Love Kept Or, The Girl With the Nut Brown Hair and Dreamy Eyes. Its Faith; CHAPTER X. Three days Perit passedin Para- ofhis own volition plunged into ipesieeky three days he| word liscovery upon his amid the blooms of the Little Man, and at the end sank to the sordid level of cchppeecimtinersupeowerthel Ges shipowner with ears attuned only to the aia of gold. In a moment of exaltation he Fritigen from the pleasant by-way: to the fiiat veiled pat turned to the life he was about offer her, ee lo! it shrivelled a even as he took the measure of its length and breadth. All that yesterday was so gocd and so big suddenly became Shee ed, pica insignificant. Now ee the thing of bial The own, was after all but one of brigs and schooners; and now that Manic bisslsuk ab es id hotune, which had been so satisfyi ing, had been in very truth his home, was by com- eta elp the man who in- comparisons—only half as Yestorday in his life he had de- tected nought to dissatisfy, no rea- son for revolt, its quiet had pleas- 5 had not even known that it was quiet, but now what a meagre inconsequent thing it seemed he drag Mer caee ed tucaatsiely'ioalux of Sleddlemere to the hum-drum stag- nation ol was clearly his duty to aspire to a larger, a wider life Moreover, though Margery must, stand still. one ship, n: for a bosianing, and why should now? aol bes was in the ri ful ambition from res Hy ought to run Say but ideal to be courted and won ape aeeond thoughts, moreover, the task would not be difficult ei- ther. There was no trade like that of ships and freights for making fortunes—and making Ureas ea ly—quickly—quickly. was the rub. David ae his hands into his alms, his pulse beat madly, per- spiration gathered upon his brow in clammy beads, on the shadow ake of imagination there loom- ’s fave, upon his ears father’s parting plea fell broken and his own pro- mise given in presence of Death. Out of the living past they condemn. children, with what strictest equity she meets them, No sooner had David Graham rebelled against the calm of his home than it became epined against the tranquility, fis days hae he found them froth- a would all mor peas had heen conduct- don lines’ of methodical caution, and that in his heart there was the madness of haste ww, too, not that the end was wrong, but that haste demanded means, as by his soul might be se: other lives gustan and hacked be- ison all this. with- aah of the moors mountains with je sea; at one a fight for faith, a name, the scene, Ae Pte to help. e eta was the compelling In environment there | j was no viable change, outwardly, “all remained ag it had been; Bella : wees upon is needs as of. old, ‘and Cap'n Dan atts ae went and| q - talked when tho tao iy offered ; | but, save for tale of his whi | demanded a little more illumination to} ha, ha, m-} me saying ‘throws it all, | ‘too, he remained | re, alone. ~ In his pein: drawn face, which made them fear for his health, they were ab- solutely cut off from His the isolation of the silent man. the peace which passeth all under- standing, he craved for the way of sin, and sc he set a seal upon lips, nor it. until, counsel with se ere was no m in a chat, he would just ask fer a little advice, for a few details as to os the ee could be managed, and then, i Hs didn’t like it, he could let it i Rae candle held shove jc head, Michael pe! erie i blackness of Sse a narrow that only “the smallest of the boys deigned to use it oe hop- step, and jump, and when he dis- 'e | cerned the figure of David Graham at the step he made a great show of surprise, but - whether it was genuine or mere affectation cannot be declared. His face was ever a perfect snes for the concealment of his thoug! “Good evening, Mr. Graham, good Dvanines this is indeed a plea- ure,’ he suavely exclaimed, smil- ing nena the while. ‘*You’ll hon- or my ie by coming in, won’t you?’ Responding with Sees a i invitation, for he red the looking of prying ee Dav noted his host in the gloomy hall and fol- lo im i 0 cheering firelight glowed their shadows ran up the walls and lay along fhe ling. nother word of welcome, the of- fer of a aye and. Strang was eters to seat himself also, but, af- a moment’s hesitation, he grud- nas declared that the ein ness, uicie lately, and I would like a little pie conversation on the subject vats “exactly,” Strang replied, with something which was surely first cousin to a sneer; ‘‘you aa and so, like the worthy Nichodemus, ah, that was the pe son, you come by night—well, nev- David, you’ye an em. inent precedent to plead, and bet ter by night than not at al come in the night in jee of light, , not bad that, is it? Ha, Well now, in what way can z S ha! '/ serve you the speech he had marshalled for the occasion had fled. But Strang would not see his confusion, ard soon he had Thunsall pretty \ell in hand again. ‘Well—er,’’ he premeaene, more I think about it the clined I am to your apidiow that Allerdale ought to be equal to a Line as wellas Bransty or Nether- port, and—of course you'll under- feed I’m not very particular about it, but still if it can be shouldn’t attempt it. e in- which have hitherto worked, and I’ve thought that you might not -| mind telling me how you—t telling me a a tle of site methods employed b; her house: phere was 33 yantreoee ‘the sneer ing in the cruel eyes ; but when vid dared look the face of th man of whom he sought guidance was ceed with benevolent. pity. y dear young friend,” Strang publed his claw-like fingers round and about each of derstand you, quite. I may say not at all surprised to hear you prefer such a request, it ig most reasonable, yes, most rea- apneilos in fact, if you will permit me to it is exactly the re- quest that a patie with the world is feet might be expected to ae I eonsider that it does Be make, you eeieatia credit. David’s heart beat responsively to the master touch, there was ab least one parson in ae world by whom he was underst sta) The case, I take it, is sim- ply You are the owner of an estate which has been worked b; rt} your ancestors upon a philanthro- ic rather than upon a commercial aie ii Bier 8 will pardon it, won’t you }hitherto, ak, in le: ou have | © ut whether the dis way, tas asians right one, that’ v “the is—| in thei er, “I quite un-} j 's head was erect 1 as eyes frien aglow, Tips parted, ao was gazing into the charmer’s face. Thus serpett and the dove. “Tt goes without saying,” voice went on, “‘that are inspired by the very Shy maintain the traditions ae your house, and, who has had some Evencites! know- your e- What, David, surely not a smile! “Phere have bee: os -£ 5 & a 2 oF & S = 2 5 ina a B @ 8 $ 5 a we g FF after all, deeply though I respect- ed his aims, my judgment compel- ae me to regard him as a mistaken The fa father allowed away with his head. “T admit that there are ships es sailing every day out of Alle le r-manned, unséaworthy, and oak Fone fed crews; but your ships are not merely well-manned, a year into your pockets for your crews—pooh—they are not only properly fed, you are gorging them, oe a ‘them to a ridicu- lous extent. “You have asked for my advice— here it is. < re) = 5 eis @ =) = 8 cakes and have enough sailo: way, and if a ship does go down there are ao many more lives need- lessly__wasted’’—a ital stroke that, Mr. Michael Strang, capital— eedily, David listened to the sie tendered him, but his heart completeness of bis surrender, the renunciation of all the Brinciples d him, and then lest he should betray his own eagerness are his prey, he suggested that, having regard to all the cir- ces, it would perhaps after all | te better tq Tet the matter drop. Better to let another have the for- on in the old, cld way—as though |° .| the old, old way were something to be despised—than to risk the loss of that which David seemed to value. No! Very gi Mr. David ‘ould kk it over, very good. Certainly he might call again for another chat, and any experience ho, Mr. Strang, had acquired was as very likely in addition ¢ And after thav of his door shot home to him bare miserlike room, with 4 low alley tan “He'll think it aver 5 oh, yes, he'll think it over, and he'll go when he’s done his thinking. He counsel on the eae manning of ships | an: treatment of crews; by-and- by we'll talk of the cargoes and the, ad- The man Sround, his heel into his. resounding boa: 'Tve waited age this hour,” he aAGeA in a high-pitched voice, “waited for it years an i waited in longing and always with confidence. The Graham tribe has had its day, and now mine wned. For years flaunted their flag of Tighisoaineee made their naught but ki But at last is tables are turned ; forgotten in the infamy of the son low]; is speech ded, he turned and began to ce the}: boards. Once he - ite’ candle flared upward and then sank feebly down into its socket. As Michael a groped for the door, he mutter “To-morrow . T oe begin to look for my tools.”” (To be continued.) eS LIMITATIONS OF ROYALTY. The late King Oscar of Sweden was the least conventional of mon- archs, but he had to courtesy to custom, phaveret eless. and Monsieur Bonnier, Stockholm, They w 0 best of friends, and Bonnier sug- gested lunch at his inn. “Come Bae with me instead,” said the other. way led to gee pales “but T eee ig of this country, and ee eH ee ane ee I can entertain my 1n occasions when | ev ct is, Mr. David, your |° eart to run a nty | ious praise is a wonder! many, they are only in each other's | gi be Listen to him now, with the bl glare as the lamp Tieking his wit mj Little GIVE A RIGHT CHARACTER. Mistresses Should Give Servants Good Recommendations. Many employers believe that the laws of good manners do not apply to their eas with their ser- yants. This was not the opinion of Chesterfield, eis was more on his guard with servants and others who were called his inferiors than with his equals. There is nothing more keenly ap- preciated by good servants than enness 0} itself at the time it Sears others. A lady visited a g servant not | long ago, sho had enn nlettore ily for 33 y low are you, Nancy?” ibe aakedi taking hold of the withered han ich was held “Oh, yes,” she added, looking up, “it is you, my kind, my mannerly |% naeieees ‘stress sees that their cass are copatlady served and that they are undisturbed during that time. She does not think that any hole d oes for a servant’s bedroom; i he In managing servants a little fers ful incentive. Half the domestic difficulty arises ;|from a want of honesty among mis- fceaets in tie Char aeteh hn they ive of ischarge. Many a domestic receives flattering recommendations who does not de- serve any better than the following : “The bearer has been i self diligent—in ga frugal in work; siete fereles prompt—in excuses; __ friend! toward and honest everything had vanished.” ining schools are often advo; exted for domestic servants to meet, provement mi ‘o rule well is than to serve well. often more difficult There might be ©) q training school for mistresses. which respects | Lon | Foi -|less, a barge NEWS BY MAIL ABOUT JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE. Occurrences ia the Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com- mereial World, ‘ There are now 129,285 paupers in number a year ago. James Nicholls 35, laborer, was hanged at Norwich for the murder of Susan Wilson, age The docks at Fleetwood are to he extended at an outlay of $400,- 900 by, the Lancashire and York- shire Railway .M.S. Truitibls was recommis- new crew for carehed service in the Channel fleet Scots Greys, stationed at Tid- worth barracks, reports the rob- bery of $500 from the regimental funds. Next year the Royal Agricultural Show will be held at Gloucester, and in 1910 at Liverpool. The Earl of ae has dent 909. «Bestland Yard’? is said to have derived its palace under which the Scottish ambass- adors were lo Between 1903 and 1907 mechanical cabs in London have increase numbers ee over 700, while horse- drawn cabs have decreased by more than 1,500. r a poisoned thumb, now use- e builder was awarded lds. a feasts 39 a r—at ol- ich Cow Court, under the Workmen’s Compensation Ac The new propellors of the Cun- ard st fauretania "weigh eighteen tons each, and the bracket Sepia diene sit nae ta aged represents an additional ten Yarrow, 37, a solicitor’s Gee ot Chichester, Saudely took a knife from his pocket and stabbed himself through the heart at Ports- mouth town He died almost INVENTIONS OF WOMEN. Many Fire Bacapes pee: Credited to ter Sex Most women are very much afraid of fire, and thus it is not surpris- ing to discover that they have pat- eitedon good many fire escapes. The Indomitable, at’ full speed, burns. 500 tons of coal a day, with With reciprocating engines and burning coal only, she would probably have touched 1,000 tons a day. The First Lord of the Admiralty announces that 420,000 gallons of rum have been bought for the Navy MERRY OLD ENGLAND) don—an ii shure of 6,777 on the b y sioned at Chatham on Dec. 15 with | 0% Eee officer of the | ;, been elected presi-| gul sigh: tetterly: cetipien aia eh in|in THE CASE ies INDIAL Wealth Per Head i Has Grown, and ‘rade Increased.” “The Wealth and Progress of ioe dia: Facts and Fictions, ae he subject of a paper read bel Ske Bast India Association at Galton Hall, London, England, by Mr. Charles McMinn, ees has lived in India for the past forty-six zene: M <f Ad that India of Parliament who, after spending i India, said that in the last forty years 30,000,000 nation died of poverty. Official Haticiie showed that the number was really 1,000,000, Mr. Surendranath Banerjee de~ Henry Cotton, yet. the exports of jute and cotton fabrics in 19 worth £19,500,000, four betes more | P' M eee at any period under tl O- The ie notes trade guarded by the Brit navy was valued at £271,000, me aud i India contribut- the fleet, which she did not, a ea pay. £6,100,- 000 annually, at sum was equal to the cost of all the British oficers| a India, a fact to be remembered by critics when they talked about the drain caused by salaries, The wealth per head of the po- pulation, as measured by iaapaneas had grown m 3s 10d in 1873 to 9s 9d last ee twenty- s the trade of the untry- increased 208 r cent., while that of the United States aug- on industries dians by sileuce ; they had b torted by garbled facts and figures, r as wrongs and The Government had sat ey recognized the power of the press, and then not only Indians, but foreign critics would have been |1 saved from thinking evil of Bri- tish-Indian, rule, which in many re- pcth ara Gece tia ia Rene DEL: teat ue AVE TRADE IS ACTIV § British Warships Are Few on the Some of these take on queer dis-|this year, against 120,000 cite guises. One of them masquerades | last year, bees 400,000 gallons the Red Sea Coast. as a window-cleaner, another is a/ year befo: Th A high : ata he slave trade is becoming in- pene hed opie erinary crc Aamial ‘i Charles Drury, late-| creasingly active in the southern * iter ‘ part of the Red Sea and in the an alarm of fire when the eee iterranean ‘Staton, took over ithe | Peat aiiee Goa ieee ture rises above a certain point i shutters of a dwelling fireproof, so that they may not catch and impede -lescape, what ever happens to the rest of the house. jo many interesting things have y women, however, is impossible sf mention more than a them here. Among them are a self-heating sad- S| icon, an implement for holding green igerator egg-cup that fits an egg of any size, PP e is|at the Nore in succession to Ad- miral Sir Gerrard No Speaking of. the Eeiere of military Picquets, from Aldershot streets, the Rev ae Wesleyan pitahs atthe par s he Knows, battalions in which oe ve cent. the men are total abstainers, Algernon Borthwick, Lord Glen- esk, died recently is London residence in his 78th His lordship was the chief propristor of the Morning Post, which he ee most successful paper, in Kise fortune, powerful Fee uence ly a peerage. I-Ube gobnlites seausia el jleep-sea telescope for examining Man me. for robbing em- the ocean bottom for wrecks, a ploret had been engaged on ve robberproof Beka coop, a mus- folio wing character :—‘‘She is ical skipping-rope, a trap for bed-|strictly honest, sober and seliaile bugs, a pair ot spissors and tape-| mai jouse parlor-maid she med; a step-ladder takes the greatest interest in her , @ machine for Langa z a To eking-ch with automatio i Hebiment. for Rospthe he fliés off the head of a bald-head- a means of detecting tam- sealed envelopes, plate that is also a card ‘receiver, and a carriage with one wheel. —— FLY PAPER CAUGHT MICE. Animals Were Lured Stick Death. e have been lured to divers x eure in traps and cages by cheese and crackers and bits of cake and by thirst; to watery and milky grayes in buckets and pans; but the queerest death of all was left by fate for two a Mort subur- 0 die cage of the ”s canary peste on the broad, o cage, failed to observe. the treach- er to vi work, and she is a pleasing manner- ee ——— PERB-STREWER TO MAJESTY. In Queen Anne's Time Wore Gown of Scarlet Cloth With Badge. The herb-strewer was a person of and in some relating to Jet cloth: with a, badge and hér maj- esty’s cypher on it, for the strewer While for every day use in houses of the upper classes as well as in those of royalty, rushes were used on the floors, upon occasions of Sok tivity it was customary to the floors with flowers. one of the luxuries of the tim cket, when he was chancello Or; a his hall to be strewn every the winter with fresh straw The reason *¢' -}such knights as could not find seats of the benches might sit on the floor without rolling their clothes. At the coronation of George there was much ser: ambling for the office of “holy, woman. to his maj- ‘ous fly: paper, and ‘so started id to. Miss Fel- across it toward the ci ov cons ennieoe of a promise No sooner had the mousic in the |made by his majesty while atl lead walked on the paper than his | Prince of Wales. She wore a robe eet were seized the horrible, clutching; unknown force. e pinned forward, 0 his: side in the sticky mass, where he lay squealing with fright and pain. The the calla and struggles of her mate, ran towar 4 step, when she, too, w: g and held in the Ses middle of the awful stuff. Here she stood ai neerled and struggled until shear other mouse, made frantic by with the royal arms embroidered on the left breast. ANXIOUS FOR INFORMATION. One day the office boy went to the editor of the Soaring Eagle and said: ‘‘There’s a tramp at the door, and he says he has had nothing to eat, ae six days. tch him in,’’ said the editor, “ts we can find out how he does it iness caused her to fall and he|we can run this paper another ate still more firmly. | week.”” shey Sun fang ae ee smooth c AMBIGUOUS, ie glue and oe file ae held S in a vise. aR Tombstones always behave them- selves, S Lodger—‘‘Here’s a nice breakfast to ask a friend to. Did you lay the file Mary?’ aty—"'Ves, sir. All but the e e, sir.” NS rushes | tributed entirely to the reduction tf va British squadrons in these m Aden to Res "British flag is seldom seen at all. the Mozambique nowadays very On the other isan de Serta cruisers are in- | fy, creasing in number in these waters, and Pay fr eieni: visits to ports Foreign Anti-Slavery Society aks raoently that there was no that slavery was on_ the nes despite the fact that Mr, McKenna in the ish. House’ of Grmeons declared ent after making inquir- ies he was led to*believe that there re nee no increase in the slave eee about the time that ‘Mr. McKenna made this statement,” he continued, “I received news from our Aden correspondent that phere hi oO ad been a great increase slave the guardship now station pee ae M. 5 Sart eat is absolut- of low, and useless. “Nwhile ine Piso! can only do about ten kno! © slave dhows: hich race in be ae of the ports | ¥' During the last} m: in trade, owing to the fact that About t the Farm FFF H +t Fete eset eet tet Mees Or Fess IN teeerrer, Ex ye conducted to ascer- Station, to report as foll lows experiments in which ie ma- nure remained (1) for six months in a barnyard heap; aad (2) for a a hort while in piles, it was found — that in the first case there was no danger, ai case lit- tle danger of distributing germin-— able weed seeds, In the experi- ments in which the ed to yearling steers, and the ma- nure handle th he yarious ways, it was found that: aS manure was hauled germinated. 4 re the manure was hauled directly from the stable upon the land, and plowed under, 2.3 per cent of the racy fed to animals — came up. 3. Where the droppings remained on te pasture fields, unadulterated they fell, an average of only 3.1 aa cent, of the seeds fed to animals germinated, The results indicate that, in gen- digestive tracts . 0! mi may bo ree to the land “t the manure is not well rotted before The bate stuffs comprised the most dangerous alae found in the The above conclusions, however, latowld be misleading and unfortu: nate if rence bla by the re- mainder that serious waste of fer- tility, nate toa the decomposi- tion of manure. Roughly speaking, it may be said that experiments have shown that it requires two one es le rops, the cultivation of which will inerdeutally “destroy the xeodling eds. LIVE STOCK NOTES. There is only one way to estab- ish a reputation for furnishing good stock, and that is to furnis' no other kind ‘© one but a fancier should keep several breeds o} Let the breed which r, and, as a rule, ceived goes far toward that end. It is he who thinks sheep can pro- yide their own food and who need no shelter during the inclement months of winter, who is the first to ery out that raising sheep Soy The shepherd's reste gence should be Hore to.that of his sheep and m 6 would make a success a the business. and claim fully 26 per cent, is sav- ed, as the same amount of feed will contribute more to growth and fat; at the same time, the feed thus treated, contains loss heat, rations to a considerable extent, oak the eorn once a Never use a tam ae that ah be connected with trying to. get-into te Pot Thocoustnee te usin; can do nearly fifteen. * ‘Phere ig another useless guard- pete oh one eceere psining aeud ship at Berbera, on the Somaliland) 1.55 than anything else. Where ich communicates with the sa known to all the slave dealers, w pursue their trade with impunity. _- TRUE MOTHERLY INSTINCT. 22% othe Queen Ena of Spain Very Vond of Infant Prince, With true — motherly instinct, Queen Ena of Spain’ 8 tare topic s the infant prince. ntly en- jpateanitie the wife of a Spenisl dip. lomaty. she tol hew one It so happened that ane ae wear- ing a dress which had at the neck a gilt button, for metiieh the sie puinece stretched forth his ii No, no, baby, * said. the Q keeping at a distance, “you have that.’ At the aaeher King Alfonso rushed into the beneiie and, hearing the Mite one’ 8 empha- tic protest, exclaii ¥ » he must.’’ He pulled Ai a s penknife, utter ny and mearerted “Si ¢clared Queen Ena, Wal sae Mts emnity, “my baby thts Ps aS Tess and less for m: is how discipline is Sabet in ths nur- sery of the royal house of Spain. INFORM. ATION WANTED. “Why do you do itt!’ asked the mere man, as his wife stood. in ‘ront of a mirror « cadjusting her o what? she queried such a big on ES such a small mind,” es sai To cleanse the streets of the City of London nearly $0.000,000 gallons of water are annnally required. by blood relations. 1 ewes numbered from one upward as high as your flock goes} carry a. a small, notebook in your pocket i ae Pag happens to one of t! that will injure her for breaing or for keeping, it should ted down, as it will be of great atts ance in culling your flock, which should be done at shearing time. REE, THE REASON WHY. An old ile nt is called upon to give evidence r the plaintiff, | Counsel for* the “datenaaut tries to bully him. ae name is John Dobbs?!’ ‘ate you the same John. Dobbs / _ was sentenced to eight days’ imprisonment for using bad langu- ett » “Are you the: same John Dobba ho was sentenced to a couple of venir hard aor for theft?” “No, that n’t me, either.’ “Then you have never ee in ines “Ah! and i long. the first ? “One whole afternoon.’ ‘What !-and the, Bethe time?” “Only one hour.’ “And pray, what offence had eee committed to deserve so small a punishment?” “T was sent to prison to white- wash a cell to accommodate a law- yer who had cheated-one of his cliy_ ents.’’ — The phonograph is in bee an some” Austrian schools, and by its meana: pupils are made ‘mle’ wih fan ous speeches in histor,