Secret of tbe Plundered Sfe
By EMILE GABORIAU
CHAPTKB II. (Continued.!
Prosper foresaw the result of thla con
versation. He quietly placed hia hat ou
th table, to show that he had no inten
tion of attempting to escape, and passed
Into the adjoiuing room. Fanferlot alao
went out. but Dot before the commissary
had mada him a sign, and received a nod
In return. Following the teller closely,
ha slipped into a dark corner, took a seat
and pretended to dots off.
Bertomy took a aeat In the chair of an
absent clerk, with hia usual manner,
which surprised tha beholdera the frigid
haughtiueaa which keepa even aympathls-
era aloof and had made him disliked In
the bank. But he presently stopped play
ing with a pencil, and drew toward him
a aheet of paper, upon which he scrib
bled a few lines.
"Ah!" thought the Squirrel, whose
hearing and sight were wonderfully good
In spite of hia profound sleep, "eh! eh!
he makes his little confidential communi
cation ou paper, I see; now we will dis
cover something positive."
His note written. Prosper folded it
carefully in the smallest possible sixe,
and after furtively glancing toward the
detective, who remained motionless in hia
corner, threw it across the desk to little
Cavaillon with this one word: '
"Gypsy!"
All this was so quickly and skillfully
done that Fanferlot was confouuded. and
began to feel a little uneasy. A minute
or two later Prosper was called into the
main office, where the commissary grave
ly informed hint that he was under arrest
aside, and Madame Nlua Gypsy stood
before him.
CHAPTER III.
It was Fanferlot'a duty to take the
prisoner to prison, but he asked his prin
cipal to let him proceed in another di
rection. He wanted to secure the note of
Bertomy'a which he knew to be in Ca
aillon's charge. The easiest way waa
to arrest him, but he might refuse to
betray who the "Gypsy" was, and, on
second thought, the detective concluded
to dog the envoy until he could catch
him in the act of delivering the note.
Thia was but play to the detective. Fan
ferlot waited a long time, but did not
wax impatient Fiually, about one
o'clock, he saw Cavaillon rise from his
desk, change hia coat and take down his
hat
"Very good he exclaimed, "my man
Is coming out"
In another moment the clerk came
forth, and after a alight hesitation in
choosing the shortest route, he darted off
at such a smart pace that the Squirrel
had mnch to do to keep up with him. On
reaching the Rue Chaptal Cavaillon
auddenly stopped aud entered the house
numbered 39.
He had scarcely taken three stepa up
the narrow corridor when he felt a touch
on his shoulder, and, turning abruptly.
fonnd himself face to face with Fanfer
lot He recognized him at once, and
tnrning very pale, he loked around for
meane of escape. But the detective bar
red the passageway. Cavaillon saw that
he was fairly caught
"What do you want with me 7' he ask
ed. In a voice tremulous with fright
"You will be kind enough, my dear
CHAPTER IV.
Madame Gypsy waa quite young, small
and graceful, with dark complexlou and
tiny hands and feet Long curling silk
lashes softened the pierciug brilliancy of
her large black eyea; her lips were full,
and her teeth very white. She waa rav
ishing. Her beauty waa so startling that
the daisied detective waa apeechleaa with
admiration.
"WeH," ha aald to himself, aa he re
membered the noble, severe beauty of
Madeleine, "our young gentleman cer
tainly has good taste very good taste.
Two perfect beauties.
After scrutinising him from head to
foot with undisguised contempt Madame which quickly break the spirit, sunk luto
digestion, and a a'ngle tear dropped upon
hia flushed cheek.
The search would have, perhaps, been
carried to the moat tgnomluloua lengths,
but for the Intervention of middle-aged
gentleman, who wore a white cravat and
gold spectacles, aud waa sitting quite at
home by the Are. He atarted with sur
prise, and aeemed much agitated when he
aaw Prosper brought in by the officer.
In spite of hia own troubles, Prosper
could not help seeing that he kept his
eyea fastened upon htm. This mau, treat
ed with alt the deference due to a su
perior, waa no leae a personage than M.
I.ecoq, the celebrated member of the de
tective corps. When the men who were
searching Prosper were about to take off
hia boots, saying that a knife blade might
be concealed in them, M. Lecoq waved
tjeui aside with authority aud aald:
"You have done enough."
He was obeyed. All the formalities
being ended, the unfortunate cashier
waa taken to a cell; the heavily barred
door waa swung to and locked upon htm;
he breathed freely; at last he was alone.
While hia whole rest waa the object
of the most minute Investigations, Pros
per wss In prison, in solitary confine
ment. Five daya passed; and ths
wretched man, tortured by sufferings
Gypsy said, haughtily:
"What do you want?"
"I am charge.!, my dear madam," he
answered. In hia eoftest tone, "by M.
Bertomy, to give you thla note. I may
be so bold as to claim him aa a friend.'
the deptha of despair.
On Mouday morning, at one oclock,
an hour when the Jailer never came, he
heard the heavy bolt of his cell pushed
back. He ran toward the door. But the
sight of a gray-headed man standing on
The detective slowly drew Frospcr's I the sill rooted him to the spot.
note from his pocket and, with a bow,
presented it to Madame Gypsy. At a
glance she read its contents. She turned
verv red, theu very pale.
"Explain yourself," ahe eried. "What
does all this mean? Do you know any
thing about the contents of this note?"
"Ales! yes. madam; he ia accused of
taking thousands from the bsnk safe."
"Prosper steal!" ahe cried; "what a
stunid idea! Why ahould he steal I Is
he not rich?"
"M. Bertomy is not rich, madam; he
has nothing but his salary.
"Hut." ahe insisted, "I have alwaya
seen him have plenty of mouey; not rich
then He committed thia robbery
in order to gratify my extravagant
whims."
"Very likely."
"No," she cried. "I regret to say thst
"Father." he gasped, "father!"
Prosper' astonishment at seeing his
father was instantly succeeded by a feel
ing of great Joy. Without reflecting, im
pelled by tender feeling, he was about to
throw himself ou his father's bosom. M.
Bertomy harshly repulsed him.
"Io not approach me! he exclaimed.
He then advanced Into the cell, and
closed the door. The father and aon
were alone together Prosper, heartbrok
en, crushed; M. Bertomy, angry, almost
threatening.
'You, too." Prosper bitterly cried.
'You you believe me guilty? Oh, fath
er! Yon overwhelm me, at the moment
when I need all my courage; the victim
of an odioua plot."
"Victim!" cried M. Bertomy, "victim!
Pare you utter your lusiuuatious against
the honorable mac who has taken earn of
A PRETTY GOOD WORLD.
It's a pretty good aort of a world, fel
lows, A pretty good world, I say.
Iu spite of what people are growling
about,
And kicking ac -lust every diiy,
There's plenty of sunshine,
And plenty of blue,
Away In the skies
Beaming down upon you.
It's a pretty good sort of a world, old
uinil,
A pretty good world, I say.
It'a a pretty good kind of a world, fel
low a,
A pretty good world, I say,
In spite of the cynics aud .knockers aud
such
Who're throwing the rocka In your
way,
She waga right along
With a mnile and a song,
In spite of the right
And In spile of the wrong.
It'a a pretty good sort of a world, old
man,
A pretty good world, I say.
It'a a pretty good kind of world, fel
lows,
A pretty good world, I say,
la spite of the tears and tu spite of the
fears,
Tbat harass us on the way,
There's glory enough
In the green of the hills,
The blossoms thst bloom
Near the moss-covered rills.
It'a a pretty bright sort of world, old
mau,
A pretty bright world, I any.
wild Frank, resolutely. "She' my own ' t maka tt give otit lte aromatic per
grandmother; ahe belonga to inc." fumi. "Your father liked Bweet Mary
"It's time for you to go to tod; you'll leaves."
have to lie moving early In the morn- Very gently and carefully Frank
lug and got to work, If you're going to helped her up tlm stops and Into tli
do audi big tilings," anld Mrs Sklnnor house, Mrs. Kklnner took a flop to.
sharply, as she took a lump and led , ward her, and her II pa framed the
the way to a small bedroom. j word "Mother," but not a sound ram
When she returned alio took a sent ' from them. The three stood In em
at another window and studied tlm I burraased alienee until Frank anld:
It's
old
Prosper would never have stolen for I yon, loaded you with benefits, and had
insured you a brilliant future? It is
enough for yon to hsre robbed him; do
not calumniate him.
'For pity'a aake, father, let me
speak."
"I suppose yoo would deny your bene
factor's kindness. Yet yon were at one
me. One can understand a man roDDing
a bank to obtain means of bestowing
pleasure and luxury upon the woman he
loves; but Prosper, who is my cousin,
does not love me; he never has loved me.
I know what love la. Once I waa be
loved by an affectionate, true-hearted
man, and my own Bufferings' of the last I time so sure of his affection, that you
vear make me know how miserable I
must have made him by my cold return.
Alas! we must suffer ourselves before we
ran feel for others. No, I am nothing to
Proaper; he would not care if
"But then, madam, why "
"Ah, yea," interrupted Nina, "why?"
You will be very wise if you can answer
me. For a year have I vainly sought an
anawer to this question, so sad to me.
He promised my dead mother he would I crime."
wrote me to hold myself in readiness to
come to Paris and ask M. Faurel for the
hand of his niece. Was that a lie, too?"
No," aaid Proaper, lo a choked voice.
no."
'That was a year ago; you then loved
Mademoiselle Madeleine; at least, you
wrote me that, and the thought of the
pure. Innocent girl whom you loved did
not prevent your entering upon a path of
alwaya car for me, and haa been a
true brother, impoverishing himself prob
ably for my extravagant whims.
Madame Nina waa overcome by
thoughts of the paat, and tears ailently
coursed down her cheeks. But her de
spair waa ouly momentary. She started
up, and, her eyes sparkling with gener
ous resolution, she cried out:
"But I love him. and I will save him!
I will see his master, the miserable
wretch who dares to accuse him. I will
haunt the judges, and will prove that ha
la Innocent. Come, monsieur, let ns
a pretty good sort of a world,
man,
A pretty good world, I say.
Aud better and better tt grows, If
speed
Love's message along the way;
And brighter and brighter
It grows all the while,
if lightened with songs
And a glad, cheery smile.
It'a a pretty good sort of a world, old
man,
A pretty good world, I say.
American Cultivator.
The Journey's End.
!-
monsieur," said Fanferlot "to excuse the start, and I promise you that before aun-e-rest
llbertv I take: but I wished to say set he shall be free, or I ahall be In
that M. Bertomy threw yoo a note true prison with him.
morning. And I am sure you will be "I am at your command, fair lady
kind enough to give it to me." Let ns go if yon desire tt; only permit
"Never!" exclsimed Cavaillon; and, me, while there Is yet time, to say that
believing the moment favorable, he and- we are very probably going to do great
denlr attempted to jerk hia arm from un- Injury to Monsieur Uertomy.
der Fanferlot'a and escape. But his ef- "I cannot remain here inactive, with
fort were vain; the detective'a strength out attempting to contribute in some way
was eanal to his suavity. to hia safety.
"Don't hurt yourself, young man," he "You have it In your power, madam
aid. "If you persist in being so obsti-1 he aald, "to render a great aervice to
liate, I ahall call two policemen, who him. Obey him, my child." aaid Fanfer-
will take you by each arm, and escort you lot tn a paternal manner.: It la your
to the commissary of police; aud, once duty, your aacred duty
more. I ahall be under the painful necea- "Oh. I understand now! Fool that I
itv of searching your pocketa, whether I waa for not seeing tt before! My prea-
you will or not" ence here, where I have been for a year,
Cavaillon was devoted to Prosper, and I would be an ' overwhelming charge
'willing to make any sacrifice In hia be- against him. An Inventory of my poe-
bslf : but he clearly aaw that It waa aeslons would be taken of my dresses
worse than useless to straggle any longer, lacea and jewels and my luxury would
aa he could not have time to destroy the be brought against him as a crime. He
note. would be asked to tell where he obtained
"I am in your Dower." he ssld. and much mouey to lavish all these ele-
then suddenly drew from his pocketbook ganciea on me,
Ah, father, yoo do not know that I
waa auddenly banished from Madeleiue'a
presence; that I was compelled to avoid
her. I became desperate. 1 sought ob
livion, and found shame and disgust Oh,
Madeleine, Madeleine! Everything la
against me!" he exclsimed, "but no mat
ter. I will Justify myself or perish In
the attempt Human justice ia liable to
error; although Innocent, I may be con
victed; so be it. I will undergo my pen
alty; but people are not kept felons for
ever.
Whst do yon mean?"
"1 mean, father, that I am now an
other man. My life, henceforth, has su
object vengeance! 1 am the victim of
a vile plot Aa long aa I have a drop of
blood in my veins I will seek Its su-
thor. And I will certainly find him; and
theu bitterly ahall he expiate all of my
cruel suffering. The blow csme from the
hoiwe of Fauvel, and I will live to prove
It."
A thousand conflicting emotions seem
ed to rend the old man's heart He had
resolved to leave, as he had entered
stern and angry; he had not the cruel
courage. Ilia heart waa breaking. II
opened hia arms and pressed Prosper to
bis heart
"Oh, my aon!" he murmured, "heaven
grant you have spoken the truth."
(To he continued.!
the unlucky note snd gave it to the de
tective. Fanferlot trembled with pleas
ure aa he nnfolded the paper. Then be
read aa follows:
Dear Nina Follow my instructions in
stantly, without a moment's hesitation.
On the receipt of thia note, take every
thing you have to the house and estab
lish yourself In furnished lodging at the
other end of Paria. Do not appear In
nubile, but conceal yourself as much as
possible. My life may depend on your
obedience. I n accused of robbery,
and am about to be arrested. Take with
you five hundred francs, which you will
find in the secretary, oood oy.
PROSPER.
"Thla Madame Nina Gypsy la doubt-
less a friend of M. Bertomy?" be then
asked; "and ahe Uvea here?"
"You know it well enough, aa yon saw
me go in,"
"Exactly; and wbicn floor, if you
pleaaeT'
"On the first.
During this colloqny, Fanferlot had
folded up the note, and slipped it Into his
pocket
"A thousand thanks, monsieur, for the
Information; and, In return, I wilt re
lieve you of tha trouble of executing
your commission. With your permission.
I will myself take thla note to Madame
Gypsy. Now, you had best take my
advice and return to your business."
Tha poor fellow had no aooner turned
the corner of the atreet than Fanferlot
entered No. 0, gave hia name to the por
ter aa Prosper Bertomy, went upstairs,
and knocked at the first door ha came to.
It waa opened by a aervant.
"Ia Madame Gypsy at home?"
The groom hesitated; aeeing thla, Fan
ferlot allowed bla note, and said
That la true, madam."
'Then I must flee, monsieur, at once!
Did not M. Bertomy aay to the other end
of Paris?"
"I know of a hotel, but it might not
suit yoo. It ia not elegantly furnished
like thia room, but upon my recommen
dation you would be treated like a queen.
and, above all, concealed. It is on the
other side of the river, Quay Saint Mi
rhel, the Archangel kept by Madame
Alexandre.
Here are pen and paper; write your
recommendation.
He rapidly wrote, and banded ber tha
letter.
"With these three lines, madam, you
ran make Madame Alexandre do any
thing you wish."
Madame Gypsy waa about to aend for
a hack, but Fanferlot aaid he was In a
hurry, and would aend her one. He
seemed to be In luck that day, for a hack
waa passing the door and he hailed It
"Walt here," he aald to the driver.
after telling him who he was, "for a lit
tie brunette who Is coming down with
some trunks, If ahe tells you to drive
her to Quay Saint Michel, crack your
whip; if ahe glvea you any other address,
get down from your aeat and fix your
harness. I will keep In sight.
He stepped across the street, and stood
In the door of a store. He had not long
to wait In a few minutes the loud
cracking of a whip apprised him that
Madame Nina had atarted for the Arch
an eel.
"Aha," aald he, gayly, "I hold her, at
any rata."
CHAPTER V.
At tha aame hour that Madama Nina
Gypsy waa seeking refuge at the Arch
angel, so highly recommended by Fan-
M. Prosper told me to hand this note ferlot, Bertomy waa being entered on the
to madam, and wait for an answer." commitment book at the police office.
Fanferlot was ushered into a little I Since th moment when he had restim-
rootn, furnished In blue and gold silk ed his habitual composure, he had not
damask. Heavy curtains darkened the faltered. But when he waa ordered to
windows and hung In front of the doors, empty hia pocketa on tha table, and they
One of the door curtains waa pushed began to search him, hia eyea flashed In
itio Voice of Washington.
Thfre are still living links that con
nect the present with the personality
of George Washington. Rev. Dr. Rob
ert Collyer, who recently ce cbrated hia
eightieth Mrtlnlfiy, tells of a very old
German whom lie knew when he lived
near Germantown, Pennsylvania, some
forty years ago, mid who, In turn, had
once seen Washington.
"Well. Michael," aald his friend
Collyer one day, "(Jeneral Washing
ton was tn these parts when you wero
a boy. You didn't happen ever to see
htm, did you?"
"That I did," answered the old man.
General Washington was riding
along a road, not a atreet, not a ml'e
from here, and all we boya went out
to ee him pnas. We ran along tx-alde
his horse, and I waa one of the, closest
to him. For some reason the parly
stopped, and General Washington dl-
mounted for a minute. I stood locking
up at lit m. He saw me, and put b:
hand on my head, saying:
" 'You're a fine lump of a Dut
boy.' "
"Thla waa not, of course, a weighty
remark," anld Dr. Col'ycr, In telling the
story, "tint It aeemed to me, at the
time, that the words had leapt h cms
the interval of sixty years and lind
come direct from the Hps of Waahlnif
ton himself. For the moment I aiv
his personality more vividly than 1
ever bad from rending books." -Hue'
ces.
Coffee-Drinking In ItrasiL
Brazilian are great coffee drinkers.
Numerous cups are drunk each diiy
by the average man and woman. Th
beverage la made very strong and
very sweet. It produce an exhllara
tluu of a more Intense and lasting kind
than beer. Those addicted to tlii
habit become very restless and
scarcely able to sit still or aland atlll
even for a moment
it s. s M N Nr. u pause.i upon
the step and looked at the boy
who was advancing.
"Well, what do you want?" aha de
manded.
"t'nn I do some chores to pay for
my supiier and a place to sleep to
night r
"Oh! You're a tramp, are you?
rretty young to start out that way.'
"I asked for a chance to work for
all you let me have."
"I don't know as I'm going to let
you have anything." She took anoth
er step and aeowled with pain. "If
you can find the old hen-turkey, over
there In the meadow, and drive her
and her little turka Into the twirn. may
be I'll give you a bite. She ought to
have eleven little ones; If you don't get
every one I won't give you a mouth
ful. Hyper along now; there' a big
thunder shower coming
"If It wasn't for thla rheumatism, I
wouldn t waate a aupper on that boy,
just for getting those turkeya In." she
muttered; "but I'll make blm work it
out"
So soon aa the turkey were under
cover ahe set the boy at work In the
woodHhed splitting wood until aupper
was ready.
After they had finished their sup
pers Mrs. Sktnner asked the boy
"What'a your name?"
"Frank Wlthee." He wanted to ask
her name In return, but she looked so
ngrlly at blm that he did not dure.
"Where did you come from?"
"From Clock ville. New York."
"How did you get here?"
"Walked the most of the way; once
In a while I got a ride."
It'a a long way, from New York to
New Hampshire. Whatever possessed
you to start on ainh a tramp run
way asked Mr. Skinner.
"No, air; I haven't anytxxly to run
way from, I've come to take my
grandmother ont of the poorhouse,
111 face flushed, ami he added quick
ly: "It Ian t her fault that Mhe' there.
darkness outside, After a while Mr.
Skinner anld:
"I don't know aa I enre what that
little squint of a boy says; never heard
anything so foolish! Think he fun
take care of himself and her, too!"
There was a few momenta' alienee,
then he continued:
1 don't aee a It wns my fault, any
how. 'Twa all your doing,"
There wa a longer alienee; then:
"You aatd you wanted her room, ao
you could have a nice spare room like
other folks, and you aald she'd be
more comfortable over there, thla
house la ao cold and tt cost too much
to keep a flro tn her room."
He moved alxnit uneulty, atudytng
her face Intently. Then, with long
pause between hi aouteneca:
"AnyNxly cun see that he' a used to
work. He took rare of the turkeya
aud shut them up just a careful as
you could. You're getting pretty
rheumatic. He'd about pay their keep,
now, n ml, by and by, more, I need
some help Just now, too."
Again ho walled for her to apeak,
but she didn't.
"Why don't you say something, Su-
snn?" he demanded, Irritably, "You
nlway talk when I don't want to
hear you, and keep still when you
ought to have something to say."
"I'm seeing things."
"Sit then and look at them, then;
I'm going to bod," was hi angry re-I'ly.
Iu the night he wa awakened by
the regular tup tap of a hammer.
"What In alt jxiasoxxod 1 she do
ing?" he asked himself.
lie listened a few moment, then
got up, dressed and went to the spare
room. HI wife wa ou her knees,
tacking a rag carpet upon the floor.
What are you doing? We had to
get along without butter aud egg, and
you skimped u on everything you
could, to get that store carpt and lace
custnlna, aud new furniture. And now
you're putting the old thlnga back."
Hia wife did not answer, perhaps be
cause her mouth wa full of tacks;
when the last one waa In place she
rose to her feet, saying:
"Now help me act up the bed."
The old wooden bedstead with four
posts rapped by round polished ball
"t'liclo Rufua says I may stay her
and work for grandmother, If you are
wilting. I didn't know your name Inst
night, or I wouldn't have spoken so; I
am sorry" he hesitated a little; then,
hyly, "Aunt Susan."
She stooped aud awkwardly kissed
hi check. Then, In tone a Utile hard
er than usual, ns If tu make amend
for alien weakness;
"Well, then, why don't you go, and
help him ungear his horse, Instead of
standing there? Come, mother" th
harsh voice grew tender "your room
Is ready for you; I haven't had a hap
py duy wince you left It" laiuW.
SALMON IN THE FAR NORTH.
Ilfip
m is M&4
Mm4
Medical Value of Hplcea.
In tropical countries, la-twcen latt
tude twenty-three degree south and
twenty-three degree north of the,
equator, the Inhabitant use splcv
She had a gixxl farm and home, and one of the time when she ought to with their food as we use pepper, A
ali the children ahe hud wa my fath- Hpenk and would not, ao he and Frank certain beneficial fleet 1 cuused to
er ami hi sister I suppose ahn'a my went to the born to hurtles the horae. the digestion; namely, stimulant and
Aunt Susan, but III never call her When they were nady to go Frank carminative, soys the Journal of Tron
aunt.'" I went Into the house. "1mmI bv. Mrs. I leal Medicine. But there la a second
Sir. Skinner moved hi chair to the ." She did not tell Mm her nnmo. ary effect, which I perhaps even mora
window and looked out Into the black. "Thank you for your kindness; I'll tell bcnellclul, seen In the fact that the
rainy mgnt grandmother how gixxl you've Ixien." I volatile oil passe out from the body.
J lie nirm wn going to be foth- Before they were out of sight of the
Habit la the deepest law of buma
nature. Cartyle,
"rou'aa a tsamp, arc Tour'
wa put up, the cord woven In and a
straw tick and fat feather bed placed
uixm It
"I'll get breakfast while you do the
chorea; the boy will want to go ea i'
ly."
"Do you want 7" But he had
gone Into the pantry
When breukfast wa over, Frank
said:
"If you think I've done enough to
pay for what I've had I'll go; I'm In a
hurry to see grandmother
"I'm I'm that I, I thought I'd go
over that way thla morning; you cun
rldo over If ten tulle or more,
He looked at hi wife, but tt wa
Aleutian Islands Water Hwsrmlasj.
with the Klsh.
ItnporU of Uie Manning expedition
to the woctcru Aleutian Island last
summer, Um full content of which
have never been mailt public, give
glowing account of the prospects of
salmon fishing iu that part of Alaska,
say the Sitka Alaskan. Gapt Me
t'lcllau, who commanded the cutter,
found the streams of Attn Island and
other Island of the archipelago crowd
ed with Milmoti, and he believe there
1 an excellent chance for the cstnU
lUliiiieut of canneries thore.
It tins I ccii known for a long time
that salmon are almost a plentiful In
Northern Alaska waters, where there
are no canneries, aa they are 111 South
eastern Alaska, whom the cannery
business Is most prosperous. It ha
been qulttt natural, however, that the
business should be established first In
the places nearest a market, and th
nitist readily aivmslbta early tn th
soasou. The climate of the Alcutlam
la entirely favorable, and tt I believed
Unit cnpltal will ssmiii be Invested there
lo develop the fisheries.
tt ba already been demonstrated
that aheep and cattle cajt be success
fully graxed In the Aleutian chain, ami
Uie general public I beginning to ap
preciate the fact tliat most of then
Island are no further north than
point midway between Ioudon and Ed
inburgh. It U claimed by aome and
disputed by other that what the gull
stream does for Northern Knghind and
Scotland Uie Japan current doe fi
the Aleutian Islaiwlsv At any rate,
there are many sign of a great com
mercial development lu the western I
Isiuls of Alaska.
A circular ha been Issued by Uie
Department of Commerce republishing
the law governing Alaska salmon fish
eries and giving the new regulation
under Out law. With one exeeptlou.
these regulation are about the en me
as those tu force last year. The change
hleh wa ordered some week ago.
however, wa of the highest Impor
tance, for It removed the restriction
which made It Illegal to take salmon
In Houllieasteru Alaska water before
the 1st of July of each year.
It Is etpm'tcd, a a result of the
modified regulatbsna, that Uie cab'h
of salmon lu Southeastern Alaska will
be greatly Increased this season.
The last section of these regulation
providing for propagation of salmon
by cannerynien I. of course, almost
ImpoMslble to comply with, and this
fact I appreciated by the fishery ex
pert. The true view of the matter
wa taken by Uie Jordan commission,
and It wa recommended that govern
ment hatcheries be established. It wa
declared that the caiinerytnen were un.
able to plant the required number of
fry In each case or to maintain th
requisite number of hatcheries. Con
gress gave no relief at the last session,
however, and thl section of the regu
l.itlons will therefore be allowed to re
main In force for the present.
era," rrank cxpliiliicu, "but he aald
he'd give up hi share to lit sister If
she'd take care of grandmother a
long aa she lived, and ahe promised to.
Then last year she put grandmother
Into the poorhouse, I'm going to see
her and tell her what I think of such
mean business." He clenched hi flsti
and squared hi shoulder, a though I room
house she wns at work lu the spuro
room. She put a blue and white coun
terpane Uxin the bed, and tucked a
valance around It. Old fashioned cop
perplate curtains replaced the lace
ones; an old splniHe-bncked rocker and
other old furniture were brought It,
and alio stepped buck and aurveyod the
In anticipation of the meeting.
"Whatever put It Into your head to
come such an amii.lng distance just to
take care of her" asked Mr. Skinner.
"I promised father than I would. He
wa sick a lung time, aud we hud to
use the money he had saved to come i
and get her; then he worrtwl alwuit her
until I promised that I'd come here
and take rare of her."
"How old are you?" asked Mr.
Sklniivr, looking sharply at the boy.
imsHtly unchanged, through various
channels, but chiefly through tha
lung and skin, ao that In the trixplca.
nature ha provided antiseptic which
In passing out by the lung and akin
kill the hurtful microbe which might
be breathed In and also prevent, to a
great extent, the attack of mosquitoes.
It I a well known fact that Insects,
Including mosquitoes, dislike volatile
oil, and will probably not attack an
Individual imlng aplce us a fxd ad
junct It I Interesting to nolo that
epic grow where there la a high rain
fall combined with mu1i heat condi
tion under which malarial Influence
prevail. The author quote various
there; ao I Frank," ahe authorities In regard to the antiseptic,
antipyretic and other projiertlea of aromatic.
Everything la just a ahe
'There!
left It-
Then she went Into the kitchen, sat
down by the window, and waited. Her
linnd, unaccustomed to Idleness, were
nervously bx ked together. When the
wagon came In sight she rose, trem
hllng, "She1
whispered.
They stopped by the gate at the foot
of the path. Frank sprang out and
looked toward tha house. Mr. Skin
"Most 12; I'm small for my age, hut I tier drew back and covered her face.
there' lot of thing I ran do. I've
got 20 that I earned myself, and fath
er anld grandmother la a great mana
ger, ao I guesa we'll keep off the
town."
"I guess you'll find that 120 won't
go fur toward keeping two people; you
"I can't meet her," ah groaned.
Frank helped an old lady out of tha
When It Ite-iran to Hurt
"But, mamma, lie called me a pit
face."
"That didn't hurt you, did It?"
"It didn't, mamma, until ha began
wagon and led her tip the walk; she I to mash Uie rruat with his knuckle."
wa ao small, and her back so bent
that her head scarcely came alxive
hlin. Aa she reached a bush of south
ern wocxl alio stooped to pick a sprig,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
better keep your money and take car "1 remember just aa well the day I
of yourself, or there'll m two of you planted that bush 'twa Susan' aee.
on the town Instead of one." ond birthday." Farther on ahe picked
"Why, I must taka car of hcrf' a (Mf of Sweet Mary and crushed It
Tba bachelor who nover growls
alxnit the weaUier would make an ex
cellent husband of tha meek aud lowly
variety.
blooming Idiot Isn't necessarily tha
flower of tha family.