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You ovlerwroug‘ht ih‘ilgi‘haltigh? ’l‘lfatoopdilis. I-Iis brain rocked stupidly; there was In China ‘They make wan caverm '3 ‘2 may think I’ve, 11“th eyes Closed ing phrase, those first few bars of a dull, head ache, and a. sense of mgs Out of Canceled . A y lately, but youre mistaken. All'that melody that had floated softly across heaviness that bore him steadily Stamps. L3 - so}a.zuuzuug.g.:.s.:.‘.:.g.,oo.«ups»:- IOVC‘maMNB “’1”! Syhllâ€"Oh: I know the waitinghall! Never Clive 'Ains_ downâ€"downâ€"till at last there came ,, . . _ , V how to upset you” llttle $111110! worth’sâ€"never anyone’s but his own! a final blank. figs: sausages 13f Chantagle msl’ltfib' - ’er uurope, an especia y ‘e) mgr" ww..,. .-,. ,. â€" ‘ur“w~ va~â€"‘<- .. .,... . dear life in the fading twilight that June evening wrote the magic word, laid down his pen, and looked about. him for the first time in two solid hours. At last his wonderful symp- hony was written. Yes; not another note would he add, not a. single bar revise; it should go before the judges in that big contest he was striving might and main to win just as it toil, the best that was in him, the fair flower of his achievement that was surely destined to bring fame and fdrtune, maybe something still more precious, in its train. of a lifetime! “Two hundred guineas and a gold medal for the best sym- phony by a British composer.” All unexpectedly it had fallen out, bringâ€" ing with it glowing thoughts. Once let him win that, and everything was simplified. There was no pinnacle of fame, no point of soaring that to it he might not aspire. Old Farley Ainsworjrh, most generous of benefactors, would laugh now at the . _ . , bare idea, of calling him sonâ€"inâ€"law; “‘3 out “pomgles for those Finis! The man working away for more, please! You are saying things b1 that later you will regret. If I over when you are more composed.” 1.1 "No!" lie had drawn himself “,- apart; 110 \V 01‘ Choose quicklyâ€"yes or no!” The no more. it; remember it's your own Good-nightâ€"-â€"and goodâ€"bye!” golden opportunity His chance; the doing. N a golden vista to his ing darkness trying to realize, to S make himself believe that he had ambition so high , mean it-â€"-never! hasty such a possibility as the lad he had “im'dsl' ho'tlhossmli far a, moment befriended daring to fall in love “a? 1? ,lcal 3' mm'hu “mil- with his own daughter had never enâ€" a‘gjq‘lg‘rlghmg kaWM‘ 3’ 0 stood there, handsome and the violinsâ€"his own, every defiant, with a hectic little spot on The priceless symphony on which he [1 either cheek. “No, we will not! It’s had spent so many hours, built so 0 never, Otwa.yâ€"-â€"I mean it! many hopes! other’s half-impatient shrug incensed that, broke from the audience at its him beyond measure; he waited for close; gall and worm-wood these re. here? He said hm. name, half “Very “’01” That ends Deatcd cries 0f “Encore! Encore!” pecting that the vision would - ‘ " ‘ 13 ‘1 draw I otâ€"wear ' and (lC‘SJOIKlCllt ' d 'l, h (d 1' th roud, musmâ€" to harht the 53‘s m“ 0 5' _l , lgirtinrrtdlgd seguirg orchd) would have down the blind, and then Went batik open the door of his room, andâ€"â€" 1 taken? Speedy means to nip the 1.0_ to those carefully-written shpets. ff - .. . ‘f. . . 1 _ manuscript. Just one more. oo< o . mance m the bml But m Law‘arcs 'inake sure that he had copied them ever m his "There, that will do, Clive! No There was some mistake, a ghastly under in the name; or elseâ€" Ilazed, stunned, unable for a. momâ€" 0 thought you really meant them I, out to realize the bitter truth, he sat a too, should be angry. Come and see there listening at «x- -x~ ~l at ' if it have for a long Ten whole days that grim Spill) time been engaged in making f feverish unconsmousness remained fancy things from stamps An or.w iid life and death wore playthings phan asylum at Le Loch; Switzer- , . in S witzerland, t0 the SmOOth an‘ ’twixt which he hovered like a fret- . ~. - . - - me again t0-11101'X‘OW; We will talk it (lantc, the tl‘iplfing‘ achi‘etto. that ful child, uncertain which to choose. gin$23031(fkggélglemsffihtg mmntanh IShmg l‘hythmlcm finale With the When the dark cloud lifted he knew " a L 1 ' This has resulted in the impression eird chromatic Scale-passage‘s for that he was lying in bed; there was on the part OI nmny tourism that Dead Sea fruit that storm of cheers 8 ext thing he knew he was outside S _ in the cool, fresh air, trying to think Yes; that was it. "Good-night-â€" it all outâ€"that bitter, blinding sense She came to and good-bye!” Full five minutes afâ€" of treachery dimming all else in his brave] in her face. urn1 11.0 d L I . , _ tel. he had 111mg out of the 1.00m the braim What did bit y C ’ on t ,source alone in several thousand dolâ€" older man stood there in the gathcrâ€" could it meanâ€"what t nieanâ€"savev one thing? S tolen ! 'l‘hree solid really gone. Clive could surely chOI‘ streets, beating out that grim trag- I-le would be back edy of a lifetime. in the morning, nay, to-mght. With thinkable, that the man who had 0110's own heart. that winning smile on his face P0u1‘- been his friend could have carried -. H . .. . . . . a ' paltry rage so far! and his Wile me happy. and 81100055 their spare time in decorating the- nOtO! a little table holding medicines turned round to look. Suddenly it,lum yearn, iliar; what could â€"all the miserable story. Clive haslpmc d..i,. hours he tl‘amped the told me what a hero you have been.” out? Lb é’u Incredible: un‘ trueâ€"needs none but. the telling oizastmjes scattered has come by ‘ 1 000 000 stain ~ ~- - . . 1 ._ I ‘_ _ _ ‘ _. . , . ps would entitle an- :IS Eldht'h “he, (AdllrlhODO‘ll fish“) soft“. orphan to admission into the asylum. y e W'“ 0“ 03" hm mme’ ,but such is llOt.l.lle case. The asy-- , r ' v . truck him that the figure was famâ€"ithousands Orr-(31:11 Sfafifysusftgfi Sybil he do‘h'glsons all over Switzerland who are; (fixâ€"[interested in the charity. The one I, t ' _1 f _ ls‘lhundred or more girls in the institu-- 0385231 SO'Uhého l‘vmd'q d I w ltion arrange the stamps in little- “ Op mn' ml." 8 .a h"? 'packets and sell them to collectors. “h “71th 303’ Shhhhg The income derived from this. 1‘.V to talk; he Stihvhhd get (mite lai's each year. To this sum is added trong and Well. I know everything" . that from the sale of the articles of" which are also turned Afterward? Nay’ the Story is too It is said that in many of the mon- S I all over Europe- tephcn Otwul’flhe monks occupy a great deal of to h1m 111 plenty Slilcegwalls with scenes entirely composed And thenâ€" He had reached his then_ nova. tinged, it may be, with 10f pastag‘} Stamps 10091183: gone UlJ the creaky Stairs the golden glowing halo th'it woull turned with the heavy shuffling trend of one havb 01.0“ lied thqt first bi . 4: . L , a i c washbut ..- ..~ 1' - -' thrown Still sweet to f: ‘ lhaie gone in lOI stamp dccmation “Olive!” and link their lives more closely has the The Chinese, as a matter of fact, both of them. The -mm.C thqn .11] on] .- - . . t ‘ er nation in the It'th Sybll W110 has come to bless lworld. They \irrere early attracted to artistic possibilities of old That moment would surelv live for . . . . . . . . ' new” 500“ that “’Oh‘h 0‘15 Uhde Chve lstainps. It is said that at first they o ,“ 1 u memOIY- 1110”) they who sends her frequent guts h'omlasked missionaries for old stamps, 1 .' l S ' , l i ' 'l . t . . t 560mm to 10p mu Otwuy tn icorrectly; then he would wrap them stood a full minute, facnig one (in-'mpnway South Africa; but mother and the missionaricg resolved to turn they, nelther seeking to break the l and father often tell her that some this demand to accéunt. They evohfl . 1 - 7 . a“ th‘ face Of Lanna “Gum be(up and put them away safely till 0 changed at that one stroke. Rising mornin tin h-1.r‘~ii.i . gaging iib‘segé $311121}; 15mg: b:§3|with his own hands to the big col- began tc’) play. A Chopin nocturno’ lege where their fate was to be deâ€" 11 dreamy and elusive, first; then the 91‘10d‘ r1 0?, preclous to be musmd' joyous rondo of the Waldstein schâ€"“'0 the FOSt' ‘1 ata, filling the little room with the music of a hundred rippling, sun- kissed brooks; and from that he; drifted softly, all unconscious, into to feeling disappointed that . was no letter; Clive Was coming t round shortly, that was all. But the he could carry them straining silence. Thenâ€"â€" eard ” “Yes; I heard!” A world of bitter ccusation in the tone. His lips had In the morning he would not own framed invcctive hot, and angry; but there he beat the impulse back and waited W111 Closely Copy Japan’s Naval o hear mose. “I was medâ€"out of my senses! It iours passed, with no Clivr, no comâ€" was that night you refused to lend , day she shall do soâ€"when their shi) . . -. __ “Stephen, you were there! Xou comes in!__LODdOn Titan“. 1 ed a scheme by which they could ex change OLD STAMPS FOR FOOD to be Supplied to various Chinese- charitable institutions which they maintained. As the missionaries were well aware of the enormous quantities of can-- celed stamps which are yearly thrown away here, they wrote home telling ._..____+.___...__ CHINA WILL HAVE A NAVY. Armament. A despatch from Pekin says that a the otherâ€"his own. Ilis fingers . , . ., . munication of any kind, and he g,ch me the money, X0“ had showed me scheme has been drawn up for the of their scheme, and the pastors here scarcely seemed to touch the ivory fidgety; told himself that he had been t ke’s, brushed them with the air . lightness“ a butterfly, yet the 1mg: hai-Sli and ungenerous. In the after- ished, and I saw the chance toâ€"to " noon, anxious to purchase J‘OCOI‘lCll- be revenged. I came back here after China at, the St, Louis Exposition They were 1“ is said to be the originator of it.‘ I who had softly opened the door and stoned inside halted involuntarilv iation at any price, he Went to at Idound of that strange, sweet hank, Withdl‘CW 1115 11mm SLOCk “I t melody. “Steve you miracle what’s that?“ . ’ ' land sent five £5 notes, Wlth a few the tense, hush‘d whisler thrillid- , ,. . across_ “Not__no(£ the r L lhastily scribbled words, to Clives You don’t mean it! Why, man, it’s moneyâ€"earned "You think so?” He had broken' off abruptly; swung round with lips lust Dal-ted, and the blue-grey (‘ch ‘hah’s' only the moment; the" he f had snatched up hat and gloves, and i‘ staring past in that seeming effort , ,. , . . to focus some dim, nebulous object, was rushing round to Clive s lodging 1 - . \ . .‘ ‘ . ._ in the darkness of the passage, “1‘ at top speed. 'lhe giim inisundei do not know what to think. Some, times I am full of confidence; at; othersâ€" Anyhow, it’s finished; Iiu‘e (1001' i , . n ' V . . v a am grateful for that alone. Not.th divâ€"f ‘ ho motor the‘? was another stroke will I write; I ainltlme- '(-0110 out! the Vinegary WOâ€", fag-god outâ€"want a rest. I have even"man of the house had snapped, thought of going down home for agSweepiug sounds of the violin that dav or two to-â€"-â€"â€"” came. from the room above givmg her “Yes; rota bad idea, old chop; it “'OI'dS the lie even as she spoke; and .1 would do you good without in doubt.” That hesitating pause. "I -â€"I only wish mine had half such a chance! I say, Steve, talking of homeâ€"M" “Yes?” Stephen Otway looked across inquiringly; the change of tone was not to be mistaken. “Iâ€"â€"Iâ€"â€"oh, look here, how am I to say it? The fact is, I’ve been a fool and got into a mess again. Will you lend me some money till my next cheque comes? I must have fifty pounds by toâ€"morrow or else it’s ruin, and I daren’t go to the dear old governor again. It would break his heart.” "Fifty pounds?” “Mr. Ainsworth‘?” opened to his knock. “Is Cruelâ€"yes! Trudging back home that queer agony pair, it seemed again could the old close revive; that it for aye. l to him that breach that widened with the days. * 6? * * '3 * ’35 A' time of ness of those dragging Weeks, the! tie swing of the happy confidence and black despair. “Ye-es. I know I’ve had a run of "I’ll win! I must win!” he said, i had Junk lately, but. I'd no idea, it.llOal‘SOly, to himself at times; and was so much until Iceâ€"(lay, I’ve next moment would be tortured with the thought that tens of others niusti be saying just the same. When the fateful day had dawned- Scraped up seven from somewhere. bteve, you’re my only hope. See me throngh this once, and I promise neVer to touch a card again as 1mith last his restlessness knew no lC-i as I liveâ€"yes, honor bright. straint. The hours literally crawled Fifty» pounds! Stephen Otway’sitowm‘fIs “light-- _ . grew gravetps he turned, away, uA qtuaigcer 1to (alight! f tilecdless 10f. is was no. 10 first time that 10 503 y “'19- I'll? 0 0 Pill-ll. 10 )live 'Ainsworth had come to her-Illad hurried through the gliStCnlng'; row from him. He paused a. whilelstl‘cets. Paid his Shining. and was before replying. Eniingling, an unknown unit, with the, "Look here, Clive; I am a poorlcrowd that thronged the big concert-’ l man, as you know. I do not possess hall. 'l‘o-iiight Would either make or fifty pounds in an the world; and if mar him, which a few more minutes [I lend you what I have it will be on would decide. 2 one condition onlyâ€"that you never At eight o’clock a rolling thunder handle cards or dice again. Wh- Of a DIRUSC- Th0 bUSh 'hflll‘Od con-- 5 Cl. ‘ guarantee can you give 1110â€"” ductor had mounted to his desk; a “Guarantee!” The other flared up sharp rat-tat, his stick poised for {111‘ hotly in a moment. “What thelinstant in the air, and the concert dickens are you hinting at, Otwa.y-_>lliad begun. Have I not just given you my word?’ The first two items on the pro- “Yesâ€"for the third time. Twicetgramme Stephen Otway heard as in before I have helped you out of ale. dream, then, all at once, he stillâ€" similar difficulty on similar tei'ins.[ened, and bent forward with every I see no use in going on like tliis-â€"‘iiei've in his body stretched taut. A no finality.” tense, pregnant hush as that white- “I see!” The sneer was obvious. shirted figure edged through "the "You do not mind my father spendâ€" swaying body of fiddlers to the front ing a hundred pounds on you, sendâ€" of the platform. “Ladies and gen- ing you here to study and all the tlcmen,â€"After very careful considera- rest of it, because he fancied he saw tion, the judges in this interesting a spark of talent somewhere in you; contest have awarded the palm to but when it comes to lending me a the composition submitted by Mr. I paltry ten or twenty you hesitate! Clive Ainsworthâ€"' I admire your generosity, your To one man in that vast audience pride! Or perhaps you have forgot- it seemed as if his heart had ceased tenâ€"â€"â€"â€"” to beat just for the second. The rest "I have forgotten nothing.” That of the announcement never reached white, set face would have moved him; that sea of faces swung about another man to pity if not shame. him like floating wraiths within 9, “Your father has been the kindest, mist, and the roar of mighty break- most generous of men to me; and I ers was surging in his ears. Just a can never by any chance forget. his year since the hazelâ€"eyed girl had goodness. I would do anything to looked up at him for that one in- save him pain; and if only I think that youâ€"-â€" A the you had _ hat drawer. made 111) into 0» Parcel and he has been assisted by impor- by playing solos at and addressed; and I took them out, tam; members of the Government and occasional concerts or City dinnersâ€" put blank ones in their placesâ€"â€"-” wonderful; no one else can CV01. hope his own, With no word at all; and Since then .to Win,” for just the moment he was staring hoping night and at them with eyes that seemedtraus- other might be successful; but you fixed, his lips quivering like a “70- see! Now my cup of bitterness is standing must be ended once for all. llhand. he panted, as cally, lit the gas, and read: “Father dangerously not ‘ onceâ€"Sybil.” Next moment he had faced back administration will he at pulled out his . strenuous work and'lthought a moment. “I’ll go!” he! harder waiting. None but the maiusaid, curtly. “You can stay here if himself could ever know the bitter-ayou like!" he sheets and told me they were finâ€" creation Of- a new Chinese Prince gone out. “You. stole them?” I have lived in torture, some day that ill]; I am atherâ€" Here, look! I-â€"â€"I can’t say t!” A telegram had fluttered from his ed will be borrowed froms Otway Pidmd it “13 mechuni" It was also intended to obtain the 1.1 d f 1 q 1 and $1,0df01 mom SCI‘VICOS of a Japanese naval officer 0 C O ‘1 e 3 ill; come at the "siiarpiy. “Well?” “I can’t go, Stephen! Iâ€"I 'dareii’t 10w!” It was almost a scream. it was straiglitway closed in his face. “The dear old governor had set his. in heart on my winning this thing; and tsin and of anger and-u deS< II couldn’tâ€"couldn’t tell himâ€"” Thel never - voice broke off into a convulsive sotr - - i . .- intimacy the man was shaking like an aspen: lg‘emglflfiégflgdangt’figalsfgmmfi “In Posed 0f the Fl‘cndl black 10“ 00m" one rebuff had scvei'eletway looked at him pityingly; then named under Small wonder that afterâ€" ! crossed the room and began to finger wards there was only silence, and a i3, railway timeâ€"table, "’l‘welveâ€"fii‘teen from Euston!” IIe watch; stood in “You will? Heaven bless you for, hopes of one day that were fears the -that, Stephen!” said the other, ferâ€"I next, the ceaseless, wellâ€"nigh automaâ€" vently. “You’re a good fellow; it’s pendulum 'twixt ‘ ten times more than I deserve. Sendi me word howâ€"how things .are going, won’t you?" Five minutes later, as Stephen Ot- way hailed a hansom and told the! man to drive full speed to Euston,‘ he caught himself Wondering for the second time that night if the whole of it was not a. dreamâ€"some subtle, slinging spell that all at once would break and leave him staring stupidly at the vivid sense of actuality. No dream, however, that midnight journey into Warwickshire; no dream the white-faced girl who crept softly down the stairs in that early dawn to greet him, the starled question staring from her eyes before ever she spoke a word. . "Stephen! But where‘is Clive? 1er will be too late!” His mumbled falsehood, and then: “Yes; very ill indeed! 'A' sudden heart attack; the doctor has been with him half the night. You will not mind if I go back?" Later she came to him again. l-le found himself obediently up the stairs into the darkened room Where old Farley 'Ainsworth lay, very still and very feeble. "Stephen, boy, how are you?" The words Were hard to catch; all but iiiâ€" distinct. “Clive is coming soon, they tell me! I want to see the lad once more, to tell him Iam proudâ€"we are all proud. Ile won the medal, Stepâ€" hen, eh? Couldn’t help but win it, could he?” The wrinkled hand was quivering feebly in his own. Bending down to listen, Stephen Otway felt a lump rise in his throat as he remembered the debt of gratitude he owned the old man lying there. He glanced across at the girl standing by the . window, and made a sudden grim resolve. “Yes, he won it," he said, quietly. _ . Later, walking slowly away from serve [It could stant of time With the strange new that house with the closed shutters ” wondrous light in her eyes and pro-iand the drawn blinds, it seemed to high officials. Prince Ching, H y sliikai, Viceroy of Pechili, and Tienâ€" Symphony-2‘ - _ less. I can never {lSk you to for- hang, an bdonging to the board for address. By night they were back at give me, neVer forgive myself. Ever'the Organization of the new Chinese army, are (lo-operating in out the details, and it is said that the funds necessary to carry out the . h 1 t r m M scheme have been arranged for. A punis Of 'OllO . - ., ,.-'. ~- . .‘ .- - ‘ I y GI “MI Mlmsuy Of M’umc WI” beilected and sent. But even this tre- created, and its organization and. d 8 mm )1, (rd not 3mm in aw the technical language to be employâ€" men 0“ n l 1 H ' ’7 zany experience in the great inetropo- coat of arms, navy. represented became interested in the movement. They set about the task of collecting old stamps from their parishioners. with such energy that immense quan- tities were soon sent to China. This movement has become so gen- eral that the people in many parishâ€" es now collect and save all the old stamps that pass through their" hands, and when a sufficient quanti- ty has been accumulated they are at. once forwarded to China. Last year- it is said that more than enough stamps to fill a freight car were col-- Pulung, who Yu an- working way to glut the stamp market, for Japan“ the Chinamcn took all that Were of- . - . . The Chinamen use the stamps as a. of hl 7.1 . k . . ‘. . . - H gi ian to act as adVisei substltute for wall paper and 1t 18, lhe central ofiice of the new naval .’ . Tienwin not unusual to see1 the mSide1 of .ua.1 . - . ' ’ C ‘n man’s aboce coverec “‘1' With subordinate establishments at Ll“ a ‘ I C ‘t ,, uh n,m_ ghan ,1”; Ch f O N 1.- . th 8 amps. ii ,an on a tea y i . k t” ‘ ’ e 0 ’ an‘mg’ m e darin has three rooms of his resi-l i .. - , I ,. r1 u _ , Chusan aichipclago, and at lapengi deuce completely papercd “nth ammo. ent varieties from all over the world or Mirs Bay, near llong Kong. The xis iiin' .t'i'ior. *h ' â€" . . 0 t s S ‘Iémfifhfl: twciuhcgt 3}: artistically arranged. ml have“ 0“, " 13V th at 11 “'1 For the borders there were accur- a ‘ ‘ 01 J" 0 con 1a mâ€" ate representations of dragons com-- . Statlgns stamps. Then crosses, squares and , _ Japanese and {Ol‘qlghltriangles made up of different color- instructors._ The eventual tactical ed varieties, supplied the place of and Strhtcgmal Ol'gaf‘w'aho.“ of the the usual wall paper pattern. Some; new Chlhche. navy “'1” he “1 a num‘ of these designs indicated the expena ber of (llVlSlOllS, composing two or (“tum of mueh put-lent effort and. more squadrons, to be determined on skin later, to be known as the active Tt "vim inflow] owiun. to this CL',S_ fleet, and in addition to these {Mam of covering. “.2113 with emf strong reserve squadron. “Lymph, that sonic of The plans, so far as matured, have ' ‘ THE RAREST ISSUES been adapted from the Japanese, , - ,, whose naval department gave im- “1 the World haYe heeh prescuflcd' 1}} portaut assistance in the matter, and Che case “ m‘ssmnary. u.) Hawaii the Viceroys of the different coast had one of the 1‘00?“ m ms “1.19%? and river provinces are actively coâ€" paperch “’lth we Issues hf dlhh‘hm’, Operating. with the central GOVCFW countries: A friend who was vJSiting ment in carrying through the scheme. huh ., d’scoverod 3' numbe} of ____. ‘_¢_______~_ Hawaiian stamps of a certain var-- i I . iety which had not previously been- CAB STEALIHG- known to collectors, among them the two cent stamp of 1851. Six of ‘Londoners Who Make a Practice these Stamps were removed from the. walls, and they are said to be the- . only specimens of this particular It will come as a surprise to .most varicty no“, extant. people to learn that cab Steahhg Perhaps the best thing of this kind by no means an uncommon thing lll‘that has been seen in New York is a. London. "A cabman who has had large reproduction of the British This also has been made of stamps of all denominations and countries. While nothing but . stamps has been used, yet the reproâ€" in control' but the unwary are h‘c'lduction is accurate in the smallest quently robbed of horse and vehicle. detail, even the lettering. of the The cab thief usually drives some legend “Hem soit qui mal y Dense" distance from where he stole the proâ€" being. perfect Especial cum has been Derby, and takes advantage of some taken i0 arrange the Stamps in sounded SpOt or quiet Street to alter colors that blend, and the effect when the number of the vehicle, so as to one Stands; some distance away is escape immediate detection. This such that it is hard t0 believe that done, he has two alternatives. illeinothing hm, common postage Stamps either tries to earn a few Shillings has been used. iii-fares before abandoning the cab, Every damn has been carefully 01‘ 0150 he makes away With thelll'tn'lx'ctl out, and each will withstand “'hip' rug' mat” and lamp’ lcavmg{the closest scrutiny. The crown sun- the Vehidc for the pouce to Lakeiinounting the shield is especially well charge of when found. Some thieves-l.epr0duced. - The jewels are each. cut actually go to the trouble of stripâ€"irrmn a. stamp of the propel. c0101., Ping 0” from the Wheels the Indialfllld the whole effect is most bril- rubber til‘cs. liant. ._.___._+ ‘ A MAN OF CREDIT' "There’s only one good thing about. A distinguished Irish lawyer, a]. that .‘HHUIQ‘. puppy that came to fine ways in impoverished circumstances, .‘v-‘Oll'msl’l “Isht. skill! the ll‘ast‘lul’i’! once took Chief Justice Whitcside to lffllhel‘» and mat IS he S llCfillllf-N. gee his magnificently furnished new “.l'm surprised to hear you ndilut ‘ that much,” replied the dutiful with daughter. "I wouldn't, except for the fact that when you met him .in the hall last night I heard you say, how cold your nor; of Purloining Hacks. lis would not take the riSk of leav- ing his vehicle even for a few minâ€" utes, unless he placed a reliable man house in Dublin. "Don’t you think,” he said, a complacent look about, "that I de- reat credit for this?" “Yes,” .the judge answered, ‘dryly, '(ih, George, “and you appear to have got it.” is!’ " ‘ 4: U -‘v‘.‘-- . .;.¢_< .I. â€" ..., ~ I». < ma. ‘ -"’" -mt‘:'”.'~ Iva-ism r!â€" -' -’-â€"".4\-‘