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"Mr. Sutherland, I pray you to con- sider me as your friend, ready always to serve you with counsel or assist- ance of any kind. I have fancied that since the unexpected rencounter of last evening, you might have some- thing to propose. I entreat you now to waive all considerations save those of truth‘and speak freely to me." "I had something to say to you, Colonel Ashley. The approach of the subject was, as you rightly inferred, extremely difficult to me. I thank you for having opened the way. You have doubtless surmised the nature of the communication I had to make to you. It is, that I love your niece, "You mean, my honored young friend, that when called to do so, you made an unprecedented saerifiee of fortune, family, affection and love for the sake of principle. Was it not so?" 'Mark Sutherland bowed. "My dear young friend, we differ in opinion; but I highly respect you," said the old gentleman, warmly, as he held out his hand to Mark, who gtpspehit. V T 'itieeditrered upon the subject of slavery. She took sides with her friepds, and-we parted." "Yes, sir," replied the young man, seating himself in a calm manner; while the old gentleman scrutinized the expression of his countenance, without finding anything there to dis- pleasehim. _ 7 7 _ "Will you object to informing me of the cause of the disruption of that engagement l?", "I was not, until this morning, aware of the relations which you once sustained toward your cousin.. You were once engaged to be married to Miss Sutherland, I hear?" The old gentleman received him with a kindness almost paternal. He arose and took his hand and request- ed him to be seated. After some hesi- tation, he said: - '/It matters not, dear Mark, what quarter of the country I live in. That shail be decided by the will of my fair queen, Valeria. This 'law shop' and this village must be given up. My evacuation will leave a fair opening for any enterprising young gentleman who may choose to fill it. What say you? If you are disposed to step into my shoes, you will find them not much worn. Think this over, so as to be able to give an answer by the time I see you.”_ - - - Fiur of thought, Mark Sutherland folded up his letter and went to the stMy of, fJoionel Ashley. 7 TIe resumed his letter. There was little more to be read, but that little was full of fate. The man delivered his message and Mark promised to attend Colonel Ash- ley soon. Meanwhile, Mark Sutherland was in his own room reading a letter that had arrived by the morning's mail. It was from his old college friend, Lau- derdale. It was a very long letter, being the first he had written to Mark for two years. He began by reproach- ing Mark for leaving him in ignor- ance of his whereabouts. He next in- formed his friend that he owed his knowledge of his present residence to information given him by a fair lady with whom he had been so fortunate as to maintain correspondence; that he expected soon to arrive at Ashley Hall on a visit to this fair friend, from whom he had received an invita- tion. He read on. The letter pro- ceeded to tell him how he had settled in a Western country town; how, after some difficulty, he had been ad- mitted to the bar and how he had al- ready got into a tolerably lucrative practice. Finally came the most start- ling news of all-via, that two months previous, he-L. Lauderdale, Esq., had come into the possession of an estate of sixty thousand dollars by the demise of his godfather, a widower without children or near re- latives, and who, dying, bequeathed to him the whole of his considerable property. "I do not fully realize this event, dear Mark; I cannot realize my personal interest in it. All I do feel -but that is everything-is that now I may go to Ashley Hall and lay my- self and my fortune at the feet of my fair friend, Mrs. Vivian." Mark took a long, deep breath. "What do you want, sir?" he said, looking up, and for the first time see- ing Colonel Ashley's servant standing in the room. I «awâ€"'ml 'ii] JSM©$®$©© 1vct:t:eew:t:es.raarg',i CHAPTER XV.--( Cont'd). The Plianter's Daughter f Or, The Queen of' Belle River. ,Miss Vivian, and have her permission in lto entreat your sanction of our en- at l gagement." ttl, Colonel Ashley sprang from his u- I chair and stood gazing with as.stoni.sh- 2r, l ment upon the young rr.1arrr-w1.th sim- rk {pie astonishment, unmixed with re- h- lgre_t_or tresentment, "Oh, sir, they could not, knowing that Mr. Sutherland renounced a Iaw,.e. fortune. fo..t an Mee_of, dqtyl" "At any rate, Rosalie, Mark Suther- land, being quite penniless, and . well knowing that he has no way on earth of supporting a wife, makes the best "Uncle, you do not believe that--- you do not!" "Would it not be fair to believe it?" "Uncle, you are a noble-hearted be- ing! Be just to Mr. Sutherland-nay, be just to yourself!” "Why, Rbsalie, ninety-nine out of a hundred_would call your lover a tor- tune-hunter." F Rosalie started. Her eyes flashed, her lips, quivered. _ fl "And what am I to think of this penniless man, who uses his position in my family to win the affections of my niece-an heiress? Would it not be a fair and rational conclusion to set him down as an unprincipled for- tune-hunter , " "And what good, Rosalie, do you think will ever come of this imprudent step 'l" The blush deepened, but she did not reply. A _ "Come here, Rosalie, I want to have a very serious talk with you," said Colonel Ashley. "Now, my dear, I am sorry for something that I have just heard. Nay, now be calm; I am not going to scold. If I indulge in any sort of reproach, it must be in self- reproach. And so, my child,, you are engaged to be married!" Regalie’s face crimsoned, and her eyes fe_11 tp the grqung. .. _ “Colonel Ashley, I know We could not." "That will do; we understand each other. And I leave all the rest to yourself. I will speak with you again to-morrow. In the meantime, do me the favor to let Miss Vivian know that I wish to see her." ' Mark smiled. "Yet, nevertheless, it was upon that I wished to speak to you. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley will make this house their permanent home. My son's wife will be the mistress of the estab- lishment. Will it be pleasant for you to meet them in daily, hourly inter- course? I have seen it written that 'friendship sometimes turns to love, but love to friendship, never.' I do not think it possible for you and your cousin ever to be friends." Mark was silent. "You do not speak. Do you imag- ine that you two could live comfort- ably under the same roof?” . v- "No, sir, no! thy words referred to a totally different matter. So you have addressed Miss Vivian?" Mark bowed. "And Won her consent to be yours?" Another bow of assent. "Humph! well. Pray, Mr. Suther- land, have you ever tried to instill into the minds of my sons any of your own opinions in respect to slavery?" "I believe it, Mark! I quite believe it. I will not examine you upon the fourth charge! Heaven knows what demonstrations of indignation would meet my question should I ask you if, poet-wise, you had endeavored to awaken in Mrs. Ashley's, memory any sentimental reminiscences ’of the pasty' "I have never named the subject to them, sir. I have endeavored to cul- tivate in them principles of truth, justice and merey." "Humph! Have you ever convened my colored people and preached insur- rection to them?" _"Sir!" exclaimed Mark, with the in- dignant blood pprplipg his forehead. ' "How long has this gone on, sir, without trtkpowledge?" _ - 7‘Nay, nay! 1iori't Idok so. If you had I should have sought no ven- geanc9, Wing. man-1’ t.9 _ UV“Colc()nvel Aghley, I am neither mad nor unprincipled, however I may have been InisTepesepted/'. -- _ _ -- "I fancied it was not without your knowledge, from your own words, that you expected the communication I have just made," said Mark, with a surprise _almost equal to his own. CHAPTER XVI. "Your friends-will they not raise opposition?" "No! I have neither father nor mo- ther. My young step-mother/with her own heart under the gentle influ- ence of happiness, will not be dispos- ed to wring mine. As for uncle, his son has brought a wife home now, who will be the mistress of his house. Indeed, I might even be considered in the way." "I am going away in a week-,-must We then part?" "Wish to leave you behind! In leav- ing you I should turn my back upon myguiding star." "Stay-do not leave me just yet. My dearest Rosalie, when I go forth you will accompany me y' "I have said if you wish it I will accompany you." n course of a week?" "My ' uncle has hinted it to me. Where do you go '?" "Back to the village of S----, to take possession of an established of- fiee about to be vacated by my friend Lauderdale,-who is coming on here, upon an errand of which you are al- ready apprised, my dear Rosalie." "Yes, rknow%ainma, and Mr. Lau- derdale will be united next month." “Kent Ilear Rosalie?" "Not inless you wish to go and leave me behind." “Then i may accompany you, Mark." "God bless you, dearest Rose! But, my fairy, fragile girl, do you know what women in the far West have to eneountev?-hardships from which the strong and beautiful India shrank, and will my pale, frail Rosalie dare "Heaven grant it may be as you say", dear Rosalie! It is impossible for me to give you up, to leave you. What were you murmuring ?” In the lower hall she saw Mark Sutherland. He came to meet her, drew her arm within his own, and then they both walked into the gar- den. "Well, dear Rosalie, do you know that I shall probably leave here in the course of a week?" them?" "India, with her glorious physique, is still a delicate daughter of the sun; she is like a gorgeous, brilliant exotic, that can bloom only in a luxur- ious conservatory; while I, with my wan face and fragile form, am yet a child of the wind." "In that case, I should wish to go, dear uncle. Have you done with me how, sir'.?" asked Rosalie. "Yes, you may go!" answered the old gentleman. _ "No, poor fellow! because he d?oesn't know you did it. Rosalie, how do you expect to get along if you and Mark are married? Your giaardianrwould see you both in the bottomless pit be- fore he'd advance a cent of your for- tune. Come, stop blushing, and an- swer me, my dear." -. "Always faith in Mark! Suppose he should be going away in a few days, and suppose he should wish to marry and take you_with hip?" "I do not know, uncle; I wish to leave it all to Mr. Sutherland. I have so much confidence in his judgment. He will never draw me into any evil or suffering." A "Unelel you exonerate Mr. Suther- land now, do you not?" "Yes!" exclaimed Colonel Ashley. "I exonerated him at first; I only wanted to see, Rosalie, whether you would have the honor and generosity to admit what you have. Good heaven! It seems to me fully one-half the love originates with the girls, although they have too much tact to let us know it! Now, there was your aunt; I was two years courting her. In truth, I thought I had a terrible time to win her heart; but listen, now. Some time after we had been married, she told me how many months she had been 'setting her cap' at me before I ever thought of her; and yet, you see, after she had once gained her point and brought me to her feet, she kept me on the tenter-hooks of suspense for two years!" "May I go now, uncle?" "No, my dear, I have not begun with you yet! Don't you know it was a very unmaidenly thing of you to 'sely01p' eap' at Mr. Sutherland?" “Uncle, Mr. Sutherland evidently does not pronounce such a judgment, and therefore it is not so." _ .. "I must make a confession. I must clear Mr. Sutherland, and take the blame where it truly belongs. Uncle, it was my fault!" use of his opportunities to woo and Wm an heiress!" _ Rosalie dropped her face into her hands; her bosom heaved convulsive- 1y, and then lifting a countenance blushing and tearful, yet gently reso- lute, she said, in a faltering voice: "I loved him, uncle. It was impos- sible, adoring moral heroism as I did, not to love him. God and angels know it, ptul yep must knovgy it, too----" 'Again' she paused for'an answer, but Colonel Ashley did not reply, and she asked: She paused. She averted her face, and with deeply flushed cheek and low, tremulous voice, resumed: "Well'? " FAMOUS STUTTGART PALACE RAIDED BY ALLIED AVIATORS Above is a sketch of the palace of the King of Wurtemberg at Stutt- gart, Germany, which was attacked by aeroplanes of the Allies in retaliation for Zeppelin raids on London and other open towns. It was built in 1746 and is situated in the heart of the Capital of Wurtcmberg. In the Scottish Highlands in olden times a burning wooden cross was carried blazing to and fro among the clansmen, to rouse them to battle. Shops in London showing cutlery are doing a considerable business with army officers in trench daggers. These weapons vary in size and pat- tern. Sometimes they have a decided mediaeval appearance. More deadly weapons for the "in fighting" which is so frequent a feature of modern trench warfare could hardly be de- sired. They are described as "straight plunge dagger," "stab dagger," "knuckle-tluster dagger," "treneh dag- ger" and "Thug knife." The charac- ter of the grip varies, and the handles are weighted according to the amount of strain put on the fingers by the blow. Sometimes an officer has a fancy of his own as to the most de- sirable kind of trench dagger, and supplies the speeifieation. A little excitement has been caused in a Hay- market shop by the request that an assorted lot of these knives should be sent to the War Office. The order is more likely to mean that one or two officers in the building are about to proceed to the front than that Lord Kitchener is seriously considering the issue of such weapons to the rank and file. In the French Army of course trench daggers, as well as helmets, breastplates and other revivals of an- cient war paraphernalia, have been in use for some months. The foot cloth worn instead of socks could be dried in emergencies by wearing it next the body, Wrap- ping the toes in paper, or the whole foot in a pig bladder was also found useful at times. The fingers and feet were rubbed with tallow or other unsalted fat, and mittens were worn over gloves. The mittens were sometimes IrFelred with straw or feathers, and the 'shoes with horse bedding. Far keeps out the wind better than woollens and a fur abdominal band proved a great help in extremely cold weather. Muffs of fur or felt and wristlets of wool or fur were found very useful. When- ever the hands were found frozen, it was learned that the men had been wearing knitted gloves. In the Japanese army every man had an extra pair of boots, mittens, and foot cloths, to change at night." They were made to eat often, and to keep awake those inclined to drop to steep on the march or in changing guards. They were kept from doing exercise that would make them sweat, and they were not allow ‘ c-' sv, lawn on snow. When straw was'trtst avail- able, they had to shovel” ',HI _ an away so as to lie on the/ground. The clothes and shoe) were made larger for winter than fen summer wear, to allow for layers of air. The buttonloles and other openings were protected with special care, after small frozen areas had been found on the chests of some of the soldiers cor- responding to the buttonholes. Various Kinds of These Weapons in Use at the Front. Many of the ingenious methods used by the Japanese to keep from freezing to death during their winter campaign in Manchuria have been adopted by Russia, Germany and Austria to protect their soldiers. "It is a mortifying necessity to con- fess, but the truth is, the ham has to be taken out of soak and put on to boil for dinner; also there are goose- berry tarts and lemon custard to be prepared for the dessert, and I have got to go and do it. I wonder if uncle and cousin St. Gerald, who both love their palates (lowJ be it spoken), will ever get anything fit to eat when the gorgeous Mrs. India takes my place!” (To be continued.) How Japanese Kept Soldiers Warm V V _ in Winter Campaign. "Where now patiently. For a moment her head had rested on his breast in peace, and then she began to grow restless and twisted herself out of his embrace. "Only that I should not suffer half as much in meeting anything with you as I should-as I should-in being left behind," said Rosalie, dropping her head upon his shoulder, as he caught her to his heart, and exclaim- ed, jp a sudden burst of emotion: “You shall not be left behind, my darling! I will never, never part from you!" OUTWITTED JACK FROST. TRENCH DAGGERS. t?” he asked, rather im- "But they can be made queens in Hungary," I ventured, "and the arch- duke would be King of Hungary as well as Emperc: of Austria." When I ventured to point out that this sentiment belonged to the Middle Ages, says the writer, her reply show- ed me the unchangeable point of view of the Austrian aristocrats. It is not mere vulgar glorying in pride of birth; it is the acceptance of a fact that to them is as necessary and as natural as the coming of night and day. "I was born Durchlaucht" (that is, Serene Highness); "I have married a Durchlaucht; my children are Durchlauchts. How can I possibly recognize Countess Chotek as em- press? Durchlauchts do not make obeisance to countesses, no matter whom they may marry. Countesses cannot be made empresses in Aus- trim”. "It is different in Hungary," the princess replied quickly. "The wife of the King of Hungary is his queen, even if she were a beggar girl." It was thought that the barriers of caste would be broken down if the Archduke Franz Ferdinand should succeed his uncle, the Emperor; for if his morganatic wife, Countess Chotek (created Duchess of Hohenberg by the Emperor), became empress, de- spite his solemn oath to the contrary, the present rules as to birth could hardly be enforced. If they were so relaxed as to permit a lady not of royal birth to become Empress of Austria, they would be relaxed for all those who now, suffer exclusion from court for lack of princely blood. Prin- cess Karl, although she is very broad- minded, could admit no variation of this rule. "In Austria," she said, "it is what you are born that counts, not what you become." The mammoth Russian sunflower is grown for its seeds. While it is bloom.. ing at the back of a lot it is a sight worth seeing. The seeds are used for The nobility usually marry those of their own rank, with the result that nearly all the families of the aristoc- racy are related. Princess Karl, whose mother and father, together, had 'fifteen brothers and nine sisters, told the writer that at the last court ball there were more than a hundred of her first cousins, and that one Win- ter at Abbazia she had not spoken during a whole week of balls and par- ties to anyone who was not connected either directly or remotely with her own or Prince Karl's family. When it is necessary to prune trees, the branches should be cut or sawed off smoothly and a thick coat of paint applied to the cut surface, and a see- ond coat applied after the first is dry. 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Dishonesty seldom makes one Abh, and when it does riches are a curse There is no such thing as dishonest success. The world is not going to pay you for nothing. Ninety per Catt. of what men call luck is only ta for hard work. Do not lean on it? to do your thinking or to co I your difficulties. Be conscientious ir. the discharge of every duty. Do your work thoroughly. No one can rigs' who slights work. Do not try to be- gin at the top. Begin at the bottom, and you will have a chance to rise, and will be surer of reaching the top some time. Be punctual. Keep your appointments. Be there a minute be- fore time, if you have to lose your dinner to do it. Be polite. Every smile, every gentle bow is money in your pocket. Be generous. Mean- ness makes enemies and breeds dis. trust. Spend less than you earn. Do not run in debt. Watch the little leaks, and you can live on your sal- ary It is possible for careless help to leave a considerable portion of the grain crop in the field by neglecting to gather up scatterings, loose bun- dles, etc., and by hauling grain on open-bottom racks. From a few pounds to a few bushels of grain may be saved every day during stacking, by using a tight-bottom rack, or a canvas over the rack that will catch all of the heads. In seasons when the grain shatters badly, a surprising- ly large amount of grain can be saved in this way. The murder at Sarajevo made it im- possible to put this question to the test, but the Princess Karl gave the point of view of the Austrian nobility in a nutshell. Be Conscientious in the Discharge ot Every Duty. From eight to fifteen eol6nies mi bees are the right number for tlik average farmer to have, ten being%s.. ually preferable to a larger number, and still fewer being desirable to start with. For the fruit far bees should be regarded as a Ira sary side line just as chickens in many parts of the country. The equipment cost for five colonies of bees is about $50. . berg had been Queen of Hungary, you would have made obeisance to her as queen?" "Certainly," was the immediate an- swer. Molting hens need particular care and attention. The change of coat is. a big drain on the bird's system, vitality. You must make up in f An occasional feed of sunflower tiia is good. Mix a little oil meal in the mash, and give increased ration oi meat, green bone, beef scrap, or whatever it may be. The colony plan of keeping poultry is best suited for the farmers and those who have plenty of land at their disposal. It makes it possible to keep several hundred hens "iPiiii ordinary farm without the expense of yarding them, and still have them away from the home buildings. It's the farmer's way. ' chicken feed and poses. A FEW RULES. W a variety of purl;