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T TE . CHAPTER L--(Cont'd.) "Admirable Crichton," murmured. ER 7 oh ; » "In sport, at any rate! his neigh-|{ With us?" she asked. = = a bor hasenict "He has always been| "If Tmiy," he answered. "I shall 0} . one of the most popular young men|have to be off in a few minutes. : about town. but of course the women| <A' waiter paused before their table ed to cateh the will spoil him now." + |and 'offered a salver on which were flagh in her eyes as she loc "Is it 'my fancy? he asked, "or several cups of coffee and MNQUeUr the street, and a shadow. was he not reported a prisoner?" glasses, tain: Graret leaned fo re 3 "He "was missing twice, once for|ward in his place and stretched out h i fou a over a week," Mrs. Cunningham re-|hand to setve his companion. Before gsting 7" plied.' "There are all sorts of stories he sould take the cup, however, the| '¥erys che assenter as to how he got back to the lines. whole 'tray had slipped from the thini he is delightfal: A perfect young dare-devil. I should | Waiter's fingers, caught the corner of "He certainly seems think. I must talk to Mr. Daniell for | the table, and fallen with its contents ve m a few minutes or he will never pub-|on fo the carpet, The waiter himself oon adm - lish my reminiscences." =a small, 'undersized person with ~ She'leancd towards he¥ neighbor on|b'ack; stettled eyes set at that -MO-/ stich adventures!" she co the other ride and Major Thomson| Ment ina fixed and unnatural stare=' jus become so st was able to resume the role of atten-| made one desperate effort to save inp the last few mo tive observer, a role which seemed fimeelf and. then fell . backwards.|ihat tho t r somehow his by destiny. He listened|EVery one turned around, attracted fore was at & po ch, without apparent intérest to the con-| DY the noise of the falling cups and we "sit side by: side in a res versation 'between Geraldine Conyers | the. sharp, ~stiffed groan, which and, although e out snes and the young man whom they had|Proke from the man's lips. Captainiofe knows that he has all been _ discussing, : Granet sprang to his feet, Lo 3 of marvellous Jven res. "I think," Geraldine coniplained, as one of those who we "that. you are rather overdoing your from 'the Playing Gelay glo diplomatic reticence, Captain Grapet,| T ' bio Lt Ug; She mal You haven't told me a single thing. |Wwaiters caine hurrying up towards the Hundred thirty-two for M hy, some of thie Tormies 1 have!Pprostrate figure, by the side of which|sex the day before war Was dec] been to see in the hospitals have been [Major Thomson was already kneeling.| "That's the type of young | "far more interesting than you." The manager, who appeared upoti the | who's going to catty us throu He smiled scene oe gh by magic, and upon; ahy one can," Major Thomsen agreed 1 . » whose face was an expression of hor-| cheerfully. . was Galan eT you e protested,| yor that his clients should have been, She 'suddenly clutched at his. 1 ie 3 my fault. - ou can 3 imaging a, disturbed, quickly gave his orders,! "Hugh," she exclaimed, po id Fin gets witht nes oUt! The man was picked up and carried |a placard which a newshoy "Cars ere, an t hn DN papers can tel YOU away. Major, Thomson followed rying, "that is the one thing eve £0 me more ti an we can. One hi Two or three waiters in a few| bear, the one thing which I think soldier only Sees a little bit of his!geconds succeeded in removing the I were 3 man would fun me inte own corner of the fight you know." | erie of the accident, the orchestra Savage! Se 'But can t you tell me some >of yours Sommensed 2 favorite waltz, he They both paused and read th own personal experiences?" she per:|ma; *hotel apologized to the little | headlines: x : Sint The. foc. #0 Peach moute Inf aitre. dh people for the commotion PASSENGER STEAMER-- TOR-| teresting than what one reads ifi| they were perhaps to blame for hav-| PEDOED WITHOUT WARNING : print." : Aa ing employed a young man so delicate| IN THE IRISH SEA, TWENTY: we never had any," he assured her.| he wag scarcely fit for service. TWO LIVES LOST. Fearfully slow time we had for "He seemed to be a foreigner," "That is "the sort. of thing' ed, "which makes one long to not a man but a god, to be able months." ; ; "Of ree; T'don't believe a word Lady Anselman remarked, as the man jo Wield thunderbolts and to deal out! + addressed his explanations to her. ud : > : : I Yorre she Seared, Aipghing war! He was a Belgian, madam. He correspondent, 'by 'any. chance, are' Was seriously wounded at the com- "#Good 'for you, Gerry," 'a sir fresh voice behind them: declan "That's my job now. Didn't you h » mencément of the war. We took him you ls he asked, toad. direct from the hospital" in us' shouting after you, Olive i cent crescento, ending 'with as much | 0 Look!" + : ~ I'moise 'as 'could be made, and all the|o"e "Your language isn't sufficiently| "I hope the poor fellow will soon picturesque! Tell me, when are you|recover," Lady Amnselman declared. Her brother waved a telegram, | performers "played" as hard as they (To be continued.) possibly sia vhether 'they' contri. going back?" 'Please 'do not think anything more Cee buted to the noise As soon as I can pass the doc-|of the affair as far as we are con- ' 3 & : or not. | . Tradition in Navies. The guest' of honor, conyulsed with' "Goad heavens! fit]" he exclaimed, The maitre d'hotel * and several The fellow's in a yed" as) | strik- torg--in a few days, I hope." cerned, You must let me know later "You hope?" she repeated. "Do you | on how he's." really man that, or do you say it! 'The maitre d'hotel retreated with a because if: is the proper thing to say?" [little bow. Geraldine turned to Cap- He appeared for the moment to|tain Granet. somewhal resent her question. "T think," she said; "that vo : "The fuct that I hope to get back" be very kind-hearted he Fou musk he remaiked coldly, "has nothin; He furned and looked at her ? Whatever fo do wid my liking my, Job "Why 7" : when I get there. As a matter of fact} «you must have séen 'so many hor- I hate .it. 'At the same time, you can rile sights--so many dead oa surely understand that there isn't any and yet--" $ other place for & man of my age and] "Well 7'! he persisted profession." "There was something i g in. your face "Of course not," sie agreed SOftly-| when the man staggered back, a kind "1 really am sorry that I bothered ; you. There is one thing I should like! OF Jolver slinost: ua any or ih felt to know, though, and that is how you He was silent for a moment. managed to escape?" w " fot: He hook his head but his amiability |; "ot DAA HIe he observed slow. seemed' to have wholly returned. His) lous, but here it is different. The fel- eyes twinkled as he looked at her. = |low'did look Khastly ill, didn't he? "There we're up against a solid wall| 1" ¢ aa ohay! was really the matter of impossibility," he Teplied, yon with him." see, some of our other ps may try|" « y v the dodge. I gave them the tip and) We shall know hen Major Thom I don't want to spoil their iid Gratiot stemed ely to heat her By-the bye, do you know the man two words. A: curious fit of abstracti places down on your left?" he added,' pit 0 traction dropping his voice a little. "Looks al. 2d Seized him. His head was turned most like a waxwork figure, doesnt, toards the corridor, he seemed to be an { . 3 | . s ir y d | "Queer sort of stick, Thomson," he on an Malor Thomson, Yes roniken presen ia has pros mens Tesintion She ory friend of yours, Miss Conyers? quiet to-day, but he is really most; She hesitated for a moment, interesting." S huve known Jim for some Sime; . Le omething in her tone seemed to them. all frors. bev nt of the apie | disturb him. He leaned towards her "We have decided," she announced. quickly. His face had lost its good- "to take our coffee out in the lounge." Rumored indifference, He was evi- PTER II, {dently very muchiin: east. 37. | "Please don't think me impertin- The little party troo out of the' ' . 'Testaurant and made their way gota ent, he. begged, 'but--is he a very corner . of the lounge, where tables | She did not had already been prepared with coffee 16 Nol answer, and askues"CorldneConyere/and i oie, shoulder, bavarts hers in Granet, wi - : eBid ) hind, foi « tale fo themselves. SU, WS Answering a little stream of y Anselnian laid her fingers upon 9" he 4 ve i : Major Thomson's Arm. : The man is in a shocki "Please talk for a few minu Belarne," she begged. - "Your French is such a relief to her ge we i Sheyed mediately, 'although 2 eyes strayed more than once to-! h wards the table at which: Captain} 8k he. may recover. Grane: and his. companion, wer beat. he He pa kT ise nore ed. Madame Selarne was fia gossipy | 3h0 EXOUDS. & ° hear wh and. the d_ many mutual mom: par And seemed. 0. ian, haa bosn wotmdod and ovideus L> great 'priva 7) heart is very. much weakened. ~ He had a bad fainting fit, but with a long Wm She was Jook-. The navies of the world are peculiar in theif traditions and customs. 'The wide collar on the seaman's shirt re- maing, though the grease-slushed queue has long been forgotten. The American man-o-war's. man Wears a black neckerchief because the British sailor 'put it on as a badge of mourn: ing for Lord Nelson; the threé white 'braids on his eollar are similarly adopted in "token of memory of Nel son's victories at Copenhagen, the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar. He has puta star in each corner of that queue-guarding collar, and he holds to some other peculiar. ideas, which other services share, but the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac, the morning of Sunday, March 9, fifty:nine "years ago, Is re- membered and memorialized by al the great battleships of the world's laughter, begged for an encore. An ther tune was started and played to the finish. Then the conductor, turn- ing. to face the audience, bowed and - said to the bride-to-be: "Realizing the value of music in the home we plan-: ned this. wonderful instrument, the| kitchenola; just for you. We are pre.| | navies without regard to pation, re. | cognized as introducing the greatest improvements : and reforms in the |' structure of fighting ships since ships were built. HT % A ith, of the entertainm ¢ , fi the ho : ht | Candida hds over 88,000 'miles of | Di railway, or .one mile for every 224 persons. - WL ThE RT: age In' Holland all' Christian names after the first are faxed. . Minard's Liniment for Burns, eto 0 [State? he announced. "He is# Ba : is op,