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The Redemption By CHARLES FREDERIC G083 Coprrlf ht, 100. by The Bowea-Merrlll Cmpr. CHAITER IV. (Continued.) Having miked indignantly onmrfl for ff w paces, (ha doctor discovered that hla wife had not followed him and turning he caHea savagely: "Pe peeta, coma! It la folly to try and p-p-peruatte him. Let ua leava the aalnt to hla prayers! But lot him remember the old" p-p-proverb, 'young aalnt. old alnnerl ' Cornel " Ha proceeded towards the carriage: but Pepeeta seemed rooted to th around, and David was equally Inca pable of motion. While they stood thus, gailng Into each other's eyes they saw nothing and they saw all. That brief glance was freighted with destiny. A subtle communication had taken place between them, although they had not spoken: for the eye ha a language of Its own. What was the meaning of that glance? What was the emotion thai gave It birth In the soul? He knew It told Its own story. To their dying day, (he actors Ln that silent drama remembered that glance with rapturu and with pain. Pepeeta spike first, hurriedly and - anxiously: "What did you say Ust night about the 'light of lifer Tell me I must know." "I said there Is a light that llghteth very man that cometh Into the world. "And what did you mean? Be quick. There Is only a moment" ."I meant that .there Is a light that shines from the soul Itself and that In this light we may walk, and ha who walka In It, walks safely. He need never fall!" "Never? I do not understand; It Is beautiful; but I do not understand! "Pepeeta!" called her husband, an grily. She turned away, and David watch ad her gliding out of his sight, with an Irrepressible pain and longing. "I sup pose she Is his diiutthter," he said to himself, and upon that natural but mistaken Inference his whole destiny turned. Something seemed to draw him after her. He took a step or two. halted, sighed and returned to his la bor. Hut It wna -to a strangely altered world that he went. Its glory had van ished; It whs desolate and empty, or so at least It seemed to him, for he con founded the outer and the Inner worlds, as It was hi nature and habit to do. It was tn hla soul that the change had taken place. Thoughts which he had always been able to expel from his mind before, Ilka avll birds fluttered again and again Into the window or hi aouL For this ha upbraided himself; but only to discover that at the very mo ment when he regretted that h had bean tempted at all, he also regretted that ha had not been tempted further. AU day long hla agitated spirit alter nated between remorse that h had en Joyed so much, and regret that he had enjoyed so little. Never had he expe rienced such a tumult In hla soul. He struggled hard, but he could not tell whether he had conquered or been de feated. He heard again the .mocking laugh ter of the quack, and the stinging words of his cynical philosophy one mora rani tn hta ear. What this coarse wretch hsd aald wm true, then! Much of his youth had already pasaed and he had not aa yet tasted the only substantial Joy of existence money, pleasure, ambition, love! He felt that h had been deceived and defrauded. A contempt for hla old Hf and Its surroundings crept upon him. He be gan to despise, the simple country peo ple among whom he had grown up and those provincial Idea which they cherished tn the little, unknown nook of the world where they stagnated. During a long time he permuted himself to be borne upon the current at thee thoughts without . trying to tarn It, till K seemed aa If he would be swept completely from his moor ings. Hut his trust had been firmly anchored, and did not easily let go iu hold. The convictions of a lifetime be gun to reassert themselves. They rose and struggled heroically fur the pos session 4 his spigit . Had the battle wa wHh the simple abstraction of pmlneophlo doubt, the good might have prevailed, but there sbtruded Itself into the field the con crete Tnrm of the gypey. The gland sf her lustrous eye, the gleam si her milk-white teeth, the heaving of her agitated bosom, th inscrutable but suggestive expression sf her flushed and eager face, these were foes against which he struggled la vain. A feverish desire, whose trus slgnlnrsnc he did. not altogether understand, tugged at his heart, and hs rett himself drawn by unseen hand toward this mysteri ous and beautiful be tag. ah sessasd te htm at that awful moment, when his whole world ef thought and resting lipping from under his feet, the ronly abiding reality. She at least Was M fas not an Impalpable vision, hut sot- 14, Mbstanttak pal pita Hag flesh and Meed. Uks emiuuouoly advenctsar waes which seoaer er later must no wsrmlno a dyke, th nonatona and sus lolsn ef his newly awakened nature All Kkmts Reeer At Intervals hs gained a little cour ige to withstand them, and at such moments tried to pray; but the effort was futile, for neither would ths ac customed syllables of petition spring to his Hps, nor ths reelings of faith and devotion arts within his heart. --r CHAPTER V. Violent emotions, like ths lunar tides, must have their ebb because they' have their flow. The feelings do not so much advanca Uks a river, as oscillate Uks a pendulum. Striding homeward. David's determination to Join his for tunes to those of ths two adventurers began to wans. Hs trembled at an unknown future and hesitated before untried paths. Already .the Strang experience through which he had passed began to Mom to him like a half-forgotten dream. The refluent thoughts and feel ings of his religious life began to set . back Into every bay .and estuary 4f : his souL With a sense or shame, he-Tegretted his hasty decision, and was saying to himself, "I will arias and go to my Father," for all ths experiences of life clothed themselves at once ln the fa miliar 'n f.uage of the Scriptures. It Is more than likely that he would have carried out thla resolution, and that thla whole experlsncs would have become a mere Incident In his life his tory. If his destiny had depended up on his personal volition. But how raw of the great events of life are brought about by our choice alone! Just at sunset he crossed ths bridge over the brook which formed th boun dary tins of the farm, and as hs did so heard a .light footstep. Lifting his eyes, hs saw Pepeeta, who at that very instant stepped out of the low bushes which lined the trail so bad been following. Her appea'rancs was as sudden as an apparition and her beauty daisied him. Her face, flushed with exercise, gleam ed against the background of her black hair with a sort of spiritual radiance. When she saw the Quaker, a smile or unmistakable delight Hashed upon her features and added 'to her bewitching grace. She might have been an Oread or a Dryad wandering alone through the great forest What bliss for youth and beauty to meet thus at ths close of day amid the solitudes of Natural Had Nature forgotten heheelf, to permit these two young and Impres sionable being to snjoy this pleasure on lonsly road Just as1hs day was dying and Ihs tenss energies of ths world were relaxed? There sr times when her Indifference to her own most Inviolable laws seems anarchic There are moment when she appear wan tonly to lure her children to destruc tion. They gased Into each other's eyes, they knew not bow long, with aa In comprehensible and delicious Joy, and then looked down upon ths ground. Having regained their composure by thla sot, they lifted their eyes and re garded each other with frank and friendly smiles. "I thought the had gone," said Da vid. "W stayed longer than we expect ed." Pepeeta replied. - Has thee been bunting4 wild flow ers?" he asked, observing ths bouquet which she held In her hand. - "I picked them on th way." "Thee does love ths woods?' Oh, so much! 1 am a sort of wild creature and should like to live In a cave. 'I am afraid the would always turn thy race homeward at dusk, as thee Is doing now," be said with a smile. Hh, no! I am not afraldl I so because 1 must." The path was wide enough for two. and side by aids they moved slowly forward. Ths somber garb In which he was dressed, and the brilliant colors of her apparel, afforded a contrast Hks that between pheasant and a scarlet tana- ger. Color, form, motion all were per fect. They nttdd Into the scene with out a Jar or discord, and enhanced rather then disturbed the harmony 0 the drowsy landscape. As they walked onward.' they vague- 1y Yelt the Influen of th repose that was steallrfg upon the th-ed world; the Intellectual and volitional -elements ot their nature becoming gradually eui- escent, the emotions were given full sway. They felt th sen es Ives drawn to ward each other by some krrsatstlMs power, and, although they hsd sever before been eonsoloue of up tnoona pletenssa ot their Uvea, they Suddenly discovered sfllnltls of whose exist eno they had seres dreamed. Then two personalities seemed a be ab sorbed into on aew mysterious and mdlvuribte being, and thle Identity gave them sa uMOsapvehcttslbl Joy. Over them as they walked. Nate re brooded. sphyaJt-llhe. Their young and heaitny natures were tuned In an men wttfc the sArmonUo sf the world tUeperfeet tn strameats tress which the deUeato fla gs sf ths groat Musi otan evoked a which she never tired, r serrlng her dloeerd far ft fatwrs day. On this genslBcjs evwaneg she sermit- tnrougn with Joy and hop and she ao companled tne song their heart were singing with her own multitudinous voices. "Be nappy." chirped the birds t "be happy," Whispered (he evening breexe; "be happy," murmured the brook, running along by their side and looking up Into their faces with laugh ter. The whole world seemed to re sound with .th refrain, " "Be happy! Be -happy! for you are young, are young!" Pepeeta first broke) the si lence. "I had never heard of the things about which you talked," she said. "Thee never had? How could that be? I thought that every one knew them?" "I must havs lived tn a different world from yours.'' "-And thee was happy?" "I thought so until I heard what you said. Sines then I have been fuU of care and trouble. I wish I knew what you meant) But I have seen that , wonderful light I" "Thee has seen It?" "Tee. to-day I And I followed tt; shall always follow It" "When doe thee leave the village?" David asked, Rearing the conversation would lean where he did not want ts "To-morrow." she said. "Does thee think that the doctor would renew his offer to take me with hlmr "Do I think so? Oh! I am. sure." . 'Then I will go." "You will go? Oh, I am so happy! Th doctor was very angcy; he has not been himself since. You don't know how glad he will be." "But will not thee be happy, too?" he asked. :. "Happier than you could dream," ape answered with all the frankness of a child. Having reached the edge of the woods, where their paths separated, they paused. "We must part." said David. "Yes; but we shall meet to-morrow." Good-bye." " "Oood-bys, ' At ths touch, of their hands' their young hearts were awayeJ by tender and tumultuous feeling- A too strong pressure startled them, and they loos ened their grasp- The sun sank behind the hllL The shadows that fell upon their faces awakened them from their dreams. Again they said good-bye and reluctantly parted. (Once they stopped and, turning, waved their hands; and the next moment Pepeeta entered the road which led her out of sight In this Interview, the entire past of these two lives seemed to ooutit for nothing. If Pepeeta hud never seen any thing- of th world; If she had Is sued from a nunnery at that very mo ment, she could not havs acted with a more utter disrsgaf d, of svsry princi ple of safety. - It was ths same with David. Ths last -that hs bad been reared s Qua ker;" that he bad been dedicated to God from his youth; that ho had strug gled all his days to bs prepared for such a moment as this, did not effect him to the wast degree. The seasoning of th how doss notfl Invariably prevent It from snapping. Th drill on the parade ground does not always Insure courage for th bat tle. Nothing I more terrible thaa this futility of ths past Such scenes aa this discredit the value of experience, and attach a ter rible reality to ths conclusion of Colo ridge, that "It la like th stern -light sf a vessel Illuminating only ths path ever which we have traveled." tt eras to this moment that their consciences traced their sorrows; It was to that act of their souls which permitted them to enjoy that momen tary rapture that they attached their guilt; It was at that moment and In that silent place that they planted the seeds of th trees upon which they were subsequently emclneo. - (Te be esatmued.) ttlvo ike Ckiidsost Bwerar. Children may eat too much sugar and they may also stay too long la their bath tub, or In the crook when they go th swimming, or get tanned or a headache from playing too long In tb ub, or chiliad by staying too long ! Um open air; bat la that any sound reason why tkey should b de prived of sweet, sunlight, bath and flesh air, or discouraged from Indulg ing tk them? All that M hooded, says Dr. Wood Hutchinson Ik Sue cess MsgmxlBO, la a little common eeuoo regulation and Judicious supervision, aot prohibition, or denunciation. Host of the extraordinary craving for pur sugar and candy, which la supposed to load th average child to Inevitably "founder himself Is left te his own cwtet will and a box of Bandy, la duo to Ut ot arttflrial and abnormal sugar starvation, produced by in 1a autlHsat amount of -tale-invaluable p J to Its regular diet. Children who sr given plenty of sugar . gt their mnah. broad and butter, and aejddtnga. a regular allowaac oak and plenty .' sweet fruits, ars almost fro from tan crass tor candy, thin tendency to gorge- themselves to ewrfelt, and cam usually be trustsd with. both, th toady box and ths sugar nowi. . "People praise my work. aM tao artist, boasttagir. t -And thoy laugh at skiaV rojnrasf th sad faced party; . -had t dent kind.- ; "Was nt your tnr mssrtsd tfea stftlat Tm'l hussortsQ tay'tsbtaof tbo soKXTHnra roi bvebtbod y sNsNv ' ABfonlakot htuache were on of tlnnov of th Hud-n-Fulteft cwJeereuoo. .. Tbo world's supply of tin was In- areesed 11M48 tons last year, ot which mors than half cams from ths Straits Settlements. Prnctloally all th Important cow. mining states havs Inspection laws designed to prevent death and dlaaator among the mln workers. Several French ecfjool are using machines which suck dust from - the leaves of books, spray them with die lnisctent, and dry them with hot air. At Tonreolng, Prone, nvS couples of workbtg people celebrated their golden woddlng th other day. Groat festlvsties wor provided for th occa sion by to municipal authorities. . Wlfd boars still abound la ft region which can ha reached by railway In two bonra from Smyrna. Near Sara ooon Bom sportsmen have shot aa many las fifty wild boars la a alngls yr. On of th requests for a patent re oslved ln th patent offics of Germany was for devlos for making one's own matches. Wttb the aid of It, any one can, by firo hours' work, aava or 1 cents! ' - . Vatlguo of ths eye and mora or lees persistent ocular troubles are pro duced by th rapid and brief excita tions of ths ration by th cinemato graph. A Frsnch physician has' gin th nun of elntmatophtbalmla to af fections ef tbla character. , Th trou-, bias ar not vary serious and generally leld easily to almpl remedies. Wa ths sextant ln tha bands of ur, vws or uvminunuer reary sum- dantly accurate to determine exactly when th pole had bean reached? The Bciontlfls American says: "The band- ling of tbo sextant Is so simple a mat tar and tin application of oorrectlpna to Its readings so easy that we fall to understand bow any ens can asrlously doubt Dr. Cook's accuracy." . Signs ars not wanting to secure any on that every year slngls chrysan themums ar steadily gaining In favor, mainly, of course, with thos whoa aim Is to grow plants-for general, 6 oration and for supplying cut bloonv. for their own table. Single blossoms. fortunately, ar not criticised by tha boms grower aa te the siae, as their beauty cannot bs thus measured. Gardening Illustrated. Tha government la going Into ths hotel busloess, having agreed, through It Insular branch tn th Philippines, te toko $300,000 at par of th bonds to provide money tor a now hotel at Manila, whloh, with tta working capi tal. Is to represent an Investment of MM.000. When th Philippines havs ft centennial, or some other big cele bration, will tbo Insular government pot op tt hotel rates on tbo Tutting publlcr New York Press. Tbo bow mairtags law now trader conalderatios la Victoria. Australia. ana a it oojoet the prevention of Clandestine ntarrUges. It provide that no clergy man shall perform hhe cere- monyynnJess th ooupl applying shall aav obtained a license. An exception la mado, however, for reasons an-J anown, in to esse of Quakers, who are aot obliged to com before tbo mar rying authority armed with a permit. on of th latest Ideas tor killing rata to a trap Into which th animal walks, attracted by an electric light and ft display of food. Ones la h cannot got out and an electric current kills him In arty or sixty seconds. Th apparatus can bs so arranged that the electrocuted animal Itself signals Its fat to any desired place, advising th wfttchman by aa electric bell or ths lighting of aa ejectrlc lamp that thorn I ft dead rat te bo removed. Maalo batons wore first used In England about 18J0v It was pot until ten or twelve yean later, however, that tbo baton cams Into, general use. A German conductor who wielded on produced snob wonderful results with hla orchestra that It wna thought there must be eoroe magic power la th baton, and It consequently became povumr with conductors all ovsr tao country. Before the adreat of the baton time was kept by tbo first violin ist or by the pianist For som time past efforts has been raws funds hi order to, ana. toot trees ths ravage of wind and wentbor and the noroacbment of rlstlng sands tbo rains ot St Plrnn's onsaory at PMranaabnraa, aald to bo tha eideft Ghrtstiea rail of tta klad in Bngiaad. ft la sow propessd to bwtld ft protect tag hones of concrete aiwnnd the rates. If this aretctt. ' fa rant forthcoming ft la aiwhabl that Oilllonn Sjrug. heeds that fc at -tao lest eharah.- no ft la teonlty 'hUka asportaat to piesnt the swbteet V J9 H tor kxativo te thon. dcawnu n. -a nvnay swtTle. ft h) kwaerslly be-i . . tteved M ha th original Church of g. ', - vwepenyTi trrns f inrna, te whom the Osrnlsh teers!' BWr - grew the orodst f firm ahowtn, them Tn get to brnmV-1 eawefct Catarrh Is a Constitutional Digress J It originates in impure blood and require oonstiWlional treatment, acting Egf aS greatest constitutional remedy i J CaMonovilla nuvw v weal OMwi iiiaa In osaal liquid form or In ebocolstod tab let known ai 8eatato. 100 doses $1. Nasal and other local forms of catarrh an promptly relieved by Antiseplett Off r.,.nUt flvniririata nT mail 0. 1. Hood Co., Lowell, Mask. rlariaa'a TO-reot ssaws. Possibly the tallest bamboo la Amer lea grows ln Arcadia, Fla., and la about 70 feet high. Ths clum? has ft spread of 50 feet and th diameter at th ground la It feet. The specimen la only t years old. This la ths common bamboo of In dia, probsWy brought to south Florida from th West Indie. In Jamaica It baa become naturalised and la popular ly supposed to bs Indigenous. It makes aa astonishing growth during our rainy season, ths canes often at-, talnlng their full height in six weeks, after which they begin to -put on leaves. Th canes are from four te flv Inches ln diamster at their bass. Unfortunately this species cannot stand low temperatures and ths peo Imen In Arcadia has frequently bsaa damaaad bv cold. - f d like to own a street car 11ms t -It ought to pay. The people ride when It Is fins. To heat allay. Of course they ride when tt 1 wet . For then they wish . . . To quickly under shsltsr get; I a is no nsn. AnA . atPM, -- .-. vnv. May business And, No matter what conditions bo With human kind. Then to another point la my Attention drawn; No other bualnees profits by Its bangers on. Louisville Courier -Journal. Wee ew Deaeaeratle Priaelsle -Perhaps It may bs laid down as a general rule that a legislative assem bly, ant constituted on democratic: principles, cannot bs popular long aft er It cease to be weak. Hacaulay.. Tenser It en Han Nan You look perfectly! lovely tn that gown. FanThanks. That's all I wanted te know, Fortunately, I bought It on ap proval. . ; What Beally Diswa A high-brew lecture, given free, W ould few entrance. The horrid men would rather sea A barefoot dance. Pittsburg Post - IdeatltylBST "What sort of a looking chap la Qua ky?" "Well, if you ever see two men In ft corner and one looks bored to death, the other one Is Qussy." London Opinion. Dl I "George.- said th Tltlan-halrad 'erhoolmsrra. "Is there any eonnectlne llfnk between the animal kingdom and th vegetable kingdom?" "Yelk, ma'am," answered Georga nrrnnntiv -hah irniwt. Je Ukt a WesBsmt "Ths author of There Is No Death has married an undertaker.' says ft contemporary. How does she expect ber husband to make a living?- Charleston New and Courier. The average dally amount of meat ess samed by esrb individual Is New York City Is 2.8 cents' worth, which" is a fals ing og of about cent la firs ys IvaW t kMkiekm, "Chicago people think their city at most ss corrupt as Ban rmnctsco." "Don't you believe If said ths CaM f era Ian, warmly. "That's- -Chlcagt aerve. Always trying to get Into out class.- Philadelphia Ledger. All Who ' Would Eiyoy good health, with ha bknerngs, nrost nm demand, quits clearly, that it involves th onestion of right living with all the term implies. With proper; knowledge vjf what : b beet, each boar of rcoretion, of enjoy ment, of eootenjptaticn and of effort may bo mad to eootribute to living aright. Tnen the us of nwdirtasa may be he tmrnd with to advantage, but tmdsr or dsnery ooditioos fa many ka4anent bnphv aliiisimiiBs nMnevt n h .w wn. . . PPW ims sad th k so thrilled 11 1 1 ink, smd