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CHAPTER V ffl.
A little before dusk the three com­
panions started upon their evening's
buslnesa The horses and carriage
were waiting at the door and they
mounted to their seats. David was
embarrassed by tbs novelty et tbs ait*
uatlon. and Papeete by his presence;
but the quaok was In bis highest spir­
its. He saluted the bystanders with
easy familiarity, ostentatiously flung
tha hostler a sola, flourished Ms whip
and excited universal admiration for
Ms driving. During tbs turn which
they took around tbo city for an ad­
vertisement be indoctrinated his pu­
pil with tha principle* of Ms a rt
"People to-day are Just what thdy
war* eonturlss ago. O-g-guU 'em Just
as easy. Maks 'em think the moon la
-
an ox, began to bo conscious o f rank­
ing pains. Nor ware those legitimate
arts of oratory tbo only onos which
this arch-knave practiced.
"I gave you two dollars, and you
only gav* m* change for one." cried
a thin-faced, stoop-shouldered, help-
less-lo«klag fallow, whs had Just pur­
chased s bottle of tbo "Balm of the
Blessed Islanda"
With lightning-like legerdemain the
quack had shuffled this bin to the bot­
tom of his pile, and lifting up tbo one
that lay oa top, expoood It to the view
of his audience.
"That's a 11*1” be said, in Ms slow,
impressive manner. ‘Thar* Is always
such a man as this in every crowd.
Some one is always trying to tabs ad­
vantage of those who. ilk* myself, are
living for the public goqfL Gentlemen,
you saw me lay the b-brbill be gave
me down upon the top! Hare It is;
Judge for yourselves. That Is a bad
man) Beware o f him !"
Tbs bold effrontery of tbs quack si-
THE WONDER
not practicing them? A n « anjr war.
you bar# no faith la than. Haro yout
I aJwaya had until I hoard your ssr-1
non in tha little meating houaa."
“And have you loot it now?"
“It haa boon aadly shaken."
"You can at least show me bow you
practice the a rt oven If you have lost
your faith in it. I too have loot a
faith; but we must live. «That are
these -cards for?"
" If you wish me to show you. you
may shuffle and cut them, but l would
rather tell your fortune by your band,
for I have more faith in palmistry
I FOR COUGHS AND COLDS |
Ms Me ni $1.00 ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED 1 Triti Betti* Fisa
"Sura! That's tbs secret at suoosas.
I can pick out tbs strongest man la
tha * -e-crowd and in flvo minutes have
pains shooting through him like g-g-
groased lightning. They arc all ilk*
Jumping-packs to tbo man that knows
thorn. You watch me pull the string
and you-you’ll see thorn wtg-wtg-wl*-
"It oosms a pity to tak* advantage
o f such weakness in our follow men."
said David, whose heart began to suf­
fer qualms as ho contemplated this
rascality in bis own connection with
it
"Follow men! They are no follow*
o f mind. They are nuts far ms to c-
o-crack. They are oyster* for mo to
open!" responded the quack, aa ho
drove gaily Into the public square and
checked the boras*, who stood with
their proud nocks arched, champing
their blU and looking around at the
crowd as if they shared their master's
There was a man standing in aa
outer circle of the crowd around whoso
forehead was a bandage. "Come bora,
my friend." said the quaok. "How did
you got this wound T Don't want to
tell? Oh! wall, that is aatnrsi. A
hors* kicked him. no doubt; never got
in o row! No! Nq! Couldn't any
one hit him! Reminds m* at the man
who saw a big black-and-Ma* spot on
bis boy's forehead. 'My son.' said he,
1 thought I told yon not to light T How
did you got this wound r
1 Mt i t
fistber,' replied the boy.
" *Btt it!' exclaimed tbs old man M
astonishment, "how could you bit*
yourself upon tbo forehead T
“ 1 climbed onto a chair.' says ha.
"What does year husband Ilka for
Ms breakfastr "Anything I haven't
got hi tbs honss.”—Cleveland Loader.
"Why do yon allow your wUo to
pick your company T’ ‘‘Ska’s • good
Judge—she picked me."—Philadelphia
As they stood confronting each oth­
er. they would have presented a study
o f equal Interest to tha artist or to
the philosopher. There was both a Photographer - Complains!
poem and a picture in their attitude to bo grntsfnl.
Grace and beauty revealed themselves
Alleo—Btbol tells m* ah
to Jack. Do yon think
really need."— Detroit Free Press.
chair to’T ite your f orehead, tsc^ m f
"H e’s a fool and bo only wants yon
friend r* ho ashed with ham w on* grav­
far your money." "No— he says had
ity, while a loud guffaw went up from
They wsre awakened tram their rev­ merry me without my money." "Than
tha crowd.
"W ell." bo oon tinned, soothingly, ere!* by th* footsteps of th* quack. bo’s a bigger fool than I thought."
by Ms raucous votes gum mowing
"whether you did k or net. Just let
Th* Pessimist—W ell pay for this
me rub a little of this b-b-balm upon them back Into tha world of realities She weather later on. Th* Optimist—
from
which
they
had
withdrawn
so
i t and by to-morrow morning It will
Wall, ohoar up! ! That’s th* regular
be well. There! That's light. On* comnlstsly.
^W eU , little w ife - he said, "how la tints for paying for things lout lt f
dollar is ail it oosta You don't want
it?
What tbo d-d-deuce did you lot b-b-boslnsos ?"
Her Husband— Wall, it take* two to
"F a ir " oh* said, gathering up a dou­
me open the bottle forT
r il leave it
make a quarrel, no I'U ahnt up. Hie
ble
hand-full
o
f
change
and
passing
it
to tbo crowd If that Is fair?
Thar*,
W ife—That's Just like a contemptible
that is right
Pay for it ilk* a man. over to hhn Indifferently.
man! You’U ait there and think moan
Th*
question
fell
upon
th*
oars
of
It's worth doubt* its price. Thank you.
By to-morrow noon you will b-b-be the Quaker ilk* a thunder bolt. It
sending me a testimonial to its value." was to Mm th* first intimation that
The novelty of tbo soon*, the skill Pepeeta was not th* daughter of th*.
of the principal actor, the rapid growth quack. "His w ife!” Th* heart of the
of the piles of coin and btlia, the fran­ youth sank in his bosom. Her* was s
tic desire of the people to be gulled, new and unexpected complication.
ail served to obseur* those elements What qhould bo do? It was too late to
which were calculated to appeal to the turn back now. The di* had boon east!,
Quaker's conscience He felt like one and he must go forward.
(TV be coo tinned.) «
awakened from a dream. While he
was still In the half dosed condition
Foay HIrmaz.
of such aa awakening, the quack gave
"W ell, now, (f that ain’t surprising:
him a sign that this part of his lesson
was ended, and following the direction ejaculated Mrs. Rystop aa tha shaded
of the thumb which he threw ever his her eyes with her hand. 'Thera goes
shoulder towards Papeete's tent, he old Hiram Skinflint, and rather than
eagerly took his way thither.
step on a poor black ant he picked It
■ Before the door stood several groups up, and I bet he Is going to drop It
o f young men and maidens, talking
under their bretath. Now and then a somewhere out of th# reach of dan-
couple disentangled itself from the
Her husband laughed knowingly.
crowd, and with visible trepidation en­
"N ot Hlnun Skinflint. Maady. He'll
ured.
As they reappeared, their
friends gathered about thorn and be­ go down to Jod Wsatherby’s general hotter say yes tha first time.
sought them to disclose the secrets stars and order a pound of granulat­ ; Hotel Visitor—Ars there any dear
the old feelings that have mad* men they had discovered.
ed sugar. Than while Jed is looking about hers? Gllll#—Well, there waa
aristocrats and tyrants tn every eg*
another way b ell drop the ant among yin. hut tbs gentlemen wars ay* shoot-
of th# world, surged in his heart and
the grains and tall Jad as long as his tn’ and shootln’ at i t und I'm think-
hardened It against them.
sugar haa ants in it h* ought to sell la* It left th* dssatrie t—Punch.
By this tlm* th* quaok had finished
It at half price. Lika aa not hs’U try
tits few simple preparations and,
African Quids—Come! Quick! Your
standing erect before hi* audience, be­ ther had sees and heard wars moved to get Jed to throw in two or three
excellency.
I have spotted a leopard.
gan th* business of tbo evening. Hav­ by something awe-inspiring.
raisins and a ysasteak*. Tsou don't
Famous Hunter—Hers! Hers, no ne-
ing sbosrvsd tbs habits of th* gam *
Hiram Skinflint"—Chicago
David listened to their silly talk, ob­ know
tars-Seklng goss on this outfit Leo­
David now ehoo* a favorable position served their bold demeanor and their News.
pards have always basa spotted.
to study those of th* hunter. He vulgar manners, while the impression
watched with aa almost breathless la­ of w sa knees, of stupidity, of th* few­
Mrs. Smart—Bs sure and oome.
ness and bestiality of humanity mad*
His Daughter—Father, I wish you’d- You’U mast quit* a number of pretty
upon his mind by tbo aged and th* May homo to-night. Mr. Mowboy will, women. Mr. Carte (gallan tly)—T#a;
mature, was Intensified by Ms obser­ want to ask you for my hand.
hut it w ill not be for the pretty wom­
vation of the young and callow.
Her Father—Has he really proposed en that I shall com*, but for you.
From th* outside of th* gypsy's tant
Gunner—And now comes a professar
h* could make hut few discoveries of at last?
oratory. Hie voice locked the vibrant her method ; and he waited Impatient­
His Daughter—No; but he w ill to­ who dariarss that fruit is Just as
tones of o musical Instrument and his ly until the last eurtnus couple had de­ night,—Boston Globe.
healthy with th* skin on aa it Is peel­
rhetoric that fluency, without whloh parted. Whan they had disappeared,
ed. Gayer—H*m! I’d like to so*
th* highest efforts of elodusocs sen ho entered. *
som*body start him on a diet of pine­
A t the opposite aldo of th* teat and
apples.
Slowly and deliberately h* avoided
stammering, but this always noted Ilk*
Anxious Mother—How io you know
young Cashleigh is la lev* with yout
o f his thought Th-
Has ho told you so? Pretty Daughter
—N-no; bat you should ss* th* way
ho loohs at tn* when I am hot looking
eking a Bring,
el set mort­
im i It osrtaln to
“Oh. Johaate, Johante." said his
samt reproachfully, "why is it yon
sever remember to my thank you?"
" I export M's ’muss I don't got things
given to m* often enough to practica,"
answered tho young diplomat bop»
tally, eyeing a box of oaady.
Th* Mhd lady had Just handed tha
hungry hobo a sandwich sad a ptoos
of pi# "Poor man!" aha said, sympar
the«ice>ly.
"Ara
yon
married?"
"N e’m." answered th# hobo. " I get
to son people wearing hags bearskin
coats la tha midst o f summer, with tha
thermometer standing at I N Jtgrtss
A tourist returning to the east an a
transcontinental lin e white passing
through n forlorn-looking town la the
desert heard two moa conversing as
tha train stopped tor water. "Good-
by. BUI.” said on*. " I am leaving this
burg wMh Just an* pair of paste, and
not aiurtber thing on earth." "Yon
am lucky, old pal," replied BUI; that’i
mors than anybody else aver took away
from kora."
Senator Dolllver la n recent cans
paign told this story to Illustrate th«
logic of an opponent: Did you arm
daring any account to her. though she
cannot spend a penny of her own
money without bis ooaseot He may
desert her and her children wttbout
Incurring any punishment or much
public condemnation. A Spanish lady
confers on her husband the titles of
nobility and any privilege connected
therewith she may possess at th* time
of her marriage.
Public opinion Is still so strongly
opposed to their education that It
w ill be a long time before they are
fltted to take their share In their
country's work, and many women are
so ignorant that they can hardly read
their missals or write their names.
This is especially the case' In small
country towns A t Madrid schools
have bean opened for their Instruc­
tion, and the rissose have been con­
ducted by excellent professori, bat
comparatively
few
women
have
availed themselves of th* privilege.
Dodge? .One spring morning sh* set
on th* piazza of her pretty little bom«
sewing a button on her husband's coat
Tha husband himself appeared and sin
said, fretfully: "It's a perfect sham«'
the careless way the tailor sewed thli
button on. This Is tbb fifth time r n
had to saw It on again for you.
The high rates at which medicine«
and drugs era sold by the private phar
maria* and drug stores of St. Peters
burg have Induced th# municipal a »
thoritlea to start a municipal phar
macy, for which purpose |15,450 hai
been recently allowed. Tbs city phar
macy w ill supply medicine* and drug!
to all tha disinfection and su ita ry do
pertinents, as well as municipal ho*
pltals. To private persona drugs win
be sold at SO per cent discount against
th* normal chargee.
Th* Americas consul-general at L i*
erpool shows that during th* six
Power-hunger and pleasure-lust era
months ending Joss SO of the present master passiona—Rsv. W. L. Phillips,
year. *71.114 tons of salt were shipped Congregational 1st, Nsw Haven.
from the Mereoy. of which 100,506 ton«
were billed from Liverpool. Much ot
this was to Ml orders from the (Jolted
States. Increased quantities went t«
British North America, th* West 1 »
dies, Central and Booth America, AfrV
ca. Asia and on the continent of Bu-
reps. Ther* wer* leasended demandi
front Australe*!* and porta la th* Uni­
ted Klngdom.
In APit* of thè rsputation for latito-
dlnartanlsm he galnsd from bis early
trial for hsrssy, thè late Professor
Jowett. of Oxford, was Intolerent ot
pretsntlousnsss and shallow conce!t
One sslf-aatisflod undergrmduat* mot
th* master on* day. “ Master," h# zald,
T bave searchsd everywhere In all
philoaophtss. ancisnt and modera, and
nowhers do I flad th* evidenc# of God."
"Mr. ----- replled thè master, afte»
a shorter pause then usuai, ~tf you
Man's nndorotanding of spiritual
truth would lacrosse mors rapidly if
nosn yon moot leave this college."
The public service commission of tbo h* worn more receptive to th* ligh t—
8Uts of Nsw York has deci I zed to com­ Bey. W. P. Lyon, True Lite Church,
pel th* adoption of electricity by the Boa Joes. Col.
L iv e l a caste«.
railroads passing through tha A d iro»
However large any man stay ha
deck country as a means or prsvenh
log th* destruction of forests by lira without Christ he can he mach larger
The proposal was rejected because of and grantor with Christ living In him.
the prohibitive cost of the operation —Rev. M. 8. Kaufman. Methodist
o f oloctrlc roods even though most ot Norwich. Con*.
tbo power wer* obtained from water
teBa It would moan* an sxpoditur*
of much mors than a million dollari
a roar abort th* present tost of steam
operation tor th* railroads of tho State
of Nsw York.
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