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1 body asked. But nolsidy knew. Every body felt sure that they were some bodies, but nobody had ever heard of them. De Vismes hlmselt gave no clue to bis identity, though he made It plain that he was accustomed to what the penny-a-liners call "the highest grades of society." He talked casually of peo ple whom he knew, mentioning well- For the pulses of the Nation beat within known names In an off-hand maimer the sturdy arms | that deeply impressed the Maynards That are bared before the anvil, or they I and their set. but that was all. wear an humble guise; Cecilia had a theory of her own. She And the sentinels of liberty, the shields I was convinced tiial the distinguished from war's alarms. Are wholesome hearts and hon* st seeing stranger was a duke, or at the very I least, the heir to a dukedom. The great eyes. I point of women's theories is that they Those who feel the sweat of lubor ere are seldom affected by such trivial de they break the wage of bread, tails us facts aud probability. Nor covet goods beyond the pale that The growth of mutual love is. accord bounds an honest reach; But give to <«od the glory, an 1 the than s ing to the poets aud novelists, a beau tiful thing; but it is not every one who that they are fed. And rather live a prin iple than prea» h. lias the privilege of beholding it. The Inmates of the Regal Hotel were thus Ah ! God of Heaven, pity for the chilling privileged, and it Is to be hoped that drops that creep they were appreciative. In tortuous threads, where living Aurlel de Vismes aud Cecilia May strength should swell the Nation s nard fell in love with one another, and veins; The sloth that cumbers progress, and the the affair progressed rapidly up to a certain point. They walked together, useless drones who steep The curse that follows idle hands and talked together und drove together in a smart mail phaeton, with a pair of brains. stepping cobs that De Vismes hired I sing a song of labor, for the keepers from the most expensive livery stables of the seal. In the town. They were always ac For a new day broke in radiance on tho companied by a* discreet chaperon, for warders of the land; Seamoor, as we all kuow, is a place Clearer thought to those who ask it, heaping store to those who kneel; given over to gossip and scaudal. The To the sons of stalwart heart and discreet chaperon, however, was an adept In the art of effacing herself on horny hand. occasion, and Vismes bad plenty of op —Youth's Companion. portunities of asking a certain tender J*d**><-!*+v>>d*d*’i*d*d*4**?’d*d*vd**5**{«i*d,4 question—if he had chosen to avail himself of them. But be did not choose CECILIA’S ROMANCE | to avail himself of them. That was the perplexing part of the whole mat ter. He made love to Cecilia, that is to say. he murmured confidentially in her ear, and looked unutterable things, ALWAYS thought that fate had re but there it ended. He did not pro served me for better tilings,” sighed gress beyond that point. Cecilia did Cecilia Maynard, ns she sat on the her best to lead him in the way that Spa at Seamoor and watched the fash she thought he ought to go, but all to ionable crowd drift idly to and fro, "and no purpose, lie looked love, but he did now—and now----- ” not speak of marriage. "’And now,” said her friend, Mrs. Mel And this unsatisfactory state of af ville-Graham, putting the obvious finish fairs lasted up to the end. De Vismes to the broken sentence, "you know left the Regal one day as suddenly as it." he had come, aud without committing Cecilia Maynard was the beauty of himself In any way. True, he held Ce the family. That Is not saying much cilia's hand for quite two minutes at for her, but she thought it was, and so parting, w hile he gazed eloquently Into did the family. People are apt to set a her eyes and murmured a hope that fancy value on themselves. As a mat she would not forget him, but what ter of fact, she was a pretty girl— was that? Poor Cecilia! The blow was neither more nor less but her family a hard one. For three weeks she had thought her a beauty, and never tired thought of herself as an embryo of impressing the fact on her and on ductless, and uow she had to begin all their friends. This pleased them and over again and think of herself once amused their friends, and hurt nobody more as the third Miss Maynard, with but Cecilia. It Is not a wise tiling to no prospects worth mentioning. persuadq a girl that slit* Is altogether Mrs. Melville-Graham, who really felt superior to the state of life Into which sorry for her, was very kind. she has been called; but people are "It's a pity you’re so romantic. Cis,” at times very unwise In their genera she said practically, "but you’re not al tion. together to blame for that. It'“ your It was a sacred and Jealously cher family's fault. I'm afraid. They ished belief in the Maynard family wouldn’t let you be sensible. However, that Cecilia would make a brilliant it's no good thinking about that now, ■natch. They looked upon it ns a cer we have other fish to fry. Things have tainty. They always said, "When Ce gone against you, and you've got to cilia makes her grand marriage, we face them and make the best of them. shall do so and so;” not "If Cecilia I'll tell you what you shall do. You makes her grand marriage, etc., etc.” shall come and speud the winter with Cecilia shared their belief, ami wasted me in tow n, aud ten to one you’ll meet hours and hours In idle dreaming of somelsxly who will put Aurlel de the life that she would lead when the Vismes' image out of your silly little fairy prince had rescued her, like Cin head. Cheer up. ami buy some new derella of old, from her present sur frocks. You shall make your grand rounding«. match yet.” Now at last tho fairy prince had ar But Cecilia shook her head, and put rived on the scene, and this Is the his her handkerchief to her eyes. tory of Ills coming. "1 shall never marry now,” she Every year the Maynards were in the sobbed. "I have lived my life and had habit of spending a month at some my romance, and and it's very kind fashionable seaside place, mid this year of you. Norah, lint 1 would rather stay they had chosen Seamoor, and estab quietly at home.” lished themselves nt the Regal Hotel, “Nonsense," Mrs. Melville Graham which Is. as everyone knows, tile most returned, Imperturbably, "you haven’t ■elect In the town. Cecilia had six lived your life, and you are not going large dress baskets with her, ami ar to stay quietly at home. You're going rayed in • Ir contents, she dazzled the to spend the winter with me in town, Seamoor world or Imagined Hint she and who knows? you may meet did so, which, after ail, was Just ns Aurlel de Vismes again, and it may gratifying to her vanity. Imagination all come right in the end. The world is a fearful and wonderful thing. She is very small you know , and the course imagined herself the cynosure of all of true love never runs smooth.” eyes, and the admired of all beholders, Mrs. Melville Graham was a clever whereas. In reality, she was neither the woman, ami generally managed to gain one not the other. If she had known her poiut. She gained it on this occa Hint she would have been miserable; sion. but she did not know it, and so she Ci'cllla looked up and mop|X'd her was happy. This is a strange world! eyes. Winn the Maynards had been nt Sea "I’ll come," she said meekly. "Thank moor n week, a fresh arrival threw you. Norah; It s very kind of you to the Regal Into a state of great excite trouble nlsiut me.” ment. As a rule, fresh arrivals were October saw her coinfortnbly estab not much thought of there, for people lished In tlie Melville Graham's luxuri were always coining and going; but this ous home in Park Lane, and then began particular Iresh arrival was something tlie round of winter gayetles. Mrs. quite out of the common run. He for. Melville Graham's set hardly consisted of course, it was a he really deserves of tlie creme de la creme, bui it was a a descriptive paragraph all to him very festive one. Enterialmnents and ■elf. amusements of every kind followed To begin with, lie was a very remark one another in bcwilderlngly quick suc aide looking man. 6 foot 4, and broad cession. and Mrs. Melville Graham In proportion; a magnificently built hoped that lu tlie whirl Cecilia would specimen of the human race. Thon he soon learn to forget; but she did not. had a most Insinuating manner, lie Aurlel de Vismes was loo striking and did not say so very much, but lie look attractive a man to la- easily forgotten ed volumes, and lie had a trick of drop by a romantic, impulsive, sentimental ping hla voice and murmuring confiden girl. Cecilia watched and waited. as tially Into Ills neighbor's ear, that many women have done before, and as wrought great havoc in the ranks of many women will again, hoping for a the opposite sex. Added to that, he sight of the man she loved; but she hail a certain amount of swagger on, w atched and w aited in vain. and threw tils money atsnit right aud At last there came a day when she left w It 1» a lordly disregard for the rushed Into Mrs. Melville-Graham's principles of economy. Illa name was room In a state of uncontrollable ex so fascinating, too, Auriel de Vlainea. citement What woman could withstand such a "Norah," she exclaimed, breathlessly. name? It was all very well for "Norah, have you ever had a presenti Shakespeare to write: ment ?" What’s in n name? That which we call Mrs. Melville Graham looked up from s rose the novel on her knees, aud smiled her By snv other name would smell as sweet. most practical smile. But either Shakespeare left women out "Never, my dear." she answered, of his calculations or times have chang "aud If I had 1 shouldn’t kuow what to ed since Illa day. Aurlel de Vismes do with it." would not have been half ao Interest "Well. I have one now," Cecilia an ing a personage If he had been called nounced. In the same breathless tone, John Jones Aurlel de Vlames! It waa and then she struck quite a dramatic so poetical. ao retim'd and ao mysteri attitude. ”1 have one now," she re- ous Who were the I>e \ lunes, every- | (H-ated "1 have a presentiment that 1 THE KEEPERS OF THE SEAL. I slug the song of labor, of the lowly smelling soil, The whirling of the spindle and the whirring of the wheel; The hand that guides the plowshare and the rugged son of toil— The sinews of the country and its weal. r H shall meet Aurlel de Vismes to-night. I feel it—I know it! 1 shall meet him!" Mrs. Melville-Graham smiled again. "I’m sure I’m very glad to hear it,” she replied, returning once more to her book; "I hope he will be able to give some satisfactory explanations of his conduct at Seamoor, and 1 think you had better put on your uew frock.” The Melvlile-Graliams’ engagements for that particular evening numbered four, and Included a dinner, two recep tions and a dance. Cecilia's presenti ment did not specify at which enter tainment she was to meet her recalci trant lover, but that was a detail. The dinner, of course, came first on ihe list. It was given by Lord and Lady Clayburu, new acquaintances of the Melvilie-tjrahams, und Cecilia ar rived at their house In a state ot' ner vous excitement that it took all her strength to control. The presentiment was growing stronger every minute. The Melville-Grahams were the last to arrive, and Cecilia looked anxiously at the large party assembled in the drawing room, but be for whom she looked was not among them. It was a great relief to her overstrung nerves when tlie solemn butler announced din- ner, and they all tiled into the dining room. Cecilia's cavalier was elderly, and Ills conversational powers were somewhat limited. He sounded his companion on one or two subjects, with very little result, and then took refuge in silence and the elaborate menu. Left to her own devices, Cecilia be gan taking stock of the guests assem bled at table. She was getting quite amused and interested lu this occupa tion, when all at once a startling sound fell on her ears a sound that thrilled her like an electric shock, and made her heart beat wildly. It was Aurlel de Vismes’ confidential murmur. There was no mistaking it. She would have known It anywhere. De Vismes must be in the room, that was plain. But where? He was not at the table, and yet she could hear that never-forgotten murmur so plainly. It was coming nearer, too. What did it mean? Wliat could it mean? Nearer and nearer. Now it was at her elbow. "Turbot, ma'am ?” With a start of horror, Cecilia turned tier head. There by lier side stood a gigantic footman, a gorgeous, powdered flunkey, resplendent in the Clayburn full-dress livery of crimson and gold, with plush knee breeches and white silk stockings. He held a plate In his hand, and his voice dropped to its most insinuating key as he began to repeat his question. “Tur----- ” At that point Ids eyes met Cecilia's. The next moment Lady Clayburn's pet footman, in a state closely border ing on apoplexy, was picking up frag ments of the oldest Crown Derby in England.—London Truth. OVERRUN BY BANDITS LAST TRACE OF THE MISSION. HOME OF GREAT FINANCIER. Monument in China Outille the Gâte of Siugaufu. Little Village Toasts Three Name« and Residence of J. P. Morgan. The distance from the farthest point of polar dlkcovery to the pole Itself la 4t*> miles. BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE Here la a plcture of the oldent Chris 'Just to the south of West Point there ISLAND OF CUBA. tian monument In China, lt dates from is a little village on the Hudson that the eighth century. Few Americans glories in three names. It has had probably are aware that missionaries two names for years, but the third Is Planters Pay Well to Prevent Deetrnc- , penetrated China as long ago as that. a recent aud confusing addition. By t.ou of 1 heir Pi operty — Most Huc- | This is the Nestorian tablet or Syro- Its residents it is called Highland Falls. csseful Practice a Kin 1 of Blackmail, Chlnese monument which stands one This name is derived from that hand bui Ostensibly Withiu the Law, mile outside the gate of Singaufu In some cataract sometimes called "But Shensi. The story It tells is that of the termilk Fulls,” which comes tumbling Banditry in Cuba is to all intents and fortunes of the Nestorian mission in down through the mountains to make purposes a well-recognized profession. China between the years 636 and 781. a final leap over a huge rock into the 1 hey have a habit of Uoiding up people I It sets forth that the dogmas of Chris- Hudson. The north of the falls is a ol means that differs in some respects I ttauity record the history ot Christian great cliff. It was on this cliff a num from the mode of the Italian brigands, effort In China and adds a sort of metri ber of years ago. says the New York but leads to the same results. cal thanksgiving to God and to the em- Times, that a hotel was built by a man A gentleman who has lived in Cuba named Cranston. The village of High nearly all of his life states that it Is in land Falls lies back of this cliff, and large part due to the moneyed men very little of it Is discernible from the I themselves that tribute is paid to gangs river. As Cranston owned the prop of robbers, who have a polite way of I erty to tlie river's edge, the West Shore doing things. This gentleman said: Railroad Company was obliged to se- "1 know of one man in the province ( cure land for Its station from him. He of Clenfuegos who has been compelled also owned the dock where the steam to pay vast sums annually in order to boats tie up. So both the railroad prevent the destruction of his property. station and the dock became known Ibis money lias been paid to a man as Cranston’s, although there was of who figured prominently In the last Cranston's only the hotel, while the revolution and who has a plan all of village of Highland Falls numbers sev his own for forcing money from eral thousand people. wealthy people. This man, wliojnakes I For years Cranston's Hotel was a the collections. Is supposed to have a ! fashionable resort. Fashion left lt and I large following in that province, and It was closed. Recently the bulldihg, for this reason it is an easy matter tor i grounds and dock were purchased by him to intimidate those who feel that I the Franciscan Sisters, who have turn they have not the protection which the ed It Into a seminary for young ladies. law should give. When this was in readiness for schol "He will go to the owner of a large ars the sisters decided to call lt Lady- plantation and ask to borrow $509 or cllffe Academy, and they accordingly $1,000 for a few weeks. The owner of I changed the name of the dock to "Lady the plantation knows that it is useless cllffe.'’ to refuse, and he knows, too, that the And so it happens that If you want to mouey paid out in this way will never go to the village of Highland Falls by lie paid back to him. It is a tribute boat you get a ticket for "Ladycllffe,” which he feels he must give to those (KRISTIAN MONUMENT IN CHINA 1,100 and if you go by train your ticket reads who tire supposed to have some Influ YEARS OI.D. to Cranston's. ence because of their connection with perors who favored the Christian cause. Tills little village with the surplusage the late revolution. The money is paid without a protest, and It is not long be-I All trace of the mission has vanished of names Is the home of J. Pierpont except only tills monument, says the Morgan, the world's greatest combiner. fore another request for funds is made. I New York World. It was unearthed in Perhaps some day he may be Induced "It is largely due to the lack of moral j 1625 and copies of its inscription were to syndicate Cranston's, Highland Falls courage on the part of those who are sent to various capltols of Europe, ex and Ladycllffe under a new name. held up that these bandits, for such citing great Interest at the time, and tne.v are. are able to continue their. COUNTESS TOLSTOI. nowhere more than In London. Two work. The man who Ims money feels lines of Syriac run down the left and that if he does not comply with their, wire of ths Noted Ku elan Reformer right side of the Chinese. There is also and Her Rare Devotion. demands he will have his property de Syriac writing at the foot. Recent visit- | stroyed and in this way lose a great Countess Sophia Andrerona Tolstoi, ors have found that the stone is in good deal more in a single day or night than wife of the great Russian reformer and preservation, and rubbings which have lie will be asked to pay the bandits in author, is a tneek, mild woman, whose been taken attest its perfection. a lifetime. If the property owners entire life has been spent, since her In 1859 a Chinaman rebuilt the tablet would get together and refuse the de marriage, lu ministering to tlie wants into the brick wall where it had once mands of these scoundrels they would of her husband, and in rearing her nu stood outside the city. The material is , have some chance of putting an end to merous offspring. The Tolstois have a coarse marble. A considerable con their work. But they are afraid to do had three children, and for these until troversy has raged round this interest-I anything, and for this lack of confi ing relic, but the weight of evidence I they were 10 years old the Countess has dence which they have in those who made all the wearing apparel. She acts now inclines toward the conclusion that are intrusted with enforcing the law as secretary and critic to the Count and they must pay a tribute. This is what lt Is genuine. chiefly concerns herself with the table makes tlie life of the Cuban bandit such had L ived to see 109 years . a prosperous one. Of course the men who hold up property owners in this Death of Femar I Morris, the O'd.-st Inhabitant of New York. way do not consider themselves ban dits. In fact, they are never afraid of Bernard Morris, the oldest Inhabitant the law, as they operate in a way to of New York, who died recently at the keep on the safe side. They do not I i age of 109, was known as the "dean of make any threats. It Is uot necessary the human race.” for them to do so, for it is understood He used to be a I by tlie man who is held up that they gardener in Pros will do him injury if he does not comply pect 1’ark, aud for witli their demands." several years past The story of the gentleman quoted he has been living above is doubtless a true version of the peacefully In re matter. But it is a fact, too. that there tirement. are bandits in Cuba who operate in a Barney attribu manner which firings them more close ted his remarka ly under the definition of the term ban ble longevity to dits. These bandits have been operat his lifelong absti ing In Cuba to some extent during the nence from spirits past year, and it appears that they are of all kinds and increasing rather than diminishing. from tobacco. He n. MO IRIS. UOUNTES. TvLSTOI. This is due largely to the utter Ineffi was born in the County Cavan. Ireland, ciency of the rural guards In the past. llune 10, 1792. There he lived until he desires of her lord and master. Count was 32, and then lie came to America ess Tolstoi is one of the most cultured The Czar’s Forests. and entered for a coacliman. At this women in all Europe. When she was Russia has elaborated a system for trade he worked for six years, and then 17 she received a diploma from the the protection of her forests as strin secured a position as keeper in Pros University of Moscow. One year later gent in its provisions as If It were insti pect Park. she married the Count after a romantic tuted for the protection of human be He leaves a widow, who was his courtship, which has been reproduced ings. Only so much wood may be cut third wife and whom he married when word for word In that of Levin and down annually In each locality as will he was 68 and she 21. She fell in love I Kitty in "Anna Karenina.” Among be compensated for by the growth of with him at first sight and was never her manifold duties is that of looking tlie remaining trees, and all the clear from his side a single day. after her busband's copyrights and roy ances made are immediately replenish- alties, and it is said not a penny escapes < m 1 by young plants, says a writer In THE UP-TO-DATE SU.NBONNET. her. In describing the Countess' devo Pearson's Magazine. Even private own tion to him the famous sociologist says: ers of forests are not permitted to cut "If I were a clarinet my wife would down their trees except under govern spend all her time polishing and burn ment inspection. No absolute owner ishing the keys.” ship in trees is now recognized, in fact, but that of the state. As a matter of Check for Four Cents. fact, a very large part of the Russian It is not often that a business man forests belong entirely to the state. The gets a check for money that he would largest private, or rather semi-private, rather be without, but that is what proprietor is the administration of the happened to a wholesale lumber dealer Imperial appanages, which possesses of this city the other day. says the New numerous estates, the revenues from Y'ork Sun. which are devoted exclusively to the The check was sent to him by the re support of the members of the Russian ceiver of a defunct Boston hardware Imperial family. concern, and he was entitled to the The total area of these estates Is a ' money as a creditor. Made out on a good deni over 29.000,000 acres. Being Boston bank It called for the payment situated In the most diverse districts, I of 4 cents as the first "and final” divi an extraordinary variety of subtropical dend. and temperate natural productions is After recovering from his surprise cultivated, including sugar, tobacco,; the recipient sat down to reckon it all cotton, wine. tea. fruit, roses, as well out. There was the 2-cent revenue as grain of every kind. The principal stamp and a 2-cent postage stamp on culture, however, at any rate In extent,' the letter. That meant 4 cents to send is timber. forests, covering nearly 15.- it to him. not counting the cost of paper 000,00 acres of the total. In the ex-1 and envelope and printed form of ac ploltatlon of these forests the greatest knowledgment To acknowledge Its care has to be given. receipt and cash the check would In The Ideal of simplicity and sweetness. volve an outlay of about 12 cents Cool Costume In the Philippines. It has been adopted by society for out more, as banks charge for out-of-town The mode of dress In the Philippines ing use. and may become almost as collections. is simple anil cool In the extreme. The He was still thinking It over when popular as the shirt waist. ordinary costume among the well-to-do a friend entered the office and offered of all Classi's is made of white sheeting. | Excused. twice the face value of the check to A coat and trousers made to order' Lawyer-Do you know anything secure it as a curio. He sold it in a costs but $2. The coat buttons up about this man's private life? hurry. closely about the neck. A thick felt Witness—No. sir. hat of broad brim, a pair of white can Noblesse Oblige. "But haven't you been associated vas shoes, a light under vest and socks, with him in business? Mrs. Newrocks—And I'm so subject and there Is your Philippine costume "Not in the way you mean? I was to seasickness! Still, we must have a all the year round. About eighteen of one of the directors of the bank in yacht Mr. Newrocks—Weil, why must we? these suits are sufficient for a new which he was teller."—Detroit Free comer in ordinary standing, but be Press. Mrs. Newrocks—Because we have the money.—Tuck. must expect often to wear two a day. The man who sits down with folded arms and hopes is the biggest kind of a foot Many a man who Ilves next door to a Sixty thousand elephants are annu- I In order to become a successful cliurcb is unable td describe its interior ally slaughtered In Africa for the sake hypocrite a man must work at it every I of their ivory. day In the week. arrangemeuL The Duke of Wellington. Wellington on one occasion started. Sir Herbert Maxwell tells us. at 7 a. m„ rode to a place twenty-eight miles distant, here held a review, and was back at the place from which he had started for dinner between 4 and 5 p. ill. lie galloped twenty-six miles and back to see whether damage had been done to the pontoon train, lie rode seventeen miles In two hours from Freneda to Ciudad Rodrigo, where he dined, gave a ball, and supper; was In the saddle again at 3 a. nt; galloped back to Freneda by 6 and was doing business again at noon. He rose reg ularly at 6. and wrote till 9. and after dinner wrote again from 9 till 12. It must be essential to every General and indeed to every man who is bear ing a heavy load of anxious business, to-be a good sleeper. Napoleon was a first-rate sleeper; so was Pitt; so was Brougham: so was Mr. Gladstone; so was Wellington. At Salamanca Wel lington. having given Ills order for the battle, said to his aid de camp: "Watch the French through your glass, Fitz Roy. I am going to take a rest. When they reach that copse near the gap in the hills, wake me.” Then he lay down, and was fast asleep in a minute. In tlie midst of tlie critical operations before Waterloo, feeling weary, he laid himself down, put a newspaper over ills face, and took a nap.—Goldwln Smith In the Atlantic. Fashionable t'hlrograpliy. Gladys Helene Montague, her trans parent gold ochre hair glittering in tlie sunlight, sat at her mahogany desk writing her answer to Reginald Fitz- ' maurice's proposal. Gladys' chlrog- rnphy was of the fashionable ycung la dles' seminary style, with three charac ters to perform the duties of twenty- six. My Denrest Girl- Your answer has made me the happiest man in the world. How did I dare hope that you would stoop to bless such as I? 1 pray Go I that I limy lie worthy of you, my darling. I long to press you to my heart. Ever thine. REGINALD. My Dear Miss Montague—On Wednes day I sail for Europe. If at any time roil should change your mind, a word from you will bring me to your side. My address will be Brown. White & Co.. lain.Ion. Faithfully yours. REGINALD F1TZMAI RICE. Dear Gladys—After a sleepless night spent in the vain endeavor to decipher your note. I have written these two an awera. Will you kindly return immediately th« one which does not fit the occasion. I cannot stand thia strain mm-h longer. Your anxious REGINALD. —Detroit Free Press. Many Miles of Hard Nlcdding. A Slaughter of Elephants.