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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
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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
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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.
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, , , 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,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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