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CHAlTErt XII. fContlnued.)
Motionless, we listened, and caught the
regular breathing of a sleeping iimii, then
dlMlrrulshed that of another, onit finally
hears some one turn and grunt. In wiw
Inexplicable way, these men had happened
to camp Just above the spot chosen by
Duponceau to hide hia chest.
I senrce dn red turn and crawl away
front fear of waking the sleeper, and o
lay still, wondering If by any chance they
could hare already found the treasure, or
If there might yet be nn opportunity for
ns to remove It. Suddetily I felt Kodney
rrlp my arm. "Listen," he breathed.
Oft In the distance, clear nud long, rose
the osprey call. Duponceau was In some
danger. .
, We wriggled away from the hemlock,
crawled back through the woods, and
tood erect only when we reached the
edge. There we swept the beach and
what we could see of the Ship for stgna
of men, but the shore was still empty
a the desert.
"Shall we run for It?" I asktd.
"No." said Kodney; "If there are any
men there, they're between us and the
boat, or on the boat; we'd best keep close
to the Cliff until we get our bearings."
The adtrlce was good; like Indians we
made the fringe of the woods, keeping In
ahadow. When we were forced to leave
this shelter we skirted the cliff, ready to
crouch bark at a call or to rush forward.
As we neared the shadow of the head
land we saw figure climb over the rooks
of the little Inland sea and head up the
beach four men, sllhouttcd black against
the white sand, and not one of them as
tall as Duponceau.
They haven't cot him." I whispered;
"at least, be Is not with them."
"That's queer." said Rodney. "I haven't
heard a hot flrrd. They must have
boarded the Ship."
We crowed the causeway, running light
t ly, and climbed on board. The deck was
ax empty a tbe beach had been when
we tlrst crossed It. 1 rushed below anil
' poked in all the bunks, but not n trace of
Duponceatt vn to be found. Itodney and
I stood In the bow and peered across the
rock. We could see nothing save the
oods and the sky.
"Well." said Isllp at last, "that takes
the cake. He's vamosed, vanished, cleared
out, and I dire any we'll never wo hide
or hair of Mm again. This thing's get
ting positively spooky, Selden. Are you
sure that the man was flesh and blood V"
"I certainly thought so." 1 answered.
"Hut he ca'me' In the middle of the night,
and he' gone at the same time. Strange I
.Where on earth could he go?"
"Search me," said Itodney. "I thought
the kuieuture was almost loo real to b
'true. Such things don't happen, you
Stnow that Is, not consecutively within
day's, ride of New York." lie consider
ed the matter gravely. "Hut what will
Ilarbara say if she finds we haven't kept
by him?"
"I was thinking of that myself," I an
wered, looking blankly at him.
Isllp broke into a Itugh such an In
fectlou' laugh that I couldn't help Joining
him. "I dare say we're different In most
ways. Selden." he said, "but we're alike
In one. Well, here's how!" and he held
out bU band to me.
We shook bands, half seriously, half In
JJer, aud I took bark all the unkind
things I had ever thought about htm.
We turned and went down the deck on
tbe outer side of the mast. I heard Itod
ney exclaim and saw him stop and look
lit the rail where his band rested. A
email rold chain was fastened to the edge.
He peered over the side, and then, to my
utter amazement, began to throw off his
clothes.
"What on earth " I began, but Kod
ney only chuckled, and finished undress
ing. Then from somewhere out In the sea
came tbe sprey'a cry. clear, quavering to
a minor cadence. (slip slipped over the
Ide, crowed the roks, and dived Into
the waves.
I pulled nn the chain and up came s
bundle of clothes wrapped In Duponceau'
cloak. Then 1 understood, and followed
Ilodney' example.
Never have I known such a swim as
that. In the mystery of starlight, through
a sea that seemed made of silver. We
found Duponceau by his cry and followed
Mm, resting now and then to flout on the
liver surface, and again racing hand over
?iand out through the mystery. We were
ftxo longer men, but free sea creatures, in
our own element, undismayed.
We swam in a great circle, nnd at last
'Duponceau led u back to the Hhlp. Day
was breaking far out, beyond the Shifting
Shoal. "I saw them coming," he salt),
"and so I buns my clothes from tbe aide
nnd took to tbe naves. They found noth
ing; perchance now they think mo a
.jjhoet."
We told him our experience In search
ing for the chest, and he showed a great
jdfal of perturbation, but finally came to
Jthe wise conclusion that wo could do notb
.Ing In regard to It then.
It was my turn below, and I fell asleep,
In a glorious glow froiA the swltu, Just as
i-the sky was shading pink.
ciiaFtbr XIII.'
J When I awoke I found Kodney seated
fn the cabin table,
"Morning. Selden I" he exclaimed. "Ky
the vny, who Is Monsieur Duponceau?"
I shook my head. "I gave that ques
tion us some time ago. How about break
fast?" "1 was thinking of that myself," Mid
Uodncy. "I don't mind Ivlug a hero, but
I prefer to play the part on a full stom
ach." "I'll signal Chnrlee." I went up on
deck, and found that the sun wax high
up, and shining on a glorious summer
world, I fastened a napkin to the broken
stump of the mast.
Fifteen minutes later we saw my canoe
steal cautiously about the (Mint of the
cliff bejoud my house aud poke Its nose
in the direction of the Ship. Charles
brought the tiny craft alongside of us.
"They're wntrhtng the house closely,
Mr. Felix." he said. "It was all I could
do to get down to the river without their
following."
The canoe had brought us hot coffee,
eggs and rolls. We breakfasted In state
In the cabin, with Charles to wait upon
us. lie had little news, beyond the fact
that the Win were patrolled by a num
ber of men.
After breakfast we passed the time as
best wis could, but the morning went
slowly, aud we were glad when lunch was
ready. This was a meagTe meal, made
up of the scrap of the provisions Ilar
bara had brought us. I told Charles that
I preferred to have him stay with us, as
there was no telling when we should
need every able-bodied man we could Hnd,
and so be brought the. canoe on lioanl,
stowed her on the after-deck, and devoted
himself to the small duties on his new
housekeeping.
Duponceau and Islip had slept little the
night before, and shortly after lunch they
took up their hunks to nap. 1 was on
guard on the forward deck when I beard
a voice call, "Ship ahopl" and looked up
to see Itarbant on the cliff.
I called to Charles to take my place
for a few moments and sallied forth to
shore. Ilarbara Joined me nt tbe foot
of the headland.
"Welir she asked eagerly.
I told her the adventures of the pre
vious ntgbt, nnd when I came to the ear
ly morning swim her eyes tlinced as she
clapped her hands with delight. "Ob, I
wish I bad been out there with )oul" she
cried. "I've always wanted to try a awlm
in the dark."
"It's Just as well you weren't," I an
swered sagely.
She looked somewhat longingly out to
-sea. "What a beautiful afternoon! And
ure the rest of tbe crew working?"
"Tbe rest of the crew are sleeping.
They had too much coffee for dinner last
night, and It kept them awakn."
"And wlutt Is Charles doing?"
1'pulnted to the deck. "lie's on guard.
That' the reason I'm here."
"Oh, that's It. Is It? I thought you
came to see me."
"And so I did. Suppose we sit here at
the foot of tbe cliff, where we can look
out to sea and can't be seeu. There' a
little nook I know of."
I found the place that I sought n se
cret crevice In the rock and there we
at and watched the tide do It best to
reach us as It bounded landward. The
afternoon drifted past, and we, borne on
Its tranquillity, wrre now talk-ttlve, now
silent. Ilarbara rolled her sUcrc above
her elbows, and played with the water In
a little ool beside our Mge of rocks.
Her dreaming eyes brooded over the
ccean. I watched her, tried to turn my
eyes seaward, felt the Irresistible call, ami
came back to watching her. Tie time
hart come when I couM think only the
one thought.
Tbe sun was low, Ilarbara was huts
m(ng a Utile French song. The whole
world was adornble.
"Ilarliaro. I love you I"
Tim words wero nut, spoken without
volition, nil of themselves.
She looked iip; Iit singing stopped,
nnd the deep blush-rose erept Into her
face, while her eye shrank.
"Harbnrn, I love you. I have loved you
since I first found you on the Ship, and
I shall go on loving you until I die. I
can't hlp It; It's not only conscious. It's
parlly unconscious; It's Just you railing
to me. Ilarbara dear, you are all my
hop In the world. You are tl.o world.
Will ysi marry me?"
I wns loaning forward, thinking only
of that sweet, that Infinitely sweet fitco
opposite.
She smiled, her oje turning to watch
the wave, and I waltid spellbound for
her answer.
"I haven't known you very long," she
added, her voice low; "nnd what do you
know of me?"
"Kverytblng. All I Could ever know
that you are the one woman In the
world."
"Hut It's summer, and It's easy to say
such thing In summer, It' all part of
the setting. I told you once you wero a
dreamer. Dreamer ore apt to romance,
and that Is probably why you are now In
love with the waves and the sunshine and
with me." Tbe last words were Just a
whisper. She raised her eye to mine for
a fleeting second, then dropped her lashes.
"lUHeve me. Ilarbara, It's cot that; It's
the truth the truest thing In the world.
She plajed with the water In the pool
nt her side.
"1 llko you but, then. I Ilk many.
There's Kodney 1 like also. I'erhnp I
like you bolter because I Imvo never seen
you lit town, nor nuy where but In jour
chosen country. Hut I can't forget that
there are other treasure In the set
how can you bo sure jou won't come up
on another and a liner? Then, loo, I
like men who do things, men who light
nud win out -nud so )iui see," she fin
Mud. with a slight smile. "If not that
I like any one In (utrtlcular less, but the
Infinite possibilities mom."
"Then." I said stubWnly, "I will wait,
s.nd prove my meaning to you."
She raised her ejc frankly to mine "I
like that," she said.
After a time wo wnlk'il back to her
path ami said good-by. The Uach w.ti
tnipty. Isllp was silting on the Ship'
deck, and Ilarbara w.ived lo him nnd lit
waved liack. 1 felt sorry for hint, some
how, for now I knew what he must feel.
No wonder he couldn't go back to his Ih
loved Wall Street.
"Cloodhy again," she mid, and then,
thnt the parting might not bo too abrupt,
she milled. "I think I am griming almost
as fond as you of your ll'.tte kingdom.
Utile It well."
"I shall. I have a great deal to prove
now."
She smiled. "Felix of Alastnlr;" then
she turned up the path,
I went back to the Shtp mighty with
rceolvcs; I thirsted for snitt deeds 'o do.
When I came on Iward I found pl.ttu for
such deeds brewing.
CIIAITKR XIV.
Duponceau hail been Proodlnj all tny
over the possibility of losing tbe contents
of his precious chest, and after mm
argument, Kodney and h lit 1 decided in
ms.ke the effort to move It to the Ship
that ntgbt, 1 pointed out the fact that
In nil probability tbe enemv knew nothing
whateter of !he chest' position, aud haJ
simply happened to camp In th neighbor
hood of that particular ltmlock : but Du
ponceau' feo-s were aroused, and It was
evident thtt he would be satisfied with
nothing short of having the strong-box
tinder his ire.
"What the deuce do yotl suppose tho
paers are, that he should be so fearful
about them?" I asked Kodney when we
were alone.
He shrugged his shoulders. "Heaven
knows! 'Pie man Isn't craiy, for I've
been studying hint closely all day, anil
some experience with Wall Street has put
me wise on cranks. No, there's a" real,
live mystery somewhere, and our friend
Pierre Is a somebody, though whether the
Wandering Jew or tbe lost Napoleon I
can't say. Suffice It. he's got a treasure
chest, ami lt' up to us to sit on It so
tight that none of It pleces-of-elght can
filter through."
Fortunately the night was cloudy, and
alout eleven we were ready to start. I
had never felt so completely the despera
do lefore. We were all three armed with
revolvers. I carried a coll of rope wound
about my waist, and Kodney a dark lan
tern which Charles had found In the
cottage. Duponcrnii was the least excit
ed. He took command of our expedition
with the assurance of a born leader, and,
In fact. It was only his overweening con
fidence that gave the scheme the least
pros;ect of success.
Just before we left the Ship Charles
Joined ti with two spades, and so, a party
of four, we stole over the beach and Into
the dune. Duponceau led us to the pine,
thence we crawled Inward, lying silent
after each cracking twig, straining our
eye and ear for news. When w came
to the hemlock we lay four abreast ami
so ped nwr at the tent that loomed
vaguely white ahead. The only sound
was a loud and resonant snore.
Duponceau crawled forward on one side
of the lent, and then lieckoncd to m to
do tbe same on the opposite side. When
I had wriggled forward some ten fret I
could look In nt the tent, the side of
which were open to the summer hreeies.
One man lay within, sleeping. It was
rlrar that the enemy bad not exjiecteil
us.
Duponceau stole to hi feet, I did like
wise. He entered the tent from one side,
nnd I from the other. With a swift
movement he was over the sleeping man,
nnd had pinned him to the bed. while he
thrust o handkerchief Into hi mouth.
The sleeper irtarted. struggled, moaned,
and lay still; I hnd held my revolver In
his fneo. In n twinkling we had -him
bound nnd gagged, rolled from his Intl of
lHighs, and lld nt n little distance.
While we did thl Isllp nnd Chnrlea nit
tbe guide-ropes, nnd the lioue of our
enemies fell, collapsing like n great white,
linlloon when the gas escapes. We clear
ed It away, and the place where the chest
wn hidden lay Mom tis.
Then followed ft strange rene for those
titihlstnrlc pines of Alairtalr. With ears
keen for the slightest alarm, nuponrmii
and I dug, Kodney holding his black Inn
tern so n to aid us, Charles keeping
watch. A foot down nnd my spade struck
wood. In five minutes) the chest was
uncovered. Carefully we rnlsed It and
plnced It on the ground, A his band
touched the unbroken look I thought that
Dupoiiceau gave a Utile sigh of relief.
(To I continued.)
Xjomiileil Itomoiitlo,
Tliero woh ono tlmo In my life,"
wild tho fimsy old bncliclor, "when I
really wonted .n butter lmlf."
"Toll mo nbout It," cooed tlio genii
mental widow.
"Oh, thero Isn't much to toll," nn
Hwercd tho f. o. b, "Somo clmp tttuck
me with a bad r0-ccnt pleco."
Ill Choice of Uvlls.
Shall I forever from her jwrt,
Or wed her for better or worso?
Tho former'H suro to break her heart
The latter to break her purso,
Tim .ttsjttJSyssM.
tart WFv iS ' l,V.VJlitS
New Tup for Milk .Inrs,
Two purposes nro served by tht
combined cover and hnndlo for milk
tarn designed by a Massachusetts umu
n the name of t!i
devlco Indicate
Tho cover Is n clrj
culnr piece of Hal,
mtitni wiiii cmspi
oxtendln down
ward so as to en
lingo tho upper end
of tho neck of. tin
Jar or bottlo. Tln
liniidle. wnicii ti
connected with tin
milk noTTiK tor. Covcr, h lt lowet
end extending: downward so nt tc
form lock-buttons, which keep tho tor
from sliding off tho Jar laterally. The
dovlco can bo Adjusted In ft twinkling
but It, will not come off tittles tho ban
dlo Is turned nt right angles with Iht
Jar. When n bottlo of milk Is belm
carried by this menus It can bo swung
around with no fear of the top com
Ing off If nnybody wants to swing i
around.
T ('nil ,sinrnuui
Select head of nspnriiKU a perfect
as posslblo In every way. AVIIted veg
etable will not ran nicely. In fact,
tho difficulties of canning vegetables
like asparagus nre so great It scarce
ly pays for (ho trouble. Trim and
proparo (ho asparaKUt. I'luco It un
cooked In tho cans, filling a ovettly
ns possible. Steam constantly for four
hours. Fill tho cutis with boiling wn
tor. Screw on tho covers ns tightly
ns posnlblo and stand nwny to cool,
being very careful not to put them In
a draft of nlr. When cold, tighten the
covers and keep where It Is dark nnd
cool.
Apple Torr.
Feci some flue cooking apple nna
simmer them ery gently till tender
In n little water with n strip of lemon
peel, a couple of clovo and a llttlt
sugnr, Ilemovo them nnd set thvtn
aside to cool. Cut some small round
of sponge cake and moisten them with
a few drop of wine. Arrange In a
dish and phtco an npplo on each;
sprlnklo chopped pistachio nut on the
cake around tho apple, each of which
must bo covered with n little liquid
red Jelly of tho consistency requisite
for coating the fruit. Set In n old
placo until wanted, placo n spoonful
of whipped cream on each apple nnJ
crre.
Balloon Sattiltvlrhrs,
If ft housekeeper has grown tired of
the conventional sandwich she should
try those made of salmon. They nro
most palatable. The salmon Is finked
and moistened with mayonnaise and
then put at a filling between two extra
thin slices of brown bread with tho
crust cut off. Sweet sandwiches nre
also In fnshlon for luncheons nnd
nflerthenter parties. The newest ones,
served by a clever housewife, have a
filling of cnndleil cherries, chopped
fine nnd moistened with orange Juice.
Trfserveit f'hrrrles,
Rtone tho cherries, preserving every
ounco of Juice. Weigh the fruit, allow
ing (lound for pound of sugar. I'ut a
Inycr of fruit lo ono of sugar until
all la used up; pour over the jitlco nnd
boll gently until the sirup begins to
thicken. Use sour cherries.
Iliirsefiillsli Nnuee,
(Irate two tnbletpoonfuts horserad
ish; stir It Into ono cup of thtek
cream, add one tonspoonful sugar nnd
two lablcspoonfuls of best vinegar,
Stir well together; serve cold.
hurl NUKKealliiiis,
Tarragon vinegar Is an essential
touch to a sharp salad drosslng.
The boat fluid to mo In washing
muslin dresses of dollcato color li
rlco water,
Silver may bo cleaned nnd brighten
ed by letting It stand half an hour la
sour milk.
Ono housekeeper advises tho uio of
half a lomon for removing match
marks from paint.
To clean stcol uko emery powder and
oil mixed Into a paste. I'ollth with
a clean duster.
If your paint has been marred by
careless scratching of tnatchas, try
rubtjlng It with tho llnott sandpaper,
(lias tumblers, whon bolng flllod
with hot water, should bo stood on a
tray or tablo. They aro thus far loss
likely to crack than If hold In tho
hand.
Celery that lint grown for threo
days Is tough. It must bo about two
days old, or cvon ono day's growth
should bo cut for uo. It woody, paro
It tho samo as rhubarb.
Do not pour scalding water Into ves
sels which have hold milk. It cooks
tbt milk on tbe sides of the vossel,
making It moro difficult to clean,
ninte first with cold water,
3!
SOMETHING FOlt EVERYBODY
I'lvo bookn of fiction nro published
dally In this country.
Tho Balvntlon Army proachct tin
gospel lu thlrtyono different !
gunges,
.An Investigation of tho oy work
er of Ijuniloii show thnt lhi news
twy aro the healthiest nud the bat
or least no.
New York SIM hn 15.000 uniform
ed nnd equipped cltltett soldier. l
tlovernor Hughe itmnnges to get
along with a staff of eighteen offi
cer. About 2.O00.O00 of the natives of
Slam nre krpl busy cultivating rice,
Several wtrlelles nro culllvnted, omo
riqulrlng only two months, whllo thn
others require up to six month to
ripen.
M. Mnrs'itl Trevost ha been elected
to tlifl Acndemto Frnucalso In ucce
slon to Victorian Sardou. Thero were
four ImiIIoI. nt eiicl! of which M. l're
vosl secured tho lnrKt number of
votes.
Oil hns been struck 160 mile south
of Sues, on tho Hed Sea const, ho
gusher giving Increasing quantities
dally, nud Indicating large reserves.
Tho possibility of a cheap supply of
fuel I it discovery of tho greatest Im
portance to Knypt.
An olectrlc heater for thawing ex.
plosive Is used nt tho Itoosovell
drainage tunnel In Cripple Creek. It
la In successful operation. The cost
of this method of henllng Is nbout 10
cent for twenty-four hour, nnd t
Ntld lo be fnr more economical than
coal.
That vnlunble energy which should
lm conserved fur thinking nnd doing
I used by vegelnrlnn In digestion.
In tho metit eater the steer does tho
drudgery of vegetnble digestion for
tho mnn, while n vegetarian make of
himself and hi faculties a kind of
animal New York l're,
Ou It through train one of tho
eastern railroad ha Installed n sani
tary ytem of supplying water to
passenger. In every ear a lot ma
chine It Installed, which supplies or
affin drinking eupa for I rent each.
The imiweuger u thl paraffin ves
sel nud throw It nwny after use.
Nathaniel Osborne, who Used to
blow tho organ In the llrlck church In
Fair haven, Conn., wns nttra nsked how
much salary he received. 'Twelve
hundred dollars." ho replied. 'Twelve
hundred dollars!" exclaimed Ihn ques
tioner In surprise. "Yet." replied
Nnt, "hut that' for one hundred
CflM."
It tins been decided to remove the
notlre on tho pier at Ynrmouth. Ism
of Wight, which run at follows:
"Any person going on the pier with
out first producing his railway ticket
or paying thn nulhorUed loll or In
sulting or annoying tho pier master
or any other official la liable to a fin
of JCG." tondon Kveittng Standard.
California It to try Acclimating tht
Korean wild fig. The rig growing on
a hardy vino, on trees, trellises nnd
hedgo rows to a height of thirty feet,
beurt a delicious fruit. Some of the
send has been sent to thn department
of agriculture. California Hlnlo uni
versity. Tho fig grows wild In Korea
nnd lias proved of great vnluo there,
The sofa on which Dickens died nt
(Jndshlll hns Just been presented to
the Dlcken museum nt l'ortsmouth,
Ho wn at work on "KOwIn Drood" on
tho overling before hi death, when he
came In fatigued nnd nfter a few
words to tils sliler-in-lnw, Mis Ho
garth, fell to tho floor. iieVer to speak
n gnl n. The couch I of rosewood and
covered with green plush.
Tho old genlltmnn wn not accus
tomed to having thn utw railway In
his town; upon seeing n train ap
proaching ho whipped up hi horse
nnd tried to erota the track lu front
of It. o nnd his horso catuo out
wtfoly, hut tho whhou was badly
broken. When he found that ho wn
not Injured ho nailed lo the engineer
"Why, I thought ou saw m coming."
. Illsliop Samuel Fttllows of (ho Un
formed Kplscopal church, preaching
In HL l'mil's church, Chicago, recent
ly, on "Tho Kiico for Mfe," took occa
sion lo warn hi congregation ngnlnst
automobile speeding. " lit your mod
eration bo known to nit men' should
bo Inscribed on every ear." saIiI tho
bishop. "Tho commercial, military
nnd other usos of the. nuuiiuubllu nro
ondlpiw. We tlaroforn bull Its nil von t
with Joy not uutempered, however,
with n wholotoino fwtr"
A di-olidon of tho court of appeals
of Now York, lu it ciuu which grow
out or a dlHpiiin over tho right to n
car tout, holds (hut placing n piece, of
baggage In n sent ilneo not preempt
tho space. Tho court rulen thnt pns
suni;ur corn nre In tarry persona, not
baggiiKO, nud thnt filling u sent with
luggngu tourers no title to tho scat
on tho owner of tho grip. In other
words, If n traveler wishes to make
suro of Hitting In nn ordinary day
couch ho or alio must toko a scut und
banc on to It,
Vlas,VSNst'i
He -What did you dismiss nt your
debating club thl Afternoon Hh
Nothing. Wn Just talked,
MAglslrnlo Aro you n friend of ttn
prisoner? Huxom Wllim No rm
hi mother-in-law. New York World
"Say something to tho Hill iy,"
said llohhlo's mother. "Hay, kid. said
Hobble, obediently, Mklu you fight
yetr
"I hear you spent your vaiation
with friend." "W wero friend dur
ing tho tlrt week." UmUvlllt Courier-Journal,
"Are you going lo take the lite
train to Chicago?" "No, the engineer
of thv train Is going to do Him
Haltlmoro American.
Customer (live m a botlle of imp
em' Stomach Hitters, Drugglti W
haven't any In stoek, madam, but
here' something Just nt bad
'There nre two sides lo every que
don," said thn broad minded mts.
"Yet," AiiKwtrcd Senator Horglmtn;
"a winning tide and a losing side
"Why did you leave your lt
place?" Asked the boss "I got sic
monllit off for good Iwhavlor," an
swered tbe Job seeker Chicago Itellr
Newt,
Host-So you're engaged? Well,
wtlll At for me, I wouldn't marry
tho bt man on earth. Jess You
couldn't 'vo got htm Cleveland
lA-ader.
Scott I rtcnctnber rmdlng of vry
rich ma n who said ho'd sooner b
poor. Mott Yea, aud probably you re
member reading semew hero that sll
men nre liars.
"I can't understand why Hron
should hsvs failed." "Nor ran I I
always thought he was doing finely.
Ha often came lo me for Advice" He
troll Freo l're,
"Did you have a good time kl tht
Sunday school picnic. Hobby V "I
should say so," answered Hobby
thutlattleally. 'Thero wa thru
lights." Huffalo Hxprea.
"Why, llthel. what' the matter"
Atkeil her smother, a Ihn little oat
Almost choked At the dinner Utile "I
got A piece of bread head first don
my cough pipe," explained IClhel
"I never have no luck " Neitlur
do I," responded the other eltlin.
Therefore I keep out of enterprises
requiring large gobs of luck lo be a
success." lmlsvllle Courier Journal.
"We," remarked the young married
woman, "try lo tea how few quarreli
wo can have In a year" "We," said
tho old married woman, "try lo set
how few cooks," liulavllle Coutltr
Journal, Judge How did the trouble IwglnJ
Witness It began, yo bonah, whtn dt
chairman of de entertainment com
mittee swatted de secretary over dt
I bald wlf do lovln' cup. Iloston Tran
script.
Sllllcut-We should nil strive to
bear each other's burden. Cynleus
Ye, mott of ua seem to think wt
could bear each other's burdent more
easily than we could our own - Phil
adelphia Itecord.
Hesile Oh, Mabel! I Am In an
awful dilemma) I've quarreled with
Harry and ho wants me to send hit
ring back. MAbel That' too bad.
Hesale Hut that Isn't Ihn point I vt
forgotten which Is his ring Kansas
City Journal.
"What was Ihn date of the I'nlou of
the Crowns?" asked tho acJiool In
spector and tho answer wns KM"
"Right And why wns this date nn
knporlnnt ono for you to remember?"
"HecAiito on 'were turn lo ask for It,"
returned thn llttlo victim or cramming.
Do QuU Did ho have nny luck fish
ing? Do WhW-Woll, bo says ht
caught a number of fish, many of
which would weigh Ihrco pounds, Dt
Quit Yes, I guott It would tnko A
great many of the fish ho cought to
weigh three pounds. Chicago Dally
News.
"You ran Into this mnn nt thirty
mile nn hour' und knocked him forty
foot," snld tho court. "That, or
llttlo bettor, I suppose," nnswered tht
chnuffeur. "Why didn't you slow
down?" "Moro precaution, your honor.
Onco I shut off speed and hit n man
so gently that ho wan nblo to climb
Into tho machlno nnd give mo n lick
ng." .
"Your husbitnd'll be nit right now,"
said tho doctor, rubbing his hands
with evident soir-satlsfactlon. "Whnt
yer mean?" demanded thp weoplnif
wlfo. "You told mo ho wouldn't llv
a fortnight," "Vol, I'm eolng to curt
Mm after nil." said thn doctor! "Mircl
I you're glad to henr such unexpected
news?" Tho woman wrlnklod hr
J brows. "FuU me In n bit of an 'ol,
she said. "I've bin and sold sll hU
'clothts for hit funernlF .
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