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“Pardon me," he said, hurriedly, and, 81009an to pick them up. the lime glove he had stain on that night. and which he always wore In his bosom, fell out, aid dropped among the laces. “(wicked It up with a little cry. “115 ",1; “gain: I [out four years She came- into the store of Belgrade Co. one day. and askml to look at some laces. Trevlyn was the only clerk dis- engaged. and with a very changeable lace he came forward to attend to her. He felt that sh» would rccngnlze hlm nt onceâ€"4M: she would remember where the had earn him the last time â€"a house breaker! She held his reputation ln har keeping. His hand tn-mhled as ho look down the lacosâ€" -she glanced at his face. A start of sxlrprisowa mnschns. painful blush swept ovvr her face. Ha dropped the box, and the rich lame fell over his feet. _ Rumors of Margie Hurrison'n iri- umpht ruched him consiuntiy, for Margie was a belle and I homey now. Her parents were dead. and she had been left to the guardianship of Mr. vaiyn. at whose house she made her home. and when she reigned a very queen. Old Trevlyn'n heart at last found something beside his ("Amanda to worship, and ){ugie had it all her own way. Through these three "It: he had been : Hose student. F‘Ir Into the alght he pared over his books. and. too yroud to go to school. he Mer a teacher and was taught privately. Al (minty he was quite as well educated as nine. tenths o! the young men now turned out by our fashionable colleges. Mr. mlxnde was a mm with a con- (Hence. mud. gnu-ml [or Ms lilo. he re- uardcd Mn preserwr by a clerkship cl Importnnm. The duties of this of- flce he dischargml Inilhfnlly [or three years. when the death of the headflerk kn a ranncy. and when Arm was linemen he revolved the mutation. He left the raloon. and After any return!- snwmiml In "tun; employ- ment an errand ho, In I largo Import- ttm lawn. The salary Ill n more plt- tum. but It kopt Mm In clothes and coarse food. nattl one day. about 1 par um: Mn upmvntlmhlp than. he chanced to save the We at llr. Bolmdo. the enter partner. A nu pipe tn the prtuta ofllcc at the am "plotted. um! the place molt Ire. and Mr. 891mm», smothered and hetplm. to‘ld have permml II the flames. Ind not Arch. wtth a bravery few would have exportâ€" ed In a Imam“). retiring boy. plunged through the smoke amt name. Ind bore him to a place 0! sale”. Trevlyn "mania"! and lmmu-Inlod her «we groom-«y In mas-tins Mn to no (no. for m Ibo on» look the had fihen Mm on that til-mum! occasion be bid ("It that Ibo "magnum! Mm. Bu! UM yum! Mm enough to M III! p tm. Well. ho wnuhl show her that her m- Mma wn no! mtnphrrsl. Hr Ionld Joann Mr lorbourunn. He III N- uh'od mum a new 1m. A latte reward Ill cloud by llr. anlyn for "w "mu-Mush»: a! Blanp‘u nmnplm. but, u no dwrlmlon 0! MI pomn mum ho [Ivan by any one "row. Hume. who would not or would not In "pin" on that point, ha was not new“. IA! old Truly: 30! III Mm 310-! over Ml diamond: while yet be» bad the opportunity. m would not (De-poll M- 0! lil- Inn-Iron, but he mum no! give no N- uhrmo of wan-“w. It should lu- btouam aboul lone other way. fine]: I relic! an be tel! when the cool, Irena ulr “tuck hll nu. He had ban saved from over! rrlmInnllty. God had not [renamed Min to thus claim-a himself. Now "III M- ame-mm cm gone. he an (M heinoumu of the III In bud but-n about to commit Du all In deformity. Arch “fwd n llny «love from the carpet. thrust It Into his bosom. and. below old valna (ould nine in Inna] toltop him he had got Hear 0! the pun-Ila. "l've kllled him." he gala. in a. cracked volte of Intense satisfaction. "He dldn't catch old Trevlyn unpplnz. I knew well enough llu-y'd be alter my dlamonds. and I gave up the journey. Margie. chlld. are [he Jewels mule!" She had fallen back on flu- plllows. pale as death. her while nlgln dress sputtered Inn the blood of the dead robber. Sharp sprung back with an ouh, and at the some moment u pistol shot rang through the house, and Sharp. bathed in blood. fell to the floor. Old Mr. Trevlyn, travel stained and wet, strode into the room. CHAPTER Illâ€"(Command He opened the door with. one or a bunch of keys which he purrlqd, and noiseleealy entered. The gas was turned down low. but a mellow radiance filled the place. A bed stood-In one corner, and Sharp advanced toward it. The noise he had made, slight though it was, aroused the occupant, and. as she started up in aflright, Arch met the son, pleading eyes of Margin Harrison son. She spoke to mm. not to Sharp. “Do not let him km me!" Sharp lahl a rough hand on her uhoul- der. and put 3. Ruth: at her throat. Simultaneously, Arch sprang upon him like a User. "Release that girl." he kissed. “Dare to touch her with the ups of your fingers. and by Heaven I will murder you.” INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION. 377C LARA AUGUSTA At dinner Mr. Linmnw arrirn'l. Mar- Kle met him with cold mmpnsure. He scanned her fair (ace and almost fault less form with the eye at a. connoismur and congratulated himself on the for- tune which wns to give him such a bride without the perplexity o! a wooing. She was beautiful and attractive. and he hnd feared she might be ugly, which would have been a. dampener on IIII satisfaction. True. her wallet would Inn mumbalm in: than of Mr. Trevlyn considered his duty performed and went out for his cus- tomary walk, "Marsh. you must marry Mr. Linâ€" mere. Do not new to do dineremly. It ‘8 your duty. He has lived single all these years waiting {or you. He will be kind to you, and you will be happy. Prepare to receive him with becoming respect.“ "I do. If! many without yonrpon- sent under the age of twenty-one, I forfeit my matrimony. And I am aim» teen now. And I shall not marry with- out your consvn: . " "I promised him that I would try and fulfil Ms requirements." "That you vumlrl try! \‘es‘ And that was equal to glving an unqualified assent. You know the conditions of the will. I believe?" "Love! lush! M‘t let me Mar May- thlng about that. I loathe the name. Margie. love ruined my ally non! for love he (lit-obeyed me mt! I dlmwnod him. I have not spoken Ma name for years! Your father approval of Mr. Lumen. and whne yon were yet I child you were bflrothed. And when your father died. what rlld you prom- Ise him on Ms deathbed?” largle grew whne a the rlhbons at her throat. "Hard! We". now. l “mu” "link it oasy. Hr. Hume" In all that any rea- mano. woman could wish. Not too old. no? yet too young: about long- flve. which I: just the Is!- for a nun to many; good looking. Intelligent and wealthyâ€"1M1 more could you Ink?" “Yomi forget "at I do not love Mm ~11": he do" not love me." "Paula”. I! you vhl u. Hr. Tn-v- In." "Harsh!" "am" "You Ire Ivan that Mr. Hanan In your glanced Imd. are you not?" "I have been mm at.” "And 7“ II the (Ice 0' that (artâ€" we". o( I" (Imp. am: do beat my? “I‘M-I: Inna. I In" none of my on." PO, added "silly. "mu. are Mm lot am». m. It I. very Inn! to feel «he‘s at" bound to fulfil a mum of this kind.” unaw- (‘me loot I ma. at m pturh)‘ Maori. like (and with bar npoon. but did I“ reply lo M- maul. "Did you nun-um! no. rhlld? flr. ”0er but ”turned." "You. uh." "And I: can!“ here Ioulght Ro- llie-lb" to an on" pain- Ilth 70m- ull. In”. for be in an all (an karma boo-(kn. and I do not want my mm Anode:- loan to to an In no We. Will you tenant" u?" "alum. aw.“ uld Ir. Tnvlyn. pun-bu In III work or bulked-u a mu- fla. "I want you to look your pnulnl «can». I In so!" Io bring ham I "load of ulna ~ on who III the your lner'n friend-v Mt. Llama. "a Ir- rtnd from flavor (out-y." of this the old Inn was thinking n he glanced It her across the able. film had more than lulfllled the 9min at her childhood. The golden halt vn chestnut now, and pulled behind be: out in heavy. rippling mum at light and ohulow. llor eyn Ind an: I deeper lone~~llny were like well- Ihou depth you could not can. no "or [alum were dellmloly lmgulu. the (onimm low. brood Ind while: her chin Ill dimpled u u labors. ml in" mouth ulll ripe and red u l dam- uk mama. she won! I pink manila urn-mm". (led with will. ribbon. and In her belt droopod a cluster 0! Inle- bloat-emu. She did not purchase any laces. She went out forgetful of her errand. and Arch was no awkward for the remaln- der 0! the day, and committed so many blunders. that his fellow clerks laughed at hlm unrehuked. and Mr. Belflrade seriously wondered ll' Trerlyn had not been taking too much champagne. He stooped and, lilting the border 0! her shawl. kissed It reverently. “No. I will not go on. Let the mem- ory die. I knew you then. but you were so young, and had to bear so much among temptations. And the other was a villain. No, I tun silent. You are sale." “If I live," he said solemnly. “you will be glad you have been so merciful. Some time I shall hear you say so." , He paled to the lips. but. lilting his head proudly. said: “GoVon. Finish the sentence. I can bear it." ago! And you areâ€"" She stopped suddenly. CHAPTER IV. 3m... looked very lovely thin morning and It was ARGIE HARRI- son and her guar- dlan sat at break- last. .\Ir. Trcvlyn showed hls Yell" very nlnlnly. He was neurly sevenâ€" tyâ€"nveâ€"he looked eighty. “I saw him um day in Sixth avenue and called to him. 'Whai do you want?’ he inquired. 'There is nothing against me. Hasn't a man a right to enjoy himself? I warned him against enjoy- ing himself around the Metropolitan open house, and iet him go. There are very many diamonds around the Met- ropolitangnd they are a great tempta- tion to the "erase thief." "After the over: was over. I stood just at the door to watch the crowd coming out. What was my surprise to me one of the best-known thieves in New York come out with I beautifully dressed woman on his am. She Worn a long pink and ermine opera cloak and his diamonds and ills crush hat was simply immense He looked at me coolly. handed the woman into is cur- riagn and whirled away. “l was one of the men walled hora, on the opening night." continued the dotecflve. “Pomnany. I hustled sev- eral thieves away: but u then was no charge against them beyond their gen- eral bad character they could not be "rectal. “ll blue Remy overcoat taken from dress circle of Metropolitan own house Monday night ls returned. 825 VI" be paid and no qumlonl nsked." Inna-huh m and ham I, Iva-IWII Won... "Strange as u lay morn." laid can of (mm O‘Brlen‘n at. Mmlm as he lormxovl agalnot a pmar In from M the “dropout": ovrra noun. “Illa. lo a New York Herald man. "Nev York "Moves of the Manor clans lure a veal:- aon for grand opera. in"! for bashes! anrl plommro. You don-Minn male-Ila" 'Mn lnsmtor Nelannhlln wallml down the aisle two para am 9an lapped a woman on the shoulder. She was a notorlons (Mel and she followod him without a word. Slaoe then aer- eral "Hers-a have been art-cued la the lobby and around the entrance and aer- eral hue even not past us and have at". out the performance. Look at (Ma. ll. is a sample of the vorlx done by the opera house thieves." 'Tho detmive puma m M. pmlet a crumpled adverumut. It was :1 (album: Ir. Mum my“ and In; with tam-mm» “an ad “Mk!" I“ I co.- pMp mun d m: In. and, in "m at ”up". Hugh Nate-ed to Na in. u mum that ‘1! alum lulu-Inn. Mt vim-h unwed the “at IN natal] mud It. Hanna'- twluflou um many Ind “Hod. Ne Ind I grant «II M nmmuha. and [nude III-ml! uno- Ibh to "cry on. He had traveled u- lnuvely. van a that om". I“ had 3 "MM". memory. If. len was named Illh Mm So U. Mar stamina In. a MOM of Hugh‘s. - rlnl bone. in mutually (Y) dropped II I. up"! {be amt... nu: all through the evening It In mum. and communal and maul-s. sh- umk In Mia-nu lo mam! In dlollh lot Ila. ('anmlmu van nu hum-r lo Hugh'- nun. Bic III trunk and m n In any. A hush o! um mated to ill chak; be m his teeth. but outwardly be In «In: um! subdued. Au“, hat a! unseat, Ill lupolluc. "I hope to VII your ion. limit; I man I am.“ he nun-end. nay enough to In. I'M-d ulna-l. any woman‘s any; but am subtle lmlnct told lame ha in (also to II. eon. “Then an no mutton ululnx be "mm m It present. Mr. [An-um." Ibo unlined Mughtlly; "and It. In obe- dIouco to the VII-MI 0! tb- deu. we would ever have collected In um. I beg leave to unto you In no Mall~ nlng that you will than be Ir. un- uure to no" "But In thls cue. Mantle? Surely the relntlonn‘exlulnx between us wlll man 0! such I {alum-my," he sud. mung hlmnelf, whllo she null-ed uandlng coldly by. "I am not accustomed to mama gen- tlemen~â€"mere lcqullnuuces-by their Christian names, sir." “I Im so happy to meet you again, Name. and utter ten years of semin- (Ian! I have thought so much and 30 ohm or you." “Thank you. Mr. Llnmcre.” "wm you not call me Paul?" he asked. In a subdued voice. leulas his dangetous eyes. full at light and son.- ness, rest. on her. Al; expression of haughty surprise swept. her lace. She drew hack a pace. Criticism u an elect!" tom of flu. He met Margie with empressement. and bowed his [all head to kiss the while hand she extended to him. She draw it away coldly~somelhlng about. the man made her shrink from him. . Linmere had been abroad neverai years. and he had led : very reckless. dissipated iii'e. Luxurious by nature. lacking in moral rectitude. and Driving wealth at his command. he indulged himself unrestrained, and when :1 last. he let: the gay French capital and re- turned to America, his whole tarmac. with the exception of a. few thousands. was dissipated. So he needed a rich wife sorely. and was not. dispoecd to defer his happiness. To tell the truth. he was udly In need or money. It was fortunate that hie old friend, 111-. Hart-hon, Marsh!" dead father. had taken 1: Into his head "I Pllsht Ms daughmer'l troth to hlm while she was yet I. child. Mr. Han-lion had been III eccentric man. and front the fact that in many polnln or roll- Bloua belle! he and Mr. Paul Llnnwre asreed (for both were miserable skep- tics). ho valued hlm. ahoVe all other men. and thought his daughter's hflD' pines: would he secured by the union he had planned. per-01m deformity; but in. Paul LII. men Idulnd beauty. Ind liked to have pretty thing. around lulu. THIEVI8 AT THE OPERA. "0 II (1)!"st “I dwell not be slim toâ€"dny, If it had Micah M Lydia E. Pith-uni VegMoCanp-wld. Immfiom g-rntly {m in “tank of hunk weak-(II, I'd nothing I Ind Med cupid give no relief; when by tho white 0! 5 friend I began tho Con- Afler "in; it two anti: 1 was 3 anew-t girl. and now u the end of 56': I menthol] caved.“ â€"lu.Am WIMmL. I. circles. «their physician is to time. and they drift. into some distressing female dbease. The Vegetable Can- pound u once removes all irregulari- ties of the monthly period: innum- mafion. ale-oration and displm-nn of the Womb. and In {emlo troubles. All druggists have n Write to Mn. l‘inkham at. Lyn. Man, if you wish for Idvke, whieh Ibo will the ya. from fl cm on” heeded Int lymp- m-nem hehche. bend- Idle. hum-do. loss of appetite and 1â€"43 *9: w» mmpfldMth I’M Mt, In mien moan. vim. In portly wrecked by the null; of n «Oct-nu under a. I... last nu. I: cum" lulu. Cam streets at. no. “on“ [volley can The turn! um. I- n. ma I. m. “Mum "bu-nor "Tum ”has.” which «mum 315 "lo-u and '14.” 1.333 m w Ila-.- m PM. Boob“ In): the bud. accom- Iu to count proportion. would to coo-uncut. o! the body. The 4mm hum no on. the lam- o! the in. he (Mauro ho- Ih lam sub 0! an on lo the mum “no ol the II): “Mid mm In. two I“ I cannot lo no and n In" lulu. Alto, out n In: 050'“ val.) (Inly‘d‘hl pound. lo ovny toot ol his height. Ill. Sol-ao- 'u n Limo 0'. One night a young man in Divinity Hall at Yale undertook, with n to! I160. to hit a. lamp. But. his aim was poor, and the bail passed through the window at an eminent and venerflbh Professor of science and imbedded Itself in the wall. This was the opportunity for the professor and for ”lent-'0. He, ‘00. net to work and computed the curve. and with the exact skill of in- !nliible figure- he traced the ball right buck to the room of an innocent coi- leflmle. who dldn't even know the villa had been tired. The unfledxed lllnll- ter flatly dented all knowledge 0! the nflnir. But non. oven mini-ten. hove been known to nuke denials in ult- detenu. Ild the proton-ot- had the pm! with him. Then won the bul- let, there were the lilti- of It. coins Ind then wu the computation won- cd out. it looked u it n pulpit are" In: to ho nipped in the bad. But the guilty nod-It heard what wu going on. H. enliod on tho mote-or. coo- leuod the clan-o, pointed out tIIEt tho moot-chm wumtoaootlnlin compilation. and ndvlnnd that the II!- tor be dropped tint when It won. And that wu down.â€"-lluttont Conant. “we... Inuktitut-mall]. I'd-0.7!. TV "you: o! cm m- Clll‘l In about 1.00.... mod. “on o! In! mm. than than m- Nov York an about 5100.000 poem «on. ‘1. “limit In the am at 3 Motion. public-s lion recently issued by the iron loun- tnin Roots. non-hung o! m noun of descriptive mttor. intsrsporssd with 600 beautiful. halt-tone illnotntionl. It in tho most companions!" sud typo- lmPhlclily the handsome» work oi its kind ever loaded on the nuts 0! Toni. and is really I omnmerclni and indus~ trial history of the stats. Any one road. In! this will hove u! excellent ids: of the vast resource: end great possibili- ties oi the Lone Star State. Tits book Wu gotten up by the St. Louis, iron Hounuln I: Southern Railway and its sonnectipna in the ante of Texas [or distribution in the north sud out, with the view of attracting nomination. in- ventors. tourists and seekers utter health. it in in every wsy o nimble contribution to the current liter-two of the day. and is calculated to be of great service to the state or Texas. A copy of this publication will be mailed free 0n lppllcstion to any passenger representative of the Missouri Pacific Railwayâ€"lion Mountain Routeâ€"«n may be land by addressing H. C. Town- 812:1. General Passenger Agent, 8t. s. “ll-munchin- all mung: H. Cutout hit-c .9...- .. .mmu. haunme‘ll‘ HEEDLESS WOIEN. A WORK OF A". once. 11va the cause with Lydia E. Pinkhlm'a Vegetable su flaring. But they no IEIY EIIIER II THE AAAAA ll. Thorn In It [out ”0 lone-blurb" thorn in Purl: tho In: on. date- hom July I. II“, clue when u» ou- lumpuon bu mu continuously. In tan. 5..“ tom. Ion onto- In Full: In ['10, 1...“; II "M, 81.881; in ma. not! than 30.000. 'rlu- plmnm cam-c! and perfect nah-- (y wllh thI-h ladle. may use Hymn M Fig.1. under all mndlllonn. make: u llu-Ir fawn-Ila remedy. To get (In- true nml m-nulnu urllclc- look (or the name u! the Callmrnla Flu Syrup Company. primal nn-ar the bottom at the [mul- an". For aalc by all reopen-IN. drug- In the face; yet It you hold your fixed Ind try :1) move your eyes while w-tchlng their reflection In the mirror you cannot do uweven to the extent of one-thousandth o! In Inch. 0! column, I! you look at the reflection of me nose or any other part of your lace yonr eye must move to sea It. But the strange thing Is (but tho moment you cndenvor to perceive the motion the eye In fixed. This is one or the remix; why a person's expression, u soon by himself in a all“. In quite dlfleront from what. It I. when seen by omen. queen. A ample was flown to not mus-{y when the npplon duly nrrlvod, and Ibo, too found them delicious. So every year nu order In tent Iron: Wlndur to a (mum- on the Blue Ridge Mountains tor ulx blush 0! Hill pull!» ular npplo tron: u. orchards. Very carefully are the apples [naked ln pol~ lshed blnell. with n nun-ll Union Jnck um! United 8m" in; painted on the “Hum uni In." an no hu- don 81ml. "u lull-hm mull); In Viral-h had No utu’nlou .m to tin Annmarie glyph. jwm M lad tasted the mu he thought It so ‘u-‘ «that tun he actually natural 14g and 1 ham! 0! Alhamrlu' to tho Dr. Kaj’g .Lun'g. Palm ; MAk‘. ;,u., “A, “Theaddedpleasurcofddinga Columbia is worthevezjydolhr ofthe‘lOO a Columbia costs." A. Optical Mil-my. lmnmtt-om‘ mwdCok-nhhshd- mined. Thane Sundialdthe World. flyoumahktopayfloo habicydc. whybuyanyotha? m I“ .r union "(Wt “indig- m “Mb-n-d‘ rammed-anus. W- N. U. ONICAOO. VOL. XI. '0. a Salsas Sense. m 3108anâ€" bat only on Ayn-'1. It grandhther and Ayah. I: b n nputzbla medicine. Thu. Ayer's Swami-11!: has has on the market 5: years. Your woutd be my 10 dctcmln. But you don‘t. How should you? When you are going to buy commodity whoa val“! you don't know, you pick at an old ambushed hour. to trade wlth, nnd nus! their 0'- pcrlencc and reputation. Do .0 when buying nrsaparilla. Any umpafllh k m rlfla. True. So any tea lam. So any flour I: flour. nut grad- am». You mm! (£1 [at I“; so with nnaparflla. Then as paid”. You want the but. I! m undenxood lamp-Irina, a well as you do «a and mu lid-mp... ”.m.’