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CHAPTI.lt IV. (Continued.)
That Instant, under the spell of no ft
music, Peter Constable knelt as In a
drritm In drink At thr fountain of In
spiration. The dinner call aroused him.
The mule crnrd. anil he was again the
faltering tinman lover. The path hail
teen Illumined only long enough to show
him that there waa a shorter way.
It seemed tlurlnv dinner that I-ara
hail something to say which the presence
of the other forhade. Mr. Stansbury
went upstair. Ilrcen and the planter
engaged la a smoky dlscuulou of the lit
erary peregrinations of one Herman Mel
ville. The other two set out for the
ranlens.
"I hart wanted to tell you since morn
Ing how sorry I am." she said quietly.
"I want you to know that. In spite of
mother's decision. I thank you for your
kindness and believe In your- deeper
know ledge of our danger."
"It's good of yon to ay that," h an
swered. "I neer tried to penuade, any
body to do anything before. I may M-.e
1'elee too seriously, but t can't help It,
.with you folks here."
She laughed. "And I thought that
nothing short of an actual erjpi.oi conk!
disturb your eqitanlnilty."
"Did you eer read The .Story or th
(JadsbyV?" he asked.
"Yes."
"There Is a big fragment of truth
bark of that. Do you think I would hare
played upon your Imagination and nerves.
nd made a me of things. If 'I hadn't
been afraid?"
"Afraid of the mountain? That's not
like you. Are we about to see you down
lielow In the dtj. warning the people,
like Cassandra in the streets of Troy)"
"I hare a dearer service before going
down Into the city," he answered. It
was as If Ilrren and the day's contempla
tion bad made this moment Inevitable.
"That done, I could take up the work
there with sleeves rolled up and burst
ing with anthems."
"What service?" she asked bravely,
though the trend of his words waa as
black on white. She was startled, un
ready. "To put you out t)f the range of Pelee"
guns!" he said, with sudden vehemence.
She bad scarcely divined that there
lived a lorer In this man. She frit futile
beside blrn, and yet fused by bis penetrat
ing vitality. To ber, It waa the signal
moment In which the woman discovers a
giant besieger at ber gates.
"They will hear you 5" she found her
elf saying, in a ulf-ttlfled tone.
"Let them bear me. I want you to b
safe. 1'elee is no study to me now, but
a grim warning because you are here!
I .can t keep my eyes from the volcano,
nor my tbougbta from you. Don't you
know don't you know that you crept
into the very heart of me a bit of a
girl, telling me how to live ray life? Yes
terday, when I found the mountain
awake, all that I bad erer don and
thought and felt turned to nothln-r i-oni-pared
to your life. No matfr wDat you
think or say to me I am afraid for
your
'The bead bending towarl her fare
jeetned huge In the dark, and his (jarer-d
voice charged with poHrr.
"Hut we will go to sea when the Pan
ther com-s." she said hu-kily.
"Lara 1" The voice was from Mrs.
Stansbury, In the upwr aindo'V of th
Wine that calm, fateful voice.
"I must go!"
"Listen. I cannot bear to wait until
the I'anther cornea!" he went or. Impetu
ously. "I want tq put you stf-iy nsjore.
in Dominica this night or Fort d-t
Trance, or even on shipboard anj I will
mf bark here. Do this for m. Lady!"
"Lara!" was called again.
"Yes, mother. No, I could
not go alone! There would never be a
borne here again. I must 0 to mother
oh, I cannot speak now !"
lie stood alone In the dirk. A llxard
that had hearkened attentively, began to
croak his comment to the MA1130 iree.
CHAPTKH V.
rJleepIenaneM ranged through Consta
ble's brain again, and be gave the night
to the old work of watching the moun
tain, and keeping the woman at band.
From time to time, before midnight, be
beard tha voice of Mrs. Stansbury. The
girl waa with her, but seemed to make no
answer. The house was all bis own.
Through the lower hall to the music
room; out to the veranda, the garden
path and drives; from the window that
faced the north, In lilt own room, to the
uuunlt of the Morne d'Orange and the
shadowy lawns; through ash-fog and
windless moonlight he trod the night
away. The hours fell asleep In passing;
the moon drowsed for ages In the cloud
--aniens; the stars dimmed, disappeared,
mid trembled forth again, a they bad
berti. It seemed left entirely to him that
time passed; he bad to grapple with the
minutes one by one, tmd fight each back
into the past.
At the side of the great bouse to the
north there was a trellis heavily burdened
with lianas. Within, he found the orifice
of nn old cistern, partially covered by
unfixed planking. lie lifted the boards,
mid the moonlight shining through the
foliage reflected In the water far below.
A heavy wooden bar crossed the rim and
waa set stoutly In the masonry. Consta
ble lit a match. Ills mind keenly grasped
cb detail. A rusty - ""1 from
Whited Qepulchre
Tale of O Pclee
the thick crosiplcce. Slabs of stone from
th,e side walls were scattered over the
bottom of the ci-tcrn. He dropped sev
eral Ignited mntchr Into the chamber,
and determined to examine the place
more thoroughly by daylight. From the
native cabins came the sound of a dog
barking. A shutter clicked In one of the
upper windows of the plantation house.
"There's be no doubt about It now,"
he thought grimly. "They'll proceed at
once to shut me up for being mentally Ir
reclaimable." That waa a parched but brilliant dawn
ing. The blinding charge from the east
changed the dew to steam before It touch
ed the ground. The more delicate blos
soms were withered In the hectic burning
when the sun was but an hour high,
lira's face was ashen and darkly lined
under the eyes. The ntaht had been an
rll one to her, evil with a struggle as
yet unfinished.
"Peter, you're pulling yourself down,"
said Uncle Joey after breakfast. "Don't
take I'elee quite so seriously. (10 to bed
for a day, or, better still, steam the
Madame out for a day's run and get some
rest uuder the breeiy awnings."
"What sort of a graven Image do you
think your sister's boy Is, uncle?" Con
stable Inquired. "I'll get you folks out
of the war tone, or stay here until I'elee
Is owl or a billion tons lighter."
"Hut don't you overestimate the chance
of an eruption. Peter?"
"I haven't finished my mathematical
calculations, my dear relative. Holy nu
tlals and capitals of bell! I've been alt
over this before. Take ray word for It,
and get set for a start when the malls
come in to-morrow morning. You are all
foolish virgins. I'm going down below
to see how yo.ir city flourishes In this
furnace of a day. Who is thr smug au
thority on Les Colonies, who undertakes
to tell Saint Pierre editorially- that there
Is no danger?"
'M. Mondet la the editor."
"I should relish considerably the pleas
ure of calking up the throat of M. Mondet
with several sheets of bis political con
spiracies. I believe' I shall call upon
him."
"We look up to Le Colonies here, Pe
ter. Itemember this Is not Montana."
"The tropics have enervated you, un
cle. You nerd to be born again."
The hottest morning Saint Pierre had
known for years! The portruses were
gone from the highways. Hue Victor Hugo,
the principal thoroughfare, was deserted
at ten In the morning. Shop door were
closed, the street vender silent. . Vol
canic ash lay In all the crevices, and min
gled with the turf. Ilehlnd the shut
doors children walled. The tough little
mutes, some In their panniers and with
no one to lead them, hugged the east
walls for shade. From the byways came
faintly the smell of death. In the office
of Le Colonic Constable found a breath
of coolness, for the outer air was admit
ted as little as possible. M. Mondet wel
comed tie caller. Constable explained
his purpose, proffered a card, and apolo
gized for his French.
M. Mondet was a tuhby little man. Ills
band were white, soft, tapering, ringed.
If you saw them alone, you would
promptly uncover, as is customary In the
proximity of a woman. M. Mondet did
not forget his bands.
"I'elee ha a bad look, monsieur," Con
stable began. "I believe you could clear
the city of ten thousand people If you
printed a vigorous warning against the
mountain; if you ordered the natives to
take no chances, but to flee, rrgardles of
their coats, chickens, coals, coins, or their
next city fathers. To be Instrumsntal In
saving the lite of ten thousand people
U not a service given to all men, mon
sieur." Constable spoke slowly, and was anger
ed by the reply of the editor:
"Hut, my dear 31. Constable, there I
no danger no danger, I assure you !''
"Sir, thl I tragedy black, rumbling,
naked tragedy! I say there la need for a
glaut here, who would paint the possibili
ties of that monster In living fire. A man
might die In the foulest gutter, cursed by
the demons of drink and disease, but with
a chant on hi lip and 'vine leave In
hi hair,' it the memory of such a service
a may be your were with him at the
last !"
The French editor found himself look
ing Into a lean, tanned face that Hushed
and paled in turn. Moreover, be was
uneasy on account of a pair of lean,
tanned bands which lay lightly and rest
truly upon the knee of the man before
him. These band seemed to be the po
tent embodiment of bate and wiftnut.
The manner of their low leaping created
the Impression that their leashes. were In
secure, and the Immaculate cravat of M,
Mondet felt tight upon bit throbbing
throat.
"Perhaps It la well that you called,"
he said with haste, leading out his caller
with the delicacy bred of the fear of
dynamite.
Constable left, unsatisfied. The clock
In the Hospital i'Mllltalr struck the
hour of eleven. Constable slowly made
hi way to the water front and back to
the Hugar Landing. Ills launch waa still
watting there at the atone pier. He had
sent out word to Captain Negley for
steam to be kept up night and day, A
small crowd was gathering on the shore,
slightly to the north of the Hugar Land
ing. Constable burnt- tbltber, A black
woman bad fallen, from the sun. Her
burdens lay together on the burning sand
-a tray of cakes from her head, a naked
babe (mm her arm. Constable had the
stricken creature placed In the Inmtrh and
taken out to tils ship for care, sending a
nallu doctor after her. The negroes
regarded htm with curious adulation. Tha
water front would know hi in when he
came again,
"Oh. 1 say, friends of mine," tie an
nounoed In French, "If any of you have
slik wins or little one, send litem out
to the ship ' under, and they will be cared
fur. No, It Is not a ho-pltal, where fees
are charged Just a temporary refuge
from the heat for the wuuirti and little
ones. Tell your neighbor. Here Is money
to hire boats. I cnu crowd two hundred
babe and mother on board."
The thought o( a brenth o( cwtiie
turned his step to IV re Uahcaut's little
atone shop In the Hue de ltloll. Light
headed from the heat, and the root of
each hair prickling Its Individual warn
ing, he ascended the terriu-es niul satik
down In the il-rktin-- at latt, In bis old
seat under the round window, Thr shop
was quite deserted. Moments paed, as
he fanned himself with his limp straw
bat. A large pliv of canlUunl lay upon
the table, lie turned It over Idly. A peu
ell sketch adorned the side which had
lain against the wood. The rralliatlon
was Instantaneous that no common hand
had wrought this work.
The figure was that of a grown girl
Soroula atid the attitude of expectancy
brought out qileerly the graceful and ar
dent line of ber figure. A wr-itk of
blos-oius waa entwined In her hair, and
an otd French urn hung from her hand.
The sketch seemed to lx;a series of happy
after-thoughts, with not a line too unit. ti.
As he studlnl It, with Interest and curi
osity, Constable tx-came conscious of low
olera In the court behind. He arose,
with no Idea of stealth, and stepped to
the rear door.
Soronla and Hayden Ilrren were stand'
Ing close tpgether In the denser shade at
the far end of the court. The song bird
were stilled In the torrid noon. 'The
girl's profile, a bewitching thing wrought
of animated gold, was upturned to the
ejes of Ilrren. and she was listening with
soulful Intent. Shy Soronla, mlstrrss of
the shadows, was called from her hiding
place at last to hearken unto the wills-
per ng. of an American. Her heart - m -
ed to wait uiwn his words,
A smile crept oer the face of Ih.
watcher. Ills feeling were strange In-
deed. There was a nobility In the figure
of Hreen. standing there among the huge
banana leave! The watcher wllbdrrw.
The sketch upon the table reminded him
that Soronla had revived the art. long
burltl. Perhaps the vivid maiden bad
revive, a. we,, ""'"""-
worio-jsun, unr. vuiiemuir ivii in.
The sky had become overcast. Prler's
cone was not visible from the streets. A
sharp detonation cleaved the darkening
air, and from the shut houses the answer
Is-ued, an answer partly stifled, but vib
rant with fright thr quavering crle of
age and childhood, sharp, low screams
from the mothers, the sullen undertone of
men. A subdued drumming came from
the north now, completing the tossing
currents of sound In the streets. All this
was rubbed out Instantaneously by a se
ries of thunder crashe. A deluge of ash
complicated the shroud of noonday, and
the curse of sulphur pressed down. The
highways tilled magically with a crying,
crouching, gray-lipped throng.
Thr American was running through the
burned, poisoned air. A woman stretched
out hrr bands to htm as be pawd. A
mulatto youth fell In at his heels. Other
f.ll.w.l Til., uriilt-) rrvtin I, n u IIim biiI. .
Ilmailon'of lllcht. Down the terraces to
thr Hue Victor Hugo the runnrr mad
their way, augmented ns an avalanche
gain weight and Impetus. At thr main
thoroughfarr. thr seemingly maddened
leader turned toward thr Morne d'Orange,
and staggered up the slope toward the
plantation house.
(To be continued.)
An Apt (''Minrlao-i,
When Al dot llnkk wh ioor lie wns
orw dny traveling ncro 11 wery plnln,
) tlio nuthor of "I. Iff In Morocco,'
mid wnx wry htitiKry. So he 1111110 to
tlio Iioiiho of tho Widow .Nldiiti, who
wna nlso jMxir; but when ho niiulu
known lit wiiut she net before, him two
linrd-lK)lltil 'KS. nil the (inl tlicro wu
In her liouao.
Ijiter, wlifii Alt del Hnkk llvol In
Mnrnkmli and win very rich, Meltidl,
tin) lawyer, dlallkliiB him, Mnuuill
tlio Widow Znldiili to mho I1I111 for tho
egg; but not for tho egga ntone, for
they would have become, two clilckeiiH,
which In tlini) would linvt no liiultlplltil
that the whole fortuno of Ab del Hnkk
would not now pay for them. When
tho cane en mo to trlnl tlio rich mnn wnv
not In court.
"Why la
demanded
manded tho Judge. I
"My Ion!," nld til nttorney, "he I
gone to bow boiled benili."
"Hollwt lienn?''
"Hollwl lienna, my lord."
'18 ho muiir
"Ho Is wry wlae, my lord."
"Thou mockiiitl"
"Surely, my lord, If tuird-bolled eggs-
can bo hatched, boiled bcnnn will
grow."
Tho suit waa promptly dlHmUaed,
wth coat to the plaintiff.
A Cmual lllumler.
Doctor Yen, mndnin, your two sons
nro getting on very nicely. Tlio elder
stood tlio ojieratlon for tho rcinovul of
tho appendix exceedingly well.
Mother Oh, good graclotm, doctor!
That' the wrong one. IIu'h tho measly
one. H' tho other 0110 that has op.
piuidlcltt. Holtluioro American.
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tlark Cover,
TI10 nftvmpmi) lug HluMnitlon show
client! device for ciivorliitr it HtiicU
T clover liny, wlicn tlicro Is no almil.il
Knts lit tmtul to put on t-
III niiiklui: this oner common Nmnls
may U used fnun IS lo tit feet tutu;,
u font or mom wide, puttlnc one on
top of the stuck tlrst, tlicn sllpplm: one
011 eiuii aide iilider (lie top one, ntxiiit
two Inchm Hiid fastening by driving u
omnium fence stnple in it n smooth
wire Just nt the edge of the upier
Umrd, mi na to make n slmr"1 ,"l In
the wlm oer the edge, niul w on
down na far ns wnntcd. Six or elxlit
iKntnt on cmii aide will gi'iientlly be
tauttUient; then fnsten a t. stone or
BIACK COVM.
weight of Mine kind nt tli end of tlio
wln-a mid the thing la done. Till ar
rniiifeiiieiit nliwi anvil the trouble of
putting ,111 hanger n It anwrra III"
Mmo ,mr,t,. Tttl) wirw to each length
f , , , f frm ,
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l"' " iT "I " '
"mini for the length of atnek. putting
He middle aiitloii on Inst ultli the
ends lapping over the. next one. I all
tho material that Is needed. In using
the hay n section of this cover may tut
tnkon off by draw lint out the stnptc-i
n,, , Mack (im, N, , ,.nr
t,t. cover on III,) rv.l.nlllder,
The same
board en 11 he used over niul over ngaln
for a iiumbqr of yearn.
(let Afler Ih Kir,
File are one of the moat aggravat
ing iHtita wo have on the farm. If
we ttlve them a lirenthliig K'II the
xxir cow, cnlve and horsea havo to
suffer and the supply of- milk will run
short. It I cither "fight or Ue." Ir
I not sutikieiit to Just pray the mil
mala with n rty-ri-pelllng mixture. In
the morning and then turn theiu out to
pasture.
A few houm later, when 1 go to look
after Ihem In tlio pnsture, they are
often covered with blood sucking flle-i
iignln. so I take n hand sprayer loaded
with n liquid of which kcrosono form
n large irtlm ulong and spray thl
"' l tile fill on enrh nnlmnl
The cowa imxiii Icnrn that spraying
mean relief nml they will hold still
while you sprny. The file quickly let
go of their hold nml (nil to the ground
when tint kerosene touchca ihem, VI
King the nnlmnl onco or twin- n dny
In thl milliner I 11 great help lo them
during the tly sou son. 1 It. Johnson,
Illinois.
(Juliln for Urns I-ik.
A very simple iinilii-I by which one
limn can mnnlpulale 11 drag hhw to
rut down tree Iiiin been devlseil by n
"TZ-; 1 Weatern timber
mnn. In using
tlunu saws two
men hnvo herrto
foru tH'en nece
wiry, (mo nt ench
end of tho snw,
Tho arrangement
of tho ilrng'Sinv
guldo la shown In
tlio Illustration.
ouinr Tilt haw. IteHtlng ngulnat
tho treo l a rod, from which I u
ix'iulcd n cont. At tho end of thu
cord la nn ndjuatnhlo clnitp, to which
0110 end of tho tutw la m-ciirol. At tho
.!-. ami 0 ltJK HrtUi Its A lia il.lt. Ill
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end opposite tlio linmllo Is nupportcd
by tho cord In tho aiimij ixmltlon n If
oiicrnted by linnd. With the employ
ment of thl guldo thu iicccttalty of nn
extra mnn to mniingo onu cud of the
ww Is elltnlnnteiL -
I'armtiiu 011 Arid I.J 11 it,
Huccifutful farming on arid land with
out nrtlltcinl watering hna Ufn
brought to tho notice of tho Agricultur
al Society of (Jerninny, with an expla
nation of tho method. In Syria and
I'nleatlne, with practically no rain
ftom April to Octnber, the fields In
July hnvo a flourishing abundance of
watermelons, cuciimburs, tmnatoc and
other products, and pinnt continue
I green and thriving until autumn, Tho
secret ilea In so plowing tlmt tho win
ter rnlim ore absorbed and rotnlncd In
tho subHoll, Tho plowing Is shallow,
I averaging only to 0 inches In depth,
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mt.3ffiM8&ti.
xmMmj&mm&m
, mid after the full hnnrat It follow
ench heiivy ruin 11
a sHeiiti n the Kroiinit
begins to dry, the piirtoi being to keep
11 loose mid (rliiblo NtirfiH-o lo dike up
the witter from the siilisnll. In the
spring the I11111I Is pluwnl to it depth of
iilxiut tl Inehiit. The soil I droplet
by Hie plow iimiii the nmlst mihsolt niul
It I covered by the closing up of the
loomi soil. Protected by the loose cov
ering, the siilixill (iirulalii'4 siillleh'lit
moisture (or plant growth during I he
elitlm dry season.
Ilc-tro-Inn Wrrtls,
III dcMtrntliitf nlililiiil weeds 010
method Is to disk Hie stubble tlrlds,
eiiualiiit the wn-l se- In germinate,
nfler which they can le killed by sub.
sequent niltlwitlou or by (mat. Alintti'
er method la to turn live stis'k, cspe
dally brrp Into llics-i atnbble fli'ld to
cut tip the Uiiita nml wi-tl seeds, ilia
mine of ctilllvntcd crops, rotittltnia and
slimmer follow a I nlso ill-.uot.
The errtitlcntloii of pv-rniiUls la mum
dllllcult than In Hh case of minimis.
For these Ihey tried smuttier enqm.
bare (allow, chemical and tar pcr.
For mimll arena of quack grasa, oivrr
Ing with tar mmt wa found effivtlve,
but wn (no ctwtly hr flrbt appllo"
lion. A qunck graM la similar to Iter
tiitida grass In' Its habit of sprcmtlug.
and It equally MTs(eiil, this nnlliol
may l- of In I crest o llio. who wish
to kill miinll areas of Ilermuda
A Help In t-rtall I'lrUlna,
In commercial orcharding It Is grud
ernlly must economical to have pick
ing mid packing work going on concur
rently. Thl save putting the nppli-
on the ground and having to handle
them agnlu, A portable sorting table
iihiii which picker can empty their
Ikiit I plaeiil on low truck wheel and
a single horse can more It lo any de
sired liit as the work proceed. It
should Itr made large enough to hold
lint le than two barrel of fruit.
The rear Isilsier I higher than Hint
at the "rii end, so that the mils can
be rolled nut. A long, heavy plank Is
plnccd on tlio gtound on each side of
thl table on which tho barrel are sot
for filling. The cull are allow rd to
roll Into n title (mm the luwrr end of
Hie grading (able.
Thr linear' Trrth at Mm Ver.
At nine year the mark-In the corner
teeth of the upM-r Jnw I clearly de
fined: the mnrk t still visible In tha
middle tit'lli, but hna almost ill.ie
H-nrcd (nun tho nlpcrs.
A side view o( upixT Jnw nt lillio
yeir. The i-dnt D I the Indentation
usually aeeii In corner tooth,
Nolr- Almnl Ilia 1'arm,
The liens ought lo lumi 11 little grain
every dny all during (ho Niimmor.
Feeding tienvlly on nliolo com tin
a tendency to Imliicu liens to Im-coiiio
tirooily.
Try to arrange to glvo each horso on
tho (arm a thrro weeks' vacation 011
grim.
Keep tho -iialiUti and tho yard clean,
mi Hint file mid Insects havo no breed
ing place.
HeotH or mangel wtirxel mako flno
(ikhI (or Dmitry. They should bo
clioppol fine, (
Sen that nil tho hog hnvo plenty o(
(renti, clean water to drink, c-qicclally
during hot, dry day. ,
Do not put nwny tlio wliltnwnalt
brush ,ln tho atimmer tluio. Keep It
going summer and winter. -
Do not (all to provide a shelter tin.
der which tho young chicks cnu scurry
In en so of sudden storm.
Ilolled eggs should inner bo fed to
very young chicks mid should nover
bo fed moro than twlco n week.
Tho iwor cow Bccms to bo continual'
ly with 11. Oct rid of her mid thus
reduce tho cost of production.
If tho horso ting, nml his leg be
come unsteady, unhitch nt onco. put
cold wntcr on his head and on tho hack
of his neck and rub with coarso cloths.
ir near n orug storo inject forty or
moro grains of qulnlno, Hpongo hbj
mouth with cold water.
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a--amsrNrtir'a,aa
"There are a iiniple of awful Ihih-
at in)' club." "ludeeitt Who I n,
other?"
Child -'Kik,cuitiit quick, the uiirwryk
nil ret Cook- What go 011 In th
nursery I no iifTnlr o( mine, ivil the
gm enieM.
Iiiulliiily You mnko mi nivful homi
oltli Hint Mute. I loonier Well, I'm
sorry to hear It, triiudliidy --So' er.
erytsiily elms
"I not l.o Hint 'on always ll at )our
wife's left, Mr Meg-." "Ves." frank
ly replleil Mr. MetlK; "Unit's the aid
her gin e'o I oil."
1'nliilld Friend Yon will have ti,
work hunt In will Hie helre. uivt.
tilu Om -I'll hnve lo work a jolly
sight hunter If I don't.
Poet -Well.ltiepuMI-liersliuve dim II;
noi'ptiil one of my hmiis. Vtui
Friend- Out of gratitude you mirtt
.never to submit llntn n not her.
Nell--Ine dm-su't se-iu lo agrro
with Mitude. She 1 thinner by twenty
Mitllid than all aii o hi llrllr
Hhe ha loviil nml b-st. eh 'lllltltt,
"SllpMMi I lend yon Hie muney )ik
want, how do I know that I slmll err
siv It again?" "I Ihe word of mi Inn
est man vmrlh an) thing?" "Oh, uf
ouiriM'l Hrlug him to mm!"
I law roil- The fnrtal feature plainly
ludlrMte ebnrmter and dlsMMi,Mi In
seltvtlng your wife, were you goirn-ril
by her i-lilu? Spi'iibiw - .No. hot t bar
In-hi ever since we marrleil.
First MtHllnily - I itMitagv- to keej.
,uy Isxirder longer than )oii do. t-w.
ihhI liiidlMil) -i). I don't kiHiw Yoii
kei) thrill so tliln Hint Hiey look toiigrr
tliHii they really am.- Til lilt.
Mr. NeylMire I txHighl a new plr-i
I of uiikIc for my daughter to play, and
I tlilliK alien liiasler It soi She Hat
trying all afternoon .Mia I'-tj-r
She was, trry ! Penrsoir Weekly
"Mis Itlihly," pleaded the klM-ellnj
youth, "tell me, Is them any hoM- for
llier "I enn't say," replleil the sh-I-
cnl girl; "you might rotisiilt mi liisanliy
exert, however." Ilalllinore New.
The llnnlener (letslrrlng his rrslt
nnt loii) "No, sir. It' the missus I
can't abide. She' got Inter the 'ablt
' talklli' ter me Ji-at wot she ib --- ler
you. She fergll I en 11 Iimvci when I
want ler" Skrtih.
It-rilo I hear "iMir bouse was
brokrii Into thr other night mid lots of
silver pinto and Jewelry stolen SIh-M
Y,1; Iml Ihe manil entirely mrr
liMiknl he leu loos of chiI III Ihe c--l
lar. in ton TrwiH-crlpt
"Ah." he sighed. " was lia.lr
when I waa uof" "Well." lit)- alf
swernl t-otdly, "It I nlwa) (sHwlhla
for a imili to lui-imie ror Nttulu." HhI
somehow the Idea dhl Hot mviii lo Im
tires him fntornbty. CtlleNgo Post
Civil servln exuuitlier (very alernly
to llrnstu Smith, oilorr-l, who Hplrei
to Hie oillco of mall carrier) "How far
I It from Hie en rlh to the iii's-iiV
Crnstus (In turn)- "(lolly, hm. if v
gwlue ler put me on dat route I don't
want d Joli!"
"Paw, would It l-c uiigraininiilb it b
say, 'I seen )ihi wlieti )oii tt t I n un
der Ihe tHin-all?"" "Vi-a. -mmi. U1M1 nil
grauimalleNl and dHiigeroits Wluu )u
am In doubt on sinli hiIiiIs niwnia
come to me, mid inner go to your in-tli
er." ClneliiiinH Trlliillie.
Who wit the Mrs 1 man, Hobby? sho
nskeil. "(lisirge Waslilngtoii,' ai.swer'
til the )oung ihtlrlot, proiupll) ' Why.
no, Hobby; It wn Adam" "Oh, well."
said Hubby, who inner full lo prnvo
himself right, "I wasn't rouutlng fur
elgncrs." New York Press.
"I observe that you luvarlnbly prnl
your rlvnl," snld one neim. "Yr,"
niNwcreil tho other. "It's the wisest
thing to do. It sound iiiaguniiliiioiii
mid nlso rmivf)s the linprcs-loii that
you do not consider Ihem worth Mug
lealoiw of." Wnstiliiglon Slur,
(laylmy A fellow can't Ikj tint rnre
fill about Ills letters to women, lien
jieek That right. A woman got lhna
letter from ine onco that lime kept
mo In hot water over since. (Iiiylw)' -You
don't mean It? Ilenpeck Fnil
They were Ye. Phllndelplla Pn.
"Wlmt 11 nlcu llltlu iMiyl" said tin
minister, who was making 11 '"".
"Won't you coiiiu mid shuko 11111111", i"'
son?" "Nnwl" siioipett tho tilco llttlo
Ixiy. "My gracloiiNl Don't you H
mo?" "Nnwl I had ler git me lint'l
an' farorwitHlicd Jlst beennso you coiiie."
-l'lillnilelphlii Presi.
Iler lnck-r"I met your wl(o yeste
day, "How well shu Is looking." "V
Wo havo been expeellng her rich '''
to visit tut tills summer," "Ah I" "0'
course I don't mean t hat oxpectliil. I(,f
mint lias inadu my wlfo look o well,
but It tins kept her f roni going
nywhern for u rest." Chicago Itecordr
Usrald.