The Planter's Daughter
2S FATE'S REVENGE
By MRS. ALICE P. CARRISTON
Author of "A Waif from the Sea," "Her Brightest Hope,"
"Wayward Winnefred," etc.
CHAPTER VII. Continued.) !
Next daj Sylphide wu visibly better,
though rery weak; yet, with the aid of
stimulants, she aoon regained her
strength, and ere the fortnight elapaed
abe waa Quite well and atrong again.
During the days of her convaleacence
she nerer once mentioned her loat child;
whether she had lost all memory of the
circumstance or not, Diana could not de
termine, and did not venture to ascer
tain. Only once did the faithful creature
Attempt to Inform her mistress of Lu
clan Courtlandt's audden journey to the
South : but eren in this she did not suc
ceed, for scarcely had she mentioned his
name when Sylphide interrupted her with
the words:
"My husband will be here In a day or
two. and he will tell me all and more
than you can tell me."
One lovely evening, towards aunset,
Sylphide, attired in a white cashmere
wrapper, garnished with snowy swans
down, sat in a great reclining chair be
fore the mirror, while Diana sewed in
dustriously In the embrasure of a neigh'
boring window. Suddenly the young wife
exclaimed:
"Diana, come here. Look!" continued
Sylphide, "have you noticed how gray
my hair is growing"
"I have noticed a few gray hairs.
missy," replied Diana.
"When you dress my hair to-morrow,
try to conceal these tell-tale signs."
"To-morrow:" asked Diana, in sur
prise, "why to-morrow more than any
other day?"
"Because my husband will be here to
morrow. My heart tells me so.
As Sylphide lay In a belt of genial sun
shine upon the sofa on the following
morning she suddenly started upright as
the rumble of a carriage upon the pave
ments below reached her through the
open windows.
and covered her face with her hands. lie
took a atep towards her and paused.
Then as ahe looked up at him so pitifully,
so brokenly, he cried:
Sylphide, heaven is my witness that
I love you with all the devotion I owe
to the mother of my child!"
She started to her feet then, and faced
him with all the dignity of a queen.
Then why la this love," she exclaim
ed, "which has rendered you happy for
four long years, your misery to-day r
"It Is not your love which makes me
suffer, Sylphide,"' he faltered, beside him
self to know how to approach the pain
ful object of his visit. "I suffer when I
think of the future of our child; I suffer
when I think that my mother
Ilia words were cut short by the sud
den entrance of Diana. Excited and
breathless, she advanced into the room
and paused, with dilated eyes and parted
Hps.
Missy Sylphide," she gasped, "the
old Missy Courtlandt is here and wants
to see you!"
"Mrs. Courtlandt!" exclaimed Sylphide
in dismay.
She laid her hands upon his shoulders
with a sudden Impetuous movement that
checked his words.
"Luclan, do you love me?" she breath
ed. ,
"I do," came the solemn response.
"Do you love our child?"
"Of course I dor
"Then I beg you not to remain here.
Leave me alone with your mother. It
will be better so for you, and for her."
"Sylphide! Remember that I love her
also!"
"I will not forget," waa the firm response.
I have been deceived. If you regret hiving j a HHMMMttUI
taken him to yourself, give nun oar a 10 t a
Little Stones ond : :
Incidents that Will
Interest and Enter
tain Young Readers
CHAPTER VIII.
Even as she spoke, Sylphide glided to
a door opposite to the one by which Lu-
me, msdam? I ask no greater boon of
heaven than to lira lor him, witn mmr
Mrs. Courtlandt smiled frigidly aa ahe
replied:
"Now that you have stated what you
would do for the boy, were he with you,
permit me to explain what I propose to
do for so much of our blood as flows In
his veins. If you are truly a good moth
er, I have uo reason to doubt your re
sponse. Would you be satisfied could
vou know that your son could bear the
name and social rank of his father?"
"Of course!"
"Then all depends on you."
"Upon me? Trey, what sacrifice do
you expect of me?"
"But one thing the liberty of my
son!" I
"Never! What possible interest can
you have In our separation? llow can It
serve your plans?
"I wish my son to be able to recognise
his child; and as his marriage with you is
illegal, 1 propose to give him the hand
of a woman who will accept his child In
exchange for our name and fortune.
which haa been reinstated of late."
With broad defiance, Sylphide demand
ed:
"Where will you find a woman who
will consent?"
"Thst shsll be my care."
Drawing herself up to her full height.
Sylphide rejoined;
"Madam, I know not whether It be a
test that you wish to submit me to, or
whether you have coldly resolved upon
the ruin of the only love that is left me
In this world, but I can only tell you
with the calm of a fixed resolution that
what you demand la out of the question!
You cannot understand, madam, the ex
tent of the outrage you propose."
"I understand that it Is of your son
that I speak," wss the imperturbable re
sponse, "while you speak only of your
self. Pardon me, permit me to finish.
I came here to confer with a mother
concerning the well-being of her child,
and I find that I am bandying words
with Nevertheless, I wish you to
understand that my resolution is un
shaken. I have merely indicated your
duty, and shall be happy to grant you
time for reflection."
"I refuse."
"Very well I have merely to inform
you that my will ia law. You evidently
do not appreciate the annoyance it has
caused me to come here. My son, who
has just returned from Louisiana, will
understand It, I hope, better than you
do. It will be by no means difficult for
me to convince him now, thst the woman
who la not a true mother can never be
a good wife, even granting that she be
not a alave! Good morning!"
Daxed, bewildered, riveted to the spot
upon which ahe stood, Sylphide watched
her tormentor alowly glide from her
presence. It was only when the door
had closed her hsted form from view
thst she suddenly recovered her senses.
Her first impulse was to dart after the
woman and demand an explanation of
her blighting words, fasten her nails in
her flesh until she gave It; Indeed she did
clear the Intervening spsce between the
chair by which she had stood and the
door at a single bound; but suddenly,
even with her hand upon the knob, she
recovered her better senses; she ssw the
tolly of sny violent scene, felt In time
the humiliation that a scsndsl in a hosae
not her own most entail. She paused
and turned, and as she turned, she no
ticed that the door leading out upon the
landing of the private staircase waa
open, while upon the threshold stood her
husband. Her first thought was:
"He has heard all."
(To be continued.)
Dolly Varden's First Party.
Her mother called her "Doll;" her
ira ml pa. called her "Dolly Varden;"
and she waa a little girl 4 years old.
One day her father brought her
letter from the postofflce. It waa small d re sod up, crying la the big arm chair,
and pink, and looked good enough to The little girl ran over to her, and put
eat Dolly Varden could not read. so her anna about her, and said, "why,
little heap on the arm of the big
chair.
Then, all of a sudden, the front door
opened, and a little girl came In. She
looked round and saw Dolly Varden all
FIBROID TUMORS CURED.
Mrs. Hnvcs'l-Irst Letter Appeal
in to Mrs. l'lnkham for llclpt
" Pa n Mas. Pimbiiaii i I have been
under Boston doctors' treatment for a
long time without any relief. They
tell me 1 have a fibroid tumor. I can
not sit down without great pain, and
the soreness extends up my spine. I
have bearing-down pains both back
and front. My abdomen Is swollen,
and I have had flowing spells for three
years. My appetite Is not rood. I can
not walk or be on my feet for any
length of time.
" The symptoms of Fibroid Tumor
Slven In your little book accurately
escribe my case, so I write to you for
advice." (Signed) Mne. B. F. IUyes,
8.12 Dudley St. (iloxbury), Boston, Mas.
Mm. Hayes Second Letter I
" Pkar Mna. Piskiumi Sometime
airo I wrote to you describing my aymp-
begged to be dressed at once, for fear ne ami better to be the
she would oe mie at me Pny. hxnt one thlln not t(J g0 at all! Youth's J , 'caref uUy aml toay lamii
do mamma uruautu mo " " i (Wiirmnion
her father read It for her. It said
"Miss Jenny Barry requests the
pleasure of Miss Dolly Varden's com
pany next Wednesday afternoon from
3 till 6 o'clock."
Jennv Barrr was another little girl,
a verv dear friend of Dolly Varden's, and and
xrhn vti lust a little wst round the Oh-h-b-h!"
corner,
When Dolly Varden heard what was
In the letter ghe was so pleased that
she danced round the house all day,
singing:
"I'h going to a party a really, truly
party to Jenny Barry's party yea, 1
am!"
Dolly Varden! Why couldn't you come
to my party?"
Then Dolly Varden sobbed while she
said, "I I could. But I didn't want
to be the first one there, and then I
I waa afraid I'd be the the Ust one,
so I didn't come at all
Then Jenny took her arms away
from round Dolly Varden', and folded
them, and stood up straight and said,
"Well, you are a baby, and I'll never
Invite you to another party as long as
I live!" and she went home.
She kept her word, for she never
had another party. But Dolly varden
na invited in nijinv others, and she
Wednesday came at last, anu aa soon ftlwa, wwit eftrIyt for ,lie hud decided
as dinner was over iwuy amen thnt tt .. ,...... to , the fln(t ono
curls over her fingers, put on the little
red shoes and a white dress wlta a
little red sash, and said:
"You may go now, If you do not like
to wait."
But Dolly Varden went into the par
The Icicles.
81x little friends were clinging with
all the strength they had to the edge of
your roof the other day. Why did you
not rescue them?
They were shedding bitter tears thnt
lor and sat down In a big arm chair t(, .,. ,,inB imle lee
near the window. She did not want etches where thev fell on the cold
. f . w
to be the first one there, and so sne . .idewalk. Even the larger ones
waited, thinking some other little girls crled ,n iympatby for. their smaller
would come along soon, and she could frlonig, Vbo would soon be gone. How
go with them.. rhr all-wished that help would come
But no little girls came that way, from the north and destroy the power
and so she watched and waited and 0f the sun!
well
woman.
"The use of Lydla K. IMnkham'i
Vegetable Compound entirely ex
pelled the tumor and strengthened my
whole svstem. I can walk miles now.
"Lydltt II lMnkliam'a Vege
table Compound la worth five dol-,
lars a drop. I advise all women who
are afflicted with tumors or female
trouble of any kind to give !t a faithful
trial." (Signed) Mas. E. F. Hates,
153 Dudley Ht (Rnxbury). Boston, Mass.
$MO0 forfilt If irtglmtl of stew ft Mar arswna
fMWMUNI tassel e fr4m4.
WHEN YOU HAVE TO SNEEZE.
WITH DILATING EYES, DIANA BURST INTO THE ROOM.
"He has come, Diana!" she cried, ex
citedly; "quick, give me those roses!"
There was a great mass of crimson
moss roses in a vase upon the pier table,
close at hand, and as Diana handed them
to her, Sylphide thrust them with care
less grsce into the bosom of her white
pelgm.:re. She then took a hand glass
snd s comb snd carefully concealed with
deft touches every one of the hated gray
hairs.
Rcui-ceW had this hasty toilet been
completed, when as she stood before her
dressing table, a very vision of gracious
loveliness, the door opened and Lucian
Courtlandt entered, unannounced. He
T,mied with a sham gasp of surprise, as
his eyes rested upon her, snd though he
received ber in bis embrace, when she
stole to him and laid her toft arms about
bis neck, he turned ghastly, lividly pale,
During the moment of silence that en
sued. Diana crept out of the room, clos
ing the door behind bcr and left the pair
alone. After she had reached up and
kissed his colorless lips, Sylphide nestled
down close to bis heart, as though weary,
ahs had found a haven of rest at lart,
and murmured:
"Luclan. do you love me?" .
"Have you any reason to doubt my
lover' he faltered.
"That is s question, not an answer,"
ha reDlied: "If might mean either yes
or no. But if you love me, is It by force
of habit, for duty's sake or for love It
self?"
In spite of himself his clssp sbout her
loosened, snd she shrank away from him,
glancing up into his blanched, troubled
face.
"Why do you ask me such a question,
Gylphlde?" he cried.
"Why?" she returned sadly, "because
lud It been otherwise my words would
have touched your heart, and If only to
stlflo my suspicion you would have strsln
ed me to your heart, snd with S kiss, told
me tbst I sm msd. that you do love me
Ah, let me weep for my lost love, or lost
happiness!" rhe walled.
"To what am I to attribute these re-
tiroarhes. this despstr? What have
done? Whst have I said tbst should
Usd rou to suppose -"
"Love like mine is clslrvoyant!" she
erled Impetuously; "It Is two long weeks
stars you have been near met Lncisn,
you are tired of your happiness with roe,
and wlnh to desert me!"
As she spoke, aba sank upon a chair
cian had entered, and which opened upon
a private atalrcase. Throwing open this
door, she motioned him to go, at the
same time laying ber finger upon her
lips, In token of silence.
"I will see the lady now," abe said so
firmly that Diana, taking heart, left tbe
room.
Alone for a moment, Sylphide stagger
ed and pressed her hsnds over ber beat
ing heart.
"What brings her here 7" tie tnought
swiftly; "can It be that she has come to
cide my fate In life? Well, whatever
it may be courage! I must be strong.
As her quick esr caught tbe sound or
a light step on the stairs and the frou
frou of a silken robe, she recoiled to the
back of her reclining chair, and support
ing herself upon It, stood in sn sttltude
of firm defiance ss the elder Mrs. Court
landt once more swept into her presence.
The stately old lady, as cslm and
haughty as ever, snd attired as usual In
costly stuffs of sable hue, vouchssfed
Sylphide not even so much ss the slight
est Inclination of her proud head; and In
turn Sylphide received her who a stony,
level stsre.
"My visit astonishes yon, I suppose,"
began the elder lady, calmly folding ber
bands. "My presence here must suggest
the Importance of my mission the mis
sion that I have set myself to fulfill,'
she added after a psure.
Bylphlde pointed to a chslr snd sested
herself In her own fsuteull.
"I sm prepared to listen, madam," she
said.
Mrs. Courtlandt drew forward the
chair Into the center of the room and
seated herself, at the same time arrang
ing her costly drsperles.
The evil thst I have foreseen would
Inevitably arise from your connection
with my son," she began coolly, "I wish
at lst to attempt to repair. For the
past two weeks I have aheltered the poor
child to whom rou have given life, but
nothing more. I come to you to-day to
demand what you propose to do fif your
son, who Is my son s son ss well?"
"Do for him!" eiclslmed ftylpblde ab
ruptly; then suddenly checking herself,
she sdded, "I beg your pardon, madam,
for my astonishment at your question.
When you spi rated me from my child
It required sll the fores snd eotirsge I
wss mistress of to bring my mind to It.
The only consolation I had wis In the
thought that I wss Immolating myself
for tbe future welfare of my sua. If 1
In Nearly Everr Lansoaa;e"Ood Blee
Ton" Is la Vogue.
It Is a curious thing that all over
the world there exists the same su
perstition In regard to the apparently
trivial matter of sneezing, says the
New York Press. In nearly every lan
guage undT the sun there U some
equivalent of the "God bless yoaT
with which the oldent Inhabitants in
the country still salute the perfon who
sneezes. To this salutation In France
is added sometimes tbe phrase, "and
preserve you from the fste of Tycho
Brahe," who Is believed to have got
rid of a "death of cold" by a single
sneeze which killed him. In England
a regular formula Is used. "Once for
a wish, twice for a kiss, three times
for a hitter and four times for a (lis
appointment." In Italy the salutation Is simply,
"Fellcltal!" or "May you be fortu
nate" In India It I customary when
one sneezee to say, "May you live!"
and the reply runs, "Ixing life to you!"
Should a Hindu chance toenei-ze while
he Is going through his peculiar ablu
tion practices In the Ghukis he win
make a kind of sign over his Tare,
slop In bis ritual snd 'begin sll over
again.
In ancient times the Romans, hold
ing the Idea that sneezing between
noon and midnight wss a k omen.
believed that between midnight and
noon It was moet unlucky, and If they
should chanc-p to sneeze while getting
up In the morning they would st once
get Into bed agsln. Then luimt be
something In this, eerlally on very
cold mornings.
The GTTusns say "0xx health!"
because they maintain, and iwt with
out reason, that sneering Is a wsrnlng
of approaching catarrh snd sl marks
the moment when a charm, a wln or
a ugg)stlan msy drive It away. Tht
Persians go further In this Idi-s; they
say whst practically snxxinta to
"Thsnk God!" Iiecsuse !hy coiilW
that tbe sneeze has actually driven
away some evil spirit that has at
tempted to get Into msn's body to feed
upon his sacred fins.
The peo4 of lit Amaxula go rrrn
further tli an this Into superstition and
arrive at tbe stage of actual oVvll wor
ship. No doubt they would style It
"Bt)g worship," but the things to
which the socslll angels sre sup
posed to lend themselves put ttwt hlfe-h-sounding
tiama quite out of the qtn
tlon." Their uncivilized femlltsr splr
Its are Mid to give some sign when
they are tMsr and able to hr tuir
votaries.
BOWIE FREAK INVENTIONS.
A Few of tbe Thlage that ftsekere After
Perpetasl Motion Have Den.
While no man has yet been so fortu
nate as to secure a patent on a device
for perpetual motion, many Inventors
bare succeeded In obtaining this pro
tective measure for things do lees vis
ionary so far as practical results are
concerned. One of these fresk patents
Is for a gallows so constructed that
the weight of the victim on the trap
automatically sets In motion devices
which spring the trap after a suitable
Interval, thus causing the culprit to
execute himself.
Some other enterprising genius ap
plied for and received a patent on so
elaborate arrangement destgned to
raise and tip the hat of the wearer
whenever be bowed. Oh, ye gentle
readers! Fsncy meeting a gentleman
friend whose hat should go through
snd ask you questions? If you really ue conventional moT.m.n.. io xum
want to know, d.-nrs. lean right close clicking of steel springs leaving the
,i vn will hear that it la because "delta boy's" hands free to grasp his
there waa the party Just round the they love you so and care so much for monocle and stick?
corner! your good opinion. It Is well for you Another rreaa oeviee is a mecnani-
rrettysoon theblg tears began to roll to know how much you are loved. You cal appliance for putting overcoats.
down over the pink cheeks, aud after a I will wish to be loving to others al-
little the nice long curls were al' in a I ways, will you not?
grew very tired, for you see she bad to
alt Terr etlll so as not to muss the
wblte dress.
After a long time mamma came Into
the parlor. "Why, Doll," she said,
"what are you waiting for? You must
hurry, now; It Is half past 8.'
"There haven't any little girls gone
yet, mamma, and I don't want to get
there tbe first one."
Pretty soon mamma came In again,
and said, "Come, Ioll. If you are going
at all you must start now. It Is 4
o'clock."
But Doll said. "Oh, I'm afraid If 1
go now I'll be the last one there, and
I'd hate to be."
So Dolly Varden stlU sat In the big
arm cbalr and watched; and no little
girls went by, because they had all
gone round another corner long before.
and she grew very unhappy indeed.
She wanted to go to the party, but
she waa afraid to, and the more she
thought of It the worse she felt And
For these dying things were Icicles,
dears, melting in the heat of that mas
terful light.
Htooplas to Conquer.
Over the stile
How csn she crawl
Cskes In her spron,
Aud she so aruall?
Up on the stile,
Fearing to fall,
Down comes the lsssle.
The cskes snd all.
Under the atile.
That Is the wsy!
Stooplug to conquer.
She wins the day!
War They Want a Cnrl.
Do you wish to know why sister's
friends ssk you for a curl? w hy Uncle
Will tosses you up to the celling? why
all the grown-up peopje talk with you
TO AVOID TYPHOID.
dinner. He helped the guest liberally
to everything that was on the table,
but It is not known whether or not the
Inventor provided the machine with a
suitable slot for the Insertion of tips.
This Is a thing the Tip takers' Union
should look after, and If tbe machine
la found incomplete In that eesontlsl
L.oB Julc. B ,.M I-f.ctloa but, before serving the n.eulers of the th ,nould vromptl,
K.terU the Blood. I family, he gl.nced at hi. w ife, who ft th.
It has become a settled fact tnat n)a(e a slight snd almost Imperceptible
typhoid Is a wster borue disease. I (Knft to him, In accordance with some
Many people have neither the facilities Dre(tl0ertcd code, and It worked In
nor the Inclination to purify tbelr
drinking water hence trouble. In
t England a school of troplesi medicine
has been experimenting a long time to
discover a means of protecting the
health of troops on the march against
tbe Impurities of the stagnant water
of the tropics. They have at last pro
duced a tablet of citric add which best
answers the purpose,
Imon lulce Is one form of citric
practice as herein set forth.
"Caroline," be said to bis eldest
daughter, "shall I help you to some
more of the chicken n. m. k?"
"Just a little please, pnpa."
"Some of the mashed potato a. y.
w.r
"If you please."
"With gravy n. m. k.Y'
"No thanks. No gravy."
"Johnny, will you have some more
add. and If not too grestly diluted will ,tPWP1 tomatoes n. m. k.r
so Injure typhoid bacteria as to make
them practically harmless.
The typhoid germ has filaments si
ltt.r i-nd aotnethlllK like the fins of a
fish, by which it pfopels Itself. Tbi
effect of lemon Juice or any other citric
acid is to shrivel up those filaments,
which prevents the germ from ene-
trstlng tbe tissues or entering the
blood. '
while Dr. Jsnues. a well known
Chicago physician, advocates the lib
eral use of lemon Juice as a preventive
of typhoid for those who lack facilities
cott the Inventor.
Something for which there might be
a better demand, among city people or
those In sUable towns, is an automatic
appliance for letting down a latch key
from aa upper story at a time of
morning previously agreed upon to
enable the milkman to place the milk
Indoors, the key being automatically
raised when the milkman departs.
Whether or not the machine wojild re
fuse to work or deliver the key when
there waa more than tbe usual quan
tity of water in tbe milkman's product
baa not been ascertained.
"No, thanks."
"Home of the mashed turnips a. y.
w.r
"If you please."
Though the host hnd repeated these
letters hurriedly and in a lower tone,
they had not escaped the attention of
the guest.
Pardon me, Mr. Trogson," lie snlil.
but you have exdtml my curiosity.
May I ask what 'a. y. w.' and 'n. in. k.'
mean?"
"Huh!" soke up, Johnny, "I thought
everyliody knew thnt. Those letters
mean 'sll you want' snd 'no more In I
f,r Imlilni: Itntiure water, he further
says that neither citric acid nr lemon ,hJ itrli.-n. "
lulce has any curative properties srier
tvtilmld fever liss developed. j l.lvlns! i:sy
Trnhold fever," lie says, "Is caused! No one csn do Justice to the soil or
by the germs ienptrstliig the tissue and I scenery of FIJI, unless be has seen
entering tbe blood. They do not rentsin I ixnu me natural nesuues sou tne goiu
In the Intestines, ss wss formerly sup- en harvests. The climate Is equable;
posed. Once tbe tissues have been pen- not opjireealvrly not In summer and
etrsted and the blood becomes Infected delightful In winter, It Is Imth heslthy
the germs are beyond the resch of land pl-ssnl. and the eky Is always
citric add They are affected by It bright and the air remarkably pure.
only when they are fully npod. Never was there such a lazy, happy
F.ven then they will not tie destroyed, climate as Oils. From the slow sailing
but simply deprived of their power tolrlonds to the easy swing of the palms
i. nut rat the tissue snd Infect the Nature moves languidly. There Is no
blood." iced for hurry.
The discovery of the Kumpesn bae-l Food may be had for the picking,
tertologlsta In this respect Is not alto- and clothes are unnecixsssry. Vegeta-
ether new. according to the same au- tlon runs riot In the rich soil snd sun-
thorlty. as many atempta were made shine. Fringed cocoa nut sprays, with
during the Civil War to Induce the nut clusters at their Use, broad bs
Nortbern troops In the rVmtb to use nana leaves sheltering great bunches
lemon Juice freety In drinking wster of fruit; tangles of peaceful fern lm-
as a preventive of typhoid, and many penetrably thick, dump of supple
of the oldeet practitioners have pre-1 bamboo, lance leaved mango trees
scribed lemon Juice for years for the hvy wirb purple and gold dnlldous-
ABSOLUTE
SECURITY.
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Carter's
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fee Fac-aiadle Wrappse IMess,
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