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Here it. is in the book of Luke: Costly man- sion in the night! All the windows bright. with illumination! The floor a-quake with the dance. Returned son in costly garments which do not. very well fit. him perhaps, fpr they Were not, made for him, but. he must. swiftly leave of! his old garb and prepare for this extemnorized Invm' Here it is in Solomon’s Song: The region, an oriental region â€"-vine- yards, pomegranates. mountain of myrrh, flock of sheep, garden of spices, a, wooing, a. bride, a. bridgfih groom. dialogue after dialogueâ€"in- tense, gorgeous, all suggestive drama. .\'o\\'. I tell you not only that God r‘ 1’ Christianity is mighty enough to has lL’lpIuULL'd this dramatic element Y manage everything bUt 'the amuse- in our natures, but. I have to tell T ments Of “‘0 “'Orld- then it is a very you in the Scriptures ho cultivates .1 defective Christianity. I3 “5 capable t, he ap; eels to it. he develops it. I 0’ keeping account 0f the fears of the I do not care where you open the j world and inCOmPetent to make re Bible, your eye will fall upon a. ! cord 0! its smiles? IS it 800d t0 101- dmma. llere it is in the book of 1' low the funeral, but dumb at the Judges. the fir tree. the vine, the I “'Orld's play? Can it control all the clue tree. the brambleâ€"they all 3 other elements Of 0111‘ nature but the make speeches. Then at the close of ; drahlatlc element? My ldea. Of Christ- the scam: there is a. coronation, and I lamty 13 that it can and Will con- the brunible is proclaimed king, lquet' everything. In the good time That is a. political drama. Here it. ; coming, Wh‘Ch the world calls the in in the book of Job: Enter Eli-180men age and the poet the elysian phaz. Bildud, Zophar, Elihu and Job. ,’ age and the Christian the millennium. The Opening a“ of the drama. all ; We have positive announcement that darkness; the closing act of the f the amusements. of the world are to drama, all 511mm“. Magnificent I: be under Christian sway. “Hollnm. drama is the book 01 Job! shall be upon the bells of the hor- llere it is in Solomon's Song: The 1593;" says one prophet. in our natures. but. I have to tell you in the Scriptures ho cultivatgs it. he ap1,eals to it, he develops it. Shall we suppress it? You can as; easily suppress its Creator. Youl may direct it. you may educate it.7 you may purify it. you. may harness it = to multipotent usefulness. and that‘ t is your duty to do. Just as We. cultivate the taSLe for the beauti-», iul and the sublime by bird haunted' glen and roistering stream and cat-x aracts let down in uproar our the- niosst-d rocks, and the day lifting, its banner 0i victory in the east,' \nd then setting everything on fire ‘3 it retreats through the gates of, the West. and the Austerlitz and the Waterloo of an August thunderstorm blitzing their batteries into a Sultry afternoon, and the round, glittering ten:- of a \an‘id wet on the Cheek of the nightâ€"as in this way we culti- vate our taste for the beautiful and suiliizzze, so in every lawful way we: are to cultivate the dramatic element in our nature, by every staccato pas-; sage in literature. by antithesis and p synthesis. by every tragic passage in : human life. ' 7 and caricature, 'eternal rewards for . years ago, 'sition that the theatre ‘ Christianity is i possession of this World and control . its science an .. nvu nub-uty reour and ecclesiastical counsel will take your case in charge. and they will try to put you doxvn. ' But the God who starts you will help you through, and great Will be the the assiduous 'and the plucky. Rev. Dr. Bellows of New York many in a. very brilliant but much criticised sermon, took the po- might be rtL novated and made auxiliary to the church. Many Christian people are of the same opinion. I do not agree with them. I have no idea that luc- cess is in this direction. What I have said heretofore on this subject. as far as I remember, is my lenti- ment now. But toâ€"day I take a step in advance of my former theory. going to take full its maxims, its laws, its literature, d its amusements. Shut out from the realm 0! Christianity anything. and you give it up to sin and death. Ld pmnteu m our immortal souls. It[ 'is seen first. in the domestic circle: among the children 3 or 4 years of ‘ age playing with their dolls and: their cradles and their Carts, seen; ten years after in the playhouse; of! Wood, ten years after in the parlor1 charades. after that. in the elabor-f ate impersonations in the academics. of music. ' Chicago and See the drama. "Quo Vadis" and criticiSe' it with respect. to its moral effect and to go to New York and see the drama. "Ben-Hut" and write my opinion 0! it for pub- lic use. Instead 01' doing that lpro- pose in a. sermon to discuss What we shall do with the dramatic ele- ment which God has implanted in many 01‘ our natures, not in 10 or 100 or 1,000. but in the majority of the human race. Some people i speak of the drama. as though it; were something built -up outside 01% ourselves by the Congretes and the: Goldsmiths and the Shakespeares, 1nd the Sherldans of literture and ; that then we attune our tastes to' correspond with human inventions. .' Not at all. The drama. is an echo * from the feeling which God has xm-fi planted in our immortal souls. Iti mange is of much interest. The ten :3 I Corinthians vii, 31. "They that. use this World as not. abusing it." My reason for preaching this disâ€" course is Lhut. 1 have been kindly in- vwa by two of the leading news- pupcrs 01 the Country to inspect. and report. on two of the popular plays of the day-to go some weeks ago tn wmn the whole counLrv 15 In con- ’Jou-xsy as umer before concerning um theatre. and Some pleas are bo- my curated by the police. and oth- ers are being patronized by Chris- tzan people, this sermon 01 Dr. Tal- tho fitago. “11.1) 1“"- Such is the Advice Given by Rev. Dr. Talmage. ue rromgal Son" in one of ings. you did not know Whe- sob or shout. Revivals of have started just. under the of that. soul revoluLionlzing f "The Prodigal Son." F CORRECT, DO NOT SUPPRESS IT Wash ington. March 18‘ Than Due» Newer Leon isnrlf )1 ”Man. of ‘staume sea, pearly gate. vet. amethystine capstone. Coronets. one vial poured Lding the waters, cavalry- text of them. As the vith the drama of the so it, closes with the Second paradise. \H Xi). H. his old garb and: Now, as I believe that I make sag-g extemporized levee! llgestion of an institution which Wiser "be back door, ‘00 g'men will develop. I want to give “me thcx a“. mak- some characteristics of this new in-i 1341-3 of 5‘ mpathy stitution, this spv-‘Mtacular if it is to old man 's cheek at. be a grand social and moral sue-i 111's wanderings and Hess. In the first place. its entertain- s of joy at his ,9. {ments must be compressed within an heard Murdock re- {hour and three-quarters. What kills 1] Son" in one of sermons .prasers and lectures and en- did not know “71):? tertainments of all sorts is prolixity. out. Revivals ’At a. reasonable hour every night ted just under thef every curtain of public entertainment oul TeVOIuLiunizing [ought to drop, exery church service odigal Son " !Ought to cease. the instruments of 1 book of Bexela- torcheeras oth to be unstrung. 3 Sea, pearly gate What comes more than this comes too I EthVSLine canstuno. late- l1 to See- the Drama Moro Ice. or Never at All employed. fled. “'Hl Draw to 0"vle “ho Have .â€"â€"At a time On the platform of this new insti- ‘ tution this spectacular, under the Icare of the very best men and wo- fmen in the community there shall be inothing witnessed that would be un- ‘fit for a. parlor. Any attitude. any look, any word that would offend you seated at your own fireside in your family circle Will be prohibited from that platform. By what law go! common sense or of morality does ithat which is not fit to be seen or lheard by five people become fit to be seen or heard by 1,500 people? On the platform of that spectacular all the scenes of the drama will b. as chaste as was ex er a lecture by Ed.. ward Everett or a sermon by F W Robertson. On the platform shall :‘heard by five people becom. m to b; Pluuse: The Clepping floods of 'the l "Oh. in it father?" I blurted. a sort seen or heard by 1.500 people? On 595- For curtain: The heavens roll- .ofblack mlstseemingtoform before my the platform of that spectacular an id together as a SCTOH- For tfflgedy: lens for very intensity of excitement. the scenes of the drama. will be as The D0031 0‘ the Profllgate. FOP ’ “Dear old Boris, I firmly believe it chaste as was ever a lecture by Ed- . the 135‘ scene or the fifth act: The .13." said Percy. “I cannot say for cer- ward Everett or a sermon by F. W. m‘mp °! "a“.‘ms “"058 fl” smge' ltain but there could hardly be an th Robertson. 0n the platform shall 50m to the “flu (““9” ‘° "‘9 M‘- '.o like him that I could he walks; come only such men and women as Then the bell of the last thunder will . ling. and the curtain will drop! about. Hebe-no twin brother, has he?" '01; would welcome to your homes. .. . . . 3 On that platform there shall be no , ‘ .~ “Oh. no! I murmured. .‘I think It oarouser. no inebriate, no Cyprian. no "'N "'m" H“" mu“ I” be- But “’th Why 'â€"- Idid foe of good morals. masculine or fem-. "1 don't think she 100‘“ VOW high .not finish my sentence. I believe I ininc. It is often said we have no to marry a clerk." lburlt into tears and was hurried into right to criticise the private monk] "Oh, but he was irresistible. She 'the carriage by Percy and Borofeky. of oublic entertainers. Well, do on Hand him at the bargain counter." there were not very may ”0910 $1 Per annum. , of thousands of fChristian homes where the sons and idaughters are held back from dra- : matic entertainment for reasons which 3 some of you would say are good rea- {sons and others would say are poor :reasons, but still held back. But on ‘the establishment of such an institu- tion they. would feel the arrest of their anxieties and would say on the establishment of this new institution which I have called the Spectacular, "Thank God, this is what we have all been waiting: for." i There are tens -uv v-J onull age and the Christian the millennium, we have positive announcement that the amusements of the world are to be under Christian sway. “Holiness shall be upon the bells of the hor- ses." says one prophet. hgainst the drama. any more than music ought to be accursed because it has been taken again and again into the saturnallan wassails of 4.- by 000 years. Will you refuse "to en- throne music on the church organ bemuse the art has been trampled again and again under the feet of the SIT laseivlous dance? ‘ Fifty essays about the sorrows of the poor could not atl‘ect me as a It. little drama of accident and suf- [ue {wring I saw one slippery morning in the SU'CL‘LS of Philadelphia. Just uhczul “f we “us a. lad, wretched in A,“ j apparel, his limb amputated at the! ,knce; from the rmllor o! the bov's [me : cheek, the amputatlon not long bo- ‘ I for destructive purposes in notlJng Ll. lore tore. He had a package of broken 1 n f food under his armâ€"food he hadl “'5 begged, I suppose. at the doors. Aa‘ ' the slippery pave' thâ€" ' uncut, cautiously and Carelully. ] ris- steadied him until his crutch slipped] ’alâ€" ‘ and fell. I helped him up as Well as uul'lsuanlty 18 going to take full possession of this World nnd control its maxims, its laws, its literature, its science and its amusements. Shut out from the realm of Christianity anything, and you give it up to sin and death. ment now. in advance Christianity is > of going to take --.., u. we cnurcn, you will find “that those men have brought more f souls to Christ who have been dra- . matic. Rowland Hill, dramatic; f'l‘homas Chalmers, dramatic; Thomas Guthrie, dramatic; John Knox, dra- matic; Robert McCheyne, drama- tic; Chr'utmas Evans, dramatic; George Whitefield, dramatic; Robert *Hall, dramatic; Robert South. dra- .matic: Bourdaloue, dramatic; Fenc- jlon, dramatic; John Mason, dramaâ€" ;tic. When you get into the minis- , try, if you attempt to cultivate that :element and try to wield it {or God, 5you will meet with mighty rebuff land caricature, and ecclesiastical counsel will take your case in charge. and they will try to put you down. ‘ But the God who starts you will help you through, and great will be the eternal reWards for the assiduous and the plucky. Rev. Dr. Bellows of New York many years ago, in a very brilliant but much criticised sermon. took than nn- ,I could, gathered up the fragments i of the package as well as I could, fput them under one arm and the "cz'uLCh under the other arm. But ,-' When I Saw the blood run dowa his 1' pale cheek I burst into tears. Fifty iessays about the sufl'en‘ngs of the fpoor could not. touch one like that, ‘little drama of accident and sum-:- inn- un, we Want. in all our diflerent. departments of usefulness more of the dramatic element. and less of the didactic. The tendency in this day is to drone religion. to whine reli- gion, to can: religion, to sepulchar- ize religion. When We ought to m-L mg t1 a package of b;ok;n armâ€"-1’ood he had su, at the doors. An 'er the slippery pave- Lin and again “’assails of 4,- refuse to enâ€" church organ been trampled sea. For curtain: The heavens rollâ€" ed together as a. scroll. For tragedy: “The Doom of the Profligate." For the last scene of the fifth act: The trump of nations across the stage, some to the right. others to the left. Then the bell of the last thunder will ring. and the curtain will drop! to see it we are faithful and worthy of our Christian ancestry, hoping for our victory, wanting to throw us it garland, glorified children and par- ents, with cheer on cheer urging us on. Gallery of wheels looking down gâ€"cherubic, seraphic, arcliangelicâ€"- \ clapping their wings at every advantâ€" gage we gain. Gallery of the King Tfrnm which there waves a scarred Scene: The last day. Stage:' The rocking earth. Enter: Dukes, lords, kings, beggars. clowns. No sword. No tinsel. No crown. For foot- lights: The kindling flames of a. World. For orchestra: The trump- ets that. wake the dead. For ap- plause: The clapping floods of 'the UV“. ‘ yu hand and from which there comes a. sympathetic voice saying, “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a. crown of life." gallery aboveugulliéy. Gallery I)! our departed kindred looking down ‘ It Was not original with Shakes- pmre when he said, "All the \\u.l(l's a. stage and all the men and women merely players.” He got it from St. Paul. who 15 certuries before that had written, "We are made a. spec- tacle unto the world and to angels and to men." A spectacle in a. coliseum fighting with wild beasts in an amphitheatre, the galleries full, looking down. Here we destroy a lion. Here we grapple with a skull- utor. When we lull, (lexils Shout. When we rise, murals sing. A spec- tacle before gallery above gallery. gallery above gallery. Gallery of .l..- 44-7 . As to the drama of your life and mine, it will soon end. There will be no encore to bring us back. At the beginning of that, drama of life stood a. cradle, at the end of it will stand a grave. The first act, welcome. 1119 last act, farewell. The intermediate acts, banquet. and battle, processinns bridal and funerrl, songs and tears. laughter and groans. ...- u-g ucaubl‘ ‘ful and they are valuable, but they cannot pay you {Or the loss of your soul. I could not tell your charac- ter, I could not tell your prospects for this world or the next by the par- ticular church you attend, but if you will tell me where you Were last. night and where you were the night before and where you have been the nights of the last. month, I think I could guess where you will spend eternity. sacrament. __ â€"<-v- w umunnua. Now let us have a new institution, with expurga'ted drama and with the surroundings I have spoken ofâ€"an institution which we can without. so- phistry and without self deception support and patronizeâ€"an institution so uncompromisingly good that. we can attend it without any shock to our religious sensibilities, though the Sabbath before we sat. at the holy canâ€"n nun... mmpurwea stage is put up in the church or in the le‘turc room. and there you go and see David and the giant and Joseph sold into Egypt. and little Samuel awoke, the chief difi'erence between the exhibition in the church and the exhibition in the theatres being that the exhibition in the theatre is more skillful. We want this institution independ- ent of the church and independent of theatre. The church tries to com- promise this matter, and in many churches there are dramatic exhibi- tions. Sometimes they call them charades, sometimes they call them magic lantern exhibitionsâ€"â€"entertain- manta; {or which you pay 50 cents. the 50 cents to go for the support of some charitable institution. An ex- temporired stage is put up in the church or in the le‘ture room. and there you go and see David and Hm Do you tell me this plan is chimerl- cal? I answer, it only requires one man somewhere between here and San Francisco or between Bangor and Galveston to see it and appreciate it â€"one man or large indivmual means and great heart, and with $100,000 he could do more good than all the Lenoxes and the Lawrencee and the Peabodye ever accomplished. He would settle for all nations and for all time. the etupendoue question 0! amusement which for centuries has been under angry and vituperatlve discussion and which is no nearer be- ing settled toâ€"day, by all appear- ances, than it was at the start.. I would go to such an institution, such a spectacular. I should go once a week the rest of my life and take my family with me. and the majority of the families of the earth would go to such an institution. I expect the time will come when I can, Without bringing upon myself criticism, with- out being an inconsistent Christian, when I. a minister of the good old Presbyterian church, will be able to go to some new institution like this, the spectacular, and see “Hamlet” and “King Lear" and the “Merchant of Venice" and the "Hunchback" and ”Joshua Whitcomh.” Meanwhile many of us will have this dramatic element unmet and unreguled. on the side 0! intelligence and good morals. The platform of that new institu- ti0n, or that expurgated drama, 00- cupied only by these purest of men and women, will draw to itself mil- lions of people. who have never been to see the drama more than dnce or twice in their lives, or never saw It. at all. That institution will combine the best music, the best architecture, the best‘ genius six nights the week you please with other institutions. on the platform of this new instituo Lion we shall here only good men and good women in the ordinary social sense of goodness. Just as ‘ soon as the platform of the spectacu- lar is fully and fairly established ‘ many a. genius who hitherto has sup- pressed the dramatic element in his nature because he could not find the realm in which to exercise it will step over on the platform, and giants of the drama, their name known the‘ world over, who have been toiling for the elevation of the drama, will step over on that platformâ€"such wo. i men as Charlotte Cushmun of the past, such men as Joseph Jefierson of tho present. amusements of life are beauti~ "OH, WAD SOME POWER THE mm GTE US sold into Egypt! awoke, the chief? the exhibition in 5 e exhibition in the OMEMEE ONT., THURSDAY, MARLH 22 "The very best. as Iihincerely be- liever.“ laid Percy, pressing my hand Very hard. “I found the man. as I tele- graphed. and I know where he lives .ndliâ€" “Well. old man. Vlâ€"fltngrnnfired. Icarcely able for excitement to articuv late the words. "what luck 1" been successful. or believed himselfflte have succeeded. in his enterprise. I Iprang to him and seized his hand. 1 could see it ofice byrlrng radiant face Ind the pleased smile with which he greefbd na “3“? the dear old fellow had Slowly and laboriously the train drug ged itself into the station. as Russian trains do There is none of that fine rushing in at full speed and pulling up short at the very platform in the ad mirable manner of our English engine drivers. The poor old Russian engine. a lumbering. wood burning thing. has had an irnmense distance to go. you see. and is no doubt so tired that it can scarcely drag itself and its heavy load of carriages into the haven where it would be. However. Percy's 1min crawled slowly and mournfully in at last. and out jumped Percy i We had not mentioned to mother the object of Percy’s trip to London She had naturally concluded that he had Ousiness of his own to attend to. and was pleased and grateful when he prom- laed her. at parting. that he would not be absent long and would return to help me in my discouraging task of finding father so soon as ever he could get away .We met Percy on the afternoon ‘ of the third day, and as Borofsky and l tramped the platform of the Warsaw station. awaiting the arrival of his train. I. for one. was in such a state of excitement and expectation that I had not a word to say to my companion by reason of the qnaking of my jaws and the rapid beating of my heart. and] fancy Borofalry. though he had so much less at stake on the result of Pt‘l‘L)"S trip. was not much less agitated than 1 to hear what he should have to tell us “My dear young sir. ” said Borofsky “neither you nor I can see in the dark, Rather than grope about and knock his shins against the furniture the wise man will wait for light. and so will We!” Thu {3 a hand camera," I said. "and I’ve just taker a snap shot.” marked degree of dignified calm. He was greatly excited. and we spent the time together in playing billiards at hume and discussing at great length and with much vain repetition the chances for and against the success of Percy's efiorta. Borofsky was. though much excited. quite sanguine and al- most confident that for some inexplica- ble reason my poor father had fled to L'ondon without warning mother of his . departure and that Percy had acci- {dentally found him there. He would ‘ not discuss the question as to why fa- V ther would have done this. There Would ’ be plenty of time for explanations. he , said. afterward. The main point now I was to make sure that the count was safe and Well and to know where to find him at any moment. It might not even be necessary to bring him back at once should he have good reason to de- sire to remain away. There might be financial troubles or a quarrel with the authoritiea “Both utterly impossible. Borof Iky I" I said. “My father isa rich man. and the authorities from the lowest chinovnik to the czar respect and esteem him. " These three days Were pHSSN me at leastâ€"in a condition of sns Ind anxiety difficult to be born could settle down to nothing; me I‘d our little detective disnluv IDENTIFIED BY PHOTOGRAPH. It was but a few hours after the re- ceipt of Percy‘s first telegrmn that a second message arrived. Percy nmv wired that he had succeeded in discov- ering “Robinson’s address." which we were not slow to understand was in- tended to intimate that he had tracked father or his doubleâ€"whichever it was -â€"to some house in which he find. Percy’s telegram finished up with the words “starting back tonight." So that In three days we should know all 'that he had to tell us. (Copyright. 189, by American Press As» elation] [NEWS IWUICOHHEPHI By FRED WHISHAW. - CHAPTER VIII mom or suspense to be borne. l nothing; neithel Did I, too, â€"take up my (tide in this tools' paradise? I fear I must confess that I did MY mother’s confidence in- Dear. sanguine mother, raised from misery to great happiness upon so rick- ety a basis! How could she guess that she was settling down. in fancied secur- ity and comfort, in the Spanish castle of the sanguine and credulous, common- ly called the paradise of fools? “There. it is all of a piece!" cried the mother. “He desir‘es to remain dis- guised and unrecognized. I see it all. oh. how plainly!" My poor dear mother laughed and cried. and cried and laughed again. She looked at the little photos and kissed them and said, “Oh. yes. there can be little doubtâ€"but ohl poor dear. what a terrible suit of clothes and hat! Do you know what I think, Boris? the new tar- ifl‘s have made a great difference of late in the profits of his iron works. He hasl been haunted by the idea that one day we shall be mined. and this specter has driven him. for a little while. out of his senses. so that he has run away. poor dear soul. and dressed himself meaniy in order to disguise himself from some imaginary creditors! Did he recognize and speak to you. Percy ‘2" “No. he aid Percy dejectedly‘ “I knew. I knew that my beloved was alive and that God would return him to us in his good time!" she sob- hed. “You have seen him alive. dear Percy. and that is enough~the rest will all be clear one day, when my dear hus- band is restored to himself againâ€"and to me He has been poorly of late. Boris. but I never suspected that the malady was of this type. untilâ€"until that ter- rible day of his disappearance. I have feared that in some horrid spasm of ‘ temporary irresponsibility he might haveâ€"but God is mercifulâ€"he has been seen alive. all will be well." CHAPTER IX. 'rmz: conxr‘s CRIMINAL BROTHER. There was a great surprise for me at least. in my mother‘s reception of the news. which it fell to Percy and myself to convey to her. that Percy. while in London. had seen one whom he believed to be my father, and had even photo- graphed him and found out the house in which he was living. She fell on her‘ knees and thanked God aloud for bill mercies. There was ment so far could discern “Ah, the clothes again I" said Box-of- sky. “You will not see that the count might desire to disguise himself." “It is so unlike him to do so!" said Percy and I almost in one breath. “Very likely. But is he any more ac- customed to disappear suddenly with- out Warning?" continued Borofsky per. tinently. “A man who has done the one thing may do the other, both actions being. as you say. unlike him ordi- narily. " about it until Count Boris pointed om that his father would never dress him- self in this way. which is perfectly true.” “Do remember." said Borofsky. somewhat impatiently. “that if this is your father. he isâ€"for reasons of his own which have nothing to do with us at this point of the investigationâ€"dis- guised. The main question is not as to the clothes, but the man inside them. Is it your father or is it not? Go by the face. Is this the face of the count or ‘ snother’si" “If I must judge by the face alone," I said, “I should say this is a portrait of my father." “Good!" exclaimed Borofsky. “And very good! I now propose that we show the portrait to the countess and obtain her confirmation of your opinion. When we have that. I shall know what next to do. Mr. Morris. you have done won- ders and are to be congratulated. Speaking personally. you have no doubt} that this man whose portrait you have taken so cleverly is the very Count Landrinof himself?" , 1900, -. -.. «van - “Heaven only knd‘nsâ€"fl: I murmured. “The clothes and the hat are things that father would never think of wear- ing. " ”Well?" said Borofsky. when I had made a prolonged and silent inspection of each of the three photos “In a word, is it they count or is it not?" l “I got three. " said Percy with pride, “and was not caught at it. Twice. I know. he did not even see or notice me. The third time 115- aoked straight at me and suspected u I suppose. for he asked what I was doing ' " ‘This is a hand camera.‘l said. l'and I've just taken a snap shot of l Marvlebone church. with vour kind : permission. He only grunted and ' passed on.‘ Percy paused and laughed “How did he talk English?" I asked I "Rather brokenly~but that Was all -he said. so that I cannot judge very‘ ' well. " “My father speaks perfectly. as you know. " I said “It is nothing!" exclaimed Borofsky “He Would assume a foreign accent. supposing that he does not wish to be recognizvd as the count. Are the por- truitssuccessfult" “The nhotos are not developed yet.‘ replied Percy. “We'll do them together after dinner. or before. if there’s time." The developing of those three plates was an eXciting operation. The printing ‘ from the negatives next morning was; even more so. The prints represented a ‘ man whose dress and general appear- ance were pleheian and altogether unlike my dear patrician locking old father, but the faceâ€"so far as I could judge of it from a portrait. and that a very small , and not overclearly printed oneâ€"was: my father’s face There was little or! i no doubt of it. Borofsky ted};- up the com the carriage. “So you think the count?" be begun, “'1“ you get a snap shot Y" meat. the train having been nearly empty. I hope there were few witnesses ‘oimy weakness. “10“. the did not. countess." said no answer to this argu- as my poor dazed brain up the conversation in nubt at it. Twice. I «van see or notice me. - ooked straight at me I suppose. for he nu think it is really 1111 “Tell me. did Mayâ€"It means that he is steal a. kids- Idaâ€"What (1095 it has a roguish smile? I looked and at once Iunderstood what mother meant. There were lines of care or hard living. or what not The temples looked balder than father’s and (he stubby heard he wore appeared strangely vulgar“ after father’s carefully thav'en ‘chin. I said guardedly that ELL. â€"â€"- fl, this was m “The face looksrdcoarser and weather beaten and haggard th the magnifying glass." said In "S_eeifor yourself I" “But. dearest." I said. “if this photo so resembles father that both you and I, the two people on earth who know and love him best. instantly agreed that this must be he and no other. how un- likely it is that any one else can possi- bly be so like him an to take us both in. It must be father. I did not believe it myself until I saw the photo. because I could not understand whyâ€"I mean I could not reconcile father's secret dis- ‘ appearance with his character as I ‘ know and love it, but now I am con- vinced in spite of myself. " “I don‘t know I have a feeling of depression." said mother. “I do not feel so sanguine as I did that the man Percy found is really and truly my own Vladimir. your dear father. The photo- graph is very like him. I admit, though when one examines it through a mag- nifying glass. it appears less so than with the eye alone. It would be so dreadful now that our hopes have been raised, if he should prove to be some‘ one elseâ€"some one with a strange. though a very strong and undoubted re- semblance to father. " “Never fear. mother. dearest. " I as- sured her. “Borofsky is on his mettle. His reputation is at stake; he will take good care to strike the scene somewhere and somehow I" Then mother began to grow deepond- ent. There must be a bitch somewhere, she said. Poor dear father had flitted from the lodgings to which Percy had traced him. and Borofsky had lost the scent. w__ -_~r.--u5 “Anti-Ll- A week passed, and there was no neWs from our little detective; a second went by and still he had not written, excepting a short note to report his arrival in London. written two or three days after reaching English chores. I flew to her side. awaited for some little while. Borofsky would and could do nothing immediate- ly after his arrival there. His task. in the nature of it and in accordance with his instructions. necessitated the great- est caution and deliberationâ€"nothing was to be done in a hurry for fear of causing suspicion and inspiring alarm. , ___v..vug vu nxxcuufl in London in case he should need assist- ance of any kind in his dealings with Englishmen. whose language he knew little of. He was well supplied with cash. too. and carried instructioni to keep us well informed as to his move- ments. and especially as to my poor fa- ther’s mental condition and all that concerned him. For a' few days after Borofeky’l de~ parture my mother was sanguine an: ‘ excited. expecting I know not wha good news from London. for naturally no news whatever could be reasonablv nuuve an wings remember not to alarm my poor husband. for that would be the worst policy of all. " “I shall be most careful, madame," said our little Sherlock Holmes, and with this assurance he departed. well provided with introductions to friends in London in case he nhnn‘fl .MA ““34 “God grant it!" said In above all things remember my poor husband. for thz the worst policy of all. " “I shall do so if I can." aid Bore!- sky. “tor. It not. I don't see how the matter is to proceed any further. You may expect to see us return peacefully together after a short while. " Accordingly it was settled that Bo- rofskyâ€"who was unknown to my father hâ€"ahould be the one toundertake the duty of watching him. He must settle himself closeâ€"opposite if possibleâ€"to father’s lodgings. which were in a small atreet ofl Fitzroy square. and keep an eye upon the connt‘s movements, using his discretion as to making his so- quaintance or not. according to cucum- stances. fected me. and I felt as sure of father’s identity with the man of the portrait is she did. Borofsky was radiant. “It only remains. then. to travel to London and bring him back. whether he will or no. ” he said. But mother demurred. “I do not think that." she said. “I should not like him interfered with. He will soon outlive this temporary at- tack of delusion and return of his own free will I am sure of it. The count is not mad His intellect is as sound and , healthy as any But he is ill. To startle ! him in his present condition Would do ' him no good. He would think himself ‘ pursued. and this would give color to l the delusion from which he is suffer- ing. Let him be watched if you like. but by no means allow him to he star- tled or his liberty interfered with. " T] I .. 1 «"1 1! cl mean when a man , ,_ v...” Hume, Auuuulng yellow. bright blue and ecru. wh: esent condition would do more elaborate in aspect and to He would think himself fiowors. lace. etc.. form an appr this would give color t0 decoration. .Fiually. there a_re ha 'om which he in snfi‘pr. tonnes of slurred crmm (In nhlnn - but as Is 111. To startle I! u gard through said mother. said mother. “But going to be reasonabfy RICHARDS, Publisher and Proprietor The cut shows a pretty wrapper or soft wool plaid. It is held in at the waist by a heavy cord with balls at the ends and has a large collar of plain cloth matching the px-cdnminating color of the plaid. bor- dered with a band or cloth of a harmon- izing shade. Wonk-u fringe encircles the (-nllnr and passes down the front of the wrapper. The tight sleeves have turned back cum; of plain cloth. and the high ”81‘ m... *lefl M (cuf- \‘ hen plaitings or ruflies or monsselino de suie are used the hem is almost :1- ways cmer red by a fine ruche of tho sumo mousseline or by a ruffled narrow Iinbotl. WRAPPER. de soie between the guipure or open em- broidery and the satin over which it in used. “'hvn n bodice is entirely or partly covervd with guipure or embroidery, tho lattm' should be cut with as few seams as pussihlv. The dusign should be match- ed as Pxnclly as possiMu. in order to gin the inmressiun that the bolero. or what- ever the decoration is. is all in one piece. The most elegant dn-ssmakers always put one or two thickm‘ssea of mousselino Detail. of the Manufacture of Fuh- lonable Costumes. Entire gowns are now made 01' mous- soline d9 snie. In sewing the breadth! together the tunic is liable to become pm-lwrvd. and the best method of avoid- ing this unplt-nsnntnvss is to baste I strip of paper along the line of the seam. After the stitching is done the paper II easily removed. The picture illustrates a morning jack- et of cream liberty satin. bordered with gold embroidery. The neck and the arm- holes are cut awny and the jacket is draped by choux at the shoulders over an undorbodice or broehe bcliotrope silk. The straight sleeves are gathered at the wrist and have a tux-nod back out! of cream satin embroidered with gold. The neck {rill is of lace. the cravat of cream satin. A brandebuurg of gold cord or- nnments the loose from. The back is tight and forms two plnits at and below the waist. J cmc CBOLLET. roses and orchids are among the most fashionable types, although the violet is. as usual. Well represented. Foliage of airy kinds is also much employed. No wry small hats are seen. :11 ml]- linery bving large m- of medium size. with the exception of the little theater bon- nets. which are simply small headdress“ and mat banners at all. The fluweré Vixsod this sea: beautiful and closely imitate ,V,_._ ‘.\‘a\ line de soio. net and [u spxmgles. flowers. turns of dolirmo adornment. The models for spring millinery an very attractive. First, there are straw walking huts with u curved brim and a full crown. These are of one color or two, the crown and brim being some- times difierent, and are trimmed with bands and choux of silk and a quill or cluster of coq feathers. The colors are straw. gray, beige. brown, black and white. Next, there are draped toques of straw in various colors. includins mm“ DRESSMAKING HINTS. Pretty lint: SPRING MILLINERY MORNING JACKET. )ornte m aspect and to which ace. etc.. form an appropriate I. Finally. there are hats and shin-0d crepe de chine. mousse- at: and Bonnet. For proaching Sen-on. and tulle, trimmed with and all varieties season are very [ate nature. To. including game}; Ecru, which are the