er rma STE For “hour heals mbled slowly sng ae the eun grew Pits and hotter. They were : Asp for a pe- euliarly shaped rock, which shawed out again igi to be one of the’ - island, for they But icy Sata “tated to reach ‘that objective renee be ark Lh ig halt. Siboae melee suddenly—so atone y indeed that they were almost front of e of x “up actly “potore | it: the cave ola aot not be seen at all e water. Natur: _ ita sole architect, had hidden it with peteitee) which | seemed Reo int tional Tt was evidently one of the caves for by ci —was pent telighted. A gece en hidden treasure, gnarded ‘perhaps by a grim skeleton sentinel, occurred to them both as they pr forward. * “Come along, » * ried Doll; eagerly. “It’s ost f deliciowsiy excit- "And she waved him aside with or ae hyraiag mane aad behind and creeper fts there came a acne twilight glow, and were al- had made it ens well have @ century or even more. where there chtald the broken salen SS from the floor on which they had faller Bat of 2 any more weuaie Urs, ee wer eof steadfastly put away. ‘Whoever heard people coming out of so See situation as this empty handed rr di nde * and farther under whi above. At last, after wandering fully th le from the pelos an obstruction haere Sahl p it barred their farther progr sent up the hopes of a find almost to ie ver:heat. It was a hie of hard wood, heavily ‘The nearest ter oa was 80 Be as in di astern, and shadow. It was with their hands, there fore; that the ea; every “sees attention. Ther Jai, and always lighted by the shafts ich tervals ger searchers ined it. chietiy, Seana about it and erie the most cari was not vGoxine Htaapateh "The flame splut- ont. He lit another and arding it fom sie. dates ta the Wale is hands he held it out toward ee Weiding!” pe Like Colepepper. “But what does it halt and as it) . “Writing!” orted ened tons peories p Raabe é upon the 8 the foliwing Aegean | in aps tack Tetters of tar: Hides 1587, Micha elm: ‘The. Conan gave a low whis- tle of astonishment. “It’s your piratical ancestor’s private sanctum,” I fancy, Miss Cole; lever it he. o8 he opined. CHAPTER 2 XIv. ‘TRAPPED. The match which Guthrie was Hoeiet m closed su ing went out, and the Ee sae them again. Dolly gave Hees ened” fp Guthrie, and he! linked his ar “No,” she mat! bi shivered none less. “I’m not frighten as jough to startle any one,” said the ‘nndarpridaate es once snore to ete ee ‘teh, see one another's ae place like this. heard of Nicholas the F ic) bolting andthe finding of the Bente Cusistan eliowed tint ht waa not quite a legendary person. But, for all t, I don’t think that Thad altogether t he ances Bs upon one iyete day pirate in the eee and a pirate, too, seems to have been in full and ac- this very island. lead a long time, though,’ ices,” asserted the other with soda ‘finality. onder who Piper was,”” the girl erhay aes Sarelton too." wd of an: arene standing out eee d'you say to going oe to see th i ‘ba me ‘@ will among other things? You m: certainly eeuaad gyros ee cia ge tleman’s heiress if he has stored any erty her yh, perhaps he has! Mr. Guthrie, will you kindly act as executor ?”” jam,”’ said the gapped the roof Se ee a ‘Please sta: id leave oe ee clear | for ae Ritts vd the law pounder steps, and ten Ebarel ae door with all his ‘weight. Tt remained exactly as it was. The only ici result of the experiment was mee oe hi ene into olent contact w: iron “Have you bart yourself ?”” ue Dolly anxiously. P| “Only door.” a trifle. But I hayen’t opened ‘Give me the matches. ie handed the box across, and the en match ieces- frame eo teee ween the hinges—has | i got dry rot. Look!” And she oa off a eambling apne to prove her Dolly!” said. the ander fhe trick. Stand out aa oe there Nets side, away | ae ne work the young man at = gota to theother side. To | enlarge that was an easier peak and eo ew minutes a space gaped wide- ly enongh to admit of their bodies seri through. “What's on the other side?” asked Dolly The undergraduate lit a match and examined the Ley ahead of them.» ‘A boarded aca he — “leading to Gave: a ‘Open 2” tie a6 iat,” cele “Bee it you ean get shi managed it more easily. en, givin: pees shake to knock off the thick floor- ing yield under their feet, and, with startled scream, Dolly clutched instinc- ti nes through 5; Bat they did. not mc far. In about ten feet they came into contact eas : danger of suffocation. lounder about the stuff ces subebided, an and they were able throats clear and look pair bad fortunately been bort for be- ack of moulder- With a startled scream Dolly clutched instinctively at her Cea had Mite we meant to 8 eae that p fore them waa 6 emall door His ee whieh came athe light which showed them these details of their bee ‘ith e: they went on through this ip dete eat sound ae ing | Tieht which focused eee = am accuracy that poseful upon eae ar ieee fone Hon scrawled over the door which had admitted them. This was the legend which it bore: “Ye Bobo, Hys Trappe. Nick Cole- pepper Fecit, Anno Dom: 1588. Septs XKiiij. “Look!” cried Dolly, ek faiting! ‘What's . bobo, Al: Bg talleve,” said veaies ancestor was ~ bit of a humorist, Teaco i booby trap!” exclaimed Miss lepepper. “‘We're the b Bose, as we ve fallen in ite sol I ae see how secre + argument,” wi re of Nicholas the at worthy’s descendant fnsenanty | Se what a’; bee Suppose ‘is the meaning of it all, Alan “Well, of antes but) can se the end ot cue Svivaae ae this | suger peter i in} pepe ber, 1587, w! the front door in a4 remem! a cruise and in ‘person picked the front door, cam would always uae sees of time tc smash it down uni ree baie) So your wor ay ‘ised, and on Sept. 24, 1868 Seaeeel this booby trap, which resets itself and is evidently capable of f holding just as many of the Pry family as choose to it. 1 rather fancy Nick I nile chuckle considerably, too, if tly, what a 7oH suppose hi th who were canght in fuatupt “If Nicholas the First returned soon ter their capture, T’ye no doubt he dealt out hard fisted justice according she suggest ted in a tone whieh wa more than mal frightened. 0 fear’? re- 1dly. own eomings and Pee e’ll just see what becliance the old aconndrel haw left But, though he thus assed a reas- athrie was far from feel- which le simulated. aamiviea that the Sree wat curiosity, and s0 doubt was for ie pee relegated to the backgr To be continued. THE COLONEL WAS EASY. ae see oe of Logic it the Sam ing ae ehronic toucbers” said there for the ‘The colonel, had an im} Sut He “Speakii put up = ie a a of fact, he had hogshead and ng ‘couldare eg appe “One of the numerous touchers who marked him down as prey was a chap by the name of—well, call him Smiley, whieh isn’t far from the right thing. and aoa need “ what's the t-t4 rouble my Lone indly af deal of nerve to make a third touch at the same place, an eee cee away for fully six mo! n he came in, it was on the ru “Colonel; he exclaimed breathless- ly, ‘I feel tke a dog when I see you, to have a couple of dollars jus Gre rat send it to you next week.” hat's the m- Sree asked 0 the Sie, startled b; his man- “ My ‘wife has broken her leg,’ he replied, ‘and I want to send a cab for a doctor.” ‘broken. paneer HW sees ponot am eG esa ntiped!”"—New Orleans Times. Semaeae A gue! with aR cbs temper at a hotel in a New Bngland town found that the dinner was not to his liking, and he bad no hesitancy in telling the ae down his in talking. “I’m 501 er, “but you might as well, for you'll have to pay for it anyhow.”—Detroit Free Press. Tom Pe; eheetin nauneae me bond ais ie will meet with your ‘ititon—Yen? dy flatter _yourelt— Hew to Kill It on the F: THE OXEYE DAISY. Nae itive Value as Hay. ‘The oxeye daisy is at the same time a beautiful flower and a pernicious weed. Like most weeds, it thrives om neglect and if left unchecked rapidly. establishes itself in fields to the exelu- sion of more useful though less attract- ive pl The New Hampshire experiment sta- they will germ plant is cut mini this period, rese hayfields and often component of the ee Analysis of this about 50 pounds of muriate o 65 pounds of superphosphate and 140 pounds of nitrate of soda. Digging and Resettiny A large proportion of ceil die because they If the tree is large, the tre1 wae Pepa oe roots to the depth of st should be pale over with some war texpriof covering. trees are. planted, the roota pul naye & fhe mellow bea Of walk ae suould be Grosset a seks ae tact with every fiber, leavin; anaall ahora * tree is planted is the same as the one from ‘which it was it Hass tt should be fins deeper. surface’ o the soil which {s over ae roots s] ca aaw tie capllinntéy Ve then, brent and the moisture cannot eseape. Way to Keep Rauishes and sweet potaocn are of similar nature and requil =e piheeu orks and,keep in @ Bes tan where they will not stairs room ine a room ess, from the atlas I should fan itwas ¢ First something like this: Nicholas th Whee ete ie kept is an {deal cede an Ohio Farmer er correspondent, e and light, be THE HWMAN HAND, |2 A Lesson of Gratitude for That Which We Do Not Appreciate. THE SOUL’S EXECUTIVE OFFICER, The Construction of the Hand Illustrates Mankind Better and Happier. aaa a 28. — The dis! course of Dr. ge is a lesson of gratitude for ite Which none of us ws the di that some parts nan oe got into contro- versy, and the eye became insolent | aud full of na ae and suid: “1 ti in dent! There have as tie pocket nee your deadly an oflicer of { ‘civilized © | fe ects Soe lessl; Ce Sanne we ess te Again, the band is heip. | ole eae ied, does te Bible speak of the human hand. eS familiar with the hand, ee the to b fully ideraisnd ate Cag surgeon, battlotie of Waterloo, where he had natomy and physiology nd it. So we are os folng on opening and hi structure that shoulder and elbow and forearm are getting ready wrist, wil ue ning on ol axis moving Hans dia ae on the smaller axis turn- ‘there is the | « ean wave, it can imprecate, it A skeleton of the hand traced display what God invented Sri vented the human hand. Two specimens of it we carry at our side infancy Ww, and fought all the battles, and built all the temple: cables uniler, the sen, as well a air wire = Sie whole trains of thought rush percss ithe It oie that Pollan) pain euch arming may been times pistol ‘etter lay aside e fron- weal tier, or in’ barbarious awe or am be neces- If wo are afraid to go or along these pons of deat! tht of our oe haute Gud gave us all the Oo carry. ehiet_execu- Eh ive ofr Of thatabul for affordin; of less others, hands through indolence ae ference or emplo: wrong things or eek free, Lord sympathized with now it oor man” nad lost his ph, n's side era then “Stretch forth pe hai cor is is whole as fhe othe How often has the ko decided a | ean “he Ae f Scots, was In that’ way you divide ek alee main’ Again and again it has strated a ate Le hand hath a la er of chemistry, Ay may be Sire na resul Mt | right arm sore, but shocks the ier folded in indif- in writing | ing mean things this see how tl the man who e best had omnipotence in it, tl and nd!” ched it forth to gel if been demon- he Be the science by ‘is yet crude finger with a that palm ‘ake the in a science yet to | “hearty and know that God iets! da “Ob pt discourses, on: 8, and s ntinents, and hoist othe: hat the pyramids. ung a: and nth su at The God t] tor, tellin; | I-hold it up, a monument of divine ye ea oe hand . ae chief execu- Agi tive officer of the : : there wri inging. 0 the close of @ life wasted in sin metimes comes its wrath pouncing upon all the past a horror, fly, - passed by the approaching horror. wrings his Benes sae tne he daughters whose prospects have been ruined hb ingbeleey and neclect So fi only maki system and unfits a e fatiguing, it is also an opportunity. He who knows how. eartily to shake hands has one of the mightiest arts for ponieyine happiness and good cheer and After doh consecrated man, clerical fight? If it ae give me th iin ‘There is in an honest and Christian: pein: tae Pes ee of gospel electri- art of his trouble Pee of your jubilance. of your hand a1 hat ‘elmal's Snide is to a severe suffering abe form of salutation. ioe is oe vt Os Most sculptors could Most founders could cast pas | concluded by holditig up niethacdinai ing, ‘‘That is the wery hand that sayi f the law about to make | was spared in answer to prayer, and 1d in| The Little Perquisites That Tommy Atkins Takes With Him. An Object Lesson on “Man Wants But Lite tle Here Below, =~ A writer in the London Daily News % the thin; aidee iis sollier’ 8 me will shed ant light ona subject as regards w the orc ili admitting of its easy and rapid expan- sion. Each ed into four sections—one dismounted service company is divid- | pound of “In, the mornii before starting out, he receives & cap. of sigs sweet- midday ie halt is called and he ae his e containing a portion of the cold meat and gal. | of jam, 2 02. cheese in lien of 4 fresh meat, 4 oz. bacon, in lien of 4 oz. of fresh meat In addition avery. man receives. one ‘of coal or two of wood,.” for clerks and and three mounted for es ‘ant ies. Each company possesses If the elements of Tedependent administration and discipline, and i officers are ‘with the minutes of their di ivilege recently to put one enced cers ler fit: pe days’ "aanlieg with the troops; this was followed by a month’s ‘sup- ply, and this again we are supplement- ing by a second month’s, and the sec- ond by a third.’’ “What is @ month’s supply??? I asked. “Fifty thousand tons for horses and men.’ ‘And that quantity will feed—?”? mules. The second month’s supply will be the same, both as regards qual- ity and quantity, but the third month men. is in addition, of course, to the great f the food, which will be pr necessary “Gold will-do everything. I never knew an instance where gold in the and was not conducive to ready supply.”? “What would be the mode of pro- cedure in effecting the exchange?’’ “Well, ae men would enter a Boer farm and enqi Hae of the farmer the number ot his bullocks and sheep. fe would proba reply, and we ee aa him name the He ary very eae try to rida the best price possible, we should endeavor to meet him if it ‘were not exorbitant; but in any case he would be compelled to sell. As a wheter of fact, we are Bel pay- i (lord ® pound now for meat.’? “You cat not sending que live be unnecessary. We are sending out flour, dried yegeta- les, groceries, condensed milk, rum, Wines, spirits, and so on.”” ‘Now a question as to the transport Q “‘We have four kinds; mule, horse, and traction. ‘The traction engine is the latest innovation, and th big things are prophesied of th but We shall see what we shall see.’? One of these is of Placa ees he ere. Mr. Dray inful plaint known as gravel. | Worting the mines. us recent visitor to Johannesburg fell the Cape Argus that ‘Tho exo-. 0 mmand hhad been delivered at Preis Nota 1 “Do er Sa pa Wickelson, the pee» ple who ross the ball from you, ever Tani toe at night by their quar mite) Iam told that they fight Ike eats and dogs.” sThey: do fight, but we are not dis turbed in ae least. ad husband ak ways perm transom down and ieee sai @ protest.”—~ Chicago Times-Herald, rald. Reuben Drarek ort of Bristol, P. a. Reperts That He is “Cured of Gravel by Dodd’s - Kidney Pills. Large Stone One Week After der Complaints. Bristol, P. Q., Jan, 22.— “pees ple on em Quebec side of the Ottawa sf Dodd’s eee Pills in athens Draper, as troubled with that bladder com- Dodd's Hia- + aug Gnsetis complete success, as the follow’ letter will show. Dodd’s Medicine Co. Gentlemen,—About three years age I was taker ill with what I thought one week I passed a ‘Where and how is the food eaten?’"| ® small bean, | an