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The Roupell Mystery
By Austyn QranvMle
CUAITKU VIII.-(Continued.)
"t'm afraid, doctor, yon would not
make n Tory good detective, lteoollert
that Id nine raws out of ten, lbs obvious
tvon Is alwny the wrong one. A smart
lltatn, who know enough to can? glass
stiletto, and ho to use them skillfully,
-would not have unuccesarily alarmed
tbe household by firing a pistol In th
doad of night. Ob. no t he would simply
have smothered tbe woman, already Insen
albte and unresisting, with a pillow, or
rboVed ber to death.1
"I see. I i-," acquiesced the phjtl
elan. "Go on."
"Let u annume, now, that tfci un
known peron entered the hou through
the window In Monsieur Van l.lth's cham
ber. While creeping through tbe room
be rplr a caso of pistols. He has come
unarmed, save Kith the Venetian stiletto.
Hut onee In tho house, bis courage falls
blm. lie picks up a pistol from the rase,
'staying. This will protect me If 1 bare
to proceed to ejtreml'li.' He passes on
,4o Madame Itoupell's chamber, and falls
,to searching among br papers. Sh Is
a woman of Urge property, and mutt
bare valuables, tie Is not after money,
for tbe diamonds which she wore to the
opera have not been taken. While thus
enraged, be Is Interrupted by Madame
Itoupell. who rushed forward to save her
papers. lie jumps from his chair, over
turning It. and raises tbe stiletto; she
turns and flees ; be pursued and subs her.
I'm you understand, monsieur"
"Yea, I understand everything, except
bis firing the pistol Into the head of a
woman whom he had apparently already
put out of tbe way of banning him. I
am assuming, of course, that his object
sras not murder. Of course, Madame
Itoupell may have recognhed him, and be
nay ha to wanted to be surs she was
dead."
"Even that would not have warranted
his risking firing tbe pistol. Ilecotloct,
as 1 hare already said. h could easily
bare amothered her without making any
Bolte," replied Cassagne.
"True I Then why did he fire the pis-
toir
"It Is easy to conjecture," returned the
Frenchman. "He did It to direct suspi
cion from himself to tbe owner of the
weapon."
"The diabolical villain I" exclaimed th
doctor, and apparently so impressed was
'be with M. Cassagne's theory that be kept
repeating the phrase over and over again,
"The diabolical villain!"
But M. Cassagne paid no heed to the
ejaculations of the physician. He was
down upon his knee, running about on
all fours on tbe carpet, totally regardless
of the injury to bit jiantaloons. His nose
was within an Inch of the floor. At Uit
he stopped in tbe middle of tbe apart
ment, and exclaimed :
"Give me the knife."
The doctor handed It to blm. He at
once proceeded to cut away tbe carpet,
and then to dig furiously Into the wooden
'flooring.
"What on earth are you looking for!"
Inquired Mason.
"Never mind." replied Cassagne. "Walt
a. moment, and you'll see."
He kept on digging away with tbe
knife as furiously as ever. At but be
.stepped, and, still on his knees, held
(triumphantly aloft a small, oblong, black
'object. Then be exclaimed breathlessly:
"All right ;. I bare got the bullet."
"If we only had Van Mth's pistol
here," said Mason, "tbe evidence would
be complete, but It Is In I'sris."
The detective arose and smoothed out
the knees of his pantaloon, wblcb be bad
udly crumpled.
"We bare got what Is quite as good."
be said. "Go Into tbe next room and
trlng me tbe other pistol. Ten to one
they were mates,"
Taking the pistol from tbe doctor's
bands, be 'pushed the bullet Into tbe mux
ale. It fitted to a nicety.
"We bare thus far," said M. Cassagne,
"established our theory successfully In
regard to one very important point.
Neither your friend Van Iitb nor Mon
sieur Cbabot bad a band In this murder.
It was committed by a third party
someone who entered the house unknown
to anyone, and who left It in an equally
secret manner. Let us see, now, bow be
got away, and what roraus of escape pre
sented themselves. He could not have
anado bis exit by any of the doors, be
cause one of them led to the room In
which Van I.lth was biding, and another
opened directly into tbe chamber occupied
by Monsieur Chabot. There Is still, of
course, bare chance that be retired by
the door leading into the corridor; but It
is altogether Improbable that he would
take such a risk, as that corridor was
thronged with people hurrying to Mad
ame Itoupell' chamber at tbe sound of
tbe shot."
"That is so," acquiesced Mason "IJad
be attempted to escape Into tbe corridor
be would undoubtedly have been seen
and captured."
"He must, therefore," continued Cas
aagnr, "bare gotten out of tbo windows.
The wan I have In iny mind's eye nt the
present moment -would have been smart
enough to raise tbe window before be
fired tbe sUo He would be particularly
careful not to Jve W Icw tat be
bad been In tbo chamber, for that would
exonerate the owner of tbe pistol. He
would certainly Dot bar leaped from tbe
window, because that would nave je
footprints on tbe ground: you will look
Jh vla for such. Yet he did get out of
tlsla very window."
"How pa you tell tUtl" asked Mason,
la Msuawt. "It b be already la
ky the pmaac m pewe. e
has also searched carefully under the
window, for I saw blm doing It. If any
one had pawed through that opening he
would surely liave discovered It."
"The prefect It doubtless a good oft
rer," replied Cassagne, "hut If he bad
locked closer, he would have seen that in
climbing through the window the man
btushed the duit ott this gtranlum leaf
with his coat."
The doctor bent down and placed the
leaf Indicated alongside one that had not
been touched. The truth of the dttec
HvVa discovery became then convincing.
One was covered with dust, the other had
been swept partly clean. M. Cassagne
smiled with pardonable pride, and. saying
that he bad tor the preseut nothing fur
ther to eiamlne In the bed chambers, led
the way down stairs, first of all, however,
replacing, carefully, tho aeals which he
had removed.
Taking hla bat from the rack In the
hall, and Inviting Dr. Mason to accom
pany blm, ha passed quickly around to
tbe rear of the chateau. A man servant
was shaking some carpets on the back
lawn. He ordered him to bring a ladder,
and, placing It against the wall of the
chateau, ascended It nimbly,
"I thought so," be called down to the
doctor. "The Udder will bear two of us.
Come up, please."
"What Is It this timer' Inquired Ma
son, craning hit neck so as to be on a
level with the window sill.
Oassagne directed the physician's at
tention to a slight abrasion of the stone.
"That was causn) by the man's shoe
when b leaped from the sill," be explain
ed. "Hut where did he leap to!" Inquired
the doctor. "This window Is twenty fret
from the ground, at least. Even It he
bad been In bis stocking feet he must
bars) left some Impression, and you say
be had shoes on."
"He reached the ground another way,
that Is all," replied Cassagne. "Most
likely be Jumped Into that tree. Let's
see It It It possible."
With tbe agility of a sailor ascending
tbe rigging of a vessel, be climbed up
the rest ot tbe Udder, and stepped on to
tbe window sill. After measuring the
distance with his eye for a few moaxnts
be said:
"It was a desperate leap for a man
to take In the night time; but recollect,
be was a desperate fellow."
Then gathering himself together, and
exerting his enormous muscular strength,
be sprang from tbe window. A project
ing bough nearly a doxen feet away was
bis objective point. He caught it, and
with the agility of a trapeiist passed
hand over hand down to the trunk. As
be swung himself around the branch, bit
eye fell upon a small, glittering object
stuck fsst In the fork of the tree. He
picked It up, and slid rapidly down to
the ground, where the doctor was await
ing blm. l'laclng In tbe physlclsn's band
a small gold locket, the detective ex
claimed In a delighted voire :
"I'll have him -I'll find blm now. It I
have to hunt for him all over Prance."
Just then one of tbe servants approach
ed. "It was twelve o'clock. Would th
gentlemen like breakfast!"
"The gentlemen will have some break
fast by all means," replied M. Cassagne.
"Our Ubor has been Immense, our reward
ought to be proportionate," and th phy
slcUn led tbe way, and together they
passed Into tbe chateau.
CH.UTKIt IX.
Hardly had M. Alfred Cassagne swal
lowed tbe last mouthful of bis breakfast,
than bit active mind reverted again to
the mystery which yet surrounded the
death ot Mme. Itoupell.
Who was the man, at prten,t unknown,
who had crept like a thlet In the night
Into tbe chateau, and as quietly stolen
away when bis foul work bad been ac
complished! And what was bis motive in
committing tbe crime! Was lie In 'any
way conueeted with M. Chabot! Could
it be possible that tbe prefect of police
bad stumbled on the real Initlgator of
the murder in tbe person ot Chabot, and
tint this unknuftn person was bis con
federate! Mo.t likely at that moment,
some officer from the prefecture was en
gaged In closely watching Chabot'a slight
est movements. There might be some
thing In tb prefect's theory, after alb
Mature reflection convinced M. Cassagne
that It would not do to dismiss it with
a mere shrug of tbe shoulders. Chabot'
accomplice might If the man they were
looking for. Anyhow, it would not do to
leave the point uncovered.
"I mutt write at once," h said, pres
ently, "to Cliquot Cllquot U mr assist
ant. We mutt liar blm keep watch of
this Monsieur Chabot' movements."
M. Cassagne wrote out a series of In
structions, particularly cautioning bis as
sistant to keep track of M. Cbabot, and
under no circumstances, If be ran across
any of tbe people from the prefecture, to
let them really know who be was. Then
he appeared to be engrossed In thought.
He rubbed his hands violently together,
as If be would Impart activity to bis
brain by the friction. II arose, thrust
back his chair, and began to walk rapidly
up and down tbe room, stopping occasion
ally to examine the pictures on tbe walls,
with the eye of a critic.
"Mdam's husband left ber. very well
off, I should judge," be remarked at last.
"Very," replied Dr. Mason.
"How long ago did Monsieur Itoupell
die!"
"About fifteen year."
"And tbts fe took up wkb th
ale"
"Not Immediately. It ws not until
the death ot their parents that Madam
Itoupell went to America to fetch them,"
"Tvll m what relative .Madame Nou
pell had besides these joung ladleo,"
"There wrr no other relative except
a brother, a dissolute character, who fol
lowed his sister from America to this
ountry,"
"And hit name!"
"As I recollect It, Henry Graham, I i
believe, A mnn ot fifty or sixty."
"When did you last see this Henry
Graham!"
"1 never saw him but once, lie cam
to the chateau, on tome begging expedi
tion when I happened to be here, II
pretended to be very affectionate. H
was a poor looklnr creature, quit broken
down when I saw him, and not at all th
kind of man to commit a daring crime."
"Hecollect that th moment Madam
Itoupell died he had nn Interest In her
ettate. He was her nearest heir-at-law,"
"Hut ah had made ber will, ah had
disowned him, and utterly cast blm off.
That will bequeathed all her property to
her niece. I witnessed It. I knew what
was In It."
M. Cassagn began to grow mors and
more Interested. II no longer cast his
eje upon the walls and celling. Hut h
looted tin doctor straight la tbe fsce. I
"On what was that will written! Try
your utmost now to recollect that; a
great deal deends on It." i
"Tli first will was not written upon
paper. The second contained some slight
bequests to friends and to favorite ser
vants. I believe I wat mentioned u'J
self for some trifling amount. In oth0
respect the two will wer Identical. Tb
first on was drawn up by Madam Itou
pell' lawyers. She kept th second will
at her banker's. Tb first on remained
In iIia tiAiiu f tarsas ntTttawsjat An rwHK
inent." I
i ufc.-.t M s-.l ff .. at- assst as
"Was It anything like this!" and b
handed a scrap ot the article In question
over tokh doctor.
"Wber did jou find this!" Inquired
the doctor when he could tufflclently re
cover from his astonishment to speak. '
"I found.lt upstairs," replied M. Cas
sagne, "I put it In my pocket, because
It wss In a queer pUc for a scrap ot
parchment. I found it with four other
pieces. In th fireplace ot Madam Itou
pell's bedroom. Of course, I have a the-
ory, now, bow they cam there. Klrst of
ail, nowever, oeior I com 10 uisi, itu
me If you ar certain that th scrap
were torn from Madame Houpell'a will
th first will, I mean th parchment
onef
Th physlcUn did not ImmedUtely r
ill t. Ha fullr realised tb Importance ot
his answer, and bow much hung on It, , h (ttllrn cflndl burn.
"Glv. m. tbe scraps he sa d. If . of jst ,,.
sz tors'-har K. ;-r U-t rrl g
peculiar hand. It looked as If It bad been it tbo end of hi dispatch, and tbn
engrossed by an English scrivener, yea, Id family servant when tbl wa rend
the handwritings are Identical." ,Io tier said:
"It Is enough," muttered Cassagn. "fnlth, nnd tie ought to bare some
sweeping tb pieces of parchment up j, ten,., nor that, tho cracliturr,
from th table and putting them carefully f,cf injf out for n year among ttioe
away In hU pockrtbook. "Now for my i,,,,,,,,,.!,,, wllo re n tbo swatnjMi
theory. Henry Grabam Is the man w , ,h
want to find. Mind you, I don't say h f" ,.""., 7.- U '
committed tbe murder, but you'll se h eW SoniUy.
It implicated In it In som. way or other. "So be shall. Bridget." repllfsl I ttw
He bad everything to gain by Madam home-motlier, Mr. Thurston. "Well
Iloupell'a death, provide.! she died lnt- bare little surprise party fur him,
tate. He must have learned In some way tmj nBT0 aj til relations nnd Intlmrite
that his altter had mad a will disinherit- frloritts within call to welcome tilui."
Ing him. To gain possession of what h .nt f0no Jntlnly, ma'am, nnd
thought was tb only will waa bis object. mo CW)knt r,Bht ofr
If b.coulddoth.ha.lter tnjlg- Mhn-. of W(y.
IS?"1,01 Lr...fa!i l?V'::"L WCnir Ibln. to nit and MnV
Ing herself testate. On ber death her
brother could hav come forward and
cUlmed tbe property."
It wa clever reasoning. Tb doctor
listened with breatnies iniereti as iu
i bpeatniess interest as iu
tlnued!
that It U this Henry Ora-
:.1.h.a '', L" '.he mak!
detective continued
"Assuming
tiam lt Its SM
i Ti i iT ..,.. ,... liMrd of the mak-
Kf SuTrl wlltitri'
Z' . "...! .... turned of it con-
tents. He was Ignorant of tbe making something fit to nit tho next dny, win
of the second Instrument. Now let u see tt,nx nuttnntlnl thnt'll iiiako lilin for
how be acted. II gained an entrance fet no ,vni cr.r Imtigry amonit thlm
to tbe chateau. How be did this It I Ira- )cf dwflrfi that he wlnt out to
posslbl to state at present. Irobably ,acho
he iiy hare been In collusion with some-j m(, como ,.
,,,nt?r,reSwellpiteda. ToVtVhU arrival w. anxiously expccta
tlm when, as be thought, they bad gon trcry Iln foolat.-p thcro wna n
to th opera. It wa a mere accident .bout, "There ho is," but as tho xound
we don't know whether It was or not, but pnasej and died nwny In the distance,
we will assume so that Mis Harriet ,Mew were tt0 ug,H 0f dlsnpiioliit-
Weldon did not accomiiny the pnrtr- I ment erom brothers, sisters nnd cousin,
am myself Inclined to think there waa Uj)j cominy rcturnol to their
som lov affair between ber Van B)OT(,w,lot forcwi merriment, hopln
Iltb whlch.cun..forJUEnc.U f" ot ntu ,,,
S-SSTA1 -S& Vou :Slr.tS would bri. . wc.co.ne rtn, of th. door
what I mean. II won't speak for fear boll. Nino o'clock came, and tho ex
of compromising tb young Udy." 'peeled prodigal wn, a mine one no
Th doctor nodded. "That I food," b jocowly calks! him, did uot appear,
said, "rrr gol, Indted; go ahead." ,.qiu tuc1M Western traliw nro !
Th assassin was a little disconcerted g ,at(J t,10 ngh, jfore holiday ,"
at finding Mis Weldon and your friend y , Arthur, who tmd Ixvn n
la lb. chateau. Instead of enterlui ; lb Unew nU)ut u
ZZJvSft StS& S El- .- wp- "
do so by the rear, running tbe risk of tnant
being n by th servants. He galne.1 f "So they are, o they nre." echoe.1
Madam Itoupell' chaml)r and proceed- fim' father, wlio !iad never been a
ed to search for the document. He ran- ,un,jnsl miles from bis native city, nnd
sacked the desk and then threw tbe pa f0U,j no more decipher a time-table
per about. Unconsciously h stayed . Jj0 rou,j rfaA bleroglyphlc on n
longer than be Intended. Ho absorbed ,(,
T "V." ..rC n'i'drew 7bT stlUt'lT I And "So they are. so they are," mur
M&liSSi q"t.d,reWrumed"ethr. mured every one Ue, Itaoih the fes
swirthfor "h ?lUr! After a time, b Uvltlea In which they were engaged
found It, H wo about to destroy It teemed like tho play of "Hamlet" with
by fire, when It occurred to blm that a the Danish prince left out.
parchment would burn better If It wa rren o'clock struck and still the au
la small pieces. He started to tear It Mnt oue j,bj riot returned,
up, when he altered hi mind, and Instead . jierjinn9 be won't como until morn
of burning It then and there, put It In bU remarked Mrs. Moulton. "Of
to hUhurah. did not Pick up ... J- gj - S rtTlffi
(To b eitUiB4.) IsbtUM."
BETIILS
WijVW3VMV
Sam's Christmas g
BV JOHN W. RVAN
VSVVrvi
It waa tbo night tfor Christmas,
tml b wbi coming home, From tin
f. uv.t ha ielpcrnnhcd that be would
.. ..... , .M Mm Yulo log blaxo
I "Vou can save your length for the
Christmas dinner, Ilrldget, but for tlm
Christmas-eve gntlierliiK we'll hnvo n
caterer, ami that will aaro you n grc.it
3onj o( trfiu)e
I -t wouldn't I the Inlst trouble In
wof( , j ,, for Mn.
r Hanu.cl. but let the caterer brine M.
3on, o( trf,u)e
ter HnnillCI, but wi win nuerrr oriiiK in"
Ice crnmc. .! his , .b-rbltt. nnd hU
twntc-ikrfl. nnd I'll Bite tho !oy
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iTCvSA PAUV)ri
LAND.
1 air th n ght In llelhlem laud,
Bneet th song of angl blid(
1'all mow so lightly!
Jeau, born of Mary maid,
In an oitn-ttnll s laid.
O star, thine brightly I
Three men rod from out th wild,
Cam to greet th Christmas Child,
I'll I miow so lightly I
Gstpar, Melchlor, lUltssar,
MsgUn pilgrims from afar.
O star, shine brightly I
Hustle atitphrrda In a row,
Kntlt besldt th craill low
Kail snow to lightly I
Told of all th ahgsl song
They had heard their sheep among.
O star, shin brightly I
Bplre anil myrrh and goM of kings,
Offerings rare ot fsr-braught things
Fall snow to lightly)
Gold for Joy tnd myrrh
i'ranklnrens for altar.
O star, shin brightly I
Nowell, Nowell, sing we alt,
Jeu, save our soul from thrall
Kail snow so lightly!
Goodwill comes from God abov
To ail those who ChrtUmaa lov
O star, shine brightly t
"That wouldn't ! a bit like Ham,"
returned hi father. "Ilo'a a kmh! dral
like me. When lie say he'll do a thlru,
b do It."
"Yes, he' a chip of the old block,"
whispered one of Ham's sisters, "though
father did promise to mall a letter for
me last month, and kept It In hla pockrt
for a week."
"Woll," aaked Sam's younger brother
Tom, "why can't we begin on th eat
able! The Ice crvam ha hern dished
up this half hour, aud It will he only
fit to drink If we wait much longer."
"I never saw such n hungry boy In
my life," said Aunt I'rlscllla from the
country. "When he cornea up to the
farm h keep me baking all the time.
I call him tbe great American pie
eater." "Yen, he' one of the kind you'd
rather board for n week than a fort
night," said Mr. Thurston.
"Oh, I don't begrudge hi in what he
puts Into hit stomach, but If ho doesn't
end up by Ix-comlng a confirmed dys
peptic, my nam Is not I'rlscllla."
"All right, Aunty," nnswensl Tom.
"'Kulllclent unto tho day I the evil
thereof.' Just tnko my arm and I'll
ahow you how a fashionable caterer
sprcmli a feast at so much a plate.
I'm not allowed to ghe the price, but
It's cnonnous, like my apetrTo."
There, wna a fteneml movement to
ward the dlnlng-mom at this, as the
hoaleM nnd Uncle Arthur led the way,
and iwxin tho edibles began to dlsapiienr
before the attacks of the guests whose
hunger had Ihhii haremd by delay.
Eleven o'clock rnug out from a neigh
boring steeple and still no Hnm.
"Too had, too bnd," niiinntiro'l
Ornndmnthrr White, who had sat up
long past her usual hour for retiring.
"I knew something 'dlsngnvable wni
suing to hnppcn. I dreafued that I lost
a tooth Inst night, and that alwayi
means misfortune."
"I didn't know alio had ono to lose,"
remnrkei! Tom la-lilnd Ids unpklu, "I
ItMiiight nil her inattlcalors wcra
boughten on n plate."
And the old lady, oblivious of the fact
that her (tcrsoiial belonging were Ihv.
Ing crlllclxed, went on to relato how n
dream of her lirwl once come trtio, and
got tier lienrers Into such a melancholy
condition that they ncKlectcd tho good
things spread before them, when sud
denly to counteract tho prvriilllng
gloom, Dick Chester oiclaltneiit "Hero's
to tho health of my old schnolmnto,
Hnm Thurston," nnd followtn! up tho
toast by stnrtlug tho chorus, "For he's
a Jolly good fellow." This was In full
blnat when a cry outside, hushed tho
song Into silence. It was piercing, In
sistent, often repeated, nnd boro till
HiCMnKOi
"Extra Evening Mercury, train
wrecked on tho T. nnd W, road J all thn
IMSscncera iK-lloved to have liecn
killed." Tho KKiple around tlm hoard
sat with hlnncheil faces. No one dared
senk until Mrs, Thurston sobbed;
"That's tho train my jwor boy was
on." ,
The father snld nothing. He put nn
his hat and went out Into tho night, he
know not where. Ho only felt that ho
must do Bomcthlinr, hrlng some light out
of tho darknetM, some Iioiki out of do.
Ilr. Tom followed him, for men must
net whtlo women woep.
And tho girls gathered around tho
stricken mother, and ono of them crept
closer Uian all others and ldi
"It Is not true, It Is not true!"
Vut still the cry of disaster, bow
gnmlng fainter and fnlnter, wn henr
nlong tli froien streets, and eimi th
liiti rovellerti from llio iliwsl sulism
htlslust llii'lr noisy ribaldry as the nut
1 sng of dentil was nornn upon urn m
tu their dulled Mini Iwwllilerwl sens
iind unit tried:
'Hliut . fellow a I It may Im mi
turn next, so let H respect tho mi
i Imps that are gone. They ma hnv
beiii teller men than wn wlUi Msp.
to love nnd ittro fivr."
Then wllh nneertiiln step thry weir
on silent as the tomb to the Kr den li
some eliifip Imlglngliotise that Of;
called hoiue,
Vlthln the house them were tear
whero Iherrj slsitild have lieni Inugbiet
and the swr word of comfort and syin
imthy, IhiiiiKh well meant, seemed omi
mouplaiv In tliu face of a grt sjirrow
Twelvo shK'ks of round csum dlinal
ly nenwt tho square, yet no one In tlwi
llttln gniuji wished another a "llerrj
Uhrlslmns,"
Up the plank-walk of the yard at the
last stroke, there wa a sound of heavy
footMtep rrunclilng tlm snow, aud then
a pull at thn Ml. All this waa otnl
nous In th stllliirv of this rarly iuom
Ing, am! each one hrsllats to answrr
tlm summons, until, at last, lb girl
who was nearest tu tho weeping mother
an io to imvt whatever evil was to
come. ,
The door swung bark and then a Joy
ous voice erltsl !
"Why, I'nlih, are you hrrr
"And It It really you. Ham!" came In
answer, a two young figure wr
locked In a long embrace.
"Oh, stop that nonsense," shouted
Tom, gleefully, who was behind wllh
his father. "!"t somebody else have l
chance to wclniin th rvturiilug lieru
Here's mother."
And thru Ham had hi arm around
Mi little woman who had given him
birth, and Mr. Thurston exclaimed:
"That's right, my boy. You can Jut
tots of girls, but only on mother."
Then some oue said "Merry Christ
ma," and the shout went from oue to
another as they thought of th Ood-msn
who had raised th widow's son from
th dead.
"It senmt Ilk a mlrscle," said th
grandmother, when she came In for br
share of tbe unexpected greeting.
"Oh, there I nothing mtracutont
about my being here bow," said Ham.
"I mlsMsl the train on the T, and WV
an! had to take one two hours later on
the'X. and W"
"Well, I'ruvtdmcv wa watching over
my boy, anyway," said tbe mother, st
Faith tat down at the piano and began
a Christmas carol with th words i "Un
to thou a child Is torn."
Nw Year's Use, lliBB r. .
II mm to go. "Twat New Year's v.
"On kUt," he begged, "my deaf."
Hh coyly said. "You cannot hav
Another klttTHIH year."
Whan Christmas Comes,
When Christmas comss by all meant
hav th house dressed with holly and
pin and fir, and dhn'i forget th mis
tletoe, tays Margaret H. Hangtter, In
Ladles' Horn Journal. Go out nd
mlngl1 with th Christina throng.
There It an exhUarallnn In forming a
part, If only a unit. In th crowd that
Is so gay and so merry, In hisrlng bits
of bright talk, In greeting frltndt and
acquaintance and teeing th overflow
log Joy nf th children. Never Itt
tingle Christmas past without reading
Christinas story and singing a Chrlttmit
song, and do not overlook th sweet sig
nificance nf the day Itself., lUmemhei
that It Is for all th world th annlvtr
tary of Christ' birth. It at happy at
you ran and mak other at happy si
yon can.
Tres nn lbs Tables,
For th royal family In German)
Christmas tree are placed upon table
of different helgtitt. That for tho Km
peror It th highest, the Kmpreit' tabli
I next In site, and th smallest la fm
th bnby of the family. Carp It served
for th Imperial dinner, a traditional
dish for th Chrlttmaa feast throughout
Germany,
I'rlemllr Tidvle.
'Can you tuggcat something for me
to get for my wife for Chrltmar he
atked of th shopkeeper,
"You'd better get her a box of dgars,
I expect," said th hopkpr. "Bhi
wa In her thlt morning and bought t
lac pirate) for you." UaltUaor.
Aueru