I Isl! l*Il\'|`\? \\ i|3`i , A tgctuulnus mu a shrewd cbiidrvn And you are :1 L; ...A. l,_... L; : and I iunpnl nhm In vnv ll `Int nli. I'm suite; I to think qf Lt. ' Idol 0.. .|..,- IN nllnn W lll|l"l'l ugu I ! s 0! deerp___c0 LU (I-'5) , I III IV. 'llI.` I llllllllllx uim...-.- kuu 5. And '|o_f:u' as cm-lwd. I-' 'uid liafo min-ed. go. 1' supposn the nimtch will mama. Iltafs getting old and [um wry yuung yours:-if. '1-`hose I iuwo :t"knnt:1; of hiding their ' HI. X0`. I shu'ului think that you .211 suited. 1 It : nothing to me.- |l_\l` KL; ll_I{' w_uuI l`d h`.` `to as}: 31; you was gt=t1i_"""j s|[th:\t'_sux`t'{.0f thing . \Iu Al ..... .. H ~Wl)llll| (I'll llllll EHIW IIQII 2\'Q.,i|`..1uighL hurt hip feel- 3 UlIL'(`\'Ullll4lK." you gpnk of the enzaigelxxellt '_ hope thnf. y `) guy woddii t` Inst, perw um. Of `cnw I Jun!` .2. punce. ' lul.- you think I am 3 the place is dingy. ',It. hf a lxutu-.ry to look tlexill, the mud." modmstive; and when l`|\! \\`:|s`in her voice A ulnus sadness. I Am 4..-tx.._... ..a n... _....n.a so .\IT;l. three." u'l`I... sru-ing up o'"ne' Igxystery. ' ;' rivet!` up aqo.her." . y u: her mysvery to clear It I \\ IIEII IIIIVIHS WUIIIHII. `um-; und-suppose those 13;-.suade me to go back r,!ll.`.|!l.'. I didn \;. Know `M quid ha!` 2: .- I nu... ma .43-an... --.u...-.. u :13 , . u hm mysterious again, bn_n1.h-a absolutely frank Hi the light of strong mked at the girl. You every day. she said. `udaso brightac - ] Inna " . 7 Vi I HI!` use Ill Klplll up `Ml him`t.hut you can't zwv let it run on so m 1:. gum; to the ex- uw .-:uit.0f (`|0tl_lB5," "`uuS"n1orp clothes .. . , - wuuhl go a\\'&y." nin-rs. do you? mlzn-irers, yes; but to runes is I cheap vic- ~ lulilhl ll" pq`Il`lllo'\|l(\l' tang it n_niu?"' u-h of guduesa in her mtfheat about mai'ry- the sultlxeanupnt I about vthn 1'00!!! why," she: said.- s' he gains .90 HIP >\\-nnlrl nun ni-an I-nme." _ - . 1 The of! ox you say! But you cz)n`t. . marry M'Mhre" of"m.", , -- '"Xo. I can't; hm! can wnitlud See which one I really want." . ' ~ .\l1ss, snid`the old mall. cam-l1imz.up`v' his hat and ,1u-isiug, you come iniglnty I near being the bl:ggg9_t .creetet I ever I un\l' " xmaltng me out lb- ;a`u-r. but I iuppose -ms. Who ~i that .ring in here!" . guwe ul .3-I) 5 him_gloy\'n!` Jun I|r\ -nu-0 Pouydmd .\'.eH` ' at lmme, I u1l_v '|s0'\\`ILs about tu uf guing tdthe dhn unhl` nn `ul \\ Ullll;`u WEI!` tmay. One 1953:," mid NIB` uuld. . scs_rceJ'y In-ued loom; I .. l.,g .0 -..-n- j `t me-ri-1` Inn": `mun If rm puml up in a _\-u_m if it ain't your drss inn" U" `W (MIX? 1 He`: no` L;..I '_.. I wlil accept` ID 3 pco. vnn, T r an un- mtlxlug fur an at am] like tn hu simply be ` would -,\'.u ` got this 1; you? `Li nut " U: `-Polly ' _II icul'cu-' Que. ' - < Xes," he replied. stiljbeilding over her; and you have shown me the purest. uiiiuf and the uoljlest heart tins; man 1135 ever !bl1nd.'f H leaneti further uvetvnnd, V\`hi.~p<`r1\dM)h0|'. and the: face that aha i turntid up to his was radiant with A crin- gsked. WM, what`: the meaning ofgll this? Huh? You don't. mean-" ' fused lihppinss. J list at this moment. old ` Aimes`1-milked -in`. M`here s .=Pollar$ he 1 I have been Plly. a man said. bowing, to him; hilt. now" 1. nm George Hadley. dud this dim hter of yinu-s, the smsete.-t .Il91\I\lll\In' 1-.5: la On In rue wife, '1 nd this Nu tel OK yOlKl'5, CH5 3 &l{'?I woman `(hay ives. is $0 be my wife." F`.-X man. huh.` A nuxn" fast. to 138:? Well, say. now yuungJol|er, I kuowod it . all the t_ime, and I was jest. wuitln` to see how long you cculd keep it up. Pve bi-en mayo: at tis town Lou long to bejyolal. I tell you. huh! ' foul: nvn 1 v . _ , lion I700 For-lot Dogi. K lady in England has found a nnw. use . fa`:-' dngs. Que muddy day htely `she was sent: in the ntraetvqgth apnrcelin one hand; aazmbulla in um othei. and an Irish tdrriar holding the trill ha!` dies: in his teeth. Ho noicr _l9t the duct touch the ' ODD _\`\!QI'. ' ' "om" we sobbsd, and I "mm and mi things that I should_ not. have t.old-any- , 9119." a in}... u L- ......n...a Jan s......n........-.. 3.-.. 1 I511 jun. uau k` [ms I-:.\ n.]. A III: (`ilouhlluu In Wgtor. A Thoooenu.aep and lake surfaoa dt ou; plnnbt is estiniatul at something like _ ,(l)0 square miles with an average '11 pm of 13!!!!) (eat, and is ulculated to contain not lam than l_l,2'a'0,6l?() billion tom` of vner. The rivers of the earth Mb as-~ iimuteduohavennow anmcient to cover thirty-six cubic mile; of the; novo pm; each day. Now. if all we ocean: were nuddeuly dried. nnd.r,ho rivers could. hop up their pgunt. I__utn,*ol flow) which. 0! course. they could not without ocean gupontlon), it woulthnko 8,0m yeurtg nniyuao again. -- . - ` " a-A--" at]-i\'e.t.n more of a gentleman than to cullher co.-use. She is the noblest." and b` ' tcreawurein t.howorld."- . ' at so? Never `saw her_ tried. Is fhat. her stamping amnnd upstairs?" _ V Nelhnrqde no answer. and they sat in silent-c. Aften awhile theyhonnl Pull:--~* `coming down the stairs. The stair tluuz` ` opened and nut.` st.epped-n man. Nell I inttered sharp cry and covered her face .` with her hands. The man approtu-Hm! her, and bending over her said: .``I was 0 gncidatq for admision into that clnbmm Che test was that I should be 6 wbman for ..... .. n , 0031119. ' V 7` '7 { 1 should think, sir." that you wold `NIKE!!! IISKGIL I1ia.s`so!lluu1uer.'z\n(l when they had Tat down one of them asked:' 'here's may-2" `-\n.-mhmn has none to berroom. She uuy.-" `:".\Iiss'Lopp has gene to her'r0o.n1. She will bedowu soon. I50 you _w-ish to see her on very hnpongut business?" ' Well, *rM.her." _ But. if you have my word for her why I can't I take icrf _ 0h, guess we'd better see her." lhope you won't. persuade her togo nu-ur " ' - am eugngeu. . - ' .| 1,___ `fitha hurn..spnnn;ynn.sm' !' Jinn .u:h`am _ But not. to uue pf them men, I hop_." _ ND: not one particularly, but ' to"t\'ll . fhnm " - ' I It." ' ` z . .' "Yes. devoted friguds." - - Nice girl." said the man. A lime course. but-`'.._ ' . -She is not coarse, 'sir." - . "`N~9." .All right, then. lthduxht sh ' was. _D0n I. know very much aboqg. wo- men mxself. but} thong`,ht'she was I Time Ell LII? ` them an IL`I... I 7 IHU Ill'.`H- UHLL IJJ elth-N11. \\'l1y!nyn`. Uh, I just ho\p`pz-1 ,}h\ t`\\'|ay didn't , abuutrjt hefpm.-?"- Agni for that. m: relulleul,-wh_\' lu'_u`l abnut u\'er.vtl|ing lu- ul no u ll|lK'"\` Q`! I'\l`I,I I` L ._I t|3ink nun. dqc-s the .~`tugi~_. ` The lIr.~xt- 0 ` ..I.s ... ' \l'|.... uu-:m.' __ f`\\'hy..n' ringumuh-r in :1 vi; . Oh. Ii/tlL-\A:)._\` win-nhl _\(\'I - ` n-.f:~r'toLlso-,iu.um " J.4u.~.Lhu.` g inn-ml to rm: ai\vn_v :u'n| lmh'- up .r;_,u, _ 1.. in. .1. . . WI) . Ah. ; z\-u- Il`|. uu: u-u_ uuuu tunv _yv_u uu--_ v LL}; Lu seq Llu;m. They will persuade you an am-ny with them." ` , `'\'u- tell them "that. I shall In down in n 04. V)- |`l\II."K PI uulnr'?"- `i-r?mp.5a :- ! nI1:z~hI _shullH t ..' ...-,.I..: uumenm" 4 ` 5 hastened upstairs, The men came Bdnur." `.`.\Iuy we oqme_ in!"oueof ...1.-.a ~- `, I51\'s'I`r:I:x* >Hl~`; roLLi` I.(,)l l . v uuur." asked. . X....io...l , you. naive _bo'ome_ blonds, .I take- tl1 th-em that ion don_-`t m. `x tin-in " l gh\'nciug. M. the clock : to my room, and you new until I come down. [HI |t;`] |`L|ll H U1 I. 0h 3' ..I I. \llI;~'_:HLIF EH ` u_-.2 tllrqugh the . was Ms me st:-nu4e : wr. yam! ".\ t'll,. _ nl nnllun IIIIY ull_\' 'quicl:}{u_ pen to think 3` ggznr: In: ml her on ..ll ..-u.., 5 `[1111; all I m on 313115. .... U - .. ... .3` eqm=n'l.l}' 0 Lu! \-nu `all 1-` null: v - ` A Vlotnry In NVovVn oo;lL `HALIFAX, N. S. "38;--Iu the `hya- olection for Nova Semi: Aaserniily in Rich- ' mend county yesterdiy.-Nlnhesong Liberal. wuglacbittlg about.` umjc`.-rigy. The ucurcy was csnqxd by the unsonting qt Morrisom. Conlarvauw, who mm Again ` Conservative cmgdidgta and Lwljo mu-tad, tho cnnitituency at. the` general election` lut gpriuf by a mall majority. '5} IQUUIIIUII UIIU any I-I,` ,V1c'mm.x\A, B, 0.. Dec. n-'l`he sttsmnu Mlsehjetiu-hlch is anchored on Gnrmnnlh ' has or : bum! the furor. at polic wluanwant tn the west coast of the lslzmd to eniienyg to capture the whit-is man who sold I vqhj boy to 3 west oouyt tribe of Indium. have ohpt-red me man niad`vs-lnnnuu rqannad. tho`-boy. ` V I l 33') NH U.\[)l1'.`K`|UlI (U IR` I}!-l'\l IH VII` `II E the_pla$ys. Tlw l"n`Cll':4liIll. whlohtook ` place at at elu-arsal, muze-tl wgrmer uni warmer imtll..\lmlmue Bill} callgd Ma- denioselle Geru.ai'm- l)u\"m-xmy a liar an?! slapped her face. . .\iullslt'1ll` Billy, hap- peuingin. slam lnsulusd Mlle; Duvernay. amt, needless tn razuj. l_lle-ne was 3 scene. `The matter c!une- bvfom Judge Ilughs in ;Chnmbi9r$ yc.-menlay. and rupou the &p(3|0- gles of Monsieur and .\!m!ame', Billy being texjderegl this mmplniuaut. the cane, WI: dil- mlssed with _ - . _ JITIJ 1 Iii`-AL, of the French 1 in this` `city. 1 _ ... ..q. _..-n_._.I.. Ill Ell!!! Cl )`_ If] court. yesuanhxy uu plqssin tutssa. between several .... 5.. .... ...-......_. ll. But 3 n .l.. ' rutlln-uum'n`uu_v bud by beheaxll lul tuna; `guy-v..u-v. nu l\'lllIl u. nu.` `.- .prim"minister nmnes the succession to the throne. tlm unly` limitation to his authority being that his choice should , belong tavtlie line of Anclrinnaniponine`, the founder of the Mnlgnche monarchy. He generally seleets some one whom bl will have no diibnlty in controlling. -< Ranuvalona 111.. the pres;'=nt.' queen," ~ came to her royal diguities rather nnexf pectedly. Although of noble origin slit lived at the time of her ncoemlom to aha thr?ono_in_:u_-y modest. circumstances, our of her uucles,; her uanlhui. kea in ~I ` hntcherbhopl-n the urn capi'tK!_. .- ow. however, she surroiiiulsrliersell with much outer show, of xnnje.~:L_\': no one dares up preach her. She lives like a recluse in he! palace at'Tana1uu-ire, occasionally going nhmfm her prime minister in a sedan ` chair. but. showing herself` to the populact Only on very rare occasions. -- . such an occasion presents it.se.lf'r`~egnlar I) once a year, in the lzu-it days of Nuwmb _ er. on llle`8l\9bl`l\lil0ll (W711-t`lu\_ll0lll feast of thq bath. On this-tin)` the queen ro~ V cei\-us at her palace. extentlvd upon a. couch of red \'el\`et.. She ~!hen siitidenly ' .i:m.-uumn. lmhiml :| a-in-ruin wlu-I-n fnn GVJIVUJ nl. ucr palace, csuzuuvu upuu I Vvcouclrof \'elvet.~ She --then silddohly. dlsappars behind an cimain where` to; some :nlgnn'es' alias refrsshes` herself in i perfumed bath. \Vhen this has been con . plated n salvo of artillery nnuougzces to the people that the royal purlcnthm has been en`e':xed; Am-r Llmt. she makes :1 com-ol the palace and {ram A silver ewer, cub ried by -`n ,,grg\3\_)}t.\l3'-zl|)pt\l`Bl8d` serv-. nut, she sfnilpklus water upon all thk {mops who .~;::xul in line in the courtyard' ` with prt`~`ht`llli?(l nrms. 'l`lIe'olCi:Il `account ul` tlw l-`much envoy. _\I. de \"ilers, would imlicme tlmt. the qm-on is not 3 beaixt : `nun with rlusracrcxrix-:fic ggllautry he adgn _, that she. has vermin l'umiulne coquetesf .-mu loves lmnd-:.nm~ sruwns rmlwr for t-ht . I ... ,_ . \' .... .... oh... pl... Al nu-..- The missionlof M. Myra Mntlagnscnr lm\'ing_f:'si1ud.`m: for Fmn(`e.b1it to vote a Run sutnlsolxlfem` and sailors mm and 110]` mlvisc-rs at 'l`:mnmu \ ......L._.o ...,o '......r.. um.-...~nl. lII'|l\I.* (8 `Fl V(IIl|- nr'la7.y, no more I: of nmnre-civilized ( cimnslypour. ' _ The Hovas. the 1 prising and luwxt-eq `with whoufthe Fm to try conclusion rI'\_.__-..._: .... xs, ... LU ll) cuuI;u 'I'anmuu'i\'a,_ Ru`uilniari\-u _ a queen nt 1 ehn dune nnf. I 1 Rl1t|lNLrl\'t4' --IA4wre---1-ucr.pr|u|u III III Iaugl`, _ Ran`uilaiari\-uny-rules suprenu-. There is queen nf hlndeuguscar; but. appm';ut.ly ,sh=.1loes not. count fur (Iuuchf The gentle- man with the elxghorznte snrlmme i the real ruler uf the i.~z1.-md. He chooses and deicles` e'v-'r_\'thimg` fur her nxxjs-.t.3'. In- deed, by It peculiar law of that country the prime ministc-r is also uhiigud toservt 'u~s,,lux.-aluund to thb .~'4n\-orvigll. He has- nlremipuccupletl tis cmxiplicatrd pusitlon for three queens. In point uf fact. the m-im.3'-mininmr .m..`...= thu snnnagsinn tn Ifxla; IN M.-X15.-\G.\SC.AR. I rRKN<'MusT s :-:*~`u moons io THE- V ISLAND rrrmce. |K'Xl|Il"l|l `kl-t\(li|g:!` 'te-rriblu the is-lm \ .. .. f'1'll take the bet. nuns. ..-I....'u ow... lE[1`lulU~ rllnun uuu Mu: upuun; uunu-nu Jon theislaml. . , ' _ 2 ,- .-\s7n .-farce:-"lrau\eo w1ll/ sn'd A main lxnly of l'.'Jl)().lsl`0(\p.-| `nudg-r Liam. Gen, .4$ucgnes.1).-slggnlus=u _nn;m.ignnrJ.`nnnni: . by the sun aluhullltls of the .~'oudm~.-and .3 .-uppl4-nu-nmry mr p:<. of nlkun _5.0m ` ' nmrim-s, must of whom lmvu haui yilentiof _pre\'imu fu:c~i;.zu '5;-r\'jco:. Tlwn is no 'l`~-:'\snII lncluuhl, `nfx-u11r.~'-, llmt in the and l*`i'nuca- will win lhv light. In that uvpnt .. -;__. __.__.A..Ll._`_.. _._;_u_. .1... ..:..|..... l)(|lI_\' OI | .'JIN-l|'U0|)S'1lllll_(`l` IAIBIII. A uetJannnt1- uud'H2uuls .~`-llppl&aIl\rl1tI\r5 _ corps _uf 75.()` whom haw haul `pl`t'\"lUlH S}`|`\'iCL`. In doubt. of (`0lll`.\'t', win .ghL. uvnnt` Hm *1-qrhhcy wl--Jr ric|:pr-lr_w-na-ri.itlod~-- .gn>ater in am: _tl_;:1u J-`mute itself, and by ilbdixt ve ,millim': accounts. howu-eir_.. ' prove a very vnlun >I .. _._.. ._.. ....x.... L. \'enrthe hunky 1! 3 lntm-anllug` (`hut 4\bouH1||eah III.`g . c__ '1`nm,Mo In an Ogwrn Trunne} .~-mum A - IX... IV`! Q.-.\-.-I nun ICSL l nuuua | rise) at fully 4 u frn_uu2s and ,1 u in part upu .=nur' \r)|rrh: .__._:..... lhooiud the llny slaw}. min, I ) Y` TI... IE ,,'I`Ln msda Stud ` I at. mm: DE WLER8. : I II LIIIU` Ill?` IND. BIN! FEPIIUII. V Huh, what's that? You don`t-u-ant to e um jumpigx` round in`1he garden path :8. Stl`0ng'n`st. most. enter- lu~.~xf'+quippe'tl of the tribes the 1-`rench suldiers will have lllsiun, luwe the-ir` capital at --wJ:ere_,.t.he,.prin1e mixx{st.gr 'uny-ruk-s Vluuch The :he lxgmrrnte ` 1.. L... ._.:.1..;A.- I - ` \!||l`l' Ullll :u'wam.l M In. " 8,3 the t .ll....I ' lrlpun !\|lnh;h-`r-' !I`..lI|0-3'1! HII.I.('!' WILL D95 llialrle `pomqemionn. Theyv lxur_1;~st- gum. .the people I cmumuninjcs and atro-_ ' UHU IIl|l||Il`| l ,u number min the noun U IHIQEIII 9 places-I nun III] ~. Lsuljju-:5, From all ,.tlw.s-e latter wilL not ..l.I.. -...\.....'..~_n.1u Than. 5 llllulutru llllll uu: uunber of lhIos_de- the accuracy of the :.l;ut. chiey on the u dpadly cllmatn of ll_lllH|l'l\U XU I.cI'uIp_.- 1-awllw cust of this- luuulred `mu! fty Aunher of he hut. L. . ..n._..._ -0 KR` l5('(I I" U! I as-inn, which took nxod `warmer and niny \'1rnny nu"!!! mix-ur Billy, d Duvet-nay. Mann u-nu I anion` -, How much longer the affair might have been discuscd. and into what remote and executive corners of nrighted virtue it might. have been dragged. it would bed!!- cult to say; but the arising of a new topic put it all aside. And this new topic was one ofreal eicitemcnt. `Not far away in the-hills lived on gang of desperate men, theibc Peterslhoys, they were called. It was known. or at least it wits strongly sna- peoted. that they had mhbcd railway the lawhadifniled to bring them to justice. v-4%` It washelicved that they had forniednll . `alliance with the.i)elton gang. but this i a I their leader denied,` and offered. on condition of _ It pardon for him- self and. friends, to help the ol-' cers bring the Daltons into court or to kill them. This offer was accepted. "Pit Dnltons were killed or so badlv crippled that nothing was to_ be feared from them. Well, after this the Peters gang fought oil the temptation to rob trains, but could not forego the leasurable recreation of riding into A v huge now` and then'nnd shooting `out the lights. So, just about the time the talk conc7$I"'nli1g Polly and the three men was sinking into A mere whisper of dying` scandal. the l"el(`rS ' bi-others rode into Broomvillc, shot the town cow, wounded the prowling hog nnd shattered n lump in the meeting house. This was the greatest outrage that had ever heen put upon that part oi` the (`unu- try.nnd old man Aimee. with his shirt nnbuttoned, pued up and. ilmvn the street and swore tht if `anyone would gu with him he would ride after the .scuun~ drele. r But `everylxidy was bu:-=_\'. The sheriff was behind with his tax list, the A (`0llSi.'tlil(" \vn.~'n`t feeIing`\\'ell; and \\'hill~. the citizens were discussing their iunh'ilit_\' to tl\'eIigL- {ii(`lll.\'t`.iV`\ .`S, Polly came up and said that s to would go with Mr. Aimes. I gml." said the old fellow. looking up- on hei-:w`lth udnii_rzujo21, you'll drive me to the shop to gut {mother `horseshoe nail, but l_ think tooninch qt you to see you put yourself in such danger. Let`: wait at ' . while." 1.. 5].- nab. inuliluilnnh AI Lab. Ihnnnu `Dani 2 E run I run |I<'v ivaveral member! may how 1 aying u.-fure th \pol1eo n1.~uIlt` uf_ II III! . a,-".1. -J--A Tnlu-i u l upllo~ If II! V IITIB U$. nut-hing Ijxnulni rur budget.-_t,L.nd bring the queen. nrivu on nu-mi Yilers S6. .... ........l-ma ' she replied. H \'nn dnn` HUI. _\ `Ill HUI mid jump` Llnnft. um mu J Ins): i)UL`{i` nun, uh V wlnu than V whm lH|.I- I& LL-`l`ll lmc do I lllll`T."' SIM` rt-peuu-u. Pull) stuod_ tlure. lu:tghin_n: at her, but 1 she grew nmns.ner\'uus. "IL is Ifothing to kl.-uxglnxt," she said. You mid me. or that is you guard, that we should 1n-vor uuujry and that we should live Logetylu-r," Don`t boworried; I was only joking with him." . - ` But. Polly, that was no way to jukp with an old man. `H913. one of the best men in the world. and. Q11 phgt, but. you ` don't want. to marry even the best. iuaii.' It. will woi-k out all -right. Noll; don't 1 ....._.... ...-- It 7| 1 ngus now." V Toobserva the new clinic required on thgold min`: part a strong exortlpnot will; and aoxneumes. in babbling about I lliabotmm eld at corn, in nppmnohoql uau` tho dagger lino. Newsot the ongnztr ment got out, but the old fallow swore ~ that be but`! ml no one; hutr ho had boon see t.alkin'gt,omo- idea: of the` mito mt.-iat.y, and it was Elxrjwn zdmta the had ` !.apmnd`.the report. `And she said many ,1 E Lh`ings":hat. new not eompmeueary tn ; . Polly; said that qha had coma to Broom- ! ueicgmpmxg to gateh a husband. _ She even V strapped`-Egctilj` in mg street and uked her Throw away my hot;otbnl pledge, hm: Q Not much. You go on into the house and 3 Poll)` and I Wi`l.Wlilk down and look so: I that bottom old of corn by moonlight." ' } I duII?_t. cow to? walk` this evening.- ; P0! allied. .`.`I`m t.h~ed.'_ n 3 m.-`Elm:-ntglnt: we'll wait. till some other . , ,sgI).you1:nightlet{ne_ kiss you 9 once just for luck." I , No. y0I\`\'e'hm1 luck enough. Fytha [F853 then? is n-`clause that I must insert ` : in our conctacg. am; that i_n this: If you 1 ; 39%! to me again open anyone About out i ; compact the engngemem. shop hoinaumtly : broken. Them, nos g ward or P11 break it g right now." ' ' - fl`...-.!_.._.__.u-__,, ., u r,,,| ,`.I worry _over1L '. - _ But how can it work am 1:` right?" `\\'nit..nml yup shall see. ' Yes. .aud thaw; what you said about. those tlmze men, and tl1nk|:;uun t w'n kc-d nun nllriglnyota lhavu led 591: W understand you, Polly. b `Eunu-times 1 just. canft. Why do you wih to mystify me!"I'Iuvan't.!"`alwn)1:lJeon [rank with son v ` Va: I;\n4Iunn\r nnnhnnn H-- g your v 7 1 Yes. too trunk, perhnps." : * That's what I sunu.{Lim'e3 thunk mmlf. .. , But here. comes lather." 7 . * Tbepld man came out, urgng ll homer shoe nut! mounted as a bnastplnn. Fa- ther, said the girl, "I! I were you I would take _ql! that tool thing and throw it mrnv. ~ . heroines. Tim president of the mito noel-' . CHAPTER III. ' Thre m'3n had been dangerously wound- ed. and the law, now brave eriough, may charge of them. Polly and Neil were` ety called a special meeting in their honor: and old ruiin Aime: made 1 spopoh. WWI his shirt collar buttoned almost tight enough to choke him. Now It was declar- ed that Polly should never have the '11- ` lam.-5:191! it wunlso unwod that if ' Ilia wan > to bencqunlnted with three may from away on aomavo-hen ibwas bar right. In'li'l:hat it way nobody`; business it she V hul chosen to engage herself to them. ' l-)l'I n.nrnm'gl| ' ' an tun"n(` `Q I`: Gnu I I x 1 I `;i>oLnY; wnxr n.\\'n $61`! 1u|.n.-Mn"-tn? '- I)'on"t goingq the; house `just. yet; \'\`aIit. here a moment. What. have you told father? she repemed. _ Dan`. .r.m.l thorn Imm-Mun .9, her, hut. ags chilly mi it was 'istiil}`." ' | -Andibufurr-.sh'q could reply he'had lung- ed out into tliq"strei=t and was hastening tn tell his daughter uf his hnppini-ras. When Polly reached home. just am twjllghi; g was tnngling itself amid the dead \ ilws- in tub garden. she`{ound Null stmnllng at the . gate, \\:ai(ing_fur her. `The girl \vn..+ ner- E runs. and she upened the gate with a jerk. . -*'|mt'hn vn \-nu lnld l'aIImr"'sImn_sike-d. . Vous, am! am! upeneu uw gnuu um WhaHm`ve you told father?" {when Polly passed traflxgln. Ill um Illrnllullur Lllllla ` dmw (AT. lush. All rig`: ' and I'll tell that old we '-.|..... ...... .m......o " ll'h`I _Mu\l I ll {VII uuu uI_u \\ uuuul I ntln-r rag carpet. H t"Tupp< turned about and r_em:u`ked: it was yistiilr." A -..! |....u-.. gin`: nnnl. -nulv I to Aimes." _ Bleoged to your] geld. . . And I will "break my engagenrent to E for one year. , . | Cm it dpwnand I'm with you." All right, we-`ll say three Iimnth8~" .-\nd' will you swear you won`: fool . nus! ' ~ `-1 ilnihk Efgrgnz deal 6: you. Mr.` ` l'hu9=u three men and engage I1'n_\,'salE to you - I lblll , house.` I - -xv.` N9, of counng not. fur `I knew that Nell . bad tuck my gnnnnq P..\vn.~1 gniu` Mu-r un- othe; one. .\nd.it`s 4; good thing for thuiu I amt, 1_didn'c writ. But 19': us git. down '_fo'imsiuess. - Hx:we'ix\en hiukin ~I.-ht;~f mae--'- tar over an}! I have come :0 116 conclusion ' that. I can't. git along very well \\'-ithout. lyoilzuul I km_)\v_ Nell can't. __\\'hy. lnuk here, you ought to .bo" :1 mother to that g'irI,]hnl_\? _ l)idn I. she risk her lifu`to In-lp you? And uih`t such cuurnge as that do-' sex-vflx` nf1ulI()thoI`.`- It's easy enough to Ijbe a mother tn her. Q 4=s.-lmt~-I1`.*\u`t very welfbe it mother to bnth Of yuu." ` Thg: horn : I don't w:m't.,. you to 1 be 2! lumber to. me; want you to be as wife I In Inn ~' ` |laL-:cr." V o _ V You-m-e right. And` I was ruuu1xi for ,the gun." ' ' I, But. you were i`o}..I`x1:1ning toward your " hnnun " .. aalu. _ `_`Yes. " ay hefor 'u1!...I I nun cnnacn to he:-sell to mom. V 4 One atemoon ~r-. male! .9 lm .4 ntuhuld Nell :4; go home. Go tighten 5 now and waitsthere mu come." hf! Hid. , thinkingta whis rrboher; .bnt Ieukinx ` loud onoizgh t be hard out lxrtho unit Yeu.Vrlnht now. Ind when I do . ' .. I nnuub Ill IIQRI '1 ~ Well, you odglut, `\'e'.`or' A humlred yup knuw that I even spend ftac -i....II..... n- 0.... 1.. y:\ all up ricpllec hrnw I \l'..I I' I `CUIIIU I I pu-co qt.) ~-.\'..n v was `7 run Little 4 "I ll liwfzrlflb I VVIII llUI- llrllli K. mm-'Ixu-ut unless .you are willing." _ .But here. _\*ou'won t. cut. up no A the meantime that Wm calm:-A mm uff. lush? right` now, it's 1 . 1 vi) ..n on... t\`1` .........m on um... er. "I`l`I`rweag-,,that. I will not In-ask the en-. no nlnnq uni! nu... noillhun N H'U\\' )'U\Il'Ull. IIVVIV .\ow look In-.m,: 03." he stigl. I \ ;t'm't tixoln fullm-s, v mm and slipped ML` --s! h : Ihn Inn ;:.,.._w |_lJ..1_.LL_L"i rs. could as one time.` r.. I .3... ......` _.. ID A Fll . and H I. v . . but I`\\'unt,- to give it to 'you, < ~0-gi\'e it to you to spend at n a mu; to xnai-ry yuu.dou`c I.-Inntlf , ` while." In the next number of her paper Polly scored the rascals, and this produced a secure. The people said that the Peter: brothers would surely comeback And rid die the town. And within a week after ward they did en a hack. shouting. gai- lopiug through th streets. In fl-igh:-...|.ha people sought their homes. The mnr3ud- `era dashed brlh. tiring. They galloped . up to the print ng (mice and tired at the wiuduws. And then fromthe inside came g pm! of smoke and one o the` Peters fell out, pf his smidia-.5llhen are arose a iurious nieh-0, tiring righ mind left, but. the mwv hand ivirhin the omen u `again Ind mm of iiaaddlo dropped mo er mam. ',~`uddeuly there `was as new ex.citeu_ient. mining the liiBl'll,,lldE|",'lld from behind A goods hnx came the-donhia roar of a ahotr gun. The Pew: brothers, than not on i xhe gmnnd,` ducked their hendsnnd dashed 1 twp)`. and when Poliy stepped out. Nell; ; with in gun in her hand, caniefrom behind i the box. I was wzitchiug.aha said. `mud 4 I thought' you needed me. . "V5119 remit`-d. `ore yesmniny.` I ...\..l ........ u |IlI|IlK- co_ol_cr_t UH I-Hill`: H . _ - _\'uu_runniug through the ,3 (lg.-er couldn't have peexy u \\'UlllIll lU \\ !`il\'L' I! V m"1'uppe'd at the (M -nm\.-|r|nuI- A in`! nu LIUII |: L:Ul|lI5>|~VV||I|rlI| VI was goip Uta help you but, hIlllg'it.*.\'c:ll tuuk ` Hu\'a_\' with it: lxsfcire I r$f :('7 l.;a1u3_:g1.,;;s. t.1_sL_ In) " --A` . - . , , III Polly knew what. ..l.l ....... ....; .1...--u u_u IIRIII am. u\ was yesterday,` 3 too In-avAe o. fngn no plyhdhad >\\'l\S -. twjligh he in I ..A.....Iln._ no 0|... ?oole;'.t|uy} it was gnu." 4 ` I Then: was a [treat deal of talk in tho \'il- 2 lugs. and at one` time it appeared that the V mite: suciety; fox: whose benelit Polly had' so aniently begged a nickel here and there, would issuuuu edica against.` her; but the `Tide was finally` turned by the ptasllllit nt_ the as:-iocizuion, a 'widow wih' a business 9 'eT"Slm`(gum' that to cut oil mhe news- p per \s;a.-_svt`Q~tl1ruv\' away a valuable ad- junct-.vaIul so it. was agreedmhat Polly might ruiimin in the society and rust _sinip|y u-mlgara mild degree of suspicion. The q_i1`stion was discussed in the church. but the pram-lit-r, strong in his belief that church notices and abstracts of sex-mo"us ahoulii 'be prihtgd, called a determined halt. ` . HA. v\\nn|\ `Anna: Qhn nlfnir nrhrhf, haw: zzlity `i'Kt.i.--VI-'est1n` I'll` \-III.` uulu ,_ `Aiu`t quite nu) n Jerx. ' she asked. . the gate. . caper: nan In 1, don't. 3 alnnygfg, . 1's you. 1.1! II CITCIIG |\ \',,Vll I did not say that 5 _nn.n.-`.._n I \|'nr-n ..` D` ...- ......... -.8 I1:-1: - nu.-us.- A` ' making fun ofhim. strode to cmutenuplat-2 yuur h`1xilern(-s::, u " wonmn n! the wurhl. m,mld.sca_rceI'y` think Mm: you bud ever turned donnblehxrrel shaman aunniuhs lap at man. C911,! dhl Hm: fur you. mad 4'-(`I had though; that the fveUQ\\' um` than in an- noying you, -I uhould.- have drivnnjalm away long ago." _ ' - * My dean! might. Mk} that as I re. ` |mkq,Pqlly repllud, "but. I vm'n t, tho i quickly uldedigf = = Sell 30: uphrpslning stink-RiI|l_9I of her eyes, and walked than roon_\.~ HI 0...! .. ........... 1-4. .I_`.. U ..|... ...8.I 'l [DUI Sf) SKNIHRF \.U*(I_\'g sll BUNK.` s_""Sometl1ingIuxIst surely Ken; I wish thapi-dim!` wu}x_l_d mule oval are and bag ionic take his paper (or ul- othor you-.. . _. - V J`II-shun. hn nnnIrIn`I innnn win`: 0:: kin '15." -- . ` Oh. but you an uotlhilikimt of coins withxtha 1rcun.gnip,Ann3 you?" ` "Ypu Ihg noon pm whge, I intend N 3111, ` . . ` . . J ` .1 u;`Bu do uiy_th4Ing in separate Iu.;` Polly honu to A uewapnpu: you _ Wlhi I said? Now what }lej..stuod there funxbllhg with his collar;' ha took out Llu-nail, held" it` It luomeut in .1li8h&lIl(1,'&l1T1 then, throwing it Wl|)',_` said:`Thar, I have unk my love an'c_l your honor out into the Abuxhes. night." ' ' ' Thnm \v1Lu n tn-mt. dam} of talk in thn vil- : IIUVVV `:!llD I` C!`3Illullul 531111333. '71 Ill! one or the M the: world. _sha `-`nucl clox-er-scented ehiid of the` I,u:mdu\v,` but, simple hp you are. yours is a Wisifum that! cuu'ld uf reach. 'I`hero`s thM.1d.e follow lagyning on .the.(-nee. Shall lqlriw min away?" "I wish you.wnull' to!l him that huh nnnn.-I-..-.. -.... \.. H .....Lo 1....` LI. 0..i_ \ - um. lt'llCO. 5 IllllQ_\`il;1g 11 > tugs. n-tr. ... _ 1 r IIIKS. - }.. i'ms made Polly lrmgh su londlxthnt the fellrnv, `uxigaking that the women wen ` ofhim, tn the `-1 wmnmn n! Hm w`a-.wl.l "'unnld, gnnrnnI'\r % |ur_v. . _ In Polly`: es wm I1lmir:ufinn as she looked m surpri:_i* ma nearly I uIi:I`n.n.nuun.-t in End .3: aurprlg-it` IIIB ll(`fIl'l)' !`\ Qr'l'] I did ` llu(vE.l}9t`{`Iv tn nd ture in this dimzy plape.` ()h.'1\'ull 'lagu;hml, F In-nk: l..r'.o L........`.:. H... > "UH," ';\eu mugu ; brightju-st because! } doesn't take much to 1 pretty when it. soul Dn`l|u Irma -:'l..np .i 1 preuy wnen IL sou } Polly \,\-as spnt. ` sheispuke again` the hnlv tun- n 9...... r VF. snhl. . that \ I \|Hl nun E `bt suppose 1 three fun) on into the ring. urn. ' |I"H.V\' Ill lvllllls (I [ll \'e_~. Hut he has: nup: than he m-uals. "\'..n ._:..I..;.; ...`..'I P IIIU. BIIU i new he on '""""'IIiiT_E-Ti` enoup.-hv to nun. run .I.; 3].?` [ill IICI -V. .`.'.\`u. I tlnink'nu`t." ' Yuu t,h+nK"nut. 1)an`t you Im_ow(" V. Yes. It-hi1ikl(1o.'3 . Polly. you lmw one of your mysterious J t-s to-d:l):. \\`h'm s the use in keeping up` this foolishne --xv '1'.-n him" that can`: _.. |.... \'.\.. I...... I..a In ......_ -.. _._ Hiililf In aim -'Ii<" V\&`I'l..`- Bllllllg Ill ll` V}N|l'|Ul' OIL HUHJU` I'C !I)' had said that. us the letssawvam ubotltmtu c-xpimtlmrc \\`tIsllnm`P(l office. Wv will \mil." she said.` and IN`. thenvner of the paper come hereif ha 1 [`H` lJ`l`I I I'll hl`('.`\k it.` 5} I I lb BCOIIIB ` -VI'e,pli9d. - I ' Oh; not .-I happened to nun-rv hin: I I \_n \\ : mu`: . `3`Puj,|mpu~ ho` eouldn`t. induce lime to Mk: , A_ . . urulgl. Hum gun \\ is {\'Ul_ll your IITESS 'e:ul_\'..m1du],[tlInt:sm`_(f thing." l.m'k ouL.no\\_-_, Mr. es." _ The-old mun am-ked ` u's hml ml though nstuue had hoeu thruwn Mliim. All ght. u1lss,,bu1 thfnfti forget. 10 blow the lawn wlum, \'nIl nnn rnmlv "LIN, X0 III`? lR`l1Hul c1Ls'. W.'hy dog`: 33: 1.1. ;,....9H' enUll].:ll [U lL'l ,\-(HI RU I-U LIIC 5|Ul.17 KI out-tun dulhu`:~ \\'ur'.ll at A sum that .-1iu tJu\'e. hE_N!.:\`l] if I know "Yes, I even luxje yu`u more than t let you tmde~ out fteen. V N uw you my?" ` . `;\lr' Aimmx " lm smial um} I ill". ' Ob. nu); e`xnctl_\' u m'yst.u-_v, bui how are m 1. :-inf: tn sat iafy fznher thatvyou shquld )1 nmrry kiln? - ` nu. probably be will laugh at the ram ._ln.\F!`n\|` L n I130!` . _- . -A "I will be. but numuntil ixfterwelvo ..l'.-... L I ..,.!n u- I U IIUII I 11.54` The I-jgh; .-aurc >ahnhred by is -.. 1| uuuu`, lulu -I 1 illtmfqn to uh, I am (In- `uu In \r.uhu4 II! II) -5150 `H5. Du you` tliiuk `I l uskexl.--\\_'iU'| zrl .15. V .\'o. I think not.` So then yum mt`! {IN S!) Bl Tlkl" ?lrUlIl||lt'l". urluglug l>\J_ mind that lmulsl mlmire. and now music xxxtw: end in as dry crackle." 1-3; went to her. Iwuug1_l over helxued Your g-uxmuu-r ,nm'y' not end." she But sltppn.-w tlus_t I sheuld tell you mur ruumxwe had been brought by` a .- uvnvnnn " sr'mw.' : _ _ It why.should be when his mind is set upgm it? Do "you think thntihe lg-dine tu mm-ry _\ on because you have moi 1gs\von`Ian."` _ n, nu? [I.`|I`l.httllII:`L\'," . vn : nnn I\oA'~nn1l'hc nn'nIbrIn'naAonln , Kw rum. ' ' x." yolfixm Olen: x and you m'a_\- : xt. is {here any \ |SlllIU3`.' J l` im. You hu may that ' he unxtrhu 1! :1 um )'0ll 81!)` I " .. ;~.\Ir.'Aim_e,s," she said, am} her voice" was low nmIs'y1upz\thetic. yuur earnest. " pleading warms my heart. to\\'m1l you. um! \ it theretone grieves me` to null .yuu that I ` am eugagexf." 'l`|m hnrn unnnn '\':nI sun-9' I-if wlfn tn? .