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\ .1; i ::S: :£-i B lll'ISrLAtL J1 <DY Cmi?L£<3 CLARK MUm 0QPY81GHT, /906, QYUDTHROP, LEE CHEPARD CO. SYNOPSIS. • ' Chtp McGuire, It Tim's 16-yeaivold girl living place In the Maine woods Is aid by her father to Pete Bolduc, a ialf-breed. She runs away and reaches the camp of Martin Frisbie, occupied by Martin, his wife, nephew, Raymond Stet­ son, and guides. She tells her story and Scared for by Mrs. Frisbie. Journey or risbie's party into woods to visit father Of Mrs. Frisbie, an old hermit, who has resided In the wilderness for many years. •When camp is broken Chip and Ray oc- ' ©upy same canoe. The party reach camp » Of Mrs. Frisbie's father and are wel­ comed by him and Cy Walker, an old friend and former townsman of the ner- Jpit. They settle down for sumraert Stay. Chip and Ray are in love, but no One realizes this but Cy Walker, otrange iJB&noe ir*ark3 found on lake shore in iront «f their cabin. Strange smoke 's seer. fecro3s the lake. Msrtin and I<evi leave for settlement to get officers to arrest JtfcGuire, who Is known as outlaw ana f leaped murderer. Chip's one woods lend, Tomah, an Indian, visits camp, ay believes he seeo a bear on the ridg#. • Chip is stolen b> Pete Bolduc who es- idapes with her in a canoe. Chip is res­ cued by Martin and L.evi as they are re- '-turning from the settlement. Bolduc es- " capes. Old Cy proposes to Ray that he "^t'emain in the woods with himself ana Amz» and trap during the winter, and he Concludes to do so. Others of the Party Nreturn to Greenvale, taking Chip with 'them. Chip starts to school in Green- *ale, and finds life unpleasant at Aunt Comfort's, made so especially by Han- »ah. Old Cy and Ray discover strange tracks in the wilderness. They penetrate further into the wilderness and discover the hiding place of the man who had been sneaking about their cabin. They Investigate the cave home of McGuire during his abBence. Bolduc flnus Mc- Cuire and the two fight to the death, finding a watery grave together. Ray returns to Greenvale and flhas Chip wait­ ing for him. j CHAPTER XVI IL--Continued. Por a long hour she sat there while the tide of feeling ebbed and tears came unchecked, and then the reac­ tion came. With it, also, came some­ thing of the old courage and defiance that had once led her to face night, danger, and 60 miles of wilderness *lone. "I have made a mistake," she said, Bitting up, "and Hannah was right. I am a nobody here, and Ray has been told so and has kept away." And now witn returning calm, and soothed, maybe, by the still, ethereal night, she saw herself, her past and present, as it all was. Back in an in­ stant she sped in thought to the mo­ ment when, kneeling to these people, she begged for food; back to that first prayer she ever heard in the tent, and the offer of rescue that followed., And then her life here, with all its hopes and humiliation, rose before her. "It was all wrong, my coming here," she said, looking away to the village where lights twinkled; "I am not their sort, nor they mine. I'd better go away." Then, lifted a wee bit by this new resolve, Bhe rose and returned to the house. The tall clock in the sitting-room was just chiming ten when she en­ tered, and Aunt Comfort was then alone. "Raymond was here this evening, she said kindly, "and waited quite » spell. Where have you been?" j "Oh, nowhere," answered Chip, pleasantly, "only I was lonesome and went out for a walk." Little did good Aunt Comfort realize what a volcano of hope, despair, shame and-tender love was concealed beneath that calm answer, or the new resolve budding in Chip's heart. No more did Ray suspect it when he met her coming home from school the next afternoon. For during those two wretched hours when she was alone on the worn schoolhouse step, poor Chip McGuire, the low-born, pitiful waif, had become a woman and put away girlish im­ pulses. "I couldn't come to see you that first evening," he aald at once, "for uncle and aunty kept me talking till bed­ time. Where were you last night?" "Oh, I didn't much think you would come," answered Chip, calmly, smil­ ing at him in a far-off way. "I am a Bobody here, as you will soon find out, and I don't expect--anything. I got lonesome last night and went off for a walk." Ray looked at her in wide-eyed astonishment. And well he might, fdr only two short days since she had met him, an eager, simple girl, and now she spoke like a woman. No word, no hint of his neglect, escaped her; but a cool indifference was ap­ parent. "Tell me about the woods and Old Cy," she said, not waiting for him to speak again, "and how is the hermit? I want to know all about them." "Oh, I left 'em all right," answered Ray, sullenly, for like a boy he wanted to be coaxed. And then, urged a little l>y Chip, he told his winter's experi- ence. One episode interested her most of all--the strange trapper's doings, his theft of their game, their pursuit or him and discovery of his hiding spot. "I know who that was," she said, when it was all described. "It was my father, and if he had caught you spy­ ing upon him, I guess he'd shot you both. He always used to go some­ where trapping every fall; but no­ body could ever find where." This return to the memories of the wilderness wore away something of Chip's cool reserve, and when the house was reached her eyes had grown' tender. "I shall he glad to tee yon often--as --as your folks will let you come," She said, somewhat timidly when they parted; and scarce understanding this speech, Ray left her. "Chip has changed a whole lot," he said to his aunt a little later, "and I wish she hadn't; she don't seem the same any more." "l m glad of It if she has," answered Angle, smiling at him. "There was 'i, *eed enough of it." mink, fisher, otter, and wildcat, with constant guard against danger; the unremitting though zestful labor of gum-gathering; the far-sighted need for winter preparation; and last but not least Old Cy's cheerful philosophy, had broadened the lad and developed both mupcle and mind. His success, too, had encouraged him. He was eager to try another sea­ son there, and planned for hiring men to gather gum, and saw in this voca­ tion possible future. But the change in Chip puzzled him. He had returned, expecting to find her the same timid, yet courageous little girl, ready to be his companion at all ,,°r.ance times and to kiss him when he chose --a somewhat better-educated girl, of course, using more refined language, but otherwise the same confiding child, as it were. She was all this the day of his re­ turn; and then, presto! like a sudden blast of cold air came a change. Too loyal to her to question any one, he could only wonder why this change. He called again soon after that first, unsatisfying walk home with her, to find her the same cool, collected young lady. She was nice to him, in­ duced him to talk of the woods once more and his own plans; but It was not the Chip of old who listened, but quite another person. "I am going back to the lake with u&cle and aunt," he said at last, "and I mean to coax them to take you along. You have been shut up in school so long, it will do you good." "Please don't say a word to them about it," she urged, in hurt tone, "for it will do no good. I wouldn't go, any­ way." "Not go to the woods if you could," heart went out to this aufbrtunate gbrl now, as never before. "You mustn't think about that," she said at last, in her most soothing voice, "but come and see me as often as you can--every day, if you like, for I shall always be glad to have you. I'd keep On studying, if I were you," she added, as Chip brightened, "it will help you on, and i will gladly hear you recite every day." Then hand in hand, Hke two sisters, they left the dear old schoolhouse. Little did Miss Phlnney, good soul that she was, realize how recently poor Chip had cried her heart almost out on its well worn Bill, or that never again would this strange, winsome woman-grown pupil enter that temple. At the parting of their ways the two embraced, kissed, and with tear- dimmed eyes separated. "I can't account for it," Miss Phln­ ney said to herself when well away. It may be a love affair with young Stetson, or it may be something worse." That evening she called on Angle. The result was fruitless, so far as ob­ taining any light upon this puzzling matter was concerned, for Angle was either blind to the situation, or feigned "They were together all last sum­ mer, of course," she said, "in fact, they were forced to be like two children, you know. I was glad to have it so, feeling it would benefit the girl. If any love flame was started then, it has had ample time to die out since." "There is something else the matter with Chip, then," Miss Phinney re­ joined, "she has been moody and quite upset at times for the past few weeks, and to-day when school closed, she sobbed like a broken-hearted woman. It was quite pathetic, and I had to cry myself." That nfght Angle took counsel of her husband. "Well, what If it is so," he respond­ ed to her suggestion that a love affair fnight have started between them. "It won't harm either! So far as I've ob­ served, the girl couldn't have been bet­ ter behaved since she came here. She has never missed an hour at school all winter, no matter how cold It has been. Her teacher says she has made wonderful progress. She has attended church with you every Sunday, and CHAPTER XIX. 411 Cy had builded wiser than he ' f realized when he coaxed Ray to spend v n wjnter in the woods. ^ The long tramps through the vast Ijrilderness; the keen hunt for signs of . i-zfjk ' ' 4 *1 Wish You Were Going Back with Us." he exclaimed In astonishment; "why, what do you mean?" "Just what I say," she returned firmly, and then added wistfully, "I'd fly there, if I had wings. I'd give my life, almost, for one more summer like the last. But I shall not go again now, and maybe never." It was unaccountable and quite be­ yond Ray's ken--this strange decision of hers--and her "Please don't say any more about it" closed the subject. Another and even greater shock came to Ray when late that evening, on the porch, he essayed to kiss her. "No, no; please don't," she said with almost a sob, pushing him away. "It's silly now, and--and--you mustn't." A week later school closed, and Chip's conduct was then also a puzzle to Miss Phinney. As usual on these occasions, when the hour came, each pupil, young and old, filed past the teacher at her desk, the boys to shake hands, the girls to be kissed, and all bade good-by, after which they trooped away, glad to escape. This ceremony now took place as usual. All departed except Chip, and she remained at her desk. Some in­ tuition of pity or sympathy drew Miss Phinney to her at once; and then, at the first word from her, Chip gave way to tears--not light ones, but sobs that shook her as a great grief. Vain­ ly Miss Phinney tried to cheer and console her, stroking the bowed head until her own eyes grew misty. "I didn't mean to give way," Chip said at last, looking np and brushing away the tears, "but you've been so good and patient with me, I couldn't help It. I hain't many friends here,1! guess, and--" choking back another sob--"I shall be more lonesome'n ever." It was true enough, as Miss Phinney well understood, %nd *omehow -her as for Ray--well, if I were in his shoes I'd be in love with her myself." It was clear enough that Angle's fears were not shared by Martin. "But think of her origin and parent­ age," answered Angie, "and that out­ law father who might appear at any time! The very idea of Ray marrying her is preposterous. It would wreck his life." "But what about Chip?" returned Martin, who had broader views of life. "You brought her here to Christianize and educate her; do you propose to turn her adrift because she has a pretty face and the boy sees it? She isn't to blame for her origin. As for Ray, II he shows that he is able to sup­ port a wife and wants her, X hono* him for It, and Fll give Mm a house to start with." At Aunt Comfort's, however, no signs of love troubles were visible; in fact, no signs of any sort, except the malicious "hanging around" interfer­ ence of Hannah whenever Ray waa there. She seemed to feel it her duly to remain on guard at such times, much to Ray's disgust. No annoyance at this was apparent in Chip. She helped at housework, studied at odd hours, and when Ray came she met and talked with him as if he were a brother. The day he was to leave Greenvale was close at hand, however, and the evening before he came early, bring­ ing his banjo, and by tacit consent, perhaps to escape Hannah, they both left the house at once. Just above the village there was a long, narrow pond, wooded upon one side and around its upper end, with partially cleared land and scattered trees along the opposite bank. One of these trees was a monster beech near the water's edge, the trunk of which was scarred by many intwined initials. To this lovers' try sting tree now came Ray and Chip. The evening was not one for ro­ mance, for no moon graced it--only stars were reflected from the pond's motionless surface, while fireflies twinkled above it. The shadow of the near parting also hovered over these two as, hand In hand, they picked their way up and along the bank; and once seated be­ neath the tree, it seemed to forbid speech. "I wish you'd play some of the songs you used to," Chip said at last hur­ riedly; "I'd like to think I'm back at the lake again." Glad to do so, Ray drew out his banjo and began to tune it He start­ ed a song also--one of the "grave- yardy" ones which Old Cy had Inter­ dicted, but choked at once and stopped abruptly. "I can't sing to-night," he said; "I'm too blue about going away." There were two in this frame of mind, evidently, for Chip made no pro­ test, and for another long Interval they watched the fireflies and listened to the whippoorwills. "I wish you were going back with us," Ray said at last. "It breaks my heart to go away so soon and leave you. Why won't you let me ask my uncle to take you? He might be glad to do it, just for me." "No," answered Chip, firmly, "you mustn't. It would shame me at* that I couldn't look them in the face." Then, as If this subject and their own feelings must be avoided, she added hurriedly, "Tell me what you will do when the folks come back--whether you will come with them or stay at the lake."' "Stay there, I suppoee," answered Ray, somewhat doggedly, for money- making and love were in conflict "Old Cy says we can make a lot of money if I will. I wish I wejfn rich," he added with a sigh. He was not the first young man to whom that wish had come at such a moment. But converse between them was at ebb tide just now, and the part­ ing moment, ever creeping nearer, overshadowed all else. To Chip-- known only to herself--it meant for­ ever. To Ray, another long isolation from all the world and young asso­ ciates, and all for a few hundred dol­ lars sorely needed by him, yet seem­ ing of scant value compared to the sweet companionship of this maid. Then Chip's feelings and the reason for them were quite beyond him. He could not see why she was unwilling to ask to be taken to the woods again, nor why she held herself aloof from him. She had not done so at the lake, or when they met again, and why should she now? Something of this might have been inferred by Chip, for she suddenly arose. "I think we'd best go back," she said. "It's time and Hannah will be watching for me." What Ray might have said had he been a worldwlse man, does not mat­ ter. What he did was to pick up his useless banjo, and clasping Chip's arm, led her along the winding walk. Below the falls and near the house they paused, for now the last moment alone together had come, and with It the real parting. "Tell Old Cy I--I haven't forgot him," whispered Chip, her voice quiv­ ering, "and--and--you won't forget me either, will you, Ray?" That little sob in her speech was all, tha* was needed to break away the barrier between them, for the next in­ stant Ray's arms were about the girl. No words of love, no protestations, no promises. Only one instant's meet­ ing of soul and Impulse, fierce as love of life, sacred as the hand of death. Love consecrated it. The shadow­ ing maples blessed It The «tars hal­ lowed It. And yet It was a long, long parting. When Ray rode away next morn­ ing he watched for her at the first sharp hilltop. It was in vain, for Chip's resolve had been taken, and he never saw the forlorn figure crouching behind that bush-topped wall, or knew that two wistful, misty eyes had seen him de­ part. (TO CONTINUED.) Khew Hay Did Not Grow in Lumps. City Youth Could Believe Much but There Was a Limit. The younger son of a well-known politician of Chicago has spent pretty much all of his life In the big city by the lake, and, consequently, knows lit­ tle of country ways and things. Not long ago he visited a man he had met In Chicago, and who maintains a big farm near Cairo, whither he had in­ sisted the youngster come for a lengthy stay. One day the Chicago youth was wandering about the farm, closely examining the top, ends and sides of a certain trim, well-made ob­ ject fenced round In the paddock. "What are you searching for, Jimmy?" asked the owner of the place, with a quizzical smile "Where are the doors and windows?" asked Jimmy. "Doors and windows! Why, Jimmy, that's a havstack. "Look here, old man." ex­ claimed Jimmy; "I may be only a green person from the city, but you can't bluff me that way. Hay doesn** grow in lumps like that!"--Harpers Weeklv " Hours of Deepest Sleep. The period of deepest sleep varies from three to five o'clock. An hour or two after going to bed you sleep very soundly; then your slumber grows gradually lighter, and it is easy enough to waken you at one or two o'clock. But when four o'clock comes you are in such a state of somnolenoa that It would take a great deal te rouse you. You are not likely to make straight troth hy twisting scripture text* CHIEFS LIFE PLOTTER ATTEMPT8 TO MURDER CHICAGO POLICE HEAD. ASiSASSiN SHOT TO DEATH Son of Superintendent, However, la Probably Fatally Wounded -- Mayor Busse's Life Be­ lieved in Danger. Chicago. -- What is believed to be a deep-laid plot to wipe out the entire body of officials in charge of the city administration was brought to light Tuesday, following a sensational attack upon Chief of Police George Shippy. Threats have been made against Mayor Fred Busse. Chief of Police Shippy was stabbed in the, right side, his son Harry, 19 years old, was probably fatally shot in the left lung and his driver, James Polev, was wounded in the right wrist by a desperate assassin who at­ tempted to kill the head of the police department in the front hallway of his home Monday. The assassin was himself killed by the chief, who fired a bullet into his right temple. The assassin is declared to have been an anarchist and leader of a plot aimed at others beside the chief. The man was identified as "F. B. Adams." Mrs. Shippy and the chief's daughter Georgia, 22 years old, were eye­ witnesses of the tragedy. The chief's wife narrowly escaped being killed herself in an effort to prevent the as­ sassin from drawing his revolver. Harry Shippy was rushed to the Au- gustana hospital, where his condition was said to be precarious. He was operated on Immediately, but physi­ cians despaired of saving his life, as he was just recovering from an attack of grip. The man who attempted to assas­ sinate Chief of Police Shippy, and whom the chief killed, was identified as Lazarus Averbuch, a 20-year-old Russian Jew, who had been in this country only three months. He re­ sided at 218 Washburne avenue with his sister Olga, 25 years old. He had worked a month for W. H. Eichen- gren & Co., 183 South Water street', a commission house. Averbuch was an anarchist of a morbid, insane type--a disciple of Emma Goldman, "Queen of the Reds." Inspector Lavln held Edward Ber- man, cobbler, 575 West Twelfth street, Tuesday; under suspicion of being im­ plicated with Averbuch. A telephone message from an anarchist to Ber- man, saying, "For God's sake get out of town; they're on," overheard by Lieut. Darrow, caused the arrest. Ber- man admitted being an anarchist and knowing the assassin of Chief Shippy. ROB BANK OF $295,000. Ambassador Creel's Institution Pil­ laged by Bandits. El Paso, Tex.--A telegram received 4!rom Chihuahua Mexico, late Monday afternoon says that the Banco de Min- ero, owned by Ambassador Creel, has been robbed of $300,000 Mexican money. No persons have been arrested. Offi­ cers here, however, have been ob­ tained to watch the border closely. The bank notes taken are In denomi­ nations of $1,000, $100, $50 and $20. A telegram from Gov. Creel of Chi­ huahua was received by Chief Ponce of Puarez Monday afternoon, stating that a liberal reward had been offered for the capture of the bank robbers, and asked that the United States im­ migration authorities be requested to keep a look-out for suspicious char­ acters and for bills of the denomina­ tions. STIRS. UP NAVAL PROBE ROW. W. H. Sims, Roosevelt Aids, Makes Many Warm Charges. Washington.--Commander William H. Sims, naval aide to President Roose­ velt, by his own statement is responsi­ ble for the "row" over criticisms of battleship construction. At the outset of his testimony before the senate committee on naval affairs Monday he gave the committee to understand it could expect some sensations. Con­ tinuing, he said he would have to go into unpleasant facts, such as charging officers or inventors with having made misleading statements, the secretion of official documents, and the refusal of superior officers to accept sugges­ tions of value. The plan of Command­ er Sims to give the committee a sen­ sation was upset Immediately by Sen­ ator Tillman. Cornelia Harrlman Weds. New York.--The marriage of Miss Cornelia Harriman, daughter of E. H. Harrlman, to Robert Livingstone Gerry, son of Elbridge T. Gerry, took place in Grace church at noon Tues­ day. Would Tax Stock Sales. Washington.--A bill to tax the sale and transfer of stocks was introduced Monday in the house by Mr. Hepburn of Iowa. King Rex in Mardi Gras. New Orleans.--King Rex of the Mardi Gras carnival and the first real summer weather of 1908 arrived in New Orleans simultaneously Monday to the delight of thousands of visitors, who recefrtly left almost- spowbound homes in uie north. Raid Louisville Poolrooms.. Louisville, Ky.--Acting under orders of County Judge Peter a raid was made on the two poolroms In South Louisville Monday afternoon and 29 persons taken into custody. Quarrel Fatal to Two. Helena, Mont.--Big Louis, a chief of the Kalispell Indians, was shot and killed in a drunken quarrel on the Flathead reservation by another In­ dian suposed to be Alexander Poud, who was also shot and killed in turn by a friend of the chief. Iowa Lawyer Dead. Oskaloosa, la.--Lucian S. Blanchard, prominent in public affairs in Iowa for the last 40 years, as lawyer, judge, representative and senator, died Mon­ day. "WHY ROSCOE CONKLING QUIT. Attack on Hla Home and Family Caused Him to Resign. In the lobby of the New Willard i found an elderly gentleman who had been a friend of Roscoe Conkling. He said; It uOCTi Sc6ui like WaSuiu^tuu to me without Roscoe Conkling. I miss that imperious form stalking above the avenues. Never," he con­ tinued, "can I forget the day that Ros­ coe Conkling resigned. There was great excitement over President Gar­ field's appointment of the New York collector of the port, and that was •the last straw that decided Conkling to act. His feud with Blaine was then at its height, and as Roscoe Conk­ ling sat that morning in his accus­ tomed place, it was noticed that his face was paler than usual as he pointed out a newspaper paragraph. " 'I can bear it all until it comes to that,' he said. 'When they attack my home and my wife that is the end of public life for me. When the sacred- ness of my family life is trailed in the dust, that is too much--I am going home, never to return here.' "Tears glistened in his eyes as he pushed hack the hair from his fore­ head and said: 'Now I am going home to earn money in my profession and pay the debts that have accumulated while I have been trying to help friends.' "He retired from public life, and It was a great satisfaction to him that he paid $40,000 o|. accumulated debts within one year; no lawyer at that time could command a higher fee than Roscoe Conkling."--Joe Mitchell Chap- plef In National Magazine. Strong Passion for Gold. Don Marino Torlonia, of the ducal family of Torlonia of Rome, said at a dinner party in New York that a cer­ tain American millionaire reminded "uim of the famous Roman miser, Ar- pagnio. "Let me," said the tall young man, smiling, "show you what a tremendous miser Arpagnlo was. As he lay dy­ ing in his cold, dark, bare palace of stone on the Corso his one thought was that, since he was too ill to eat, f- full lire a day was being saved on the food bill. The doctor was an­ nounced. The doctor, after feeling Arpagnio's pulse, looked grave. " 'Well,' said the miser, 'how much longer have 1 to live?' " 'Only half an hour,' was the reply. "Arpagnio's eyes flashed fire. "'You scoundrel!' he cried. 'Why do you let things run on to the last minute like this? Do you want to ruin me? Send for the barber at once.' "The barber arrived post haste. " 'You charge,' said Arpagnlo, 'f0 centesiml for shaving?* " 'Yes, signor.' t "'And for shaving a corpse live lire?' " 'Yes.' "Arpagnlo glanced at the clock. Seven of the 30 minutes left him still remained. "'Then shave me quickly,' he gasped. "As the operation finished Arpagnlo died. But with h'is last breath, smil­ ing happily, he murmured, while the barber dried his cold, pale cheeks: "'How splendid! Four lire and 80 centesiml saved! " Chicago Directory f i Destroy Germs by Colors. Eminent French scientists are show­ ing that it is possible to rid ourselves of germs by painting the walls with particular colors. The experiments made by Prof, Deycke in the first In­ stance proved that the disease germ applied to a wall psinted with "am- phoboline" lost Its poisonous proper­ ties. Spreading paint on pieces of beard or glass or cement, he placed a culture of cholera germ on the sur­ face. The germ vanished. Drs. Le Bosco and Lydia Rablnovltch found that the tuberculosis germ also disap­ peared under the influence of enamel­ ing colors, neither the consumption, cholera nor diphtheria germ being found. The typhoid germs disappeared slowly in comparison on the fourth day. Ultramarine blue seems to de­ stroy the germs the most rapidly, within 24 hours. The results on the gray paint were almost negative, while It took the maroon paint al­ most 14 days to kill the germ. , Uncle Sam Slow Pay. The United States as a debtor is slow pay, if not sure. Among the claims allowed by the auditor for the war department In the last fiscal year were those of Hezekiah Davis, George Dixon, Edward Gervals, Ingram M. Richardson and Andrew J. Fetherow for "transportation services and sup­ plies of Oregon and Washington vol­ unteers in 1855 and 1856." The Richardson claim was for $3.87. The navy department allowed a number of claims dating from 1863, one of them being $3.61. The Southern Pacific company succeeded In getting 65 cents on a claim five years old. This looks like favoritism to a great cor­ poration, or it may prove that the .smaller the claim the more quickly it will be passed.--New York Sun. Cut Himself Loose. The tramp had related to the lady In the wayside cottage the weird story of how he was tied to a tree by band­ its and left to famish. "But, my poor man," protested the good woman, "if you were tied so tightly how did you get free?" The tramp wiped away a tear. "Ah, lady, that is a strange story " "A strange story?" "Yes, mum. Yer see, while I was tied to the tree my old girl passed and looked daggers at me. I took de dag­ gers and cut myself to freedom. Dat is how I am here to-day." Holland's Treatment of Paupers. There are few able-bodied paupers In Holland. A tract of public land, containing 5,000 acres, 1B divided into six model farms, to one of which the person applying for public relief Is sent. Here he Is taught agriculture, and Is subsequently permitted to rent a small holding for himself. 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After it hurried the menial, but he was too late; * passerby had picked it up and walked off with It Stedman began to wonder what book he had thrown away, and to his horror discovered that it was a quaint and rare little volume for which he had paid $50. His chagrin was intense, as the work was almost unique and the prospects of replacing it were remote. Some time afterward, when brows­ ing in a second-hand book shop, oar splenetic poet banker perceived to his great delight a copy of the very book he bad lost. He asked the price. "It's very rare," replied the dealer, "but as you are an old customer I'll let you have it for $40; nobody else cmild have it for less than $60." Stedmaa gladly paid the $40, got home with hig treasure as 'soon as possible, and sat down to gloat over it. A card dropped out of the leaves. It was his own. Further examination showed that he had bought back his property. It cured him of casting books at ants' heads.--New York Press. ** -III >' * 3 4. i . Hi RESOLVED TO 8NUB EVE. r I* s,. - f Mrs. Intheswim Intended to Draw cial Line in Heaven. The minister had dropped In to tM» ^ and the conversation had drifted through various channels to the ques- ,f , = ^ tiott of whether or not we should know each other in heaven. Presuming that J our physical beingB would be perpetu- ated, and that recognition would be as- sured, the minister had asked various " • yfl • jjj ones at the table among whom the Bib- Ileal characters they would be most 1 interested in recognizing. B Some mentioned one prophet and ~4 some another, but one lady, noted for ' jj: her social exclusiveness, had not spoken. Turning to her the minister * Jj said: "And who would you like to meet J in heaven, Mrs. Intheswim?" \ -1 Mrs. Intheswim pursed her lips. "I j really don't know," she said, "but the re - 1 is one thing I do know, and that is that I shouldn't care to meet Eve. In tact, 1 don't know that I would speak to her if I did!" Sunday 8chool Lessons for the Wortd. || A power greater than that of kings * J- * seems to have been wielded by the Jv?'^ little group of thoughtful men who \ gathered at the Fenway residence of W. N. Hartshorn to select the lea* "'-"/A ; sons for the Sunday schools of the . fyf world, says the Boston Herald. Every 4v|| year they gather to make this choice, and whea a decision has been reached ^ the lessons are handed out to the ^ printers and by them literally scat- tered over the planet. The word thus • ~£ goes forth not in one but in scores *:J. ;| of languages. Europe and Afrifca, east ~ J and west, north and south, get these ^ helps to religious study in the vernao • %,.* a ular. There is a supply for Hawaii, Japan and the islands of the sea. For * ̂ a India alone 40 dialects have to be pro* ^ ̂ Tided for. Some 500,000,000 Sunday ' . J school leaflets are thus distributed ' 1 every year. i" <\ "5 / 1 . Similar Result. ^ There are certain delicate shadti of / 'M expression of which a Frenchman is, * ^ as a rule, past master. One member " 4* H o f t h a t f l u e n t n a t i o n , s t r a n d e d i n N e w . . . - U a York, was setting forth his troubles to _ ^ | a lawyer . •/, 1 "I understand from what you say i that you are convinced your friend Le- _ ff»• j comte has stolen your purse," said tha,w i^kM lawyer. "No, no, monsieur, not so fast!" cried his client "I only say that If L»» comte had not assisted me to hunt Cor it I should have found it again.*-- Youth's Companion. 'U Champ (savagely)--Your doc hM bitten a piece clean out of myvdoc. , J||| 8harpe (ditto)--Confound it! 1 want* . ^ 4d to bring him up as a vegetarian. # On the Briny Deep. * Helma Lee (fomantlc and fttfl of thnaiasm >--Isn't it delighttyf to alt here qo the deck and watch the Ni ninb to rest in the boundtess deep? Hardy Porte (entirely empty,%|l bet! It'll be time to eat again pretty , V ••• Mms j •• xtp. bv.>.r v rt * . * i ' , ' Lfaft KctaUiMir.'*.*