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f^ mm''u I'l m ^ "s^t u^ i^ - ^ â-  ' i» Â¥ ' J K c -^"* IP iMiimmu LORD KILLEEN'S REVENGE ( \ f m rrtiAS'Ti.'!} -^'TV 1 Donna nundaa, the second waa Feather- CHAHILK ^viv. I ^^^^ ^^^^ ii^^j ij^^y ^^_^ logclher; Tb» soand thai had startled Vorley j Jjonna was stuiliiu? with iiuile an inef- 4nd Mrs. Duiidius out of their love- | faWi- swo^lnr.ss at ihe Italian, Coron- is, and l-Vathi-rston wa< leaning again- st tliH opposite wall, lis eyes were up- on her. There were, however, ao uiauy other triinre had come from a souree little (iicained of liy them. As tl,ey hu.r- rieil toward the houao. the veil of ever- gri-ens Iwhind where I hey had »l(x>.l was liglidy IhriLst aside, and the moonl>eums revealed the iwle, .ntarlled face of Con- stantia MacGillicuddy. She looked so white, so horrified, that Stronge, who was with her, thou- ght she was going to faint. She had witnH«s«d that last sceneâ€" the wild eni- braoe. the swift and guilty separation. It had lieeu a sudden awakening, a people in the small stone hall that C'onslantia, liewildered at first by the bright glow, did not see where Feath- erslon'8 gaze dwelt. A moment later he had roused himself, and was coming Uiward he,r. •â- 'Our dance, I think," he said, coldly. She started. Hud so much time tlownt Had she indeed rais.-»eJ one of the danc- es she most desired* "Yo"' had forgotten," went on Fea- therstor, quite stiffly now. It is ab- ominal>le to a man to find himself for- she said, iluw could first' glUnpse into the hateful side of ' gotten even for an inaUnt by the life, iU lawlessness, iU vile ir-hery. , --« wh-^; ;«>;^^^ [^ It had all happened in a moment, and a^i„,ost at a>* ^." whi'n Stronge had realized the mean- S Constantia\ .frew pale. That first ing of the piotui* before hun it was glance at thri- gay, smiling Donna had iiiK <i I.UC H . .• , , „i uiiiL-rved her; .ind now his coldness gave too late to prevent Conslantia s real- ^ finishing toiifh to the suppressed izing also. She looked straight at him agitation that was troubling her now with a very anguish of distress in "It was not that I forgot " -^ her eyes, and tried to say something 2?-''^,'' o.TuoVesXinl but 'XNild not. There was a touch ol ., .(j„iy • Quite so." rosimnded ho. shnm.i ab>ut hiT. that male him wretch- with a 'hilf-vailed sneer. an<i a glance ed. If he could only have looked luck at Stronge, who was not h.«ding him, ri- â-  .1 , ..„ ' but was rather regarding Mrs. uun- at her with a glance sufficiently un- : '^^ ^. .,,^ ^^ amazedtcrutiny. Had the i-onscious as to convince her that he haa woman no conscienceâ€" no heart! Here seen nothing, and that she was alone in : she was laughing, glowing, in all the her knowledge of the odious dib.-overy insr,l,.nce of her lieauty, "i"""'""' o{ , , , r 11 ».i. ,„..ii..r.. l'"»t last scene in the garden that had she liad just made, he felt â- ""•'t" ^.^^^^j^^.^j Ck>n8tantia. She was making would l« easier for her. Hut he could horsclf adorable to half a dozen admir- not do it. Her clear eyes read Ihim ers; notably to Coronis. She had even ti.r,.i,„i. -n.i (hrnii.rh . onde.scended to go further afn-ld, and through and through. , j^^^ ^^,^^.^ young George MacGillicuddy A sense of savage anger rose wiinm j^,,, jj^^ ^^^ â- ^â- ^^^ |„y ^^.^^ leaning over him that she should have lieen sul>- her in an attitude of exaggerated de- jected to such an ordeal; that her pure, votion. . ,, 1 , f,„„ ih« â- ', â- â- .11 . 1 ,,!< i,..i... llJiny, however, held ahwf from the strong, childish nature should have sire„ of the hour. His manner did not "I siw h«r, too," cried Barry, laugh- ing; "when you spoke of L mea 1 re- in mljertxl. .She was the woman 'mil no<iiBgs .on' who dauce<l all night with I'eteraham. and who â€" " " '.Shi >io! i'ut your head in a l-ag," whiap'-red the pretty woman, nudging him cautiously; "ihut wa-s Mrs. Hurke, cousin of Fealherston's. You'.l !;•; yourself in for something if you doii '. look out." "In spite of the l>onea, the major was faithful." went on Mrs. Konayne-J"ower. with a view to crushing Fealherston's view of the scandal. "There is uothiug like constancy," said George MacGillicuddy. with a fond glance at Donua. "Nothing indeed. It is the rarest vir- tue we have," agreed Featheraton. dir- ecting a withering one at Consianlia, who met it and replied to it silently but elocjueutly. Her large eyes fill- ed with tears. i "Well. I guess I must" be going," said the pretty woman, rising to her feet. She had a lovely figui'e. so she rose slowly. "My old Dragun is <li-sgrace- fully lively to-night, su 1 must ue on the move. 1 hail hopi-d the lolater may- onnaise and the dry Monopule would have been too much for him, but he haa survived all, and is now consideraldy on the champ. Good-night, gixnl folks. Uetter luck next lime â€" for me. at all events." "1 say! Don't go yet." said Blrs. Ronayne-Power. persuasively. She knew there would be a row if the pretty woman stayed, so she did her best to keep her. "Ain't good enough!" said the pretty woman, with a faiiii laugh. "Last time 1 tried that on. the consequences were gr*!Wsome. I ilare say." carelessly, "you all remember. 1 flatly refused to move upon the homeward track, whereupon that de.;ir old thing whose name I Ijcar, haulcil me off my seat before an a|>- pivcialive audlfuce! To risk it again would mi-an murder." "Uh. he woulilii'i go ao far as that!" said Mrs. Ronayue-ir'ower. reassuring- ii-. "No. but I should. Aa it is," with a languid smile. "1 expect ite has haul- <yl m<- off my M'at for gixHl and all. I shan't resume it." She nodded brisk- ly all round, and. escorted by a man on her left, atr-dled out of sight. DtHina looked after her with an in graceful thing he should have lieen her coiiiiKiniou. "Yes. I s.aw all," he said, involuntar- ily making answer to the unspoken question in h'^r frightened eyes leen thus roughly roused to a know- exactly convey the idea that he was ledge letter left unlearned. It was a against her, but he certainly was not thoroughly unfortunate affair alto- -„ "t^, f^ ^.^^l^^l^ ^IrVho^ so^u.^ smile u.K.n h^ lipsT '^Whit g.-ther, but there was at least a luiiu ^^^ instant later even this comfort for- la fool that woman was! Could shw not grain of comfort to hiin in the thought .sjKik her; Barry, seeing her, turned up- j manage her little affaira with more de- tliat if she was to wilnejis such a dU- on her a scowling brow, and a glance | eeiicy than thatf Cajoler^r! Had she full of concimtratejl wrath and re- j m, knowledge of the unliuiited power pnuK-h. It was a momentary gleam; it ^f thai great ugentJ" ilisappi-ared again as she went liack to i vjtj,., too, rose. his convei-sation with Mrs. Boiuiyne- •• i his dance ia novv almost at an end." Power, a little woman with sharp, re- j,ijn said, "ao I presume I m-ay in safety fined features, and a reputation for say- ' return to lh« l)all-room. 1 was en- ing such nasty things i>f her neightiors : g.-igtwl for it to .•«ime half dozen or so. "Oh. it Ls horrildel" said Constantia, j that she was immensely petted by them i ^ thought it w;ls wise to go int.> re- vith a violi'ut shu.lder. "Oh! how can • in consequence. | tiremeni until it Idew over. Mr. Barry. II Iw. t. â- .!..« And la^lv Varlev-" . '"'^'^^ '^ '"'^ °' '''" "'^'^ was saying now, ; j.„u will give me your arm?" It Ik- tme» And l.a^ly vari.j .^^ ^^,,. ^.|^^. gi^^ato voice that always; yhe smiled winiiiiiglv uiKm him. She "Come and sit down here, said .Str- „,,„,,, ii^^if j,^r,(. aproiKis of the latesit | ,,r,.t„rrud Barry at this moment to any onge, drawing her toward a garden ' marrieil scandal in the county. I '>'''*, other man, because she could see he chair. He could *M> that she was trein- ; ««« '>•» hurry alwut it. She was never jj,, n„^ f^^. ^^ j„ „ny way. â- â- \M,l ,1.. nnl think so much of I'" '^ ''"''O'' ''>'"" rememl«r It ap- Feathersu-n, :um if nettled, turned Ami do not think so mucU or . ^^.^^.^ that as far lo^k as la.st January, I ^jj^ jj^ (^^ approoched her by a if to siH'ak, but now he lie went up to Conatau- ori^'X ";ni;J:ieX'""Dir':?:' '^^ ' '9 [Mr^n7.;^,;iy";^w Trou:;:^u"nj I z^^'^^ ^^r!.^nt':ull^dr \u: :X''\.^:''^::l: hi-^ """* "^ "' r'd^^^'z^^^'""'- "=' "^ """"• '"' ' 5^ -fii^r^Lt last^ da.u-e,"he '"'/""'"''I""'' .. , ,„ I said, with a fneiidlv smile. I hofie „...j , .,„„ „„ „.. , „ „„„ , „ 1 '}"!.'„ .'"^ so considerate! murmur' j y^^ ^.j,, ^j^^ ^^^^^ insteiul. It is only ring blast; a shrill blast that seeme«I a .s<|uare dunce, indeed; but still half i to .« hake the very fouudatioi's of the bling. I it, I iiiii sorry from my soul that you .she had all her uiiangeiiients ma<le ft>r i f,^^ |,, ^ should liave \<n-n here, but-" I th- eMwment with the "lajof.. even to jr^^ ^^^ aliout inef" I 'he giving away of her old Ihmgs. She (j.j instead. iKxir thiiigl And h<'r little liaby »o ill. ills Ijoby, lix). And heâ€"" "Is the child illf" "It is always ailing, and now it is worse. It is Hying. I think, but she will not !• lieve it. Hut y^u will sev how uuhiiijiy she must U-, and now this. If it should come to her tvirs. if â€"Oh!" cried she, cla.^ping her hands, "if I weri! a man I shoulit like to kill him." Her fai* was deadly [Kile in the moon- light; her lips quivering.* .Sinmge fidt the blood grow warm uUmt his heart, lie asked him.sidr at this moment wheth- er it were not lib) duty, a.s ii true lov- er, to (d)ey even her vague.sl wish. Why not thiow Lord Varley's falw!- ni*is in his teeth, and â€" "As for her," said (Constant ia in a low tone, l»M Weill her teet hâ€" she was look- ing straight Ixdore her. she hud appar for posing creditably before him. and listening without signs of weariness t-o the maundering. It was a heavenly day juat liordering U(Km June. Inpirte the church, indeed, the heat wa-s almost oppressive. Homo of the windows wouldn't ofien at all, and the rest only aliout half an inch or so, ihn coiLsequence being that pres- ently everybody felt a little stifled. Mrs. Uundas waved a huge fan vigor- ously U) and fro, and made private beta with tiiTself .18 lu how long Mi.ss Mac- Gillii-urldy would sustain her rigid [wsi- lion without so much as winki. ;? an eyelid. She varied this gay amustuiep^ by occasional glances at l.fird Varley. who.<l>vi.yi < aught and le '•rn.d themâ€" whicft. ol coursi' was honest of him. He sat alone in his pew. Lady Varley being at home with the poor little baby, who was not so well to-day. the curate read the prayers in his loud, slow voice. It waa so slow that the congregation, geitiiig impatient, were rather in advance of him. He waa Knglish. which did not endear him to the farming classes, and his aci-ent was quite lieyond their comprehension. The sun's hot rays jioured through the windows on the men's defenseless beads, and suggc'at^d sluoilier as n thing to he encouraged, i'uey iiegan to nod. " ihe young lions do laxk, and suffer hiuiger 1" This bit of the psalm struck them as being new and skittish, and with one con-sent they rou.sed themselves and ap- plied themsidves vigorously to the dis- covery of it in their books. I'hey did not tind it. "Luck" was the nearest thing they could g,?l to it. The cur- ate's ultra-KnglLsti ' accent hiul once :igain misled them. They were annoy- ed, and fumed a good deal, so that sleep fled from their eyelids. A few of them who had not dislielieved. or sought knowledge from the Church Ser- vice, thought it was all right, and very projier that young lions, if dissipated, shoulil afttrwartU [wy the (wnaliy of their crime.s hy going through a course of slirvatiou. l he psalms came to an end. so did the leasons. Presently the wheezy organ set up Its pipea, and the hymn was giv- en out. It Wijs, as usual, "lilow ye the lrum|)et, blow. " I'he old woman who called herself the organist struck a quavering chord or two; the old woman who had the pre- sumption to lea<l the choir gave way to a grewsome sound that was meant for 1' sharp. It w.Ta, however, K na- tural, in spite of the music, and very Ijod at that. The organ continued its key, she cuntinueil hers, the two or three timiil "J^oung gins wuo alone could \>" indiu;ed to join in the performance followed suit, and aa they sung exactly one note behind each other, the har- mony was (lerfect. Mrs. Duud:is, who was nut musical, laugheil a little. Constantia frowned. The first note conquered, the line waa given, "Ulow ye the iriimi>ei â€" blow, ho, hoâ€" bo, hoi" the ancient leader ami the timid girls lingered lovingly on the Lust "ho." and were juat p;iusing to take breath for a freah outburst when â€" What was it I Kvery one jumped a' fool or two off the ground, and turned in a l>o»ly to stare at the huge crim- son curtain that hung over the diKir- way, pre.sumably to keep out a draught. 'I here was indeed, a general bounce all round. (tood heavens ! what was it f .\ sound «d Doiiii;!. "Inconsiderate she thought it, aa she hail a t rump^ry son of a conscience somi'wheiv. She was gixMl-naturtul, al- Ka.\s. .iiiil she made up her mind to give him a lintl spell of nursing liol'oro de- si'iling liim forever; she therefore told Major liliu-.kwuod she could not possibly slari on her honey-mixm with him, un- til sill' luid seen the old maji safely through his illness." ".\iid the major of coui.se, very wisely declined to go a-hoiu'j-mooiiing with a young woman fresh from a tainted at- moNpiii'ie." put in Donna, flippantly. "t)li, iLs for a taint more or less." said Mrs. lionayne-l'ower, with a shrug of her shoulders, "that could hardly harm her. She was well enough off in that only; but an ejir-piercing one; a stir- ill ently forgotten Stronge- I »hal let u,,,. j^^ j^^ ^1^^:^,^, muckwood you wrong her know, she said; I shall certain- ^ ijuii. He was so infatuated liy that ly sp-ak to her. j little wretch, that he dedaied public- "lo Uidy Varley* asked he. in da- . ,y ^^, ,.„vied her husUind his .small- '"*?• .......... . , »r ' P^". considering she was going to nurse "Lady Vurliyl No! Uiit to her, Mrs ,,;,„ And nurse him she did. night and I)unila«! Myâ€" my cousin. Sh» seemed â-  .... to .shrink from the word. ".She shall know at Uuat what I think of her. I sliall coiiipd. hiT to listen. She shall give up all IliDiights of Lord Varley. Oh, Mr. .SIrongr!"â€" cried she, turning day; got highly complimentjul liy the physicians (or her wifely devotioi^ wa.s held up to the entire [urUh l>y the rwlor aa a sample of what a wo- man should lie; and the very morning she got her husliand down-slairs fur to him with Hushed cliwka, you do ,,„, ij,.,, ,i,n„ ^ ,^ convaU^sc.ent, she not know ikTiiaiH, that she was once engaged to him. They were lovers; tiify quarreled; they lK>th married; and yet now! Oil, it is lerriblel And she IS my tiousin. 1 f<«l lus if I, through hi'r, "weire injuring Lady Varley. Waa made a clean liolt of it with the major. ' Uli^s my stars!" exclaimed Hurry. "It is the oddest thing 1 uvur heard of. if il happenedâ€" so. She ia a regular heroine. " 'Ol' a rather irregular story," |hiI in there ever anything so disgraceful, so atroiige, who waa annoyed, wicked?" She iKiu.sed, nervously, and ..^y Christian martyr in my esiima- Ih.n suddenly burst into tears. Oh! tion," said Donna, with a yawn, hh.' soI.UmI miserably. I wishâ€" I wish quit,, a little concert of praise and I luid not seen it. blame antse, that Feathei-ston, in his ",>^o do I from my heart, my poor u^ual cynical way. brought to an end. child," said Stronge. earnestly He â-  Ihere uisn't a sound iilea in the Irew her toward hiiii impulsively, and whole of that tale," he said, languid- ly. "Not one, I uasuiv you. I should know." "Why should you know/" demanded liarry, with stuilie<l (Kditeness liut a truculent eye. He wiis in the mood just then that made him intolerant to any man up>m whom Constantia might have chanced to cast a favoring eyr. "For various reasons," returned the (Mher coolly. "At all eveuia, J know this much; that she left her husband, not iH'cause of his ytviirs, or the niajoi., but liecause she had lieeu delicately reared and she couldn't stand snuff. He took it by the siMionful, I'm told; she is now livingâ€" liy hei-stdf. recollectâ€" some- where on the Riviera." hIki leaned hir lorcbead against his arm, and cried there until her agitation grew milder. It did not sis in si range to her that she should thus lean iiiiiin liim; her mind wiia entirely alisiiilied with her grii'Vous dis4-overy. Hut An I- li'H Stniuge coinprtdiended t he mean- ing of her indifference in his presence, iinil the. gasp of despair tightened un Ills h'-art. Vou will lie sensible," ho said, iirea- siK'nk to Mrs. Dun- .iM \o-riiglit; you will wait for a good ently; "you will not siK-nk to Mrs li.iM to-night; you will wait for i opiiortunity, and then do what you cjiii. I'romise me this." "Well. yea. it shall lie aa you wish." a hxif, you know, is betterâ€" sometiuiea â€"than ho bread." Constantia crimsoned and then grew I>ale. She cla.s|>ed her hands nervously. "I am so sorry." she stammered; "butâ€" but I have promised it to â€" " "I see." interrupted he. coldly. "\o\x are determined, then, to deny me ! No, do not troulile yourself to explain who it is. I can understand. But to Ite cjLst a.side for him a »e*;ond time to- night .stH'ins â€" " "Y<iu are wrong," she cried, eagerly; "quite wrong. This dance lieloiigs to Mr. Dundius. lie does not dance any- thing except the squ'irea, and his ask- ing me wa.s such a aiK'cial sort of thing thatâ€"" Stronge. who wo-s standing at a dis- tance, could see but not hear, and ho hop«^d honestly that tlKiae apparently angry words would end in a settled coldnean. llui, even, aa he hoi>ed, he knew it w:us in vain. I'eatherston had met the gir'ls anximia eyes, had seen the tears m them (raiwd by him for the swond time), and had lieen aubduca thereby. There waa always something alKMil Constantia that held him cap- tive au fond, however his thoughts might wander (occaaionally and most unworthily) here and there, amongst the more experienced lieautiea of hia worlil. He lient over her now, and hia voice sunk to a whisperâ€" a rather loving one, "You have been unkind." he said; "you must ocknowdedge that. And yetâ€" 1 Udiove you !" Coiwtantla smiled nt him through her tears; to s|>eal; was lieyoiid her. She knew that she was unutterably happy ; .she felt that ho had forgiven her. And he looked so haiid-Honie. so ari.stiK-ratic ; hia eyea were so full of feeling, hia nose .so ducal, that she knew she waa right in lieing happy. And yet why did he haunt the footateiia of Mrs. Dundaa f Why diil he so often look at her ? liarrett Barry, Mr. .Strongeâ€" they did not show the reign- ing U'auty siuih vn>cn devotion. And yet how superior he was to either of them 1 He had .seemcMl eager to moke up the small quarrel with her (Constan- tia), anil yet, did he love her? Didâ€" did she lirve hiui ! .She fell into a aound sleep that night without atiswexing either question. 8ho sighed heavily, but her sdlis ceas- , ,,,, , , , , ed, an.l slie dried her eyes, luxl drew I m glad she chose a nice quiet spot her.s.df up to her full height, and l,.B.,n where hnglish tourists don t intrude, U, wiah she. hadn't l»*n so absurd. 1 »",',' Honiia, making a faint griinaco. She reniemlH^ri'il that Stronge had had I ..'-•" you menu to say she hasn t gone his arm round her, and th.it she had cried iiiHm his shoulder; she blushed criiii.son, and a pang of fear shot thro- ugh her. What wouldâ€" she checked this thought, and blushed even deep- er in doing so- \\ hat would anyone think of her, could they know of HI She felt unieasoiuibly angry with Stronge, but thi> anger died us she raiM'd her eyes, most nducliintly, to bis. Who could iHt nngiy with that grave, kindly, anxious face/ She turn- ed away, and let her gaze dest^end up- on tho gravel at her feet, and slowly, 'hoiiBhtmlly, drew her fan through her ungor? "I am tired," she said, wearily. "Let us go liuc.k to the house." Ihey entered it by Ihe armory door; Ihe hall insiile woa brilliantly lit by lamps with bliKul-red shades, and a tuUlued orimson gUiw waa Hm^ con-se- queiiue. It lit up llie faoea round with | Il warm radiance. Alninal the first ! off at all? " asked a pndty womaii< Itviuing forward out of the liackground; she siH^iued interested, and in a degree disupi^iointed. She was thinking of go- ing oif herself, and was grieved in that she could not count on some one who bad given her a lead. "Be comforUul. She haa," saiil Mrs. Ronayne â€" I'pwer, with a sneer. "If not in a coach and four with her major, at Uvast in her gixxl looks. 1 saw her just liefore she stjirted for that solitary trip toi the Uiviera that good Mr. Feather- aton would iK>i-suade us aliout, and her ne<^k waa a jiertect pictureâ€" of Ixincs, It waa at Lady Vaughan'a, and uU the men fought shy of her. One couldn't won- der. She waa so thin that I should think it would hurt one to danc« with hei. Kven Maas«\reene â€" you know the sort of man he ia, and Ihe sort of wo- man he likesâ€" even he never went neux her all the niifht." What luck for hurl" aald Stronge, edifice, and make the railera ring, and <-aase the guilty ones to tremble in (heir sboee, as awful warnings uliout the liist (lay awoke \Mtbin their breasts. One or two diirepit old people, who were unalile to stand during the vocal performances, fell off their .scats and rolled under them. What could thivt sound b<> but the last trumpf and how should one meet it save on one's face and hands t They were ultimately picked up by their grandchildren con- sKlerably the worse for wear. It was certainly a trumpet, and blown bv one with suiiej-human lungs I This all men knew. Mr. Roche, the rector, came out from behind the altar-rails, and looked daggers at the unoffending curtain from whence the iniquitous sound had come. Kven yet the echo of it reaounded through the aat-red place. Ih" walla were providentially strongt^r than those of Jericho, because they stood thn shock bravely, and remain- ed firm. There was a silence for a full minute, and then cme of the school-children be- gan to cry. He did it out loud and shanielejisly • in fact, it was a perfect liellmv. He was ignominiously put out by the ear by the indignant sexton, but hia yells broke through the awkward and angry pause of tne rector. The latter presently resumed Ihe service, but there was no more music on that day. The organist and the leader had both lieen carried home by the timid girls, lK>th in strong hysterics. Barry, when he found what he had done, and when the first burst of wild laughter w;ls at an end, was rather frightened. He waa more than that ; as he recalled to himself t he rector's face aa seen by him through a hole in the curtain, he was contrite. He lurk- e<l alnrnt the pre»'incts of the church- yard until the sermon had come to an end. and then went straight to the rector'a study and confessed his sins. (To Be Continued.) •esaon Canstaiitia saw on entering was ill « ixsjuliar tone. CHAPI'ER XV. The following Sunday Constantia roMc with alacrity, and donned her prettiest gown, which waa liecoming, though decidedly elderly; still, she lisiked well in it, which coinixmsalod for for many things. Her eyea were bright, her lips smiling, aa she surveyed herself in her gloaa. She listened to Norah's fond ravings with a benign expression. Tivday she would see Featheraton I Theie waa never any doubt of that? Ht< was a good man, whoso iiew never never know him alment ; and his very iKwc, the devotional lx^nd of hia body, the strict watch hia eye kept U'H>n hia prayer-liook as though fejirlng , ./thing in it might eacaixi him endeared him t« the rector, and raised him in the minda of allâ€" notably of Lord Killeena, who alwu^rs made a |Hiiut of tucking his arm into Fealherston's after ser- vice, and tottering down the graveled walk with him, maundering alxtut the ehanoea for and againat Home Rule. In spite of hks age and .senility, he had oonaidenible intlueiias, and a would-be M, P. could see mauy reasons ROSEBERY IN ACTION. Here is a pen picture of Lord Rose- ber>' aa a public speaker : " Addreaa- ing the wmipany for fifty-five minutes, his manner was unusually animated. He had piishtvt his chair well back, and, though he never struck the table, as Mr. Gladstone Avas so vetry fond of do- ing, he sonietiint\s rested hia hands on it, .soiuet'Ties spread them out to em- phasize a point, at one time thrust theui in hia coat jKioket,^. at another luKiked them into hia waistixH'ket, and never for a moment waa still." ABOUT FAIMS PEOPLE. ANECDOTES ABOUT WELL-KK&WN MEN AND WOMEN. Q»tnk Virtsrla'4 WorUiai: llaar* MIknil* of Jayaa ami Ills .tHrraor»-.ln ex- pensive Tren.isranâ€" Qncru Mnrshrrlta anil Divorce -Ur. .Vaasra and Uh Wife. Mr. Jerome K. Jerome says : "The one thing that kept my first novel from m.xk.ng a sen^ilion is that no one read it." The Duchess of Marllmrough will make her first public appearance in Kngland at Oxford on June 3, when Her Grace will open a bazaar on liehalf of the Oxford Labor Home. The moat expensive trousseau on re- cord ia that of the late Empresa of China, whose marriage took place a few ye-ars ago. The trousseau cost $5,250,- 000, one-third of the money coming from the Imperial revenue, the rest from the empire. Last year Que<>n Victoria signed her name to some fifty th msand documents. At Buckingham or Windsor Her Majes- ty practically never haa a holiday. At 8.30 ahe begins work for the day. and it is coniinued, with intermission for meals and a drive, till midnight. In the matter of ancestors the Mikado of Japan can entirely discountenance all other sovereigns. The present Mikado is the 12'ind of his line, and members of his family have occupied the throne of Japan for the last 2..500 years. The founder of this dynasty was contempor- ary with Nebuchadn>'zz:ir, lil'Ai B. C. Of the seven great religions enumerated by Max MuUer aa possessing Bibles, the Mikado's family is older than five. The German Emperor baa never been crowned ; neither was his fatbec Em- peror Frederiik. In the caae of th» prea nt Kaiser, the ceremony was omit- ted for ee<inomical reasons. Emperor Frederick died before there could !•• any talk of a coronation, though whe- ther it would have takin place eveR had the Emperor lived, is duulitful. Prussian Kings have th.i right to crown tbemsidves if they wish it, and the priv- ilejfe of disi>ensing with •'..«> ceremony if it is preferable. Kaiser Wilhelm 1. waj probaidy :-rowned liecau.se he was not the direo heir to the throne, lieing the son of Friedrich \Vilheliu III. Fried- rich Wilhelm IV. had n-j siius. Queen Margherita of Italy does not believe in divorce, and wishes it distinct- ly understood that divorced women need exptH;t no aoi'iul recognition at her court. At the time when Sig. Crispi w.ia first in power not only were his two divorced wives still living, but al.so lAinna Lina's (Criapi's wife's) divoroed husluind. For a long time H-r Majesty would not heir of having this lady at her court, but when ahe wiia finally forced to yield to the prcasure put upon her to adisit Donna Lina to the Cjuirinal receptions she did ao in these words: "Very well! Tell Sig. Crispi that I will receive hia wife, but I will receive only one of them, and it must always be the same one !" The Pope celebrated hia eigbty-aizth birthday on March 2, and the eighteenth of hia reign, he having been crowned on March 3, 1878, Almost the first act of the Pontiff, after becoming the head of th»' Roman Church, was to send away all the women memlicra of families re- siding at the Vatican. The Pope ol>- jectol to the presenr^e of wmnen on his premi»>3. a sit mi^ht give rise to un- frienilly criticism on the part of strang- ers visiting the Vatican. .Vt the time of His llolinuss's accession a popular (laricaturiat depicted the Pope's sceptre aa a mighty broom sweeping the Vati- can v\-alls of the retainers and hangers- on who b-ul collected there during the eaay-go;ag ;lays of Pio Nono. Dr. Fridtjof Nan.sen began making hia experiiuenta in the far North when he waa aliout twenty-one years of age. .\part from his reputation aa an intrepid explorer he ia a recognized authority in many departments of zoology, and hia published papers on various anato- matical subjects are of considerable in- terest and imiHirtance. Mrs. Nausen, like moat Norwegian women, whether they nee«I it for a livelihood or not. works h;ir<l. She gives lessons in muaio and sings in public. Before their mar- riage Dr. Naawn and his fiancee agreed that their mo<le of life should not be changed- that he should not abandon hia explorations and that she should continue her teaching. When Sir John Millais was a student at the Royal Academy he rejoiced ia the friendship of a fellow-student by the name of Potberd. Potheril, among other eocenlricitiea, affmUed a long blue cloak with a catskin collar, which be wore on all occaaions. Millais was still struggling with his charcoal when "Boy Blue" left the Academy and set up aa a full-fledged artist, and the friends thus became separated. Millais had achieved fame and painted some world-renowned pk-tures before 'ic met hia old friend again. W'alkiug down the streets of Camden Town one day Sir John saw a figure in a long blue cloak trudging along liefore him. "Surely," said Millais, "I know that cloak ; it must LONDON'S MEAT BILL. The annual meat bill of London is something wonderful. During the v«>ar 1895 the butchejs <f that burg kille<l and sold the flesh of 40,000 cat- tle, 1,600,000 sheep, 5OO.00O calves and 700,000 hogs, to say no. hing of the horses and fowls. THE EIGHTH WONDER. Mr. 'Winks â€" t see raising flowers for the manufacture of perfumer,'' haa l)e- oome a new industry. Mr. Minks (a per'umery manufactur- er)â€" Flowera ? Yes. Ftir the manufacture of perfumery ? Y(«. WelU wonders will never ceasA be I\)therd." (juickenine hia step, he called out: "Hallo! I'oiherd, how are you?" "And who may you lief" said â-  'Boy Blue." "I am Millais; don't you remember me?" "Not little Johnny Millais, surely?" said the shabby Pot- herd, surveying the well-groomed Sir John. "Judging by your appearance, Millais, 1 should say you had given the arts the go-by. W hat do you do for a living?" "Paint." groaned Sir John, fthinking what a very local thing fame is. after all. KEEP A SCRAP-BOOK. Every merchant should keep a scrap* liook. This suggestion has been made liefore, but it ia fully worth emphasis- ing. Koch bright advertisement that you notice in your local paper or those of other towrns ; every model advertise- ment that you oliaerve in your trade paper, and every practical trade-bring- mg plan or hint, ahould lie cut out and pasted in the book, with full data aa to the name and date of the [laper. You will find such a book as this an inexhaustible tre.isury of riches, esp^ cially on th<iae days when your ideas run scarce, and you are too busy to take lime to evolve a good tdvertiae- ment.