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a m ul imm 1 1 U1KL I
I By EFFIE A. ROWLANDS I
CIIAPTEII TtIT
Mm. Thorsgat caught at' tha girl's
drey swiftly loosened her hold. gave her
"? then iU gone, leaving
nly the fragrant scent of ber garments
and the divine element of peaca and
gratitude behind her.
Quickly aa aha walked. Audrey wu
oma time before aba reached Cralglande.
Boa tum.,1 to the atablea firat, and gave
order that her amall brougham ahould
be prepared at once. Theo aha quietly
entered tha bouaa and went to her own
room. Eliia waa there, arranging her
linpl dinner toilet. Audrey told her
ha waa going ut again at one.
"Tell Mies Thwalt not to be alarmed;
I ahall be home in an hour," ahe aald.
Her aight waa blurred and talsty aa
ha opened her jewel raw and tool out
packet of note bank notes forwarded
to her by Mr. Hsmpson duly according to
Jack'a written ordere, and never touched.
Audraw secured the notei In an envel
op, put them Into her muff and. leaving
her room, went very quietly down the
way aha had come, juat aa Jean, her
cheeks flushed at with aoma exceeding and
great Joy, ran onca mora Into Audrey'a
chamber to And her and bid her coma
down aa soon aa poaaible.
Eliza repeated the meaaage aha had
been given and Jeao'a faco fell, while
something of alarm came into her ex
pression. "Can aha know, and have gone away to
escape " Her murmur waa nnfln
(bed, for aa aha came aut of tha room
an eager hand caught here and an a 1 moat
choked voice muttered :
"Well, doea aha know my darling?"
"Audrey haa gone out again. Lord
Iverna. Her maid aaya ahe ha thia In
tant gone out I I don't nnderatand.
Jick'a hand dropped from ita hold.
"I do," ha aald. with a bltterneea pass-
ing all worda. "She haa heard of my aud-
den arrival, and aha haa gone away to
void ma. Will aha never forgive me?
Oh, thla la nonaenaet You are nerr
ona " Jean waa beginning, when Jack
broke In Bercely:
"But aha ahall not go. She la my wife,
bound to ma by her own worda and vow,
I have wronged her, but I have repent
ed, heaven knowal She ahall hear met
I will follow. She cannot have gone far.
Forgive me, Miee Thwalt, if I am rude or
unkind, but my caee la deeper te. How
do we know aha la not running away
again T No; I muat not atay here prat
Ing; I muat follow her, and I will I"
Ha turned away, but looked bnck. Implor
ingly. "Keep my mother In lgaorance till
till you hear from me."
Jean bad no time to utter proteet or
remark, for ha waa gone. Itown the
eralre, three at a time, he naed to
race In hia boyUh daya. Jack rushed.
hit bronzed, handsome face pale with agl
tlon, longing and a ppreheuaion, and
aa ha came to the entrance he caught
gleam of carriage lampa diaappearing In
the distance.
"Which way did her ladyahlp go?" he
eked Martin, curtly.
"I heard her aay to the edge of the
Dingle wood grounda, my lord, and then
to wait for her there..
Martin looked troubled ; ha did not
know what to make of all that bad hap
pened of late.
Jack pushed hia bat over hia eyes, and
without another word at rode out Into the
anow and darkness. Ilia brain waa reel
Ing; he acarcely knew what thoughta fill
ed hia mind, aava that beyond, in the dis
tance, waa Audrey, hia lovely girl-wife,
whom for brief time be had doubted,
but who now ehone forth with even
stronger raya aa a Jewel above price,
And ahe would not aea him I She shun
Bed him ! She would not forgive.
The' brougham rolled alowly on ; the
man etole rapidly behind It. At laat
they reached a apot Mrs. Thorngate had
described to Audrey aa Rochfort'a hiding
place. Audrey atopped tha carriage and
got out.
Jack'a heart throbbed with love and
agitation aa ha caught glimpse of her
lovely face beneath the light of a lamp.
8 he waa apeaking to tha coachman, but
he) could not hear what aha aaid. Then
ahe turned and walked Into tha grounds.
Jack quickened hia atepa and followed
her; a eense of. aneaaineaa came upon
him. What waa ahe doing here? She
reached a path Mra. Thorngate had apok
en of. Hera ahe atopped. Jack atood
still also. He waa about a dozen yarda
from her. but be had drawn into tha
hade, and could not be seen.
CHAPTER XXX.
Audrey waited a moment. Now that
ahe had come, aha felt alightly nervoua
but it waa only for an Inatant. Away
in the dim light ahe aaw man'a form ;
aha ralaed her voice.
"Mr. Rochfort !" aha called In her clear,
ailvery tone, and at tha sound Jack
started, and cold beada of perspiration
buret out on hia brow. In hia agony a
groan had all but escaped him, but be
clinched hia handa and forced It back.
Onca again rang out tha tweet, clear
role, calling the name that waa tha
most deteetabla to her miserable bue-
band'a ears.
There waa pause, then form draw
nearer, and Jack a aching eyea discovered
the aleoder. graceful figure of Beverley
Rochfort
"Who ia there?" Beverley called, sharp
ly; then he drew itep nearer. "Lady
Iverna, can I believe my eyes, is It really
yoo? To what good fairy do I owe thia
great happiness, thia unexpected delight?"
Audrey shivered. She began to apeak
hurriedly.
"Mr. Rochfort" aha aald. and agalnat
herself her voles would quiver, "this af
ternoon I waa with your aunt. Mrs.
Thorngate. I found her in great distresa
of mind about you. It pained nf to aea
ona who is my true friend suffering so
much. I urged her to let me help her.
and at laat she gava way. and told me
II that' waa on her mind bow yon are
In trouble, and how aha Bnda It Impossi
ble to help you."
"Imposeibler Beverley's voles sound
0 like knife. It waa so aharp and hard.
"Dr. Thorngats haa forbidden your
aunt to aasist you Id the very smallest
degree." Audrey added, feeling ahe longed
for aoma ona ahe knew to be near her.
"Otherwise Mrs. Thorngats would have
been her with the money you require ;
that you know better than I can tell
you."
"But as It U. she sends bar ladyship,
tha beautiful Marchioness of Iverwe, to
make bar excuses." broke la Beverley,
bitterly. "Tour ladyahlp to too kind.
My uat will be happisr woinaa whea
sha reads of my J"?
for I wars you sooner thaa suffer the
degradation and borror of prkwa Ifs I
wUI kill rnyaalf I And thla to Chrtotlaa
Aarlty r
gt. Audrey answered. .. imif M
uld- " " hd o her aa I
save seen her thia aft.rooon you would
aot ders to apeak like this."
You are a generoua friend. Lady
ivernsj but, you sea, tha thought of my
ant a great mental distresa does not al
together help ma Juat now."
Audrey drew out ths sovelops from
her muff.
"But these bank notes may." aha aaid.
witB a contempt In her voles J.fc h.rf
never he4rd before. Beverley grasped
JUS envelope. In an Inatant he had torn
' " inem cioae to Bis eyea
- ou "eni in tne dim light.
1. jDVw.0' ,hre' lo,sr- ve yes, Bv
iindred ! I am eared Hie handa doe
ed over the notes. "Saved t Yea. and by
you you, the woman I love with all my
ui you
J.,.k l I . . ...
- . .mnea forward, but be waa
not quicker than Audrey in bar move
ment of horror. With a gesture of con
tempt and pride she struck aaida bis
ouisiretcned band.
"!o you think I bring you thla money
7our- aiie asked in hurried tonee;
you. the worst, the greatest enemy I
have In the wield No, no; I have done
what I have done for love and pity for
one whose heart ia breaking through you,
hose whole life has been ona sacrifice
tor you, whi
Beverley interrupted her with hia eoft.
low laugh. Her contempt lashed biia
Into a state of fury.
"And does Lady Iverna think that tha
world will look upon her actions in the
same light aa ahe does? What will be
aald when It Is known that you, a young.
lovely woman, came here alone at night
fall to provide mo with money to escspe
a prison cell, eh?"
"I do not fear tha world. Mr. Roch
fort. I bare dona what I have done for
the motives I havs given. Let what will
be aaid, be aald ; my conscience la clear.
I have no more to say," ahe aaid. haught
ily ; but Beverley moved forward and
atood In her path.
"And do you think I am going to part
wltn you like thla, after all these weary,
horrible months? Say what you like to
tne world, Audrey, act what part you
will, but I know the truth. You have
come here to-night to aava me, not be
cause of my Aunt Agatha, but because
yon love me, and"
Jack'a heart waa beating so furiously
It almost choked him ; but be did not in
terfere yet He felt that Audrey would
defend herself. He waited breathlessly
for her auawer. It came swiftly.
"And you call yourself a man? Yon,
who Insult a defenseless woman, who
work agalnat a woman in a mean, under
hand way that would shame the lowest
of earthly creatures ! Love you t You I
Why, If there were not Another living
soul in tha world. If my very life depend
ed on it, I would still give the same reply.
Love you t I hate, despise, condemn
you ! I have no wish to aee you or hear
you apeak again. When I remtmber all
you bars dona to my happiness, I I
could almost curse you I Love you"
bow bitter sod strong the girl's voles
was "when my very soul la full of love
for one whoae ahoes you are not worthy
to touch, one who la a mays of honor, up
right and pure aa the sun. There Is no
place for any ona but my husband In
my heart the husband whom you have
worked to rob me of you and Sheila
Fraser I Don't apeak to me again 1 Don't
touch me I I am not tha simple, foolish
girl I waa; I am a woman with a wom
an's heart a woman'a pride, a woman's
love ; and my misery, which you have
caused, ia aometimea greater than I can
bear. Let me paaa, Beverley Rochfort I
Go into tha world and aay what evil you
like of me; I am content It I am only
free from you, and I pray heaven I may
never meet you again I"
Beverley broke. In swiftly. Hia votes
was soft but dangerous,
"Your worda sting, but fiey do not
spoil your lips ; those lovely lips, which
are mine by right! Let you pass! No,
Audrey, I will do nothing of the sort t
We are here alone, and wa do not part
until I have clasped your proud heart to
mine, and taken from your Hps the kisses
I claim. I'oor. foolish, fluttering child,
TOSSING THE PANCAKE.
what use to struggle? You are In my
poser now, and "
"And you are in mine ! shouted Jack,
rushing forward, and with one blow
felling the coward to the ground.
Audrey staggered ; her lips tried to
open, but no sound came. The next min
ute ahe waa clasped In somebody's arms.
"Jack! Ia It really you. Jack?" ahe
murmured.
Jack'a Hps assured her that It waa no
myth. How he kissed her eyea, hair.
brow, cheek, lips ss though he would
never tire. Then a glance at that form
lying on the ground recalled him to the
present.
Come, he said, gently; coma, my
darling I My pretty, brave, noble, good
little wife!"
As In a dream Audrey felt herself led
away to where the carriage lampa gleamed.
Jack lifted her In and ahut the door.
"I will be back 'n a moment" ue said.
hia voles deep with pssaionate love.
"Take care; oh, take carer Audrey
murmured, and ha gave ber a smile of re
assurance before he turned away.
"Tha cur bae gone ! be sa id In tonea
of the beartleat contempt when he re
turned. "Not a trace of him anywhere.
Drive straight home, Donald," he said to
the man, and then, aa they were ahut in
alone, he aimply gathered Audrey Into
hia arma and held her In alienee to hia
heart
"Home and happiness!" hs said, at
laat "Dear llttls wife, am I forgiven?
"Oh. hush I" Audrey's hand went np
to his lips. "It Is I who should aa
that my darling. I -
"Ws will ssk nothing, seek for notnlng.
now wa sre alone and together again."
And then hia arma clung cloee about
the alender, graceful form; his lips were
Dressed to tbs delicate, Bower-like face.
and to both thsss young, troubled hearta
peaca and Joy came, with their golden
finrera. to heal all ths wounds that re
mained from tha bitterness of tbs paat
(Tha End.)
A recent newspaper records a vic
tory la ths great fcn.lleu public school
of Westminster. Ths hero ft tba uy
was not a winner at f xtta!l or crick'
et nor bad ho written a prlao essay,
Ho bad dons what is rars In ths
avnoul annals ca unlit and kept ths
great pancake, which la tosl on
Sbrovo Tuesday. A a, at ths end of an
allotted tlase the cake remained prac
tically whole, In spite of all the siren
uous efforts made to rend It from Its
lucky possessor, the victor received
the prime of a sovereign. Captain F,
Markbam, an old Westminster boy,
gives an account of one of these Tan
cake" or "Oreaay" days, and of bow
the reward fell into unexpected bands.
Ia my whole stay at school the pan
cake waa secured only once. If I de
scribe that "grease" It will give a goo-1
idea of all such days.
The whole sx-uouj aud the masters
gathered in the schoolroom. Tbe doors
were thrown open and a procession en
tered, beaded ' by the verger of the
chapel bearing bis silver mace, and
followed by the college cook wearing a
correct' white costume, flat wblte cap,
apron and all. In bla band be carried
a frying-pan containing a large pau
cake. Tbia cake was of peculiar for
mation, one-half an Incu thick and
kneuded wltb plenty of horsehair to
give It consistency.
Tbe cook took bis stand a few paces
below the great Iron bar which divide!
tbe school In halves, all the scholars
crowding; where the cake was llablo to
fall. At a signal, the cook measured
the distance with bis eye, and wltb
swing of bis arm sent the pancake over
the bar flying. If be bad missed his
sbot be would have been "booked," that
Is, books would have been thrown at
blm ; but I never knew It to occur.
As the pajicake fell, the whole school
ruslud to snatch It For some minutes
nothing was seen but a whirling mass
of struggling lada. In general, little
or nothing of the pancake remained. On
this particular occasion a heavy, strong
lot of boys, beaded by Alfred Blade,
bad planned to get the panenke. ' They
bad secured good places, and were to
form a ring as soon as the cake fell,
and, arm In arm, protect It while one
of their number crept uuder aud
cured It. Tbe plan was excellent, but
like some other schemes It failed.
Tbe pancake fell In an unexpected
place, near a small boy named Wells.
He was a very delicate lud, nnd had no
Idea of struggling In tbe crowd. As tlio
cake fell the circle of boys formed,
according to agreement and closed In
upon It Somebody gave Wells a push,
and tbe little fellow fell forward Into
the middle of the ring, actually on top
of the pancake.
Wells grasped the opportunity, and
as be lay on the floor, unbuttoned bis
waistcoat, slipped the cake In, buttoned
himself up again, and wriggled out
The cake bad disappeared, no oue knew
where.
After school Wells held his small
tongue and slipped away wltn tbe rwn
cake. When he returned, be was tbe
proud bearer of a sovereign, with which
he and his chums bad a good time.
Heweleaa Case.
Edyth What makes you think Jack
Isn't going to glr yon a birthday present?
Mavme Because to-morrow will be
my birthday, and be !! bas bla watch.
It Was Bfatae fsv.
"My face ! my fortune, tlr," aba
aid.
"Aren't you afraid of being arrested
for counterfeiting?" U queried,
EUNNINQ TJPSTAIBS.
tt Caw sea aa Excessive and lajsrloas
Every one knows that the ascent of
a staircase Is more fatiguing than ordl
nary walking. In walking progression
la effected by a succession of lifts. In
cllnatlons and swings.
In starting the body Is lifted, for ex
ample, by tbe levers of the right foot
and Is Inclined forward. The left foot
being then raised from the ground, the
leg swings forward and la carried by
Its momentum beyond tbe right foot.
The levers of the left foot now lift
tbe body again, and the right leg
swings forward, and so the body oscil
lates along on a pair of pendulums.
Short pendulums vibrate more quickly
than long ones, aud therefore short
legged people step quicker than long
legged people, though wltb no more
seiiKe of exertion.
In going upstairs the mechanism of
progression la of course the same, but
the lifting action, which Is the real
force consuming part of the process, is
now greatly Increased.
Instead of Mug Just siillU'lcnt to ad
mit of the fre,. swing of the pendulum
foot It must be so great as to project
the body up at each step a distance
equal to the height of the stair.
Running upstairs is thus nn exces.
slve strain upon the constitution, but
where does this strain fall? Tile levers
of motion are inovej Immediately by
tDe muscles, but the muscles cannot
act of themselves.
Their contractions and relaxations
take place only under stimulus. They
are all connected by lines of force, call
ed nerves, with the nervoua "centers,
and these are the sources of muscular
etlmulatlon.
Not that the nerve force of the brain
Is converted Into the mechanical move.
ment of progression, but nerve force Is
constantly drawn uin to mnlntaln the
action of the muscles, and thia draft Is
always greatest where there Is a sense
or exertion.
When bodily vigor Is high, the evil
result of running upstairs may not be
decidedly felt, hut where there is de
bility of any of the pnx-ews this strain
cannot fall to tell In some form or other
wltb injurious effect St. Louis Repub
lic. Ta Fit ike
Miss Tabasco You appear to be In
1 deep study, Reggy. What Is It that
occupies your mind at present?
Reggy Sapp Microbes, Miss Tabas
co, Mis Tabasco Microbes? Ah, I knew
It would bave to be something very
small.
mm r
i ftniniftne .g
T vr- Ua Ureat paoers on imoortant Subjects.
u h.ve tk. u'icau towns and
''Tr Ki'"' temporary
"rU Zt bulto N'w rich lo
,,0ne,Jf XT ""I tb. crowd-
tDi la b2
r wood'B "nliea. wM..i. i . .. . ... . .
tLN- --u iui out a lew
years. During tbs f1 ?'th of this ye.r the
fire losses in the I '? " Canada amounted to
sixty-four million dslW J million, more than for
the corn-sending tor of u.t year. Ever year
cities on the Inland D"" "UUIn enormous losses from
floods, losses greater in than ,Qe of
preventing by Iroir w,'ollttuts and other meaua
the dlaaatroua effecti er ut Evw,wber. f y).
deuce of a dlsposltlou oo "Part of Amerleaus to build
for today rather than fr orroW.
The reason for thli lt America has not wholly
outgrown the spirit of P"r duy,, heu shelter had
to be thrown together rr U night. 1-eople needed
houses faster than thff '''Ulil build them. There was
cot time to ne brick one. The habit of hasty,
Impermanent bulluM"! ' rened uim ua; wooden
bouses of the flimsiest kind m ln(1 U(X.av ke musb
su t n a
IVtmanence and stability tamt with age. The Amerl
can is taking more tin thing of tne futur(,( be i,
beginning to build more solidly. One sign of this Is the
ttemnt to Introduce l" iiy American cities' archi
tectural plans fr streets and water rrouts which shall
give order snd direction to growth for a thousand years.
The American Imagination ii taiulng n scope aud stead
iness.-Youth's Coiuim'o-
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
iRITISII pnnowpiierz are discussing tbe
uuestlon of who ihould be the head of the
family and lptf to have agreed that the
husband ihould be that official. The rea
soiling Is to tin effext that every family
should ban on supreme will, and that the
husband, being tbe stronger and abler, Is
best fltted to exercise It Tbe wife should obey like
soldier under orders, never questioning the wisdom of
the command, but executing it blindly, and If the house
hold goes to smab the responsibility Is not her's.
This Is a patriarchal Dietbod of disposing of tbe
matter unite like the British mode of reasoning on all
suiilects It may work sell In Kngland, but It would
never do In the United States, at uny rate as a rule of
conduct. In this country wires are not so constituted
as to be submissive tlarei to their husbands. Here they
will obey their husband! If their own Judgment approves
bis decision, but If It does nut they never hesitate to act
otherwise than he bai directed.
Terhaps this bnblt of American wives may have some-
thing to do wltb the great and Increasing number of
divorces that take place In tbe United States. If women
were accustomed to being treated like slaves all tbe time
It Is possible that tbey would seldom get up coursgs
enough to seek relief from their marital bondage. Thus,
If divorce Is really the disgraceful thing It la accounted
In some quarters. It may be argued that tbe British cus
tom Is better then our own.
Rut If tbe bspplness aud peace of mind of women are
worth anything, tbe American way Is more likely to
serve the whole people. Why should a woman married
to a man of bad Judgment consent to sink wltb bis snip
when she sees ths danger and, after having done every
thing In ber power to avert It, she has tbe power to
escae.
The American wife la willing to let her husband be
the bead of the family' so long ss be shows himself com
petent to All that position, for that Is woman's nsture.
But when be shows that he Is Incompetent she Insists
uin the right to direct ner own career. cuicago
Journal.
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THE HORSE VS. THE AUTO.
HEN San Francisco wss burning the auto
mobile bad Ita day of fame. It hurried
buudreda of men and women and millions
of valuables out of the path of tbe flames.
But an automobile cannot climb a 45 per
cent grade out of a cellar with a load of
debris. The days of San Francisco's re
building are the daya of the borse his days of glory
closing In the night of death.
Before the ashes were cold the railways were ready
to run tracks on which to haul away the rubbish. Con
trivances were Invented for lifting and dropping It into
cars. But there still remained millions of loads of crum
bled walls which, If what bad been sixty years bringing
In wss to be taken out in tbree, must be drawn up and
out by horses. And so San Francisco's cry to-dsy Is not
for money or sympathy, but for horses and still more
horses. Chicago Inter Ocean,
LIQH LWOUtATIOH. J
A
COMMON SENSE IN DIET.
8 man was created for a varied and mixed
diet, be bas abundant opportunities for se
lecting bis food and supplying bis Individ
ual needs. In most cases sppetlte Is the
surest guide to healthy digestion and prop
er nourishment This certainly is the com-
moit sense vletf that must appeal to all rational feeders:
"Kat with regularity and In, accordance with tbe de
mands of hunger such dishes as have always been re
garded as Innocuous ' and remember that, as a rule, It
Is uelther meats nor bouillon nor wine nor spices nor
coffee which poison us, but their abuse." New York
Herald.
A BAIT IN SPAIN.
He Ilappeaa Alonsr at aa Especially
Favorable Perloe.
The very youthful heir to tbe Span-
lab throne seems to be in a fair say to
escape some of tbe family traditions.
In tha present ennriVftoit of ttiere
are no Indications that his mother will
have to hurry over the border with the
child In her arms because of differences
of opinion among troublesome states
men over matters of politics ana per
sons I preferment. There Is no fuilllade
round tbe palace that indicates any
unpleasant temper on the part 6f the
than she has enjoyed for years. It
would appear that she la much better
off without the lost colonies than with
them, that long relief from civil and
foreign ware is ber greatest need. Giv
en reiiose, she should make substantial
progress. Industrial and political. , A
people, who accordingly to an eminent
Mexlcnn have furnished bis country
with Its most thrifty, capable and sue
cessful of tradesmen and merchants
should 1 able to forge ahead If given
half a chance.
Whatever the future may bave In
store for Spain, or Its royal family,
however, there Is no disguising the fact
ii
t;. i wy4sssv. m !& ' r w k u r.
mo
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INNOCENT VICTIMS 07 LAW.
A note In South Iskota outlawa six
years after the same Is due. In Minne
sota and In many of the States a mort
gage outlawa In fifteen yeara after tha
same becomes due.
We suppose tbe rural route mall
boxes to be personal property, and t
belong to the party wbo furnishes tliem.
But there may be a apeclal rule of the
poetofflce department which would con
trol them.
If one claims to be exempt frora
working tbe poll Ux, be must show his
exemption. The poll tag law does not
recognise tbe Inability of a man to do
manual labor. If be cannot do tbe
work be can hire It done.
A notary public cannot take bis own
acknowledgment, nor may be take the
acknowledgment of another party to
an instrument In which be bas a prop
erty Interest nor may be witness an
instrument In which be bas an Interest
It Is sometimes the case that a party
witnesses a last will and testament In
which be la given property. In such a
see the betjuest la void aa to tbe wit
ness.
I own a duck pass between two lake
over which a public road passes. Has
anyone a right to shoot ducks from the
highway on that pass? Ana. No, the
right of the public In a highway Is tha
right to use It for travel In the usual
way. No one bas a right to use It as
hunting' ground. He bas no right to
shoot over the land of another allow
ing the shoot to fall there. Your relief
Is to sue for damages or enjoin the act
Tbe extension of a note secured by a
mortgage, for a definite time, after the
note becomes due. Is valid and binding
upon both parties; such extension holds
good on the part of any party Into
whose handa the note comes, and the
note cannot be collected or the mort
gage foreclosed until tbe time expire
for which tbe note Is extended. Thla
extension need not be In writing. But
the extension must consist of an agree
ment that the note be extended for a
definite time.
"What Is the crime of compounding
felony?" Ans. It Is an agreement
not to prosecute one for a criminal act
If one steals your borse, tbe act Is a ,
felony. You bave a right to retake the
horse wherever you can And him. The
thief Is also liable to you for the value
of the horse. He may return the borse
ar pay you money or give you bis note
for the horse. All this would not pre
vent his prosecution by the State for
the theft of tbe horse. If you should
agree not to prosecute the thief that
act would Itself be a crime, the com
pounding of a felony, and you would
txt punishable for the crime.
Haastlast aaa Snleldes Reaalt from
lalraa t'lrcassalaatlal Kvldanea,
What will undoubtedly go Into the
books ss s classic Instance of tha ma-1
llgnant significance which even the sim
plest most natural actions may as
sunie when viewed In relation to a
crime and a search for the perpetrator
In which the only reliance ! circum
stantial evidence Is that reported from
Nordburg In Prussian Scblnswlg.
August IXcppe was a clergyman's son
wbo was troubled wltb Insomnia aud
It was bis custom to take long walks
at night One night a young girl was
strangled In the town and August's ab
sence from bis own borne about tbe
time the murder must bave been com
mitted, together with localities In
which be bud been seen, d I ret1 ted suspi
cion In his direction. Having been
placed under arrest, tbe police of
course were successful In discovering
divers other circumstances pointing to
bis guilt and be was convicted and
hanged.
It would seem that fate would bave
rested content after having been In
strumental In occasioning so frightful
a blunder, but It was only the begin
ning of ber orgle of sardonic gayety.
Tbe clergyman father sj)eiit the en
tire night before the execution In giv
ing the comfort of his presence and
spiritual consolation to the unfortunate I
son and on going home after the ordeal
killed himself. A brother of the young
man, having been dismissed from the
army on account of bis relationship to
the fatal Influence of the original blun
der con tinned to be exerted until the
death of no less than six blameless per
sons could be traced directly to the
original sacrifice of an Innocent man.
Now a desnrate and notorious crim
inal bas confessed that he strangled
the girl. Ietrolt Free Tress.
BIGGEST SALARY IN THE WORLD.
KINO A'D QUEEN OF STAIN.
Mare Traaala,
She I can't understand why Lord
Busted want a divorce. Hia Wlf had
half a million when be married ber.
He Yea, and she's got every penny
of It still That' tb trouble. Tick-Me-Cp.
Tb average farmer wife hasn't a
very good opinion of creamery butter.
normlace. There Is no fear of tlnlg.
ter pretender .11 prepared to -p.ee
revolt mere i r r , .
exile during which tb 'J
be kept In a state ot oer -and
civil war. ,
In fact the little Infant - "
from threats snd r
those other bsble ami In tJJ
be I. exceptionally fortunnW n
Spanish princes. czar,
ered more fortunate, too. t 0IVr
wits, who must grow up w
tain duma. .re meeting J
bating with blmaelf whether
autocrat or not- fort00ste f0T
Probably, also. earl,
Spa.n-that the 'U. .
.ii.k though DO Doru "
- m . ig tne osny
just bow mncb of . pr
ten ju a
.in nrove t be. i . . I
v aea ar
In
""' -- i. deslrabU
tb govern- -f
and in thi. era or a
country seems to bare fir v
tuat tbe whole nation la happy over the
birth of an belr to the throne. Tbe re
Jolclng of the people Is enthuslsstlc snd
sincere and the young Queen mother.
Victoria Eugenie, Is st present tbe most
populsr woman In the kingdom. In
auspicious Indeed wss ber entry Into
the royal family of Spain, for her mar
riage was attended by tbe attempt of a
deluded wretch to kill ber and ber bos
bsnd; and now tbst she bss given sn
belr to the netlon. the people rejoice
with ber In ber motherhood as tbey did
when a a bride she escaped the anar
chist's bomb. Tb fslr young Queen
granddaughter of Victoria of England
promise to be one of tb most popular
of Europe' royal ruler.
!aalable Praal.
"I that fluffy pompadour of Mis
ralti all ber own balr?"
-Yea. It's entirely ber own.
tbe Isst psyment on It yesterday.
Baltimore America
Desert aa ( l.aaaa.
According to official figures, since the
reclamation law was enacted by Con
gress In 1W2 eight towns bsve been
built and 10,0(10 people have settled
on what were desert lands. To prepare
the way for these settlers 100 miles of
branch railways have been built, 1,207
miles of canala bave been dug, many of
which carry whole rivers, snd forty
seven tunnels have been excavated.
It Is estimated that the territory em
braced In what Is known ss the arid
regions of the United States cover
Ot).i0.000 acres, of which about 00,
000,000 acree are aubject to Irrigation,
which, when properly supplied wltb
water, can be converted Into farina,
fully as productive s land In tb
most favored sections.
A bill was Introduced In Congress
at tbe last session for tbe purpose of
reclaiming overflowed and swamp
landa In Wisconsin, Arkansas, Indiana,
Minnesota, w Jersey, North Csrollns,
South Carolina and other States, and
hose bsck of It say tbst It will be
"pushed" at the next session.
Tb member wbo offered thla meas
ure roughly estimate tb amount of
overflowed and swamp lands to be re
el aimed st 60.0O0.0ro acres, tb reels
nation of which would Increase tb
land valu mor than $3,000,000, tb
annual crop Taio 11.600,000,000 and.
If subdivided Into forty-acT farm,
would supply WOO.000 fsmllle with
borne and put 12.000,000 people on
lands now practically worth leas.
A boy never cares much for the
hook bis teacher advise aim to read. '
Joks Have Hammond data S80O.OO
a Year fur Avlea,
John Hay Hammond, tbe mining en
gineer of New York, receives a aal.iry
aggregating fSOO.OOO a year, which 1
more money than any other man ever
received for bis personal services, aay
the New York Commercial. Men niHk
millions on Investments, or by manipu
lations, or speculation, but Hammond
la the only man In tbe world who I
paid so nearly a million a year for pro
fessional advice.
Hammond Is the greatest soldier of
fortune of modern times perbup of
sll times and was the model from
which Itlchard Harding Davis drew hi
hero In "Soldiers of Fortune," He wa
born In San Francisco 02 years sgi.
and graduated from the Sheffield scien
tific school at Ysle. During bis boy
hood In California be beard and
dreamed of nothing but gold, for the
western coast waa gold mad during
this period.
In bis quest for the precious yellow
metal Hammond has traveled all over
the world, from Siberia to South Af
rica. He followed the course of pros
pecting In Australia during the boom
daya, snd he waa In tbe Transvaal at
tbe time of tbe Jameson raid. With
Thilllps, Frank It bodes and Oeorg
Farrar, be was captured by the Boer
and sentenced to death, to the great
excitement of the whole civilized world.
"Oora Taul" Kruger, under threat
from Joseph Chamberlain, released tbe
four men upon payment of an enor
moua fine aud sentence of punishment
Hammond came to New York ami
opened an office as a consulting engi
neer. He may be round now in a little
room In the Empire building, and so
great Is bis knowledge of gold-bearing
ore from all the great gold fields of
the world that be la able to pas un
erring Judgment upon mines without
visiting them.
His word 1 Isw to Investors. If
Hammond says "Yes" financial king
m-m anend million for purchase or de-
yelopinetit of gold mines. If Hammond
aay "No" Inveator will not apcod a
cent, no matter how tempting tbe offer
may be. He bs a corps of assistants
wbo visit mines under question and
make their rert to blm.
t'aele Hastes' Narraw Kmv.
The reputed affinity between th
southern negro and unguarded poultry
Is the subject of a story told by Sena
tor Bacon of Georgia. An old colored
man, notorious for bis evil waya, af
ter attending a revival meeting desired
to lead a better life. At a later meet
ing be was called up to be questioned
"Well, Baetus," said the revivalist
"I hope you are now trying 10 live a
Christian life In accordance with tha
rule of tb church. Have you been
teallng any chickens IstelyT
"No, sab I I ain't stole no chicken ob
late."
"Any turkey or pigs?"
Rsstua, grieved, replied: "No, Bab!"
"I am very glad to bear that you
bar been doing better lately." replied
tb evangelist "Continue to lead a
holy nd Christian life. Kastu"
After tb meeting wa over, Rastaa
drew a long breath of relief, and turn
ing to bis wife, exclaimed:
"Mandy, If be'd ssld ducks I'd bee
a lort nigger. uah !"
It doesn't do moch good to try grow
Ing thla If you aren't built that way.