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R A M ’S H O R N B L A S T S . [ “ I t w a s y o u frse ir? ” nsk**d M a jo r D en- c a lm ly p ro d u c e d his a n d m a rc h e d me j n o tt e x c lte ü n y a s th e a c to r p a u s e d , a n d In to m y o w n th e a te r w ith th e a i r o f a O v er th e n n a , 'n e a th th e m ilk-w hite I D a n e nodJïcd. p ro p rie to r. T h e n he closed th e door W t r a i n s N o t e . T a l l i n « t h . W i c k e d « • Ë M É h c p fu la iu e . moon. I “ Y'es. g /e u tle m e n . I saw’ s e a te d a t th e b e h in d him , a n d . c h a n g in g his voice L eisu rely riding th ro u g h th e wonder- _ W T O eyes can see e r e iïd o f th e c o m p a rtm e n t, by th e a n d m a n n e r, su d d e n ly tu r n e d q u ie tly : n ight, ! ! ° o t ' h n,*r \V e a t S an d erso n , line rider, full of o p p o site his co m p an io n , a tig- 'A n d now . M r. D an e, I w ill pu zzle you i I N !ik,‘ ,bo* * of t h * dream * 1 u r » t h a t wan a n e x a c t facalm lle o f th e no m ore, b u t ap o lo g ize fo r g iv in g you | G od’s mercy ca n O f young Dolores, sw eetest o f brown I re fle c tio n w hich I aee In m y glaaa e v e ry so m u ch tro u b le , w h ich I h o p e you will no m ore wear out M a y w h en I h a v e d re sse d fo r th e p a r t th in k re p a id by th e e n jo y m e n t of a m aids. th a n hia love (Som ething lies hidden in the o f a re sp e c ta b le citizen . It w a s m y u n iq u e s e n sa tio n . T h e fa c t is th a t I am s p e c ta to r co m m en ted upon thl. grass.) If o u r belief is se lf, co m p lete In e v e ry d e ta il o f fa c e v e ry a n x io u s to go on th e s ta g e u n d e r Hon to h is Wife. Who wa, w,,hPP*r wrong, o u r eternity y o u r au sp ices, a n d I th o u g h t th a t tills a n d a ttir e .” , T h e w ife d id n o t agree with b|m *1». O nly a m onth ago those canyon wajih Will be wroug “ A n o p tical d elu sio n , I s u p p o s s# ” 1 w o u ld be th e b e s t w ay to o b ta in a n In w a s a c u rio u s notion of ,be UJ , _________________ M oon-w hite, beheld a shadow _____ y tratfu i wind v su g g e ste d , a n d th e a c to r sh o o k hla tro d u c tio n to you, a n d a t th e sa m e tim e V >’V " ' E v ery su c cessfu l y e r. w dow n— / sS sh o w y o u a sp e c im e n o f m y a c tin g in b ead . I C h ristia n life m u st C o n tra b a n d is ts , laden w ith m e sc a l; "I th in k It show ed her acute, "N o: th a t w as th e first Id ea th a t oc th e p a r t o f y o u r u n d e rs tu d y . You will V&Q s ------be a life of faith P e p e th eir chief, ex u ltan t, tdnnost home. s h e a s s e r te d . “ She made „„ G ro w th In g race (Som ething lies sullen ipa the coyote c u rre d ro m e—t h a t 1 h ad b een w o rk in g a d m it a t le a s t th a t I u n d e r s ta n d the d e r s ta n d h e r sto ry , by th„, 90 “ £ a n d w o rry in g too m uch o v e r th e new a r t o f m a k in g up. N ow a r e y o u going grass.) 1 Is o ften h elped by an in t e r n a t io n a l a f f a ir . th e a tr ic a l ap p e a ra n c e . She tola61 p lay , a n d m y b r a in h a d p la y e d m e a to g iv e m e a n e n g a g e m e n t o r to sen d b a r in g th e g ra c e to say no. Hint s h e w a s a widow, left by he ' A pache ru m o rs had p reced ed them . tric k . T h e u n c o n c e rn e d w ay In w h ich fo r th e police.” OR tlie second tim e th e e n g a g e A s soon a s th o u g h t finds a Iwd.v It be c e n t b e re a v e m e n t In pecuniary Z ! H erd in g w hite s e ttle r s hom ew ard. San th e th ird m a n g la u c e d a t m e e n c o u r “ A nd yo u g a v e him th e e n g a g e m e n t, m en t is an n o u n c e d o f M iss A lice a n d w ith a little boy to look aft» g in s try in g to m ove th e world. derson, / a g e d m e In th e b elief, fo r th e lik e n e ss, 1 su p p o s e ? ” I a sk ed . B elknap, d a u g h te r o f th e la te F ro n tie r wise, w a tc h e d th e canny M exi I f so m e people would lau g h m ore, G eneral \V. \V. B e lk n a p , fo rm e r S ec w ell a s to su p p o rt herself 1 think ' u n le s s 1 w as Im a g in in g it. w a s e n o u g h “ Y es: I h a v e a lw a y s r e g re tte d th a t he cans, / Ju d g e d fa irly of hum an nature L h e ir d o cto r bills w ould be less. re ta ry of W a r o f th e U n ited S ta te s , S aw them u n y ro u b led; couched, and got to a t t r a c t In s ta n t a tte n tio n . I w o n th r e w It u p b e fo re th e y e a r w a s out. th a t s h e s ta n d s In a fair way both d e re d w h e th e r th e r e w a s a c tu a lly a a n d r e tu rn e d to Ills fo rm e r p ro fessio n , W h en a y o u n g lion Is h u n g ry , how a n d l ’au l M ay, a m e m b er o f tlie B el his p rey : p ro v in g a q u ick -w itte d lawyer “ m a n s ittin g a n d ta lk in g w h e re I b a d th a t o f a m e d ic a l m a n .” ( S o m e th in g lies vengeful in th e coyote n u ch b e tte r off is he th a n a wolf? gian leg atio n a t W a sh in g to n . T h e first g e ttin g a ll th e work that 'the* . se en a n d h e a rd m y fa c s im ile ; f o r th e “ I t w a s he, o f co u rse, th a t called fo r P e rse c u tin g a good m an is th e d e v ils en g ag em en t, it is sa id , w as b ro k e n off w itn e s s e d th is scene can throw in th ird m no, a n o r d in a ry , e v e ry -d a y In th e la tc h k e y In th e m o rn in g ? ” in co n seq u en ce o f tlie o p p o sitio n o f w a y .” v ay o f sh o w in g th a t he h a te s God. " T Musipfg. siM , h his firm m outh sm iling now and d iv id u a l, h ad not sp o k e n a w ord to hlui, “ Yee; he h a d b een In th e sh o p w hen m em b ers o f Mr. M ay’s fa m ily lu B el T h e w ag es o f sin Is d eath , no m a tte r . 't h then en a n d m ig h t fro m his e x p re ss io n h a v e I o rd e re d It, a n d th e fa e t fin a lly d e te r gium . T h e M ays a re a p o w e r iu H e F e le c tln ir n H ,t. rem iniscent tenderness, he rode, W )ith rerniniscer b een lis te n in g to h is a n e c d o te o r sim p ly m in ed him to c a r r y o u t th e a f f a ir w hich low p ro m p tly w e p ay o u r pew ren t. brew circles lu B elgium . T h e ir so cial I t Is d ifficu lt to lay down ru le « totm U n h eed in g how th a t Pepe had fled un W h e n p raise Is g oing up, sh o w ers of position is v ery high, a n d th ey h a v e e r n ch o ice b ey o n d the one of tlmlio, th in k in g . 1 w as re lie v e d w h en h e la u g h he h a d b een p o n d e rin g fo r so m e tim e." / scathed, "B ill be m u st h a v e h a u n te d you like Messing a re s u re to be com ing dow n. g reat w ealth . T h e h e a d o f th e fa m ily , m o d el h a t fo r th e face, and then »dig / U n til his horse, snorting and trem bling, ed a t th e p o in t w h e n m y 'd o u b le ,' a s I b e g a n to call h is co m p an io n , c a m e to a sh a d o w b e fo re h a n d ," p u t 111 M ajor C o n sid erin g w h at God has done will w ho w as a b a n k e r a n d ex -C o n su l G e n ln g to It th ro u g h changing (ashb shied— (A sudden spring from out the coyote th e Joke o f th e s to ry , b u t w h en he o p e n D e n n e tt, “ to le a r n a ll y o u r g e s tu re s an d toon lead us to rejo ice in w h at he will eral a t San F ra n cisco , d ied te n y e a r s w ith , h o w e v e r, a conform ity to the», ed b is m o u th It w a s o n ly to In c re a se th a t. I sh o u ld h a rd ly th lu k th e re su lt lo. grass!) ago. P a u l, tb e y o u n g e r son, w h o Is v a ilin g s ty le th a t Is alw ays easy to, th e m y s te ry o f th e a ffa ir, f o r It sh o w e d w a s w o rth th e tro u b le ." T h e re Is only h e re an d th e re a m an g ifted In m an y w ays, w a s e d u c a te d a t c u re . A w o m an w ith a regular f, Oh, brown Dolores! m using ’neath the me t h a t m y d o u b le p o ssessed m y n am e, M a cp h erso u , w ho h a d b e e n s ittin g who p ra ise s God h a lf as m uch a s he m a y p e r m it h e rse lf more llcetue b moon a s w ell a s m y voice, m y d ress, m y face, q u ie tly In th e b a c k g ro u n d , s u rp ris e d us thould. s h e lo o k s h e r b e s t when It Is framed | T h a t floods th e homely old adobe walls, by r e p ly in g fo r h is frien d . a d ro o p in g b rim . T he Irregular I A sk Pepe, when he comes to you to-night, m y figure. W h en we h av e a keen eye fo r the “ I b eg u n to w o n d e r th e n n ot w h e th e r “ E x c u s e m e. M a jo r,” he sa id , In his w ith r e tro u s s e nose can beeomia W hose horse he rides? W h a t m akes his fau lts of o th ers, w e a re a p t to be blind th e m an a t th e w in d o w w a s a re a lity , u su a l q u ie t w ay , “ b u t yo u m a k e a m is w e a r th e re v e rse . S harp profllet ki dagger d ark ? :o o u r ow n. (Som ething lies silent in the coyote grass!) b u t w h e th e r I w a s re a lly m y se lf, a n d ta k e th e re . A ny ninn w ould h a v e been lo n g n e c k s sh o u ld not have these poia A rig h t s ta te o f h e a rt cannot be m ain It c e r ta in ly w o u ld n o t h a v e s u r p r is e d g la d to g iv e £100 d o w n fo r th e e n g a g e —L and of Sunshine. a c c e n tu a te d b y a n g u la r bonneta, a m e If I hnd looked In a m irr o r a n d fo u n d m e n t w h ich D a n e o ffered m e s tr a ig h t tained w ith o u t k eep in g a close w atch th e w o m a n w ith h igh cheek bones mt It reflec t buck a fa c e th a t w a s u n f a m il a w a y . I t co st m e less th a n £10 fo r >n th e tongue. n o t e m p h a s iz e th e defect by mai TH E ACTOR’S DOUBLE. ia r to m e. I t Is s t r a n g e how q u ic k ly a c lo th es, a n d a b o u t a m o n th o f s tu d y : a n d O pen th e do o r o f y o u r h e a rt for th e tr im m in g o f h e r bonnet In i ^ s in g le p h e n o m e n o n will s o m e tim e s m y tim e w a s n o t w o rth £90 a m onth rth rist. an d he will open th e door of o n to p . M o d e rn m illin ers now studyt c h a n g e a ll on e’s fixed o p in io n s on a s u b th e n , o r I sh o u ld n o t h a v e th o u g h t of (leaven fo r you. f a c e a n d en d a v o r to suit It in the he W e w ere ta lk in g a b o u t s p ir it m a n i g e a r, b rin g in g o u t v irtu es and nentn fe s ta tio n s nt th e T h irty -n in e C lu b , a n d je c t o f th e s u p e rn a tu r a l. I fe lt I m u st g iv in g up m ed ic in e a n d ta k in g to th e T h e devil can m eet eloquence w ith o u t la g d e fe c ts . I t Is q u ite possible by j r e ta ilin g th e u su a l se c o n d o r th ird -h a n d sp e a k to th e m an If o n ly to p ro v e s ta g e .”—'T id -B lts. trouble, b u t he h a s n ev er been ab le to ln g th e m a tte r a little cxperlmen a c c o u n ts o f d e c e a se d la d le s nm l g e n w h e th e r I w ns a w a k e o r d re a m in g , a n d itam l b efo re love. A n A p p le P r o b le m . c o n s id e ra tio n th n t th e buyers of b tle m e n sh o w in g th e m se lv e s to th e ir s o r I seized th e o p p o rtu n ity o f in tro d u c in g M any a ch u rch m em b er m akes too O nce u p o n a tim e th e r e w e re tw o m y s e lf by h e a rin g 'm y d o u b le ’ c a lle d by n e ts a s w ell n s th e m akers should ro w in g re la tiv e s. o ld m en w ho s a t In th e m a r k e t e arly m uch noise in ills p o litics an d keeps too s im ila r ly ju d ic io u s. “ I t is s tr a n g e th e tric k s w h ich o u r m y n am e. still lu h is religion. e v e ry m o rn in g a n d sold a p p le s . E ach “ ‘E x c u s e m e,’ I sa id , a d d r e s s in g him , b r a in s will s o m e tim e s p la y u s,” said B re a d from G od’s ta b le can be co u n t b u t 1 h e a rd y o u r f rie n d Ju st n o w enll o n e h a d th i r t y a p p le s, n n d o n e o f th e I n t e r i o r F itm ent, D r. M a rp h e rso n . “ I re m e m b e r once o ld m en sold tw o f o r n c e n t, a n d th e T h e te r m fitm e n ts is most compi se ein g a g h o st m y se lf, a n d I c a n tell yo u "M r. D a n e .” I w o n d e r w h e th e r we o th e r old m a n so ld th re e f o r n c e n t. In 'd on in su p e ra b u n d a n c e by those who fa ith fu lly do his w ork. h e n s iv e , In clu d in g , as It does, panel you th a t th e se n s a tio n Is a v ery c u rio u s u re re la te d a t all, fo r th a t h a p p e n s to t h a t w a y th e firs t o ld m ail g o t fifteen tug, a r c h w a y s , overdoors, window one. I t w as a good m a n y y e a r s ag o , Iti be m y n am e, a n d w e seem to b e a r u c e n ts f o r h is b a s k e t o f a p p le s , w h ile th e A s to C h ild r e n a n d lin g s. s e a ts , b o o k c a se s nnd cupboards, iu id m y e x a m in a tio n d a y s , a n d I h a d been s tr ik in g s im ila r ity to o u e a n o th e r .’ W a sh in g to n Irv in g has often been ac d itlo n to fitte d fu rn itu re for bedre 'M y d o u b le' tu r n e d a n d s u rv e y e d se c o n d o ld m a n re c e iv e d te n c c n ls ; so s ittin g u p u n til th e e a rly h o u rs 'e rn m - t h a t to g e th e r th e y m a d e tw e n ty -fiv e cused of sa y in g th a t little dogs an d MISS A L I C E B E L K N A P . l ib r a r ie s a n d ro o m s of every d« tn lu g .’ e v e r y b o d y In th e h o u se hud m e th ro u g h Ills sin g le e y e g la s s in e x c e n ts encli d a y . B u t o n e d a y th e old ch ild ren w ere Influ en tial m em bers of long sin c e g o n e to l>ed, w h e re I o u g h t a c tly th e sa m e m a n n e r ns t h a t w ith n p p le -m a n w ho so ld th r e e f o r a ce n t F re n c h society. It Is q u ite tru e th a t In O xford. H e chose a d ip lo m a tic c a r e e r tio n . T h e y h a v e become quite a I to h a v e been m y self, so I w a s r a th e r w h ic h I sh o u ld h a v e su rv e y e d a s t r a n w a s too sic k to go to th e m a r k e t, a n d the U n ited S ta te s I nev er noticed th a t in p refe ren ce to b u sin e ss a n d h a s b een in g f e a tu r e in m odern decorations, b la g u se d w ith m o st of the preyilll su rp ris e d w h en I g la n c e d up fro m m y g e r w h o a d d re s s e d m e in th e tra in . he a s k e d Ills n e ig h b o r to ta k e b is a p close a n d se n tim e n ta l in tim acy b e successful. sty le s , a n d b y tlie lr kludly aid, i I re a lly do n o t k n o w w h e th e r w e book to see so m e b o d y s ittin g a t th e t a p le s a n d se ll th e m fo r him . T h is th e tw een h u m an bein g s an d q u ad ru p ed s T h e d ifference of relig io n w n s th e b le w h e re I m y se lf Imd b een a few m o a r e r e la te d ,' he sa id , In th e voice I u se o th e r old n in n v e ry k in d ly c o n se n te d »o fre q u e n tly seen In F ra n ce. A m eri first o b ject to th e m a rria g e . T h e M ay s b illed w ith Ju d ic io u s management, I m e n ts b e fo re w ritin g . I fe lt u n ite s t a r w h e n I w ish to be s lig h tly p a tro n iz in g . to do, n n d w h e n he g ot to th e m a rk e t can life is so n ctive, so d esp erately flatly re fu se d to sa n c tio n th e y o u n g u g ly s q u a r e room m ay be transform b e y o n d reco g n itio n . All kinds of i I a m G ilb e rt D a n e o f th e H o w a r d T h e tled fo r a n in s ta n t, u n til I reco g n ized w ith th e tw o b a s k e ts o f a p p le s , lie said crow d ed , e ith e r u sefu lly or socially, m an ’s choice o f a w ife. H e w e n t a b r o a d th e In tru d e r. l i e w as a little h a z y , b u t a t e r ,' a n d he a c tu a lly h a n d e d uie one to h im se lf, "I w ill p u t a ll th e a p p le s th a t p e rh a p s It does not p erm it th e loss la s t J u n e to a rg u e th e q u e s tio n w ith a r c e m p lo y e d fo r fitm ents—oak, lio g an y , w a ln u t, pin e and the I I co u ld see p la in ly e n o u g h w ho it w a s." o f m y o w n c a rd s. in to o n e b a s k e t, fo r It w ill be e a s ie r of tim e In evitably b ro u g h t ab o u t by them , b u t r e tu rn e d to th is c o u n try u n b a m b o o —a n d each m ay produce a g T h e r e w a s s o m e th in g In th e s u b s t a n “ A d e a d re la tiv e ? ” a s k e d M a jo r D e n t h a n p ic k in g th e m o u t o f tw o b a s k e ts .” frie n d ly in terco u rse w ith n dog. As successful. M a tte rs w ere In th is co n n e tt, w ho w a s a firm b e lie v e r in good, tia l n a tu r e o f th e f a m ilia r b it o f p a s te - So h e p u t tlie s ix ty a p p le s In to one for ch ild ren , I believe th a t th e ir im por d ition u n til v ery re c e n tly , w h en , re effect, If a p p ro p ria te ly applied, a n d m a h o g a n y look best in d’ningj b o a r d t h a t brougfft b a c k a little o f m y o ld -fash io n ed g h o sts. b a s k e t, n n d h e sa id to h im se lf, “ N ow, ta n c e is eq u ally g re a t in a ll co u n tries; p o rt gays, M iss B elk n ap s u d d e n ly m a d e ro o m , lib r a r y o r hall, while wahral M n cp h erso n a n s w e re d In Ills p e c u lia r co m m o n se n se nm l reliev ed m e fro m If I sell tw o a p p le s fo r o u e c e n t, a n d m y a decision w h ich s u rp ris e d so ciety . S he a n d p a in te d p in e a r e suitable for draw] but It a s s e rts Itself in a m ore noisy m an ly q u ie t w a y : “ No, It w a s m y se lf. T h e th e s t a te o f s tu p e fa c tio n In to w h ich th e old frie n d se lls th r e e fo r o n e c e n t, th a t decided to a d o p t th e fa ith o f d ie m a n lier lu A m erica th a n n n y w h ere else. In g -ro o m o r bed-room . e x p e rie n c e o f se e in g o n e 's ow n g h o st Is p h e n o m e n o n bu d d r iv e n me. Is th e s a m e t h in g n s se llin g fiv e a p p le s E v e ry th in g is sacrificed to them , fo r of h er choice. It Is sa id th a t sh e w ill F i t t e d b o o k c a se s are both decoratlu • ‘C om e, th is Is a v ery c le v e r tr ic k ,’ I n o t a lto g e th e r u n u s u a l, I b e lie v e .” f o r tw o c e n ts . T h e re f o r e I w ill sell th ey re p re se n t th e fu tu re , w hich Is all sh o rtly m ak e an a v o w a l o f b e lie f In n n d u s e fu l, w elcom e and apropos !d “ N ow , I do not th in k y o u r e x p e rie n c e sa id w ith a sm ile, w h ic h I a m a f r a id five f o r tw o c e n ts .” W h en h e "had sold th e Je w ish te n e ts a n d go th r o u g h all th a t c o u n ts in a c o u n try w hose p ast is w as h a lf so r e m a rk a b le n s o u e o f w a s r a t h e r feeble. ‘Y on h a v e c e r ta in ly th e s ix ty a p p le s lie fo u n d lie h a d only very sh o rt, an d w hose p resen t is a pe th e cerem o n ies w hich h e r c h a n g e of m in e,” sa id H ilb e rt D an e, th e well- S ucceeded In s t a r t l i n g me. N ow I sh o u ld tw e n ty - fo u r ee n ta . w h ich w a s rig id ; riod of h ig h -p ressu re d evelopm ent. Yet fa ith d em an d s. T h en th e w e d d in g b e lls lik e y o u r o w n c a rd , so th a t I m a y k n o w k n o w n a c to r a n d m a n a g e r o f th e H o w b e c a u s e th e r e a r e tw e lv e fives In six ty , no one m u st su p p o se th a t, liefore pre w ill ring. w h o m to c o n g r a tu la te on a v ery c le v e r a rd T h e a te r, w h o h a p p e n e d to lie th e re n n d tw ic e tw e lv e a r e tw e n ty -fo u r. s e n tin g nn apology fo r F re n c h children, W o m e n and T h e i r N o t e s . Hint n ig h t. D a n e Is n o t n m e m b e r of p e rfo rm a n c e .' ” B u t If th e o th e r old m ail b a d been “ A n d w h a t d id th e m y ste ry d o ?” I in th e r e , n n d e a c h lind sold h is a p p le s se p I in te n d to m align A m erican ch d d ren , F ew w om en realize th a t th e r e a rc th e »'•'h lrty -n ln e, b u t hud com e w ith a s c e r ta in tra v e le rs h av e ta k e n th e lib ru les of e tiq u e tte g o v e rn in g th e w r it M lKTlherson. M ost o f tlie b ra in sp e c ia l q u ire d w ith in te r e s t w h e n th e a c to r a r a te ly , th e y w o u ld h a v e receiv ed e rty o f doing very th o u g h tlessly , a l ing of n o tes—ru le s th a t n o t on ly p re is t ’s f rie n d s a r c 111 th e p ro fe ssio n , a fa c t p a u se d . tw e n ty -fiv e c e n ts . N ow , how Is th a t th o u g h th ey h ad m et them only on scrib e th eir w ording, b u t th e k in d a u d “ H e d id e x a c tly w h a t 1 sh o u ld h a v e e x p la in e d ? St. N icholas. w h ich Is, p e rh a p s, d u e to th e y e a r ste aiiish lp s. ears, o r a t hotels, enjo y in g q u a lity o f p a p e r u p o n w h ich th ey w h ich h e h im se lf sp e u t on th e s ta g e a s d o n e If a s tr a n g e r a d d re ss e d m e in th e J o a n o f A r c B e f o r e t h e J u d g e s . a ho lid ay w ith th n t b u oyancy w hich is should be w ritte n . All w om en, e s p e s a m e m a n n e r. H e b ec a m e a n g r y n n d a y o u n g ninn. 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T w o th in g s, a b o v e m y se lf in to th e th e a te r , nm l took so m e th e F I T M E N T F O B A PlAlNG-fiOOM. b o d y r is e ’s to th e lo c k s m ith 's to h a v e a D a n e o f th e H o w a rd T h e a te r ----- ’ I w as ta l fe ro c ity w ith w h ich s h e w a s to r w ere n o t I h av e a d m ire d precocious a ll o th ers, b e tra y tlie in e le g a n t o r u n a c I f s h e be a lm o s t a n y room a n d quite essentialii d u p lic a te m ad e. I a g re e d to c a ll fo r It b e g in n in g , k ee p in g a s cool n s I could, tu re d , u n til, tu r n in g ou h e r a c c u s e r, s h e sense, v iv a c ity of m ind, q u iet d eterm i custom ed le tte r w rite r. th e fo llo w in g m o rn in g tts I w a s g o in g w h e n 'm y d o u b le ' In te rr u p te d m e in a c rie d , "Y ou c a ll v o u rse lf m y Ju d g e ; Is1 n a tio n , an d cap a c ity fo r self-govern g u ilty of n eg lectin g th e m a rg in a t ea c h a lib r a r y . S om e a re fltted from f “ u p to to w n fo r re h e a r s a l. I w a s liv in g pone w h ich I still reco g n ized p e r fe c tly c a r e f u l w h a t yo u do. fo r I a m Indeed m en t, q u a litie s w hich I should wish fo r sid e of th e p ag e o r if sh e so f a r fo r to c e ilin g , w h ile o th ers go only s e n t by th e L o rd , a n d yo u p la c e y o u r a ll o u r s .- C e n tu r y . g e ts h e r p re c e p ts a s to a d d a I ’. S. s h e Is w a y , f o rm in g a so rt of dado, and arj a t P u tn e y th e n , a n d w e w e re a c tiv e ly a s m y o w n . fo rev e r doom ed. S o ciety is e x a c t ill fin ish e d w ith a sh e lf ledge, useful Id “ 'W ell! you h a d b e t t e r not do so a n y s e lf In g r e a t d a n g e r .” p r e p a r in g a p lay w h ich d e s e rv e d a b e t I c e by a New M a c h in e . T o a n s w e r s a lm o st su b lim e su c ceed ed d etails, anti so ciety d e c la re s su c h o m is th e d is p la y o f a few choice ornamertf t e r f a te th a n It re c eiv ed , if th o u g h t a n d m o re .’ be sa id , s h a rp ly , 'o r y o u will T h e re h a s o f late been a larg e d em an d sion or co m m ission to be tlie u n p a r A m r n g o th e r m o st useful fitments:»“ p r e p a r a tio n go fo r a n y th in g , f o r 1 c a m e find y o u r s e lf lu th e h a n d s o f th e police. a n s w e r s filled w ith n a iv e in g e n u ity . n e a r m a k in g m y se lf 111 o v e r It. I w a s I se e t h a t you h a v e b e e n im ita tin g m y Q u e s tio n s w e re piled , tr a ito r o u s ly co n fo r Ice m ach in es of sm a ll ra p a c ity s o d o n ab le sin. 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I t w a s a s th o u g h It w e re a se c r e t w h ich sh e w a s fo rb id d e n to b e tra y . o p e ra te d by ste a m . I t co n sists of tw o ad d ress. W h en th e w r ite r h a s lsirn e p ie c e o fte n goes to form part of t a w a y w ith m e—I w ill c o n fe ss Hint I lo st h is e y e first. “ ’I w ish you w o u ld tell th is g e n tle S h e c o n s e n te d to ta k e nn o a th to sp e a k steel cy lin d ric al am m o n ia heaters, in all th ese fa c ts in m in d a n d h a s sig n e d m y te m p er, a n d sto rm e d a t th e fello w , n e x t. T h e sa m e w ith bedrooms. b u t I co u ld n o t g e t h im to b u d g e n lino m a n w h o 1 a m ,’ he s a id , a n d th e m a n n o th in g b u t th e tr u th , b u t c o n c e rn in g closed In steel casin g s, and co n tain in g h e r u n a b b re v ia te d utim e s h e m ay re st fro m Ills sto ry . H e se em ed to h a v e a n a n s w e re d p ro m p tly : h e r v isio n s s h e m a d e a re se rv a tio n . coils o f Iron pipes. 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H i n t , f o r T a c tf u l W om en. ch eap e st nm l m ost ra p id p ro g re ss, a g ita to r th e m ach in e will produce w h a t th a t eacli w a s p r e tty w ell h id d e n b e a good Im ita tio n o f m y se lf. T h e tic k e t F o r th e lib ra ry nothing is niorM w hich ca n only lie p ro c u re d b y a u to A S p e c t r a l B o a tm a n . h in d a d a lly p a p e r. I bail f o rtu n a te ly c o lle c to r's re a d y a c c e p ta n c e o f m y d o u g a n t t h a n c u s h io n s in sage leather« Is k n o w n a s c ry sta llin e .oe, w hile th e T h e re Is a s h iv e ry , s h a k y leg en d g e n e ra tin g p o rtio n of th e p lan t can be m atic m achines. T lie w ire Is m a d e e x liro id e re d w ith th e coat of arms of b o u g h t m y o w n p a p e r b e fo re c a llin g a t ble a s th e real 'M r. D a n e ’ sh o w e d m e pressly fo r tlie p u rp o se a n d p u t u p in th e lo c k s m ith 's , a n d I sp e ed ily fo llo w how h e lp le s s I sh o u ld be In a n a p p e a l a m o n g th e p eo p le w ho live a lo n g th e a d a p te d fo r cooling a n d re frig e ra tin g larg e eoils. w h ich a re p laced in n c la m p m a s te r o f th e house. ed th e ir e x a m p le . So f a r th e s to ry Is to a n y o n e w ho d id n o t k n o w m e w ell. H u d s o n r iv e r w h ich is to th e effect th n t purp o ses of all kind*. As th e m ach in e nm l so c a rrie d to tb e m a c h in e w h ile lie- S o m e o f th e n ew est handk p a in fu lly c o m m o n p lace. N ow co m es Itu t I fe lt th a t It w ould not do f o r tw o t h a t s tr e a m is th e e v e r la s tin g Inviting has n o m oving p a rts th e re Is a m ini Ing stra ig h te n e d . T h is m a c h in e c u ts, a r e e x q u is ite ly em broidered * th e tr u ly r e m a rk a b le e x p e rie n c e w h ich G ilb e rt D a n e s to re m a in a t la rg e . T h e w n te r s o f a s p e c te r w ho Is p erso n ified mum o f w ear an d te a r, an d no fo u n d * bends, an d , by a d e lic a te a n d i n s t a n t a flig h t of sw a llo w s, from tbe b illo t" h a s s ta m p e d th e d o in g s o f t h a t d a y In q u e s tio n w h ich o n e w a s to s u r r e n d e r a s K a m h o u t V an D am . A w a y h ack tlona a re required. neous process, sh a rp e n s th e [m ints. o f w h ic h d e p e n d s tlie monogram oi th e t i t l e m u s t be s e ttle d a t ouce. I t in colonial tim e s R a m h o u t a n d Ills d e lib ly on m y m e m o ry .” R u n n in g at fu ll sp eed , it w ill tu r n o u t o w n e r . , . T h e e a s ie st m en fo r th e w om en to frie n d s w e re d r in k in g u n til la te a t T h e a c to r p a u s e d to s tr ik e n m n te h s tr u c k m e th a t tlie e a s ie s t w ay to do It In d e e d , th e r e Is a perfect msnlx "j 120 h a irp in s ev ery m in u te . T o eco n o c a p tu re are th o se w ho h av e ex ag g er n ig h t. F in a lly th is m a n R a m h o u t s t a r t a n d r e lig h t b is c h e ro o t, w h ich lie b ad w ould be to go to g e th e r to th e th e a te r mize. it is n ecessa ry to k eep th e e n a te d Id eas of hoDor. s c r e e n s o f la te , an il surely allo w ed to g o o u t. a n d w o a ll w a tc h e d a n d s u b m it th e q u e s tio n s to th e c o m ed f o r hom e, som e d is ta n c e u p th e riv e r. g in es going d a y a n d n ig h t. T h e diffl- b e t t e r w a y o f d isp lay in g or o p him In silen c e, w o n d e rin g w h a t w a s p a n y a s se m b le d f o r th e r e h e a rs a l. 1 In h is b o a t, s w e a rin g th a t he w ould row cu lt [.art of tlie w ork is in th e e n a m e l in g a n e la b o r a te piece of art co ining. M n c p h erso n only h a d th e a i r su g g e s te d th is c o u rse to m y fa c sim ile , t h e d is ta n c e If It took a “ m o n th o f S u n ing. w hich is d o n e by d ip p in g th e p in s w o rk tlia u w h en m ounted as* o f s m an w h o h a d h e a rd th e sto ry be n n d ho s u r p r is e d m e by a c c e p tin g It d a y s ." R a m h o u t tie v e r rea c h e d hom e, p a ra tio n a n d lin k in g In a n o v en . A s c re e n o f ooze leather, etnbro a n d th e s u p e rs titio u s people s a y th a t re a d ily . 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