C IIA P T E R IV .— (Continued.)
IT* immediately sent iho girl to n
P ir a iiB aehool, u d then *>* aet »boo1
trying to force hi» way into the rank»
o f the upper ten. H i» money, hi» po
litical views, and his power, 4» determin
ed by the fact of hi» being a large em
ployer of labor, and. therefore, of co*»-
trolling a large percentage of rotes,
brought about an acquaintance, and then
a friendship, with Sir Edw’n Gascoigne,
so impecunious but most aristocratic
baronet. By Sir Edwin’s aid. Mr Fra
aer waa returned in the Conserratire
cause, and hi» step planted on the first
King of the ladder. He was s decidedly
clever man, and although Uo mean and
niggardly to be altogether popular, he
was not long in finding ««roe friends.
Among these, however, could not be ciass-
Constance Gascoigne, Sir Edward’ s
second and only surviving daughter. Mias
Gascoigne was a very beautiful g irt but
she had won the reputation c f haring a
bitter and unkind tongue.
Every one
knew that Conalance Gaacoigce did not
- share in her father's infatu.i' .on for Mr.
? Fraser, and yet she electrified the whole
snrial world by suddenly De.’oming his
wife. There was the nine •lay»’ gossip,
and then the Fraser marriage became
a thing of the past, although there were
some of Constance’s women friends who
Still discussed the subject.
“ There has been something mysterious
stbout the girl for the last two years!"
cried Mrs. Fanfare, the biggest scandal
monger of the time, "and 1 tor one al
ways thought that young Frank Anstru-
ttier's sudden death had a great deal to
«in with it. Const a see was madly in lore
• with him, poor g irl! Well, she has done
very well in one sense. This Fraser man
t$ rotting in money.—positively rolling,
my dear!”
In a vague, yet uncertain, way Sheila
felt th at'It was only through her step
mother's popularity and undoubted social
l>osihon thatrahe was received and wel
comed as the friend of the county fami
lies around the neighborhoo-1, and pos
sessed the entree of the 'test houses in
London when they stayed there for the
season; and, bearing this in mind, it
w n only natural she should be very care
ful to keep on good terms with one who
was so very indispensable to her. Deep
down in the girl’a shallow pretense of a
heart there larked • rankling jealousy
for tke delicate, aristocratic, still beau
tiful woman who had been her father’s
wife. Sheila had never quite understood
Constance Fraser, and she was just a lit
tle bit afraid of her; she knew how hit
ter the sweet, refined voice coaid ring
sometimes, and how contemptuously the
pale lips could curve w hen occasion mer
it e d it. She felt vaguely that Mrs. Fra
ser knew her at her exact worth; and
yet the young stepmother bad never, by
word or sign, been anything Lut kind and
affectionately considerate ro the girl
whose guardian she was.
Sheila turned away from the mirror
with a frown, and throwing herself on her
iace-trimmed pillow, again '«ok up her
letters. The frown vanish?d as she read
the warm and pressing invitations from
tw o or three of the best houses around to
luncheon, diuner. tea, and (lie like.
“ B ah! I am a 'fo o f !" she said to her
self, and she laughed shortly. " I was
only half awake just now, and what if
this girl is pretty, bow does that affect
me? I am Mias Fraser, of Dinglewood,
and heiress to a good hund.‘*d thousand
pounds. 1 don’ t think I feed trouble
m y bead »beat a servant maid’s fa ce!”
She read through tbe rest of her letters,
and then rang her bell sharply. "W h y
doesn’t the girl come back? I mnst get
tip, or Jack will be off before 1 have
half dressed !"
The bell rang sharply In 'he corridor
outside, but Audrey neither understood
nor heeded its purpose. She was very
frightened, and very full of pity at that
particular moment.
She had gone direct, as Miss Fraser
had commanded her, to Mrs. Fraser's
room: she knew it. because Birchsm had
pointed it out to her the evening before;
she had knocked gently, and on receiving
an answer, she bad gone timidly in. The
room was large, airy and pretty; it was
hung with dainty chints, -rod was, com
pared to Shciln'a magnificent apartment,
simple beyond description; vet Audrey
(• It, in a sudden and indescribable way,
that she liked It much better; it was so
fresh and dainty looking, <md there waa
plenty of room to move about. A fire
was burning brightly, and a large bowl
o f daffodils and tulips made a spot of
color in tbe window
A woman. In a
while mob cap and large aprin, waa just
placing a tray by the bedside, and Au
drey. raising her eyes very nervously, saw
a delicate, lovely face lying on tbe pillow.
"W ho is it, Marshall7*' inquired Mrs.
Fraser in a low, but singularly sweet
voice.
" I f yon please, I — I am coma from
Miss Kraaer."
Audrey stammered out 'be message aa
easily as she could. She waa not exact'
ly frightened, and yet her heart was flat
tering, for sbe felt rather chin saw that
Mrs. Fraser’s eyes were fixed npon her.
Marshall was replying In a brisk yet re
spectful way when her mis (Teas stopped
her. Sbe stretched oat a fragile hand,
white as snow, toward tbe g!rl.
"W ho are you?” she isked In eager,
hurried tones.
"Where do you come
from? Come nearer! Come d ose! I
want to see your face. I—— "
" I f you please, ma’am, tb'e Is Mian
Fraser's new maid as Mrs. Thorn gate
'ns got for her," said Marsha*!.
Mrs. Fraser bad pushed herself up In
b ed ; her deep blue eyes »rere shining like
«tars, and a rush of color had come Into
her white cheeks. Involuntarily Audrey
had drawn nearer, and had put her small,
work-stained fingers Into thorn other del
icate ones. Mrs. Fraser pusoed the girl
round with her face to the light, paused
fo r an Instant, and then gava one broken,
uobbiug cry i
“ Merciful hearens! It !a— it la----
She struggled with her oreith, stretch
ed out her two hands aa though te some
Vnura yet freefone protector, and then
fa re aa inarticulate moan and dropped
L ...
. ..
.
back on her pillow Insensible. Audrey,
‘ remitting in every limb, hastened to obey
Marshall, as she directed her to bring
some eau-de-cologne and salts from the
large chinta-hung dressing table; she did
not know why, but the stgrvt of Mrs.
Fraser’s death-like face pained her be
yond description.
Marshall
evidently
was not unused to this sign of waakneas
in her mistress.
“ She’d one o f her bad nights,” Audrey
heard her mutter; "poor lamb! I knew
it when I first aaw her this morning. Poor
Mias Constanoa I Poor, pretty Miaa Con
stance !"
She whisked away a tear while she rub
bed some o f the scent across the pals
brow, and held tha salts to tba delicate
nostrils.
.
" I ’ve been with her ever since she were
a child," she amid, huskily, to Audrey,
who stood with her hands tightly clasp
ed together; "and she’ll never be kothlng
to me but Miss Constance, poor dear !*
“ Is— la she always 111?" Why waa It
that Audrey could not con'rol her voice?
Marshall nodded her head, and just
then the bell pealed through the corridor
again, and Mis. Fraser opened her thickly
fringed eyes with a start and looked ;
blankly around her. Marshall motioned
Audrey away. Audrey reluctantly with
drew her gaae from that sweet, suffering
face, and with the memory o f thane deep-
blue eyes clinging to her, *he returned
to her mistress’ room.
“ Another fainting fit?" observed Sheila,
impatiently. “ Dear me, now tiresome!
I suppose sbe won’t be able to go to the
Glaston hunt ball to-night. Maxse, you
seem to me Inclined to dawdle. I can’t
have lasy people about me. Bircham,
my white serge tea gown. I suppose the
breakfast gong has sounded?"
"Tea, miss, ten minutes ago; and I
met hia lordship a-goin’ down aa I come
up. You’ll just have n a « to ran Into
Mrs. Fraser’s room and----- ”
“ I shall hava nothing of tbe kind,"
retorted Sheila stamping her foot Im
patiently, aa Audrey’s cold lingers moved
slowly in their task of buttoning her
dainty shoe straps. “ You must go in
and tell Mrs. Fraser I will see her after
breakfast. Bircham, this girl Is aimply
a clumsy fo o l! ” I f you can’t teach bar to
manage better than this she must g o !"
Audrey’s eyea were blinded with hot
tears. She waa doing her very beat, but
Sheila had no pity for her awkwardness,
and could willingly have kicked her for
looking eo beautiful.
C H A P T E R V.
“What time do we start?" Sheila Fra
ser asked Lord John, aa breakfast drew
to an en«L
Sba was not alons with the young
man; an elderly lady, a ¿oor relative
o f her mother's, waa present.
Had
Sheila been left to her own 'Dclinadona,
this quiet, grim, and undoubtedly mid
dle-dam Mrs. Watson would never have
been given a place in her borne; but
Constance Fraser bad spoken so direct
and to the point on this subject that
her stepdaughter had given in, and offered
in as gracious a manner aa she could the
post of housekeeper to this impoverished
connection.
“ Do you seriously think of going to
day r ’ be- laughed, turning to the girl,
who looked very freah and pretty in her
picturesquely draped white serge gown.
“ Why not?” demanded Shaila.
"Remember the ball.”
"Oh, the b a ll!" with an a'ry laugh.
‘My dear Lord John, I could follow the
hounds for a week at a time, and then
dance through two balls.”
“ Sheila baa excellent health,” Mrs.
Watson remarked, monotonously.
Sheila rose abruptly. How slow their
friendship advanced. He was perfectly
aware that it waa his motber'j most earn
est desire to see Sheila Fraser his wife,
but he waa equally well awa-e that he
had no ouch desire himself. He waa in
no hurry to be married, and ha certainly
would never marry for money.
A ll this, however, he kept io himself,
and although he was so intimate with tbe
heiress of Dinglewood, be had never by
word or deed given either Sheila or any
one else reason to suppose that ha held
any deper feeling for tbe girl than that
of an ordinary friend.
Later Sheila had some dinner In her
room, having ascertained that Mrs. Fra
ser would be well enough io accompany
her to tbe b a ll; and when tbe time came
she arrayed herself in her magnificent
diamonds, and even gave "tbe charity
girl” a smile, as Audrey, overcome with
the brilliant spectacle, put ber hands
together, and exclaimed aloud with de
lighted admiration.
"L e t Maxse sit np for me, Bircham,”
she ordered, and then she swept away
and joined Mrs. Fraser's tall, elegant
figure in tbe hall below.
"M y mistress ought not to have gone
out to-night! It la enough to kill h er!”
exclaimed Marshall in indignation. " I f
I had my way. I ’d have told Miss Fra
ser pretty plain what I think of ber,
dragging a poor, aick, suffering creature
out a cold night like this, and all for her
selfishness!
It ’s heartless, lhat’a what
I call i t ! ”
Bircham made no reply, although aha
overheard thia speech; but Audrey felt
her heart beating with sympathy, too.
How fragile and ill Mrs. Fraser looked!
Rarely Mias Fraser could not nave known
how weak she waa!
"Now , kaep np the fire, and you may
go to sleep, If you like,” Bircham said.
“ See that Mias Sheila’s aliprers ars
warm, and everything oat that she wants.
They’ll ring the hell when they come,
bat I don’ t expect they’ ll be home till
quite morning."
Aurrey glanced at the dock and sighed
a e a rlly ; she sat down timidly on one of
the richly> covered chairs, and dictated to
herself that ahe must not and should not
go to sleep. Needles» to say, before half
an boar had gone, soothed by the warmth,
the luxurious cushion» at her back, and
lulled by tbe silvery ticking or the dock,
sha waa fast asleep, dreaming o f Jean.
AH al once she was awakened, a bell
a rat pealing through the silent house.
Hhe started from her cosy nook and rub
bed her eyes. Nearly half past twelve I
They were home early. She stood v» t at- j
tenticn, and went to open rho door for
Mias Fraser, There eeemed to be
little co a fusion, and then Audrey heard a
trank, determined voice.
" I tell yon I ’m going to carry yon HQ- -
stairs.
I will not leave you till I
you aafe in your room.”
There waa some murmured p*otsat, and
then Audrey perceived Jack Glendur
wood, coming along as easily aa possi
ble, carrying Mra. Fraser’s slight form
iu hie arms. Ha t t w the girl In aa In
stant
"T h a t friend o f yonrs, Bklllveo, la
"Which la the room?” he asked, quick
certainly one o f the moat charitable tsll ms be won’t have bis shoes pol
cat Her than the birth o f C h rist
to read and appreciate the eimpathy In
men I ever met,” remarked the paaaan- I shed because tbe friction might wear
her great bine eyea.
The safety pin in truth was an a rti
them out and that bs’s had tbe barber cle o f common use In Ita ly long before
She led the way and opened the door. ( « * » w ith the fu r lined overcoa t
Marshall was dosing by ta Ore
| “ I haven’t noticed him givin g away aare the h air be cute o ff blm fo r tbe the Homan empire attained the height
"W hat Is i t r she cried, starting up anything,” aald the passenger w ith the last th irty years to stuff a mattress.’
o f Its glory. Some o f them w ere exact
hurriedly; then, aa she grasped tha a lt-, leatherlne suitcase, folding hla
“ T h a t ’s nonsense,' be says. T b s ly like those o f to-day, utilising the f a
uation, “ Ah, Mlaa Constance, I knew ^ p e r and pocketing I t
“ W h at hap- poor old gentleman has been bald fo r
m iliar principle o f colled spring and
now It would be; you weren’t fit for It, p*ned to touch bla h e a r t r
tbe last th irty years. He's frugal, I catch, but tbs material o f which they
my lamb I Bring her here, my lord. 1 m , ... . ,
.
that exactly,” aald the know, but don’t consider that a vice.’
w ere made seems alw ays to have been
you for
carrying
her
r rlgh*
ifD l l thankful
o a u i u i to
IO you
lo r cm
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a,,r «»n><a
MV
"W e ll, then I mentioned the old rat's bronse. Th ey took on a development,
up; she’, a. weak as au Infant, that'.
,n
J
wha* sbe la.”
don 4 know w betber be’» easy or tight, love o f money sod be excused tbnt by however, fa r more remarkable than our
“ Don’t believe her. Jack.” »aid Con- but I know he take, charitable view ».” saying that mbst old men wars more or modern safety pins, many o f them be
"T h a t's easy," commented tbe man lees avarictoua
stance Fraser In her sweet, feeble voice.
ing quite large affairs, ten Inches o r eo
She waa lying back in a great wide w ith the leatherlne eultcaae. "H is
" ‘N ot to tba extent o f dishonesty,’ I In length and hollow, as If designed to
chair, looking
inexpreaaibly beautiful, Ideas may be liberal, but be Isn’t— not says. T v # beard o f things he's dona
though aa white as a ghost, in her long, to speak of. Borrowed bla wheelbar that ought to have landed blm In tbs be attached to the gown In front and
poaeibly to contain something o r other
black velvet dress, with the rich Valen row last spring and I happened to
penitentiary.*
—conceivably flo w ers Not Infrequent
cienne» lace about the neck.
break one o f tbe handles. A t least, I • “ ‘W ell,’ says Skllllven, 'w e’re a ll hu
ly they wese ornamented with gems.
Jack Glendurwood folded hia arma and
didn’t break I t ; It was broken already, man and we’ve got opr little faults* I f
looked down at her gravely.
Another ancient Inventlou waa tho
“ Promise to go to bed at once,” he or splintered. W ell, I offered to pay to It Isn’ t one thing It’s another, and w s collar stud. It is true that the ancient
id. " I shall not leave in tll I bear have It repaired, o f course, and darned don’t want to be too hard on peopla. Romans did not nse buttons to fasten
jou are at reat.”
I f he didn’t take me up on It I”
especially old people. I don’t euppoee th* , P Karmcnts, but fo r thle very reason
A t teat?” A faint, bitter amile flick
‘T h a t was pretty small,” agreed tbe Mr. Brackenbury has a great many safety pins were more urgently required,
ered acroaa the pale lips, and then Mrs. man w ith the fur-llned overcoat. "1
more years to live, and I ’m aorry for and tbe latter aeem to have been sup
Fraser stretched out her hand. "Good
don’t wonder you’re sore on him.”
that,
because he really Is, when you get' plemented by studs o f bronze, which
night. my friend. Heaven bl.aa you and
" I don’ t know that I ’m sore, particu to know blm, a very nice old gentle w ere in shape exactly like those o f to
thank you for your loving tsre of me.
It waa only 25 cents, but It man. H e baa some excellent qualities day. O f course, people In tlioao times
I — I am not worth it, Jack, dear; I am larly.
didn’t seem to me very neighborly. and my fam ily thinks tbe w orld o f w ore no collars, but the little contri
not worth i t ”
For answer he bent down and kissed K in d o f a cranky disposition, too.”
blm.’ Now, I don’t care what you say, vance In question was utilised In other
the white hand, and then Mra. Fraser
W ell, o f course, I don’t know any- when a man can talk that w ay about w a ys Probably— and Indeed the sa-
caught sight of Audrey standing behind.! thing about that, but I was talking s hoary old scoundrel like W. D. Brack- BUmptlon la not a raeh one— It had In
“ It waa no dream! It waa no m yth! w ith him about old Brackenbury. Talk
enbnry, he’s mighty charitable.’’
that early epocb tbs same habit as
Come to me, child! Ah, do not be fright
about a crank, Brackenburk la one for
“
H
u
h
!”
ejaculated
the
man
with
tbe
j
noW 0f rollin g under a piece o f furnl-
ened; I will not harm you. 1 will only
your whiskers.
H e’s got a grouch 1 Catherine suitcase contemptuously. " I ‘ tore on slight provocation fo r tbe pur-
kiss you, and game into your face.”
0f eluding observation and pur
Jack Glendurwood had turned with a against humanity. Hanged I f I ever don’t suppose he told you that his w ife ‘
start, and made way for Audrey to paaa knew such a mean old rooster. I was ls Brack’s next o f kin and that they 1 suit, w ith the usual perversity o f Inanl-
bias. Sha move slowly acroaa ta that tellin g this Ski Hi van about tba way ba expect to come In for tbs bulk o f h is'm a te objects.— Scientific American. _ .
black-robed form and knelt down, She acted up all tbe time In bla office. I money when be dies. Oh, he’s a ch a rit-1
---------- ------------------—
waa not frightened, only
awed
and guesa there Isn’t one o f bis clerks wbo able dock, a il right, and ^rhen It comes
strangely stirred.
wouldn’t poison blm If be got s good
*“ - K
"M R . E D W A R D ."
<f
" L ift up your eyes. A h !" as Audrey chance. Skllllven, It seems, knew him. 5 J ? 5 U rro W * wlth b" ,k“
obeyed her. “ C hild! Child! Who are
" ’I believe all that Is greatly exag
"W e ll, that wasn’t tbe only thing,” ^ / v w v x / v / w v s ^ s / w v ^ l
yon? What are you, with your face that
gerated,’ be s a y s
’O f course, he’s s said tbe man with tbe fur-llned over-1
- w v w v w w a
cornea up from the past?” She bant for-.
. . . . .
..
.
In 1888 tbe Prince o f W ales w as
ward and touched the girl’a brow w ith ! “ « « e irritable at times, bat- be’» suf- c o a t “ W e talked about other people
her lips; she clung to the girl’» hands feted w ith dyspepsia— a good deal to too— yon among them— and he spoke. “inch Interested In the creation and
^organization o f the College o f Mualc
and a moan escaped her. Suddenly ahe my certain knowledge. W e mast make, pretty w ell o f yon."
I I don’t see any particular reason
London. H e caused It to be Inti-
released her hold, and her ktad dropped allowance*. H e’s a pretty nice old man.
on her breast.
when you know him.’
why he shouldn't,” maid the man w ith mated to the >“ te 8,r Henry Irvin g that
"Take ber away, my lo rd !” cried Mar
“ ‘ I know him pretty w ell by repu tbe leatherlne suitcase. " I never b ilk e d .14 would show tbe Interest o f another
shall, bending over her mistress. "She tatlon,’ I said. ‘H e’s got tbe reputation him out o f 25 cents."— Chicago D ally and * ,lled branch o f art In the nnder-
taking If tbe dram atic artists would
hoa got something on her mind! Sha haa o f b * , ^ the meaneBt old skinflint that News.
don' nothing but talk of this child a facs
.
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' give a benefit for the new college. Th e
all day. It ’s only weakn«aa, I fear. Poor
l ,.
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,
, prince even suggested thst "R ob ert Ma
M b- Constance!"
*“ • portn,ef - ealre” would do excellently fo r tbe oo-
"Ccme,” said Jack to Audrey, very
hTh7r
a ?
T#re n?*d* ! eaalon, w ith an all-star cart,
gently.
through shrewd Investment. In rosl e *
Qf
Ir T ln f w „
delighted to
As one in a dream she rose to her feet
I help, and the result was a splendid per-
and followed him out of the room, and
London now has six underground formance, at which the Prince and
then, when die waa outside, she burst
electric railw ays (tu bes) In operation. Princess o f W ales attended, and a sum
into a flood o f irrepressible, ren ou s tears,
and five more are under construction 10f more than one thousand pounds waa
ieaning against tbe wall, ¡^e&eoa o f any
«me or anything but the strange, wild tu-
A process fo r making rubber from or projected. The railw ays o f London, | turned over to the college— the entire
mul' and pain in her breast. Jack stood wheat baa been Invented. ^
underground find surface, carry more receipts. Irvin g himself, says Mr. Bnun
by in silence, bat aa her sobs died sway
than 800,000,000 persona each year, o f stoker In hts "Personal Reminiscences
Th ere were 1.23L278 Odd Fellow s In
be pat ilia hand gently on her shoulder.
which underground lines accommodate 0f Henry Irvin g,” paid all tbe expenses.
“ Poor child! Poor little child!” Then, the United States January 1.
258,000,000. There are nearly 000 rail-1
f n the first year o f Its working, when
as sbe lifted her tear-stained, eloqaent
T b e total number o f Immigrants to w ay stations in Greater London, and the claaa fo r dramatic study was or-
loveliness to his face, he i r e * both her fbe Un,ted sta t
1900i wag 1,100,735.
Into the trunk line stations alone there ganized, Irvin g was asked by the dlreo-
hand* In hi».
"D on’t cry, child!” he
.
said, quickly, “ I — I hate to see you cry. 1 Earl Gray, Governor-General o f Can- pour annually more than 300,000 pae- tornte to examine It, whlcn he did cheer-
j f u|iyt and In due time made bis report.
Yon seem very lonely; you are itraaiie ada, receives a salary o f $50,000 a aengers.
here. Come; ehali we strike a bargain? year.
.
A dip Into an official return showed Soon afterw ard be received a letter o f
You let me help you yesterday, you must
T b e lower peninsula o f Michigan le that there are 1,204 London cabmen thanks fo r bis services,
let me help you again.
Shall we be
said to be entirely underlaid w ith rock between tbe ages o f 80 and 70, 249 be-1 Although quite formal. It was a moat
friends?”
tween tbe agea o f 70 and 80. while* 7 genial and kindly letter, and to tbe stg-
“ Friends, my lord?” sbe faltered. "Ton s a lt
T h e cburchea are th r Portuguese retum tbelr age between 80 and 90. nature was appended “ chairman.” In
anil I ! Oh, it cannot o e! l a m only
a servant, a charity girl, an.l ycu----- "
polling placea and votes In Portugal One almost suspects these seven -old acknowledging It to Sir George Grove,
patriarch* o f having carried
aedan tbe dlrertor o f tbe college, Irvin g aald
“ Are henceforth the friend of that char are cast nowhere else.
chairs In tbe pregrowler days. A t all wbat s pleasure It bad been to blm to
ity girl,” was his answer, and with that j
Th ere are 303 stock and 234 mutual
he bent and kissed her hand« aa ha had
events, they are a living advertisement be an examiner, and assured 8|r George
jii»t^^ssed™Con»tan«'FriTacr’a andT with flre Insurance companies In tbe United o f London as a health resort, with beef- that be would gladly bold bis services
a tender smile and gentle "good-night” i States January 1, 1007.
steak, overcoat and muffler.— London at tbe disposal o f tbe college. H e add-
wen* slowly down the stairs and out of
Workmeu In one o f the streets o f Cbronlcle.
j ed t-> bis letter this postscript:
the bt use.
M adrid dug np an old walnut-wood
Th e name "P o lly ,” applied to tbe ' “ By tbe way, wbo Is our genial friend,
(T o be contlnaed.)
chest.containing 300 gold doubloons.
p a rro t Is said to have been brought Mr. Edward, chairman? I do not think
Medals o f honor fo r distinguished to the North In an early day by flat- I have met him.”
N A T IO N O F 8A L T E A T E R S .
gallantry In w a r In which the United boatmen, wbo took grain and provls- I lie got a horrified letter sent by me*-
•1 • T e a r la C s » » » a e 4 tot States waa engaged are held by 458 Ions down tbe Ohio and Mississippi senger from Sir George, explaining tbat
rivers to New Orleans. Parrots were tbe signature was tbat o f "A lbert Ed
Americans.
B v e r r T h ree Persons.
The United States consumes 2 i ’ h 872,-
T b e result .of the first six months’ In cages at tbe doors o f many French ward” — then Prince o f Wales, now bis
700 barrels o f salt annually, or a bar- working o f the Simplon tunnel have shops and tbe Westerners beard tbe majesty, Edward V II.
rel fo r every three persons In the
tabulated, and show that sn aver- French say to tbe bird, “ Paries, par
l a the Snrfaeo Car.
land.
Last year It went abroad fo r age 0f 8,000 passengers were carried a ies,” pronounced parley, and meaning
A
fa
t
Irishwoman,
bearing a number
’’speakt
speak!”
Th
is
word,
aa
they
only 1.151.133 barrels.
In 1880 68.5 ¿uy.
o
f
bundles,
entered
a
crowded street
brought
it
back,
came
to
be
polly.
per cent o f the salt used in our coun-1 I f ^
abBolntely the oldest, tbe 8tors
car. Tbe only semblance o f a aeat ah*
try was o f home production. I-ast ftmr Kopparberget In Sweden la the oldest
DT7CXS 1,800 MILES AT SEA.
could find was a small apace at tbe
05.7 per cent o f the product consumed
^
mlne ot wh|ch there are any of-
w as produced within tbe borders o f flcla| fl|pirea. « has been worked eon- BtrUa C ircle A r o » « i I l M m a k lf , Taka right o f a smartly dressed youth. Into
this space, sufficient only fo r an Indi
tbls country. In 1880 the consumption tlnuouaiy fo r nearly 800 years.
laar 11 fo r a a IalaaA .
. i
vidual o f ordinary alae, the fleshy Irish
In this country was only M 8 U » W
j Th<, dreaded nun 5ntterfly 1. sppear-
Th e Oceanic Steamship Company’s
woman squeezed herself, much to tbe
«• ■ V ™
tbat tb* peo',le ,?f ing everyw here In Bohemia, thresten- liner Mariposa, Captain Lawless, a r annoyance o f tbe youth.
4be United S tate, are using annu.Uy ^
^ evaatat,on o f the forests Tbe rived from Tah iti with twenty-three
A fte r a moment or so tbe
Irish
three times as much salt a . they used
« hbori
wooda o f 8axony and g|. passengers and a cargo o f tro p ic a l1
woman produced a cheese sandwich,
twenty-slx years ago.
lesla are also threatened. Th e Minis produces. Among tbe passengers was which sbe proceeded to devour w ith
Only 5,961,080 barrels were
pro
try o f Agriculture baa named a cora- W . F. Doty, form er American consul every evidence o f relish.
duced In this c o n n try ln 1880. and the
U iv 'e r ti^ t^
at Papeete and. recently promoted t o ,
A t tills the youth gave her a look o f
consumer* w ere forced to go abroad .
represent Uncle Sam In Persia as U n it-'
ineffable disgust and drew the skirts
for 3,427,639 ba rrels
Last year tbe
Andrew Csrnegle’a "hero fund ’ wae ed States consul.
i
o f his frock coat closer to hhn.
total production at borne was 23^06,-. established In 1904 w ith $5,000,000 at
T b e Interests o f America In Persia i
122 barrels.
Its disposal. Th e commission had have been represented hitherto by the 1 “ I suppose, me lad,” good-naturedly
tbe womnn, “ that ye’d prayfer-r to
T b e ch ief salt-producing States are awarded sixty-three meilals up to Jan. secretary o f tbfi British legstlon at Te- said
.
_ . . . __
.... ,
.
Michigan and New York.
Statistics L 1»07. and disbursed about $40.000, heran, wbo acted a . United States vice
• J j * ™ an 8 l t ' n. n,xt 4® f * ' ’
recently gathered by tbe govemtaent aside from about $65£»0 given San consul whenever necessity arose. T h is I
* £ rtaln'T would'
anaP4* d 4h*
show that the combined output of these , Francisco and other sufferer» from dls-
tw o State* amounts to more than two- asters.
« i - -
«
*
—
« -
Perhaps fo r concentrated inaccuracy them Mr. Doty, whose poet w ill be e t
th ird« o f tbe total production o f tbe
P*W<W>‘
e B* * ’
o f statement nothing can surpass tbs Fabris. T h is la In tbe earn# latitude aa
United States.
« D c » r i r t t i o f Hia I m .”
No attempt has ever been made to follow in g sentence, which occurred In Sen Francisco and Is one o f tbe moet
As an example o f tbe ability o f tha
ascertain w bat per cent o f the salt an account o f a burglary given a short Inaccessible consular poet» In tba world, juvenile scholar to evolve an unexpect
consumed in tbe United States Is used tim e back in s paper: “ A fte r a frult- in Journeying to bis new station Con- ed meaning from his t e x t a corre-
for culinary purpose*. Th e annual less search all tbe money w ee recov- oot D oty w ill hava to travel camel spondent relates tbat tbe follow in g
output is consumed In the Industries o f ered, except one pair o f boots ’ Tit- back fo r 1.800 m iles
| question wae pat to a history class •
meat-packing, flah caring, dairying and Bits.
On tbe afternoon o f Nov. 9 Captain "W b a t misfortune then happened to
tbe like. The chlorination o f gold ores
o n e o f the princesses o f the Bnr- Lawless was surprised to see tw elve niabop O d o r
Tbe reply cam « quite
demands a large quantity, and g r e a t ' meee court, a young woman not yet 20, black and w hite ducks flying overhead, readily, “ He went blind.” An explana-
qnantltles o f salt In tbe form o f brine |a M id to be tbe poaseasor o f tbe costll- Tbey came from tbe eastward. A fte r Mon waa demanded. and the genius
are used In the manufacture o f soda
dress in the world. I t Is s court circling sround the Mariposa a num- brought up tbe text book. "There, sir,1
ash, caustic sods and other salts Salt costume and worn only on rare occa- ber o f times, as i f they w ere wondering trlnmnhsntlv “ the honk
Th
tbe • » « *
■®-’ T
h o
Is cheap. Th e average price fo r 1908 »ions. I t is studded with Jewels re- what kind o f an Island the liner was, tr1nmP,,ant,jr’
sentence Indicated by sn Ink stained
was s little over 23 cents a barrel, puted to be worth In the aggregate not tbe ducks wheeled Into line and re- digit read, "Odo was deprived o f his
which Is lower than that reports^ In foas than one million four hundred sumed their flight, heading due w e s t see.” — London Spectator.
Th e ducks were 1.800 miles from San
any previous year. D ry salt, o f coarse, thousand dollars.— Leslie’s W eekly,
F irst IHuuruiu'c Com pany» 1600 .
brings a higher price than brine. T b e j geTeraj New York poetmen, accord- Francisco and 1,200 miles from H a
The Society o f Assurance fo r W id
average price fo r dry salt last y e a » (ng to
W orld, hava made fortunes waii, tbe nearest land.— San Francisco
ows and Orphans wns tbe first known
Call.
________________________
was $1.51 cents a barrel.
|
mor# than $200,000. Tbeas men, al-
life Insurance company and was eats ti
OH P a la tta a ot A a e le a t D ars.
— . . "
■ 7 ----
' though Indopoodontlg «roolth j. through
ll abed In London In 16M.
O il painting was sn a rt thoroughly
-It.. ,<».», Dudototgh iu ,
« t r « * * « during Wour. hour* JU»
understood by tbe ancients, but was
Education is a great thing, no doubt»
t t o n r asked tbe (tear g irl’, m o th «.
trudge
.
mailbag and whistle, content to so- lost sight o f and only rtvivsd about the but tbe best housekeepers didn’t got
"In deed ba has,” replied tbs A «- m ,llb a * * nd
h t '
*
their knowledge ont o f book*--
oept a salary o f $1,000 a year which end o f the thirteenth century. A Dc
“ H e ’s raising s mustache.”
?