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Money Makes Money ; Or, A Strange Stipulation. CHAPTER IV. When thet lawyer* employed by the late Mtr Uarnock, who were udu>initrator of her i-t.ir,-. had informed Mr. Bryant of the extraordinary legacy left to him by their late client, they had further in- etructrd him thut he wan to be allowed only a certain amount of time In which to com'* to u dec.nion. Mer*. Pleydell A t'ou'emi showed Mr. Julian Bryant the greatest courtesy, and In a degree t-ympatliy. It appe-irvd that Mr Plcy<lc!l. the senior partner, had received direct instruction* only a week ft so before her d>-.ath. Irom Mm. Maxnock herself, regarding the money which she dt*.rcd to beqtioath to Mr. Bryant. Shn had. it appeared, duly Informed the. lawyer that with thi be- qupsl a cert.iin condition wan attached; and Mr. Plevdell was the flrat to amure Mr. Bryant that had he hern aware of the ery peculiar nature of thin condition. he thould have dune hie heel to have ad- vised hut late client to abandon it. It a not. however, until after her death, when a pealed letter arrived and had been opened, that Mr Pleydell had been informed "f what had been in hi* late client'* mind. He had no Invitation in declaring that he found the uggeation omrthiiiK more than pc. u' .ir "It ia a downright incentive to immor- ality. h had iiaid in hi first interview with Mr. Bryant ; and the young man had anowered him bitterly "It li not immoral, it M in-human. Mm. Marnock waa vry angry with me because I married without informing her of my Intention* to do *o. She disapproved of arly marriagw. ami. though they never met. fhe bated my wife Thm if her way of hitting at uic for having dared to be independent. " "Very curioim." Mr. VIeyde.ll had *aid, "but Mr- Marnoc-k -wax a very unuMial woman, in - minimal." "I -would rather a thounarnl tinnv i-lie had forgot u-n me." Julian Bryant raid. He had the ugonifeinf? conviction pre**ing o'i t: - !-,-.irt that -he had m fi.ul that laat :i|val. and thai eh" li.i.l uppoaed him not merely bcato-n by (ate but welf- | conf<*,edly unhappy in hu married life. The mere thought wa* no cruelly di.iloy.il to Knid. he told himxclf. he would rather; die tli.ii: l-t her e\cr know nf t-lrn Btrango legacy. MI- h:id "at a long tune talking matter* ' over with Mr. 1'leytl. It in th:it hint inter-' Tiew, und finally had gone away in a mort wrrN'hi-d condition. ll.it attitude hnl ii'-en firnille^t itself. "If the muiiey had been ii tirmw what II in." he i- ud. I ehi 'iJd roliiMt it." Neverthel-f*. it win alm>i pitiful to note the vv.iy .n AJiifh Itryant * :t- tliawn to go back IK.I ii and again '.<> the office Jut to ; .ilk <.\er the legacy, to dim-over if by norm- meant, at It a>t .1 !;:tlf of thie money cou'd come to him. "I ha:e> invi-elf fur even Kiving it a though'. )-i- -.1 ii '.o Mr I'lcydcll on onu occamon : "but when t ni:int. down a* far ai I am n il -ini|.'.y a Mini to be mocked by the kiiowjcjgi' that then i* f<> much moni-y wait.'iK MU", on: ol n-.i. h ' nyil"'I A I OUOCIIA f.i'it'lil (XMinMl'l opinion, hut without uny satisfactory re- pull. ' "t -'i -!-. iTiiuiural. inhumu.li, call It A); it liii-v lmt;ht. the teniit- .ttt.achi'd to :li..- <> v weri) b'liding. 11 lw ch'c to retuain with li < w.ic. Julian Bryant would not inherit one penny. ll<> M.ippc.l going fj thu lawycrw nfter the lirnt fortnight, but every now and '.Inn lie wrote, and alwuy the KUIIIU un- wer < auie hack to him; and thu time wad giuwinir -liorter and .lior;. r. Th" date mi wh.*li lie inn*-r /:.e ii.^ d-- r.-m wan draw.nic very < lore The yo'inijiT mi-inU-r ,,f the llrm of l'.--,-l- ! ' Oiii-cna w-aji a <-ertain Mr. ( I- i H' A:IH of a different calihro to Mr. 1'leydeJI, ho was an old-faxhioned man; .-to !n> wan jiwt a little over- welglitnl anil HlKlared by tlie new ele- ment which Mm M.>rnock' will had brought into the firm Mr Tri..ti r -.-ii prole-. ei| .1 little ym- nithr tor .1 1. 1. in Bryant. lli> .sa. not a man.eil m.ui li.iiu.elf, uo perhuiMi tliat wan one rc;tt.un ahy lie Hi-'iiicli- it wan. ridictil'ini of the other man to allow i-t-u- tir tit ;o ktjnd in hi way; but then Mr. 'rti-i did not really holievo that Ju- llrvant would hold out to the lust. tax prepared lo take a hei on the nun- Hn rather annoyed bin eolleaitue hy j niir.in.i- that no man living would .nee eo much money for HU< -li .t rea<ni. in II net', hull find a way! h.- <|i--lai- Int. partner; hut the <(.i>^ wont hy ;iolhing hr.ppeued to uruvc Mr. Ten- i i, cormdion. 'the morning of the day linforr ih.n Ir.cli .Inl an llryant WM bound to , ' do-if ion one way or the other, t.hp ^ man appeared at the office of I'ley- . vnil roiiei'iui aiui"nt before the door* were opened. One of the .junior < Igrki inf.>rm<xl him -.l-it ii'ilxxly I. ail airiviyl, and tint. Mr. P'evilell WH not pipwted for ncxrly an hour HP ii- lull Mr Bryant to -wait, but Julian refuxed He cud he would walk up and down utr <le To -it in tho dull lawyer* oil .> .u'd hive been absolutely Mr Tenderten. aligliiing h m :t t.iii, aw him In t^ie diataii'-e, and .. quickly Blllirlllel.l.l liy t.lln n.;n'!. look tha,t BOU1C- thing hnd developed. Tii'ii.- ir- .> in K.M-II ii.-' Infomiatlon by h clerk :t:.it Mr. Itij.in! hud l-en wait- ing nearly ;m i. .r "Wouldn't coma in, ir; (...!,.- npiiet about K)iiH''ii.i.g. Ilu M wailing fur Mr. I'li'Vdi U. All I'K'I'.' iviid Mr. Temlerlrii. Ho fi'!'. o o ' eii-:tixl, and only rei{ietu-i| * Ion il Inn partner to lake bii '.he b--' ii'' liinl oilcred. f -, ind ! , , !;, ,| t| llt ..iitranci' b -*.i" .* '- *1 !>v- a wil/Mooking mail, 1 whom at fir-' he hnrd'y racofnllOO. "You have hrnken yotir wo d to me," aid llryat .. yon have done i dnadfnl ill ng' ' i ' i i| the lawyer unirpe.l that h had 'o Jc.il w 1)1 a man v. ho wan hardly MM. 1 ' ' ' ! We .'illl't d!. cim ljiinnci.it l:eri', Mr. Bryant. Tl.f " on the lint floor. Mr. P,t ,'!.;! i:-i'"fd that Jiillun lta.Bffrd, and h.id to hold on to the it.-iir railing like u h- i t I > wax not Hiiro of hiinnlf, i M o*n i ir.:iKth. When ho wan ui li offit'H Mr. Pi y.lell pMkad lorward a liig I onng man fell in'o it v.-nh a groan. oh' my head!' lie caiil, ill.- JIUMI thu p. i-ii h : In fuci bo wai trembling liko a man ' with UK"'*. Y.-u n- nol fit to he on'. r .,.,l Mr Pleycltll Von aro ve>ry ill.' "I liavo lic<-n walkinir the *tr.-rtH ill nighl.' Julian Bryant nn.,*.-,.- 1 ppoaklng lioarHt-;-,' "My -wife, ling g,,in- KO:I- Uh. uliat ,,n.nl I doP" C.IIIH-, come." aid Mr. Ploydr>ll, Koine forward und uuttinu i\ : * hand kliMliy on Juliuu'n elit.uldr. "Pull yournelf to- nether, lli-y.ii.t T--11 me what i, : ,i, hup- Kind linn It H me. ' :he yoking niiin un- wend 'Homeliow AomehOw e! 1 " ha got to ki.o of 'lim <.- uried biminem, n:id that la why flu, ha gon." Hhe ha heard nothing tnmi DP Mr Bryant." tile oilier iia'.d i|i,,.Mv Y-nir |ntriict ; onii havo IK-CB c-beyt-d ;,, |!. !t-i, Ur." Hittini? forwt.nl v. !th .'lid aohine head ouppoi'tixl w;tl' KM tvfo .fbuking hiindu, Julian 0a!d dofftfetlly ; "Weli. then. -Ii- I- i, rrof 10 knoiv of II ! fitmu other way. p.-r - .- .locun't mat- | ler IIIMV. all that i ^ . nil,, iim^ gono iiml it l IIOIIIK 1 i kih ' ' < , I'll viiell; ; wh t f K- o i. if to do." I. i !ulk tni> out. :,!-. Hryan', nowl- hly thrie iniiy bo ->ma it:iHi:ike. Tell me Julian >al liaek ,n tho chair, a-wl for n .! h.-- .>nlil rot fineak. II : iirom vn-n- cciiirii. ttj.l with pnm. In th .! ln,.k ft. i,<li. IIIK-; 'n.-e ho aid: "You know I hare hcen working et .1 e < lately, learning (o drive a- ear. V. i.'uv I R"t niy flret trial. I hud lo go into the country, and I didn't get hack till quite l:it Knid wasn't there I can't te!l you what I felt like -when 1 realized that. I couldn't find my wife anywhere. I roused the people in tho | boiK-e. and they told me she had gon<> a>"uy early in the afternoon, and that eli.- bad left a letter for me. Here it is. The lawyer took the letter from his trembling, oulglrcU-hcd hand. "I)earet husband," Knid had written. "1 want you to forgive me. but I have Brown tired of thin life, no tired of being a ucle< weight on your ohoulders. You nay you will not let me work, and that you alone rauit nupport us; well, I d'' 1 agrci> with you. and so I am going to 4ke up my share of the burden. 1 am going to work for myself. To live on ae we are living now. don't you feej a I do. that th<- sweetnwd and the beauty of every- thing .t- lost? 1 ..hall always love you, but I inuet work, and if you are wise you will not try to bring me back again, at leait not until things are better for both of us." AftiT her lignaturo there were a few more wordii "Don't fret aibout mo. I can take care of mytelf. and I will write to you wbn I have good news." Him miii-t be found!" said Julian Bry- ant, "the rouet be found!" Mr. Pleydell folded up the letter and put it on the table. ' It is evident that your wife knowe no- thing." he a:d. But Julian ahook hie head. ' She'd never have left me." he Paid. Then ho *trotched out both hta hands to the lawyer. "I'leydell." he said, "help mo to find her. I hu*e got nobody else to whom I can go, and if it c<mt money I'll work my fingers to the bone lo give it back to you. I've got my chance at lat; they've taken me on as a regular driver." "I will do all I can." eaid Mr. Pleydell. "It won't be difficult. I am mire we nhall have F.iiuc news of her before- another day ha i gone. From what you have told me yourM-lf. your wife ha no friend*. She cannot, therefore, havn been helped by anybody ele, aud people do not disappear so easily, you know. Mr. Bryant. Now. won't you promise me to go home and take care of ynun-elf r" Mr Tenderten came into the office at that moment and looked enquiringly at In- partner Mr Bivmt i* ill," Mr. Pleydell ei- plained He IIUK bad a gi-'-at ,hock. I aui persuading him to go home. What i-'irt of .-hock?" aeikcrt Mr. Ten- derten. Kor aiiewer Mr. Pleydell pickl tin Enid'l lett< -.- anil gave it to bin partner. Mr. Tcnderteii n ad it through and then put it down with a Flight rimile. "Well, tin* U aven tho way 'clear, any- )i...v,' he i-aid. "Thin fullil the -ondi- JIOMF reijuired bv tho tewtator." Tho man in the chair opened hi* eycn and !'>k<xl fiercely at thu ntssjwr. He struggled to hi. 4 feet with dilfieulty. I won't touch the money." he ttaid tiit.'kly. iiaittiouately. "Uo you hear me? I won't touch the money! That'it my last word. I h:ul to give it to you aomier or later, and now you've got i' !" Jui-t for an inH'ant bo looLed into Mr I'lcvclcll'n ey "I triiwt you," he baitl. You are go.ng to find her: you xwcar it." "Your wife .hall be found. Mr. Brya'it." the elder lawyer answered hi* quietly. Julian Bryant cjotjed hi* even and llood Fwaying nncertainly on hiH feet for a moment, then tie moved like a drunken man to the door. ' Don't come -with me." he said to Ten- derten. "I can get along alone." But at- he npolie he caught at thr> duor an<i h IF ev<-^ Hived ai;aiti. and then niid- denly hi) let go h..- hold, i-naycd to and fro helpb-HHly for an instant, aiul then Flipped rather than fell lo the floor. Mr. I'leydell .if qiiitn agitated. 'Wo niu-t wend for a doctor." hi* -a. 'I "Poor tello-.v! 1 know lie wan not fit Ui r>e> out." He knell >lown and tried to lit Julian, but Mr. Tenderten adv:t>d him to leave tho man whore ho wad. "We iniidt get him home," . i .1 Mr. I'loy- dell. ' Wh.'t will ho do when h gel home?" rikd the other man. "There in no one to take earn of him. Tho thing's gnno dead out of hiw bands. You can r-ee that, cin't you? Whether this in etraigbtfor ward, or whether they are acting in >) lu --on, tho l.i'-t i-. -in. nne tii.it Ibn <ondi- tiotiH an- fulfilled. This money belougw to Hryant now." ' I don't think we n.iir-. go . o far n>> that, I'mderteu," i>id Mr. Pleydell. "Mr. Bry- an* win moMt emphatic. Ynu heard him yourself. I'ontiibly lhi illnei may per- mit iii to give lum a littlo longer tinio, but a muxt not act without him." Mr. Tcmlrrtcn ehrugged b.x khoulderx, tl.en HI nt into tho neit room and called n lerk. Ho pent him for tin- noareet doc- tor, and when the medical n'an arrived It won Mr. Tenderten who Interviewed him. A' far a* tho doctor could di'tgntwe the cag In- pronounced it a form of itifl-.iiMizn, acxiulurated by iino 1 .in and fiUJKiio and lack of food. 'He prefi'-ribed conditioim -which would havn been practically impottttiblo in the lit.tlo pluco v.'lnni- Julian Bryant li nl lii-eii living. Mr. 'IVnde.rU-11 very gludly took upon hiinac.lf all 'Ii' 1 burden of in-ranging to conduct the nick man to a nnr.'ing home. "Mr. Bryant w a very valuable client of our*." he aaid. "li him come nnexpeotsd- ly into a large fortune, and the whola thing ban ln-en too iniieh for Inn. ' Mr Plivvdell held lumsolf a!oof from the arriingement!) which his partner made, and Inn younger m.'in wim perfe<-tly well aware that Inn action wan not by any ini-in. u approved of by tho other ni-iti This, however, did not Iroublo Mr. Ten- di'iten! He VV.IH c.iienlinJIy prncticnl. He will be tin- flrfit to tnank me on of ,, duy," h --aid to hiineelf nftcr In- had neon Mr. Itryant comfortably house:! in a largo, airy room with everything ne- .-e<nary for his comfort surrounding him "Wo will be responsible for all eipeneo," be hud ald to the doctor; and he wont buck to tho office very well .Mtrffled with tho morning's, work. CIIAI'TKU V .i", l HIV. ml lay in th.- cm ill, ui- dn e-ti-iy neat in- 1 and \vatched thu sun light '.Her through th> lace curtain". The wn.dow v.i-.e open and the b::nd movinl | to aixl fro willi a pleMMit I ytlilnica I ,-ui ;i-l ii" tnovi <1 a lutle on his iiillowr* ' em! n.iv" a sinb every now and then. It . j , pledi.-int to lin wtill and wake ill' nlowly. I'Uiasant, and yet then- w i that i, en. of doing tiomcthmg > lal ought not to he done. Hi it 'his Miuil of lnxurioii - ,M-iiln i followed by u nicd for ul- tra Ir.ii-'" and industry. Hi i- nl I -i n <heaniing to Iv.uily and he h.nl M. i l,nl u bard in In di-eatnn that lie li-lt hi- might perm.: hiinri-lr ,1111 r a tew inilllll'rl IIIOIO. Ho had been driving for inilen o it *etmcd to bun, driving llir.i-.igh tJio dnut and the niunini r heat anu I bou through the <""!. . I'i-i ihiag rain, lie h.vl (rot along flrnt rate, do-ng far iiul'.er n I i. I few miriutni he would he asleep again. No: he must not alee>p again, he niuot get up. He opened bin eyen quite widely. The room wag changed. It wan larger, much prettier; there were* tlower on the table. He looked about him with his brows con- tracted in a puzzled frown, and at that moment the door opened and a nuriie came In. "It In lime for your medicine. Mr. Bry- ant." she Haid. Julian kited himself on bin elbow and looked at her. "Mdi.-iii9," he ea'd. "I want my break- fast." The i-ursi- laughed. "You have had your breakfast a long time ago." "I'm quite in a muddle," the young man said weakly, and he wank back on tho pillows again. He uwallowed the medi- cine, and the nu'-e moved away in her soft fashion. At th- door nhi; paud - "Your xervant BtepttajJI is waiting to come in." Julian Bryant made no answer, and the nurse panted out. ht-r place being- taken almost immediately by a trim-looking valet. VVith half-clo ed eyee Bryant -watched thU* man. He wan arranging ome clothet* on u chair, puttint? out come smart socks ami bed-room nlippera; then he came und stood by the bed. "Would you like to be shaved now. sir?" he anked. "1 always thave myself," the man in bed answered. The valet made no remark, only observ- ed "Very well, sir," and turned away: but a he wa-s going Bryant called u> him. "I Bay, who arc you? What are you doing here?" "My name Is Htepheno. sir. I was en- gaged by your lawyem." "How long have you been with me?" "doing on for a month, sir," i-aui Hte- phens. "A month!" repeated Bryant; then he seemed to wake up completely. He drag- ged himself into a silting position. "I don't remember anything." he said; and Stephen* answered "No. sir; you haven't seemed to notice anything. I m glad. gir. you have bad a turn for the belter. Would you like to get up. lr; the doctors, especially ftir Joseph, -wish you to b* roused. He think* it would do you good to ml up for a while every day." Bryant looked at him in a curious fahion; Tl.en he said "Yes. I'll get up." But it was not an easy task; more than once he would have fallen if Stephens had not held him firmly; and when at last he was sitting in the chair by tho window wrapped about in a silken drceb- ing gown, he felt too weak to spuak. Ho wa* rouHi-d from another spell of vain thought by Stephen* aeking him a question. "The car to here, sir, and the chauffeur wants to know if you have any orders?" Bryant looked ut him. "A car? A car?" "Your own car. sir. It comes every day about this time. Sir Joseph is very anx- ious that you should go out in tho uir. I have got a light overcoat waiting for you. sir; I took iiieaMiri-iii'-nth from your other clothiw." "I don't want to go out," said Bryant. The valet retired, and the sick man sat on thinking; but h - thoughts troubled him. As Stephens camo back he at for- ward trembling a little and said I w-int I want Mr. Pleydell. Send and n>\i him to corr.c-. he must come." "I'll ring through, eir. to the office." In a very little while Stephens wax back with the informalion that Mr. 1'U-ydelI W.IF away, and would not be back in Lon- don lor a fortuigbt or another three week*. Mr Tenilerteiris at your service, sir." "No." said Bryant. "No; 1 don't want him U* come and nee me." fl'o bo continued.) DKNMAKK'S AI.V.VNCK. Nol'n of Intcrcsl (o I ., in. i- . School Trustees and Trm-hers. At the Rural Teachers' Confer- ence at the O.A.C., Guelph, Mr. II. W. fright, specialist, in rural education from Washington, gave threo lectures. The fir^t was on "The Schools That Made Denmark Famous." HP told how after los- iiiK nearly one-third of hor country and people in the war with Austria and Germany, Denmark Raw that she could not claim greait-nt^ss of si/i 1 . Ko the people determined to remake their country, and schools, until now Jhe Dan-os are the mowt scientific farmers of tiho world. They drained the swamps ami tied down (tlip sa-nd dunes with trees, ;in(l it is every fanner's aim to leavo his farm better than he re- ceived it. They have rural elemen- tary FchooLs fir the children from 7 to 14 years of agf. TheM have beautiful grounds and experiment gardens. Nearly 85 per cent, of the teaohera a-re men who remain for years in the mum; school and live in The teacher's residence near th* school for seven days a week dur- ing twelve months in the year. All subjects are well taught and cor- related with agriculture. Each school is provided with a gymna- sium. Nearby are the ciiiiroh, the graveyard and the man^e. From the as<'s <>f IB to 18, as a rule., the boys work during the day on a rural model farm under a Govern- ment instructor and the girls in a model farm home ; but the nights arc spent at their own home*. Here they learn to do by doing, and they still get physical exercises that they may have strong bodies. They also have Danish folk high ,-<],,,,,!-. which most of the young people at- tend. As a rule the young men go in winter and the women in sum- mer. Here they get lectures on myths, history and literature of their own and oither lands. They are willing to listen with interest to long speechea and eager to dis- cuss them later, for they are train- ed to think rather (than to be walking encyclopaedias. Also they have local rural schools of agricul- ture where the young man learns technical and practical agriculture, while the young woman is learning home economics in'another. When through these schools the young folk arc filled with a love for itheir country and its soil and join hands and build up new homes. His second address was on "Dan- ish Agricultural Co-operation." Co-operation seems to be the. key.- note of Danish busines life and success. They have co-operative bacon factories, creameries and egg -circles, as well as a system of co-operative credit under which money may be borrowed ait 3% or 4 per cent, interest. The, Dane raise white pigs and the desired weight is from 120 to 130 pounds. Before killing all hogs are scrubbed and taken to a bacon factory, where they arc tested and staimped before and after killing. Only pure meatt . may be sold. The country boy is ; taught to manufacture his raw pro- ducts and sell it in the world's market, tffus eliminating middle- men's profits. His third address was on "The New Farm School." Kven during pioneer and home economy days, when tthe people were busy ma-kinj homes and furniture, they geuer ally had a. log school where the three R's were taught by men wh<- believed that "licking makes learn ing." After that came a time when going to the ciity seemed the best, but once again the cry seems to be, "Back to the land." But unless people are rural-minded, keep them in the city. In early days one church did the neigfapoihood, then followed many, r itil dead and abandoned churches became com- mon ; now rthe tendency is church union. Since early days we have got many public schools, ofte-n with a few pupils, high taxes and ill-paid (women) teachers. Now w seem to need consolidated schools, and the country, which produces the greater part of the nation's wealith, is sure- ly worthy of schools where parents can educate their children without moving to town or sending the chil- dren from home. "What think ye of iit?" Let the country folk organ- ize socially, religiously and econo- mically to overcome isolation in the country. Let them learn to know and love nature and nature's God. May they Jearn the truth of Words- worth's words when lie writes One day in the vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can. A man was fixing his automobile. "Trouble?" asked a bystander. "Some," was the laeonic answer. "What power car is ill" "Forty- horse," came the answer. "What seems to be the matter with it I" "Well, from the way she acts I should say that thirty-nine of tihe horses were dead." An Irishman and a Frenchman were disputing over the nationality of a friend of theirs. "I say," said the Frenchman, "that he was born in France ; therefore he is a French- man." "Not at all," said Pat. "Begorra, if a cat should have kit- tens in the oven, would you call them biscuits." i ii in lie li;i<l HDMtM I". That w a hrilllii-it. Ul<m <if fit -rryinan'*. I tlin flHKg(*lion of learning lo drive o , .u- 'Iho work u.i-- t>\! htimMInf, but It: wan very dirty, still (tnamlnt, Jiili.in ' lifted hid ImiMln t" Iho bod und luokrd at Omni. !!-< li'ifl ilii-v iliiililiucd to if go <*lc;iM? Tin- kTf'mo mid UM dirt hnd ,,..--. i, -d 1-1 i u. i : li.vn b'yond ,i!l roii'.iiy 1 1. .11, aril !:' n '! t!.-o ln-i-n o :un nf li .> liiviidfl: -uri'Mm how tho mind drifted I, u k Jtnd li.u-k ; in 1 -.mid - lliin|( quite i ilc-iirly in il' dvi hMi ho had uei'ii ,i ! ii'--.- boy. If lift nUnt )m \vi qiiitn <]!>. lv In- win fuiuaJJy living In Unit time II. > turned '>nc itnin on his pi||i>nc Th lird iv n '-.-rtiiin',- vorv ntloln(| hut It j>itit lio niui-e than :''!> u> att up. 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A diamond ring was recently found at the paper-sorting depot at Wliitecross Street, in which the S;i 1 viition Army employ many men. The man who nwle this discovery, though naturally poor, handed up the ring, and the owner was traced. At the same place, two 5 notes were found among Mime waste- paper. In this case thy were also handed up. But the most frequent source, of piquant discoveries is discarded en- velopes. In an Kast London store the haok of an envelope was torn while the manager was handling it, and three postal orders for one pound each fell out. The name and address were still legible on the en- velope, and by this means the postal orders were returned to the owner, who proved to ho an .aged woman. The money had been sent her by a son working in the north of Eng- land, who had refrained from men- tioning his gift in his letter, and the mother, being nearly blind, had not noticed the orders when pulling out the letter. A bundle of love letters, delicate- ly scented and tied with blue-ribbon, was discovered among a quantity of colored paper used for fancy de- corations. They were human lit.tle epistles, starting in a bright, opti- mistic vein, 'gradually dwindling in- to a sad diminuendo, and telling the whole story of a courtship and a severance. But it is in the rag trade that most discoveries are made. For every opportunity there is of losing things among wastepaper there is a dozen among old clothes. Romance in rags ! People put a purse or a document in a pocket, and, discard- ing the garment, forget all about it. In this way a budding author re- cently lost a manuscript on which he had pinned high hopes. While re- vising it he was disturbed by a visi- - tor, and placed tin' valuable docu- ment in an inside- pocket of his old working coat. The- next morning his housekeeper sold this shabby coat to an "old clo' " man with the manuscript still in the pocket. For- innately the housekeeper knew the man to whom she had sold the coat, and the- writer was able to recover his tnanusrript. The finding of wills among rub- bish is more easily understood. Many probate suits are caused by tho action of eccentric old people secreting their wills, and several cases arc recorded of these docu- ments being picked out from among waste materials. Marriage certifi- cates, too, have a habit of turning up in unexpected places. 4*_ The Swedish Parliament has re- jected the woman-suffrage' bill. Lady Your reference says, among other things, that you are aocus>tonied to cooking course din- ners. Miss Casey (indignantly) - Coarse dinners, is it ! Surf, mum, then it do be a mistake. 1 cooks very foine dinners.