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I t Is a n I n te re s tin g tr ib u te to th e J l h a b it o f a c q u ie sc e n c e , w h ic h beco m es , se c o n d n a tu r e a m o n g E n g lish -sp e a k in g peoples, t h a t so g r e a t a p o st a s th e ! v ic e ro y a lty o f In d ia sh o u ld h a v e ! / * °T h e 'docto*7 dki*not a rriv e till nearly I B u tte r w ith a fishy t a . t e h a s a ro u s- c h a n g e d h a n d s w ith so little Ja r a n d th ree o’clock, and she aw aited hia ver e d c o m p la in t lu A u s tra lia , w h e re in B Y W IL L IA M BLA CK s u c h s c a n t c o m m e n t. L ord C urzon re- dict w ith an anxiety am ounting to dis- v estlg 'a tio n h a s sh o w n t h a t th e fla v o r j sig n e d h is a lm o s t royal p o w e rs, a n d tress. B ut he would say nothing deli- h a s no c o n n ec tio n w ith fish, b u t la j h is su c c e ss o r w a s a p p o in te d w ith nite. T h e fever had Increased, certain- d u e to one o r m o re o f fo u r rnlcro- s c a rc e ly m o re c o m m e n t in E n g la n d ly; but th a t w as to be expected. She rc- o r(fan igIU8. T h e r u s ty Iron o f c a n s w a s t h a n a c h a n g e o f h e a d s In T a m m a n y ported to him — a s m inutely as her agi- fo u n d t0 h a v e a b a d e ffe c t o u mUk H a ll w ould h a v e c alled o u t h ere. tatio n allowed— how his directions had „rp<,rTi T h e re is g e n e ra l a g re e m e n t t h a t L ord ‘ 1 C H A P T E R X X IV . w as the freedom o f light and life and been c arried out in the interval, and he C urzon h a s been o n e o f th e a b le s t B u t next m orning the m other w as ill cheerfulness th a t she had hoped to as approved. T hen he begged her not to | T h e n e w ly p a te n te d e le c tric cook- be unduly alarm ed, for thla fever w as ln g sto v e o f P ro f. E U hu T h o m p so u is ru le rs o f t h a t long lin e w h ic h b e g a n — nay, as Y olande In her first a la rm 1m su re for thla stricken and hapless crea w ith th e g r e a t W a rre n H a s tin g s , agined, seriously 111. She could hardly tu re whom fo rtu n e had not over-well th e common a tte n d a n t on the catching h e a v ily J a c k e te d o u ts id e w ith a la y e r of a sudden chill; and w ith sim ilar vague a f a sb e sto s, fire-clay o r m in e ra l wool w h o se Im p e a c h m e n t h isto ry a n d lite r speak; her hands and forehead w ere hot treated. H e r m other stirred , and In sta n tly she w ords of reassu ran ce he left. B ut the an(j jg j)ro v id e d w ith a lid o f th e s a m e a tu r e m ad e fa m o u s. H e g a v e u p h is and feverish; she w ould ta k e nothing In m om ent he had gone she s a t down and c h a r a c te r Illsld e lg p | ao ed a m a8s o f g r e a t office b e cau se, by Im p lic atio n a t th e shape of a b re a k fa st; she only tu rn w ent to tho bedside. ed a w ay her head languidly. Y olande “ W h a t doe* th e doctor say, Y olande?” w rote to her fath er. re fra c to ry su b s ta n c e , w ith in w h ic h is lea st, th e B ritish g o v e rn m e n t s u p p o rt M r. W interbourne cam e dow n next w as fa r too frig h ten ed to sta y to consult she askod, a p p a re n tly w ith aome diffi ed th e c o n te n tio n s o f L ord K itc h e n e r, her m o th er’s nervous fancies or dislikes; culty. m orning—r a th e r gaessing th a t the m a t e m b e d d e d a g r a n u la r r e s is ta n c e m a te ria l. Silicon Is re co m m e n d e d a s a th e c o m m a n d e r-ln -c h le f o f th e In d ia n a doctor w as se n t fo r In sta n tly — the “ O nly w hat every one sees," she said, te r w as m ors serious th a n the girl had a rm y , r a th e r th a n th o se o f L o rd C u r sam e doctor, In fa c t, who had been called w ith auch cheerfulness as w as possible. represented— and w ent stra ig h t to the re s is ta n c e m a te ria l, a s it h s a h ig h a c q u ire s a zon. W h a t th e s e c o n te n tio n s w e re is In before. And w hen th is portly, ru b i “ You have caught a bad cold, and you houee. H e sent for Ja n e , and got lt a r specific re s is ta n c e , a n d n o t o f g r e a t Im p o rta n c e to A m e ric a n s, cund, placid person arriv ed his m ere pres a re feverish; b u t you m uat do a rery th in g ranged th a t, while she took Y olanda's s u ita b le te m p e ra tu r e w ith o u t fu s in g o r b u t It m ay b e s a id t h a t In a g e n e ra l ence in the room seem ed to Introduce a th a t we w an t you to do, and you will place In the sick room for a few m inutes. o x idizing. T h e w h o le In te rio r o f th e Y olande should corns dow nstairs and see sto v e c a n b e k e p t re d hot, a u d It Is w a y th e y h a d to do w ith re fo rm in th e m easure of calm Into the atm osphere; fight lt off in tim e.” and th a t w as well. H e w as neith er ex “ W h a t kind of a day is lt outsid e?” him in th e ground floor parlor, which a n tic ip a te d t h a t th e ru n n in g c o st fo r In d ia n a rm y , a n d w ith L ord C u rz o n 's was unoccupied. It Is to be rem em bered cited nor alarm ed. H e m ade the usual she m anaged to ask again. co o k in g th ro u g h th e d a y w ill u o t b e u n w illin g n e s s to s u b o rd in a te th e p o w exam ination, asked a few questions, and “ I t la fine, b u t cold. T h ere h a s been th a t bs had not seen his d a u g h te r since ex ce ssiv e . e rs o f th e m ilita ry m e m b e r o f his gave some general and sufficiently sensi som e m ore snow In th e n ig h t." she left the H ighlands. W hen Yolande cam e into the room c o u n cil to th e d e s ire s o f L o rd K itc h ble directions as to how the p a tie n t T h e B ritis h M u seu m a u th o r itie s “ If you wish to go out, go out, Yo his eyes lighted up w ith gladness; but h a v e d e cid ed to m ak e a collectio n o f e n e r. T h e E a rl o f M lnto, th e n ew should be tended. And then he said he lande. D on’t m ind m e.” vicero y , h a s been tra in e d in m ilita ry would w rite out a p rescription— for this “ B ut I am going to m ind yon, m other, the m inute they w ere dimm ed w ith tea rs p h o n o g ra p h ic re c o rd s p re s e rv in g th e a s w ell a s In c ivil a ffa irs. H e a c te d ' p ractitioner, in comm on w ith moat of his and nobody else. H e re I am, here I — and the h ands th a t took hers were voices o f g r e a t liv in g o ra to rs , s in g e rs a s p r iv a te s e c re ta ry to L ord R o b e rts kind, had retained th a t sim ple and se- stay, till you a re well again. You shall trem bling— and he could hardly speak. "C hild, child,” said he, in a second or a u d a c to rs, a n d th e in s tru m e n ta l re n have no o th er n u rse .” ln S o u th A fric a In 1881, se rv e d in th e 1 " has n\ fa lt,h l Jn th_V ® °*C7. The so, “ how you a re changed! You are d e rin g s o f fa m o u s m u sic ia n s. survived centuries of conflicting the “ You will m ake y o u rself 111, Yolande. M o u n te d I n f a n t r y d u rin g th e E g y p ories, c ontradictions In fa ct, and scien You m uat go ou t." m a s te r re c o rd s w ill be o f nickel, fro m uot well, Y olande; have you been ill?” tia n c a m p a ig n o f 1882, w a s s e c re ta ry tific doubt, and which Is p erh ap s m or- w h ich m olds w ill be ta k e n . B u t fo r “ Oh, no, papa, I am perfectly w ell.” She waa evidently speak in g w ith g reat A s she desired, he w ent and saw the th e sa k e o f p o s te rity th e re c o rd s w ill to L o rd L a n d s d o w n e w h e n h e w a s boneficlal th a n otherw ise to the hum an difficulty. th e In d ia n viceroy, h elp ed p u t d o w n race, so long aa the q u a n titie s prescribed "H u sh , m other, h u sh !” the girl said. doctor, who spoke m ore plainly to him be v e ry sp a rin g ly u se d d u r in g th e life- th e R iel re b ellio n , a n d h a s tw ic e b e en are so sm all as to do no positive harm . “ I am going to sta y w ith you. You th a n he had done to the girl of the possi- tim e o f th o se w hose voices a re re eo rd - G o v e rn o r-G e n e ra l o f C a n n d a. F ro m B waa aconite, th is tim e, th a t he chose should not talk any m ors— lt pains you, d“ n* CT ® i,8'lch a t t ! C«’ , b ’l t a l*° *d - A s im ila r u n d e rta k in g Is on fo o t said th a t nothing could be definite y pre- , , T . does lt n o t? ” his seco n d se rv ic e In t h a t p o sitio n h e to experim ent w ith dieted as yet. It w a , a question of the ln I ta ly ' Im a K1,le. if ‘^ r e h a d b e e n H ow ever, w hen he follow ed Y olande "A little .” A nd th en she tu rn e d aw ay re tire d less th a n a y e a r ago, m a f t m e r i , . .. .. , . . stre n g th of th e co astitu tio a. M r. W in- P h o n o g ra p h " w h e n D e m o sth e n e s de- . , , . . . . . Into th e o ther room, in order to get writ- a n a d m in is tra tio n m a rk e d by a c ts ,ng materlal(1, 0Qd w hen he Bat down and her head again. “ I f I don’t speak to terbourne told him fran k ly who he was, b o u n c ed P h ilip , w h e n C icero p ro se c u t- you, Y ’olande, don’t th in k It Is unkind of w h ic h le ft th e Im p ress o f h is p e rso n - began t0 talk to her lt w a i c]ear th a t w h a t his position w as, and th e w hole sad e d V e rres, w h e n M ira b e a u a d d re s s e d me. I — I am not very well, I th in k .” a lity on th e a ffa irs o f th e D om inion, he understood the n a tu re of the case A nd so th e room w as given over to sto ry ; and the doctor perfectly agreed th e F re n c h re v o lu tio n is ts , a u d w h e n In In d ia h e w ill h a v e a w id e r field well enough; and he plainly in tim ated to silence again, a n a th e girl to anxious w ith Y olande th a t It w as m ost unadvisa- W e b s te r a n s w e re d H a y n e ! fo r th e e x e rc is e o f h is a d m in is tr a tiv e her th a t, w hen a severe chill like this tho u g h ts as to th e fu tu re . She had re ble to risk the a g itatio n likely to be pro T h e d a n g e r o f e x p lo sio n s ln m in e s p o w e rs. I had cau g h t the system nnd prom ised to solved not to w rite to her fa th e r until duced if th e poor wom an were to be Is n o t e n tire ly confined to in fla m m a b le confronted w ith her husband. ■ ■ 1 produce a high sta te of fever, the result she should know m ore definitely. She A s th e day s passed the fever seemed ga se s, c a re le s s ly m a n a g e d fu se s a n d R e c e n t o c c u rre n c e s In A sia M inor depended m ainly on the pow er of the would not unnecessarily a la rm him. A t It alarm ing n e g le c te d c h a rg e s o r c a rtrid g e s . a n d In C e n tra l A m e ric a w a r r a n t th e c o nstitution to repel the a tta c k and fight first, In her sudden a larm , she had to a b a te som ew hat, b u t an p ro stra tio n supervened. A t length the h a s been o b se rv e d in th e D e rb y s h ire thought of sum m oning him a t once; but b e lie f t h a t th e re Is m ore th a n o n e back t0 hc“ lth - doctor said, on one occasion w hen Mr. le a d m in e s t h a t so m e o f th e g r e a t se rio u s p h a se to th e Im m ig ra tio n qr.es- ' tQ ^ ¿ " ^ ^ « . ^ 1 4 ^ 7 now she had determ ined to w a it until the W interbourne had called on him for ro c k s a re lia b le to b u r s t on b e in g doctor had seen her m other again. If new s: tlon. W e h a v e to d e al n o t o nly w i t h ; "Q h, yes; w hy n o t? ” said Yolande, s c ra tc h e d w ith a p ick . T h e e x p lo sio n th is w ere only a bad cold, and should “I think, M r. W interbourne, if you th e u n d e s ira b le Im m ig ra n t w h o co m e s who wall fa r too anxious to cara about show sym ptom s of disappearing, th en she have n o 'o b jec tlo n , I 'should 'ilke to* have 18 8lIp[)OS<Hl to be rtue e lth e r t0 g i,se * to th is c o u n try a n d s ta y s h e re, b u t form alities. could send him a re assu rin g m essage. A t consultation on th is case. I am a fra id e n clo sed ln th e ro c k s- o r to m olecu- lik e w ise w ith th e u n d e s ira b le lm m t- “ You m ust rem em ber, then, th a t present Bhe waa fa r too upset and a n x la r s tra in s . L a s t D e ce m b er a s e v e re g r a n t w h o c o m es h e re long e n o u g h though you have only seen me once be- ious and disturbed to c arefully weigh th ere is some com plication.” “ I hope you will have the best (skill e x p lo sio n o f s la te ro c k o c c u rre d ln a to a c q u ire A m e ric a n c itiz e n sh ip a n d f° r ®. I have seen you tw ice. ^ T h e first her expressions. th a t L ondon can afford,” said M r. W in- j m in e a t H illg ro v e , N ew S o u th W ales, ow ,” said th e n goes b a ck to plo t a g a in s t th e gov- tim e you w ere Insensible. N V~"T '" " 'l A bout noon J a n e stole silently Into terbourne, anxiously; » ..i 1 ' — for ‘ although Ul " " the a n d th e sh o c k w a s fe lt fo r a m ile o r on th a t occa e rn m e n t o f h is n a tiv e lan d re iv ly lm in g r he- flxiu* his *7“ on h e r- the room and handed her a le tte r and doctor ra th e r avoided looking him in the sion I w as told a little, b u t I guessed w ithdrew again. Y olande was sta rtle d face, th e sound of this p h rase w as om in tw o o v e r th e s u rro u n d in g c o u n try . In u p o n th e p ro te c tio n o f th e U n ite d . . , , , m ore. I t w as to frig h te n your m other th is In s ta n c e lt Is b e lie v ed t h a t t h e S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t w h en h e Is In d a n - out of th „ h lb lt th a t you took your first w hen she glanced a t th e h andw riting, ous. ro c k w a ll w h e re th e e x p lo sio n oc and hastily opened th e envelope. T he B u t all the skill in L ondon or a n y g e r o f b e in g s h o t o r h a n g ed . In b o th d„ ae 0f th a t p a te n t medicine. M ay I as- letter cam e from Inverness, and w as d a t w here else could not have saved th is poor c u rre d w a s su b je c te d to a m e c h a n ic a l c a s e s th e A m e ric an people a re th e vie- sum s th a t? " ed the m orning of the previous day; th a t victim from th e fa ta l consequences of a s tra in . ttm s o f th e ir ow n g e n e ro sity In th e “ W ell, yes,” said Yolande, w ith down- w as all she noted c are fu lly — th e rest The T h e b e s t r e s u lts y e t a tta in e d in t h e m a tte r o f n a tu ra liz a tio n law s. I t Is cast eyes— though, Indeed, th ere w as seemed to sw im into her consciousness few m om ents' thoughtlessness. w asted and enfeebled constitu tio n had v a rio u s a tte m p ts t h a t h a v e b e en m a d e a b o u t tim e t h a t th e y sh o u ld c o n sid e r nothing to be asham ed of. all a t once, she ra n her eyes over the succum bed. B u t her b rain rem ained c lo th fro m th e a d v is a b ility o f re v is in g th o se Inw s. "N ow, I w ant you to tell me honestly successive lines so rapidly, and w ith c le ar; a> long a s she could hold Yo- to p ro d u c e a , . w . e a . ra b le .. W e g r a n t th e p riv ile g e s o f c itiz e n sh ip 7° U belieTe ,b a t w a rn in * httd auch a breathless agitation. l a n d .', hand, or even aee th e girl walk- p a p e r 8 re ^ t0 b* th ° Se f r0 d l,C®d "M y D ear Y olande,” J a c k M elville Ing a bout the room or seated ln a chair, by a P a t e n t « l P ro c e ss e m p lo y ed ln to a n y b o d y w h o a sk s fo r th em . Oc- * . q nd, ed j am , ure o{ lt>« <tld Yo. w rote, “ I shall reach W orth in g Just she w as c o n te n t S a x o n y . N a rro w s tr ip s o f p a p e r a r e c n slo n ally n Ju d g e w ill ta k e th e tro u - |andgi looking up, and speaking w ith de- a bout th e sam e tim e as this letter. I “ I don 't mind dying now ,” she said, or "P u n l“ to y a rn , w h ic h m ay be w o v e n b le to e x a m in e a n d re je c t a n a p p lic a n t cislon. b e c a u se o f his c o n fessed ig n o ra n c e o f “ You th in k th a t since then she has not am coming to ask you for a single word. ra th e r w hispered, on one occasion. “ I to fo rm c lo th . B e tte r re s u lts a re ob- A rchie Leslie has told me— q u ite c asu have seen you a n d know you; you have ta ln e d b y s p in n in g p a p e r a n d c o tto n o u r lan g u a g e , la w s a n d In stitu tio n s, had recourse to any of those op iates?” ally. In a le tte r about o th er things— th a t b u t a s a g e n e ra l th in g n ew c itiz e n s a re "I a,n positively certain of It,” Yo- you a re no longer engaged to him ; and been w ith me for aw hile. I i w as like to g e th e r, a n d still b e tte r c lo th ls> m a d e an “ o**' th a t T011 cam e to m e; it w as an b y a c o m b in a tio n o f p a p e r a n d w oolen g ro n n d th ro u g h th e Ju d ic ia l h o p p e r ns lando said to him. I have dared to Indulge In some vague who sen t you to me. I am ready to ' y a rn s . T h e fa b ric s do n o t p o sse ss ra p id ly ns th e y c a n m ak e th e neces- " l "appose being deprived of them hopes. W ell, It is for you to tell me to angel go now. „ * . .. , j . cost the poor la d j a s tru g g le ? ’ • a ry HflMnvltn. T h is, o f c o u rse, op- «,v g . V . .. . put them aside forever, or to let them "M o th er, you m ust not ta lk like th a t!” i th e a tr e n * th a n d d u ra b !llty o f o rd l- ■; ^ * Yes, once or tw ice— b u t th a t w as c lo th in g Is- e r a te s to in c re a s e th e n u m b e r o f tin- Bome tinle ago. L a tte rly she w as grow- rem ain, and see w h at the fu tu re h a s la th e girl exclaim ed. “ W hy. the nonsense n a ry c lo th - b u t u s e fu l d e s ira b le c itiz e n s b o th th o se w ho jng ever so m uch m ore bright and cheer- store. T h a t is all. I d o n ’t wish to In of lt! H ow long, then, do you expect m a d e o f th e m a t a low p rice . T h e y te rfe re w ith your duties of the m om ent m e to be kept w a itin g fo r yon, before m a y ev en be w a sh e d w ith o u t In ju ry , s ta y In th is c o u n try a n d th o se w h o re- fu!, b u t still she w as w eak, and I was — how should I? — b u t I cannot re st until we can s ta r t for B ordighera to g eth e r? ” Y a rn s a re a lso m ad e fro m w ool-pnlp. tu r n to th e ir n a tiv e c o u n trie s to s t i r hesitatin g about risking the long journey I a sc ertain from yourself w h eth er or no “ We^ shall never be a t B ordighera to- a lth o u g h th e ir m a n u f a c tu r e h a s n o t up tro u b le . T h e re m e d y In th e c a se o f to the south of F ra n c e . Yes, it Is I I m ay look fo n v a rd to aome d ista n t time, j-eb a tta in e d c o m m e rc ia l im p o rta n c e , th e fo rm e r c la ss Is m ore difficult th a n th a t am to blam e. W hy did I not go and hope. I am com ing ou th e chance gether, th e m other said, absently "never! never! B u t you m ay be. Yo- i _ w lth re sp e c t to th e la tte r. I t Is d o u b t sooner? W hy did I not go sooner?” she of y our not having left W orthing. P e r lan d s; and I hope you w ill be happy *^n e tb e ■IfflB* tBe G re a t S a lt repeated, w ith te a rs coming Into her fu l w h e th e r co n g ress, Influenced n s It haps you m ay not h ave left, and I beg there, and alw ays, fo r you deserve to L a k e o f U ta h , d e v elo p ed by th e p ro eyes. of your kindness to let me see you, for be. A h, yes, you will be happy! Surely, g re s s o f sc ien tific in d u s try , Is th e sy s- Is by fe u rs o f p o litica l co n seq u en ces, “ Indeed, you c an n o t blam e yourself, ever eo ahort a tim e.” w ill go so fa r a s to re s tr ic t Im m ig ra lt can n o t be o th erw ise —you, so b eau tifu l te m o f Im m e n se s a lt-m a k in g pom la M iss W in te rb o u rn e ,” th e doctor said. “ I She quickly and quietly w ent to the and so noble-hearted.” tio n o r even se rio u sly to ra is e th e have no doubt you a cted for th e best, on th e sh o re o f th e lak e . A t S a l ta i r door and opened l t H e r face wa* very (To be continued.) th e la k e w a te r Is p u m p e d in to a g r e a t q u a lific a tio n s fo r c itize n sh ip . P ro p - Xhe im prudence you tell me of m ight pale. s e ttlin g b a sin , w h e re th e I m p u ritie s a b ly , th e re fo re , w e sh a ll h a v e to ta k e h ave happened anyw here. I f you keep “J a n e l” IT G R I N D S E X C E E D I N G L Y S M A L L . fa ll to th e b o tto m , a n d , c o n ta in in g c a re o f o u r h o m e -sta y in g Im m ig ra n ts th e room w arm and equable, your m other T h e m aid w as sta n d in g a t the window, a s b e st w e m ay, w ith o u t h o p in g fo r will <1° a * well here as In th e south of looking ou t; she Im m ediately tu rn ed and P o eto flice D e p a r tm e n t Slow a n d T h o r m u ch Iron, fo rm a re d d is h d ep o slL a n y g re a t Im p ro v e m e n t In th e ir Intel- F ra n c e until lt is safe for you to re- cam e to her m istress. F ro m th is b a s in th e w a te r Is d r a w n o u g h ne M ill o f th e G oda. "Y ou rem em ber M r. M elville who used llg e n c e o r g e n e ra l d e sira b ility . W’e move h er.” T h e P o s t Office D e p a rtm e n t Is pon- off Into “h a r v e s tin g p o n d s,” a v e ra g in g “ B ut how soon, doctor? how soon? Oh, to come to th e lodge?” c an , h o w e v er, d e a l e asily e n o u g h w ith d e ro u s a n d Im p re s siv e a t tim es. A m a n 00.000 s q u a re y a r d s in a re a , a n d six w hen I get a chance again I will not “ Oh, yes, m iss.” th e n a tu ra liz e d A m e ric a n w ho u se s his w ait.” a r riv in g ln B o sto n re c e n tly w ro te to a In c h es in d e p th . T h e p o n d s a re k o p t " H e will be In W o rth in g to-day— c itiz e n sh ip a s a clonk u n d e r w h ic h to m an ln ..e w Y ork. T h e In s ta n t a f t e r su p p lie d w ith w a te r, a s th e e v a p o ra - “ B ut you m ust w ait— and you m ust be he will call here— p erhaps soon. H e will p ro se c u te re v o lu tio n a ry d e sig n s patl(>nt a a d c a re fu l. It w ln not do t „ ask to see me— well— you will tell him d ro p p ln g th e le tte r ln th e m all box he tlo n goes on fro m M ay to S e p te m b e r, a g a in s t th e c o u n try to w hich he h a s h u rry m atters. Y our m other is not 1 can n o t see him. I canuot see him . My re m e m b e re d t h a t he h a d fo rg o tte n to w h e n th e s a lt h a rv e s t b eg in s. T h e fo rsw o rn a lle g ia n ce . W e can re p u d l- strong. T h e fight m ay be a long one. m other is 111. T ell him I am so rry — but s ta m p th e en v elo p e, so he w ro te to th o w a te r h a v in g d isa p p e a re d , a d a z z lin g a te h im a lto g e th e r, m a k in g a p ro v isio n Now, M iss W interbourne, you will send I cannot see him .” p o s tm a s te r In B o sto n , te llin g him a b o u t la y e r o f s a lt, tw o o r th re e In ch es T hen Y olande quietly slipped into the lt a n d In c lo sin g a sta m p . th ic k , Is fo u n d c o v e rin g th e b o tto m o f In th e n a tu ra liz a tio n la w s to m eet su c h «¡‘<1 K«t th is prescription m ade up, nnd room ag ain — glancing a t her m other, to cases. T h is c o u n try sh o u ld not p e rm it ^ again In the afternoon. ’ T h e p o s tm a s te r h a d m e a n w h ile s e n t th e p o n d s, w h ic h Is b ro k e n up w ith Y'olande w ent back to her m other's see w hether her absence had been no a n o tific a tio n to th e N ew Y’o rk ad- p lo w s b e fo re b e in g c o n v ey e d to t h e Its e lf to be used a s a m e re co n v en ien c e room, and sent a w ay J a n e ; she herself ticed: and her hand w as clutching the d re s s In fo rm in g him ln th e la n g u s g e m ills, w h e re th e final c r u s h in g a n d by p lo tte rs a n d re v o lu tio n a rie s . would be nurse. On tiptoe she w ent letter, and her h e a rt b e atin g violently. about, doing w hat she th o u g h t would It w as too terrib le th a t he should a rriv e o f th e d e p a r tm e n t b la n k s t h a t a n un- w in n o w in g a re done. ----------------------------------- T h e i r A n c e s to r s . add to her m o th e r's com fort; noiselessly a t such a m om ent— am id th is a la rm aud s ta m p e d le tte r a w a ite d h is p le a s u re ln T w o V ie w s o f I t . " S p e a k in g o f old p ic tu re s ," sa id th e trn d tu g the fire th a t had been lit, ar- an x iety . She could not b e ar the thought B osto n a n d t h a t lt w o u ld be fo rw a rd e d j v lrtu o so , a s he p la c e d a n old oil color ran g in g a s h u tte r so th a t less light of m eeting him. And so she sa t In the on re c e ip t o f a 2-eent s ta m p ; o th e r- ! A g irl ln H n d d a m w e n t to a b a se - o f G ro v e r C lev e lan d b e sid e a d u s ty "hould come In. and so forth. B ut tho still and darkened room, listening with w ise lt w o u ld be held for tw o w e ek s ball g a m e a n d su rp ris e d h e r e s c o rt b y p a in tin g o f H e n ry C lay . " I c a n toil ‘‘‘»“ « d " " '* inspired by the presence of a so rt of dread for the rin g a t the bell and sen t to the d e a d le tte r office. T h e h e r k n o w le d g e o f th e g am e. T h e , . . . ,,, th e doctor w as gone now ; a te rrib e anx- below ; and then picturing to h erself his letter also contained detailed lnstruc- y o u n g m a n h a d v e n tu re d to s a y : y o u s o m e th in g t h a t e x p o se s th e rid lc u - , . , , . , j . ; ,, . .... , * lety had succeeded; and w hen a t last going a w ay ; aud then thinking of the tlon* a s to the e x a ct m ethods o f In- “ B a se -b all re m in d s m e o f th e h o u se lous «Ido o f n m b ltlo n n n d th e w eak - #he ia t down !n th e aileat room ftnd fe k y ears to come. nesn o f v a in h u m a n n a tu re . I t Is th is : th a t «he could do nothing m ore, a sense T h is w as w hat happened w hen M el closin g th e stam p If one should be sent, hold— th e p la te , th e b a tte r, th e fo u ls T h e N ew York m an w rote to th e *nd th e files." "A n d l t re m in d s m e "M n n y o f th e p ic tu re s o f su p p o sed of helplessness, of loneliness, entirely ville cam e to the door. T o begin w ith, Inclosed a m a rria g e ,” sh e ad d ed . " F ir s t, th » d e ce ased a n c e s to rs t h a t h a n g on th e overcam e her, and she w as ready to de he w as not a t all su re th a t he should B oston p ostm aster and w a lls o f th e n o u v e a u ric h e a re no "P*ir. W hy had she not gone away find Y olande there, for he had heard stam p, a t requested. T he n ext m all diamond, w h ere th e y a re e n g ag e d , th e m o re p a in tin g s o f th e ir k in sm e n th a n ■'>on" r - before th is te rrib le th in g hap- from Mrs. Bell th a t ehe and her m other brought a letter from the B oston p ost stru ggle and th e h its, w h e n th e m en they a re o f Ju liu s C a e s a r o r o f G a rl- p,‘1n *d? W hy had , h * d *lay 8 d ’ T h *y w ere leaving E ngland. B u t w hen Ja n e , office not to send th e stam p previou sly to o u t, and finally th e difficu lty th e y . ... . . . a - m ight dow have b#«n walking happily in response to h it ringing of the bell, ask ed for, because th e w riter o f the have ln g e ttin g h o m e.”— Ilnd dam , ’ " l,,y rw 8 m p -v p l'f ure9 ° f to g eth er along som e sunny prom enade lu opened th e door, then he knew th a t they letter had already sen t one. w h ich bed K an., Clipper. u n k n o w n b u t re sp e c ta b le a p p e a rin g th . , 01„ h — Instead of th is— t h l. hushed w ere not gone. ----------------------------------- T om s, D ick s a n d H a rry s , p u rc h a s e d a n d darkened room, and th s poor Invalid, "M iss W in terb o u rn e Is still here, been du ly affixed to the luckleee and A fte r th e S p a n k in g fo r so m u ch a h e ad In a n tiq u e s to re s whom she had tended so carefu lly , and th en ? ” he said quickly, and Indeed w ith sta m p less envelope, w h ich w ou ld now I Mrs. W h ittier L o w e ll— In d isob ey- fo r th e p u rp o se o f d e ce iv in g u guile- who seemed to be em erging into a new some ap p ea ran c e of a nxiety iu the pale, be forw arded. less p u b lic . life alto g eth er, th u s th ro w n back sa d handsom e face. T h e n e x t link ln th is e x citin g chain ,n* m e- E m erson, you w e re d o in g “ Yes. ihr.” o f post office Incidents w a s the ar- w'ro n K a n d 1 a ra p u n ish in g y o u to tm- "S o In M rs. J lm p s o n 's sslo u . w h e n s r ,n d *r*d o n r* mor8 h »| P1«'*"- W hy had “ W ill you be good enough to ask her If v isito r a d j u s t , h e r lo rg n e tte a n d s ta r e s *""* “ u t “ , h* t ,a ,a l ” orn, ln« ; rtval o f th e letter Itself. Thl* w a s pres8 lt npon y ° nr mind- , , ... . . . W hy had she left her m other alone? If I can see her for a m om ent?" he said, you m istak en , p a tro n iz in g ly a t th o ru s ty p a in tin g o f -he had ht*en in th , ^ th ere wouId a t length. “ She know s th a t I m ean t to follow ed by anoth er departm ent docu- 1 E m erson— A re n 't m ent from B oston aud the return o f m a m m a . In re g a rd to th e lo ca tio n o f nn old g e n tle m a n h a n g in g on th e w all, have been no v e n tu rin g Into th e snow, call on her.” m y m in d ? — L ife. M rs. Jlm p ao n w ill c a lm ly s a y ; ‘O h, w h atev er dream s and fancies w ere call- “ P lease, sir. M iss W in te rb o u rn e told the N ew York m an's p ostage sta m p . T he man w h o got tb e letter figured ------------------------------ - yea. t h a t 's my g r e a t g r a n d fa th e r .' Ing. If she had b u t tak e n courage and me to say th a t she w as very sorry, but C a u se ot It. A nd, Indeed, sh e m ay be te llin g th e •** out f° r ,h s south a week sooner— a th a t th e cannot aes you. H e r m other ia th a t lt had cost tb e w riter 4 cen ts D o c to r— D o y o u e v e r h e a r a b u z z in g t r u th ; sh e h a s no m o re Idea w ho h e r day ""» n er— this would not h a re hap- 111, air," said J a n e . " I th in k she ia very h im s e lf 4 c e n ts a n d th e w ritin g o f six g re a t g ra n d fa th e r w a . th a n If sh e nev- “ " • ' ra,‘d ,h “ * w.h/ n 111, air, b u t I would not «ay so to my letter» on th e part o f th e w riter, the riol9e ln J’m,r e,*r* ? . . ... .. , . . . . .. had alm ost secured the em ancipation young m istress, air.” poet office and th e m an w h o received I t P*ti«mt— Of course, doctor. I th o u g h t s r h a d sn y . a n d aha p r o h a h l, p a id » 2 0 of h„ m oth, _ w h, n th . „ n .le r t.k ln , “O f course not— o f course not,” he fo r t h a t p ic tu re In th e sto re a ro u n d th e ou wbiob aha had sn tered w ith so m uch said, a b sen tly ; and then he suddenly ask T he letter contained the In terestin g you kn ew ker- D octor— K now whpm ? c o r n e r . ___ 0f f „ r, and wonder, and hope waa near ed, “ H a s M iss W lu te rb o u rn s sen t for Inform ation th a t th e w riter had ar- rived In Boston. F a t le u t — My « w ife .— P h ila d e lp h ia ___ . ~7~ ~ ” to being crow ned with auccesa— th s work her fs th e r? " -------r------- | P re ss. <H>* * *r * should be undone by so trifling an acd- " I th in k not, sir. I th in k th e Is w a it A n o th e r O n e » _____________________________ l ^ t m e learn from your ey es w h at deat. sh e was like to despair, ing te k e s r w k s t the doctor say*." “ D o you know w h a t you are tryin g C h ild re n soon le a rn t h a t p a 's p a - m y fa te Is to be." su n g the poet; "let But patience— patience—ehe said to “W ho la the flee te r T ' •*7-" Queried th e wlltor, ae he tle n c e d o e s n 't la s t a n y lo n g e r t h a n It them teach m e the secrete----------” herself. She had been warned, before Rhe gave him both th e nam e and ad glanced over th e copy, “w h en you ta k e s th e la s t g u e s t to g e t o u t o f th » “Thank y ou ,” Interrupted the lady; she had Isft Scotland, that It was no dress. "they h ave puplla enough now .”__ Debt matter that lay before her. If ihe H s sent her a meooage—eome h a lf hoar speak o f a man goin g to hla lon g rest house, at th e un tim ely a g e o f 80?” C leveland Leader. waa thrown back Into prtaon, as It ware. th ere afte r, t l w as m erely thla; "Sore," an sw ered th e n ew reporter 11 *«m *tlm es h a p p e n s t h a t a m ean ______________________ at thla moment, the door wonld be open- " D e a r T elaafle— I am deeply grieved Som e people sh ak e han ds ilka th ey e*1 some day. And, Indsed, It waa not to h a v e Intruded upon yon a t such a tim e “ H e o u g h t to h a r e t e e n c h lo ro fo rm ed :n*n ** ao ••» « n t-m ln d ed th a t b » w ar* p u llin g taffy. at he» e w i liberty she w as th inking — It F o ra tv s m e I hope to h eer b e tto r new s. tw en ty years ago." sm iles a t people he doesn 't Ilk» yOLA/NDE I t Isn ’t a b a d w o rld w h e re a m an m a y h u g a d e lu sio n a n y tim e a n d h a v e th is a lw a y s a s b e a u tifu l a s h e likes. K v ery la rg e e n te rp ris e o f a p u b lic o r se m i-p u b lic c h a ra c te r feels th e need o f a d e p a r tm e n t d e v o te d to m olding p u b lic opin io n . M r. R o o se v e lt a s a ra p id p e a c e m a k e r m a k e s T h e H a g u e c o n fere n i look lik e a n o x c a rt w h en a n a u to m o b ile goes by. D id y o u e v e r notice how m a n 's In c lln a tlo n s d iffe r? O ne w ill h u rt him s e lf w o rk in g , w hile th e o th e r w ill h u rt h im s e lf to keep from w o rk in g . A put" Y et h im N ew Y ork g irl h a s h a d a m a r In Jail b e ca u se he a d m ire d h e r sh e w ould p ro b a b ly h a v e d e sp ise d If he h a d n 't tu rn e d to look. I t Is n o t th e ta in te d m oney t h a t goes In to th e h a n d s o f c le rg y m e n th a t need w o rry u s so m u ch a s th e ta in te d m o n ey th a t goes In to th e h a n d s o f p o li tic ia n s . T h e J a p a n e s e E m p e ro r's b re a k fa s t c o n sists o f " b e a n so u p ." N ew E n g la n d w ould c la im him a s h e r o w n If h e le a rn e d tu e a t “ p ie ” w ith h is m o rn in g m eal. H a ll C a in e 's d e n ia l o f th e sto ry th a t h e In te n d s to w rite a novel a b o u t A m e ric a n m illio n a ire s le a v e s th e Held ■till open to T om L a w so n a n d MI hs I d a T a rb e ll. P a u l M orton s a y s th e E q u ita b le w ill n e v e r a g a in loosen u p to sw ell th e c a m p a ig n fu n d s, b u t w h o k n o w s? C a m p a ig n m a n a g e rs h a v e su c h p e r a u a s lv e w a y s. S om e w e a lth y N ew Y o rk e rs a re a b o u t to la u n c h a n o th e r big life In su r a n c e co m p a n y . T h ey m ay h a v e n otlc a d o f la te t h a t a life In su ra n c e com p a n y Is a good th in g . A w o m a n re n d s th e m a rria g e col u m n first fo r tile s a m e re a so n th a t a b u sin e ss m a n tu r n s first to th e m a r k e t re p o rts a n d sto c k q u o ta tio n s. It Is th e m o st Im p o rta n t b u sin e ss w ith h er. T h e th eo ry th a t th e sc a rc ity o f s e rv a n t g irls Is d u e to th e ir all h a v in g be c o m e novel w rite rs p ro b a b ly o rig i n a te d w ith so m e o n e w ho w a s try in g to a c c o u n t fo r th e q u a lity o f c u r re n t Action. I t Is th e c ritic ism o f Kev. I)r. C a m p b e ll M orgnn, w ho h a s J u s t sa ile d fo r h is E n g lish hom e, th a t th e A m e ric an c h u rc h h a s becom e a social o rg a n iz a tio n . W ell, he w o u ld n 't h a v e It a n u n so c ia l one, w ould he? N o tin g th e fa c t th a t Jo s e p h J e ffe r so n b e q u e a th e d his K e n tu c k y reel to M r. C lev elan d , a n e ste e m e d c o n te m p o ra ry w a n ts to know w h a t h e did w ith h is dog S ch n eid er. S c h n e id e r, so to sp e a k , w a s n o t a reel dog. I t w ould seem t h a t n a tio n a l co n tro l o f In su ra n c e r a te s la a s n e c e ssa ry ns n a tio n a l c o n tro l o f ra ilro a d ra te s. T h a t b e in g tru e . It Is p ro p e r th a t th e re sh o u ld be S ta te co n tro l o f In su ra n c e r a te s , b oth life a n d lire. In s u ra n c e r a te s re ac h Into e v ery hom e a n d to u ch e v e ry fam ily. P e o p le In u p p e r M ichigan, th is tim e b a c k e d by C h ica g o b u sin e ss m en, a re a g a in ta lk in g o f a c a n a l to co n n ect L a k e M ichigan w ith I<ake S u p e rio r by w a y o f W h iteh all a n d T ra in R ivers. T h e riv e rs, n e a r th e ir h e a d w a te rs, a r e only a b o u t a m ile a n d h a lf a p rt. I f th e y w ere d re d g e d a n d c o n n ec te d th e c a n a l w ould p ro v id e a s h o rt c u t by w a te r from D u lu th to C hicago. T h e a n s w e r to th e old c o n u n d ru m o f th e m in s tre ls, "W h e n Is a u a lllg a to r n o t a n a llig a to r? " w a s, "W h e n he t u r n s Into a tra v e lin g b a g ." M any b a v e u n d e rg o n e th a t tra n s fo rm a tio n __ In c id e n ta lly c e a sin g to be a llig a to rs — In th e la s t tw e n ty -fiv e y e ars. It Is e s tim a te d t h a t from 18S0 to 18fr| tw o a n d a h a lf m illio n s w e re killed In F lo rid a a lo n e , a n d th a t In c e rta in re g io n s th e r e a re now not m ore th a n tw o w h e re th e r e used to be a h u n d re d . ■ T h e J u s t re p ro a c h h a s o fte n been la id a g a in s t th e c h u rc h e s a n d o th e r a g e n c ie s o f re lig io n th a t th ey d o not m e e t am i c o n te n d , a s th e y should, a g a in s t th e a c tu a l a n d a c tiv e fo rces o f e v il a t w o rk a ro u n d th e m ; th a t they e m p lo y th e ir e n e rg ie s too o fte n In fig h tin g sin In th e a b s t r a c t r a th e r th a n In its c o n c re te a n d m o re o b tru s iv e fo rm s. W e a r e h a p p y In th e belief, h o w e v e r, t h a t th is Is c o m in g to be t h e e x c e p tio n r a th e r th a n th e ru le a m o n g th e p re a c h e rs a n d o th e r re lig io u s le a d e rs o f o u r d a y . C e rta in I t is t h a t so m e o f th e m o st sig n a l vic to r ie s re c e n tly w on In th is c o u n try f o r a h ig h e r s ta n d a r d o f c iv ic v irtu e a n d a c le a n e r m u n ic ip a l life h a v e had th e h e a rty , e n e rg e tic a n d u n tts d sup p o rt o f th e local c le rg y , a n d In som e o u u sp lc u o u a in s ta n c e s th e p re a c h e rs b u t do not you trouble: I have m ade a r rangem ents so th a t I shall know .— J . M .” And Y olande put th a t note w ith other* — for iu tru th she had carefully preserv ed every scrap of w riting th a t he had ever sent her; and it waa w ith a w istful kind of sa tisfac tio n th a t a t least he had