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lijjpyyBy if j Pf fy fHjfff W'jji yi .him mym jt luii'uji ipijiy hjmi sMMCWk IMF I miiij'i"""if'ifiiU)iiw'iwimmiiii ii.ii.., i r ; 'nH ,. m ...SSSS. SSSSSSISSSMSSSSSSSWSSSSSSSSSBSSSSSB - --fir " yx Hfpt-', Ktf'C - jm :; Ha WfcT BBr ' ? wV IMtllil lut liiiipn lit 'ititiiiiiiii llinu 1ivlut ....... . .... ,,. . ...W.S. till ...!. A B)ead Past! By MRS. LOVCTT CAMERON i f94999$$$$$$$$$99$$$9$$99$$B CHAPTKH IV, Margaret Grantley sat In the oak-pan-led mornliiK mom nt Frlerly Hall, mens nrliiR out ynnls of uiiWe.uiiod calico. Tlio sunlight c.ime glinting through the diamond-pnuci orlol window niul fell upon .her spare, upright tlRurc cased In olltI black silk, upon lirr pale, smooth Iinlr. where never n tres liml been known to wnnder forth from Its appointed place, Anil upon tho regular, passionless fea tures that told of an upright nnd thor oughly well-regulated disposition. "Anil they ilo say, ma'am," said Han nah Dawson, who stood with yard meas ure and huge scissors In front of her mistress, ready to begin operations upon tho creamy fabric; "they do say that poor misguided girl was running wild over the lipids with this fine city gentle man, for threo whole days and the best part of three nights, when they were seen In the moonlight by half the men find boys out of the village." "Ior girl. It Is very sad; we must re member that she has no mother, and thnt Iter father Is worse than nothing," said Miss Grantley. "Far worse, ma'am, with his poor cracked head always n running upon them horrible beetles and lllesl As to tho mother, poor thing, she was nothing to regret a village girl, so to speak, not a lady, by any means." "A doctor's daughter, was she not, Hannah?" "Yes. nia'am, but what's a village doc tor? You can't expect much from that poor child." "No; we must remember to be charita ble. Hannah," said her mistress gravely. "All I hope Is," Interrupted Hannah, "that Mr. Hoy may not get tangled up there. I'm sure master would break his heart, and It ain't In no way a suitable thing for a young gentleman like htm." A slight frown contracted Margaret Grantley s smooth brow. "There, that will do, Hanah." she said quickly; "fifty-six yards, did you nay? How many shirts will- that cut Into? I think you may take It all away and measure it out for me; I have some letters I ought to write now." She dismissed the old servant whose tongue was, perhaps too free at times. Tho pale yellow heap at her feet was carried away, and the oak-paneled room was a shade more somber after. It had vanished. Hut when she was left alone Miss Grantley did not betake herself to her writing table; she sat quite still with her" clieek upon her hand and with a cloud upon her brow. Margaret Grantley had been the mis tress of her father's house ever since he had been left a widower, many years ago. She was the eldest of a once large family whom death had mown down one after the other, until only two were left the eldest and the youngest. Mar garet was 34 and Hoy was 20. The dif ference of ago between them did but In crease the adoration, which was more that of a mother than a sister, with which she regarded her young brother. Tha boy was her Idol her whole heart was fixed upon him, every hope and am bition of her life was entered in him. It was impossible for her Idolized boy, the heir to old Frlerly Hall and Its Im poverished revenues, and to his father's old name, which somehow mutt be raised from poverty and not dragged further down by an imprudent match; Impossi ble that he could be allowed to marry n half-trained, half-educated child who bad no uamo but the reflex of her fath er's talent, and no fortune save tho very problematical saving of his life of hard braiu labor. Hoy must marry for wealth nnd for position: he could not and should not marry Kitten I.sybourne. Whilst she was pondering over these things, a shadow darkened the window, nnd Hoy came lu from the garden with out. His face looked gloomy, he flung himself down Irritably Into an armchair, nnd his pleasant, boyish face looked cross nnd disappointed. "Where have you been, Hoy?" queried Margaret, gently. "On a wlkl goose chase," he answered, fiercely. "You have been to see Miss Kay bourne?" "I have." "And you have not sen her?" "I have not." The answers seemed to be wrung from him, they wcro so savagely growled forth. The ghost of a smile played about Miss Grantley'n thin lips, she foreboro to raise her eyes from some trilling object the had taken from the table at her elbow. "The young lady, my poor boy, has found other friends since you have been way." "Other friends? What friends " lie started forward excitedly, wtli flushed face and angry aye; "she has no friend but me." "You poor, silly Hoy! Young ladles are never constant. Your village beauty lias been seen about all day In the woods for days with a stranger handsome man, I am told. The poor child knows no better, of course." "Who dares nay so!" thundered the boy furiously. "It Is not like you, Mar guret, to repoat a wickik slander against n fellow woman; I would not have be lieved It of you, that you could be so cruel, so uncharitable!" And Margaret, In her stiff prim silk gown, cowered and trembled before him like a shriveled leaf; to hear such words tittered by tho voice one lores best on earth Is almost worse than a deathblow to a woman. "I have not deserved this from you," ahe gasped, shaken al hit ouce out of the quiet decorum of years. She cov ered her face with her hands. Oh, that eueh cruel words should liavo been said to her by her boy, for whose good she had spoken! And then Roy's heart, which was as worm as his temper, went out to the slater who had been as a mother to him. In a moment he was down at her feet .with his arms cast round her waist. "Oh, Margaret, I did not mean to hurt you, but what you said was cruel; you do not know Kitten, and you cannot know me, or you would not bars said aucu a tblnjr." Poor, misguided Margarctl It was not in her to take her boy to her heart, to nestle his fair, curly head lu her arms and to kiss away tho nnger out of his honest gray eyes. "I must not give wny," she said to herself; "If I lot him think tue weak ho will never respect me, or look up to me again: I should lose my lntlueuco with him." So all she said was; "Young people aro always unjust, Hoy, but If you aro sorry for your wild words, I will say no more. All I meant was that It will bo better for you to think less of Miss I.aybourne, who Is lu uo way suitable to be your wife." "I cannot think less of her because she Is nil the world to me." "Neither your father nor I will ever hear of It. It Is your cousin Felicia whom you must marry, she Is nn heir ess and a woman of talent and educa tion. Your uncle Is ready to give her to yon, so that the money nnd the bar onetcy may be united. Your father de sires It earnestly; as to me. It Is tho wish of my heart. Felicia Is young and hand some and clever; she unites nil that can bo wished for In herself It Is to her that you must look for a wife." "As long ns I live and ns Kitten I.ay bourne lives," cried the young man pas sionately and wildly, 'I will have no other wife but her." CHAPTKH V. All the flowers were dashed and drag gled. Three days of wind and rain storms had beaten the hearts out of the roses, their petals lay scattered, dank and ragged upon the sodden earth. The btrdi had fgorgotteu to sing, the very sunshine, as It crept out timidly from behind the rain clouds, looked pale nnd sickly. "And a week ago I wan happy!" cried Kitten aloud, ns sho leant out of her casement window. "A week ngo the world was nil golden, a good place to live In, the days were o full nnd so short, nnd now they are empty and, oh, so long!" "Kitten, Kitten," cried a voice In the garden below her, "why will you persist in huttlng yourself upstairs? Come down to mo , Kitten, I want to sec you so much." Hoy Grantley stood beneath her on the wet grass, his fair curls wet with the rain, his face ruddy with the wind, his blue eyes shining with delight because they had caught sight of her nt last. "It Is raining," said Kitten without moving. "No, It has left off; besides you can, at least, come Into the verandah and talk to me. Oh, Kitten, It Is more than three weeks since I have seen you!" "Is it? It seems like three days." She left her window and came down to him In the verandah, as he had said. Old Kezlah was a stickler for propriety, and would not allow young Mr. Grant ley admittance Into the house while her master was away. "Why did you shut yourself up all these, days that I have tried to see you? What were you doing? Who were you writing to?" "To nobody. I was turning the 'Ks say on Man' Into prose." "I don't believe that: may I see It?" "I have torn It up. Hesldcs, you would not understand It. Hoys don't care about that kind of thing." "I wish you would not always call me n boy, Kitten," he said rather sadly. "I am twenty one Is no longer a child at my age; I shall soon be twenty-one, then I shall be n man, and I shall come and tell your father that I love you." "What would be the good of that?" said Kitten, calmly pulling n Capo Jes samine flower ruthlessly to pieces with ber tiny finger tips. "You kuow I do love you," he persist ed, bending down to look lutq her face. "I have heard It very often," she an swered, with cold Indifference, "You are but a child, dear." he re- piled, very softly and tenderly. "You Uo not understand yet what love means, but as you grow older you will know and feel It; nnd then. Kitten, that cold little faec of yours will light up when it meets mine, your tiostrt will glow with Joy when It hear my footsteps, will ache when it listens In vain for it, and all the world will seem desolate to you when I am not there; that is what you will feel by and by, Kitten, when you are older," She laid her hand upon his sleeve. "Is that what lore Is like, Hoy?" she naked him eagerly. "That craving for some one who Is not there, that sick long ing for the sound of one voice, tho sight of one fare, without which all the sun shine seems gone out of the heavens?" "Oh, you know It. you know It!" he cried, clasping her hand In both his. "Dear Kitten, yes, that Is love, and that Is how you felt for me when I was have knuwn you nnd loved you nil your life" Ills voice hroko n Httlo over the words, Kitten turned iiwny her fnco nud was silent, "It seems thnt I am mistaken," ho said wistfully, framing tho words that should havo boon nit assertion uncon sciously Into n question. No answer. Oh, how ho longed to hoar her refute with the Indignant denial of affection tho charge which ho mndo ngalmt her! Why did she not turn round ngorly nnd cry; "Oh, Hoy, Hoy, you nro first and dearest nlwnysl" Hut sho said nothing, only stood with n verted eyes, stripping tho little green brunch sho held lu her lingers; the tiny pointed leaves dropped to the ground one by one, Just liko Hoy's own hope nud longings, lying tliere prone, ready to die and with er nt her feet. "No one will ever love von ns I do," he snld nt Inst, very bitterly; "If he hns told you so" She turned awny from him and went back Into the house through the half open window that stood behind them. Hoy went away slowly and sorrowfully; he was unhappy, but he was young, and consolations come easily to tho mind of n man who has his life before Mm. Meanwhile, Margaret wns not n worn nn to let the grass grow under her feet. When her young brother had made that passionate speech to her threo days w" It had seeiiied to Miss Grantley thnt tho time had come when something must be done to put n chock upon the headstrong passion of a boy who was ready to rush upon self destruction. When Hoy had left she went straight Into her father's sitting room. Sir Hugh Grantley wns an old man, and n very selfish old man. When his daughter knocked at his library door, he was asleep doxlng In his great armchair by the side of the fire, which even lu Juno ho caused to be lit upon a damp or sunless day. Ho looked up Irritably as she entered. "Dear mo, Margaret, how you startled me; what do you want?" Her presence usually betokened somo business of nn annoying nature. "You were asleep, father? 1 am sor ry. Hut I came to speak to you about a serious matter about Hoy. Ho has ex pressed to me a very decided opinion nbout thnt little girl of Mr. l.aybourue's nt the White Cottage. He says he will marry her." "Hothor these chlldrvn: what a nui sance tholr love affairs aro! What Is the good of you, Margaret, If you can't stop It! Women ought to manage theso mat ters." ' "So I can stop It, If you will let me. Let me nsk Uncle Gregory nnd Felicia down here." The old man frowned. "Your uncle would not enjoy himself. Mrs. Knox can't cook for him. He had a French cook once, his name was Hyacinth. Great heavens! whnt a cook that man was! Ills soups were poems, his entrees n dream! His sauces were Incomparable! Gregory is used to all that, he's a rich man. I'm a poor one. How can I ask him down hero to bo poisoned by Mother Knox and her heavy-handed experi ments." "Hut Felicia, father! Has not Uncle Gregory said that he would consent to her marrying Hoy? Think what n fa mous thing It would be for him. She will have so much money, nnd Hoy will have none. She Is handsome and lively, ho likes her already. If she were to stay In the house she could soon put this village girl out of his head. Ho can't marry her, can he?" Marry a vlllago girl? What fools sHSS TO1IAL OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS " SES33 WrVI A n Not Worth thu Moony. KTKIt rending or tho mnmier In which tho Kqiiltublo Life AHsuninoe Society wna conduct il tho people mo hardly aurprlacd nt tho ills .insures of rotlounoHi lu tho other big com .milieu. Tho facta of inlsinnungoinont, tulsnp .iroprlutlnii mill downright urnft which hiivn boon nlrcmly gleaned through tho testimony of tho utllcem of those big companies ahow tlmt tho only rem edy lies In imtlotml HiipervlNlou. With the government exercising tltp hiiiiio control over iiHunitu-o compiuileN tlmt It docs over bunks, policy-holders would bo given the fullest protection mid, It la fulr to naauiuo tlmt, with tho graft cut out, thero could bo u very iipprecliible reduction In tho cost of Insurance. Tho testimony given by Joint A. Mclliill, tho 1100,000,-n-yenr president of the New York I.lfo nt tho New York Inquiry, would Itullciite thnt ho Isn't worth tho money. Hither tlmt or ho In ilellberntely throwing nwny the money tlmt right fully belong to the pollcy-holdcrx. Ho Is, ns hit tofttltltil, tho iibsoliite muster of tho IIiimiiccn of tho emu puny, mid thnt he xlioiild piiy to one of the IcglHtntlvc ngenti of hi coinpnuy J'itTi.tKH) mill never require mi nc- couiitliiK Is n most iiNtonUhliig Htnteinent. Lot iiMtonlHhliiK Is the fnct thnt tho company employs ii professional lobbyist. People hitvo crown so used to honrliig nbout professional corriiptloulstH employed by tilg corporations, mid even of leglHnlorn owned by this or Unit corporation nud whoso solo duty Is to kill legislation hostile to tlmt coiporntlon, tlmt they piiy little iitteiilloii to It. Under Fulerul Niipervlslnu thine things would hiinlly be possible. IndluunpoIlM Sun. fri...,i,i.. ii -....... i.. ,.. iimt ... imvn lust trot mutters) , , , lillllin, ni VII, Hi HI.' ,1,1,. .' - r. - - nicely Imluneod. TIiIn In nn iikd when wo nro iieimedy1,Vj,l to bo I'i'iiiikM on tho HllglitiNt provooiitlon. I'eoplo cntvA' for missions, they wullow In phlliinlhropy, they poiincn with ilrlllly on now religions, they will plungo Into politic or wtito nllitekN on women, noelely, the degeiierney of Urn ii go, or anything else thnt gives thorn mi opportunity of nlrliiK whnt they cull their Iowh. Ho surely, If rtoMlporo In loco were not oeenslonully to be permitted lo lis, It l fearful to think whnt wo should become. Our frivolity Is tho nulhloto to tlits twentieth century illsMmltln townrd oritnklncNH. It really keeps n mine. Iindon World, X mm E MSlaVssmBBSJSSaBSBSF Obey In Mnrrmgc. ISl'USSION of the form of tho mnrrlnge ser vice Is becoming general. Until the Presby terian mid the Methodist Kplscopnl churches nro considering their iniirrlnge ritual, nud lit the sumo time the French Parliament through mo of Its commlttcoN Is lUtonlng to argument on the hmiiio subject. All the recognised Auicrlcuu mnrrlnge services contain the wonl "love," which tho French legit I ceremony omits The ilelwte on the A merlon n form In whether to hitvo out tho wonl "obey" In tho response gon by tho woman There nro mlviMHtes of both forms, tho "love, honor nnd olny" nud the "loe, honor mid keep" or "love, cherish nud honor!" Tho wonl "obey" exists In the old Kngllsh mnrrlnge sort Ice, where tho obedience whn not only proiulsiil, but IohUIiiI upon, lu modern matrimony, nllhoiigh tho worn nn promises to obey. It Is usually not long before she dhlfts tho fulfilment of Unit lwrtlculnr promise upon her hiisbmid mid lots Ii I tit do tho obeying., .Marriage is n solemn undortuklng mid the most Import ant contract cither n inmi or n woman ran outer Into. It Is well thnt Its phrasing should bo seriously discussed, nud It would bo n groat denl better If people who do not hon estly nnd sincerely Intend to curry out tholr agreement to both letter mid spirit should not repent tho words ns so iimiiy sounds without meaning. New York World, Mrong Drink nnd linmornllty. HAVKI.ICIIH lu China rail attention to the tre mentions failure lu molality of Chluoso olll chils who nro given over to tho tiso of opium. It produces, ho nil authorities agree, a species of moral Idiocy lu Km victims, destroying their power of discrimination between right mid wrong, niul letnlng them a prey to manifold forum of corrupt Ion. This criticism of t'lilim inny well bo turned upon thosn olllclals In tho United States who are known to be Uctlms of alcoliot. Tho moral ravages of strong tlrluk are more readily avoided tlntii those of opium and Its products and dochtro tlit'insoiviit more nlnwly and after a greater eon Niimplion of the poison, Yot alcohol lu tho various pleasing forma which It Is iimdo to assume can become quite as deadly a foo of Indi vidual, social, ami public morality, ami can operate qultn as certainly to tho destruction of tho moral sense In tha American public servant an opium with tho Uhluose admin istrator ami functionary. Kvory employer of labor knows ns much; It romnlun for the public, gn'atoNt of nil employer, lo awaken lo tho fact. The hnrtl drinker lu Jlio public service should bo com polled to seek other Holds for his Idiosyncrasies. Chicago Jourunl. tn SSSJHHSJsSBSJSfJVSsSSJ X mm w Tho Voluo of frivol ty. 1IICII Is womo to bo too serious or too friv olous? I have uo doubt nbout tho matter my self, no fnr ns Individuals nro concerned, though nil extremists are bores. Tho perpet ually lively, fenthor-hrnluod, plcasurocraiod creature In almost, If not quite, its Irritating as the deadly serious liidlvhlunl. llotli type nro homily represented Just now lu hotels; but, aprojuts of (ho accusation recently lodged against us thnt us a "For you are you mad, Hoy?" She wrenched awuy her hand angrily; "I feel that for you! I long for you?" She had no pity, she did not even guoss that she made him suffer. Ho looked at her blankly, "Hut how, then, do you know It? Why should you have described these things If you havo not felt them? Surely, surely you Mid that becauiw that Is what you thought when I was away?" "Ah, can nobody be away but you?" she cried angrily, and then because sho wus but a child after nil, the tears rush ed hi a torrent from her eyes and she turned away hastily from him to hide them. Then Hoy began to understand. There was somo one else! He remembered his sister's words; he had scoffed at them and disbelieved lu them at the time, but now they came back to his memory. Ho turned very white nud stood quite still for a few moments, whllo the first storm of the hideous ngouy called Jealousy swept across his young heart. Then, presently, he followed her; sho stood nt the other end of the flower-blossoming veranda, stripping the tiny green leaves off a long spray of Ilanksla roses. "Kitten, I hare been rtry dense," he said with forced calmness. "I was cer tainly told of a stranger who bad been staying here while I hare been nway a frlsnd of your father, who walked about the garden and the lanes with you J .... ........ ...I ril.l ...t ..- r.. tut if : .. 'in,, i..;; ..; i ... i L..;. . I' T nation wo nro becoming too frltoloiiN, one cannot help say too for somebody from town to cooktfor '" "j"1 we nr' n KrwU 4,ohI v'llor thnn wu wcro n few your uncle. If he comes. I do wish, Mar- yennngo, nnd for this relief assuredly wo hnrc cause garet. that you would not worry mo In, to lie tlmukrui. this wny," he added whlnmgly. . "Father, surely when It is a matter of Hoy's prospect In life you ought to take some Interest," said Margaret reproach fully, almost contemptuously. The feeble old man nnd his selfishneM called forth no chord of sympathy In her cold heart. Tho Trim Aim of life. HKIti: ought lo be room In every man's life for something of literature, for rollghm, Tor nature, for some of the higher Ihlugs nud fur noble nluis. It Is truo Hint a lamentably grestt proportion of the imputation of all countries urn compelled to spend nearly all tholr energies and time In tho struggle for tho uociwiarlos of life, for mere existence, Thero Is n discipline for character In Hint struggle; but where tho conditions nro Intolerably hard tho unfortunate ones nro not lo be hlnined for not having tho opiKrtuully to seek tho higher things. Hut whnt shall be said of educated nud well to-do people who ilellberntely subject theinsohos to the lower order of exist ence, and put nslde all the higher nud hotter emotions nud pursuits nnd alms? When you hoar people any: "Well, we hnrc mndo great progress In recent years; n few years ngo wo could only moot expenses, nud now we can go to ICti rope, nud run nn automobile, and draw n chock for n Urge amount," ought not tho query of the listener to be: "Is your heart wanner? Ilnve you more lorn of humntilty? Have you elevated your mates and pursuits? Do you knoir;. more, nud have you grown lu cliAractcr with your bank ""' ' nccouut)" Phllndelphln Ledger. Tho PlivsJcrtl HU of Temper. V you would be well, then control your lent, per Do you know thnt Ills of passion, this giving wny to the worst thnt I In you, doe you not only moral nud mental, but actual phy. slenl harm? Temper Invariably Interferes with tho process of digestion; It carte ugly linos nn your faoos; it wears Uhiii (lie tissues, and loaves us physically and mentally exhausted, as well ns imimllv In consoquonco we nro accused of having become loo wenker nfter well Indulgence. St. I,ouls PMt.DtsHitrh. BE frvzKXft lsssSsssssssslss HORSE AND TIGER. "When Hoy came back three days later, heart-sore and wounded from his Inter view with Kitten, Margaret met htm smiling on the door stop, and said to him; "Go change your wet clothes, Hoy, nnd come Into the drawing room. Uncle Gregory nud Felicia nre hore!" (To ho continued.) I'ntl Tor Spurious Ooots. This In tho day of the lunuufncturcd or liultntlon Jewelry. It In mi! tho mm to of gonulno Jewelry lu New York has (differed from tho Initio. For somo time iminI It Mart boon possible to ob-1 t,,,,,,,,, Htreets, on tho wny to tho tain liiiltnllmi Iniimlaii 1st 1 . a a.,t nn. l..m,.l.mi J.ll, ill 1-lll.H.u nil.l ,mlt.0r W,L, wt. HUlldllllly llOtlCOll till) Kiiglnml which Is dlllleult of detection lUm,rM condition of thnt part of tho by experts. The principal innnufnc L.,ty No miiutltiiiit wna to bo seen lu ttircra denl In Jewel of their own man- nny direction. "Homo execution," we ufaelure, which nro oxtrnonllnnrlly flno whispered. Thu "man-enter," a name kIvoii to n dangerous horse lu Kudyanl Kipling's talo of "Tho Walking Delegate," ro celvctl salutary and deserved 'treat ment at tho hands, or ratlierlfio hoofs, of his fellow boasts; hut tho horse of which Mr. Knighton writes In "Pri vate I.lfo of nn Knstorii King" had never experienced a superior power, nnd therefore his ferocity was untciii- pored by four. I was driving lu a buggy with n friend through one of tho finest of Imitations of tho ro.il hIoiios and will havo n life of twenty yearn. Tho "dia monds" nro a composition of glass, lead and carbon tipped with platinum, which Is harder than gold. Kvory real atone except n diamond In transparent. Without the tip of platl Just thou wo uamo upon the body of n woman which looked as If It had been trampled to death on the pave ment. On we wont. No cltlxen wna lu sight, ami the houses every whom were tioscil. The next thing wo saw wiin the figure of a youth, hing dead mini thoso "dhunomU" would also bo m)ii the rond. On the ton of a iiohrh- transparent, but with It thoy nro Klvcn boring houso I spied one of tho klng'H nn undetectable rosomhlnnco to tho troopora, Intently looking up tho road, gonulno atone. Those "Kom" nrol "What U tho matter J" I called, mounted In ll-knnit gold, mid xo well "Tho man-eater In Joomo, Wallah! ho that wlion worn tho platinum tipping hns turned. 1.00k out for your safety, cannot bo soon. An Infinite variety of Kiihlh. He la wild to-day." designs, eoplel from the beat real I hnd hoard of the Ilorco nnlmnl modolH, nro ahown, and at a price 80 owned by tho troopora, per cent losa thnn the koiiuIiio. All , "Ho In coming! Tnko care!" about- tho colored atonou rubles, emerald, cd tho man. unpphlrcH niul turquolsea arc also Far nhciul wo could soo tho brute, manufactured nnd nro similar In np- a largo boy horne, coming toward iih, pearnncc. The turquoise In ho hard Ho caught night of tho vcblclo, and thnt the aurfaco can bo filed and' no ruahed forward to attack. Wo turned blemish made 011 tho atone, rapidly round, ami our borso, alinoHt Ah KCiiulne peals nro tho most costly uumnmiKcahlo from terror, How over of (,'cniH, tho Imitation pcirla tnko tho tho road, lend In price. They nro mndo of fish- Away wo went In a bnd gallop to skin and a secret composition. Tho word an cuclosuro with Iron Kites, As mnnufneturo of aomo especially good wo sped wo could henr the furious Imitation pearls, known as "Venetian clutter of hoofs growing nearer nnd pearls," la a lost art, tho process hav- nearer. Wo gained tho gates; my coin ing been Invented by a poor Venetian, pnulou leaped from tho buggy and closed them. Tho monster rushed up nna stood looking Havagcly, his nos Harsh Critic. "Does that man speak In his official capacity?" "Certainly not," answered Senator Sorghum. "He Invariably speaks In his official Incapacity." Washington SUr. trlls distended, his glaring eyeballs as ferocious ns nny wild beast's. Ho saw that ho was foiled, turned, kicked the Iron bars, and made for nn erchway, whr a party of troopers was awaiting him. They skillfully noosed tho brute, miir.xled him, and led him nwny. That evening I mentioned tho Inci dent lo tho king. "I have often bean! of tho man nit er, lh must bo 11 furious boast." "More savage than a tlgor, your majesty." "A tiger! Good I He shall fight a tlgor. Wo will see what ImprotMlpu llurrhea will make 011 li f tit. Hurrhea won ii favorite tlgor, ami hail never boon allowed to enter a con test lu which ho could not conquer. The next day we all assoiuhliHl In a courtyard to see the light. Tho man (liter wiin standing In a groat enclos ure made by bamboo mils. Jlurrhoa'a cage wan brought, ami the beautiful croaturu was lot loose. Tho mau-oater-llxod Ills eye on th tiger, lowered Ida hood, mid waltnl., Tho tiger bounded with rapidity, and lauded on tho horse's haunches, Up wont the Iron heels, and llurrhea lav Hprawlliig. After this the tiger was more cau tious. Hound and round tho enclosure he went with catlike trend. For fully ton minutes he kept up the march, then, quick as lightning, sprang. Tho man-eater was ready, nud ducked hi head low. llurrhea leaped to his hark, and lu mi Instant thoso tcrrlhlo Iron IicoIn wore lushing up gll down. Tho tiger wa thrown helplessly to the ground, and lay with broken Jaw, crying out with pain. The king envo a Hlgnnl, the door of the rago wiin open ed, and tho "poor, defeated Hurrhu.t rushed In nud hurled himself n thu farthest corner. Tho mau-eator stood, erect and triumphant. HAHE ANGORA COLLIES. Only Three of These Dogs Are Known In 'I hi Country. Although tho dog aristocrat aro supposetl to havo representation In tho Now York and Ilostou dog allows, there Is ono species which Is novor represented, becnuso tho species Is so rare, says tho New York Horald. This Is the Angora collie, and there nre only three of tho dogs lu this country, I)r, 10. 0. Bwltior of Springfield, Mass.! owns ono of the nnlmnls nnd tho oth er two nro In Newburyport, Mass. The peculiar characteristic of the Cog Is that, while It tins all tho marks of n typical collie, H weighs about six iKMiuds Imttmtd of tho thirty or more which the eollln onllnnrlly weighs. It has the feathering on thn logs and lu tho ears nud Its head It broad and Intelligent, hut hero all re semblance to the well-known brent ends, for It I a dainty, graceful dog. with all the pretty way of n small dog. Dr. Hw Uxor' dog Is named Spider, ami her father ami mutlmr worn brought to this country from Spain and taken to NewburyHirt, ami now the mother ami her two children. Toudlo ami Spider, are tho only rep roseutatlies of the breed In this coun try. Spider has an unusually broad head, big, Intelligent cyo, with stota of brown a round thorn; brown mark lug 011 back and shies, slender, grace ful leg ami a coat which I gloaming while except for tho mark of brown. The little dog In extremely affection ate, lovos to he cuddled mid make nn excellent lady's dog, but she Is no toy, ior sue nn uaiiuiios courage am! pluck, and Is always ready lo defend her rights. Although born lu a warm country, she stands well tho uncertainties of the New ICngland climate, and In per feolly well In the coldest ivwithur. Hint In a small outer mid froNh ftipn u a delicacy of which alio In particularly fond. Jumping In her ospcvlal delight, nud sho will take leap with tho enso. of a greyhouiKl. Hhw Is an oxcollont watchdog, mid will bark uproariously at tho slightest noise. Sho Is sous), tlvo to n degree mid grieves sorely over a cross or rough wonl. Tho Duel Wns Almndonnit, An Irishman traveling In Franco was challenged by a Frenchman to' light n duel, to which ho readily con- Honied and auggoNted ahlllclaliN tA.. weapons. "That won't do," mild tho Frenchman's nocoihI, "Ah challenged porty you havo tho right to chooso tho nrniH, but chivalry demauda that you should decide upon a wenpon with which Frenchmen am fnmlllnr." "In that no?" replied tho Irishman coolly. "Vory well, wo'JI fight with guillotines." -& Thoro Is this difference! Tho woman who smokes hor ptpo Is apt to say hop prayers at night, but tho woman who smokes cigarettes Isn't f M )