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CHAPTKtt XVI.
W will leave the Mother Superior for
n little while and return to the two young
ladies. So eoon n the abbess had with
drawn they drew dor toother, Ina
Helena taking the seat .on the bench pre
viously occupied by the abbc.
"My dear Anlu," h said, "let me
profit br the few minute we are left
alone, to impart to you the content of
n letter t received IhU morning. It la
liiost Important."
"What do you mean, my dear Helena?
loea the letter to which you refer Inter
est rue?"
"I cannot positively explain to you,
but It will be sufficient for you to know
that my brothers are very Intlmat with
countryman of our who take the
greatest Interest In you."
"That In strange," ald Iona Anita,
jiaustng. "I nerer knew hut one French
man, and I have told you the aad story
which wa the cause of all the misfor
tune that overwhelmed me. Who can
this gentleman be who takea m lively an
Interest In me do you know him?"
"Very allghtly." the young lady an
awered. with a blush, "but sufficiently to
be able to auure you that he oes
n noble heart. lie doe-s not know you
personally; but," ahe added, ai she drew
a letter from her bosom, "ahall I read a
passage In my brother'a letter which re
fera to you and him)"
'Tray road It, my dear Helena."
"Listen, then. 'Valentin beta me, dear
alater, to auk you to tell your friend that
the confessor ahe asked for will come to
the convent thU rery day. Dona Anita
rnust atn herself with courage, for ahe
will learn to-day fome newa possessing
Immense Importance.' Thla la under,
lined," the younr lady added, pointing to
the sentence with the tip of her rosy
finger.
That If trance," Dona Anlu mur
mured. "Alaal what newa can I learn 7"
"Who known!" Mid her young com
panlon. "'Ilefore all, Dona Anlu muit
be prudent; and however extraordinary
what ahe hear may appear to her, ahe
must be careful to conceal the effect pro
duced by thla revelation, for ahe out
not forced that If ahe haa devoted friend,
she I closely watched by all-powerful
enemies, and the slightest Imprudence
would hopelessly neutrallie all effort.'
The rest" the maiden added, with a
amlle, "only relate to myself."
At thla moment the lay alater, who had
already Informed the Mother Superior
of the arrival of Don Seraplo da la Hon
da, appeared.
"Senoriu." ahe aald, addressing Dona
Helena, "our holy mother abbes wishes
to apeak to you both, without delay.
Hhe I waiting for you In her prirate cell
In the company of a holy Franciscan
raook."
f They followed the lay alster, who led
there to the Mother Superior's cell, and
discreetly withdrew on reaching the door.
"Come, my child." she said, as ahe
lild out ber arms to Dona Anita ; "come
and thank beaten who has deigned to
perform a miracle on your behalf."
The maiden stopped through Involun
tary emotion, and looked wildly around
her. At a algn from the abbess the monk
run, and throwing back hla bood at
the sirae time as be fell on hla knees be
fore the maiden, be aald to ber In a rolce
(altering with emotion:
"Anita, do you recognize, me?"
At the sound of this voice, whose sym
pathetic notes made all the fibers of ber
heart vibrate, the maiden suddenly drew
herself back, tottered and fell, as she
frantically shrieked out:
"Martial I oh. Martial I"
A sob burst from ber overcharged
bosom, and be burst Into tears. Hhe
was saved, since the Immense Joy ahe bad
to suddenly experienced bad not killed
ber. The Tlgrero, aa weak as the woman
be loved, could only find tears to expreas
all his feelings.
"Anlu," be cried, "I bare found you
again at lst ; no human power shall sep
arate us again."
"Never, never J" she murmured, as ahe
let ber head fall on tbe young man's
shoulder; "Martial, my beloved Martial,
protect me, save me!"
"Ob, yea, I will save you ; angel of my
life," be exclaimed, looklug up defiantly.
"la that the prulence you promised
rue?" the abbess aald, Interposing. "Ite
rnember the perils of every description
that surround you, and the Implacable
foes wbo have sworn your destruction;
lock up In your heart these feelings which.
If revealed before one of the countless
spies wbo watch you, would cause, your
death and that, perhaps, of tbe poor girl
you love."
'Thank you, madam," the Tigrero re
plied; "thank you for having reminded
me of the part I must play for a few
days longer. If I forget it for a few
seconds, subdued by tbe passion that de
vours my heart, I wilt henceforth adhere
to it carefully. Do not fear lest I ahould
Imperil tbe happiness that Is preparing
for me; no, I will restrain my feelings
and let myself be guided by tbe counsel
of tbe alncere friends to whom I owe tbe
moments of Ineffable happiness I am now
enjoying,"
"I now understand," Dona Anita ex
claimed, "tbe mysterious blnU given me.
Alas I misfortune made me auspicious;
so forgive me, boly mother."
"I forgive you, my poor child," the
abbess answered; "who could blame
you?"
Dona Helena pressed btr friend to her
heart without saying word.
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"Oh. now our misfortunes are at an
end, Anlts," the Tlgrero eiclalmed pas
sionately; "we have frleuds who will not
abandon us In the supreme struggle we
are engaging In with our common enemy."
"Martial," the maiden replied. "I was
weak because I was alone, hut now that
I know you lire, are near me to support
me, oh I If I were to fall dead at the feet
of my persecutor, 1 would not be false
to the oath I took to be yours alone.
Relieving you dead, I remained faithful
to your memory: but now, If persecution
smiled me, I should find the strength to
endure It."
C1IA1TKU XVI t.
General Guerro was one of those pow
erful athletes who do not allow them
selves to be overcome easily. Ills re
volted pride restored hit expiring cour
age: and since an Implacable warfare was
declared against n'm Re swore that he
would fight to tbe end. whatever tbe con
sequences for him might be.
Moreorer, two months had elapsed since
his arrival In Mexico, and his enemy had
not revealed hi presence by one of those
terrible blows which bunt like a clap of
thunder above his head.
Tbe general gradually began supposing
that the hunter had only wished to force
him to abandon Sonora, and that. In de
spair of carrying out his plans advantage
ously In a city like Mexico, he was pru
dently keeping aloof, and If he had not
completely renounced hla vengeance, cir
cumstances at any rate, Independent of
bis will, compelled him to defer It.
Tbe general so soon as he was settled
In tbe capital of Mexico, organlied a band
of highly paid spies, who hsd orders to
be constantly on watch, and Inform him
of Valentine's arrival.
Seven or eight days had elapsed. Gen.
Guerrero, after a loog conversation with
Col. Don Jaime I.upo. Don Slrven and
two or three others of his most faithful
partisans a conversation In which the
final arrangements were made for the pro
nunclamrnto which was to be attempted
Immediately gave audience to two of his
spies, who assured blm that the person
whose movemenU they were ordered to
watch bad not yet arrived in Mexico.
When tbe hour for going to tbe the
ater arrived, the general prepared to be
present at an extraordinary performance,
but at the moment when be was about to
give orders for bis carriage, the door of
the room. In which be was sitting, opened,
and a footman appeared on tbe threshold,
with a respectful bow.
"What do you want?" the general
asked.
"Kxcellency," the valet replied, "a
caballero desires a few minutes' conver
sation with you."
"At this hour," tbe general said, look
ing at tbe clock, "Impossible; anyone you
know, Isldro?"
"No, excellency : be Is a cabellero whom
I have not yet had the honor of seeing
in tbe bouse."
"Hum," said the general, shaking his
besd thoughtfully, "Is be a gentleman?"
"That I can assure your excellency:
he told me be bad a most Important com
munication to make."
In tbe general's present position, aa
bead of a conspiracy on the point of
bltaking out, no detail must be neglected,
no communication despised, so, after re
flecting a little, be continued:
"You ought to have told the gentle
man that I could not receive blm so late,
and that be had better call again to
morrow." "I told blm so, excellency."
"And he Insisted?"
"Several times, excellency."
"Well, do you know bis name, at
least?"
"When I asked the caballero for It, be
said It was useless, aa you would not
know It."
"What a strange person," tbe general
muttered to himself; "very good," be
then added aloud, "lead the gentleman to
tbe amall mirror room, and I will be
with blm Immediately.
CHAITKIl XVIII.
The mirror room was on Immense
apartment, only separated from the cov
ered gallery by two anterooms. It was
furnished with princely luxury, and It
waa here that tbe general gave those
banquets wblch are still talked about In
the high Mexican circles.
This room, merely lighted by two lamp
standing on a console, was at this moment
plunged Into a seml-obscurlty, when com
pared with the other apartments In the
mansion, which were full of lights.
A gentleman dressed In full black, and
with the red ribbon of the Legion of
Honor carelessly knotted In a buttonhole
of bis coat, was leaning his elbows ou
tbe console where the lamp stood, and
seemed so lost In thought that when the
general entered the room the sound of bis
steps, half subdued by the petates, did
not reach tbe visitor's ears and he did not
turn to receive him. Don Sebastian, af
ter closing the door behind him, walked
toward bis visitor, attempting to recog
nize blm.
"Don Valentine I" he aald,
"Myself, General," replied tbe visitor,
with an almost Imperceptible smile and a
profound bow,
"Pray sit down. May I offer you any
refreshments?"
"I will not abuse your patience, Gen
eral," said Valentine. "I have merely
come to propose bargain."
"A bargain?" Don Sebastian exclaim
ed with surprise, "I do not understand
you."
"Allow me. In the first place, to e
plain to you what our position to each
other Is."
"Go on, senor," the general remarked,
with a smile
"In two worsts, this Is your position.
In the llrt place, vmi wish to overthrow
General It , and have jouroelf pro
claimed President." ,
"Ah, nil," said the general, with a
forced In ugh; "jou must know, senor,
that In our blessed country Hits ambition
Is constantly attributed to nil officer.
This accusation, therefore, (a not very
serious."
"It 'would not be so. If you limited
yourself to mere wishes, possibly legiti
mate In the present state of the couutry,
but, unfortunately, It I not so."
"What do yon mean?"
"I mean, general, that you are the
head of a conspiracy; that this conspir
acy, several times already a failure In
Sonora, you have renewed In Mexico, un
der alnuvst Infallible conditions of suc
cess, and which, In my opinion, would
succersl. had I not resolved on causing
them to fall. I mean that, only a few
days ago, your conspirator assembted In
a vetorlo kept by a certain No l.usacho.
Through the agency of Don Jaime I.upo,
you divided among them two bags of
gold, brought by you for them, and emp
tied In your presence. I mean that, nftrr
this distribution, the final arrangements
were made, and the day wa almost fixed
for the pronunclamrnto. Am 1 deceived,
general, or do you now tee that t atn
well Informed, and that my spies ars
quite equal to yours, who were not even
able to Inform you of my arrival at the
cludad. where I have been for more than
a week and you have not known a word
about It?"
"1 wilt Imitate your frankness, senor.
Of what use would It be to dlulmulat
with an enemy so well Informed?"
"tat us for the present," Valentin
went on, still calmly and coldly, "leav
this conspiracy, to which we wilt revert
presently, and pass to a more Interesting
subject. I believe, Senor Don Sebastian,
you have a ward of the nam of Dona
Anlu de Torres?"
Tbe general started, but remained l
lent.
"Now," continued Valentine, "In con
sequence of a frightful catastrophe, this
young lady became Insane, Hut that
does not prevent you from Insisting on
rasrrylng her. In contempt of all law,
divine and human, for tbe simple reason
that she I enormously rich. It Is true
that the young lady doe not love you,
and never did love you; It Is also true
that ber father Intended her for another,
and that other you Insist on declaring to
be dead, although be Is alive. Unfortu
nately, on of my Intimate friends, of
whom you probably never heard. Senor
Don Seraplo de la Honda, has heard this
affair alluded to. I will tell you confi
dentially that Don Seraplo Is greatly re
spected, and ha very conslderabl power.
Don Seraplo, I know not why, take an
Interest In Dons Anita, and has nuul
up his mind, whether you like It or not, to
marry ber to the man she love."
The villain It dead," the general
claimed, furiously.
"You know to the contrary," Seoot
Valentine answered, "but to remove any
doubts you might still happen to have,
I will give you the proof. Don Martial."
he aald aloud, "come In. pray, and tell
Gen. Guerrero yourself that you are not
dead."
"Ob!" the general muttered furiously,
"this man la a demon."
At this moment the door opened and
a uew personage entered tbe room.
(To be continued.)
SNOBBISHNESS OF A BRIDE.
Substitute lb Curd ( at Nuelety
l.rmlrr for m friend' Name.
Untold depth of snobbishness
among frceboru American ssvm to Ihi
revealed by n recent Incident that I
worthy a place In literature. A
wealthy anil cultured family of good
ancestry, but who did not liapH-n to
d.-uro aa social lenders lu a certain
city, rcwlvwl Invitation for a wed
ding among ix-oplu whom they kuvw
wry well but whoso social aspiration
were rather uioro pronounced than
tbclr own.
The gift selected for the bride was a
beautiful and isxiienslvu clock. It waa
bought nt one of the boat hop and
tho can! of the givers were left to bo
sent with the clock nt n certain date.
Time piisAeil, tint wedding cume off hut
no acknowledgement reached the pco
plo who sent tho clock. Tho clerk re
membered shipping It with ttiu cards,
but nothing further wan known until
a mutual friend of the two families
was moved to make Inquiries of tho
brldo'i mother.
Till lady seemed to be a little vague
about It, but It eventually trutmplre.1
that tliu nmbltlouH young bride had re
moved the cnnlH of the donor and had
subHtltuted that of a coimplcuou soci
ety lender wltli whom she ImpiK-ned t,o
liuve the mercat calling acquaintance,
Ha riier Weekly.
The feminine Kullliisr,
"Did you take a late train to New
York?"
"I took noveral."
"Several?"
"Yes; tho one running on the track
and tho ones packed In my wife'
trunk of evening dresses." Ilaltlmoro
American.
ItrMsrluH 'bo Una.
Tlmkliia Then you do not favor a
central form of government?
Blmklns I ahould say not I mar
rled a telephone girl, you know.
hEUIOwKlNvi THE MAMUtU.
Gorlou Problem at V owed by Btato
Vtorlnarln ol WkhnKton
DiirltiR tlio 1ikI lew week Dt, S, II,
Nelson, itnttt vclerlimrliiu til Wltlmt
Ion lias wm ounildi-rulile lime lit
Walla Wslln, CiiliuiiliU, (lartUdd nml
Aiotlu counties, examining nmny
baud ot ulieep tlntt iitv kept lit tlio-o
counties, tin to their gotu'riil liralth,
nltli iaitioitlnr refeteme to "eonb."
liecciitly, In dipciirsliig tiling ol In
tcret he had olimrvod lit itultig from
one sheep camp to smdliet, Dt, Ncl'im
osmo to tlit pritilHtt of "mttxiklng
tho ratigea," which li now no aluutli
lug to stockmen.
"Ono ol tho serious problem now
confronting tho stockmen ol till stnto
lr the ijiicstlon ol restocking the nttigei
with tlio origin! bunch gruss," lit
raid. "Old settler tell us that when
they came here forty year ago, thn
bunch green was from two to three feet
tall, nd very heavy. Tha riromiseu.
out i;rtlng,of the stock nvrr tire rangrs
hai put them In thrlr present bare, i r
emt-bate, condition Thn reclaiming
ol there vnM Intel ol graitng land n
ptobUm to which the agricultural do.
parttnente or uirlous lutllttilloni nave
ghen a grrat deal nt attention.
'8omo teven or cllit year ago I
tele our tlioeo same ranges and found
the Imnih gists practically nil gone In
many place. Thli condition could
be observed for tulles and tulle ai the
ranges were ridden over. Ilecently I
was very much astonished Is patting
Ihioogh there miiis legion to find lht
thousands ot acre had boeu fenced,
while equally latge tract were not
fenced, but were hold nt summer innge
by ihrepmen wbo practically controlled
them. I olcrcd that these rang,
bate several yrars ago, ware, at the
lltn ot my vlflt, covered with luxur
iant growth ol bunch gra, standliu
Irom eighteen to thirty inches high. In
nliera tho grnji was to heavy that it
could not bo mowed for hay. I was
alio much cut prised to see that In
place that had beensprotroted for a
left number ot year., tho heavy bncrhr
ol graia wero tcattoml, and between
th big bunches, bunchea from two to
three years old wero well started. It
was vrry rosy to pick out a bunch of
two-yci-old grai from among n num
ber ol tlia oliler bunch. In looking
Into thel question I discovered bow It
was that theio ranges, had been re
locked. "The sheep are kept on thrae winter
range (ruin tho rime thejf come nut ol
the monntalni In the fail, during Hep
temtier and rally October, until alter
lambing, and a short tlmo the follow
ing spring. Karly In the spilngUie
sheep rat tho young, tender bunch
gran, but the sheep are well scattered
(a good herder nearly always keep his
hep raltrtfd) the bunch gtaaa a It
get older become tougher, and the
sheep do not like It so well. Ily the
latter pa it of April and rarly In May,
tbe theep prefer the many weeds, eto
daily lunllowets, nevet touching bunch
grass at all. Many, many time dur
ing my trip through these counties, 1
aw hand ol from fifteen to twenty,
five hundred sheep grating In bunch
gran from one foot to eighteen Inches
high and never touching it, They were
picking out tho little weed In letwen
the bunches of grata, and wherever
there were areas of sunllnweta, they
would eat thn (lowers jierfectly cloau
wherever tboy went.
"From the lint to tho fifteenth of
June the rheep are Ukcn Into the
mountains and kept until thn lattet
patt of Septomber. Now when the
beep are brought back In Hptembcr,
the bunch grass haa seeded, tho teud
being scattered over the giound. The
fall lalns seem to soften tho bunch
grata, making It tender so that thn
sheep cat It greedily. In this way, by
eating tho early ehooU before thn giasa
goet to iced, and then eating this ma
ture, semi-cured grata after It has gone
to seed, tho seed Is saved on the ground
and resown, and the ititml ot bunch
grnrs Is continually Increased.
"This has domonstmtesl to me very
strongly, that If mon owning large
areas of grazing land expect to keep
their ranges up to the present stand
ard, or even Increase the stand of
bunch grasi, that they mutt of neces
sity protect tho bunch grats at leatt
every other year, during Its seeding
time; that Is, from tbe time the teed
begins to form until the mature teeds
are ahattorod on the ground. I am
convinced that the problem of restock
Inu the range may to it very large ex
tent be solved by fencing tho grating
lands, and, at intervals, resting tliem."
WHITES OF OREGON.
Sidelights on Beaver State by Pro
fettor of Cornell,
In his recent book on "How to
Choose n Farm, With a DIscuHtlon of
Amcrlcun Lands," Profcttor Thomas F,
Hunt. n( (Virnell university, devote
toveral complimentary paragraphs to
farming conditions oi too raciuo noun
weit and to tho rcnonerce of Oregon In
particular. Pioforsor Hunt sccotnpa
nles his description with tabloi of sta
tistics which throw several Interesting
sidelights on Uie conditions ozlatlng In
the Denver Btato.
"This region Is characterized by lis
lMin.tiii) fnrpsfc snllnM. Its flslilnir
Industries, and the high production of
wheat by ury larming in mo eattern
patt of Washington and along the Co-
liimiiiii user in Uiegou," writes Pro
fcreor Hunt of Oregon, Washington
mid Idaho, "One-third of the iireu It
covered by foroit ol limni'iuo eonitiiur
lint value, will lord least ontidllth uiort
la coveted by trees ol lorn lmHrtnuce.
In Weetirn Oregon ami Washington
nte to he found millions of nrres of the
densest forest, with conlfoioo trees of
great height, and laige diameter, ol
which the Douglas (IF and thn rodtednr
nto prrhft the nioal Impurlant, It
Is not uncommon lot llvo arret ot laud
to cut it million feet of lumber.
"Wheat and hay constitute aliout
one-third thn value nf all tropn, While
grttetnl farming Is Homewlint more de
veloped than In tliu Itmky Mountain
llates, tlfn grating ol livestock ! ttlll
one of tho principal Imliistrlti. Cer
tain area In Oregon, Washington and
Oslltnilll lilllllili Ideal condition nf
soil and climate for thu production ol
hops. These three state produce two
thirds ol the product of thn United
.Slnten,
"The Cascade monntalni dlvld thli
...i .ii ,i it.. i i i . 1 1 u
irniou, ciuiisiiiniiy nun iiuiminT,
Into two paitt, lMwtrn tho Catcadti
mountain and the Const range are fer
tile, well-watered valleys, already
thickly populated. Upon the western
coast, owing to tlio Japan current, th
temperature I thn mml equable In
North America. The climate Is mors
tiko Kiiglnnd than that of any other
part of the United Ktstei.
The soils arr mostly of a volcanic
origin and are unusually fertile and en
during. The prairie lonilit of an ex.
panto of rolling hill. Th layout f
thn farms and general aspect ol th
Improvement are similar to those In
the newer wrtlnus of the North Cen
tral states, Thn people am mostly
tiatlvedmin American from the older
settled state. Thete It a general air
ol hoelulnei and prosperity among
them.
"There are still 30,000,000 acre of
unappropriated and unreserved public
land ready for entry In this region.
While sntno of this Is lotrst land and
foino Is arid, thl region probably con
tain thn beit large bodv of public jet
open for settlemont In tbe United
HUte.'"
Oregon, Washington and Idaho are
credited with about 00,000 farms. Thn
area In farms It about 25,000,000
seres, the Improved rca being about
0,000,000 acre for the thrre aUtra.
Thn average tlie of the farms I a trlfl
over -fiO scire, and thn averavn aim of
Implored farms It neatly 100 acres.
The state of Oregon alono hat nlioul
11,000,000 acre of land In fatma and
ranches, which iseatlmsted to be worth
about 13 per acre.
EXPERIMENTS WITH HYDRIDS
Pullman Station Dsvataps New Varl-
tlt of Whsat.
The Washington State college exper
iment sution at Pullman has brought
a linn of experiment with I.lttle Club
and White Track wheat to a point
where definite tUtemenls concerning
results can bn given. These hybridisa
tion experiments were began In 1H00
by Professor K. K. Klllott. On long
headed variety which Is now growing
In the eighth generation produces tnor
straw than any ether hybrid heretofore
grown on the station urrn. liecauie of
this and that it will wlthiland cold
neatly aa well as Jones' Fife, tho sta
tion staff bulleven it will bo well adapt
ed to tho dry section Inotuded In the
greater portion ot tne nig iiemi country.
A length of six Inches and 100 gialns
to the brad Is not unususl In tills
variety.
Another hybrid I remarkable for thn
stiffness ot the straw. On the farm a
plot of lied Russian and Arcadian were
cut to the ground by squirrels, while
the hybrid variety wa left uninjured.
The stm grows too abort to bo suitable
for dry land, but it Is the mot liable
variety yet ptodticcd and In seversl In
stances produced (10 huthrlt per acio.
A long stem hybrid has the peculi
arity of glowing with surprising uni
formity of height, and the staff say this
wheat should tie well adapted to thresh
ing with a combined harvester. The
evenness In length, and the fact that
It shatters but little, makes It one of
thn mo4t desirable hybrids btought out
on tho college faim.
EXCELLENT COAL PROSPECTS.
Much Intersil Aroused In Deposits
Around Athlsnd.
The recent work In developing tho
various cosl prospects found in tho vi
cinity ol Ashland, Oregon, has mot
with ao inuoli iucce and list attracted
such widespread attention that It prom
.sea to Insure aufliclont persovornnco In
work along thla line to determine the
real extent of the coal ilopoiltt which,
beyond doubt, exist In thla tootioii.
There Is no quettlon about the cosl be
ing found and tho quality of It, but
there aio skeptics at to tho oxlent of
the deposits. Tho scarcity and high
prlco ol wood for fuel has prompted and
oncouraged the coal protecting to a
largo extent, and tho opening up of
coal beds of ample extent would bo a
wolcomo solution of the fuel problem,
which Is a serloua one and promise to
be more serious before another winter
Is over, Tho Inability to secure wood
choppers during the patt year or two
has greatly curtailed the wood output
and has resulted In soaring prices,
Tbs Ilrltlsb soldier Is now to potttst
tor tblr's Instead of two.
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intilr, nay It to hi face. Chhtigo
Dally New.
AnthniKilngy Instructor What effect
bus the climate on tlxt Itsklum? Student-Cold
feel, Harvard Miiihkiii.
Oillivr Kes'ii niiythlng of my bag
gags', noutry? Sentry She's wnltln'
round the corner for ye, slrl I regi
ment "Did I tell you the itory of tho old
church IkiII?" "No. N't's hear If
"Sorry, but It run l lulled only on
Sunday." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
lie Ho they gut married and went
off In their new motor car. Sho And
where did ttiey petid their honey
moon? Illu Hhi hospital. IaiiiiIou
Tlt-lllt.
Poole I.lgbte Has your alater a
strong ixirt In lh new ples-rl Ml Sim
llrette Why, yeei; she ha to carry
around one of IIuim heuvy in4rl--Yonker
Statesman.
Mm. Kelly --Tut another of thlm
noovynrcr l't rynrd from mo darter
Maggie the fourth thl month, ho
gurry I She nltid inn wan every tuliiio
aim changeti ber place. Puck.
Anxlou Mother! hot you are not
thinking of marrying young Clark win.
He spend etery cent he rant. Pretty
Daughter Oh, well, !i diu't eru
very much. Chicago Dally New.
"Do you ever talk back to your
wife?" asked the ndlrltou friend.
"Soinrtlniew," answered Mr. Meekton;
"a very little; Jut to huw her llwl I
have not pmo to sleep." Chicago Dully
New.
Tommy los It make any difference
If baby lake all his medicine at once?
llahy'a Mother (In horrur)- Good heav
en I Of coiir It dor I Tommy
Hut It haau't made any difference,
Punch.
Mr. Wlckwlre If ynu go first, you
will wait for me on thn oilier !iore,
won't you. dear? Mr. Wlckwlre I up
(Mtwi , I iKver went anywhere yet
without having to watt for you. Illus
trated lilt.
"Any accident In your motor trip
through Italy and Pratire, Morgan?"
"Nothing worth mentioning. My wlf
waa thrown out and bruises! a bit, but
thn machine never got so much a a
cratch." Idfe,
"Ho Jack' hern made secretary and
treasurer of the company, ha he?"
"Ye. He haa tn ropy all the letter,
and tV alt thn drposll tn thn bank,
and, oh, Mary. I'm proud of htm."
Harper llatnar.
Church I Ilk In ten a man who ran
forget an Injury. Gotham -Well, there'
that neighbor of initio; he' suing thn
railroad company for an Injured teg,
and every onru In a while he forget to
limp I Yonker Statesman.
A kind old gentleman, sdug a small
boy who wa carrying a lot of newis
paper tinder hi arm, tsld: "IMn't
all tho par mkn you tired, my
hoy?" ".Saw; I don't read Vm," re
plied tint lad. Canadian Courier.
"Hut (o my mind," Mid the clerical
tourist from tho Hnst, "a plurality nf
wive Is iin-akable." "Huh," snort
ed the good-natured Mormon. "I never
even heard of one wife that wa un
speakable." Philadelphia Pre.
Young tally Ynu am a wonderful
master of the piano, 1 hear. Professor
von Spieler (hired for thn occasion)
I blay nggompniilnipnl romet lines. "Ac
companiment In singing?" "Aggnm
panlment lo goiivrmntlon," Tattler,
Walter Mr, Ilrown' left hi umbrel
la again, sir. I do Mlcvo he'd leav
hi head If It wero Iikiso. Robinson
I dare say you're right. I heard him
any only yrntenlay he wa going to
Hwltxerlnnd for hi lung. -Ally Slnmr.
Church See that man going along
with Ills head III thn air, sulllllig with
his noo? Gotham Ye I know Mm.
Church I NUppoMt hnhelleie In taking
In the good, pure orotic? Gotham No;
ho' hunting for an ntitomohlle garage,
I believe, Yonker Statesman.
"I cracked a lawyer1 house thn oth
er night," said thn first burglar, dis
gustedly, "and thn lawyer was there
with a gun nil ready for me. He ad
vised me ter gll out," "You got off
easy," replied the other, "Not much I
didn't I Ho rhnrged me '.T. for de ad
Vice." Philadelphia Pre.
"In tha summer," remarked the obeno
passenger with thn big diamond stud,
"people should eat nothing but cold
food and drink tho coldest water ol
tulnnblu." "Ah I" exclaimed the rail,
way detective, "you are uvldently u doc
tor?" "Not Die," replied the o. p. "I'm
an Ico dealer." Chicago New.
Parson (on a bicycling trip) Wliera
Is tho other man who lined to he liero
as keeper? Park Gatekeeper I lo'
dead, sir, Pnmon(wlth fooling) Demi
Poor fellow I Joined the great majori
ty, eh? Park Gatekeeper Oh, i
wouldn't like to say Hint, air. Do waa
a good enough man 'r j know.
Punch.
Mor-ftY.
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