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HT wan a bright morning In January.
an! a girl wa breakfasting aloue
to (ho somewhat dingy sitting room
of ft Uloomabury lodging bouse. She
wan young and pretty, with delicate,
thoughtful looking features. She gluuc
ml at the clock-It wanted a few tuln-uu-s
to it then rose from her scat and.
walking to the window, pulled back the
faded red curtain.
"A clear iky-there will be a splen
did light boou for riill," the exclaimed.
She turned and Made her way back
to the fireplace. An envelop on the
mantelpiece caught her eye It waa an
old one, and had lieeo there for some
week, but she took It down once
again, and drew a -card out-a mere
ordinary Christmas card, with the
word, "Madge, from Dick," written
' upon It. Hue gai.nl at It reflectively;
then replaced It with a little sigh.
"Ah, Hick, she murmured, "if only
thing bad gone a little better with
war . . '
The chime of a clock tlklng the
hour caught nor ear, and he made hur
ried preparation for her departure. On
her way down ah tapped at a door,
and opened It uelf an Inch.
"Many happy return of the day,
Thli, dearfV ah called, out, "It's a
lovely morning. Oood-byf
She ran down the atair lightly. In
the hall ihe wa met by an eldi-rly
looking man In a Telveteen coat. She
nodded brightly to blm, and be opened
the door for her,
"Your brother's birthday?" be ask
4 with a smile.
. "Ye. We must do aomethlng to
night In honor of It, and you must
help u, Mr. Llutell! Good by-I shall
be late for my 'bus!"
About an hour Inter, fbll Kalstan
emerged from hla room, lie was a tall.
well built young fellow, with a some
what heavy, Indolent-looking face. Ho
ate a leisurely breakfast," then, lighting
a cigarette, dropped Into an armchair
by the flre and let bin eye travel alow
ly rmurl the dull room. A look of dls
gust crept to hi face.
"Ugh!" he exclaimed. "How horribly
mean and aordld It all look! Khali 1
ver get out of Itt
lrewntly he roo, and, going to a
corner by the 'window, drew forward
an easel. He sat himself before It and
gniud At the Mn nk canva. Then he
felt for hi Ikx of brushes and Angered
them meditatively. Finally he laid
r them down and looked out of the win
dow. There waa a tap at the door, and the
next moment old Mr. Lintell outcred.
lie lived on the upper floor nnd had got
to be very friendly with Madge and
ber brother. ' .
"I won't Interrupt you," be began,
with a glance at the easel. "I ouly
came to offer you my beat wishes!"
"Thank! I'lcase don't go," cried
Phil, aa the old man moved toward the
door. "Fact I. I don't think I ahall
do much more work now rather
thought of gjvlng royMf a holiday.
My birthday, you know!" he added half
Jocularly.
Old Lintell came forward alowly. He
looked at the blank canva.
"It's going to be a great thing!" ex
plained Phil. "I'm working out the
Idea nowit take time, you know,"
The old man nodded, and looked out
of the window. He had been thinking
. a good deal of Phil lately this boy
who got up bite, ant dreaming half the
day, nnd loafed the other, who bad
'never earned a penny In his life, kept
In Idleness by a devoted sister who, a
typlat In a solicitor's office, worked
bard from morn to night, believing lu
him heart and aoul.
He glanced tip aharply at Phil.
"Might 1 aee your portfolio?' he
aald. "I used to know aomethlng
about art." V
Phil pulled It out with alacrity, and
opened It for the old man's liiHpectlon.
Mr. Lintell turned them over one by
oue. They were crude and badly done,
with no algn of distinctive ability what
ever. -
"Well?" asked Phil eagerly. He
aim red bla sinter's belief In himself.
"Olvo me your candid opinion."
Mr. Lintell wiped his glasses and
proceeded to oblige him. He told him
the truth the unpleasant, naked truth
and a wave of color awept over young
rhll'a cheek. Then he laughed....
"It' too ridiculous," ho cried.
Old Mr. Lintell rose from his choir
and mad hla way to the door. ; "
"I'm aorry," he aald, "but I thought
you ought to know."
Phil laughed again aa the door closed
on the old man but It waa an uncom
fortable sort of laugh the laugh of a
man whose mind had been suddenly
confronted with a new aspect of the
case. He strode up and down the room.
"Of course, t ahall be famous some
day ahall pay little Madge back a
thousandfold and she doesn't mind
working at present I" he reflected. "And
be said I hadn't a particle of ability,
that I waa wasting my time, that I
of Purpose. 1
ought to be earning my living, keeping
Madge, instead of letting her !"
He glanced toward the window. The
sun was shining temptingly. He walk
ed to the mautetplece and found1 two
half-crown which Madge had left
there. ' Unthinkingly' be slipped these
Into bis pocket, then, taking hat ami
tick, made Lis way out of the bouse.
He meant to go for a long walk, to
think out bla great Idea. But be found
be could think of nothing but old Lln
tell's words. The Idiotic sentence kept
running through bis bead. He, Phil
Hal tan, a mere loafer! The thing wa
absurd; Madge herself would be the
first to say so.
" He walked for some time, and made
an effort to think of something else.
Presently be dropped Into a cheap res
taurant to have lunch. He sat down
at a table; next to blm two men were
talking rather excitedly.
"I don't care 'who It 1!" one waa de
claring emphatically. "The chap who
loafs while a woman works for "ini is a
ound, and deserve to be kicked! Why,
I'd sooner aweep the roadway!"
Phil, with a red face, rose and hur
riedly left the place.
It waa half past 2 the same, afternoon
when Madge ran lightly up the stair
case of the house In Itloomsbury, ind
burst Into the sitting room. Her face
was flushed and ber eyes sparkled. She
aaw a young man standing by the win
dow. HI back waa turned to ber.
"Hill!" she cried Joyously, "1 have a
half holiday V
The figure In the window turned and
she gave a little cry of surprise.
"Dick!" she gasped In astonishment
Dick Evlngton came toward ber,
holding out hla band.
"Just IHck," he answered with a
stn'.le. He caught her band and stood
looking Into her face. "Something hns
happened, Madge, and I've come up at
once from Anlngton to tell you about
It."
There was a dainty flush on her
cheeks; he thought he bad never seen
ber look so beautiful.
"I hop it Is something good for yon,
Dick," she said, "Is itn
"1 don't know-yet." he aald, slowly.
"That la, 'until I've beard what you
have to say." '..,.
Now It happened that at this moment
Phil Halstnn was wending his way
homeward. He let himself In with hla
latchkey ami went up to their room.
The door waa not quite shut, and he
beard voice Madge'a and another's.
He recognised it after a moment. Then
he caught a few of the words. ; He
glanced round.The landing waa dark.
Hardly knowing what he did. he sank
down on the first stair ahd listened.
"I knew things would come right at
last. Madge, dear!" Evtngton's voice
was saVlng. "But I didn't think It
would be as arlmdld aa this. A good
post abroad only open to a married
man. too!" ;
There waa a pause. Outside Thll
grasped the bannister. There waa a
alight movement by blm. and turning
bis head he found Lintell bad crept to
hi side, ,,;'
Thon they heard Madge's voice. It
was low and tremulous.
"I'm aorry, Dick, but -"
"Why, Madge, you love""met
"Yes, love you, Dick always have
loved you always shall! But n
There waa a pause, then In a whisper.
"There's Phil!" -'.'. A
Old Lintell laid a band on the young
man'a shoulder.
"But surely Phil won't mind!" cried
Kvlngton. "He la a man, and can earn
hla own living. . He would not wish
you to give up this."
"You don't understand, Dick!" There
wore tears In Madge'a voice this time.
"Some day Ptill will be a great nrtlst,
lie famous, but Just now he wants my
help! Oh, Dick, I'm so aorry, but I
can't lenve htm can't go with you
though I love you so!" ' ,
Phil Halstan shok old Lintcll's hand
from hla shoulder, and rose suddenly to
his feet. He stood for a moment un
decided, then crept away on tiptoe
down the stairs. Old Lintell followed.
"What are you going to do?" he said.
Phil made no reply. He crammed
bis hat on his head, opened the door
and stepped Into the street. Old Lin
tell went with him, and they walked
away together.
"Are you going to let her lose her
one big chance of happiness?" aald old
Lintell, In a low voice; "or going to con
tinue to Idle your life away aht keep
ing you?"
Thll hardly seemed to hear him. ne
was striding along with hla bands
thrust deep In bis pockets, his eyes
staring atralght ahead of him. Sud
denly he threw bla head back. ,.'
"You heard she doesn't want to go
herself!" be cried, almost fiercely.
"She'd soon forget all about It."
"A girl with a heart like Madge'a
never forgets!" replied old Lintell.
'What a? you going to dor he repeat
ed relentlessly..
"A little more time and I might do
something big!" broke out Phil.
;You'v Joafed for three years and
dbue nothing!" said the old man. "You
know you will never do anything In art,
You've willfully shut your eye, and
used It as an excuse to yourself and
her for Idling!"
The young man's mouth wa twitch
ing convulsively,
"You're right V he cried, In a boars
voice, "but what's there lft for roe tc
do I know nothing, have done noth
ing!" be fluUtbcd helplessly.
"Be a man. There's always some
thing for a man to do! Kemembcr
what site has done for you."
They reached St. Martin's Church
at Charing Cross, Phil stopped and
passed a band over bis brow. The old
man watched blm anxiously. He saw
Phil's eye travel across the road to
where the recruiting sergeant were
pacing slowly tip and down, alert for
new- blood. Then Pbll Halstan sud
denly gave bis shoulders a Jerk back.
"Yes," he said between bis shut
teeth. "There's always something left
for a man to dor '." " ' .
He crossed the road. ,
" .
That night Madge was sitting alcmc
reading a letter that bad been brought
to her by messenger. The tear came
to ber eyes as she read the last few
sentences: '
" For three , yenrs I have
played It aa low down as a fellow can.
But I'm going to be a man at last,
Madge. If you want to make me hap
py, dear, make me feel I haven't quite
spoilt your life. flo with Pick!".
The letter dropped from her hsnd.
"Go with Dick!" she repeated In a
low tone.
There was a tap at the door; then a
man was shown In a young man with
a pale and anxloua face.
"Madge, I couldn't leave without ask
ing you once again la It quite hope
less?" he began. :
She raLied her eyes to his, and he
saw her Hps tremble.
"Not qnlte hopeless, Dick, dear!" she
whispered. Mainly About Teople. :
THEY COULDN'T HAZE HIM.
Little Western Cadet Waa To Much
. for tha Hum.
A local professional man recalled the
Other day a basing ; Incident i of his
youth. It happened at the old college
at Hudson In the early 70'a. The pros
pective victim was a young fellow
from somewhere In the west, a little
runt of a chap with a heavy abock of
red hair.
He bad been told he would be hazed,
but be only ahwk bla bead In an ex
asperating way. He went ao far one
day aa to say he wouldn't be baaed
under any circumstances, and when he
waa pressed for a reason be simply
said: '
"BccauiMf 1 know how to take care of
myself,"
Of course that sort of talk made ua
all the more determined to put blm
through the handsomest course of
sprouts that any presumptuous fresh
man bad yet received In the old alma
mater. " ; ' ,. .
One night six of the huskiest soph
omores In the class went up to the
f reabmau's room. We had a nice coil
of rope and a square of sticking plas
ter for his mouth, and sundry other ob
jecta of entertainment were awaiting
the victim In a convenient place.
,The little " fellow waa In bla room
alone when we filed In.
He looked up without a tremor.
"Hullo," he said.
"Hullo," we answered.
"Ia It peace or war?" saya the runt
as cool as a cucumber.
"It'll be war fast enough If yon don't
take It peaceably," said our riugleader
aa he loosened up the rope.
"I Just wanted to know," drawled
the runt
And then all of a sudden his face
flushed up. and, quicker than a flash,
he whipped out a big revolver and had
us covered. -
"Sklp!-he snarled.
I've never seen such a big revolver
since. It seemed to point at every man
In the room. And.the runt's haud waa
aa steady as the eternal hills. I'd bet
every man in that room wished him
self on the outside Just as heartily as
I did.
"Skip!" said the runt again.
Well, we tried to exit with dignity,
but I know that. the spokesman and
the next largest soph got badly stalled
In the doorway.
And, say, we went away with such
celerity that we actually left tho rope
behind In the freshman's room.
Perhaps It Is unnecessary to add
that we didn't think It worth while to
go back after It Cleveland ' Plain
Dealer.
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About Marriage.
Of one thousand men who marry, It
la found that 332 marry women young
er than themselvea; 570 marry women
of about the same age, and 89 marry
women older than themselves.
Capture of lUCclt Distilleries.
Official reports show that C73 illicit
distilleries have been captured In Geor
gia In the last year.
Composition of a Penny.. -
Pennies do not consist of copper
alone, there being In 'them 2 per cent
of tin and per cent of zinc to 95 of
copper. They cost the government
about 42 cents a pound, exclusive of
stamping, and there are 148 in a
pound, so tbat the government makes
a fair profit on every pound minted
since, while they are redeemable In
gold, but few are ever presented.
Loyslty to Hi Employer.
That rnuiia msii who roosrnted to hve
a portion of hi blrnxt let out to save his
employer, set a remarkable example t
ln-rouin. i tie iiH-iiicfitMiows whatiotter
thrre i In good blood. There is oiity one
imiurnl sty to pet pood blood, and t.iat is
from the sioiiihi Ii. If ilie moiimrli ntrt
assistant--, trr M"fteiu-r's Htomiwh Kil
ters. This wonderful medicine cures drs-fx-HU.
indigestion, constipation, and
makes rich red bioou. .
Dogs Being Supplanted by Donkeys.
Berlin now contains 1000 donkeys
which have been imported in the last
18 months to take the place of dogs
aa beasts of draft The change is due
to the agitation of the S. P. C. A.
nlBllJip.
CASE OF LOCOMOTOR lTAIIA CURED
HEIR CHICAGO.
Victim I-oet the SI h t af One Eye and Was
VbsbU te Walk Vi.lon Katret
ad the F of Llmbt Retalaed
A Sworn Statement.
A recent cure that seems almost a
miracle was that of Samuel Curnock,
of 62 Twenty-second avenue, Melrose
Park, lib The story la best told in
his own words. He says:
"Early in 1898 I began to expo-
rience a worn-out feeling and noticed
that I became tired after very alight
exertion. I continued at my work In
the machine shop until July 2, 1898,
when I suffered from a fall, and after
that time grew rapidly worse. A phy
sician was called and pronounced my
trouble locomotor ataxia. He treated
me for four months and there was no
improvement in my condition. I was
tald that my case was incurable, and
that I would continue to grow worse
until death relieved me. I waa not
confined to my bed, although I spent
much of my time lying dowo, and
was" entirely unable to work. I could
hardly stand f It seemed as if my legs
would give out from under me, and
my movements were like those of
drunken man. A cold numbness came
in my right side, and I lost the
strength of my right arm.. Then my
eyes began to blur so that I could see
nothing distinctly, and -In a short
time I became totally blind in my
right eye. :0 '..'.''""'" "
"Last December I began taking Dr.
Wllllama Pink Pills for Pale People
and within a month I was so much
improved that I determined to persist
In the treatment At the end of the
second month I was able to return to
my work and have not lost a day on
account of illness Blnce that time.
Since I began taking the pills I have
gained 30 pounda in weight, can walk
almost aa well as ever, and my Bight
Is fully restored. I firmly believe that
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo
pie saved my life and enabled me to
again earn my livelihood.
"SAMUEL CURNOCK."
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this first day of August, 1900.
ADAM DAVISON,
(Seal) Police Magistrate.
At all druggists or direct from Dr.
WIlllam8 Medicine Co., Schenectady,
N. Y. Price, 60 cents per box; 6
boxes, 2.50.
New Zealand War Medals.
The New Zealand government In
tends to strike 140,000 war commem
oration medals, and to distribute them
among the school children of the col
ony. The cost will be about 12,000.
MACHINERY, FARM
NOTHING BETTER MADE
Yoa csn'i mass a nlstakall yoa itt
..Mitchell..
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PORTLAND. ORECON.
rax
. Wsnt American to Do the Work.
The Siamese government baa asked
for American bids lot the construction
of a plant for the manufacture of am
monition in tbat country.
The prominence siileel by OAR
yV..li TIC A m a blood purrter faa
not been ejnn!wl by another reme lfj
an Improvement Id the eom.leiloa
an be seen after a few Jy' tue.
" ;: ' ! . " Satisfied.
AgentHave yon seen onr new an
tomatio gs bnruer?
Householder -Thanks, hat we are
already burning gas enough.
TO CCRJE A COLO fH ORE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
diwglsu refu"l the money il It (mis to cure.
K W. Oroya's signature is on ecb box. Xn.
The Eternal Feminine.
"It ia you women who make all th
trouble in life."
"Yes, and who makes life worth,
i the trouble."Llfe.
FIT.Q 'enMweoOy Care. Fo flte r iwrvmmM)
I I W itirr Km rfT' iwnfhr. Klu'i Crrat Nerve
Krt"rr. N-nl for Fit EE Sji.00 1 il !"iW-wl tr.
aw. Xa.B,U auss.UA.wi ArthStPiuUdtltUin.Fa.
Population of Ohio's Cities.
Ohio's cities and towns gained 486,
021 in population dnring the last 10
years, or 792 more than the increase in
the rest of the enthe state.
9tom t ft Cough n&
Work Off thmCM.
Laxatlra Bromo-Qulniae Tablets en re a Cold la
one day. -Ho care, Mo Pay. Price 26 cent,
Not Hard to 8uit
Executive I would appoint your
man, but he is too ignorant for the
police force.
HeelerDen put bim on de school
board. Moonshine.
Accepted Honorary Membership.
Ex-President Clevelanlbas aooepted
an honorary membership in the Mercer
County (S. J.) Fox Hunting Associa
tion. .
If yoa haven't a regular, healthy movement of tM
bowel every day. yon re slek. or will be. Keep yonr
bowel open, and be weU. Force. In ibetbapeof
violent pliyste or pill poteen. U dangerous. The
tiinottUieti. eaalevt. most perfect way ui seeping urn
c w ti elear and clean is to take
CANDY
CATHARTIC
Plsasant. Palntable. Potent TaeteGootrMfinM.
Fever btcken. Weaken, or Urlpe. 10c. We Write
fur f ree sample, and booklet on bealtn. Address
StMflas. Bs7 rvapsay. Chics, Ivatnal, lark. SOa
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
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Showiho rut.L Lms or ommihti km iuts.
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swu bur it out sverUiua.
f.'f',i Comblnat'on Corn.
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P r V "N-i nrwuiivmneuni yxvwuig-.
va Qiiiinn unimr m.i rasisi.
Qreiatost matr-rcl of thai air
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If You Needs
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