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Ou'Whxt taJkex 'e P lace Cftpln JSri, JB"tc. Ellsworth. "Youn^ Cop^i , by XXApjJ* tx>j -» •-- Ctmpnuf SYNOPSIS. foo l s enough in th i s town wi thou t your t ry ln ' to be one . Grace , I a in ' t go in ' M r s . K e E i a h C o l T l n . s u p p o s e d w i d o w 1 * I t o l eave Trumet , no t fo r the p resen t , # r rnn( f1nK to move f rom Trumot to Hos- lon . fo l lowing the dea th of he r b ro ther . f or w h o m » h e h a d k e p t h o u s e . Kvan P e p p e r , w i d o w e r , o f f e r s m a r i l a g e , a n d l a f n d i K i i a n t l y r e f u s e d CHAPTER I--Cont inued . There was a sound of sc rambl ing . Wore soo t f loa ted in the a i r . Then a round the corner of the h igh-boy ap­ peared Mr . Pepper , c rawl ing on h i s hands unc i knees His ha i r was ! When he sa id 'p roposa l . ' 1 own up fo r s t reaked wi th Mack , h i s sh i r t f ron t j a minu te I d idn ' t know what was com- «nd co l la r and sh i r t s l eeves were spo t - J i n ' . Af te r Kyan 1 was p repared fo r t ed and smeared wi th Mack: and f rom ! 'mos t any th ing Hut he to ld me tha t Jh i s b lackened cheeks h i s red whiskers : Lurany Phe lps , who the par i sh com- f lp .n ied l ike the l as t g lowing embers In mi t t ee had counted on to keep house r f i re - sca r red ru in . • s ' f o r Mr Kl le ry , had sen t word her s i s - I was Jus t t rv in ' to he lp Koz iah ' , f > r ^ a s s ick and cou ldn ' t be l e f t , and anyhow. I ' ve go t a way of ea rn in ' my l iv ln ' r igh t he re . I 'm go in ' to keep house fo r the new min is te r . " The g i r l tu rned , he r ha t in he r hand . "Oh!" she c r ied in u t t e r as ton i sh­ ment . Kez iah nodded . ' Yes , ' sh« affirmed "Tha t was wha t E lkanah ' s p roposa l amounted to . Ha . ha ! Deary me! t ake down her s tovc j> i ix> ." he ex­ p la ined "You see , she d idn ' t have no nan to--" tha t somebody mus t be h i red r igh t of f cause the min i s te r ' s expec ted by day a f te r tomorrow's coach . And the cap 'n •Yes I see Wel l I j udge von go t I t ! w a s m a d p a d e l e B a t e to come and see down. ' Now you go ou t to ' the ' s ink j about _ i t . Come he d id , and we se t - and wash your face . Heavens and ra r th ! Ixx)k a t them c lo thes !" " I do hope you d idn ' t hur t yourse l f , Ahlaha i , " sa id the sympathe t ic Kez iah . t i ed i t . I wen t down to the parson age wi th h im before d inner and looked the p lace over There '® an awfu l lo t o f sweep in ' and dus t in ' to be done led to the upse t came to her , she add ed : "Though 1 wi l l s ay ' twas your own fau l t and nobody e l se ' s . ' ' Lav in ta whi r led on her . « "Dear me! Ain ' t we innocen t ' VtVve go t p len ty of money , we have . Widowers wi th p roper ty a in ' t no a t ­ t r ac t ion to us . Everybody knows tha t Then , a s remembrance of wha t ha (Hx?[° r e 8 ' o r a ' n - i ^ t . r a re ex tended her hand "Wel l , Aunt Kez iah , " she sa id . " I 'm ever and ever so g lad fo r you I know you d idn ' t want to l eave Trumet and I m sure everyone wi l l be de l igh ted when they l ea rn tha t you ' re go ing to s tay . " Humph ! tha t inc ludes Lav iny Pep- - oh , yes ! And they never t a lk of j Pe r . o f course . I ca l ' l a t e Lav lny ' s de such a th ing--oh, no! Fo lks don ' t say > Mpht won ' t keep her up n igh t s . But I tha t--tha t-- Wel l , " wi th a snar l in guess 1 can s tand i t i f she can . Now, the d i rec t ion of the k i t chen , "a re you j ' ' f ace , wha t i s i t ? You a in ' t r ea l anywheres n igh c lean ye t? Get votM"" 1 Phased ' Why no t?" coa t and ha t 'on and come home wi th i The p i 1 " ! hes i t a ted , me ." I "Aunt ie , " she sa id , " I 'm e l f i sh , I She je rked her b ro ther in to the b lue j Suess . I m g lad fo r your sake ; you coa t , j ammed the ta l l ha t down upon : n i u s tn t th ink I 'm no t . F?u t I a lmos t h i s head , and , se iz ing h im by the a rm, you were go ing to do someth ing s ta lked to the door . e l se . ^ ou a re go ing to l ive in the "Good day , raa rm," she sa id . " I do j ^S u ' a r parsonage and keep house fo r , hope the nex t widower you ge t to t ake j a " Parsons , a Regula r min i s te r , down your s tovep ipe--yes , indeed! j ^ ̂ - v * B O ^ a r a s m - v see ing you i s con- ha! ha!--I hope you ' l l have be t t e r luck i r t ' r n e d , you migh t a s wel l be fn China , wi th h im. Though I don ' t know who ^ 0 u ^ n 0 N V t ne le Eben . ' twould be ; the re a in ' t no more id io t s In town tha t I know of . Good day , and thank you k ind ly fo r your a t t en t ions to our fami ly . " Keziah turned from the door she had closed behind her visitor. "Well!" she ejaculated. "Well!" Steps , measured , d ign i f i ed s t eps . sounded on the walk . F rom wi thou t came a "Hum--ha!" a por ten tous com­ b ina t ion of cough and grun t . Grace dodged back f rom the window and has t i ly began donning her ha t and Jacke t . " I t ' s Cap 'n E lkanah ," she whispered . "T mus t go . Th is seems to be your busy morn ing . Aunt Kez iah . I "--here she choked aga in--"rea l ly , I d idn ' t know yon were so popula r . " Kez iah opened the door Capta in E lkanah Danie l s , p rosperous , pompous and unbending , c rossed the th resho ld . R iches t man in the v i l l age , r e t i r ed sh ipowner , p i l l a r o f the Regula r church and lead ing member of i t s pa r i sh com­ mi t tee , Cap ta in E lkanah looked the par t . He removed h i s ha t , c lea red h i s th roa t beh ind h i s b lack s tock , and epoke wi th impress ive de l ibe ra t ion . "Kez iah , " he sa id , "Kez iah , I came to see you on a somewhat Impor tan t mat te r . I have a proposa l I wish to make you ." He mus t have been surpr i sed a t the e fTec t o f h i s words . Kez iah ' s f ace was a p ic tu re , a c r imson p ic tu re of pa ra - amazement As fo r Miss Van i I n t o t h e w e t m i s t Home, tha t young lady gave ven t to wha t he r f r i end desc r ibed a f te rwards as a "squea l , ' ' and bo l ted ou t o f the door and In to the gra te fu l sec lus ion of »he fog CHAPTER II fn Which Keziah Unearths a Prowler, The fog was c rue l to the goss ips of Trumet tha t day Mrs . Didama Rog * ra , who l ived a l l a lone , excep t fo r the soc ie ty of th ree ca t s , a canary , and a whi te poodle named "Bunch ." I n t h e l i t t l e h o u s e n e x t t o C a p t a i n H I k a n a h ' s e s t a b l i s h m e n t , n e v e r e n t i r H v r e c o v e r e d f r o m t h e c h a g r i n a n d ( l i s a p , ) o I n t r o e u t c a u s e d b y t h a t [ i r o \ o k l n p m i s t . The fog p reven ted Mrs . Roots ' r io t ' "K the en t rance of Mi I ' rpp t r a t th<- Cof f in f ron t ga te . Also h i s < \ i t under i - i s t e r ly a r res t . I t shu ; f rom her \ ,< v . " i * ' m a j e s t i c a p p r n m h o f C ; u > : a , n K ] k a n a h I ' a r i i o l p a n d C r a c e ' s f l k - J i : . j face d impled wi th s rn ihs and l , r< ak in ; - I n t o l a u g h t e r a t f ' r e u n . : i t j r : r < • r \ a i s * < > i a y o u r : n l a d > , s u p p o s e d i n h e a < 1 < r o i i t C o m e O u t e r , t o h u r r y a l o n g t h e Keziah nodded unders tand ing^ . Ws ," she sa id . " I know h im. Eben Hammond th inks tha t pa rsonage i s the p resence chamber of the Evi l One , I p resume l ike ly . But , Grace , you mus tn ' t b lame me, and i f you don ' t ca l l I 11 know why and I shan ' t b lame you . We ' l l see each o ther once in a whi le ; I ' l l t ake ca re of tha t . " The pack ing took about an hour When i t was f in i shed , the ca r ­ pe t ro l l ed up , and the l as t p iece of l inen p laced in the o ld t runk , Kez iah tu rned to he r gues t . "Now, Grac ie , " she sa id , " I fee l a s though I ought to go to the parsonage . I can ' t do much more 'n look a t the cobwebs ton igh t , bu t tomorrow those sp iders had be t t e r pu t on the i r ascen­ s ion robes . The end of the wor ld ' s <~omin ' fo r them, even though i t missed f i re fo r the Mi l le r i t e s when they had the i r do in ' s a few years ago You can s tay here and wai t , I f ' twon ' t be too lonesome. We ' l l have supper when I ge t back ." She th rew a shawl over hpr shou l ­ ders , d raped a whi te kn i t t ed "c loud" over he r head , and took f rom a na i l a key , a t t ached by a s t rong cord to a b lock of wood e igh t Inches long . "E lkanah le f t the key wi th me ," she observed . "No danger of los in ' i t , i s the re Might a s wel l lose a lumber yard " T h e y l e f t t h e h o u s e a n d c a m e o u t T h e n , t u r n i n g to h i . f s s p a r k ] t : ce i ; j ' j y a t ) ] < i l a her with ed 'O in Hal 111 ) SS4 I )a i : ! , m a i n r o a d , a h a r i d k < r i iomi i a n d h . - r f u n . w a s a c i r e u r n a i fu rn i sh mate r ia l fo r And I t ida tua misne i O t h e r h a p p e n i n g s s h < Mot knowing of C; . ;> t ; . i i upon Kez iah , she ua - <] p l easure of w o n d e r - ; , t h i s s t a y S h e d i d t . r p a n y ' I t ' a M r s C o f f i n , road in t h e o p p o s i t e . tha t t ak<n by Grace \ and par t ing a t the K ; i t< l a t e r . I t was th ree <, '< h noon In- fore a v i s i to r • the Cof f in f ron t ga te , <•! and rapped a t the s ide , Kez iah opened the <1 "Ha l loa ' " sho e> ( ) a re \ o u ' . ' 1 l > < p m t o • ; scared away f o r j r o o d G r a c e l a u f : h > d r s : - t . < "Wel l , aunne ." she • w o n d e r y o u t h o u g h t Truly . I d idn ' t th ink i t me to s tay . F i r s t Kyan and then Cap 'n E lkanah , and bo 'h of them cx press ing the i r wishes ' •> s e • you a lone so--er--poin ted ly 1 t h o u . - ' t I t was t ime for r r . e to go S u n ! - . \ ; a i g ive tne c red i t fo r a l i t t l e de l i cacy " /Grace Van Home! then ' s born * I that. That door had been opened but ones during the lata pastor's thirty- year tenantry. On the occasion of his funeral the mourners came and went, as was proper, by that solemn portal. Mrs . Cof f in th rus t the key in to the keyhole of the s ide door and essayed to tu rn 1 l "Humph!" she mut te red , twis t ing to no purpose; "I don't see why-- This must be the r igh t key , because-- Wel l , 1 dec la re , i f I t a in ' t un locked a l ready! Tha t ' s some of Cap 'n El ­ kanah ' s do in ' s . For a cr i t t e r a s fussy and particular about some things, he's care less enough about o thers . Mercy we ain't had any tramps around here l a te ly . Come in . " She led the way In to the dining room of the parsonage . Two of the b l inds shad ing the windows of tha t apar tment had been opened when she and Capta in Danie l s made the i r v i s i t , and the d im gray l igh t made the room more lonesome and fo rsaken in appear ­ ance than a deeper g loom could pos ­ s ib ly have done . The b lack walnu t ex tens ion t ab le fn the cen te r , c losed to I t s smal les t d imens ions because Par ­ son I>angley had ea ten a lone fo r so many years ; the b lack walnu t cha i r s se t hack aga ins t the wal l a t r egu la r in te rva l s ; the rug ca rpe t and bra ided I ma t s homemade dona t ions f rom the l ad ies o f the par i sh--on the g reen pa in ted f loor ; the do lorous p ic tu res on I the wal l s ; "Dea th o f Wash ing ton ," j Ston ing of S tephen ," and a s t i l l more dead ly " f ru i t p iece" commit ted In o i l s • y ea r s ago by a now deceased boa t J pa in te r . The b l inds and a window be­ ing opened , more l igh t en te red the room Grace g lanced about i t cu r i ­ ous ly . "So th i s I s go ing to be your new ; home now, Aunt Kez iah , " she ob | se rved . "How queer tha t seems ." j "Cm--h'm. Does seem queer , don ' t j i t ? Mus t seem queer to you to be so near the headquar te r s o f every th ing your unc le th inks I s wicked . Smel l o f b r ims tone any , does i t ° " she- asked wi th a smi le . She th rew open ano ther d o o r . A room g loomy wi th b lack walnu t and j f r agran t wi th camphor was d imly v i s - I i b l e . "Cheer fu l s a tomb, a in ' t i t ?" was I Mrs . Cof f in ' s comment . "Wel l , we ' l l g^ t some l igh t and a i r in he re p re t ty soon . Here ' s the f ron t ha l l and the re ' s the f ron t s t a i r s . The par lo r ' s o f f t o the le f t . We won ' t bo ther wi th tha t ye t a whi le . Th is l i t t l e p lace in he re i s w h a t M r . L a n g l e y u s e d t o c a l l h i s j ' s tudy . ' Ha l loa ! how th i s door s t i cks !" The door d id s t i ck , and no amount of tugg ing cou ld ge t i t open , though Grace added her e f fo r t s to those of Ke­ z iah . " 'Ta in t l ocked ," commented Mrs . Cof f in , " ' cause the re a in ' t any lock on i t . I guess I t ' s lus t swel led and s tuck f rom the damp. Though i t ' s odd , I don ' t r emember-- Oh, we l l ! never mind . I^e t ' s swee ten up th i s se t t ln ' room a l i t t l e . Open a window or two want to do any th ing before i t ge t s da rk . I 'm go in ' in to the k i t chen to ge t a b room." She hur r ied ou t , r e tu rn ing in a mo­ ment o r two wi th a broom and a mos t d i sgus ted express ion . "How'a a body go in ' to sweep wi th tha t?" she demanded , exh ib i t ing the f rayed u tens i l , the bus iness end of which was worn to a s tub . "More l ike a shove l , enough s igh t . Wel l , the re ' s p re t ty n igh dus t enough fo r a shove l , so maybe th i s ' I l t ake of f t he top lay­ e r s . S 'pose I ' l l ever ge t th i s house f i t fo r Mr . E l le ry to l ive In before he comes? I wonder i f he ' s a pa r t i cu la r man ?' Grace , who was s t rugg l ing wi th a re ­ f rac to ry window, paused fo r b rea th " I 'm sure I don ' t know," she re ­ p l i ed . " I ' ve never seen h im." "Nor I c i the r . So l was so bad the Sunday he p reached tha t I cou ldn ' t go to mee t in ' . They say h i s se rmon was f ine ; a l l abou t those who go down to the sea In sh ips . Tha t ' s wha t go t the par i sh commit tee , I guess ; they ' re a l l o ld sa l t s . I wonder i f he ' s a s f lue - look- in ' a s they say 1 1 " Miss Van Home lossed her head . S h e was res t ing , p r io r to making an­ o t h e r assau l t on the window. " I don ' t ca re . I know he ' l l he a con­ ce i t ed l i t t l e sn ippe t and I sha l l ha te the s igh t o f h im. There ! the re ! Aunt ie , you musn ' t mind me . I to ld you I was a se l f i sh p ig . But don ' t you ask me to l ike th i s p rec ious min i s te r o f yours , because I shan ' t do i t . He has no bus iness to come and separa te me f rom the bes t f r i end I 've go t . I ' d t e l l h im so i f he was here What was 1 ha t ?" Both w o m e n l o o k e d a t e a c h o t h e r a mac's rotes, *n<I Its toa« SafficmteA embarrassment. "Madam," it sa id , " I--I am--I will be out in another mlnut*. If you will just be patient--" "Come out then!" snapped Keziah. "Come out ! Patience! Of all the cheek! Why don't you come out now ?" "Wel l , to be f rank , s ince you insist," snapped the voice, "I'm not fully dressed ." This was a staggerer. For once Ke- riah did not have a reply ready She looked at Grace and the latter at her. Then, without words, they retreated to the sitting room. "I hope you won ' t be a la rmed ," con­ t inued the vo ice , b roken by pan t ing pauses , as I f t he speaker was S t rug g l ing In to a garment . "I know th i s mus t seem s t range . You see , I came on the coach as fa r a s Baypor t and then we los t a whee l in a ru t . There was a--oh. dear ! where i s tha t--this Is supremely id io t i c !--I was say ing th«r« hap i>ened to b^-a man coming th i s ^ay wi th a buggy and he ofTered to he» \? me a long . He was on h i s way to We ' i lmouth . So I l e f t my t runk to come la te r and took my va l i se . I t r a ined on the way and I was wet th rough . I s topped a t Cap ta in Danie l s ' house and the g i r l sa id he had gone wi th h i s < laughte r to the nex t t ews , bu t tha t they were to s top here a t tb« Jk wjm SIMPLE AND IN STYLE LATEST FASHIONABLE ARRANGE­ MENT OF THE COIFFURE. Matter for the Individual, but Certain Ideas May Only Be Indulged In by Those to Whom They Are Fitted. There a re ce r ta in types of f aces / tha t wear a low co i f fu re be t t e r than Vny o ther s ty le , and wi thou t doubt a low co i f fu re i s , o f a l l , t he mos t g race­ fu l \Ru t i t i s on ly to be indu lged in bv those whose heads a re wel l ba l - CAMERA APRON GOOD THING mm. •' l o fSWSWS anced in ou t l ine , o r whose ha i rd ress - e r s know how to concea l any defec t in tha t regard . The pre t ty ha i r -d ress p ic tu red here i s so easy of a r rangement tha t any one may under take i t . The ch ignon a t the back , o f puf f s and cur l s , i s p inned to a co i l o f ha i r twis ted f i rmly and fas tened c lose to the head to se rve as a suppor t . No a t t empt a t regu la r i ty in p lac ing the puf f s o r I cu r l s i s apparen t . I The f ron t ha i r I s loose ly waved , I p a r t ed in the midd le and ro l l ed back ; a t the s ides . The ea rs in th i s , a s in • a l l t he fash ionab le co i f fu res , a re con- I c ea led . I t i s the sof tness of the ha i r ' Designed for Special Purpose. It Has Been Snapped Up for Its Gen­ eral Usefulness. The camera apron was dev ised fo r the conven ien t , ca r ry ing of camera paraphernalia on out-of-door trips. A yard and a quar te r o f g ray den im was used . The body of the apron was a s t ra igh t p iece , 26 inches long , wi th a s t r ip I I inches deep ac ross the bo t tom for pocke t s . The remain ing e igh t inch s t r ip of den im >as cu t in to th ree pocke t s , two of which were p laced above a re done as a pa tch pocke t over the midd le o f the lower row. Tape was used fo r f in i sh ing the raw edges of the th ree pocke t s and se rved a l so fo r d iv id ing the 11- inch s t r ip in to th ree more pocke t s . Al l r aw edges were f in i shed wi th wide whi te t ape s t i t ched twice . A fac ing of th inner c lo th was sewed on top , and draw­ s t r ings run th rough . The pocke t s he ld p la te ho lders , focus c lo th , chamois sk in , r ecord book , e tc . One upper pocke t was l ined wi th chamois sk in fo r the shu t te r wi th bu lb and tub ing , which needed spec ia l p ro tec t ion . Al l pocke t s c losed wi th a snap a t the top , and the whole was fo lded comple te ly when no t in use . For a man ' s use th i s migh t be made wi thou t d raws t r ings a t the top . and i t cou ld be fo lded and ca r r i ed by shawl s t raps . HE WAO A JOKER. From the Dimness 01 the T igh t ly Shut ' t e red S t i -dy S tepped the Owner c f t he Voice . pa rsonage on the i r way . So--there tha t ' s r igh t , a t l a s t !--so I came, ho£ Ing to f ind them. The door was ope l i and I came in . The cap ta in and h l f l daughte r were no t he re , bu t , a s I was p re t ty wet , I thoughht I would se i / .o the oppor tun i ty to change my c lo thes - . I had some dry--er--things in my vs t^ Use and I--wel l , then you came, you see , and--I assure you I--wel l , i t wars the mos t embar rass ing--I 'm coming now." The door opened . The two in the s i t t ing room huddled c lose toge the" , Kez iah ho ld ing the broom l ike a ba t ­ t l e -ax , r eady fo r wha tsoever migh t df i - ve lop . F rom the d imness of the t igh t - I abou t the face and the charm of cur l s ly shu t te red s tudy s tepped the owner J a < - b a °k tha t make th i s a s ty le a l - o f the vo ice , a s t ranger , a young man , | w a > ' s admired and never passe , h i s ha i r rumpled , h i s t i e d i sa r ranged , | corone t o f f i l ig ree s i lve r i s worn and the bu t tons of h i s wa is tcoa t f i l l ing I , n t h i s par t i cu la r ins tance . For th i s the wrong bu t tonholes . Desp i te th i s s ty le on ly corone t s o r bands a re in ev idence of the has ty to i l e t in semi- I s t r i c t keep ing . They add immense ly darkness , he w a s no t unprepossess ing , j t o f in i shed e f fec t . Inc iden ta l ly , he was b lush ing fu r ious ly . ! JULIA BOTTOMLEY. " I d idn ' t s j i eak , " he sa id , "because you took me by surpr i se and I wasn ' t , ! . . . ' a s I exp la ined - -e r - - -p resen tab le . Be- j DESIGNS IN NEW LINGERIE s ides , I was a f ra id of f r igh ten ing you . I a s sure you I hur r ied as fas t a s I cou ld , qu ie t ly , and when you began to l a lk" - h i s express ion changed and the re was a twi tch a t the corner o f ! h i s mouth--"I t r i ed to hur ry s t i l l f a s t - Par i s ian modis tes a re making a new­ e r , hop ing you migh t no t hear me and ] n igh tgown, which i s cu t h igh in the back and very low in the f ron t , poss i b ly in f luenced by the un iversa l fash- Ion fo r the Robesp ie r re co l la r s . Gowns , you know, even fo r the even ing , a re \ h igh a t the back even when they a re i cu t a lmos t to the wais t in the f ron t , i Th i s des ign has a few f ine tucks in the middle of the back. Is j f in i shed wi th an overcas t l ine of sea l - > MAY EASILY BE MADE AT HOME Most A t t rac t i ve Gown Tha t Of fe rs L i t ­ t l e D i f f i cu l t i es fo r the Amateur Dressmaker , T h e g o w n ske tched , w h i l e yie ld ing to the popula r demand for d rapery , i s never the less one of r ea l s impl ic i ty , and of fe r s no d i f f i cu l t i e s fo r the c lever home dressmaker . The drapery of the o therwise p la in k imono bodice i s caught in such a manner a t the f ron t a s to g ive a bo le ro e f fec t be ­ nea th the square cu t -ou t neck and long nar row revers of l ace A ves t and co l la r o f shadow lace shows be nea th . The drapery i s caught by g i l t Mrs . Newpop--I can ' t pe rsuade the baby to t ake h i s medic ine . Mr . Newpop--I gu^ss he th inks i t ' s someth ing to pu t h im as leep . End of a Noted Folly. The monoc le has long s ince been ou t o f f ash ion in England , and i s soon to d i sappear f rom Par i s , which has been i t s l a s t s t ronghold . I t was un- ven ted by a Dutch dandy , and i t s ev i l e f fec t s upon the eye wer® a t once no ted by ocu l i s t s . The monoc le f i r s t appeared a t the congress o f Vienna in 1814 , when i t was worn by i t s in ­ ven tor . One fo l ly , a t l eas t , has had on ly about a cen tury of l i f e Impor tan t to Mothers ^ Examine ca re fu l ly every bo t t l e of CASTORIA, a sa fe and sure remedy fo r infants and children, and see that It Bears the Signature of In Use For Over io 'Years*! ' Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria They're Simple Folk. "Do you th inK two cou ld l ive on my sa la ry?" "Two Fi j i i s l anders migh t . " As a genera l th ing the k ind of man who wears a watch on h i s wr i s t doesn ' t need a l l h i s pocke t s to ca r ry h i s monev in . C o n s t i p a t i o n c a u s e s a r , ; l s e r i o u s l y a t r g n t - v a u > s n u i n y d i s e a s e s . I t i ~ t h o r o u g h l y c u r e d h y I > r . P i e r c e ' s P e l l e t s . T i n y s u g a r - c o t u e d g r a n u l e s . A d v . Espec ia l ly where f l i r t ing i s concern­ ed , a l i t t l e l ea rn ing I s a dangerous thing I deas o f Par is ian Mod is tes F o l l o w Close ly the L ine o f Fash ion o f the Season . I cou ld make my appearance o r my escape - sooner . As lo r en te r ing the house--wel l , I cons idered I t , in a way , mv house ; a t l eas t . I knew I shou ld l ive In I t fo r a t ime , and--" "Live in I t ?" repea ted Kez iah . "L ive in I t ? Why! mercy on us ! you don ' t mean to say you ' re - " She s topped to look a t Grace . Tha t young lady was look ing a t he r wi th an ' l ops under which i s caught a fu l l ga th f s . They l i s t ened in - t h a t r u n n y ! " u h l s - I t h o u g h t I h e a r d - - " S o d i d I . W h a t d o with s ta r t l ed f ; i< t en t ly . " W h v , wa n ' t pe red Kez iah "Vou d id hear y o u suppose ' ^ ̂ ' 1 ' I t sounded f rom the " •on ; loom somewhere And w>t t he re ' . i t i t be anybody in 'he t -e_ Iwraus -e -- My sou l the re ' t i s aga in . I 'm go in ' " i t ind ou t . " S I . >• r a sp , d ' he h a n d l e a n d mov t h e f r o n t h a l l e ; t r m s - t a h h y b r o o m b y d d e t e r m i n e d l y t o - • I r a - e s e i / . e d h e r o n 111 t : : l • 1 i t : t 1 s o : . - h ' r a i l ' 1 o ! the ••" • - • ' ! i o f . Mi i om 0 -A I I 11 :<- 1 1 1 . f r o m 1 r ! e t u r n o h o n r s : he a l t e r . iga in l o ' he yard f i n e s t i O T I O f t h e • n d < d i n t o i : ' h e c o r I . a m - " h e - " I ' . a r k , ' i ' d been s in ! . " I don ' t I »- . um f a red . " \as p roper fo r "Cheer fu l ' s a Tomb, Ai r . ' t I t ?" Was M r s . Coff in ' s Comment . ' ' g ir t . I l l ! | , i ' l i n e ; I i e ; i -a h i . ! . 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Di - | r e . - t l y o p p o s i t e wan the l i t t l e pa rson- »1 <•> ' s t r a igh t up a n d down. 1 ^ o 1 h v . e i ( - p a i T i t e d w h i t e w i t h ^ reen | b l i n d - T h i s s t a M m« n t i s s u p * r f luous - ' o t h o s e w h o r e m e m b e r C a p e a t e h i t ' - r - i t u r e a t t i l l s j i e r l t i d , p r a c i n a l l y e \ e r y j b u i l d i n g f r o m K a n d w i f - h t o l ' r o v i m e i o w n w a s w h i t e a n d M f e e n i T h e y e n i . n d t h e y a r d , t h r o u g h t h e j g ap ' n i l . e whi te fen ' - i> . and went a r o u n d H e house , pas t the d r ipp ing , eve rgreens and the bare , we t l i l ac . h u s h e s , l o the s ide d o o r , t h e l o c k of i which K< / . l ab ' s k e y f i t t e r ' There was j a l o r k o n : h e f r o n t d o o r , o f course , : b u t n o on- t h o u g h t o f m e d d l i n g with red f ran t h a l l y m a y b e a t r a m | > " I d o n ' t ( a r e W l v - p v r - r * . i t : i i has no bus in« t r < . a i id H i m a k e : ha ' [ f t ' \ . l u s ' l : k e a s n o t i t ' s v h « n K l k a n a h w a s h e r » * i n I t o n ' i b e s e a r e d , l l r D o n ' t y o u d o i t ' r w h a t I n t hi ; i a I n r express ion which , a s i t expressed so very much , i s beyond o rd inary powers of desc r ip t ion . "My name i s E l le ry , " 6a ld the s t ranger . " I am the min i s te r--the new- min i s te r o f the Regula r soc ie ty . " Then < v " i i Kez iah Mushed . < T < ) BE t 'ON'TINt 'Kp ) Pr ince o f the Poe t» . The French i>oe t , Ix>on Die rx , was found ly ing dead i i [>on h i s bed by h i s l and lady . ^The day before he accom­ pan ied Mess rs . Henr i de Kegnie r , Vic ­ to r Marguer i t t e , and o ther men of l e t t e r s to the house where the |>oe t S te phane Mal la rme used to l ive , and read a poem which he had wr i t t en in honor : o f t h e a n n i v e r s a r y . H e l e f t t h e c a f e I a t I I , and as he passed the .onc ie rge ! said: "Ah. well! 1 would be ;;oing to i res t i f o n l y I need no t wake aga in!" \ T in - good woman s ro ided h im for -• '»> n ig such ih lngs , and s o o n af te r h i s b ro ' i i e : t a i led and s tayed wi th h im t i l l : u o i n the morn ing Next day l ' e >• a - en ve red l i f e less i n his room, ids ia> t w i <h be ing thus I 'u l l i i i ed . Leon e red ruf f le o f Va ienc iennes l ace . In front there are more fine tucks, put in groups , and th rough a l ine of bu t ton­ ho les i s run inch-wide p ink sa t in r ib ­ b o n . w h i c h i s t i e d i n l o n g l o o p s i n j the midd le . The l ine of th i s deco l le t - ! age Is exceed ing ly p re t ty and reminds ! one of tiie portraits of Raeburn of the i fash ionab le l ad ies of his day , who wore ' he i r ou te r f rocks cu t h igh in 1 the ba-k and Bwir l ing down to expose a wide expense of ches t and bus t in f ron t , the p ic tu re f ramed in wi th a kn i fe -p la i t ed f r i l l o f l ace . Th is s a m e des igner i s a l so making admirab le p r incess combina t ions to w e a r f t v . r t h " c o r s" t ins tead of a cor s e t ( o v e r a n d a shor t pe t t i coa t and a p a i r o f k n i c k e r s These a re of na in s o o k and f i t t ed t o the f igure ' wi th m a n y seams . They a re j u s t long enough to cover t h e cap o f t h e knee ami a r e f in i shed w i t h t w o i n c h ru f f l es o f h a n d - e m b r o i d e r e d s c a l l o p s o ; s l i g h t ­ l y g a t I n r e d l a c e . The f a s t e n i n g i s d o w n the s i d e i n o r d e r t h a t t h e p a t t e r n o f t h e f r o n t yj M r s . W i r i s l u w ' s S o o t h i n g S y r u p f o r ( . ' h l J i t r e n l e c t h i ng , s o f t en s t he gums , r educes i n f i amma- t l o u , a l i a y s p a i n , c u r e s w i n d c o l i c , 2 5 c a b o t t l c . j U v . Life i s a gr ind , bu t i t a s l eas t sharp­ ens a man ' s wi t s . C U R E S I T C H I N G S K I N D I S E A S E S . C o i f ' s C H r b o t i s a l v e B t o p s i t c h i n s r a n d m a k e s t h e s k i n s m o o t h . A l l d r u g g i s t s . 2 5 a n d 0 0 c . A d v . About the on ly th ings some fe l lows seem ab le to keep a re l a te hours . I t a s s e l s , w h i c h a l s o h o l d t h e d r a p e r y | o f t h e s , . i r t a n d t r i m t h e f r o n t o f t h e ; l a t t e r . T h e m a t e r i a l o f i b i s { . - o w n I i s c a f e . t i l l a i ( h a r n i e u s \ t h e l a c e a | r i c h c r e a m c o l o r . 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T . v h e r i o m p a n l o n c o u l d f n l l v | - • r a s p i h e I m p o r t o f t h i s p a r a l y z i n g ! j i a c t . K e z i a h s t r o d e d o w n t h e h a l l a n d j i - ( 1 t h e k n o b o f t h e s t u d y d o o r W h o e v e r y o u a r e i n t h e r e , " K h e | c o m m a n d e d F t e r n l y . " o p e n t h i s d o o r j a i . d c o m " o u t t h i s m i n u t e . D o y o u ' i l i e f - ? I ' m o r d e r i n ' y o u t o c o m e o u t " I ' I h e r e w a s a n i n s t a n t o f s i l e n c e ; t h e n a v o l o e f r o m w i t h i n m a d * * a n s w e r . ' T r o u s e r C r e a s e T h a t S t a y s . T h e p e r m a i i ' - n : c r r a s e i n t r o . ; s e r « ' • s l u a i p - ! i v n - i n ; . « . ? ' o u r c i t y t a i l o r s i s s o m e w h a t f a v . i n d j u s t n o v . T i l l ' i d e a i s p i o h . a b l y w a l l k n o w n , l n : < a s - i t m a y n o t l i e f a m i l i a r t o a l , I g i v b a d e s c r i p t i o n o f i t t u n , . T h e t r o u s e r s a r e f i r s t p r e s s e d d e a - ' f l a t , a n d t h e n t h e e x t r e m e e d g e o f t h < - c r e a s e i s s t i t c h e d d o w n , s o t h a t k U i m p o . - H i h ' e i o r t h e m e v e r t o l i e w i t h " m a p e r f e c t l y s t r a i g h t l i n e d o w n t h > i r o n ! I t i s c l a i m e d t l : . t t h i s p r e v e n t s t o a g r e a t e x t e n t t h e o b j e c t i o n a b i n c r e a s i n g a t t h e k n e e s t h a t i s s o o f t e n e x p e i i e n , , , d I > o n d o n C o r r e s p o n d e n c e o f M e n ' s W e a r . L i k e s P r e s e n t F a s h i o n s , d e ] . , ( i a n d a r a . a P a r i s i a n a r t i s t , s a y s t h a i ' h e p t - ' s e n i d a y f a s h i o n s f o r t h e d i e h o f w o m e n a r e b e t t e r t h a n t h o s e o t t h e p a s t " I t r e i l l y i s v r o r - t h > n l m a r k i n g a n e p o c h . 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