Simon was surprised at the incredi ble skill bis antagonist had displayed. And the marquis was thankful—deeply thankful-for the result, so far as mere life and death were concerned. (To tie continued.! UNSPOKEN SYMPATHY. Little Children V ho Were Carefnl Not to Hurt an Uncle*« I eelinn«. He was a big, burly, good-natured conductor on a country railroad, and he hu<i watched them with much inter est as they got on the train. Thera were two handsome, round-faced, rosy- cheeked Iwys. and three sunny haired pretty little girls of various sizes and ages. A grave, kind-looking gentleman, evidently their guardian, got In with them; and the conductor's attention wns soon caught by the fact that the apparently eager conversation was car ried ou by tneaus of a deaf-anil dumb alphabet, the gentleman Joining in so pleasantly that the conductor t>eamed on him with approval. Naturally kind- hearted hlmeelf. It pleased him to see this trait in others. But hl» honest eyes were misty as he thought of Ills own noisy crowd of youngsters at home, and contrasted them with this prim little company who smiled and gesticulated, but made no sound. It was plain they were off on a holi day Jaunt, for they all had satchels, aud wore a festive, "go-away” air; and the conductor, whose fancy played about them continually, settled It in bls mind that they belonged to some asy lum, and were going with their teacher for a vacation trip. He couldn’t help watching them, and nodding to them aa he passed through the car; they re turned bls greeting In kind, being cheer ful little souls, aud he began to look forward with regret to the time of part ing. At length, at one of the rural sta tions. the gentleman kissed the young ones hurriedly all round, and got off the train. They leaned out of the win dows and waved enthusiastic farewells ns the car moved on; then the biggest "little girl" took a brown-pa|M*r hag from her satchel, and distributed crack ers In even shares. The conductor. In passing, smiled and nodded as usual, ns the little girl held out the pa(*er bag to him. "Do have some," she said. II«* started t*ack In sheer amazement "What!" he exclaimed; "you can talk, then nil of you?** "Of course!" they cried In chorus. The conductor sank Into the seat across the aisle. "I thought you were deaf and duYnb!” he gas|*ed. "Oh. how funny!" cried one of the rosy-cheeked boys. "Why, that was t'ncle Jack. p»x*r fellow. He was born that way. We wouldn't talk whll« be was with us; It might hurt bls feel ings. you know Hello! her**'» our sta tion. Come en. girls!" and the five trooped noisily out. and waved their hamlker* hlefs from the platform as the train moved on.—St. Nicholas. M Hile's Perplexity. BRIDGE Of LOGS IN REMOTE HIMALAYAN P ass SUGGESTING THE ORIGINAL The above picture, which Is reprt*duced from the Kailruad shows what wns probably the first cantilever bridge. The photograph taken in one of the remote passe» of the Himalaya Mountain» near Dx^ Ing <*n the border land of Thibet. The bridge la built of log, iDli mechanical principles used In Its construction are seen to t>e quite cor^ This design for bridges. It is understood, has been used In India from » mote times, illuatratlng the truth of the proverb that nothlug undw t, sun is new. UNCLE SAM AND BANK CASHIERS MAKE COUNTERFEITING ASHIERS and tellers In New York financial Institutions, where tb-» sands upon thousands of dollars are received and paid out dally, that it is less difficult to detect counterfeit notes and apurloui oit» than formerly. Tills Is due lji part to the fact that Iu the clert« through whose hands these vast amounts of money pass the sense of tout and the sense of sight are becoming more acutely developed, mon» sensitiv« to the little differences In the appearance and feeling of money which w<G be undistinguished by the ordinary person, almost undistingulshable nq k they were pointed out. but which enable those who are experienced to tri the good from the bad. Another assignable reason is tlie exceeding -■« which the government lias been taking of late to render legally Issued nwj inimitable. Referring to the latter. It is stated that Uncle Sam, after many years of rough and expensive experience. Is taking great care to get paper maaa- factured expressly for the notes Issued by the government. This particular and peculiar kind of pa(*er Is also used In the national banknotes, which it* also Issued by the government. It Is thus possible to control the sourcei o( supply of this kind of paper. As soon as a counterfeit uote makes It appearance a description of It « published and widely cfrciHated. It is made a part of the business of tboe who handle notes to be constantly on the lookout for fraudulent one», whd are soon distinguishable by aome easily discovered mark —that Is, easily die covered by those who are experienced. The telltale marks are InvartaW, present on counterfeit notes, and the teller, having been apprised of tlx denomination of the counterfeit notes and the nature of the marks of idea- tlflcatlon. knows Just where to look for them. Spurious notes are almost uniformly of Inferior quality. This I« th* principal protection of the public. The very licst material is used by tte government In the manufacture of genuine notes; the expenae is disregarded. The best of workmen do the engraving anil printing In tlie best equippd establlshm-nt motley can provide. Counterfeiters must work In secret til at a decided disadvantage. Their appliance, for manufacture are usually limited and of crude and oftentimes Imperfect pattern. In the making there Is almost certain to lie some palpable defect which the government sguu through banking Institution», soon learn. If any number of the couuterfn* bills have been printed- and it would be profitless to Issue them In small number, conslilering not only the cost but also the element of risk and lit bfllty which does not Increase proportionately—they soon will lie "spotted' and withdrawn. The best experts, those who handle the largest sums and who often art held personally responsible for oversights and acceptance by the firm tbmufi them of spurious notes, seldom fall to detect the counterfeit. Exactly wbl! It is that exposes the false It is difficult to tell. Sometimes the telltale mark! are discovered by the eye. sometimes by the "feel”—by force of habit, by Instinct. The experienced teller detects one counterfeit bill In Ills roll of wr eral thousand as surely and oftentimes as quickly aa a reader detects a ml* spelled word. The public generally, says the New York Times, thinks little of the IMisalblllty of receiving a counterfeit bill. It Is probable that many spurloa notes pass from hand to hand, bringing In each instance their face mlw. But the teller In the large bank. Into which the bills drift eventually, detect, them and withdraws them from circulation. C •nen should be permitted to follow tb«ir STEAMER SVITANE WAS A DEATH own tastes. Even where thou* tuts TRAP TOR UNION SOLDIERS. are known to be open to criticism tte wise woman will overlook the fad rather than run the risk of »ubstftutitj a worse condition of affair». She «18 drink substitutes for coffee berseX eat raw food or vegetables Instead rf meat, but she will forliear to In«« upon the other members of tlie faaif following her example. More United States soldiers lost their lives In the burning of the Sultana than were lost dumg the entire Span- Mi American war. The Ill-fated Mis sis» ppi river packet, toward the close <*f the Civil War. vu making regular I STEAMER SVI.TA5A. trip, between St. Louis aud New Or- lcaua. She left the latter port on April 21. IS*»*, and at Vicksburg took ou board 2.000 union soldier» that had Just been released from the ret*el pri sons at ( a ba w ba. Andersonville and Macon. Other passengers and the crew made a total of 2 2.200 people on board. At three o'clock In the morning of April 27. when most of these soldier» and passengers were sleeping, and when about »even miles above Mem phis. Tenn., oue of her boilers exphale.i, setting the steamer on fire, and In twenty minute, 1.700 lives were lost At the time very l|tUe was published of thl. disaster owing to Inadequate n-ws gathering and telegraph facilities, •nd the excitement of event« tn and ab..ut Washington. The picture here reproduced la fn ^«•••lon of Serin Edwin F Force Po^eelon Twa TksslaaOtei. *1_ department, a of f the Duluth polio, and wss presented to him by a former com- r»de 0 the Eighteenth Michigan Volute- «___ _ . - -- ------------ - «U1UIJ- s a”,TL .WhO P^’WPhed the Sultana at Helena Ark., onfy a few hours before the disaster When Willie eauie home List night he waa more convinced of the uselessntMis of schools than he ever was before says the Buffalo Express Asked the nature of hia latest trouble, he ex plained that "poett>oiw" had been one of the words In the «polling leeaon of the day The teached ha.t directed the pupils to wrtte a eratence Is which the sp«*i'lal won! should appear. Along with other». Willi, announced that he did out know the meaning »f the word, and so rould not use it tB t senteo.-e. The teacher explained that It mewnt delay" or "pnt off." and. en couraged the youngwtor» to try wq tie's thought, were oa plessanWr t I nwltr f T)nrm, things then a. bo.4. and hla rr.a.W-toor ya:kln» of Indigestion, poo. cooking der »enteoce was: “Boya postpone their elotbeq whea than fX h’° °f 1,0 2X T (>t ’>f* Jo- they go tn swimming.** the " * hlcn<° het year That Net Alik*, b* -me I. the underlying rrasot. of TteerrofMwr Don', ne. that phrM, dnink™n^" u>y dear it la grx*«..z Unacl,ot,ae Ills Wife—Whet phrase- a , alike aa two pee»?- The I'rof.w^r Y m . K is ») b ^ der tb. ml.-nwrope, tw„ •rat etartling differ»**. **< ‘«’opt'd Tb,r?£ 'S “ U,,wliI!nK|/ • - iMtvX u flurn»ovit*d diBeeiu», Te, teach, but brertee oa tn our f» *•? diet * „a* J ' h,’ h «*a » U- -tlnî « "”T ** »"'"'■'’’•d etrMfl^«teer> of "«»U"*, but grown X“ ^rTn,r.’ ? hl'm hJ- «’’förmw c¿m‘ He Knew Hum in Nature. The typical Irish carman Is a J* sou of much sagacity. Hue night l returned rfn»slonary took a car. It a dubious frame of mind. He W been Invited to dine with some frir»b at the house of an acquaintance uh*1* name be had forgotten. He only kiie« that his host lived on Harcourt etret "What am 1 to do?" he a,bed of b» driver. "Never mind, aor," Was the r*p? I 11 tind him for you." “But you can't. You don't kno« W name.” “I«ave It to me, sor. Lave it to ®* entolrely.” They drove to Harcourt street, tid the man. beginning nt the top. taw** ed at every door and made one Ir * Hire. Halfway down the street, b* gaily rejoined his employer, and * "It's all right, nor. It's here.” “How do you know?" "I asked, »or. 'Does the Klvec*i«l Mtetber Blank live here?* And maid said. 'No. but he's dining here No Extra Charge Made. "Wow!" yelled the victim. "** here, barber! You've cut off P*11 * my ear.” "So I have." replied the l*art*r t”*' ly. "but calm yourself. We mske ■’ extra charge for correcting facial bt* ¡shea. UR trim the other ear de«« to a decent alxe too."—rbilad»4'31 rresa. Taking Ttwte by the Fore*4*’'" The Cook—Would you mind fl me a recommendation, ma'am? ? The Miatrew—Why. you ba’« 00 Just come. w The Cook—But ye may not give me wan when I do l*e lea* — Life. _ Had Hope ftw the Fu««1* Pleasant old gentleman—H»r' . lived here all your life, my "t1** Arthur (aged •>—Not E** 1"*' cott*«. — When kin apparently <•' • they get lesu credit for pea*« ability to keep their akeleo1« from the public M«flMae Jara m open« ,'"f* having te whist be for tele ea^T