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SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENT SUGGESTIONS THAT WpL AID YOU IN MAKING YOUR CHOICE •mi » i. » KMfc. * \/V By A. CON AN DOYLE Christmas Novelties Rag Dolls 1:: > '•?? K s'f1S Ownttht kr A. Ctm Deris & Jt*W I Continued 4 ' , ^ i -i' V$. • •'V CHAPTER f -- 1 4 -- |HM major and I were raising his lead, In the hope that some flutter of fife mtprht remain, when I heard a wellrem em ho ml voice at n»y side, and there was De Llssac, leaning upon his ribow, among a litter of dead Guards- He had a great blue coat muffled round him, and his hat, with the high red plume, was lying on the ground beside him. He was very pale and had dark blotches under his eyes, kttt otherwise he was as he had ever teen, with the keen, hungry nose, the wiry mustache and the close-cropped head, thinning away to baldness upon the top. His eyelids had always trooped, but now one could hardly see the glint of his eyes from beneath them. "Halloo. Jack!*• he cried. "I didn't thought to have seen you here, and rt 1 might have known it, too, when saw friend Jim." "It Is you that have brought alt this trouble," said L ' *Ta. t», ta!" he cried in his old, hnpatient fashion. "It is all arranged Jar ua. When I was In Spain I learned l» believe ih fate. It is fate which kas sent you here this morning." "This man's blood lies at your door," Mid I, with my hand on poor Jim's riMolder. "And mine on his, so we have paid Mr debts." He flung open his mantle It he spoke, and I saw with horror that a great lump of clotted blood waa hanging out of his side. This is my thirteenth and last," •id he. with a smile. "They say that thirteen is an unlucky number. Could ftm spare me a drink from your flask?" The major had some brandy-and-watar. De Llssac supped it up eagerly. Kka eyes brightened, and a little fleck tt color came back into each of his haggard cheeks. "It was Jim did this," said he. "I Beard some one calling my name, and there he was, with his gun against my tanlc. . Two of my men cut .him down Inst as he fired. Well, well, Edie was •©rth it all. You will be in Paris in •as than a month, Jack, and you will we her. You will find her at number deven of the Ru<j> Miromesnll, which to aear j&e^Madel&ine. Break it very / |ently /to her, Jack, for you cannot think how she loves me. Tell her that ill I have is in two black trunks, and that Antoine has the |ew% will •ot forget T" "I will remember." x "And madame, your mother? trust that .you have left her very well. And monsieur, too, your father? Bear Uiem my distinguished regards." Even aow, as death closed in upon him, he Eve the old bow and wave as he sent i greetings to my mother. "Surely," said I, "your wound may aot be so serious as you think. I could taring tM aorgeqgi of our regiment to "My dear Jack, I have not been glvtng and taking wounds this fifteen years without knowing when one has some home. But it Is well, for I know that all Is ended for my Little Man, and I had rather go with my voltigeurs than remain to be an exile and a beggar. Besides, it is quite certain that the Allies would have shot •e, so I have saved myself from that humiliation." "The Allies, sfr," said the major. With some heat, "would beJfnilty of ao such barhayns action." Jjr But De Llssac shook his head with |ht same sad smile. "You do not know, major," he. "Do you suppose that I should have fled Ca Scotland and changed my name if I had not more to fear than my comrades in Paris? I was anxious to live, lor I was sure that my Little Mwn weuld come back. Now I had rather for he will never head an army But I have done tilings that cauld not be forgiven. It was I that lad the party that took and shot the Due d'Enghien. It was I--ah, mon Dieu, Edie, Edle, ma cherle!" He threw out both his hands, with all the eagt|rs feeling and quivering in the air. 'Then he let them drop heavily la front of him, and his chin fell forward upon his chest One of our sergeants laid him gently *»wn, and the •titer stretched the big blue mantle aver him, and so we left those two' Whore fate had so strangely brought together, the Scotchman and the frenchman, lying silently and peacefully within hand's touch of each other the blood-soaked hillside near it ;*i;.i" • N <• CHAPTER XV. J: The End of It. And now I have very nearly come ts the end of it all, and precious glad 1 shall be to find myself there, for I hagan this old memory with a light heart, thinking that it would give me Some work for the long summer evenings, but as I went on I wakened a thousand sleeping sorrows and halfforgotten griefs, and now my soul la all as raw as the hide of an lli- Jheared, sheep. If I come safely out of It, I will swear never to set pen to peper again, for it is so very easy at •est, like walking into a shelving Stream, and then, before you can look raund, you are off your feet and down In a hole, and can straggle out*as best ytfu can- * "We burled Jim and De Llssac with four hundred and thirty-one others of the French Guard and our own light Infantry In a single trench. Ah, if fan could sow a brave man as you sow a need, there should be a fine crop of heroes coming up there some day! Xhen we left the bloody battlefield behind us forever, and with our brigade we marched on over the French borsy, y^., <«r on our way to Paris. If ^1 had always been brought up dorjqr all these yean toy look upon the w,S • 3. r French as very evil fqlk, find us we only heard of them in connection with flphtings and slaughterings by land and by sea, it was natural enough to think that they were vicious by nature and 111 to meet with. But then, after all, they had only heard of us In Just the same fashion, and so, no Joubt, they had Just the same idea us. But when we came to go ijhrough their country and to sqe their bonny little steadings, and the douce, quiet folk at work in the fields,, and the women knitting by the roadside, and the old granny .with a big white smutch smacking the baby to teach it manners, It was all so homelike that I could not think why it was that we had been fearing and hating these good people for so long. But I suppose that, in truth. It was really the man who was over them that We hated, and now that he was gone, and his great shadow was cleared from the land, all was brightness once more. \ We Jogged along happily enough through the loveliest country that ever I set my eyes on, until we came to the great city, where we thought that maybe there would t»e a battle, for there are so many folk in it that if only one In twenty comes out It would make a fine army. But by that time they had seen that it was a pity to spoil the whole country Just for the sake of one man, and so they had told him that he must shift for himself in the future. The next we heard was that he had surrendered to the British, and that the gates of Paris were open to us, which was very good news to me. for I could get along very well Just now on the one battle that I had had. But there were plenty of folk In Paris now who loved Boney, and that was natural when you think of the glory that he had brought them, and how he had never asked his army to go where he would not go himself. They had stern enough faces, for us, I can tell you, when we marched In, and we of Adams' brigade were the very first who set foot in the city. We passed over a bridge which they'call Neuilly, which is easier to write than to say, and then through a fine park, the Bois de Boulogne, and so into the Champs d'Elysees. There we bivouacked, and pretty soon the streets were so full of Prussians and English that it became more like a camp than a city. The very first time that I could get away I went with Rob Stewart, of my company--for we were only allowed to go about in couples--to the' Rue Miromesnll. Rob waited in the hall, and I was shown upstairs, and as I put my foot over the mat there was Cousin Edle, Just the same as ever, staring at me with those wild eyes of hers. For a moment she did not recognize me, but when she did she Just took three steps forward and sprang at me with her two arms round my neck. "Oh, my dear old Jack!" she cried, "how fine you look la a red coat!" "Yes, I am a soldier now, Edle," Ttald I, very stiffly, for as I looked at her pretty face I seemed to see behind It that other face which had looked up to the morning sky on the Belgian battle field. ^ "Fancy that!" she cried. "What are you then, Jock? a general? a captain?" "No, I am a private." "What! Not one of the *""""9111 people who carry gunsT* "Yes, I carry a gun." "Oh, that is not nearly so Interesting," said she, and she went back to the sofa from which she had risen. It was a wonderful room, all silk and velvet and shiny things, and I felt inclined to go back to give my boots another rub. As Edie sat down again I saw that she was all In black, and so I knew that she had heard of De Llssac's death. "I am glad to see that you know all," said I, "for I am a clumsy hand at breaking things. He said thai you were to keep whatever was In the boxes, and that Antoine had the keys." "Thank you. Jack, thank you," said she. "It was like your kindness to bring the message. I heard of it nearly a week ago. I was mad for the time quite mad. I shall wear mourning all my days, although you can see what a fright it makes me look. Ah, I shall never get over it. I shall take the veil and die in a convent." "If you please, madame," said a maid, looking in, "the Ceuot da Baton wishes to see you," "My dear Jock," said Edle, Jumping BP, "this is very important. I am so sorry to cut our chat short, but I am sure that yoa will come to see me again, will yen not, when I am less desolated. And would yoa mind going out by the side door instead of the main one? Thaak yoo, you dear old Jock; you were always such a good boy, and did exactly what yen were told." • • • • • • • And that was the last I was ever to see of Cousin Edle. She stood In the sunlight with the old challenge in her eyes and flash of her teeth, and so I shall always remember her, shining and unstable like a drop of quicksilver. As I Joined my comrade in the street below I saw a fine carriage and pair at the door, and I knew that she had asked me to slip out HO that her grand new friends might never know what common people she had been associ ated with in her childhood. She had never asked for Jim, nor for my father and mother, who had been-so kind to her. Well, It was Just her way, and she could no more help It than a rabbit can help wagging Its scut, and yet it made me heavy-hearted to think of it. Two months later 1 heard that she had married this same Count de Beton, and she died In child-bed a year or two later. . And as for ua, oar week was done. for the jtrrent shadow hnii been cleared nway from Europe, and should no longer be thrown across the breadth <*f the lands, over peaceful farms and little 'villages, darkening the lives which should have been so happy. I came back to Corrlemulr after I had bought my discharge. When my father died, I took over the sheep farm, and married Lucy Deane of Berwick, and have brought up seven children who are all taller than their father, and take mighty good care that he shall not forget it. But in the quiet, peac#« ful days that pass now, each as {Ike the other as so many Scotch tups, I can hardly get the young folks to believe that even here we have had our romance, when Jim and I went a-wo0»; Ing, and the man with the cat's whl*> kefs, came tip from the sea. V [THE END.j 'X3 ::^s : CARRIED "HONESTY" TOO FAR Trusted Clerk Rather Overdid It, and Leat the Confidence ^ Employer. ' Cash registers became an Institution as a means of compelling honesty among employees handling money. There was a time when their installation was taken as an affront by every clerk concerned, but a new generation* 'has accepted them as a matter of course. That they still have their usa In the original sense, however, was demonstrated recently by one employer --a grocer--who was telling his story over the counter the other evening to a belated customer. "Last summer," the grocer said, "my family was living down at the beach and I used to leave early In order to get dovra there for a late dinner. I had a clerk that I trusted to lock up and put the money In the safe. Naturally the cash register would show in the morning what be had rung up. "For a few days I thought it was working fine. He was a good clerk and I thought he was honest Then whei. 1 got to thinking about It I decided he was too--honest. For ten days that register and the cash agreed to a penny. Mow that's better than I could make it do myself: It ain't natural. "Then I decided to try a little scheme. Just before I left I rang up $2.75 on the register and put nothing In the till. Next morning the c?sh and the register agreed as usual That was enough for me. Any man who is so honest he will make up mistakes out of his pocket must have plenty of money to do it with. "No. he isn't working for ma BO#."-- New York Evening Sun. Then it is Genuine "i •• ' V, ; Among the best of the novelties Introduced for Christmas gifts are the handsome beads made of sealing wax. They are strung on silk cord with or without glass or steel beads. The wax is heated over an alcohol flame, the colors combined and the beads shaped over a knitting needle while the wax is soft Pretty hatpins are made in the same way. Robe for Baby Every Christmas the rag doll mak6s Its appearance. There are rag dolls of high and low degree. Two highclass little persons are shown in the picture. These are made of heavy domestic cut by a paper pattern which can be bought Their faces are painted with water colors, their hair made of yarn, and they are completely dressed with clothes that afford the Joy of taking them off and putting them on. Even their slippers may be made of black oil cloth. One of these baby dolls Is supposed to be a boy and he has a pair of rompers Instead of a dress., under his coat ferhmgf' Unless you sec the name "Bayer** cm tableau 3 t, $ ' .1 you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed physicians for 21 years and proved safe by millions* V *J Accept only an "unbroken package" of "Bayer Tablets o£'; 'V>J Aspirin," which contains proper directions for Colds, Headachc|| Pain, Toothache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Neuritis, Lumbago^ . > Handy tin bones of 12 tablets coat but a few oanto--Larger |iaii«nas toWn It B»«r MiwIMtw rf llo»D»iiitli>iiWm» < MtylliMlIt*,, ' ' \ - Gift* That Ple&s^ Jason a Legendary Character. Jason was the leader of the At nautlc expedition in Oreek legend, equivalent of his name In Greek the healer or atoner. Jason was tu» tored and brought up under Chiron, a. Oreek myth renowned for his wisdom and skill in medicine, hunting, musl« and prophecy. Jason's greatest exploit was his expedition with the Argonauts In quest of the Golden Fleece. Jason secured this by the aid of Medea, a sorceress who fell In love with him. She protected him from the hulls breathing flre and hoofed with brass which he was obliged, in ordej to obtain the fleece, to yoke to the plow. She also protected him from the armed men who sprang up from the dragon's teeth which he wa3 required to sow in the fields. Medea fled, with Jason and the fleece and married him. Ten years later Jason abandoned her after she hqd murdered Creusa, whom Jasoa had determined to marry, ' Metala That Call for Ua* Of the metals now known,' raOt% than SO in number, Dr. E. E. Slossons notes that not one-half have come Into common use. The so-called rare elements are really abundant enough, considering the earth's crust as a whole, though they are so thinly scattered that they are usually overlooked and hard to extract. But whenever one of them proves valuable It Is soon found available. A systematic search generally reveals It somewhere in sufficient quantity to bfr worked. Who, then, it is asked, will be the first to discover a use for indium, germanium, terbium, thulium, lanthanium, neodymlum, scandium, samarium and others as much unknown to us of today as tungsten was to our fathers. When his majesty, the baby, rides out in state after Christmas, he may And himself possessed of something splendid in the way of carriage robes, like the rich affair shown in the picture. Satin ribbon makes the rob4. Light and Phone Screens As the Ancients Believed. According to the Puranas of Hindu mythology the earth is circular and flat, like the flower of a water lily. Its circumference Is 4,000,000.000 miles. In the center is Mount Soomeroo. On this mountain are three peaks formed of gold, pearls and precious stones, where the deities reside.- At Its base are three mountains on each of which grows a tree 8,000 miles high. The furthermost country from these mountains is bounded by the salt sea. Beyond this sea there are six others--of sugar can# Juice, of spirituous liquors, of clarfled butter, or curds, of milk and nectar. Each sea la surrounded by a separate continent The Ark of the Covenant, The Ark of the Covenant was the sacred chest which the Lord directed Moses to make to contain the tables of the law which he had received on Mount Sinai. It was four and onehalf feet long, two and one-fourth feet wide and two and one-fourth feet high. It was covered within and without with gold and was carried by staven inserted in rings on the corners. This Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred possession of the Israelites. It was placed In the holy of holies in the tabernacle and later In a similar position in Solomon's temple. The ark was carried from one place to another and what finally became of it la unknown. As screens for electric lamps or tor telephones, beautiful ladies from France, dressed in the crinoline styles of long ago, make useful as well as highly ornamental Christmas gifts. Their draperies of silk are supported by a wire frame. Imported heads of bisque are required for them. New Christmas Pillows Christmas time brings out a lot of handsome new pillows, because they are gifts suited to everyone. Above, two are pictured, one made of changeable taffeta and one of satin ribbon. They will suit either living or bed rooms. The circular pillow of taflCgta is shirred over cotton cord and the oblong pillow is edged with a frill. The "Day of New Clothes." In France at one time Christmas day was called the "day of new clothes," because of the custom of giving all those In attendance on the court new clothes on that day. In the "History of France" Kltchln says: "On Christmas Eve, 1245, the king, Louis IX., bade all his court be present at early morning mass. At the chapel door each man received his new It on and went In. As t$< each man saw on hifi shoulder what betokened ing vow."* bor's Of all the practical gifts that are sure to please there are none more dependable than good-looking Waste baskets. There are many kinds to choose from but, valued most, are those made at home of fabrics, as cretonne, sateen, tapestry, satin, colored oilcloth and other things. Foundations of heavy cardboard or light wood are covered with these materials. 1 Two attractive baskets are shown in the picture above, one of tapestry and satin and one of heavy sateen. The latter Is provided with a handle of braided cord for hanging. Santa Claus Favor* ; Christmas wouldn't seem natural If a new pincushion failed to makd Its appearance. Three new ribbon-covered cushions shown above include a long roll covered with moire and edged with a frill of plain ribbon, a small round affair edged with lace, antl a barrelshaped, hanging cushion, decorated with lace, baby ribbon and satljKorered fruit Gift Muffs and Furs r~±- Those wonderful plushes that are now known as "wool furs" make neckpieces and muffs that are just as warm, just as handsome and more durable than those made of skins, and they are not at all hard to make. A set made of sea plush Is shown here. Yule, Name Given to Christina*; The Pagan festival was held In honor of some one of the gods of heathen mythology; wherefore, when Christianity* was Introduced into these countries, it was set astde for the great Christian feast that of Christmas, held at the same season of the year. But many of the customs of the old holidays were transferred to the new and among the common people the name was long retained. Throughout the eiirly literature of both England and Europe, the nama Yule la given to Christmas. His Chief End (n Life. There lived In an English town, a wealthy but exceedingly "tight" old lady, who kept very few servants and paid them as little as possible. Among these was an underfed, miserable- looking lad of fourteen, who answered the door, did the dishwashing, waited at table, Weeded the garden, washed the dog and a few ether things. One day a visitor a&ked this lad: "Well, my boy, and what do you do around here?" "I do a butler, a kitchen maid and a gardener out of a Job," replied the boy gravely. ^ USE "DIAMOND DYES*' Dye right! Don't risk your material In a poor dye. Each package of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions so simple that any woman can diamond-dye a new, rich, fadeless color into old garments, draperies, coverings, everything, whether wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed goods. Buy "Diamond Dyes" -- Ho other kind--then perfect results are guaranteed. 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