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311:3. Harm crowed uhe hall gathered to- gochur her few whom. and shook the dust of tea: house iron: hgir feet. -. s. thing, and then he owned up. I could not oxford to help him. I don‘t run counter to any detectives, not ii I know myself. But l must find out more about tom. and about the girl." And. Airs. Harris went back to the friendly roof of Mrs. Horne, the prophet- eas. - Jason Bradwaniine, for very shame, had waited to be released by the ballet mistress, fearing her questioning less than an encounter with strange men, or, perhaps, the police. For long hours he had lain there, growing stir: and sore, under the pressure of his bonds, to be jeered at, at last. by the canning ballet mistress, and to be left still a prisoner. He now tried his last resort , he lifted up his voice and cried loudly for help; again and again he called, but no help came; and lying there the entrapped vil- lein swore a terrible oath, that, once free, he would hunt down and slay the man that had caught and caged him ; albeit he did not then know that men’s name; A WOMAN’S CRIME Publnhed by permisuon of the owners of the copyright. (cosmm) cam , m.â€"nnADWARDnm AGAm. ‘ What had become of Jason Bradward-i inc? We must now look after him, and‘ gtther up a. few threads that belongto; our fabric. ‘ When Mrs. Harris returned from her fruitless errand to the two young ladies, who only existed in the brain ox the in genions Mr. Bradwardine. she came filled with wrath, despite the "extenuating cirâ€" cumstances” of new hat and shawl and the carriage. She rang the bell furiousâ€" ly. and when, sitar waiting a little time, no one responded, she gave the door itself a. vigorous shake; to her surprise she found that it opened, and then Mrs. Har- ris bounced in. The first thing to meet her eye was a. letter, which lay upon the floor, directly at the foot of the stairs; a letter which Neil Bathurst hsd let fail, unpergsived by Lenore. when they leit the house. The bullet mistress picked it up; it was addressed to herself, and she opened it hurriedly, her eyes dilating with astonishment as she read these "l’m a theatrical agent, Mr. liar," she said grandly. "I don‘t accept. bribes tron) assassins. I beliove in striking such men as 3m: when they are down. You wouldn‘t like to have me get you some ballet. ladies, would you? No! Then good day. Bernaps I’ll send some one u out, you. loose alter a while; but I may for- get. lt, my memory is so defective.” And with a cheerful nod and_u gnocking laiugh v- nun-v __v_-- __._ _,, ' I flatter myself thasv was wall done," she said as she went down the stairs. "1 made the man. think that I_ know _som9- Winks. Haitis arose and. dre W hat mantle about hot like «Spartan. 355A“. vv ~.. JVâ€" _V , ")0: until you own thgfiu‘h. Confess that. you sent me on a fool’s errand, that you an an iuxposwr.” ,AML-.1 L1- .M.k in "then don‘t as}; useless questions. I 500 you are in the plot. :00," he snarled. 1 paid you_ for all you did. Set. me free and l wi_u giva you more money.’ A‘, 9'5" ‘“ "c‘ioaec" “ea" Rouse ? ' Th3 ’by'iéqu’a of want. If they can be got witnonx momma” otm “mad: 1: willbobetâ€" y by Fe . By theb eâ€"he 19 tile present rotector and champion o! 5â€", who 1’; well. V2M, I believe, we. ~ Rom: Joann Kate Boston looked up from the perusal .of this missive, the 0010:- coming and go- ing ‘ her cheeks, her one thought that also nigh-t. hear good news of Lenore. ' J k...-oklmlo “My. Manna-The man who has called tumult Senor (mam) 19 an Imp-ouor and a trauma}. He Drought yoursell and your young charge here murder to gun we opportumty to murder me Later; min ue wm Attempt nunug our absence. 1:. when you return. you mm m unsung. know um. he has meowplzsnea his object: d he 18 hex-ember; he has ranked Be warned again“ in my wry mung or museum mu mo. other- vnac you mu mwlve nurse“ in mflcwlua and danger). A ancnvn. Mrs. Harrie was thoroughly atom-had. She sued about. her iur a. moment, and then started up the stairs. calling. a. she went. the assumed name of Lenore. From above a. voice answered; it was 3 man’s voice. and she followed the sound, ap- proaching the open door of the room; yhere Lay the bound man. She looked‘ In; her late employer lay there, fathered; and helpless. 'l‘hen her courage rose; aha was Mr: Hmis once more. 3118 awed in the doorway and surveyed him coolly. , __0\7 -s... u unwuvu-nu-J gun. u_.-JV “Are you. takmg a. Imp, Senor?" she Inked acoustically. “ W here is my beauty? How came you in bar room ”I" “Got. somuthing and cut. those oumd ropes, quick, cned the man. "1 hm: been robbed and nearly murdc‘sred." ‘- AA- Bu. __â€"â€"--_~ "50; she ran away. Cut those ropes, Mrs. Harris, quick." “1 don’t know about. “mt," said the ballet. mistress. taflectively. “ What made you play me such a. nick! Why do you pass yourself for aCubm? I have found you out.” The man looked untried. Did this woâ€" man know the truth, or only npartot 18. "What do you mum, madame ‘r" be asked. " 1‘; in you not, free me?" to _, l- _A uupv~vuv . “D" ‘ “nu-q up ah I. you tned to murder that ”we gal, and that. you were defeated. vb, 17 know yyu ‘ . , A: 9 o‘clock that evening an afloat lounging about. the entrance of a. certain West side police summon, was approached by a ragged gamin who slipped into his hand a. note, and then ran away at» the top of his speed. The oflicer gazed after him. muttered something under his breath and went leisurely Inside. There, by the gulight, he read this scrawl : "HzgyJuflilgj‘rs-éafing hemll com- puwdly near the door. "was my pretty girl_murd_ered II” (x... “mm.- rum impotanc rage. "V ""9" ..-... o â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" V“0h, sir,” she cried breathlessly, “Mr. Jopelyn tells me that you are a. friend to M3; Amyn. Tell me, is she safe ? is shawl?” f‘fie is safe and well, Miss Seaman,” re- phedrhe with a smile, “and she wants to seemvery much. Some day soon, I hope hat you my visit her with safety.” Wy a. shulow fell upon the girl’s} A man is alone in house No. â€"â€"- N street bound hand and 100:; go um retease him, and men "spot.” him. an is acmd rascal. Thus it happened that after 10 o’clock st night the ' grand rascal" was visited by a posse at police, and was set at liberty, after having been a. helpless risoner since 10 a.m., twelve long hours. {Se was very cautious after that. for he knew himself for a marked man. He even made some feeble attempts at a. dis- . But. he was not quenched yet. In the quiteet manner posmble he set about 3 new work. For long hours of several days be searched files of city papers, and finally his search was rewarded. He had found the full account of the Artevoldt‘ tragedy. He had ensured himself 01 than truth of Lenore’e “Moment. Then his courage reviwd, his assurance returned ‘0 him. He devised I; new scheme, and not. nbout it» accomplishment. One day he boldly approached the Arteveldt musion. mg the bell and asked to see Mrs. Arteveldt. “upon imporeant private business." Of course he obtained a. hen- ing; not only this, he came the nextday, nd the next. One day a gentleman mg the bell and uked for KmeSoaton. She qaxne down. upwting, hoping, to see Rob Jocalyn ; but the taco mat met her: wt: 3. s m. The so Mama arcs-.6 she amend the room, and presented to her a. letter, um wWU-‘JEW . Kn.” took the note, bowed, blushed and opened it. It was brief, to the point and nhogather characteristic of Rob Jocelyn. Thus it and : Dnu mss Surat-Thu um Introduce go on the m m best of English detectives, m- D‘ernrs. who will call upon you 1;. my mad, I heme. to my deep regret. tumble go lave business for I. moment now. Can you con. We :9 get from Mrs. A 's housekeeper me ,4 ._A “An-A, N‘hi- huvmnm a 7.11;” Seston, {bring a letter of intro- duction from Mr. Jocelyn; it also ox- pleéns my Pwefi-fi‘sm I ‘26???” . ‘ 1|.qu llu writ-had and gnaahed his teeth in ._.K v- Ver BY AN EX-DETEOI'IVD- "Several ‘13." 38°} man called to see Mm. m‘ .dt. sending up word that his business wuimINrtant. She went down all eagernel. 0‘ co‘Jl‘s'mand a. little more than an hot! returned terribly excited ; and this is the sum 9‘ What she told me, in he: half hysterical way. The man had introdufid hEmb‘elf as a. detective from abroad: he said he had been employ- ed to find the mother 0: Lenore Armyn; she, Mnom‘smomer..having fled from 1 her home all“ purlozning a will that would enrich certain ones whom she hat- < 9d, He had pursued her in order to re. 1 gain the will. but finding that the mother WM dead, and being informed that her ' papers were d1 in her daughter‘s posses- sion, he had aimed his ate ntion to Le- nore, of oomse- Three times, so he said, he had found her, and each time she had ? escaped him,:wioe through the interior- uncxe on a. young man whom he believed to be a detective. He had some reason [or believing that Mrs.- Artoveldt was , being trifled with by the dettctives in her employ, and 033116 to her privately, at: a friend, in the interests of Justice and right. if Mn. ‘AlfWVfildt would favor bun with a deacann 0f the men who was operating lonhu‘, he could then tell her it his suspicions were correct. As you. may $1935, he beguiled her into giving him a full description of Mr. Bathulst. and then he declared that he. Wfik not mistaken; that Lenore war In town. _and that she had escaped from him, this men, only a weak before. H6 htd tracked 1181‘ to on obscure local.Ly. he said, had obtained access to the house and was in the act of zmting her, knowing the charge against her, when a. man nnewering to the deâ€" scription ox Mr, Bathurat darted in, knocked him down with some iron wea- pon and tied with the girl, leaving him lying senseless. All this has disturbed Ali‘s. Arteveldz. and put all manner of absurd ideal in her head. She declared her intention ol sending .for her lawyer. but the man held her to a promine to hold his communications as confidential, say- ing that if she would any nothing about the affair but Would inform him when she would receive a \‘Jifi trom Mr. Bathurst he would be near and trace out the hiding 1 place of poor Lenore. He has been here two or three time. and every visit seems more and more to unsettle Mrs. Arte- veldt's faith in Sir. Bathurst. His brief reports of late, and his mysterious ab- sence from the city, she construos against himâ€"and, I believe, that she has prom ised to inform this man as soon as she has heard from him. although she has not told me so." “henâ€"she is in the city” she said gr’dy. “Mr. Ferrets, I gave some- thml“? communugte to Mr. Bathursty W8 “1“ he lhould know. Is heâ€"- whml could B66 him 31‘ .7 ‘31-? ””7 t?“ IVc'annot inform you, Mun In”? P 5 0“ feel thaig you coqld trust Xi‘- JmlynTObâ€"myself, 33 our in- termfione W131: Lian-W9 would en- detvoxfl oqmmumcue with him." gauhmtued 3 moment and then m : - “If p11 are the present protector of Denomiwx $00. Should know this. I think. in tellms you, 1 must betray she confidew 0‘ my Patronage. But she is implaoaflfl figmnsfillgemme." "“ 4â€" 3.'_ "(w- “If u meets Miss Army n or Mr. Bathurst. Miag Sosmn‘ you yshould not hesitate; $15 is 30‘ an ordinary case," said Fraud! Fayre-rs; H .. _ “Be sawd- ML Fmrs,” said Kate, with sudda "301‘”. at, tho same time seating half- “1 will $811 you all I know.” _ _ “Yes,” she said with decision. “I will. I am a. favorite with the housekeeper. I know where she keeps the keys. I will get them and you shall have them.” ‘ ”W hen ?” “Tomorrow morning. Will that be in time '1’” "Ample. How Wiil Ireceive them ?" “I will walk every morning; if you can promenade the avenue then, say for two or three blocks south from here, at 9 . ‘eleek, I, will he thereâ€":with the keys." u’fhe dent!“ “Pk I mt near her. and aha went. 0 :urnedly 1 Mr. Kan-us was listening to this very gravely, and when Kate ceased Speakinv he sat for a, few moments in thoughtflfi silence, then he asked: “Did you see Lg man, Miss Stanton ?" “Yes. I belie‘ him from the first to be an enemy to Mr. Bathurst, ad I want,- »Jd to see him. so that if It seemed righno give warning I would be'able to desuribe mm. The second time he came I waited m the drawing~roum; they wore in the library, and 1 came out. sons to meet.- him xace to face in the hall.“ “Describe him, please.” Kate c Implied, and the dueccivo in- stantly recognized the picmre she drew. It was Bradwardine. w ngier’si 65-6; gledmed' with the light of a sudden resolv. a. Miss beaten," he said .gravely, you have done a. brave and wise thing. The man you describe is an enemy. not only to Mr. Baihursn, but Miss Armyn. Mr. Bethumt. saved me from dea. h at his hands. I hope it will not. be long before you may know the whole truth moan- while you have put. us on our §uimi.1 will tell you this much now. \ a hope not. only nuclear Miss Annyn a name, but to find the true criminal, and you may, nay, you have, aided in this. I\ow about. the keys: Can you help us there ?’ “Thinks! Mr. Jocelyn was suit we might depend on you.” ‘ Again a. rosy blush ovarapread the girl’s race. "I am ready to do anything to serve Lenore," she said. "And you have served her. Have no further uneasiness about this meddler, Miss Seaton; you have balked. his game, and I will look after him henceforth." A few more words and than theygep: mtod, and as Francis Fan-at w'alkéd bnskly towards his “quarters” once more he muttered: “So, Mr. Bradwardine. we_have not done with you vet." In was the night of the _mnsquera.de ball, the night on which Miss Annin de- sired that Aura Durand should accom- ‘byallthis peny her. Miss Annin had insist- ed, too, that “Cousin Charles“ should not accompany them. There had. been some sharp skirmishing between these two young ladies. But in the end Mics Annin had triumphed, and Char-lee Dnâ€" rand repoeed at home in ignorance of all that he might have enjoyed. while the two young ladies, each with a secret dread of the other at her heart, mingled with the masked end brilliant throng at the Tip Top‘s masquerade. Such a scene as it was, such glow and glitter, SUCH bursts of music, such ripples and shouts of laughter, such knights and ladies of high egree, such an assembly of guests from long closed tombs, of elves from other planets, of beings from the impos- sible realm, and they were so clever and condescending and social withel. There were the Queen of Scots, Darn- ley and Queen Elizabeth all on the beet of terms. And they chat« ted and danced with Washington, Napoleon, and Marie Antoinette. 'l'here was Old Mother Hubbard weltxing madly with a. big Cardinal; and Martha Wash- ington taking an ice with Robin Hood. Then the brigande and gypeies, the pages and fairies; the Nights and Mornin , the flower girls, e harlequins, e monks, the nuns, the fiends end the grapes, they were all there. Through this 'ttering, varied throng moved two da ters of Araby, hand clasped in, hen ; their snowy flowing veils thrown back, their bright eyes gleaming out be- hind their velvet masks, and wandering xestlessly over the throng. They looked like nfiectionate sister hem-is, who had stolen from the harem for a. brief hour of, pleasure, and were somewhat overewed: 1glow and dazzle. Thus they} looked. 35 8y paused in a little alcove of vines and flowers; but this is What‘ the: and: takén the lead that gnade this hnswer. “1' tell you I saw the blll for the costume ; he will come as Lam; we have only to “'1 don’t see any such mask, and we have been all through the rooms; you have come on a. fool’s emnd.” “Stufl!” It: was the honri who had CHAPTLR XLV.â€"-AT THE SIASQUERADB. “And what then ?” ‘And then see who she 15. ” lagih “I may ask your advice '" ah ' 1 know what will happen. There will be a. scene, rqving, “crimina- tiona; and thenâ€"reconciliatzon. I know 3 ou.‘ ml ,,,, “Not so well as you willwlamn There will be no scene; neither will there be any bloodshed. My dear. I shall come bale}: to you. and shall ruin him, that is 8.1., The second houri started back. “Ruin him 2” she exclaimed. "That will be to_gu_in 3'oureel{.” .. 1 AMA “Nobâ€"if I am within the pale of re- spectability" with a mocking laugh. “Not. if I am protected by you." ”And that. you will not; be." “That I will be! Don't be a. fool. plggso." . . - , \ 1,.‘._.-_J _ an.“ v.- r 7, o ' “Houris !“ he cued, droppmg the :arm of Lara. “Houris escaped from the Sul~ tan. Look at them. Pym}- Layrrgnce." The second houri moved forward a step and then uttered a. sudden exclamation. “ ‘ ." she said, turning to the other, “yonder comes your Lam, and he is in excellent company; on one aide a. priest and on the other the deyil.“ .u,, .uu vu mu vino-v- â€"v â€"v True enough. advancing toward them, came Lax-a..‘uephiswp}1eles. and a fune- real-looking monk; and noc far behind them a gray nun. with meekly folded hands, and dquoping heagi, {netted after. uuuu 0‘ on“ \Alvvr -.. _..V_ “V\ 911 " said (516 choax-i who had at last, spoken. “'lhexe is your Lana; now (/0 find his Lair enslgver.“ The flu}; masks were directly opposite them now. and the eyes of Mephistopheles follymfibfiw- ' u ,1 "”1"“ LL- _._.“ But the monk cresstvl himself dovoutly. “They are pagans,” he groaned. “They are not like this holy sister," puttin his hand out as the my nun approac ad. The second houri tughed, u. amt loving laugh. “ '01: um powarleu to hum “5,011, Satan," she said in the softest. of bone, drawing near his sulphuric majesty. “\\ e are promised Paradise.“ “But I enter i’aradiae." quoth Miephil~ topheles, bending toward her, and sud- denly seizing her hand. “Come, lair one. 1 will show you my kingdom, and then-â€" you shall"-he paused. and the monk finished the sentence. “And then-you shun know purgatory. Hem-i, begono." The houri laughed again, and suffered the Prince of Dtrknesa to lead her awuy. At. tho same moment Lars turned ixn~ patiently, made a sign to tho monk. and moved across the vast hall. As he did so, the firtt houri, casting a glance in the direction taken by her companion and Maphiswpheies, followed him awiitly. keeping within a. few paces from him. \\ hen tho» W810 a little distance from the others, the second houri olasping the satanic arm. and lifting appealing ey as to the mephisgopheliun mask said , “Sir Mask I have sufloxod you to lead me awav that I wig)“ ask a. boon of you. W in you glam: it?’ “H3 it is within my satanic power." She looked back with a pretty bird- like motion uf the head, and than lifwd hergyes agaig to his. \ . x , __,A1A «v' 'J '“U ‘ Yo; can,” she whispered eagerly. “If 15: only to convey a. wrap of paper in- to the hand 0! the knight Lam." "He 3;.sz {fluently d3wn into those ap- pegging eyes for a moment, and than be 38.1 2 Houn.” She drew from her boddice a. scrap of paper and pressed it into his hand. "Wait for me,” he whispered. and in a mom9n§ was stridipgfihrgughphe tyroyg. ‘ 6h. 5’ whispered tha houri under her breath; ‘sho did not think that I would dare so much. But. I do not. choose to have thgm quarrel fat.“ . .n So thé second hour-i had thwarted the first. Lara and the two houri went wan- dering abuut. watching each other. more or less. the while; and whemver one of these were to be seen, I‘lephistopheles, the monk. or the mm was sure to be near. At this moment. the monk and tho nun glided by like two ghosts, and sat down near her in a. shadowy recess. A few mo- ments later Lam held in his hand a. scrap of paper cogtaining these words‘: ‘ m1. A Lara. He conversod with her, listened to her soft, coaxing tones, watched her quick. graceful movements, the lithe aerâ€" pentine turnings of the beautful throat, and the varying expressions of the otten uplilted, dark eyes. Then he passed on to others, but all the time he watched, from a. distance. the movements of the houyi in the golden_ tunic. ‘ “And after that 1’" v' r'r“ ‘VT'““ 7 0 "Be cannons; you are watched. The houri m the sxlver tumc }8 1.0.1151.“ gold. "We will dancu together presently, Stella," he whispered; "but, we must be cautious, we are watched. Go homs bo- {ore they unmask‘; I ghgll‘do the same." JLaxa. read these words, and then he crumpled the paper in his hand and “71de indoleutly on, pausing a momeni to chat with a. flower girl, a. fairy, or a. gypsy. Pmfly he Pam betore . P119“! P839 :11 glittenng in blue and 7 Mephistopheles, however, for a. long mime seemed most ignemeted in the houri. who had trusted bun with the note for Finally hevpassed near the place where stood the nun, to all appearance contem- plating tho pomps and vanities of the pageant with an unfavorable eye, and made an almest impexjceptible sign. A moment later and the man)? was ex- horcing the houri, who had been the 9b- jeot or the mephistopholian attentions, and Mephisbopheles and the nun stood to- gether in an alcove, where, for the mo- men}, they 139m alone. ..-- ‘nA ‘. a.-- -, 7‘7. “Partner,"rsaid Mophistophelee. in a. low. decided tone, “I haw} found 1181:!" 1UW.uUuAuw uvuu, - “Invv nkuw â€"-- . “Found who?” asked the nun. almost oarelesslx. . v. - “.- ' ‘Foun'd 1 Schwartz." ”Found my murderess. Found Lnse Schwartz.” "Are you sure? How do you know this '9” “Am I sure ! Look here." opening his hand, in the palm of which lay r. piece of canvas upon which was painted a. dark, beautiful eye. “Do you take that and follow me. when I stop (9 converse with a. womantdo you approach, look at. that piece of canvas, and then look at hergeyo. After that come back here and tell‘ me your opinion." ‘ ‘ ”n. _A_ I...__. -..L- “Yes, she is Elise Schwartz, I_ tell you.“ ”And what will you do 9" “Follow her home. \\ atch herâ€"abunt her down." Jvfiavamurflgfi had. “Do you know who that woman is “ aha “keg. His majestyfilsrtialrbed, and thou laid a heavy bagel upon Q19 nqqts‘shoulder'. “L'gok hereifiij friend,” he exclaimed; “why did you advise me to come, and why are you here? Do you know that woman '1’” “Yes.” “Who is she?" “v. s. Th; 3T1}; laughed a ain. * You did well in coming here toâ€"nig t. You might not have seen her else,“ she said. _ The nun whispered a. name in his car. “What!” Mephiscopheles recoilod, astonished. “That girl! When did you find it. out?” “Find what. out 1*“ “Why, that. she is the one 1’" “I did not. say that she was Elise Schwartz.” “But you implied is." “True.” Laughing a ain. “I sus- pected it. long ago. I veri ed my suspi- cions quite recently. For further par- ticularsâ€"-ws.it.” ‘ ~ “Then I need not follow her home ?" “You may, if you wish to assure your- self that. I am not mistaken. Imust leave here now,’ Who put L911} 01} his guard ?" At one o’clock that morning three stern-faced. men sat around the little table, 1n the rooms of Neil Bathuret; for more than two hours they sat there, con- mains in low, eager tones, and then "I did;"‘by 1%qiest of the houri." If you leave now, I win shadow her home. Will yap _be at ”3'3" rgydengqs ?“ ,4 Â¥ . ,UA ALA “At one? Yes. Have you got the keys?” -__.-_ . .‘ . .. - Jun “We ire, and . quarters are getting close.” Mephistophelee moved away, and soon after the nun disappeared from the festive “Will have them' 11:. the morning with- out £911..” “Then all goes well. Old man, we are naszOwing the circle.” ‘L-,A they-Maud imparted to debut. :Satan submits; give me the paper, In with a short bitter “Then we understand each other thoroughly," said one of these grave- featured men. “We begin now to act." “Yes; from toâ€"night our .deeda will count. Arrest the gang, seize the mur- derous, expose the conspiraoi“. and set. Lenore Armyn right baton the world Ah ! this is work to my taste." And so they sepsmhed. ~ An hour later, a. single word wasfl in; over the wires, addressed to James ur- nnd. That word was, “Come." [To an: communal Epicums, like poets and artists, are born. not manufactured. In, early winter the buns vivants’ thoughts lightly turn to game. Reading maketh a full man; 60, W0. does a. regular Christmas dinmr. ‘ There is an pbundance of kerosene where some sardmes are packed. A dainty morael 'a) thoâ€"so unprejudioed is the head of a. Woodcock. Ha who is Iond of German cookery will enjoy a, solo on the trombone. It would be a. good lmv alluwing onlv hermits and sailors to eat onions. . Genuinu manufaqnuro of oodfish balls 13 one of the lost. culxnary arcs. In the Ina-star of corned beef and. cab- bage, enough is equivalent to a. feast. Few can 1'ecito “'l‘heRaven” backward; few can properly make Welsh rabbit. Gastronomic scholars hold the wing to be the best part of the turkey. To the average Bridget “a pinch «)5 suit.“ means u. whole bucketful. Cherry wine to most soups is what a (rash coat of paint. is to an old house. There must, be profanity where chops that should have been broiled are sorwd fried. Mince pies and brandy peaches ara the household treasure» for thanksgiving. Since colonial days the chafing dish has never been so popular as now. The art, of cooking chickons to puma-- tion is best. understood by the Chinese. It, is Southern traditit n that colored cooks are best to prepare oysters. An old discussion, red wine or chamâ€" pagne With duck, has been renewed. Spiced and. pi :kled peaches are now es- sential at fashionable dinners. Cabbage and cauliflower should not be cooked when company is expected. Foot Photography. A fad over acroea the son is to have your {not photographed as well as your hand 01‘ {aceâ€"that ls, if you are lucky enough te possess one blessed with artifi- tie curves and outlines. A prominent society woman, on her return from Paris several months age, exhibited to a room- ful of admiring friends the sweetest, dain- tiest little plaster cast of a feet, which. she declared, was a caunterpnrt of her own. made by a. sculptor of world-wide fame. She was at that moment having a ‘if‘. -size one carved in marble to be mount. ed on cerise velvet, and several small unes. one-half the ~ize. attack 01? in dif- ferent shades of pale pmk, blue and old rose. The extraunlinary_ pupalariteol “’l‘zilbv” has helped to direct; attention tn our humblust 1member, and now the xx omen of \ew York are experimenting to see whether they have insmps that “ \\ awr window under" â€"a, sue sign of blue blood. It Was an All-Around Term:- of the Fluent Variety. ”speaking m" rings,” said the man with a glass eye, “reminds me of an experience I had once With a. friend of mine named Bixby, 53111111019. Bixby."" r n-~ ur “That’s a rcflxctiou on Mi. Bixby," ro- markod a. listener. “I'm telling this fitory," replied the man. "As I was going on to say, Bixby was a. friend of mine that I would have done anything in the world for. I think if Bixby had asked mo to steal a horse I would have done in with pleasure. “Wall, Bixby had a dog that. he laid great store. by because it had belonged to his wife, and when he took a. notion to go to Cali- fornia. and travel for a. big San Francisco grocury house, he inked me to take care of the dog for him because it. wasn‘t p03 sible for him to take it along with him. I tail you, Bixby thoughc a lot. of that dog. and when he told ma about how he hated to leave in. the bears actually came to his eyes. and I kind of Anili‘ed u. mm- myself. The dog was at. a dog-fancier‘s in an ad- joiuing town, and I was to semi for in as soon as I coulgi conqehicntly tio so. It. was a. mastir‘lâ€"at least I thought he Said soâ€" about two years old, and Bixby said it \muld be mighty useful about the place as a. watchdug. I needed a. watch-dog, but that wasn‘t what 1 was doing this for. It was simply to please Bixby. Well, he got away at last, and as the tram pulled out for the west ho waved his hand to me and called back not to neglect the dog. Am; I didn’t. The very next day I sent one’uf my stable boys over after it and he brought, it, back in good shape. And what a. dog it, was ! As big as a. calf and Would eat four Limes as much. And what a. savage brute! We had to tie him up in the back yard the first night, and am; that we kvpt him in the stable, mostly, for the hired girl was scared to death of him. and the boys used to put. his meals down in front of him and run as if they had set fire to a. map of a. «lynaqxim bomb. “At the end of the first week that dog owned the place and I had to pay the boys extra. to 1:2th after him. An forlmyself, even my devotion to Bixby was not enough to get me within a dozen rods of it. Just the same, though, I had promised Bixby not to neglect the dog, and I kept that promise laithlully. And not for a week or a. month or a. year, but for {our long years '1‘: link of that, will you ?” and the men heaved a. great sigh, partly of relief at the thought of e. duty done, and partly of admiration for himself. “And in that time, gentlemen,” he continued, “I lost half my friends, my wife threat- ened to move out of the house, the neigh- bors shook us, servants refused to live with me, I fought the police to keep them otl‘ of him, the back yard and the stable b( came a wilderness and a. scene of deeo~ lntion and I was on the verge of lunacy. Yet through it all, I was loyal to Bixby and the dog. "XX ell, the end of all things must come and the end of this trying occasion came at last with Bixby. He had returned with money, and the first thing he wanted to know about was the dog. I had never failed to report to him at least once a. month on the general health and happi- ness of the dog. and he knew pretty well how he was doing, though he never knew whatI suffered, for I loved Bixley too much to worry him with my trials. He had enough of his own, going into a new country among strange people. When I got home with Bixby, my wife refused to see him, but I didn’t tell him of that, either. and before there was any reason for my lyin about it, Bixby was on his way to see e beloved dog after all these weary years of separation and waiting. I cautioned him to be a little careful, for the do hadn’t seen him for so 1011 that he mig tn‘t remember him. But ixby wouldn’t hear to any thing like that and sailed right 'into the stable. I remaining outside so as not to intrude upon the af- fecting soene of their meeting. In about two minutes there was a ruction and a rumpus in that stable that was Simply terrorizin", and in about two minutes more, Bixhy, or what was left of him, came out of the door with the dog hang- ing to him. How he ever ot loose, I don’t know, but he did, an the next thing I remember, we were sitting on the top of the fence looking at each other. It took Bixby about seven minutes to get his breath so he could say anythin , and I hadn’t anything to say. Then w at he did say gave me such a shock that I fell off the fence into the alley: _ Buokmm was at. first any sort of cloth stifioned with cum. Aronnd the Mahogany- MR. BIXBY'S DOG. P111} Cullod From Many Soumn but Each and Every One Worthy otn Careful Reading. MISCELLANEOUS READING [The {allowing wu written in 1867 by I. Indy un- dertwenty years or age. James Redpnth, the historian. thought so much of the poem that he had an eumon muted on whxte satm. John G. Whittier. the unker poet. wrote of It audits youu author that she had truly mastered the were of English verse ] You kissed me! M y head Dropped low on your breast With a feelimz of shelter And infinite rem, '3 While the holv emotions My tunguc dare not speak Flashed up In a flame From my heart to my Chfick. Yuur arms held me first; uh: your arms were 50 hold ; Heart heat agumst heart In their passionate fold. Yvur glances seemed drawing My snul through my eyes A: the sun draws the mtpt Frum the sea to thehkms. qur hm clung: to mum | .2... Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was aiflictâ€" d with heart trouble, great cure was taken tn hr. ak to her as gently as pos- sible tho news 0: her husband’s death. It was her sister Josephine who told her in broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in half concealing. Her husband's friend chhards was th‘ re, too, near her. It was he whu had been in the uewxpuper office when inmlligence of the railroad disaster was received. with Brently Mallard‘a name leading the list of "killed." He had only taken the time te assure himself of its truth bya. second telegram. and had hastened tofuresmll any less car ful,lcss tender friend in heaping the sad message. the (lid not hear thustury as many wo- men have heard the same, with a para- lyzed inability to accept, its 3' nificauce. 51m wept at once, with an den, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of rief had spent itself she went away to ier room alone. She would haw nu one follow her. Them stood, facing the open window, n comfortable, roomy armchair. Into .111; she sank. pressed down by a. physical mzhuustiou that haunted her body and seamed to much into her soul. vvvuu... .. _-.--._ __.~ "~â€" She could see in the open square before her housu the tmpe of trees that where all aquivcr with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a puller was cryin his wax-us. The notes of a distant song w ich some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the caves. There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the W050 facing hu‘ window. the west, facin ' her window. She sat. win her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sub come up into h r throat and shook her, as a. child who has cried item-1f to sleep continues to sob in its dreams. She was young, wick u fair, calm face, whosulines lmspoke repression and even 9. certain stren 1311. But now there was a. dull stare in mt eyes, whose gaze was fixed away 011' yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a. glance of reflection. but rather indicated a sum peggtion of intelliggnfi thought. WHEIUH Ul mwalécuv muuyubv There was something comin to her and she was waiting for it, fearf 1y. What. was it? She did not know ; it was too subtle and elmivc to name. But she felt it creeping out u! the sky, reaching to- ward her through the sounds. the scents, the color thlt filled the air. Now her bosom rose and fell tumult» ously. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to pos- sess her. and she was striving to beat. it back with her winâ€"as powerless as her two whim slender hands would have When she abandoned herself a. little whispered word escaped her slightly part- ed lips. She said it over and over under her breath : “Free, free, free !" The vacant stem and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and. bright. Her pulses beet fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relfxed ‘e'gery inch of her _body. She did 50% stop to ask if, it were or wore not a m nstroua joy that held her. A clear and exalted perception enabled hor‘to ‘dismis‘s the suggestiup as tn'vial. _ She knewthat sheujmuld weep again when she saw the kind tender hands folded in death: the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed and gray and dead. But she saw beyond that bitter moment e. long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And :he opened an spread heg‘arms outi to them in welcome. There would be no one to live for dur- ing those coming years ; she would live for herself . There would be no powerful will bendin here in that blind misb- once with w ioh men and women lievo the have a right to impose a. private wi upon a fellow creature. A kind in- tention or a, cruel intention made the not seem no less a. crime as she looked upon it in that bgieimomont of illumination. And yet she had loved him-sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter? What could love. the unsolved mystery, count for in face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recog- Pized as the strongost impulse of her be~ “Free! Body and soul free 1" she kept whispering. Josephine was kneeling before the clos- ed door with her lips to the keyhole, im- ploring for admission. “Louise, open the door! I beg; open the doorâ€"you will make yourself in. What are you doing, Louise '1’ For heaven’s sake open the (I nnr H Some one was opening the front door with a latch key. It was Brently Mal- lard who entered, a. little travel-stained, composedly carrying his gripvseck and umbrella. He had. been far from the scene of accident, and did not even know there had been one. He stood amazed at, Josephine's piercing cry; at Richard’s door.” “Go away. I am nqt .n n ‘1; “Go away. I am not making myself ill." No;she was drinking in avery elixir of life through that open window. How fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her. Spring days, and summer days, and all sorts of davs that would be hx-r own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might belong. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long, anrt‘i‘ now what a qhange. She arose .at length and opened the door to her plater‘s importunities. There was a feyensh triumph in her eyes, and she earned heyself unwittingly like the goddess of vzctory. She clasped her sister’s wasit, and together they descend- ed the stairs. Richard stood waiting for them at the bottom. GRAVE AND OTHERWISE. ”HI-l i'ifiziyed'wifiâ€"Ifif film They might never unL‘lnmv From me rapturous k as. You kissed me! My heart. And my breath, and my will In delirium joy For s moment. stuod Mill. Life had for me than Nu temptatiuns no charms, No visiour u! huppmvss Omnide 0! your : rmu. And were _l “326 inaclum An angel pucsesscu 0! \he pcucc and (me go That are glvm (bu Its , I would fling my whlte robes Unre llnlnkly down Iwaul turlrum my forehand m beautouua crown Tu matle unco more In tlllt haven of rest- Ywur llpsup-vn mine My hum on your breut. \W n kissed me! My 9qu ln :1 bliss so divine. Reclod and swoonod like Idrunkeu man Foolls'u wllh wlne. And I m. ugm “t\\'cre dellcloua 'l‘o (llu. there. if death Would but c me. whlle my lips \l‘uro at moist with your breath; Ifl mlg lt grow cold W hllo your arms clasped me round In their unwonacu fold. And those are tho queltlonn [ask (lay and night: Must ltpu taste no more Sum exqulutw dell m ? 'Would you carol our llrcut \\ on; lny shelter apt en. Au! if 'you were here ' “ nnld ynu kiss me again 7 ’l‘uo Dream of an Hour. You Kin-ed Mo. qgiqk mgtiun _to spreeq hing from the view of his wife, who just then looked up. But Richard was too late. When the doctors came they said she lfiafil died of heart, diseaseâ€"the joy that 1 e. The street was slippery at the point where the passenger tho ht he could alight from the street car, w ile it was in motion, and walk away in triumph while the more timid passengers had to wait until the car got over to the other side where there was a safe landing. He stood waiting on the top step {or a good place to drop to, and when the conductor inti- mated that he had better not try it, he, looked up at that worthy person with an air of scorn that almost made him wilt, notwithstanding the weather was any- thing but of the wilting variety out there on the platform. The conductor was not to be d terred by a look, however, and still insisted on his not jumping, but he might as Well have talked to a boarder . who never pays his bill. The man Was bound to Jump and he did. And he jumped all over and lit in twenty places at once and rolled along with the car and the steps hit him in the back. and irregu~ lurities of the roadway thumped him from the top of his head to the soles 01' his 1801., and his face banged the stones and his hands dragged holes in the icy surface. alter which he gave a final roll and laid ever quite still, 101‘ he was stunned. The conductor got to him as quickly as he could and Jilted him up.__ . The dimped and dazed. passenger open- ed his eyes and looked around. lecringly. ”Whaâ€"whaâ€"what -” he began to stnmmer, meanwhile trying to 9mm. “Are you badly hurt?” he asked, shak- ing him gently. “That was a. horse on you, nr," he said banterlngl . “Uâ€"Uâ€"U ,we-woâ€"well, I-~-I thought if, was an entire car stable wi-wiâ€"thh all the cars piled on top. Where’s my hat ‘1’“ and the conductor, after brushing down a. bit and readlusciug his fasten- ings, straightened him out, headed him the right. way and let, him go. The cuhducbor felt gréau} relieved, and hu \ygnted to weer the man up. __ _ Feminine Sagacity. “It‘s a. great mistake,” said a. philoso- pher, “for a. poor man to go into politics unless he is sure he can make a. living at “That‘s very true," replied the philoso- pher’s wife, "but it. seems to mu that. a. man who could make a living at panics could get rich doing most. anything else." Sayings of the Chudron. A Concrete Abstmctionâ€"Toacherâ€"An abstract noun is the name of something you can think of but not, touch. Can you give me an example ? Tommyâ€"A red- xot poker. With a Reservation-Mamma (to J 01111- ny, who had been given a pear with pills, artfully concealed in it)â€"\\’ ell, dear, have vou finished your pear ? Yes. mamma. all but. the seeds. Juvenile Skepticism - Minister-And how do you got on at Sunday school, Billie? Billieâ€"Pretty well. I’ve just, learned. abo_ut. the whale swallowin Jo- nah. Minxsber~ThaVs good. Bil i6â€" Yes, sir; and next Sunday I’m going to believe it. A Retort Courteousâ€"“ Charles, you must do what I tell you. When I was a little child like you I was always 00d and obediant..“ “I’m glad to know u at, mamma, and you may be sure that. I’ll say the same thing to my children when I have any." Applied. Ironyâ€"Georgieâ€"Auntie, what does irony mean? Auntieâ€"It means to say one thing and muan the opposite, like calling a. rainy day a fine day. Geor- gia-4 think I understand you, auntie. Wouldn’t this be iruuy . “Auntic,I don’t want a. nice big piccu of cake 1’" Object Lesson on the Chairâ€"Teacher (having directed the attention of the class to the various parts of a. chainâ€"Of when use is the seat of a. chair ? Bright. little girl (who knows it all)-â€"[ know. Teach- erâ€"Y ou may tell the class. Bright. little girlâ€"To keep people from flopying on the A Choice of Weapnnsâ€"A little fellow had been :eriously lectured by his mother and finally sent in'o the gurden to find a. switch with whxcl; h« was to be punished. He rot-urn CI 50011 and said : ‘ I could not find a. swim-h. mamma. but how’s a stun» you can thrm' at we." Reasoning by Analogy-A caller had mentioned that a neighbor had been obliged to shoot: his dug became it had grown 01d and cuss. After he had gone. little Edith, whu had been quiet, since the dog was spoke-.1 of, surpuzod 11.1- m thex‘ by asking: “Mamma, “hen (‘0 yuu think papa. wilt shoot Aunt Saran ?" A Colored nlomon-A teacher of a Vir- ginia district School rewmly asked one of hLI‘ 1i tle Culhrl‘d pupils to go to we blackboard and wx iv: a “absence chevron co- mining the mud “de‘dght.” Georg* \Vashingwn J ac’hson “ant pompously to the front of 1he room ahd wrote, in a lame somwling hand, "De wmd blowed so axd that. in put out, do lig‘m." Speculative Mm hematicsâ€"“ Neil, Eliz- abeLh, you are at the heal of your cl :5 to'dxly. HUW did 57 u manage it 7’ “\\'hy, the teacher asked Max y Small how many are fiVu and mum and uhe said thirteen. He said that “'8.‘ too many ; then he asked Josephine Little. and ab. said eleven, and that, wasn’t enough. So I thuught I’d try twdve, and I gugswd it “2.1.4; 1 right.f -%;. ideal “builds." and will restore health and color where the system is “run down." To any one desiring to make trial of the preparation we will send Sample fru. Addreu Postal Card to The Meltine Manufacturing Com puny. 36 Wellington St. East. Toronto. NINE OUT OF evexy ten asks for and gets E. B. Eddy’s Matches Experience tells them this. If you are the tenth and are open to conviction, try E. B. EDDY’S §horthand and T wr'l'n or to get: P I ace to Business Educatigfisgtl'l‘i’c Northern Business College. Circula sfrce. C. A. Learn- ' FLEMING. Prin'z, Owen Emma. 0m. 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